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Coastal contact and transcultural visual exchange

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European fortifications and trade on the Gold Coast from the late 15th century introduced new materials pictorial forms and literacy alongside existing African visual systems. Castle signage trade documents religious prints and imported goods entered local visual economies documented in coastal hist

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