Research Catalog

Title

The Negroland of the Arabs examined and explained, or, An inquiry into the early history and geography of Central Africa / by William Desborough Cooley.

Author

Cooley, William Desborough, -1883.

Publication

London : printed by James Holmes, Took's Court. Published by J. Arrowsmith, 10, Soho Square, 1841.

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Additional Authors

• Arrowsmith, John, 1790-1873
• Holmes, James, 1789 or 1790-1873

Description

xvi, 143, [1] p., [1] folded leaf of plates : map; 22 cm.

Donor/Sponsor

Home to Harlem Project funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Alternative Title

• Negroland of the Arabs examined and explained
• Inquiry into the early history and geography of Central Africa

Subjects

• Black people > Sudan (Region)
• Sudan (Region) > History
• Sudan (Region) > Historical geography

Note

• With a half-title.
• "The authors chiefly relied on are, El Bekrí, Ibn Khaldún, and Ibn Baṭúṭah."--Preface.
• "London: J. Holmes, Took's Court, Chancery Lane."--colophon, p. 143.
• Last page blank.

Indexed In (note)

• Library Company of Philadelphia. Afro-Americana, 1553-1906 (2nd ed.)

Provenance (note)

• is part of the original collection purchased from Arthur A. Schomburg in 1926.

Contents

Introduction -- Ghánah, Audághost, Aúlíl -- El Idrísí compared with El Bekrí -- Málí -- Ibn Baṭúṭah's journey -- Tekrúr -- Kúghah, Kághó, Kaúkaú, Karkar -- Lemlem, Remrem, Demdem, El-Límiyín -- Negroland divided into nations -- Postrscript: remarks on Houssa.

Call Number

Sc Rare 916.6-C (Cooley, W. Negroland of the Arabs)

LCCN

05008624

OCLC

• 4760870
• NYPGR4760870-B

Author

Cooley, William Desborough, -1883.

Title

The Negroland of the Arabs examined and explained, or, An inquiry into the early history and geography of Central Africa / by William Desborough Cooley.

Imprint

London : printed by James Holmes, Took's Court. Published by J. Arrowsmith, 10, Soho Square, 1841.

Indexed In:

Library Company of Philadelphia. Afro-Americana, 1553-1906 (2nd ed.), 2697

Provenance

Copy in Sc Rare 916.6-C (accession no. B593590) is part of the original collection purchased from Arthur A. Schomburg in 1926. NN

Local Note

has [2] p. of publisher's advertisements at end: "10, Soho Square, March 1841. The following Geographical works have recently been published by John Arrowsmith." NN

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Added Author

Arrowsmith, John, 1790-1873, publisher.

Holmes, James, 1789 or 1790-1873, printer.

Schomburg, Arthur Alfonso, 1874-1938, former owner.

Research Call Number

Sc Rare 916.6-C (Cooley, W. Negroland of the Arabs)