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Book/Printed MaterialGambia. "Appendix" (p. [33]-34) includes extracts from treaties relating to Gambia. "Authorities": 1 leaf at end.- Contributor: Great Britain. Foreign Office. Historical Section
- Date: 1920-01-01
- Resource: - 52 pages
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Book/Printed MaterialTravels into the inland parts of Africa: containing a description of the several nations for the space of six hundred miles up the River Gambia; their trade, habits, customs, language, manners, religion … Francis Moore was a clerk, and later a factor, for the Royal African Company. Moore lived on the Gambia River from November 1730 to May 1735, and represented the commercial interests of the company. This work consists of the personal journal that Moore kept at the time, which remains an important source of information about pre-colonial Gambia. Moore's journal includes discussions about natural history,…- Contributor: Pre- Imprint Collection (Library of Congress) - Leo - Stibbs, Bartholomew - Moore, Francis
- Date: 1738
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Book/Printed MaterialWit and Wisdom from West Africa; Or, A Book of Proverbial Philosophy, Idioms, Enigmas, and Laconisms.
Wit and wisdom from West Africa : or, A book of proverbial philosophy, idioms, enigmas, and laconisms Richard Francis Burton (1821--90) was a British explorer, soldier, spy, and diplomat, best known for his travels in Arabia, India, and Africa. After service in the army of the British East India Company and a brief engagement in the Crimean War, Burton led a Royal Geographical Society expedition to explore Africa's Great Lakes region in search of the source of the Nile. In 1861…- Contributor: Burton, Richard Francis, Sir - Murray, Henry A. (Henry Anthony)
- Date: 1865-01-01
- Resource: - 248 pages