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Book/Printed MaterialChroniques de la Mauritanie sénégalaise. Ismaël Hamet was an interpreter and official in the service of the French army in the colony of French West Africa. His 1911 Chroniques de la Mauritanie sénégalaise (Chronicles of Senegalese Mauritania) is one of the few scholarly books about the region of the Western Sahara, and Mauritania in particular, to be published in the West before the mid-20th century. The first part of…- Contributor: Muhammad Ibn Saʻīd, Al-Yiddālī - Al-Wālid Ibn Al-Muṣṭafa, Al-Dīmānī - Ismāʻīl Hāmid
- Date: 1911-01-01
- Resource: - 407 pages
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Book/Printed MaterialMauretania. "Appendix" (p. [31]-32) Extracts from treaties between France and Spain for the delimitation of their possessions in West Africa. "Authorities": 1 leaf at end.- Contributor: Great Britain. Foreign Office. Historical Section
- Date: 1920-01-01
- Resource: - 48 pages
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Book/Printed MaterialThe Qurʼan. This manuscript is a fragment of the Qurʼan, consisting of chapters 19 (Sūrat Maryam) through 23 (Sūrat al-mu'minūn). It was produced in the Maghreb and dates from the 12th century AH (18th century AD). The text is written in a large Maghrebī script, with vocalization in red, green, and yellow ink on Italian paper. The codex opens with an illuminated chapter heading for chapter…- Date: 1700-01-01
- Resource: - 243 pages
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MapGvinea propria, nec non Nigritiae vel Terrae Nigrorvm maxima pars : geographis hodiernis dicta utraq[ue] Aethiopia inferior, & hujus quidem pars australis
Guinea propria, nec non Nigritiae vel Terrae Nigrorum maxima pars | Guinee de meme que la plus grande partie du Pais des Negres | Gvinee de meme que la plus grande partie du Pais des Negres "This 1743 map shows western Africa from the territory of present-day Gabon in the south to Niger, Mali, and Mauritania in the north. The map was published in Nuremberg, Germany, by the firm of Homännische Erben, meaning the successors of the Nuremberg engraver and publisher Johann Baptist Homann (1663-1724) and his son, Johann Christoph Homann (1703-30). It is based on an earlier work by…- Contributor: Marchais, R. De - Homann Erben (Firm) - Anville, Jean Baptiste Bourguignon D
- Date: 1743
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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: Murray, Henry A. (Henry Anthony) - Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
- Date: 1865-01-01
- Resource: - 248 pages
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Book/Printed MaterialSpanish Sahara. "Appendix" (p. [32]-33): Conventions between France and Spain, June 27, 1900; November 27, 1912. "Authorities": p. [34]-35.- Contributor: Great Britain. Foreign Office. Historical Section
- Date: 1920-01-01
- Resource: - 50 pages
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Book/Printed Material[Volume 15] A general collection of the best and most interesting voyages and travels in all parts of the world; many of which are now first translated into English. Digested on a …- Contributor: Pinkerton, John - Joseph Meredith Toner Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1808
- Resource: Volume 15 - 15 pages
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Book/Printed MaterialTwo quaint republics, Andorra and San Marino, Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. digital files not viewed; td12 2008-10-29- Contributor: Johnson, Virginia W. (Virginia Wales)
- Date: 1913-01-01
- Resource: - 1 page
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Book/Printed MaterialThe preaching of Islam; a history of the propagation of the Muslim faith, The Preaching of Islam: A History of the Propagation of the Muslim Faith is an important early work by the British Orientalist and historian of Islamic art Sir Thomas Walker Arnold (1864-1930). Arnold was born in Devonport, Devon, England, and graduated from Magdalene College, Cambridge. In 1888 he moved to British India, where he taught philosophy at the Mohammedan Anglo-Oriental College (present-day Aligarh Muslim…- Contributor: Arnold, Thomas Walker
- Date: 1913-01-01
- Resource: - 2 pages
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Book/Printed Material[Volume 17] A general collection of the best and most interesting voyages and travels in all parts of the world; many of which are now first translated into English. Digested on a …- Contributor: Pinkerton, John - Joseph Meredith Toner Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1808
- Resource: Volume 17 - 2 pages
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Book/Printed MaterialThe history of Arabia. The History of Arabia, Ancient and Modern is a two-volume study, first published in 1833, by the Scottish Presbyterian cleric and man of letters Andrew Crichton (1790-1855). In his preface, Crichton presents his book as a first effort to "connect the past with the illustrations of modern discovery so as to exhibit the whole in moderate compass," that is, in only two volumes. He…- Contributor: Crichton, Andrew
- Date: 1838-01-01
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Book/Printed MaterialTwo trips to gorilla land and the cataracts of the Congo. Includes bibliographical references.- Contributor: Burton, Richard Francis
- Date: 1876-01-01
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Book/Printed MaterialThe Uganda protectorate; an attempt to give some description of the physical geography, botany, zoology, anthropology, languages and history of the territories under British protection in East Central Africa, between the Congo … Appendix to chapter XIII "Anthropology" and to chapter XIV "Pygmies and forest negroes", by Dr. F. Shrubsall. Paged continuously. Printed by Hazell, Watson, and Viney, ld., London and Aylesbury, England. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. digital files not viewed; td12 2008-11-3- Contributor: Johnston, Harry Hamilton - Johnston, Harry
- Date: 1904-01-01
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Book/Printed MaterialThe exploration of the world. Added t. p., illus. Series title also at head of t. p.- Contributor: Verne, Jules - Leigh, Dora
- Date: 1882-01-01
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Book/Printed Material[Volume 16] A general collection of the best and most interesting voyages and travels in all parts of the world; many of which are now first translated into English. Digested on a …- Contributor: Pinkerton, John - Joseph Meredith Toner Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1808
- Resource: Volume 16 - 1 page
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Book/Printed MaterialPersonal narrative of a pilgrimage to el Medinah and Meccah. Richard Francis Burton (1821-90) was a British orientalist, soldier, spy, diplomat, and explorer best known for his travels in Arabia, Africa, and India. He was born in Torquay, on the southern coast of England, and was raised in France and Italy. It was there that he began to show his exceptional talent with languages by learning Latin, Greek, Italian, and French before he was…- Contributor: Burton, Richard Francis
- Date: 1857-01-01
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Book/Printed MaterialModern geography. A description of the empires, kingdoms, states, and colonies; with the oceans, seas, and isles; in all parts of the world: including the most recent discoveries, and political alterations: Digested … "Catalogue of maps, and of books of voyages and travels": v. 2, p. 792-802. Vols. 1 and 2 have supplements containing corrections and additions 1817.- Contributor: Pond, John - Pinkerton, John - Nicolle De La Croix
- Date: 1811-01-01
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Book/Printed Material[Volume 12] A general collection of the best and most interesting voyages and travels in all parts of the world; many of which are now first translated into English. Digested on a …- Contributor: Pinkerton, John - Joseph Meredith Toner Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1808
- Resource: Volume 12 - 1 page
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Book/Printed Material[Volume 1] A general collection of the best and most interesting voyages and travels in all parts of the world; many of which are now first translated into English. Digested on a …- Contributor: Pinkerton, John - Joseph Meredith Toner Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1808
- Resource: Volume 1 - 1 page
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Book/Printed MaterialThe Hedàya or Guide; a commentary of the Mussulman laws. Includes index. Translated from Arabic.- Contributor: Hamilton, Charles - Marghīnānī, ʻalī Ibn Abī Bakr
- Date: 1791-01-01