Detail View: Rylands Collection: Account of a Voyage of 5th December 1781
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Image Number:
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JRL1300786
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Reference Number:
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English MS 517
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Image Title:
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Account of a Voyage of 5th December 1781
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Parent Work Title:
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Papers Related to the Slave Trade
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Date Created:
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1785
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Page/Sheet:
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recto
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Description:
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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.
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Language Code:
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eng
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Subject:
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Slavery
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Subject:
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Commerce
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Category of Material:
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Manuscripts
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Technique Used:
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Handwriting
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Medium:
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Ink
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Support:
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Paper
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Time Period Covered:
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18th Century CE
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Places Covered:
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England: Merseyside: Liverpool
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Places Covered:
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England: Liverpool
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Places Covered:
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Africa: Guinea
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Item Height:
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340 mm
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Item Width:
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205 mm
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Current Repository:
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The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
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Rights Holder - Image:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Rights holder - Work:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
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2012-09-07
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Image Creation Technique:
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Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
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Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
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2012-09
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Metadata Language:
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eng-GB
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