Book/Printed Material First footsteps in East Africa, or, An exploration of Harar

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Title
First footsteps in East Africa, or, An exploration of Harar
Contributor Names
Burton, Richard Francis, Sir, 1821-1890.
Barker, William C.
Burton, Isabel, Lady, 1831-1896.
Speke, John Hanning, 1827-1864.
Created / Published
London : Tylston and Edwards, 1894.
Subject Headings
-  Burton, Richard Francis,--Sir,--1821-1890--Travel--Ethiopia
-  Burton, Richard Francis,--Sir,--1821-1890--Travel--Somalia
-  Harari (African people)
-  Harari language
-  Hārer (Ethiopia)--Description and travel
-  Somalia--Description and travel
Notes
-  Appendices: 1. Diary and observations made by Lieutenant Speke, when attempting to reach the Wady Nogal -- 2. Grammatical outline and vocabulary of the Harari language -- 3. Meteorological observations in the cold season of 1854-5 / by Lieutenants Herne, Stroyan, and Burton -- 5. A condensed account of an attempt to reach Harar from Ankobar / [by William Barker]
-  Includes index.
Medium
2 v. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 22 cm.
Call Number/Physical Location
DT401 .B972
Digital Id
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gdc/gdclccn.08037699v1
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gdc/gdclccn.08037699v2
Library of Congress Control Number
08037699
OCLC Number
3941533
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Chicago citation style:

Burton, Richard Francis, Sir, William C Barker, Isabel Burton, and John Hanning Speke. First footsteps in East Africa, or, An exploration of Harar. London: Tylston and Edwards, 1894. Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/08037699/.

APA citation style:

Burton, R. F., Barker, W. C., Burton, I. & Speke, J. H. (1894) First footsteps in East Africa, or, An exploration of Harar. London: Tylston and Edwards. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/08037699/.

MLA citation style:

Burton, Richard Francis, Sir, et al. First footsteps in East Africa, or, An exploration of Harar. London: Tylston and Edwards, 1894. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/08037699/>.

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