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STEDMAN, John Gabriel (1744-1797). Narrative of a five years' expedition, against the Revolted Negroes of Surinam. London: Luke Hansard for J. Johnson and T. Payne, 1813.
2 volumes, 4o (260 x 205 mm). Hand-colored engraved titles and 81 hand-colored engraved plates and maps, 4 folding by William Blake, Bartolozzi and others. (Imprint of most plates slightly shaved, occasional light soiling). Modern half morocco, preserving contemporary marbled boards. Provenance: William van Winkle (bookplate); Albert A. Linder (ink stamp on front free endpaper).
Second edition, second issue. First published in 1796, and reprinted and corrected in 1813. "In 1772 [Stedman] volunteered to accompany an expedition sent out by the States-General to subdue the revolted Negroes in Surinam, or Dutch Guiana. This service, in which he was employed for five years, gave him the opportunity of his life. His narrative of it is a model of what such a book should be. The field of his curiosity embraced not only all branches of natural history, but also economical and social conditions. His description of the cruelties practiced on the Negroes, and of the moral deterioration resulting to their masters, forms one of the most vivid indictments of slavery that have been penned. Not the least curious thing in the book is the story of his relations with Joanna, a beautiful mulatto, who nursed him when sick, and bore him a son" (DNB). See Sabin 91075; Bentley Blake Books 499C.
2 volumes, 4o (260 x 205 mm). Hand-colored engraved titles and 81 hand-colored engraved plates and maps, 4 folding by William Blake, Bartolozzi and others. (Imprint of most plates slightly shaved, occasional light soiling). Modern half morocco, preserving contemporary marbled boards. Provenance: William van Winkle (bookplate); Albert A. Linder (ink stamp on front free endpaper).
Second edition, second issue. First published in 1796, and reprinted and corrected in 1813. "In 1772 [Stedman] volunteered to accompany an expedition sent out by the States-General to subdue the revolted Negroes in Surinam, or Dutch Guiana. This service, in which he was employed for five years, gave him the opportunity of his life. His narrative of it is a model of what such a book should be. The field of his curiosity embraced not only all branches of natural history, but also economical and social conditions. His description of the cruelties practiced on the Negroes, and of the moral deterioration resulting to their masters, forms one of the most vivid indictments of slavery that have been penned. Not the least curious thing in the book is the story of his relations with Joanna, a beautiful mulatto, who nursed him when sick, and bore him a son" (DNB). See Sabin 91075; Bentley Blake Books 499C.