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Source Description
Map showing sugar producing areas where slave labor is used, contrasted with sugar producing areas with which trade is restricted or prohibited because of high duties which protect the sugar of the slave economy. Produced by James Cropper, as an economic argument for the abolition of slavery in the British Empire. Originally published in the Liverpool Mercury in 1823, and published in various other publications through 1828.
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Document identity
localId
0r96fp493
label
Chart of the world, on Mercator's projection
core
obj
dtoType
map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
0r96fp493
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
Chart of the world, on Mercator's projection
description
Map showing sugar producing areas where slave labor is used, contrasted with sugar producing areas with which trade is restricted or prohibited because of high duties which protect the sugar of the slave economy. Produced by James Cropper, as an economic argument for the abolition of slavery in the British Empire. Originally published in the Liverpool Mercury in 1823, and published in various other publications through 1828.
date
["[ca. 1825]"]
year
1825
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_016071
creators
Cropper, James, 1773-1840
Cross, Joseph
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Slavery--Maps
Sugar growing--Maps
World maps
subjectsGeographic
World
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
London
publisher
J. Cross
Source extras
institutionArkId
sf268508b
collectionArkId
41688024w
extent
1 map : hand color ; 11 x 19 cm, on sheet 21 x 26 cm
notes
Date of publication estimated from "J. Whatman" watermark.
Includes explanatory text below map.
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no
dcId
0r96fp493
type
map
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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2137977827f95169