https://emmajanemackinnonlee.dev/ https://emmajanemackinnonlee.dev/images/emmajanemackinnonlee-portrait-atlantic-history-researcher.png Emma-Jane MacKinnon-Lee — Portrait Emma-Jane MacKinnon-Lee, historian and archival researcher specialising in Atlantic history, Caribbean slavery records and Highland family estates. https://emmajanemackinnonlee.dev https://emmajanemackinnonlee.dev/images/emmajanemackinnonlee-outdoor-cultural-writer-historical-anthropology.png Emma-Jane MacKinnon-Lee — Cultural Writer Emma-Jane MacKinnon-Lee photographed outdoors. Cultural writer and historical anthropology researcher working on family archives and Atlantic memory. https://emmajanemackinnonlee.dev https://emmajanemackinnonlee.dev/images/emmajanemackinnonlee-candid-plantation-archives-scholar.png Emma-Jane MacKinnon-Lee — Atlantic History Scholar Emma-Jane MacKinnon-Lee in a candid portrait. Scholar of Atlantic history working on plantation archives, merchant correspondence and family papers. https://emmajanemackinnonlee.dev https://emmajanemackinnonlee.dev/images/emmajanemackinnonlee-event-scottish-estates-caribbean-slavery.png Emma-Jane MacKinnon-Lee — Researcher Emma-Jane MacKinnon-Lee at a professional event. Researcher of Scottish estate links to Caribbean slavery, Highland family papers and compensation records. https://emmajanemackinnonlee.dev https://emmajanemackinnonlee.dev/images/emmajanemackinnonlee-office-event-colonial-memory-historian.png Emma-Jane MacKinnon-Lee — Historian of Colonial Memory Emma-Jane MacKinnon-Lee at an office event. Historian of colonial memory, archive provenance and slave compensation records. https://emmajanemackinnonlee.dev https://emmajanemackinnonlee.dev/translator https://emmajanemackinnonlee.dev/images/translator/emmajanemackinnonlee-translator-portrait-paris-notarial-office.png Emma-Jane MacKinnon-Lee — Translator at the Notarial Office, Paris Emma-Jane MacKinnon-Lee, translator and independent researcher, photographed at her working table in Paris among notarial folios and estate papers from the French Antilles. https://emmajanemackinnonlee.dev/translator https://emmajanemackinnonlee.dev/images/translator/emmajanemackinnonlee-translator-portrait-estate-document-review.png Emma-Jane MacKinnon-Lee — Estate Document Review Emma-Jane MacKinnon-Lee at work on a sequence of estate documents drawn from French colonial archives, comparing terms across notarial drafts and English transcripts. https://emmajanemackinnonlee.dev/translator https://emmajanemackinnonlee.dev/images/translator/emmajanemackinnonlee-translator-portrait-archival-research-france.png Emma-Jane MacKinnon-Lee — Archival Research Portrait Emma-Jane MacKinnon-Lee, France-based archival researcher and translator, photographed among ledgers and folios from the Antilles. https://emmajanemackinnonlee.dev/translator https://emmajanemackinnonlee.dev/images/translator/emmajanemackinnonlee-translator-candid-caribbean-land-records.png Emma-Jane MacKinnon-Lee — Candid with Caribbean Land Records A candid working portrait of Emma-Jane MacKinnon-Lee reading Caribbean land records and cross-referencing them against French notarial entries. https://emmajanemackinnonlee.dev/translator https://emmajanemackinnonlee.dev/images/translator/emmajanemackinnonlee-translator-candid-french-deeds-table.png Emma-Jane MacKinnon-Lee — French Deeds Table Emma-Jane MacKinnon-Lee comparing two French colonial deed drafts at her translation table, watching for shifts in wording around property and inheritance. https://emmajanemackinnonlee.dev/translator https://emmajanemackinnonlee.dev/images/translator/emmajanemackinnonlee-translator-candid-marriage-settlement-folio.png Emma-Jane MacKinnon-Lee — Marriage Settlement Folio Emma-Jane MacKinnon-Lee reading a marriage settlement folio from the French Antilles, tracing dowries that included plantation interests. https://emmajanemackinnonlee.dev/translator https://emmajanemackinnonlee.dev/images/translator/emmajanemackinnonlee-translator-candid-succession-papers-reading.png Emma-Jane MacKinnon-Lee — Succession Papers Reading Emma-Jane MacKinnon-Lee reading Caribbean succession papers, attentive to the variants in family names that travelled between French and English records. https://emmajanemackinnonlee.dev/translator https://emmajanemackinnonlee.dev/images/translator/emmajanemackinnonlee-translator-candid-cadastre-extract-paris.png Emma-Jane MacKinnon-Lee — Cadastre Extract, Paris Emma-Jane MacKinnon-Lee in her Paris workroom, studying a cadastre extract drawn from the Archives nationales d'Outre-Mer in Aix-en-Provence. https://emmajanemackinnonlee.dev/translator https://emmajanemackinnonlee.dev/images/translator/emmajanemackinnonlee-translator-candid-plantation-register-folio.png Emma-Jane