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A. Duperly, early 19th century
Lot 282

A. Duperly, early 19th century

The Destruction of Roehamton Estate in the Parish of St. James's in January 1832, the Property of J.Baillie, Esq

Closed25 April 2012

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A. Duperly, early 19th century
The Destruction of Roehamton Estate in the Parish of St. James's in January 1832, the Property of J.Baillie, Esq
inscribed 'Roehamton Estate destroyed by insurgent Negroes in Jamaica in Jany 1832' (in title area)
hancoloured lithograph, proof before title, Jamaica, 1833
S. 11½ x 16¼in. (29.2 x 41.3cm.)

Specialist note

The Christmas Rebellion, also known as the Christmas Uprising and the Great Jamaican Slave Revolt of 1831-32, was a 10-day rebellion that mobilised as many as 60,000 of Jamaica's 300,000 slave population. This lithograph illustrates the destruction of the mill yard and slave village at the Roehamton Estate owned by J.Baillie Esq., in January 1832.