Narrative, of a five years' expedition, against the revolted Negroes of Surinam, in Guiana, on the wild coast of South America, from the year 1772, to 1777 : elucidating the history of that country, and describing its productions, viz. quadrupedes, birds, fishes, reptiles, trees, shrubs, fruits, & roots : with an account of the Indians of Guiana, & Negroes of Guinea
London : Printed for J. Johnson, St. Paul's Church Yard, & Th. Payne, Pall Mall, 1806
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Narrative, of a five years' expedition, against the revolted Negroes of Surinam, in Guiana, on the wild coast of South America, from the year 1772, to 1777 : elucidating the history of that country, and describing its productions, viz. quadrupedes, birds, fishes, reptiles, trees, shrubs, fruits, & roots : with an account of the Indians of Guiana, & Negroes of Guinea / by Captn. J. G. Stedman ; illustrated with 80 elegant engravings, from drawings made by the author
Engraved title pages, with vignettes (ships under sail). First published: London, 1796. Pagination: v. 1: [2], xviii, 423, [5] p., [41] leaves of plates (some folded); v. 2: [2], iv, 419, [5] p., [40] leaves of plates (some folded). Signatures: v. 1: pi1 b-c⁴ B-3H⁴; v. 2: b² B-3H⁴. Plates engraved by William Blake, Francesco Bartolozzi, Thomas Conder, Thomas Holloway, Inigo Barlow, Perry, Benedetti, and A. Smith, all based on Stedman's watercolors. "List of subscribers names": v. 1, p. [vii]-[xiv]. Includes index in each volume.