COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL1300786
Reference Number:
English MS 517
Image Title:
Account of a Voyage of 5th December 1781
Parent Work Title:
Papers Related to the Slave Trade
Date Created:
1785
Page/Sheet:
recto
Description:
Handwritten log detailing the voyages of ship 'Old England' between Dublin, Liverpool and Cape Mount on the Windward (or Ivory) Coast in Guinea, Western Africa. Details are given of various trades and cargoes including slaves, palm oil and salt. At the bottom is a list of years 1776-1784 detailing how many ships were sent for how many slaves and in some instances how many were sold.
Language Code:
eng
Subject:
Slavery
Subject:
Commerce
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
Technique Used:
Handwriting
Medium:
Ink
Support:
Paper
Time Period Covered:
18th Century CE
Places Covered:
England: Merseyside: Liverpool
Places Covered:
England: Liverpool
Places Covered:
Africa: Guinea
Item Height:
340 mm
Item Width:
205 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2012-09-07
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2012-09
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Account of a Voyage of 5th December 1781
