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A journal, comprising an account of the loss of the brig Commerce, of Hartford (Con.) James Riley, master, upon the western coast of Africa, August 28th, 1815; also of the slavery and sufferings of the author and the rest of the crew, upon the desert of Zahara, in the years 1815, 1816, 1817; with accounts of the manners, customs, and habits of the wandering Arabs; also, a brief historical and geographical view of the continent of Africa.

Kislak Center for Special Collections - Rare Book Collection DT339 .R6 1817
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Robbins, Archibald, 1792-1865.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Commerce (Brig).
Slavery--Africa, North.
Slavery.
North Africa.
Sahara--Description and travel.
Sahara.
Penn Provenance:
Van Kirk, S. Frances (donor)
Physical Description:
vii pages, 5 unnumbered pages, 258 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : map. ; 18 cm
Place of Publication:
Hartford : Printed by F. D. Bolles, 1817.
Notes:
Errata: p. [iv].
Local Notes:
Imperfect: map wanting.
Cited in:
Shaw & Shoemaker 41992
OCLC:
159375

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