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Plan and sections of a slave ship [graphic].

Plan and sections of a slave ship [graphic].

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Description of a slave ship.
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Date: 1794-1795]
Publisher: Darton and Harvey,
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Description:
From Carl Bernhard Wadström's book, An essay on colonization particularly applied to the western coast of Africa (London: Darton and Harvey, 1794-1795).
Image is on left side of sheet; on right is text with caption title, Description of a slave ship.
A variant of the 1789 representation of the slave ship Brookes but with an extra, inset vignette with title, Representation of an insurrection on board a slave ship.
Physical Description:
1 print : etching, b&w ; image 49 x 37 cm., on sheet 57 x 69 cm.
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The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement
Curatorial Area: Beinecke Library
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High Resolution (image/tiff)
Object ID: 16166138
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