Detail View: Rylands Collection: Negro hung alive by the Ribs to a Gallows
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Image Number:
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JRL022034tr
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Reference Number:
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Spencer 9331
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Link to Catalogue:
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Image Title:
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Negro hung alive by the Ribs to a Gallows
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Parent Work Title:
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Narrative, of a five years' expedition, against the revolted negroes of Surinam in Guiana,: on the wild coast of South America; from the year 1772, to 1777: elucidating the history of that country, and the description of its productions, viz. quadrupedes, birds, fishes, reptiles, trees, shrubs, fruits, & roots; with an account of the Indians of Guiana, & negroes of Guinea; J.G. Stedman; Illustrated with 80 elegant engravings, designed by the author
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Creator:
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Blake, William, 1757-1827
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Creator Role:
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Engraver
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Creator:
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Stedman, John Gabriel
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Creator Role:
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Author
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Date Created:
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1796
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Publication Details:
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London: printed for J. Johnson, & J. Edwards
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Volume:
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1
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Page/Sheet:
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Opposite page 110
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Image Sequence Number:
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1-110
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Description:
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Illustrated: engravings: A Negro hung alive by the Ribs to a Gallows. Plates are hand-coloured.
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Language Code:
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eng-GB
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Subject:
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Slavery
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Subject:
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Capital punishment
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Subject:
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Death
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Subject:
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Surinam--Social history
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Category of Material:
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Printed
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Sub-Category:
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Illustrated works
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Technique Used:
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Engraving (printing process)
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Time Period Covered:
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18th Century CE
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Places Covered:
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Suriname
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Current Repository:
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The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
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Provenance:
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Spencer, George John Spencer, Earl, 1758-1834, former owner
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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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Image Creation Technique:
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Scanned from colour transparency by Gten, November 2003
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Metadata Language:
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eng-GB
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