The British Foreign Office’s correspondance on the suppression of the slave trade reached places as distant as Auckland, New Zealand. The Illustrated London News, 19 May 1860. Courtesy of University of Missouri Libraries.

Suppression of the slave trade extended into all parts of the British Empire – including places as far as Auckland, New Zealand. The Illustrated London News, 19 May 1860. Courtesy of University of Missouri Libraries.

Palermo, the capital of Sicily, long served as a cross-roads between Europe and Africa. The Illustrated London News, 19 May 1860. Courtesy of University of Missouri Libraries.