COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
mediaCollectionId
Manchester~91~1
Rylands Collection
Collection
true
Image Number:
JRL0909351dc
image_number
JRL0909351dc
Image Number
false
Reference Number:
Spencer 8505
reference_number
Spencer 8505
Reference Number
false
Link to Catalogue:
Image Title:
The Voyage of the Sable Venus, from Angola to the West Indies
title
The Voyage of the Sable Venus, from Angola to the West Indies
Image Title
false
Parent Work Title:
The history, civil and commercial, of the British colonies in the West Indies.
title_larger_entity
The history, civil and commercial, of the British colonies in the West Indies.
Parent Work Title
false
Creator:
Grainger, W.
creator
Grainger, W.
Creator
false
Creator Role:
Engraver
creator_role
Engraver
Creator Role
false
Creator:
Stothard, Thomas, 1755-1834
creator
Stothard, Thomas, 1755-1834
Creator
false
Creator Role:
Artist
creator_role
Artist
Creator Role
false
Creator:
Edwards, Bryan, 1743-1800
creator
Edwards, Bryan, 1743-1800
Creator
false
Creator Role:
Author
creator_role
Author
Creator Role
false
Date Created:
1807
date_created
1807
Date Created
false
Publication Details:
London
imprint
London
Publication Details
false
Volume:
2
volume
2
Volume
false
Page/Sheet:
Opposite page 32
page
Opposite page 32
Page/Sheet
false
Image Sequence Number:
2-032
image_sequence_number
2-032
Image Sequence Number
false
Description:
Venus is depicted riding on a half shell, holding on to the reins of two large fish. Neptune is shown holding a British flag. Venus is surrounded by several cherubs; holding feathers and bows.
description
Venus is depicted riding on a half shell, holding on to the reins of two large fish. Neptune is shown holding a British flag. Venus is surrounded by several cherubs; holding feathers and bows.
Description
false
Language Code:
eng-GB
language
eng-GB
Language Code
false
Language:
English
language_name
English
Language
false
Subject:
Slavery
subject
Slavery
Subject
false
Category of Material:
Printed
category
Printed
Category of Material
false
Technique Used:
Engraving (printing process)
technique
Engraving (printing process)
Technique Used
false
Support:
Paper
support
Paper
Support
false
Time Period Covered:
18th Century CE
temporal_coverage
18th Century CE
Time Period Covered
false
Places Covered:
West Indies
spatial_coverage
West Indies
Places Covered
false
Places Covered:
Africa: Angola
spatial_coverage
Africa: Angola
Places Covered
false
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance:
Spencer, George John Spencer, Earl, 1758-1834, former owner
former_repository
Spencer, George John Spencer, Earl, 1758-1834, former owner
Provenance
false
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
work_rights
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work
false
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2009-01-23
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2011-01
Metadata Language:
eng-GB