1850 Voyages Rio de Janeiro 1ed Slave Trade California Lima Fremont Deck & Port

1850 Voyages Rio de Janeiro 1ed Slave Trade California Lima Fremont Deck & Port

“Deck and Port” by Rev. Walter Colton chronicles the intriguing journey aboard the U.S. frigate “Congress” beginning in Norfolk and culminating in Monterey, California. Through Coltons journal-style narrative, readers are transported beyond maritime life to the vibrant cultures, landscapes, and politics of stops that include Rio de Janeiro, Valparaiso, Lima, Honolulu, and gold-rush San Francisco. Interestingly, Colton describes botanical and scientific discoveries near the equator, including animals and weather phenomena. Notably, he includes his perspective on the treatment of slaves and slave-trading in Brazil. He also encounters religious ceremonies and rites, Indian doctors, ghost ships, and many more oddities. Colton also details the arrival of John C. Fremont following the notable Bear Flag event in Sonoma. Melding the wonders and perils of 19th-century sea life with keen observations of distant lands, the book serves as both a captivating travelogue as well as a window into a bygone era.

Item number: #41518

Price: $499

COLTON, Rev. Walter

Deck and Port; or, Incidents of a Cruise in the United States Frigate Congress to California. With Sketches of Rio Janeiro, Valparaiso, Lima, Honolulu, and San Francisco.

New York: A.S. Barnes and Co.; Cincinnati: H.W. Derby and Co., 1850. First Edition.

Details:

Collation: Complete

408, [20]

6 engravings (including frontispiece and map)

Several in-text illustrations

Reference(s): Forbes 1769; Hill 340; Howes C-624; Sabin 14799

Provenance: Armorial bookplate – Dexter A. Hawkins

Dexter Arnold Hawkins (1825-1886) was an American educator and lawyer. He was particularly remembered as an active advocate for public education, with his proposed “Act to Secure to Children the Benefits of Elementary Education” being passed into New York state law in 1874. This work also provided provisions for accountability in state spending, and his research and data were instrumental in bringing down the corrupt Tammany Hall political organization in New York. He was also known to be an abolitionist in direct contradiction to his ancestor, Sir John Hawkins (1532–1595), the English naval commander, privateer, and slave trader, considered to be the first English merchant to profit from the Triangle Trade. Motto: TOUJOURS PRET

Language: English

Binding: Leather; tight and secure

Size: ~7.5in X 5.5in (19cm x 13.5cm)

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Condition Report: Excellent