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Enslaved plantation workers cutting sugarcane in Jamaica

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division

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Notes on the present condition of the Negroes in Jamaica

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Enslaved plantation workers cutting sugarcane in Jamaica

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Title
Enslaved plantation workers cutting sugarcane in Jamaica
Additional title: Jamaica Negroes cutting cane in their working dresses
Names
De La Beche, Henry T. (Henry Thomas), 1796-1855 (Author)
Collection

Notes on the present condition of the Negroes in Jamaica

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1825
Place: London
Publisher: Printed for T. Cadell, in the Strand
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division
Shelf locator: Sc Rare C 89-54
Topics
Enslaved persons -- Jamaica -- Social conditions
Slavery -- Great Britain -- Colonies
Sugarcane
Clothing & dress
Slave labor
Sugar plantations
Plantation workers
Blacks -- Jamaica
Blacks -- Caribbean Area
Genres
Books
Prints
Physical Description
Lithographs
Type of Resource
Still image
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b13697534
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 0e8cbb00-c637-012f-f520-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1796: Creator Born
  • 1825: Issued
  • 1855: Creator Died
  • 2026: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. "Enslaved plantation workers cutting sugarcane in Jamaica" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1825. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-7461-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. "Enslaved plantation workers cutting sugarcane in Jamaica" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 25, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-7461-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. (1825). Enslaved plantation workers cutting sugarcane in Jamaica Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-7461-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Enslaved plantation workers cutting sugarcane in Jamaica