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A new account of some parts of Guinea, and the slave-trade : containing I. The history of the late conquest of the kingdom of Whidaw by the king of Dahomè. II. The manner how the Negroes become slaves. III. A relation of the author's being taken by pirates, and the many dangers he underwent

Title
A new account of some parts of Guinea, and the slave-trade : containing I. The history of the late conquest of the kingdom of Whidaw by the king of Dahomè. II. The manner how the Negroes become slaves. III. A relation of the author's being taken by pirates, and the many dangers he underwent / by Captain William Snelgrave.
Author
Snelgrave, William.
Publication
London: Printed for James, John, and Paul Knapton, 1734.

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TextRestricted use *KC 1734 (Snelgrave, W. New account of some parts of Guinea)Schwarzman Building - Rare Book Collection Room 328
TextUse in library Sc Rare 916.65-S (Snelgrave, W. New account of Guinea)Schomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives
TextNo restrictions Sc Rare 916.65-S (Snelgrave, W. New account of Guinea)Schomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives
TextRequest in advance Sc Rare C 16-42 (Lapidus Collection)Schomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives

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Description
[24], 288 p., [1] folded leaf of plates: front. (fold. map); 21 cm.
Subjects
Indexed In (note)
  • ESTC
Source (note)
  • of Sidney Lapidus;
  • Copy 2 in Sc Rare 916.65-S from the Library of Melville J. Herskovits
Provenance (note)
  • Copy in Sc Rare C 16-42 (Lapidus Collection) -- stamped in red ink, on t.p., "New York Historical Society."
Binding (note)
  • Copy in Sc Rare C 16-42 (Lapidus Collection) bound in modern sprinkled brown leather boards.
Call Number
Sc Rare 916.65-S (Snelgrave, W. New account of Guinea)
LCCN
05014618
OCLC
  • 5754378
  • NYPGR5754378-B
Author
Snelgrave, William.
Title
A new account of some parts of Guinea, and the slave-trade : containing I. The history of the late conquest of the kingdom of Whidaw by the king of Dahomè. II. The manner how the Negroes become slaves. III. A relation of the author's being taken by pirates, and the many dangers he underwent / by Captain William Snelgrave.
Imprint
London: Printed for James, John, and Paul Knapton, 1734.
Indexed In:
ESTC T136167
Provenance
Copy in Sc Rare C 16-42 (Lapidus Collection) -- stamped in red ink, on t.p., "New York Historical Society." NN
Binding
Copy in Sc Rare C 16-42 (Lapidus Collection) bound in modern sprinkled brown leather boards. NN
Source
Gift; of Sidney Lapidus; 2015. Copy in Schomburg Center, Manuscripts, Archives & Rare Books
Copy 2 in Sc Rare 916.65-S from the Library of Melville J. Herskovits Gift; 2008
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Lapidus, Sidney, 1937- donor.
Research Call Number
Sc Rare 916.65-S (Snelgrave, W. New account of Guinea)
*KC 1734 (Snelgrave, W. New account of some parts of Guinea)
Sc Rare C 16-42 (Lapidus Collection)
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