Chart of the world, on Mercator's projection : illustrative of the impolicy of slavery

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Chart of the world, on Mercator's projection

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Title:
Chart of the world, on Mercator's projection : illustrative of the impolicy of slavery
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.
Cartographer:
Cropper, James, 1773-1840
Publisher:
Cross, Joseph
Date:
[ca. 1825]
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Location:
Boston Public Library
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center
Collection (local):
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
Subjects:
Slavery--Maps
Sugar growing--Maps
World maps
Places:
World
Extent:
1 map : hand color ; 11 x 19 cm, on sheet 21 x 26 cm
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Publisher:
London : J. Cross
Scale:
Scale approximately 1:1,400,000 at the equator
Projection:
Mercator's projection
Language:
English
Notes:
Date of publication estimated from "J. Whatman" watermark.
Includes explanatory text below map.
Notes (citation):
PJ Mode Collection
Identifier:
06_01_016071
Call #:
G3201.E9 1825 .C43
Barcode:
39999085941720