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Signare of Saint-Louis, illustration from 'Le Senegal...' by Louis Leon Faidherbe, 1889 (engraving)

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Signare of Saint-Louis, illustration from 'Le Senegal...' by Louis Leon Faidherbe, 1889 (engraving)
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French School, (19th century) / French
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New York Public Library, USA
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engraving
Date
1889 AD (C19th AD)
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Saint-Louis, or Ndar as it is called in Wolof, is the capital of Senegal's Saint-Louis Region. Saint-Louis was established in 1659 by French traders on an uninhabited island called Ndar. It was baptized Saint-Louis-du-Fort in homage to the French king Louis XIV.

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France / Europe / concubine / costume / female / women / colony / empire / african / africa / capital / west-african / region / imperial / senegal / woman / traditional / nobility / colonial / concubines / noble / senegalese / west / dress / headdress / colonisation / signare / ndar / saint-louis
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