| Title |
Plan and sections of a slave-ship / Representation of an insurrection on board a slave-ship [insert] [graphic]. |
| Publisher |
[London: s.n] |
| Publisher |
ENGLAND. London. 1795 |
| Date |
[1795] |
| Physical Description |
1 print: engraving; overall 53 x 35 cm. (20.75 x 14 in); insert 16 x 13 cm (6.5 x 5.25 in) |
| Description |
This page introduces several diagrams under the title "Plan and Sections of a Slave Ship." Fig. I is a vertical cross-section
of the hold of a slave-ship, seen from the side. It shows the manner in which slaves were forced to spend the voyage: lying
flat on their backs in rows, one pressed against another. Figs. II. and III are vertical cross-sections viewed from the ship's
bow or stern. Figs. IV, V, VI, and VII are aerial views of the ship's hold, all of which clearly illustrate the inhumane conditions
in which slaves were transported. In addition to these diagrams, the page also includes a separate insert entitled "Representation
of an Insurrection on Board a Slave-Ship." The engraving is accompanied by two captions, the first of which appears above
the image and reads: "Showing how the crew fire upon the unhappy slaves from behind the BARRICADO, erected on board all Slave
ships, as a security whenever such commotions may happen." Printed below the image, the second caption reads: "See the privy
council's report part I. Art: Slaves, Minutes of evidence before the House of Commons. Wadstrom's Essay on Colonization. 471."
A version of the engraving appeared, as a color lithograph, in William Fox's A Brief History of the Wesleyan Missions of the
Western Coast of Africa (London: Printed for the author, published by Aylott and Jones, 8, Paternoster-Row, 1851, p. 116).
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| Is part of |
Wadstrom, Carl Bernhard, 1746-1799. Essay on Colonization. London: Printed for the author, by Darton and Harvey, Gracechurch-Street,
MDCCXCIV [1794-1795].
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| Notes |
Folded insert at the back of Carl Bernhard Wadstrom's An Essay on Colonization: Particularly Applied to the Western Coast
of Africa, with Some Free Thoughts on Cultivation and Commerce; also Brief Descriptions of the Colonies already Formed, or
Attempted, in Africa, Including those of Sierra Leone and Bulama (London: Printed for the author, by Darton and Harvey, Gracechurch-Street.
And sold by G. Nicol, No. 58, Pall-Mall; W. Faden, corner of St. Martin's Lane, Strand; J. Stockdale, No. 191, Piccadilly;
J. Edwards, No. 78, Pall-Mall; E. [sic] & J. Egerton, No. 32, Charing-Cross; J. Debrett, No. 179, Piccadilly; J. Johnson,
No. 72, St. Paul's Church-Yard; and C. Dilly, No. 22, Poultry, MDCCXCIV [1794-1795]).
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Fels Afro-Americana Image Project, Images from the Slave Trade. |
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Plates have been removed from book and are housed separately: 3# U Afr Wads 728.Q (Plates) |
| Genre |
Engravings -- 1790-1800. |
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Book illustrations -- 1790-1800. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Books & Other Texts | Rare | 3# U Afr Wads 728.Q (Plates) |
| Accession number |
728.Q (Plate V) |
