Accession number
PML 63933-34
Creator
Stedman, John Gabriel, 1744-1797.
Published
London : Printed for J. Johnson... and Th. Payne ..., 1806.
Credit line
Gift; Mrs. Landon K. Thorne, 1973.
Notes
While serving in the Dutch military, Stedman was deployed to Surinam to assist troops fighting against members of several maroon communities, who had escaped their enslavement on the Dutch plantations.
Engraved title page.
Uncolored copy.
Thirteen plates signed 'Blake sculpt" but nos. 7, 12, 14 are also probably by him = 16 plates.
Engraved title page.
Uncolored copy.
Thirteen plates signed 'Blake sculpt" but nos. 7, 12, 14 are also probably by him = 16 plates.
Description
2 v. : illus. (part fold.) ; 27 cm
Provenance
Bookplate of Francis Bayard Rives; from the library of Mrs. Landon K. Thorne.
Binding
Blue morocco, gilt; polished calf sides.
Classification
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Department