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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 describing its productions, viz. quadrupedes, birds, fishes, reptiles, trees, shrubs, fruits, & roots : with an account of the Indians of Guiana, & Negroes of Guinea

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  1. 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 describing its productions, viz. quadrupedes, birds, fishes, reptiles, trees, shrubs, fruits, & roots : with an account of the Indians of Guiana, & Negroes of Guinea / by Captn. J.G. Stedman. ; illustrated with 80 elegant engravings, from drawings made by the author.
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  1. London : Printed for J. Johnson, St. Paul's Church Yard, & Th. Payne, Pall Mall, 1813.
Author
  1. Stedman, John Gabriel, 1744-1797.

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Additional authors
  1. Johnson, Joseph, 1738-1809
  2. Payne, Thomas, 1752-1831
  3. Hansard, Luke, 1752-1828
  4. Barlow, Inigo
  5. Bartolozzi, Francesco, 1727-1815
  6. Blake, William, 1757-1827
  7. Benedetti, Michele, 1745-1810
  8. Conder, Thomas, 1746 or 1747-1831
  9. Holloway, Thomas, 1748-1827
  10. Perry, John, active 1791-1809
  11. Smith, Anker, 1759-1819
Description
  1. 2 v. : ill., maps, plans; 32 cm. (4to)
Subject
  1. Suriname > History > To 1814
  2. Guiana > Description and travel
  3. Indians of South America > Guiana
  4. Suriname > Description and travel
  5. Slavery > Suriname > History
  6. Stedman, John Gabriel, 1744-1797 > Travel > Suriname
  7. Natural history > Suriname
Call number
  1. HEL+ (Stedman, J. G. Narrative, of a five years' expedition. 1813)
Note
  1. Engraved title pages, with vignettes of ships under sail.
  2. First published in 1796.
  3. "The unsold copies of the second edition [of 1806] were issued with a new title page in 1813."--cf. Keynes. A bibliography of William Blake.
  4. "List of subscribers names"--v. 1, p. [vii]-[xiv].
  5. "Luke Hansard, printer, near Lincoln's-Inn-Fields"--colophon in both vols.
  6. Thirteen plates signed "Blake sculpt" but nos. 7, 12, 14 are also probably by him = 16 plates. The remaining plates are engraved by Francesco Bartolozzi, Thomas Conder, Thomas Holloway, Inigo Barlow, Perry, Benedetti, and A. Smith, all based on Stedman's watercolors.
  7. Vol. 1: [2], xviii, 423, [5] p., [1], 40 leaves of plates (3 folded); v. 2: [2], iv, 419, [5] p., 41-80 leaves of plates (1 folded)
  8. Signatures: v. 1: [pi]² b-c⁴ B-3H⁴ 3I²; v. 2: [pi]1 b² B-3H⁴
  9. With an index in each volume.
Indexed in (note)
  1. Abbey, J.R. Travel in aquatint and lithography, 1770-1860
  2. Keynes. A bibliography of William Blake
  3. Sabin, J. Dictionary of books relating to America from its discovery to the present time
Author
  1. Stedman, John Gabriel, 1744-1797.
Title
  1. 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 describing its productions, viz. quadrupedes, birds, fishes, reptiles, trees, shrubs, fruits, & roots : with an account of the Indians of Guiana, & Negroes of Guinea / by Captn. J.G. Stedman. ; illustrated with 80 elegant engravings, from drawings made by the author.
Imprint
  1. London : Printed for J. Johnson, St. Paul's Church Yard, & Th. Payne, Pall Mall, 1813.
Edition
  1. Second edition corrected.
Indexed in:
  1. Abbey, J.R. Travel in aquatint and lithography, 1770-1860, 719
  2. Keynes. A bibliography of William Blake, (1921), no. 111
  3. Sabin, J. Dictionary of books relating to America from its discovery to the present time, 91075
Local note
  1. Copy in Sc Rare 988-S (copy 2) imperfect; lacking plates 61 and 68. NN
  2. Copy in Sc Rare 988-S (copy 2) is a made-up set consisting of "vol. I" of the 1806 edition, and "vol. II" of the 1813 re-issue. The holdings for the first volume of Sc Rare 988-S (copy 2) are with the catalog record for the 1806 edition. NN
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Added author
  1. Johnson, Joseph, 1738-1809, publisher.
  2. Payne, Thomas, 1752-1831, publisher.
  3. Hansard, Luke, 1752-1828, printer.
  4. Barlow, Inigo, engraver.
  5. Bartolozzi, Francesco, 1727-1815, engraver.
  6. Blake, William, 1757-1827, engraver.
  7. Benedetti, Michele, 1745-1810, engraver.
  8. Conder, Thomas, 1746 or 1747-1831, engraver.
  9. Holloway, Thomas, 1748-1827, engraver.
  10. Perry, John, active 1791-1809, engraver.
  11. Smith, Anker, 1759-1819, engraver.
LCCN
  1. 11030515
Research call number
  1. HEL+ (Stedman, J. G. Narrative, of a five years' expedition. 1813)
  2. Sc Rare 988-S (Stedman, J. G. Revolted Negroes of Surinam)
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