Detail View: Rylands Collection: Chart of the world, illustrative of the impolicy of slavery

Image Number: 
JRL1300854
Reference Number: 
R151773.6
Image Title: 
Chart of the world, illustrative of the impolicy of slavery
Parent Work Title: 
Chart of the world, illustrative of the impolicy of slavery
Creator: 
Cross, Joseph
Creator Role: 
Author
Creator: 
John and Arthur Arch
Creator: 
J. Hatchard and Son
Creator: 
L. B. Seeley and Sons
Date Created: 
1828
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.
Language Code: 
eng
Subject: 
Slavery
Category of Material: 
Printed
Sub-Category: 
Maps
Medium: 
Ink
Support: 
Paper
Time Period Covered: 
19th Century CE
Places Covered: 
World
Item Height: 
237 mm
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
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