Narrative, of a five years’ expedition, against pdf

Narrative, of a five years’ expedition, against

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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’, ‘Sabin’, “Goldsmiths’ Lib. cat”, ‘John Carter Brown Library copy bound in contemporary leather

• Creator/s: Stedman, John Gabriel, 1744-1797
• Date: 1796
• Book Topics/Themes: Slavery, Natural history, Indians of South America, Imprint 1796

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