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Narrative of a Five Years Expedition against the Revolted Negroes of Surinam

1796 · 18th century · Also known as Stedman's Narrative

The Narrative of a Five Years Expedition against the Revolted Negroes of Surinam is John Gabriel Stedman's account of his service against the maroons of Suriname from 1773 to 1777, published in London in 1796. Illustrated with engravings by William Blake and others, it described the brutality of plantation slavery as well as the landscape and peoples of the colony, and it was widely read in the debate over abolition.

Narrative of a Five Years Expedition against the Revolted Negroes of Surinam
Image: John Gabriel Stedman / Francesco Bartolozzi · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Narrative of a Five Years Expedition against the Revolted Negroes of Surinam. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/narrative-of-a-five-years-expedition
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“Narrative of a Five Years Expedition against the Revolted Negroes of Surinam.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/narrative-of-a-five-years-expedition. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Narrative of a Five Years Expedition against the Revolted Negroes of Surinam.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/narrative-of-a-five-years-expedition.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Narrative of a Five Years Expedition against the Revolted Negroes of Surinam’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/narrative-of-a-five-years-expedition (Accessed: ).

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