PRINTED 1813: Expedition Against The Revolted Negroes Of Surinam - Rare
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| Reference Number: Avaluer:1158990 | Year Printed: 1813 |
PRINTED 1813: Expedition Against the Revolted Negroes of Surinam
STEDMAN (JOHN GABRIEL) Narrative of a Five Years' Expedition Against the Revolted Negroes of Surinam, in Guiana, On the Wild Coast of South America, second edition, engraved titles. 4to, J. Johnson, 1813. TEXT ONLY WITHOUT the required 3 folding engraved maps and 78 engrav...ed plates (including frontispiece) by Blake, Barlozzi and others Ref: Modern buckram with light soiling, later paste-downs and blanks. Despite lacking illustrations, a fascinating text of importance. Abbey Travel, 719; Sabin 91075],
"In 1772 [Stedman] volunteered to accompany an expedition sent out by the States-General to subdue the revolted Negroes in Surinam, or Dutch Guiana... The field of his curiosity embraced not only all branches of natural history, but also economical and social conditions. His description of the cruelties practiced on the Negroes, and of the moral deterioration resulting to their masters, forms one of the most vivid indictments of slavery that have been penned" (ODNB)
STEDMAN (JOHN GABRIEL) Narrative of a Five Years' Expedition Against the Revolted Negroes of Surinam, in Guiana, On the Wild Coast of South America, second edition, engraved titles. 4to, J. Johnson, 1813. TEXT ONLY WITHOUT the required 3 folding engraved maps and 78 engrav...ed plates (including frontispiece) by Blake, Barlozzi and others Ref: Modern buckram with light soiling, later paste-downs and blanks. Despite lacking illustrations, a fascinating text of importance. Abbey Travel, 719; Sabin 91075],
"In 1772 [Stedman] volunteered to accompany an expedition sent out by the States-General to subdue the revolted Negroes in Surinam, or Dutch Guiana... The field of his curiosity embraced not only all branches of natural history, but also economical and social conditions. His description of the cruelties practiced on the Negroes, and of the moral deterioration resulting to their masters, forms one of the most vivid indictments of slavery that have been penned" (ODNB)
