1807 Madagascar Voyage of Robert Drury Slavery Castaway Native Tribes Africa

1807 Madagascar Voyage of Robert Drury Slavery Castaway Native Tribes Africa

This very rare 19^th-century edition of ‘The Adventures of Robert Drury…’ is a fascinating tale of human complexity and survival in overcoming adversity and relishing freedom. This work is the famous account of Robert Drury’s 1701 voyage aboard ‘The Degrave’, its shipwreck on the shores of Madagascar, his subsequent captivity into slavery, and eventual escape from warring tribal kings! An incredible tale!

Item number: #40160

Price: $499

DRURY, Robert

The Adventures of Robert Drury, during fifteen years captivity on the island of Madagascar; containing a description of that island; an account of its produce, manufactures, and commerce; with an account of the manners and customs, wars, religion, and civil policy of the inhabitants: to which is added a vocabulary of the Madagascar language.

London: Stodart and Craggs, Hull, 1807.

Details:

• Collation: Complete
  • xii, 459, [1]
  • 2 engraved illustrations
• Provenance: Armorial bookplate – Sir John Lubbock, Bart.
  • Sir John Lubbock, 1st Baronet (1744–1816) an eminent English banker. Lubbock was also a merchant and Member of Parliament. He was listed amongst the “staunch friends” of the abolition of the slave trade, with connections to the abolitionists Henry Thornton and William Wilberforce. His nephew wrote of him “he was an excellent man of business and a genial, kind friend.”
• Language: English
• Binding: Leather; tight and secure
• Size: ~8.25in X 5.25in (21cm x 13.5cm)

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