An authentic narrative of the loss of the American brig Commerce, wrecked on the western coast of Af… - SLUB Dresden

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Titel: 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; and observations historical, geographical, &c. made during the travels of the author, while a slave to the Arabs, and in the empire of Morocco

Beteiligte: Riley, James [Verfasser:in]; Anderson, Alexander [Stecher:in]; Carman, J.. [Sonstige Person, Familie und Körperschaft]; Eddy, John Henry [Sonstige Person, Familie und Körperschaft]; Gimbrede, Thomas [Stecher:in]; Hamet, Sidi [Sonstige Person, Familie und Körperschaft]; Hooker, William [Stecher:in]; Laughton, William [Sonstige Person, Familie und Körperschaft]; Lescallier, Daniel baron [Sonstige Person, Familie und Körperschaft]; Merchant, Biddle [Stecher:in]; Smith, J. R.. [Sonstige Person, Familie und Körperschaft]; Tanner, Benjamin [Stecher:in]; Willshire, William [Sonstige Person, Familie und Körperschaft]

Erschienen: New-York: Printed and published for the author by T. & W. Mercein, no. 93 Gold-Street, 1817

Umfang: 1 Online-Ressource (Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text); ill., 1 map, 1 port; 22 cm

Sprache: Englisch

Schlagwörter: Riley, James 1777-1840 ; Riley, James 1777-1840 Portraits ; Commerce (Brig) ; Slavery Africa, North ; Africa, North Description and travel ; Sahara Description and travel

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Anmerkungen: "Errata."--p. [xv]
"The Arabic alphabet."--p. [ii], 3rd count
"This vocabulary was furnished the author by his benefactor, William Willshire, Esq. British Vice Consul and American consular agent at Mogadore, or Swearah. It has since been revised in New-York by the Baron Lescalier, late Consul General of the French empire in the United States of America, who is versed in the Oriental languages."--p. [i], 3rd count
Copyright Oct. 3, 1816, by James Riley
Errors in paging: p. 324, 442 misnumbered 224, 342
Frontispiece portrait of James Riley signed: Carman pt.; Gimbrede sc
Plates 2-9 engraved by Thomas Gimbrede, Alexander Anderson, William Hooker, Benjamin Tanner, and Biddle Merchant, after illustrations by J. Carman, J.R. Smith, and William Laughton, Jr
Shaw & Shoemaker, 41989
Spine title: Capt. Riley's Narrative
The map is drawn by John H. Eddy, and engraved by W. Hooker

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