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. By Captn. J.G. Stedman. Illustrated with 80 elegant engravings, designed from nature, by the author

By

Stedman, John Gabriel, 1744-1797

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

London, Printed by J. Johnson, St. Pauls Church Yard, & J. Edwards, Pall Mall, 1796

Notes

Engraved title pages, with vignettes.

Many of the plates engraved by William Blake while he was apprenticed to Basire (see Abbey); others by Bartolozzi, Thomas Conder, Thomas Holloway, Inigo Barlow, Perry, Benedetti, and A. Smith, all after Stedman. Includes v. 1 frontispiece and 80 numbered plates.

Indexes and errata at the end of each volume.

List of subscribers: v. 1, p. [vii]-[xiv]

Pagination: v. 1: [2], xviii, 14, 11*-14*, 15-30, 29*-30*, 31-276, 275*-276*, 277-407, [9] p., [1], 40 leaves of plates; v. 2: [2], iv, 404, [8] p., plates 41-80.

Signatures: v. 1: a-b⁴ c² B⁴ C⁶ D⁴ E⁴ (E3+E3*) F-2M⁴ 2N⁴ (2n2+2n2*) 2O-3G⁴; v. 2: pi1 b² B-3E⁴ 3F² 3G⁴ (3G4 verso blank)

Errata: v. 1, p. [8] at the end; v. 2, p. [7] at the end.

Brown, J.C. Bibliotheca Americana, | III: 3822.

Sabin | 91075.

Goldsmiths' Lib. cat. | 16679.

Subjects

18th century , Description and travel , Guiana , History , Imprint 1796 , Indians of South America , Natural history , Slavery , Suriname

Call Number

F2410 .S81

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.144676
LCCN: https://lccn.loc.gov/02011781