A History of the Amistad Captives: Being a Circumstantial Account of the Capture of the Spanish Schooner Amistad, by the Africans on Board; Their Voyage, and Capture near Long Island, New York; with Biographical Sketches of Each of the Surviving Africans.

Illustrator John Warner Barber American

1840

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Title: A History of the Amistad Captives: Being a Circumstantial Account of the Capture of the Spanish Schooner Amistad, by the Africans on Board; Their Voyage, and Capture near Long Island, New York; with Biographical Sketches of Each of the Surviving Africans.
Illustrator: John Warner Barber (American, Windsor, Connecticut 1798–1885 New Haven, Connecticut)
Published in: New Haven
Date: 1840
Medium: Illustrations: wood engraving with hand-coloring and letterpress
Dimensions: Overall: 9 7/16 x 6 1/8 in. (24 x 15.5 cm)
Classification: Books
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1954
Object Number: 54.509.80
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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