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100 1 a| Riley, James,d| 1777-1840.=| ^A170626;

245 13 a| An authentic narrative of the loss of the American brig Commerce, wrecked on the western coast of Africa, in the month of August, 1815 :b| 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 Zahahrah; and observations historical, geographical, &c. made during the travels of the author, while a slave to the Arabs, and in the empire of Morocco. /c| By James Riley, late master and supercargo. ; Preceded by a brief sketch of the author's life; and concluded by a description of the famous city of Tombuctoo, on the River Niger, and of another large city, far south of it, on the same river, called Wassanah; narrated to the author at Mogadore, by Sidi Hamet, the Arabian merchant. ; With an Arabic and English vocabulary. ; Illustrated and embellished with ten handsome copperplate engravings.;

260 a| New-York :b| Printed and published for the author by T. & W. Mercein, no. 93 Gold-Street,c| 1817.;

300 a| xiv, 2 unnumbered pages, 554, xvi pages, 10 unnumbered leaves of plates, (one folded) :b| illustrations, 1 map, 1 portrait ;c| 22 cm;

336 a| textb| txt2| rdacontent;

337 a| computerb| c2| rdamedia;

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500 a| Spine title: Capt. Riley's Narrative.;

500 a| Frontispiece portrait of James Riley signed: Carman pt.; Gimbrede sc.;

500 a| Plates 2-9 engraved by Thomas Gimbrede, Alexander Anderson, William Hooker, Benjamin Tanner, and Biddle Merchant, after illustrations by J. Carman, J.R. Smith, and William Laughton, Jr.;

500 a| The map is drawn by John H. Eddy, and engraved by W. Hooker.;

500 a| Copyright Oct. 3, 1816, by James Riley.;

500 a| Errors in paging: p. 324, 442 misnumbered 224, 342.;

500 a| "Errata."--p. [xv].;

500 a| "This vocabulary was furnished the author by his benefactor, William Willshire, Esq. British Vice Consul and American consular agent at Mogadore, or Swearah. It has since been revised in New-York by the Baron Lescalier, late Consul General of the French empire in the United States of America, who is versed in the Oriental languages."--p. [i], 3rd count.;

500 a| "The Arabic alphabet."--p. [ii], 3rd count.;

510 4 a| Shaw & Shoemakerc| 41989;

530 a| Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series.;

600 10 a| Riley, James,d| 1777-1840.=| ^A170626;

600 10 a| Riley, James,d| 1777-1840v| Portraits.=| ^A170626;

610 20 a| Commerce (Brig)=| ^A170627;

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651 0 a| Africa, Northx| Description and travel.=| ^A59657;

651 0 a| Saharax| Description and travel.=| ^A41765;

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655 7 a| Mapsz| North Africa.2| rbgenr;

700 1 a| Willshire, William.?| UNAUTHORIZED;

700 1 a| Lescallier, Daniel,c| baron,d| 1743-1822.=| ^A741295;

700 1 a| Hamet, Sidi.?| UNAUTHORIZED;

700 1 a| Carman, J.,e| illustrator.?| UNAUTHORIZED;

700 1 a| Smith, James R.q| (James Raymond),d| 1935-e| illustrator.=| ^A1124716;

700 1 a| Laughton, William,e| illustrator.?| UNAUTHORIZED;

700 1 a| Eddy, John H.q| (John Hartshorne),d| 1783-1817,e| illustrator.=| ^A1131217;

700 1 a| Gimbrede, Thomas,d| 1781-1832,e| engraver.=| ^A754107;

700 1 a| Anderson, Alexander,d| 1775-1870e| engraver.=| ^A548101;

700 1 a| Hooker, William,d| 1782-1856e| engraver.=| ^A782264;

700 1 a| Tanner, Benjamin,d| 1775-1848e| engraver.=| ^A479790;

700 1 a| Merchant, Biddle,e| engraver.=| ^A1131533;

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830 0 a| Early American imprints.n| Second seriesv| no. 41989.=| ^A575643;

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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 Zahahrah; and observations historical, geographical, &c. made during the travels of the author, while a slave to the Arabs, and in the empire of Morocco. / By James Riley, late master and supercargo. ; Preceded by a brief sketch of the author's life; and concluded by a description of the famous city of Tombuctoo, on the River Niger, and of another large city, far south of it, on the same river, called Wassanah; narrated to the author at Mogadore, by Sidi Hamet, the Arabian merchant. ; With an Arabic and English vocabulary. ; Illustrated and embellished with ten handsome copperplate engravings.

Author/creator	Riley, James
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	New-York : Printed and published for the author by T. & W. Mercein, no. 93 Gold-Street, 1817.
Description	xiv, 2 unnumbered pages, 554, xvi pages, 10 unnumbered leaves of plates, (one folded) : illustrations, 1 map, 1 portrait ; 22 cm
Supplemental Content	Shaw-Shoemaker Digital Edition
Subjects	Riley, James, 1777-1840. Riley, James, 1777-1840--Portraits. Commerce (Brig) Slavery--Africa, North. Africa, North--Description and travel. Sahara--Description and travel.

Other author/creator	Willshire, William.
Other author/creator	Lescallier, Daniel, baron, 1743-1822.
Other author/creator	Hamet, Sidi.
Other author/creator	Carman, J., illustrator.
Other author/creator	Smith, James R. (James Raymond), 1935- illustrator.
Other author/creator	Laughton, William, illustrator.
Other author/creator	Eddy, John H. (John Hartshorne), 1783-1817, illustrator.
Other author/creator	Gimbrede, Thomas, 1781-1832, engraver.
Other author/creator	Anderson, Alexander, 1775-1870 engraver.
Other author/creator	Hooker, William, 1782-1856 engraver.
Other author/creator	Tanner, Benjamin, 1775-1848 engraver.
Other author/creator	Merchant, Biddle, engraver.
Series	Early American imprints. Second series no. 41989. ^A575643
General note	Spine title: Capt. Riley's Narrative.
General note	Frontispiece portrait of James Riley signed: Carman pt.; Gimbrede sc.
General note	Plates 2-9 engraved by Thomas Gimbrede, Alexander Anderson, William Hooker, Benjamin Tanner, and Biddle Merchant, after illustrations by J. Carman, J.R. Smith, and William Laughton, Jr.
General note	The map is drawn by John H. Eddy, and engraved by W. Hooker.
General note	Copyright Oct. 3, 1816, by James Riley.
General note	Errors in paging: p. 324, 442 misnumbered 224, 342.
General note	"Errata."--p. [xv].
General note	"This vocabulary was furnished the author by his benefactor, William Willshire, Esq. British Vice Consul and American consular agent at Mogadore, or Swearah. It has since been revised in New-York by the Baron Lescalier, late Consul General of the French empire in the United States of America, who is versed in the Oriental languages."--p. [i], 3rd count.
General note	"The Arabic alphabet."--p. [ii], 3rd count.
References	Shaw & Shoemaker 41989
Other forms	Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series.
Reproduction note	Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2004-2007] Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. Second series ; no. 41989).
Genre/form	Maps West Africa.
Genre/form	Maps North Africa.

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