Black Market Collection

Duties towards the homeland: The duty to pay tax. A fraudster punished. Engraving in " The unique book of morality
DUV4212755 Duties towards the homeland: The duty to pay tax. A fraudster punished. Engraving in " The unique book of morality and civic instruction

Joseph the Patriarch, sold by his ten jealous brothers who want to make him disappear
XEE4415139 Joseph the Patriarch, sold by his ten jealous brothers who want to make him disappear. Anonymous engraving of the 19th century

Ivory and skins market in Grahamstown, Albania, Cape Colony, 19th century
XEE4405712 Ivory and skins market in Grahamstown, Albania, Cape Colony, 19th century. Engraving after a drawing by Thomas Baines. In " L univers illustre", on 12/09/1866

At the Egide de Minerve, a bookstore in Liege, Belgium that sold books forbidden by
JLJ4590737 At the Egide de Minerve, a bookstore in Liege, Belgium that sold books forbidden by the power or by the Church. Joseph IIs policy of tolerance (1741-1790) favouring encyclopedists

The Danish base of Cristianborg built in 1659 along the coast of Guinee
GIA4788124 The Danish base of Cristianborg built in 1659 along the coast of Guinee, the centre of the traffic negrier. by Unknown Artist

The capture of a dhow (Arab boat) negrier along the Malagasy coast
GIA4788121 The capture of a dhow (Arab boat) negrier along the Malagasy coast. by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

False sauniers (False sauniers) attacks in an ambush by the king
LSE4101974 False sauniers (False sauniers) attacks in an ambush by the kings soldiers - in " The wonders of industry" by Louis Figuier by Unknown Artist

Fripier from the temple district in Paris trying to sell clothes to a man
LSE4086989 Fripier from the temple district in Paris trying to sell clothes to a man. Engraving of the 19th century. by Unknown Artist

Man selling clothes on the street
LSE4112437 Man selling clothes on the street. by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Man selling clothes on the street.); Photo eLeonard de Selva; out of copyright

"Ordinance Concerning the Sale and Purchase of Food
XEE4159758 " Ordinance Concerning the Sale and Purchase of Food and Common Purpose Articles in the Occupied Territories" - French-German bilingual poster

Bombadier Tom Burridge of Deptfprd, London and his comrade Bombadier Poppleseell of Middlesbrough attempt to trade their cigarette lighter for an accordion at a barter exchange in Luneburg

Items for trade on display in a shop window in Luneburg, Germany after the Second World War. After the war there was a scarcity of vital necessities such as food

A barter exchange in Luneburg, Germany after the Second World War. After the war there was a scarcity of vital necessities such as food

The end of the journey. In Antwerp, a horse is now three times more valuable dead than alive - and a handful of Belgium butchers are making £ 1, 000

The smugglers, 1830. Creator: Ebers, Emil (1807-1884)
The smugglers, 1830. Found in the Collection of Staatliche Museen, Berlin

Despite a worldwide ban on trade in leopard skins, they are openly on sale in curio stalls catering to tourists at Djibouti-ville

Lake Manyara National Park Safari, Africa
Safari at Lake Manyara National Park, Tanzania

GREECE: GRAVE ROBBERS. Grave robbers at Corinth, Greece, unearthing antiquities to sell to museums and private collectors. Wood engraving, English, 1877

Kidney transplant sale. Conceptual computer artwork of a kidney on euro notes. This represents selling transplant organs. Because people have two kidneys, and can survive with just one

Heart transplant sale. Conceptual computer artwork of a heart on British Pound (GBP) notes. This represents selling transplant organs

Body parts for sale. Conceptual computer artwork of a male torso with " for sale" written across it. This could represent the process of selling organs and even limbs for profit

Organs for sale, conceptual artwork

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"Unveiling the Dark Veil: Tracing the Shadows of the Black Market" Intrigue and treachery have long woven their threads through history, reminiscent of Joseph the Patriarch's fate. Like him, countless goods and lives have been sold into oblivion by those consumed with envy or greed. An anonymous engraving from the 19th century captures this clandestine world where ivory and skins exchanged hands in Grahamstown, Albania, Cape Colony. Forbidden knowledge found its way to curious minds at Egide de Minerve, a bookstore in Liege, Belgium. Here, books deemed too dangerous were traded under hushed whispers and hidden glances. Meanwhile, on Danish shores along Guinee's coast stood Cristianborg - a base built in 1659 that witnessed illicit transactions unfold before its ancient walls. The seas held secrets too; an Arab boat known as a dhow became entangled in nefarious dealings along Madagascar's coastline – a haunting reminder of human suffering caused by slave trade. False sauniers lurked within shadows, launching ambushes against unsuspecting victims under the king's watchful eye. Even bustling cities like Paris had their own tales to tell; fripiers from temple districts sought to peddle forbidden garments to eager buyers while Berliners gathered at Lichtenberg for an "exchange market, " where whispered deals took place amidst murmurs of secrecy. Yet not all black market trades involved tangible goods alone; Petrograd saw cigarette sellers attacking foreigners in 1923 – proof that even vices could be bought and sold illegally. Governments attempted to curb these activities with ordinances concerning food sales but struggled against cunning smugglers who thrived on evading authorities' grasp. Through it all, Emil Ebers' depiction of smugglers captured hearts as it painted a vivid picture of this shadowy realm born out of desperation or sheer audacity.