COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
Bookreader R208695
Reference Number:
R208695
Link to Catalogue:
Parent Work Title:
Narrative of the life of Henry Box Brown
Creator:
Brown, Henry Box, 1815 or 1816-
Creator Role:
Author
Date Created:
1851
Publication Details:
Manchester: Printed by Lee and Glynn
Description:
Narrative of the life of Henry Box Brown, written by himself. First English edition. Frontispiece (18 cm) depicting the moment Henry 'Box' Brown emerges from the crate in which he mailed himself from Richmond, Virginia to Philadelphia to escape his life of slavery. Surrounding the box are four figures, including the abolitionist Frederick Douglass, seen holding a pry bar.
Language Code:
eng-GB
Language:
English
Subject:
African American abolitionists--Biography
Subject:
African Americans--Virginia--Biography
Category of Material:
Printed
Technique Used:
Printing (process)
Medium:
Ink
Support:
Paper
Creation Site:
England: Greater Manchester: Manchester
Time Period Covered:
19th Century CE
People Covered:
Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895
People Covered:
Brown, Henry Box, 1815 or 1816-
Item Height:
180 mm
Item Width:
112 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2020-08-03
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2020-09
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Collection Code:
Rylands