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Materializing the middle passage : a historical archaeology of British slave shipping, 1680-1807 /Jane "An estimated 2.7 million Africans made an enforced crossing of the Atlantic on British slave ships between c.1680 and 1807 - a journey that has become known as the 'Middle Passage'. This book focuses on the slave ship itself. The slave ship is the largest artefact of the Transatlantic slave trade, but because so few examples of wrecked slaving vessels have been located at sea, it is rarely studied by archaeologists. Materializing the Middle Passage: A Historical Archaeology of British Slave Shipping,1680-1807 argues that there are other ways for archaeologists to materialize the slave ship. It employs a pioneering interdisciplinary methodology combining primary documentary sources, maritime and terrestrial archaeology, paintings, maritime and ethnographic museum collections, and many other sources to 'rebuild' British slaving vessels and to identify changes to them over time. The book then goes on to consider the reception of the slave ship and its trade goods in coastal West Africa, and details the range, and uses, of the many African resources (including ivory, gold, and live animals) entering Britain on returning slave ships. The third section of the book focuses on the Middle Passage experiences of both captives and crews and argues that greater attention needs to be paid to the coping mechanisms through which Africans survived, yet also challenged, their captive passage. Finally, Jane Webster asks why the African Middle Passage experience remains so elusive, even after decades of scholarship dedicated to uncovering it. She considers when, how, and why the crossing was remembered by 'saltwater' captives in the Caribbean and North America. The marriage of words and things attempted in this richly illustrated book is underpinned throughout by a theoretical perspective combining creolization and postcolonial theory, and by a central focus on the materiality of the slave ship and its regimes."--Provided by publisher. [2023] • BOOK • 1 copy available. 306.3/620941

Memoirs of the distinguished men of science of Great Britain living in the years 1807-8 Walker, William (comp) 1862 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 5/6(42)"17/18":92

British military and naval forces in West African history, 1807-1874 / Paul Mmegha Mbaeyi. Mbaeyi, Paul Mmegha. 1978. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.48/.49(42:66)"1807/1874"

The promise of freedom for slaves escaping in British ships : the Emancipation Revolution, 1740-1807 Corbett, Theodore, 2024. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 306.3/620941

The Abolition of the Brazilian slave trade : Britain, Brazil and the slave trade question 1807-1869 Bethell, Leslie 1970 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 326.8(42:81)

After abolition : Britain and the slave trade since 1807 /Marika Sherwood. Sherwood, Marika. 2007. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 326.1

A frigate of King George : life and duty on a British man-of-war 1807-1829 Vale, Brian 2001 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.124(42)"1807/1829"

Samuel Bentham, Inspector General of Naval Works, 1796-1807 : letters and papers /edited by Roger Morriss Bentham, Samuel, 2025. • BOOK • 1 copy available. txt

Observations des marees faites a la mature et au basin dans le port de Brest 1807-1835 Bureau des Longitudes 1843 • RARE-FOLIO • 1 copy available. 094:551.466.78(441.1)

History of the war in the Peninsula and in the south of France from the year 1807 to the year 1814 / Napier, W F P 1882. • BOOK • 3 copies available. 355.48"1807/1814"

History of the pirates who infested the China Sea from 1807 to 1810 : translated from the Chinese original Neumann, Charles Fried (tr) 1831 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 341.362.1(265)"18"

Leonhard Euler (1707-1783), de son fils J A Euler (1734-1800) et de leur ami Jean III Bernoulli (1744-1807 Jaquel, Roger 1976 • PAMPHLET • 1 copy available. 5

Voyages and travels in various parts of the world, during the years 1803, 1804, 1805, 1806, and 1807 Langsdorff, G H von 1813 • RARE-FOLIO • 1 copy available. 094:910.4(100)"1803/1807"

Traitâe des montres áa longitudes : suivi de la notice des recherches de l'auteur, depuis 1752 jusques en 1807 Berthoud, Ferdinand, 1807. • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 528.282:094

Passage to the world : the emigrant experience, 1807-1940 /Kevin Brown. "From the early nineteenth century onwards, literally millions of people left their homes to cross the seas. Some, like the convicts transported to Australia, had no choice; others like the indentured Indian and Chinese labourers had almost no alternative; but the vast majority were driven to escape war, famine or grinding poverty in Europe by seeking a new life abroad. Whatever their circumstances and wherever their destination, the one experience they all shared in common was the sea voyage. This book is centred on the rite of passage that marked the transition from one life to the other, tracing the story of the emigrant, through a fresh look at original sources and first-hand accounts, from the decision to emigrate, the journey to the port and the voyage itself, to arrival in the new world. It describes the emigrant trade, the differing conditions on board sailing ships and steamers, convict and coolie ships, and the perils of overcrowding, epidemics, fire, shipwreck and even cannibalism. It also investigates the varied receptions emigrants were likely to face."--Provided by the publisher. 2013. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 325.1"1807/1940"

All the voyages round the world, from the first by Magellan in 1520 to that of Krusenstern in 1807 Prior, Samuel (comp) 1820 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 094:910.4(100)"15/18"

Independencia de America : indice de los papeles de expediciones de Indias 1807-1839 Guillen, Julio F 1953 • BOOK • 3 copies available. 98"18"(093)

politics and British anti-slavery : the mobilisatition of public opinion against the slave trade, 1787-1807 "In 1792, 400,000 people put their signature to petitions calling for the abolition of the slaves trade. This work explains how this remarkable expression of support for black people was organized and orchestrated, and how it contributed to the growth of popular politics in Britain."--Back cover. 1998. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 326.8(42)"17/18"

holden on board His Majesty's ship Gladiator, in Portsmouth Harbour, on Tuesday, the 10th day of July 1807 Great Britain. Royal Navy. Court-martial, Laroche : 1807 1807 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 094:344.4"1807"Laroche

holden on board His Majesty's ship Gladiator, in Portsmouth Harbour, on Tuesday the 10th day of February 1807 Great Britain. Royal Navy. Court-martial, Hawkins : 1807 1807 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 094:344.4"1807"Hawkins

A history of Portugal and the Portuguese Empire : from beginnings to 1807 /A. R. Disney. Disney, A. R.-(Anthony R.), 2009. • BOOK • 2 copies available. 946.9.03/.05

histories : Black people in England and Wales during the period of the British slave trade, c. 1660-1807 A study of black people living in England and Wales during the period of the British slave trade (1660-1807) and their experiences. This is based on research carried out for the author's doctoral thesis. The evidence is obtained from sources including parish records, newspaper reports and trial proceedings. The author firstly examines the black population in England and Wales and particularly London, in terms of its size and composition. Further chapters consider freedom and enslavement, treatment by the criminal justice system, settlement and the poor laws and the extent to which black people assimilated or integrated into wider British society. The author looks at naming conventions used, evidence of marriage and family life as well as work. The text is supported by a detailed bibliography and notes. 2009. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92(42)(=013)"16/18"

Macdermot's journal of an expedition to the Cape of Good Hope and the river Plate 13 September 1806 to 4 June 1807 1990 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 910.4(687:82)"1806/1807"

The navy and South America 1807-1823 : correspondence of the commanders-in-chief on the South American 1962 • BOOK • 2 copies available. 355.49"1807/1823"(8)

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