A Negro hung alive by the ribs to a gallows [graphic] / Blake sculpt.
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PicturePublication details: London: Published by J. Johnson, St. Paul's Church Yard, Dec. 1, 1792.; ENGLAND. London. Description: 1 print: engraving; image 18 x 13 cm. (7.25 x 5.25 in)Notes: Plate XI in John Gabriel Stedman's Narrative, of a five year's expedition, against the revolted Negroes of Surinam, in Guiana, on the wild coast of South America; from the year 1772 to 1777 (London: Printed for J. Johnson, St. Paul's Church Yard, & J. Edwards, Pall Mall, 1796), vol. 1, p. 110.Local Notes: Fels Afro-Americana Image Project, Punishment Scenes.Imprint: ENGLAND. London. 1792.Subject(s): Genre/Form: Online resources:
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Stedman, John Gabriel, 1744-1797. Narrative, of a five year's expedition, against the revolted Negroes of SurinamSummary: Engraving was done after one of John Gabriel Stedman's own drawings; it illustrates an incident that he learned of during his travels in Surinam. According to Stedman, a "decent looking man" explained to him, "Not long ago, . . . I saw a black man suspended alive from a gallows, by the ribs, between which, with a knife, was first made an incision, and then clinched an iron hook with a chain; in this manner he kept alive three days, hanging with his head and feet downwards, and catching with his tongue the drops of water (it being the rainy season) that were flowing down his bloated breast." (vol. 1, p. 109)
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Barcode | |
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| Book | Library Company of Philadelphia Stacks | Am 1796 Sted 755.Q v 1 p 110 | Available | 142113 |
Plate XI in John Gabriel Stedman's Narrative, of a five year's expedition, against the revolted Negroes of Surinam, in Guiana, on the wild coast of South America; from the year 1772 to 1777 (London: Printed for J. Johnson, St. Paul's Church Yard, & J. Edwards, Pall Mall, 1796), vol. 1, p. 110.
Engraving was done after one of John Gabriel Stedman's own drawings; it illustrates an incident that he learned of during his travels in Surinam. According to Stedman, a "decent looking man" explained to him, "Not long ago, . . . I saw a black man suspended alive from a gallows, by the ribs, between which, with a knife, was first made an incision, and then clinched an iron hook with a chain; in this manner he kept alive three days, hanging with his head and feet downwards, and catching with his tongue the drops of water (it being the rainy season) that were flowing down his bloated breast." (vol. 1, p. 109)
Fels Afro-Americana Image Project, Punishment Scenes.