1871 1ed Kidnapping Slaves in South Seas HMS Rosario SLAVERY Palmer Blackbirding

1871 1^ed Kidnapping Slaves in South Seas HMS Rosario SLAVERY Palmer Blackbirding

 

The HMS Rosario was an important gunship in the Royal Navy in the 1860s and 70s best-known for its fight against illegal kidnapping, or blackbirding, slaves from the South Seas islands. Commanded by George Palmer, this ship detained numerous vessels on suspicion of kidnapping slaves. Palmer wrote a biographical sketch of his time on the Rosario and told of his encounters with slave-runners and kidnappers.

 

Item number: #14661

Price: $499

 

PALMER, George

 

Kidnapping in the South Seas being a Narrative of a Three Month’s Cruise of H.M. Ship Rosario

 

Edinburgh: Edmonton & Douglas, 1871. 1^st edition

 

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages
  • [x], 233, [3]
  • 3 lithograph plates
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
  • Cloth
• Size: ~9in X 6in (22.5cm x 15cm)

 

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