West India scenery : with illustrations of Negro character, the process of making sugar, &c. from sketches taken during a voyage to, and residence of seven years in, the island of Trinidad / by R. Bridgens.
- Creator:
- Bridgens, Richard
- Published/Created:
- London :
Published for the proprietor by Robert Jennings & Co.,
1836. - Physical Description:
- 2 v. (27 leaves of plates) : ill. (some col.) ; 39 cm.
- Notes:
- Volume with title page described as part I, volume with engraved title page and preface described as part II.
Issued in two parts (both described as Part 1) in wrappers. Title page and list of plates in one part; added illustrated title page in other part.
Some plates are lithographs by R. Bridgens, printed by A. Ducôté, Ducôté & Stephens, and Day and Haghe. Other plates drawn on stone by T.S. Cooper from sketches by R. Bridgens, printed by Ducôte & Stephens.
Original wrappers. Bookplate of Paul Mellon. - Associated Names:
- Bridgens, Richard [Author]
Cooper, T. S [Illustrator]
Day & Haghe [Printer]
Ducôté, A., fl. 1829-1832 [Printer] - Topics:
- Sugar growing--West Indies
- Topics:
- Trinidad--Description and travel
West Indies--Description and travel
West Indies--Pictorial works - Language:
- English
- Genre:
- Historiography
Illustrations
Lithographs - Format:
- Mixed Material
- Content Type:
- Books, Journals & Pamphlets
- Rights:
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
- Access Restrictions:
- Public
- Call Number:
- 2003 Folio 16
- Orbis Record:
- 6169555
- Yale Collection:
- Beinecke Library
- Digital Collection:
- General Collection, BRBL, Yale University
- oid pointer:
- 10599506
- Volume/Enumeration:
- 2
- Extent of digitization:
- Partial work digitized.
- OID:
- 2026552
- PID:
- digcoll:3430294
