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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

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.

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

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 08037699

OCLC Number

  • 3941533

Online Format

  • online text
  • pdf
  • image

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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/>.