An authentic narrative of the loss of the American brig Commerce : wrecked on the western coast of Africa in the month of August 1815 : with an account of the sufferings of her surviving officers and crew, who were enslaved by the wandering Arabs, on the great African desart , or Zahahrah ... / by James Riley.

Format:

Microformat

Author/Creator:

Riley, James, 1777-1840.

Series:

Early American imprints. Second series ; no. 41989.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Commerce (Brig).

Slavery--Africa, North.

Slavery.

North Africa.

Africa, North--Description and travel.

Africa, North.

Sahara--Description and travel.

Sahara.

Physical Description:

554, xvi pages, 10 unnumbered leaves of plates, some folded : illustrations, map, portrait

6x9 in.

monochrome

service copy

positive

Place of Publication:

New-York : For the author by T. & W. Mercein, 1817.

Notes:

For a listing of titles in each box consult American bibliography : a preliminary checklist for 1801-1819 / compiled by Ralph R. Shaw and Richard H. Shoemaker.

"Preceded by a brief sketch of the author's life ... with an Arabic and English vocabulary."

Microopaque. New York, N.Y. : Readex Microprint, courtesy of A.A.S., 1979. 7 microopaques ; 23 x 15 cm. (Early American imprints. Second series ; no. 41989).

Cited in:

Shaw & Shoemaker, 41989.

OCLC:

123196322