£300
snow Douro, lost on Round Rock, Broad Sound, Isles of Scilly on 28 January 1843. Two brass ’slave’ manilla tokens These manillas were a form of currency, popular with tribes on the Gold Coast of West Africa, manufactured in North Britain for pennies. The schooner was involved in the illegal slave trade, transporting captives from Africa to the West Indies.
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