American museum or, Repository of ancient and modern fugitive pieces, &c prose and poetical 1787-89.
Description:
Editor: Mathew Carey. and v. 1-12; Jan. 1787-Dec. 1792.
Publisher:
Printed by Mathew Carey [etc.]
Subject (Name):
Adams, John, 1735-1826, Carey, Mathew, 1760-1839, Griffitts, Samuel Powel, 1759-1826, McKean, Thomas, 1734-1817, Penn, William, 1644-1718, Stiles, Ezra, 1727-1795, Warley, Felix B., 1749-1814, and Washington, George, 1732-1799
Subject (Topic):
Agriculture, Anecdotes, Conduct of life--18th century, Dueling, Home remedies, Indians of North America--Government relations--Periodicals, Slave ships--Pictorial works, and Slave trade --United States
A powerful visual record & concise narrative of the slave trade that describes life in Africa & horrifying details of slave ships. This is an important book about the slave trade. Sixty-four narrative paintings chronicle the journey of a slave ship & a historical introduction traces four centuries of slave trade. Map of the slave routes.
Description:
BEIN 2010 Folio 7: Dust jacket. Dial Books bookplate signed by the author. and Includes bibliographical references.
Publisher:
Dial Books,
Subject (Name):
Clarke, John Henrik, 1915-1998, Dial Books for Young Readers Bookplate, Feelings, Tom, and Feelings, Tom--Autograph
Subject (Topic):
Africans in art, Slave ships--Pictorial works, and Slavery in art