Hans Sloane, A Voyage to the Islands Madera, Barbados, Nieves, S. Christophers and Jamaica, vol. 1 (London: B.M., 1707)
This image includes the earliest recorded image of the banjo. It is the second instrument from the front in the image below, with an Indian instrument in front of it and an African harp behind it for comparison. The picture is from is from the naturalist Hans Sloane’s early 18th century travel account, and depicts an instrument he saw in Jamaica.