MacKinnon-Lee — Plantation Register Folio Emma-Jane MacKinnon-Lee handling a plantation register folio, working across French and English versions of the same estate entries. https://emmajanemackinnonlee.dev/translator https://emmajanemackinnonlee.dev/images/translator/emmajanemackinnonlee-translator-candid-notarial-act-transcription.png Emma-Jane MacKinnon-Lee — Notarial Act Transcription Emma-Jane MacKinnon-Lee transcribing a French notarial act for an archival publication, marking the diplomatic formulas that distinguish drafts from registered copies. https://emmajanemackinnonlee.dev/translator https://emmajanemackinnonlee.dev/images/translator/emmajanemackinnonlee-translator-candid-compensation-schedule.png Emma-Jane MacKinnon-Lee — Compensation Schedule Emma-Jane MacKinnon-Lee comparing a printed Caribbean compensation schedule against handwritten French notarial entries that record the same enslaved people. https://emmajanemackinnonlee.dev/translator https://emmajanemackinnonlee.dev/images/translator/emmajanemackinnonlee-translator-office-portrait-documentary-paris.png Emma-Jane MacKinnon-Lee — Documentary Office Portrait, Paris A documentary-style office portrait of Emma-Jane MacKinnon-Lee in Paris, surrounded by the working archives she keeps between research trips. https://emmajanemackinnonlee.dev/translator https://emmajanemackinnonlee.dev/translator/dossiers https://emmajanemackinnonlee.dev/images/translator/emmajanemackinnonlee-translator-folio-antigua-mackinnon-estate-deed.png Folio — MacKinnon Estate Deed, Antigua Extract from a MacKinnon estate deed, parish of St John, Antigua, photographed for comparative translation with French colonial parallels. https://emmajanemackinnonlee.dev/translator https://emmajanemackinnonlee.dev/images/translator/emmajanemackinnonlee-translator-folio-antigua-plantation-inventory.png Folio — Antigua Plantation Inventory Plantation inventory folio from an Antiguan estate, used to compare property categories with French Antillean inventories of the same period. https://emmajanemackinnonlee.dev/translator https://emmajanemackinnonlee.dev/images/translator/emmajanemackinnonlee-translator-folio-antigua-compensation-claim.png Folio — Antigua Compensation Claim Antiguan compensation claim folio used in cross-archive translation work between Kew and the Archives nationales d'Outre-Mer. https://emmajanemackinnonlee.dev/translator https://emmajanemackinnonlee.dev/images/translator/emmajanemackinnonlee-translator-folio-antigua-slave-register-extract.png Folio — Antigua Slave Register Extract Extract from an Antiguan slave register, photographed to support a comparative reading against French Antillean registers of enslaved people. https://emmajanemackinnonlee.dev/translator https://emmajanemackinnonlee.dev/images/translator/emmajanemackinnonlee-translator-folio-saint-pierre-notarial-act.png Folio — Notarial Act, Saint-Pierre, Martinique Notarial act folio from Saint-Pierre, Martinique, photographed during a working translation pass on the diplomatic vocabulary of French Antillean notaries. https://emmajanemackinnonlee.dev/translator https://emmajanemackinnonlee.dev/images/translator/emmajanemackinnonlee-translator-folio-fort-royal-marriage-settlement.png Folio — Fort-Royal Marriage Settlement Marriage settlement folio from Fort-Royal (now Fort-de-France), used in translation work on dowries that carried plantation property between families. https://emmajanemackinnonlee.dev/translator https://emmajanemackinnonlee.dev/images/translator/emmajanemackinnonlee-translator-folio-trois-ilets-succession.png Folio — Trois-Îlets Succession Succession folio drawn from a Trois-Îlets estate in Martinique, used in a comparative reading of how heirs were named across French and English drafts. https://emmajanemackinnonlee.dev/translator https://emmajanemackinnonlee.dev/images/translator/emmajanemackinnonlee-translator-folio-le-lamentin-plantation-register.png Folio — Le Lamentin Plantation Register Plantation register folio from Le Lamentin, Martinique, photographed to support translation of estate labour entries into English-language editions. https://emmajanemackinnonlee.dev/translator https://emmajanemackinnonlee.dev/images/translator/emmajanemackinnonlee-translator-folio-le-marin-cadastre.png Folio — Le Marin Cadastre Cadastre folio from Le Marin, Martinique, photographed to support translation and provenance work on plantation boundaries. https://emmajanemackinnonlee.dev/translator https://emmajanemackinnonlee.dev/images/translator/emmajanemackinnonlee-translator-folio-la-trinite-estate-rental.png Folio — La Trinité Estate Rental Estate rental folio from La Trinité, Martinique, photographed for translation of rental terms into English-language archival