A depiction of jamaica in the early 1800s. Illustration for the family sepulchre: a tale of jamaica by mrs. Henry (theodora elizabeth) lynch (london: seelys, 1848). The drawing is by abraham cooper (signature in the lower left corner). In this scene, a young englishwoman travelling in jamaica is saved from the danger of a rising river in a storm: "leaning on the feeble arm of my attendant, i made as much effort as i could to ascend the hill. In an instant my clothes were saturated, my silk bonnet hung on my face, and the wet clay kept my chaussure fast in its hold. As i scrambled on, my feet were cut by the sharp stones; and at length, weary and fainting, i sat me down by the way-side. Two negroes who were passing stopped and stared in astonishment to see a buckra piccanini in such a situation; and though i could scarcely understand what they said, i saw by their gestures, that they were willing to carry me up the hill. Thankfully i accepted their offer; and in this exhasted condition, on the shoulders of one of my sable bearers, i was presented to my aunt. ". Date: 1848.
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