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Sugar cultivation poem; mentions Bristol

Sugar cultivation poem; mentions Bristol

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Extract from The Sugar Cane, a poem by James Grainger. 1764.
The extract mentions Bristol. The poem is a long description of of the cultivation of sugar cane by the slaves in the Caribbean.

Date: 1764

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Copper smelting furnaces

Copper smelting furnaces

Description:

Encyclopaedia, Diderot. Volume 2. Page 1438.
Copper smelting furnaces.

Date: unknown

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Diagram of early navigation device

Diagram of early navigation device

Description:

Diagram of device used in early navigation. Astrolabe .The captains of slave ships would have used items such as these to help them sail to Africa and across the Atlantic Ocean to the Caribbean. From the Universal Dictionary of Arts and Science by E Chambers, 1787.

Date: 1787

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Diagrams of early navigation device

Diagrams of early navigation device

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Diagrams of device used in early navigation. Hadley’s Quadrant .The captains of slave ships would have used items such as these to help them sail to Africa and across the Atlantic Ocean to the Caribbean. From the Universal Dictionary of Arts and Science by E Chambers, 1787.

Date: 1787

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Diagram of early navigation device

Diagram of early navigation device

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Diagram of device used in early navigation. Sinical Quadrant. The captains of slave ships would have used items such as these to help them sail to Africa and across the Atlantic Ocean to the Caribbean. From the Universal Dictionary of Arts and Science by E Chambers, 1787.

Date: 1787

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Diagram of early navigation device

Diagram of early navigation device

Description:

Diagram of device used in early navigation. Nocturnal . The captains of slave ships would have used items such as these to help them sail to Africa and across the Atlantic Ocean to the Caribbean. From the Universal Dictionary of Arts and Science by E Chambers, 1787.

Date: 1787

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Diagram of early navigation device

Diagram of early navigation device

Description:

Diagram of device used in early navigation. Current . The captains of slave ships would have used items such as these to help them sail to Africa and across the Atlantic Ocean to the Caribbean. From the Universal Dictionary of Arts and Science by E Chambers, 1787.

Date: 1787

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Diagrams of early navigation device

Diagrams of early navigation device

Description:

Diagrams of device used in early navigation. Meridional parts . The captains of slave ships would have used items such as these to help them sail to Africa and across the Atlantic Ocean to the Caribbean. From the Universal Dictionary of Arts and Science by E Chambers, 1787.

Date: 1787

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Diagram of early navigation device

Diagram of early navigation device

Description:

Detail: diagram of device used in early navigation. A Forestaff . The captains of slave ships would have used items such as this to help them sail to Africa and across the Atlantic Ocean to the Caribbean. From the Universal Dictionary of Arts and Science by E Chambers, 1787.

Date: 1787

Copyright: Copyright Bristol University

Diagram of early navigation device

Diagram of early navigation device

Description:

Detail: diagram of device used in early navigation. (Device name not specified; a compass?) The captains of slave ships would have used items such as these to help them sail to Africa and across the Atlantic Ocean to the Caribbean. From the Universal Dictionary of Arts and Science by E Chambers, 1787.

Date: 1787

Copyright: Copyright Bristol University

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