editions. https://emmajanemackinnonlee.dev/translator https://emmajanemackinnonlee.dev/images/translator/emmajanemackinnonlee-translator-folio-basse-terre-sale-deed.png Folio — Basse-Terre Sale Deed Sale deed folio from Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe, photographed for translation work on the diplomatic shapes of French Antillean sale instruments. https://emmajanemackinnonlee.dev/translator https://emmajanemackinnonlee.dev/images/translator/emmajanemackinnonlee-translator-folio-pointe-a-pitre-notarial-folio.png Folio — Pointe-à-Pitre Notarial Folio Notarial folio from Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, photographed to support a translation of the registration formulas of nineteenth-century French notaries. https://emmajanemackinnonlee.dev/translator https://emmajanemackinnonlee.dev/images/translator/emmajanemackinnonlee-translator-folio-grand-bourg-marriage-folio.png Folio — Grand-Bourg Marriage Folio Marriage folio from Grand-Bourg, Marie-Galante, photographed in a translation pass on the persistence of plantation names across generations. https://emmajanemackinnonlee.dev/translator https://emmajanemackinnonlee.dev/images/translator/emmajanemackinnonlee-translator-folio-marie-galante-succession.png Folio — Marie-Galante Succession Succession folio from Marie-Galante, Guadeloupe, used in archival translation work on how heirs to plantation interests were named. https://emmajanemackinnonlee.dev/translator https://emmajanemackinnonlee.dev/images/translator/emmajanemackinnonlee-translator-folio-saint-francois-estate-inventory.png Folio — Saint-François Estate Inventory Estate inventory folio from Saint-François, Guadeloupe, photographed for translation work on the lexicon of plantation property at emancipation. https://emmajanemackinnonlee.dev/translator https://emmajanemackinnonlee.dev/images/translator/emmajanemackinnonlee-translator-folio-le-moule-plantation-deed.png Folio — Le Moule Plantation Deed Plantation deed folio from Le Moule, Guadeloupe, photographed for translation of land transfer vocabulary across French and British forms. https://emmajanemackinnonlee.dev/translator https://emmajanemackinnonlee.dev/images/translator/emmajanemackinnonlee-translator-folio-petit-bourg-manumission.png Folio — Petit-Bourg Manumission Manumission folio from Petit-Bourg, Guadeloupe, photographed during translation work on the formulas used to record acts of freeing. https://emmajanemackinnonlee.dev/translator https://emmajanemackinnonlee.dev/images/translator/emmajanemackinnonlee-translator-folio-anom-aix-cadastre-extract.png Folio — ANOM Cadastre Extract, Aix-en-Provence Cadastre extract held at ANOM, Aix-en-Provence, photographed for translation work on the boundary descriptions of French Antillean estates. https://emmajanemackinnonlee.dev/translator https://emmajanemackinnonlee.dev/images/translator/emmajanemackinnonlee-translator-folio-anom-aix-slave-register.png Folio — ANOM Slave Register Slave register folio held at ANOM, Aix-en-Provence, photographed in a translation pass on how individuals were named, renamed and recorded. https://emmajanemackinnonlee.dev/translator https://emmajanemackinnonlee.dev/images/translator/emmajanemackinnonlee-translator-folio-anom-aix-plantation-correspondence.png Folio — ANOM Plantation Correspondence Plantation correspondence folio held at ANOM, Aix-en-Provence, photographed during translation work between estate managers and metropolitan owners. https://emmajanemackinnonlee.dev/translator https://emmajanemackinnonlee.dev/images/translator/emmajanemackinnonlee-translator-folio-anom-aix-notary-protocol.png Folio — ANOM Notary Protocol Notarial protocol folio held at ANOM, Aix-en-Provence, photographed for translation of the standardised entries that frame French Antillean acts. https://emmajanemackinnonlee.dev/translator https://emmajanemackinnonlee.dev/images/translator/emmajanemackinnonlee-translator-folio-archives-nationales-paris-deed.png Folio — Archives Nationales Paris Deed Deed folio held at the Archives Nationales, Paris, photographed for archival translation of French colonial land instruments. https://emmajanemackinnonlee.dev/translator https://emmajanemackinnonlee.dev/images/translator/emmajanemackinnonlee-translator-folio-archives-nationales-paris-marriage-contract.png Folio — Archives Nationales Paris Marriage Contract Marriage contract folio held at the Archives Nationales, Paris, photographed for translation of French marriage instruments that carried plantation interests. https://emmajanemackinnonlee.dev/translator https://emmajanemackinnonlee.dev/images/translator/emmajanemackinnonlee-translator-folio-archives-pierrefitte-trust-deed.png Folio — Archives Pierrefitte Trust Deed Trust deed folio held at the