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(ABOLITION.) An Abstract of the Evidence Delivered . . . for the Abolition of the Slave-Trade. Folding plate, folding map. xxvi, 155 pages. Octavo, 8½ x 5¼ inches, disbound; moderate foxing 2-inch closed tear to plate, some early pencil notes. London: James Phillips, 1791
First edition. The evidence presented to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom which shocked them into an awareness of the horrors of the slave trade.
Features the folding plate showing the terrible conditions on the slave ship Brooks, a variant of the iconic image which first appeared in a British pamphlet in 1789. The map is titled "The Western Coast of Africa."
