General Collection form for the Brazilian ship Convenção
date: label: Date
content: 1840
name: label: Subject of
content: Captain Joaquin Antonio da Cortá
label: Created by
content: Unidentified
notes: label: Description
content: A small, single-sided Spanish-language form titled [COLECTURIA GENERAL.] at the top. The form has been completed by hand in black ink with details relating to the Brazilian ship Convenção, captained by [J.A. da Costa] from [Montevideo]. It is dated 1840 and there are additional notations in the bottom right corner. There are no inscriptions or markings on the verso.
place: label: Place depicted
content: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Latin America, South America
label: Place depicted
content: Montevideo, Uruguay, Latin America, South America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Colonialism
label: Topic
content: Commerce
label: Topic
content: Portuguese colonialism
label: Topic
content: Slave trade
label: Topic
content: Slavery
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Slavery and Freedom Objects
label: Classification
content: Documents and Manuscripts
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2010.1.235.3
objectType: label: Type
content: forms (documents)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper (fiber product)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 4 5/16 x 6 3/8 in. (11 x 16.2 cm)