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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

Title
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 [electronic resource] : 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 / by Archibald Robbins.
Author
Robbins, Archibald, 1792-1865.
Publication
Hartford [Conn.] : S. Andrus, 1822 [c1818]
Supplementary Content
Full text online available from home with a valid library card and onsite at NYPL

Details

Description
275 p., [1] leaf of plates (fold.) : fold. map; 19 cm.
Alternative Title
Robbins' journal
Subject
  • Riley, James, 1777-1840
  • Commerce (Brig)
  • Voyages and travels
  • Shipwrecks
  • Slavery > Africa, North
  • Sahara > Description and travel
Note
  • Reproduction of original from The American Antiquarian Society.
  • Sabin no. 71738.
Reproduction (note)
  • Electronic reproduction.
OCLC
  • 795892606
  • TGPSM11-B4658
Author
Robbins, Archibald, 1792-1865.
Title
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 [electronic resource] : 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 / by Archibald Robbins.
Imprint
Hartford [Conn.] : S. Andrus, 1822 [c1818] (New-York : Stereotyped by C. Starr)
Edition
15th ed.
Reproduction
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Gale, a part of Cengage Learning, 2012. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
Local Note
Travel; Maritime; Slavery.
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Running Title
Robbins' journal
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