A Map of the River Gambra from its Mouth to Eropina
Captain John Leach surveyed the River Gambra in West Africa in 1732, resulting in this map. The fort at James Island, an important British slave trading post between 1661 and 1779, is marked on it. The cartouche at the top shows an African with a bow and arrow, a slave fort in the background and an elephant. These suggest the wealth to be derived from the trade in enslaved people and ivory. The map was engraved by London map maker Thomas Kitchin.
