WEST INDIES -- SURINAM -- STEDMAN, J.G. Nachrichten von Surinam und von seiner Expedition gegen die rebellischen Neger in dieser Kolonie in den Jahren 1772 bis 1777. Ein Auszug aus dem Englischen Original. (Neuere Geschichte der See- und Land-Reisen, Bd. 8). Hamburg, B.G. Hoffmann, 1797. xiv, 522, (1) pp. W. fold. map & 7 engr. plates. Cont. hcf. w. brown and black label. (Spine a bit rubbed/chafed, map and some plates a bit stained). -- Ph. FERMIN. Description générale, historique, géographique et physique de la colonie de Surinam. Amst., E. van Harrevelt, 1769. xxiv, 252; (4), 352 pp. 2 in 1 vol. W. 1 lge fold. engr. map of Surinam, 1 lge fold. engr. & 2 fold. engr. Cont. cf., spine w. raised bands & gilt dec. (Dam. to spine ends, front side loose, lower joint of the back side split, some age-toning throughout). -- (2).
Ad 1: Stedmann, an officer in the Dutch service, fought against the insurgents for five years, but made no secret of his sympathy for the oppressed slaves: "His description of the cruelties practiced upon the negroes forms one of the most vivid indictments of slavery that have ever been penned" (Cox II, 85). - First German edition. Sabin 91080; Doorne/Kempen, Suriname-cat. v.d. UB A'dam, 6450. - Ad 2: Le Clerc 538; Tiele, 356; Sabin, 24112.€ 150
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