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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 [sic], or Zahahrah ...

Title
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 [sic], or Zahahrah ... / by James Riley.
Author
Riley, James, 1777-1840.
Publication
New York : T.& W. Mercein, 1817.

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Description
554, xvi p., [10] leaves of plates, some folded : ill., map, port.
Subject
  • Commerce (Brig)
  • Slavery > Africa, North
  • Africa, North > Description and travel
  • Sahara > Description and travel
Note
  • "Preceded by a brief sketch of the author's life ... with an Arabic and English vocabulary."
LCCN
nuc87684810
OCLC
  • ocm40007902
  • SCSB-8917882
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library