Archives Nationales in Pierrefitte-sur-Seine, photographed for translation work on family trusts that held colonial property. https://emmajanemackinnonlee.dev/translator https://emmajanemackinnonlee.dev/images/translator/emmajanemackinnonlee-translator-folio-bordeaux-customs-record.png Folio — Bordeaux Customs Record Customs record folio from Bordeaux, France, photographed for translation work on Atlantic trade flows between France and the Caribbean. https://emmajanemackinnonlee.dev/translator https://emmajanemackinnonlee.dev/images/translator/emmajanemackinnonlee-translator-folio-bordeaux-merchant-correspondence.png Folio — Bordeaux Merchant Correspondence Merchant correspondence folio from Bordeaux, France, photographed for translation of letters concerning sugar and coffee estates in the Antilles. https://emmajanemackinnonlee.dev/translator https://emmajanemackinnonlee.dev/images/translator/emmajanemackinnonlee-translator-folio-nantes-merchant-ledger.png Folio — Nantes Merchant Ledger Merchant ledger folio from Nantes, France, photographed for translation work on Atlantic merchant houses and their colonial accounts. https://emmajanemackinnonlee.dev/translator https://emmajanemackinnonlee.dev/images/translator/emmajanemackinnonlee-translator-folio-le-havre-shipping-manifest.png Folio — Le Havre Shipping Manifest Shipping manifest folio from Le Havre, France, photographed for translation of cargo entries connected to plantation produce. https://emmajanemackinnonlee.dev/translator https://emmajanemackinnonlee.dev/images/translator/emmajanemackinnonlee-translator-folio-la-rochelle-trade-letter.png Folio — La Rochelle Trade Letter Trade letter folio from La Rochelle, France, photographed for translation work on Atlantic merchant correspondence. https://emmajanemackinnonlee.dev/translator https://emmajanemackinnonlee.dev/images/translator/emmajanemackinnonlee-translator-folio-bayonne-merchant-letter.png Folio — Bayonne Merchant Letter Merchant letter folio from Bayonne, France, photographed for translation of southern Atlantic mercantile correspondence. https://emmajanemackinnonlee.dev/translator https://emmajanemackinnonlee.dev/images/translator/emmajanemackinnonlee-translator-folio-kew-treasury-compensation-claim.png Folio — Kew Treasury Compensation Claim Treasury compensation claim folio held at The National Archives, Kew, photographed for comparative translation with French Antillean records. https://emmajanemackinnonlee.dev/translator https://emmajanemackinnonlee.dev/images/translator/emmajanemackinnonlee-translator-folio-kew-colonial-office-correspondence.png Folio — Kew Colonial Office Correspondence Colonial Office correspondence folio held at The National Archives, Kew, photographed for comparative translation of British administrative writing. https://emmajanemackinnonlee.dev/translator https://emmajanemackinnonlee.dev/images/translator/emmajanemackinnonlee-translator-folio-bridgetown-court-transcript.png Folio — Bridgetown Court Transcript Court transcript folio from Bridgetown, Barbados, photographed for translation work on courtroom vocabulary in the Anglophone Caribbean. https://emmajanemackinnonlee.dev/translator https://emmajanemackinnonlee.dev/images/translator/emmajanemackinnonlee-translator-folio-port-of-spain-cadastre.png Folio — Port of Spain Cadastre Cadastre folio from Port of Spain, Trinidad, photographed for translation work on land boundaries inherited from successive colonial regimes. https://emmajanemackinnonlee.dev/translator https://emmajanemackinnonlee.dev/images/translator/emmajanemackinnonlee-translator-folio-cayenne-estate-rental.png Folio — Cayenne Estate Rental Estate rental folio from Cayenne, French Guiana, photographed for translation work on estate rentals in the French Atlantic. https://emmajanemackinnonlee.dev/translator https://emmajanemackinnonlee.dev/images/translator/emmajanemackinnonlee-translator-folio-edinburgh-trust-deed.png Folio — Edinburgh Trust Deed Trust deed folio held in Edinburgh, photographed for translation work on Caribbean estate trusts held by Scottish families. https://emmajanemackinnonlee.dev/translator https://emmajanemackinnonlee.dev/images/translator/emmajanemackinnonlee-translator-folio-glasgow-merchant-ledger.png Folio — Glasgow Merchant Ledger Merchant ledger folio from Glasgow, photographed for translation work on Scottish merchant accounts with the Caribbean. https://emmajanemackinnonlee.dev/translator https://emmajanemackinnonlee.dev/images/translator/emmajanemackinnonlee-translator-folio-belfast-estate-correspondence.png Folio — Belfast Estate Correspondence Estate correspondence folio held in Belfast, photographed for translation work on Ulster-Caribbean estate links. https://emmajanemackinnonlee.dev/translator