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Travels into the inland parts of Africa : containing a description of the several nations for the space of six hundred miles up the River Gambia

Title
Travels into the inland parts of Africa : containing a description of the several nations for the space of six hundred miles up the River Gambia / by Francis Moore, factor several years to the Royal African Company of England.
Author
Moore, Francis, active 1744
Publication
London : Printed by Edward Cave, at St. John's Gate, for the author : Sold by J. Stagg, 1738.

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Additional Authors
  • Stibbs, Bartholomew
  • Cave, Edward, 1691-1754
  • Stagg, John, -1746
  • Leo, Africanus, approximately 1492-approximately 1550.
Description
xi, xiii, 305, 86, [4], 23 pages, [12] leaves of plates (2 folded) : illustrations, folded map, plans; 20 cm
Subjects
Genre/Form
Early works.
Note
  • "Travels into the inland parts of Africa, containing a description of the several nations for the space of six hundred miles up the River Gambia; their trade, habits, customs, language, manners, religion and government; the power, disposition and characters of some negro princes; with a particular account of Job Ben Solomon a Pholey, who was in England in the Year 1733, and known by the Name of the "African." To which is added, Capt. Stibbs's voyage up the Gambia in the year 1723, to make discoveries; with an accurate map of that River taken on the spot: and many other Copper Plates. Also extracts from the Nubion's geography, Leo the African, and other authors antient and modern, concerning the Niger Nile, or Gambia, and observations thereon."
  • "Translations from writers, concerning the Niger-Nile, or Gambia" has separate pagination; the register is continuous.
  • "A list of words, English and Mundingo" and the appendices have separate pagination and register.
  • Includes 5 numbered appendixes at end which are separately paginated.
  • "A draught of the River Gambia with the soundings, also all the kingdoms, most of the principal towns, and the Royal African companies factories situated upon it, in a course of 500 miles up the same."-- preceding page 19.
  • "A draught of a Pholey Town and plantations about it."-- preceding page 35.
  • Includes errata (p. xiii).
  • Lapidus Collection copy has a bookplate of Professor John Ralph Willis of Princeton on front paste-down.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Contents
Preface -- Letter to the publisher -- Travels into the inland parts of Africa, &c. -- Journal of a voyage up the Gambia: being an attempt for making discoveries, and improving the trade of that river / by Mess. Bartholomew Stibbs, Edward Drummond, and Richard Hull, in the year 1723 -- Observations on the foregoing journal, and on the following remarks made by Mr. Stibbs concerning the River Gambia -- Translations from writers, concerning the Niger-Nile, or Gambia: a translation of such part of the Nubian's Geography, as relates to the Niger-Nile, of which the Gambia is supposed to be one mouth -- Extracts translated out of Leo the African -- Extracts from John Leo the African's Geographical history of Africa -- A list of words, English and Mundingo -- Appendix no. I: Contract of the author with the African Company -- Appendix no. II: Instructions to be observed by Messrs. Wilmlia Roberts and Francis Moore, Factors, at Joar -- Appendix no. III: Transcript of a paper discovering a quantity of gold up the River Gambia -- Appendix no. IV: Extracts of letters from the chief merchants at Gambia, to the Royal African Company, relating to the gum-trade -- Appendix no. V: The Royal African Company's establishment at James Fort, in the River Gambia, 1730.
Call Number
Sc Rare D 16-30 (Lapidus Collection)
LCCN
05014443
OCLC
5341660
Author
Moore, Francis, active 1744, author.
Title
Travels into the inland parts of Africa : containing a description of the several nations for the space of six hundred miles up the River Gambia / by Francis Moore, factor several years to the Royal African Company of England.
Publisher
London : Printed by Edward Cave, at St. John's Gate, for the author : Sold by J. Stagg, 1738.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
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Added Author
Stibbs, Bartholomew, author.
Cave, Edward, 1691-1754, printer.
Stagg, John, -1746, bookseller.
Leo, Africanus, approximately 1492-approximately 1550. Della descrittione dell'Africa. English.
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Online version: Moore, Francis, active 1744. Travels into the inland parts of Africa: containing a description of the several nations for the space of six hundred miles up the River Gambia. London, Printed by E. Cave for the author, 1738 (OCoLC)647380582
Research Call Number
Sc Rare D 16-30 (Lapidus Collection)
Sc Rare 916.65-M (Moore, F. Travels into the inland parts of Africa)
BMD (Moore, F. Travels into the inland parts of Africa)
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