An Authentic Narrative of the Loss of the American Brig Commerce, wrecked on the Western Coast of Africa, in the Month of August, 1815, with an Account of the Sufferings of Her surviving Officers and Crew, who were enslaved by the Wandering Arabs on the Great African Desart [sic], or Zaharah; and Observations Historical, Geographical, &c. made during the Travels of the Author, while a Slave to Arabs, and in the Empire of Morocco. … Illustrated and embellished with Ten Handsome Copperplate Engravings.
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Year: 1817
Entry: Riley, James. An Authentic Narrative of the Loss of the American Brig Commerce, wrecked on the Western Coast of Africa, in the Month of August, 1815, with an Account of the Sufferings of Her surviving Officers and Crew, who were enslaved by the Wandering Arabs on the Great African Desart [sic], or Zaharah; and Observations Historical, Geographical, &c. made during the Travels of the Author, while a Slave to Arabs, and in the Empire of Morocco. … Illustrated and embellished with Ten Handsome Copperplate Engravings. Hartford: The author, 1817. 460, xxxiv p.
Author/Editor: Riley, James
Location: Hartford, CT
Holdings: In most academic libraries
Title: An Authentic Narrative of the Loss of the American Brig Commerce, wrecked on the Western Coast of Africa, in the Month of August, 1815, with an Account of the Sufferings of Her surviving Officers and Crew, who were enslaved by the Wandering Arabs on the Great African Desart [sic], or Zaharah; and Observations Historical, Geographical, &c. made during the Travels of the Author, while a Slave to Arabs, and in the Empire of Morocco. … Illustrated and embellished with Ten Handsome Copperplate Engravings.
Printer/Publisher: The Author
Language: English
Notes: “The Present Arabs and Ancient Jews Compared”: pp. 373-79; references to Jews in Morocco on pp. 329-60 passim. Running title: Captain Riley’s Narrative. A perfect copy has a frontispiece of the author. Frequently reissued. S & S 41988.