| Creator |
Kneass, William, 1780-1840, engraver. |
| Contributor |
Parke, James P., publisher. |
|
McAllister, John A. 1822-1896, collector. |
| Title |
[Rise and progress of abolition ; Instruments of bondage and torture] [graphic] / Kneass. |
| Publisher |
Philadelphia : Pub. by J.P. Parke |
| Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1808 |
| Date |
1808 |
| Physical Description |
1 print : 2 engravings on 1 sheet ; sheet 31 x 49 cm (12 x 19.25 in.) |
| Description |
Abolitionist book illustration depicting a diagram of the author's "four classes of the forerunners and adjunctors" in the
history of the abolition of the Transatlantic slave trade containing the names, religious and social groups, and events significant
in the movement before 1787.
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Abolitionist book illustration depicting instruments used in the Transatlantic slave trade including handcuffs, ankle shackles,
thumb screws, and a speculum orise which was used to force feed enslaved people.
|
| Notes |
Title supplied by cataloger. |
|
Uncut plates from Thomas Clarkson's, The History of the Rise, Progress, & Accomplishment of the Abolition of the African Slave-Trade,
by the British Parliament. Vol. I (Philadelphia: James P. Parke, 1808). (LCP Am 1808 Clar, 1934.D).
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Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of Civil War portraits. McAllister Collection, gift, 1886. |
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Description revised 2021. |
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Access points revised 2021. |
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Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the
Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of the Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
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| Subject |
Antislavery movements. |
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Abolitionists. |
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Physical restraints. |
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Punishment devices. |
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Shackles. |
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Slave trade -- Africa. |
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Slavery -- United States. |
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Transatlantic slave trade. |
| Genre |
Anti-slavery prints -- 1800-1810. |
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Book illustrations -- 1800-1810. |
|
Engravings -- 1800-1810. |
| Printer |
Parke, James P., publisher. |
| Provenance |
McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| *GC - Slavery [5755.F.17] |
| Accession number |
5755.F.17 |
