A representation of the sugar-cane and the art of making sugar – Historic Reproduction
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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A representation of the sugar-cane and the art of making sugar comes to life in this antique engraving, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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A representation of the sugar-cane and the art of making sugar
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An engraving that first appeared in the Universal Magazine of Knowledge and Pleasure, published in London by John Hinton in 1749, shows sugar cane and the process of turning it into sugar. The plate was issued as an illustration for the magazine, and its hand-coloring was added to lend the stalks and tools a more lifelike tone. Sugar was among the most valuable goods moving through the Atlantic economy in the eighteenth century, grown largely on plantations in the Caribbean and worked by enslaved laborers, so a picture of this kind reflects both the science of production and the commercial interests that drove it. Viewers today may find it useful to weigh what the image shows about the work and what it leaves out.
| Created / published | 1749 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : engraving, hand-colored. |
| Genre | Engravings Hand-colored 1740-1750. |
| Notes | Title from item. Illus. from: The universal magazine of knowledge and pleasure .... London : Published ... according to Act of Parliament, for John Hinton, 1749. Engrav'd for the Universal Magazine according ot Act of Parliament, 1749 for J. Hinton a[?] Kings Arms in St. Pauls Church Yard, London. |
| Subjects | Sugarcane--1740-1750. Sugar plantations--1740-1750. Sugar industry--1740-1750. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,197 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-111130 |
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