Près du Grand Bénard [sic], Souvenir de la Glacière (Grand Bénard Field, An Account of the Ice Pits)

Près du Grand Bénard [sic], Souvenir de la Glacière (Grand Bénard Field, An Account of the Ice Pits)
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Drawing by H. Mortier de Trévise, 1861.

This is a good illustration of how ice was fetched and stored: water froze in a natural crevasse overnight while the slaves (and then workers) slept in the neighbouring cavities. They then collected the ice blocks in the early morning and stored them in the ice storage areas dug at the back of the caves.

© Iconothèque historique de l'océan Indien, Département de La Réunion, rights reserved (unknown authors and beneficiaries)

© Iconothèque historique de l'océan Indien, Département de La Réunion, rights reserved (unknown authors and beneficiaries)

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