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Below are images related to Solomon’s journey, from his origins in Sandy Hill and Saratoga Springs, New York, to his kidnapping in Washington, D.C., to his sale and captivity in Louisiana. You’ll also find a photo of Solomon’s present-day descendants in the “People” section.
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- Historical marker image in Saratoga, New York: Johnnie Roberts
- Saratoga map of 1843: Johnnie Roberts
- Manifest for Brig Orleans: David Fiske
- Cat-o-nine tails image: North Carolina Museum of History
- Image of Solomon’s descendants: Renee Moore
- Image of Birch’s cemetery and grave: www.findagrave.com
- Image of Tibaut’s grave: www.findagrave.com
- Image of Mintus Northup’s grave: Renee Moore
- See other credits in e-book by Dr. Sue Eakin (copyright 2013)
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“Dr. Eakin’s map is an incredible piece of scholarship, a part of history itself.”
– David Spatz, PhD., Gilda Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition at Yale UniversityThe Basic Edition of the Northup Trail Map is available for download below at no charge. We will be publishing the Collector’s Enhanced Edition in June, 2014, which will include beautiful photographs of the places on the Trail, the history of each site, fascinating off-Trail places of interest related to Solomon’s story, GPS coordinates and physical addresses, and a promo code you can use to download a free ebook edition of Dr. Eakin’s final version of “Twelve Years a Slave.” The Enhanced Edition will be available on special paper for framing and digitally for use on your devices. To enhance your tour experience, we also recommend that you download our audiobook narrated by Louis Gossett, Jr., and listen to Solomon’s words on your smart phone or tablet while driving through the area where he was enslaved.
Download the Northup Trail Map
1850 Plantation Country Map
The 1850 Louisiana Plantation Country Map is available for download below at no charge. It was produced by Dr. Eakin based on her decades of research and includes the tracts of property owned by slave masters and other places mentioned by Solomon Northup in his narrative. The Northup Trail Map combines the 1850 map with the current day road system and Trail markers.
