A journal comprising an account of the loss of the brig Commerce, of Hartford, (Con.) James Riley, master, upon the western coast of Africa, August 28th, 1815 : also of the slavery and sufferings of the author and the rest of the crew, upon the desert of Zahara, in the years 1815, 1816, 1817 ; with accounts of the manners, customs, and habits of the wandering Arabs ; also, a brief historical and geographical view of the continent of Africa.

Date:

1839.

Author:

Robbins, Archibald, 1792-1865.

Collecting Area:

Rare Books

Call Number:

DT 339 R6 1839 LOCAL

Publisher:

Robinson and Franklin

Physical Description:

275 pages : folded map ; 19 cm

Notes:

Special Collections' copy is part of the Charles A. Willsey Collection. LOCAL

Subjects:

Slavery Africa, North, Slavery, and Travel

Corporate Names:

Commerce (Brig) and Commerce (Brig)

Geographic Terms:

Sahara Description and travel, North Africa, and Sahara