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[Portrait of Jonathan Walker and image of the branded hand in Trial and imprisonment of Jonathan Walker] / eng. at J. Andrews from a Daguerreotype by Southworth
1 item (2 sheets) : steel engraving and woodcut ; each sheet 19 x 10.5 cm
Description
"1 woodcut from a daguerreotype of Walker's hand inset into title page. 1 steel engraving of Walker, by J. Andrews, both [produced] by Southworth and Hawes Studio, Boston. ... early example of a daguerreotype used to comment journalistically and now seen as graphically striking as well. Southworth and Hawes were later to work enthusiastically with engravers and created a special lens for such work."--Hanson Collection catalog, p. 10
Imprint
Boston : Published at the Anti-Slavery Office, 1846
In: Trial and imprisonment of Jonathan Walker, at Pensacola, Florida, for aiding slaves to escape from bondage : with an appendix, containing a sketch of his life. Boston : Published at the Anti-Slavery Office, 1846. Frontispiece and t.p. recto -- Title supplied by cataloger
Source
Forms part of the David A. Hanson Collection of the History of Photomechanical Reproduction
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