Coronation of the King of Whydah, April 1725 Contributor: The Atlantic Slave Trade and Slave Life in the Americas: A Visual Record

Drummers, trumpeters, and a procession of soldiers celebrate the coronation of the King of Whydah, who sits front and center in the palace courtyard. Invited guests from European trading companies (pictured on the right) witness the ceremony in this engraving by Marchais.