COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
mediaCollectionId
Manchester~91~1
Rylands Collection
Collection
true
Image Number:
JRL1300854
image_number
JRL1300854
Image Number
false
Reference Number:
R151773.6
reference_number
R151773.6
Reference Number
false
Image Title:
Chart of the world, illustrative of the impolicy of slavery
title
Chart of the world, illustrative of the impolicy of slavery
Image Title
false
Parent Work Title:
Chart of the world, illustrative of the impolicy of slavery
title_larger_entity
Chart of the world, illustrative of the impolicy of slavery
Parent Work Title
false
Creator:
Cross, Joseph
creator
Cross, Joseph
Creator
false
Creator Role:
Author
creator_role
Author
Creator Role
false
Creator:
John and Arthur Arch
creator
John and Arthur Arch
Creator
false
Creator:
J. Hatchard and Son
creator
J. Hatchard and Son
Creator
false
Creator:
L. B. Seeley and Sons
creator
L. B. Seeley and Sons
Creator
false
Date Created:
1828
date_created
1828
Date Created
false
Description:
Coloured map of the wrorld illustrating why slavery is poor economics. The paragraph underneath explains the colour coding of the map. The section shaded yellow is the appropriate climate for the growing of sugar. The section shaded red is the area from which Britain may obtain sugar cheaply (parts of South America and the West Indies under British rule). The blue section shows where Britain is unable to obtain sugar due to the devastating effects of the slave trade. The pink and green areas are those from which the sugar trade is limited by high duties and restrictions. The argument is that the duties and restrictions are there to protect the slave trade and ultimately damage the British economy. At the bottom is printed: 'Published by J. Cross, 13 Holborn, also sold by Hatchard & Son Piccadilly, J & A Arch, Cornhill, & Seeley & Son, Fleet Street, London.
description
Coloured map of the wrorld illustrating why slavery is poor economics. The paragraph underneath explains the colour coding of the map. The section shaded yellow is the appropriate climate for the growing of sugar. The section shaded red is the area from which Britain may obtain sugar cheaply (parts of South America and the West Indies under British rule). The blue section shows where Britain is unable to obtain sugar due to the devastating effects of the slave trade. The pink and green areas are those from which the sugar trade is limited by high duties and restrictions. The argument is that the duties and restrictions are there to protect the slave trade and ultimately damage the British economy. At the bottom is printed: 'Published by J. Cross, 13 Holborn, also sold by Hatchard & Son Piccadilly, J & A Arch, Cornhill, & Seeley & Son, Fleet Street, London.
Description
false
Language Code:
eng
language
eng
Language Code
false
Subject:
Slavery
subject
Slavery
Subject
false
Category of Material:
Printed
category
Printed
Category of Material
false
Sub-Category:
Maps
class
Maps
Sub-Category
false
Medium:
Ink
medium
Ink
Medium
false
Support:
Paper
support
Paper
Support
false
Time Period Covered:
19th Century CE
temporal_coverage
19th Century CE
Time Period Covered
false
Places Covered:
World
spatial_coverage
World
Places Covered
false
Item Height:
237 mm
item_height
237 mm
Item Height
false
Item Width:
298 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
work_rights
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work
false
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