Ten views in the island of Antigua : in which are represented the process of sugar making, and the employment of the Negroes, in the field, boiling-house and distillery / from drawings made by William Clark.
Published / Created:
[London] : Published by Thomas Clay, Ludgate-Hill, London, 1823.
Physical Description:
[10] p., 10 leaves of plates : ill. ; 35 x 47 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Related Content:
View a selection of digital images in the Yale Center for British Art's online catalogue
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/vufind/Record/2035803
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Each plate accompanied by page of descriptive letterpress.
Contents:
The court-house -- Digging, or rather hoeing, the cane-holes -- Planting the sugar-cane -- Cutting the sugar-cane -- The mill-yard -- The boiling-house -- Exterior of the boiling-house -- Exterior of curing-house and stills -- Interior of the distillery -- Carting and putting sugar-hogsheads on board.
Exhibition History:
Art and Emancipation in Jamaica: Isaac Mendes Belisario and his Worlds (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-09-27 - 2007-12-30)
