464. SLAVE SHIP ILLUSTRATION Anincredible set of illustrations of packed slave ship decks, 18 1/2" x 13",published by J. P. Parke, Philadelphia, 1808. The illustrations show thedisposition of several hundred slaves upon four cargo decks, each lying down andliterally shoulder-to-shoulder as viewed from above and in cross-sectionalviews, giving the overall impression that not a single inch of cargo space wasto be unused. But for folds and a 3" closed tear at upper-right, theillustrations are generally very clean and in excellent condition. Matted andframed. $500 - 700