International audienceIn the eighteenth century, European observers highlighted the passion of the people of black Africa for Mediterranean red coral. This product appeared in the cargoes of European slave ships either in the form of branches or in polished form and became part of the first globalization of commerce. It was especially important in trade between Europe and Asia. Marseille contributed to these exchanges thanks to nearby coral reefs and the French Royal Company of Africa’s control of those in North Africa. The coral was then cut and polished in workshops and factories around the city. It accounted for a small portion of the merchandise boarded on Marseilles ships engaged in the Atlantic slave trade. Traders also served as link...
The very first attempts at direct trade with Africa, which were made by private merchants, date back...
From the 15th to the middle of the 19th Centuries, the slave trade supplied the European colonies wi...
From the 15th to the middle of the 19th Centuries, the slave trade supplied the European colonies wi...
International audienceIn the eighteenth century, European observers highlighted the passion of the p...
International audienceIn the eighteenth century, European observers highlighted the passion of the p...
International audienceIn the eighteenth century, European observers highlighted the passion of the p...
International audienceThe French concession of La Calle, North Africa, has been for more than half a...
International audienceThe French concession of La Calle, North Africa, has been for more than half a...
International audienceThe merchants of Marseille are closely associated with the commercial growth o...
International audienceThe merchants of Marseille are closely associated with the commercial growth o...
International audienceBy focusing on several sales of Mediterranean red coral beads that the Marseil...
Cowries are sea-shells which live in the Indo-Pacific area ; they have been used as money in many pa...
International audienceBy focusing on several sales of Mediterranean red coral beads that the Marseil...
La traite des esclaves à Madagascar a provoqué de changements importants tout au long du XVIIe et XV...
International audienceThe space of exchange which constitutes the Mediterranean Sea invites naturall...
The very first attempts at direct trade with Africa, which were made by private merchants, date back...
From the 15th to the middle of the 19th Centuries, the slave trade supplied the European colonies wi...
From the 15th to the middle of the 19th Centuries, the slave trade supplied the European colonies wi...
International audienceIn the eighteenth century, European observers highlighted the passion of the p...
International audienceIn the eighteenth century, European observers highlighted the passion of the p...
International audienceIn the eighteenth century, European observers highlighted the passion of the p...
International audienceThe French concession of La Calle, North Africa, has been for more than half a...
International audienceThe French concession of La Calle, North Africa, has been for more than half a...
International audienceThe merchants of Marseille are closely associated with the commercial growth o...
International audienceThe merchants of Marseille are closely associated with the commercial growth o...
International audienceBy focusing on several sales of Mediterranean red coral beads that the Marseil...
Cowries are sea-shells which live in the Indo-Pacific area ; they have been used as money in many pa...
International audienceBy focusing on several sales of Mediterranean red coral beads that the Marseil...
La traite des esclaves à Madagascar a provoqué de changements importants tout au long du XVIIe et XV...
International audienceThe space of exchange which constitutes the Mediterranean Sea invites naturall...
The very first attempts at direct trade with Africa, which were made by private merchants, date back...
From the 15th to the middle of the 19th Centuries, the slave trade supplied the European colonies wi...
From the 15th to the middle of the 19th Centuries, the slave trade supplied the European colonies wi...