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Manuscript/Mixed Material Park (p. 52) says, that Fattatenda was the capital of Bondou, when he was there

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Title

  • Park (p. 52) says, that Fattatenda was the capital of Bondou, when he was there

Summary

  • Unsigned clipping of galley proof for portion of text describing different customs, history, tribes and languages in Africa and the travel and language difficulties faced by outside travelers. Text includes bibliographical citations referencing works by Mungo Park, Heinrich Barth, and Richard and John Lander describing Africa. Text attributed to Theodore Dwight?

Names

  • Dwight, Theodore, 1796-1866, supposed author
  • Barth, Heinrich, 1821-1865, associated name
  • Lander, John, 1807-1839, associated name
  • Lander, Richard, 1804-1834, associated name
  • Park, Mungo, 1771-1806, associated name
  • Omar ibn Said Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • [New York, N.Y.?] : [Publisher not identified] [between 1860 and 1866]

Headings

  • -  Africa--Description and travel
  • -  Africa--History--19th century
  • -  Proofs (Printing)--United States--Specimens

Notes

  • -  Title devised by Library staff from first line of text.
  • -  LC copy has annotations in ink and corrections in pencil throughout text. At head of printed text annotations "1" circled in ink and "To follow [forward?] fr. 80" in ink with additional text crossed off.
  • -  Cataloged from scan he11 2018-11-01

Medium

  • 1 sheet ; 38 x 13 cm

Call Number/Physical Location

  • E445.N8 O43, no. 17

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2018662628

Online Format

  • image

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Rights & Access

The contents of the Library of Congress Omar Ibn Said Collection are in the public domain and are free to use and reuse.

Credit Line: Library of Congress, African and Middle East Division, Omar Ibn Said Collection.

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Chicago citation style:

Dwight, Theodore, Supposed Author, Heinrich Barth, John Lander, Richard Lander, Mungo Park, and Omar Ibn Said Collection. Park p. 52 says, that Fattatenda was the capital of Bondou, when he was there. [New york, n.y.?: publisher not identified between 1860 and 1866, 1860] Manuscript/Mixed Material. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2018662628/.

APA citation style:

Dwight, T., Barth, H., Lander, J., Lander, R., Park, M. & Omar Ibn Said Collection. (1860) Park p. 52 says, that Fattatenda was the capital of Bondou, when he was there. [New york, n.y.?: publisher not identified between 1860 and 1866] [Manuscript/Mixed Material] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2018662628/.

MLA citation style:

Dwight, Theodore, Supposed Author, et al. Park p. 52 says, that Fattatenda was the capital of Bondou, when he was there. [New york, n.y.?: publisher not identified between 1860 and 1866, 1860] Manuscript/Mixed Material. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2018662628/>.