Plate 9 - Public domain book illustration
Summary
Account of an insurrection of the negro slaves in the colony of Demerara, which broke out on the 18th of August, 1823. (Marine Battalion at Cummingsburgh)
Soldiers line up in a town square. Officers on horseback inspect them, and women look on from windows. Includes swords, guns or muskets, ships, goats, and dwellings.
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age of discovery
demerara rebellion of 1823
images from the john carter brown library
book illustrations
Date
1823
Source
John Carter Brown Library
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Copyright info
Public Domain