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The ruined cities of Mashonaland : being a record of excavation and exploration in 1891

Title
The ruined cities of Mashonaland : being a record of excavation and exploration in 1891 / by J. Theodore Bent ; with a chapter on the orientation and mensuration of the temples by R.M.W. Swan.
Author
Bent, J. Theodore (James Theodore), 1852-1897
Publication
London ; New York : Longmans, Green, and Co., 1892.

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Additional Authors
  • Swan, Robert McNair Wilson, 1858-1904.
  • Longmans, Green, and Co., publisher.
  • Spottiswoode & Co., printer.
Description
xi, [1], 376 pages, [17] leaves of plates (3 folded) : illustrations, maps, plans, portraits; 23 cm.
Donor/Sponsor
Home to Harlem Project funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Alternative Title
Mashonaland
Subjects
Genre/Form
Publishers' catalogs – England – London – 19th century.
Note
  • With a half-title.
  • "Printed by Spottiswoode and Co., New-Street Square, London."--verso of half-title page.
  • Includes index.
  • Publisher's catalog, 24 pages at end.
Provenance (note)
  • is part of the original collection purchased from Arthur A. Schomburg in 1926.
Contents
Pt. I. On the road to the ruins: The journey up by the Kalahari Desert route ; First impressions of Mashonaland ; Camp life and work at Zimbabwe -- Pt. II. Devoted to the archaeology of the ruined cities: Description of the various ruins ; On the orientation and measurements of Zimbabwe ruins / by R.M.W. Swan ; The finds at the Great Zimbabwe ruins ; The geography and ethnology of the Mashonaland ruins -- Pt. III. Exploration journeys in Mashonaland: Down to the Sabi River and Matindela ruins ; Fort Salisbury and the old workings and ruins of the Mazoe Valley ; Our embassy to Chief 'Mtoko ; The ruined cities in Mangwendi's, Chipunza's, and Makoni's countries ; The journey to the coast -- Appendices: Notes on the geography and meteorology of Mashonaland / by R.M.W. Swan ; List of stations in Mashonaland astronomically observed, with altitudes / by R.M.W. Swan ; Addenda to chapter V / by R.M.W. Swan -- Index.
Call Number
Sc 916.89-B (Bent, J. Ruined cities of Mashonaland. 1892)
LCCN
04016743
OCLC
  • 1499616
  • NYPGR1499616-B
Author
Bent, J. Theodore (James Theodore), 1852-1897, author.
Title
The ruined cities of Mashonaland : being a record of excavation and exploration in 1891 / by J. Theodore Bent ; with a chapter on the orientation and mensuration of the temples by R.M.W. Swan.
Publisher
London ; New York : Longmans, Green, and Co., 1892.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Provenance
Copy in Sc 916.89-B (accession no.B593884) is part of the original collection purchased from Arthur A. Schomburg in 1926. NN
Local Note
Copy in Sc 916.89-B accompanied by publisher's catalog, 24 page at end: A catalogue of works in general literature published by Messrs. Longmans, Green & Co.
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Added Author
Swan, Robert McNair Wilson, 1858-1904.
Longmans, Green, and Co., publisher.
Spottiswoode & Co., printer.
Schomburg, Arthur Alfonso, 1874-1938, former owner.
Research Call Number
Sc 916.89-B (Bent, J. Ruined cities of Mashonaland. 1892)
BNN (Bent, J. T. (Ruined cities of Mashonaland)
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