Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil: workers washing for diamonds, supervised by 'feitores' (inspectors). Etching by A. Boilly after J. Boilly, 1836.

African workers washing for diamonds in Brazil. Etching after T. Webster after J. Mawe, 1815.

Sêrro do Frio, Minas Gerais, Brazil: slaves washing soil for diamonds, supervised by men with whips. Coloured aquatint by D. Klemi-Bonatti, 1821, after J. Mawe.

1 print : aquatint, with gouache ; platemark 24.7 x 20.6 cm

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Sêrro do Frio, Minas Gerais, Brazil: slaves washing soil for diamonds, supervised by men with whips. Coloured aquatint by D. Klemi-Bonatti, 1821, after J. Mawe.

Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil: workers washing for diamonds, supervised by 'feitores' (inspectors). Etching by A. Boilly after J. Boilly, 1836.

African workers washing for diamonds in Brazil. Etching after T. Webster after J. Mawe, 1815.