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Description of a Slave Ship

1789.

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  • Slave_ship_detail_text
Image of Description of a Slave Ship

This famous antislavery broadside illustrates the layout of a slave ship and describes the physical dimensions, the number of people carried, and the conditions on board.

Image of Description of a Slave Ship

Detail. Description of a Slave Ship.

Metadata Details
Item Type Book
Title Description of a Slave Ship
Short Title Description of Slave Ship, 1789
Place of Publication London
Publisher James Phillips
Publication Date 1789
Call Number