Record A voyage to the river Sierra-Leone, on the coast of Africa; containing an account of the trade and productions of the country, and of the civil and religious customs and manners of the people; in a series of letters to a friend in England. By John Matthews ... during his residence in that country in the years 1785, 1786, and 1787. With an additional letter on the subject of the African slave trade... | Collections Search Center, Smithsonian Institution

A voyage to the river Sierra-Leone, on the coast of Africa; containing an account of the trade and productions of the country, and of the civil and religious customs and manners of the people; in a series of letters to a friend in England. By John Matthews ... during his residence in that country in the years 1785, 1786, and 1787. With an additional letter on the subject of the African slave trade...

Catalog Data

Author:: Matthews, John Search this

Physical description:: vii, [3], 183, [1] p., [10] leaves of plates (2 folded) : ill., map ; 22 cm. (8vo.)

Type:: Books

Place:: Africa; Sierra Leone

Date:: 1791

Notes:: Signatures: A⁴(A₄+chi₁) B-M⁸ N⁴.; First gathering on wove paper except leaf chi at end; all other gatherings of laid paper.; Pages x and 142 misnumbered iv and 147 respectively.

Topic:: Slave trade Search this; Description and travel Search this

Call number:: DT516 .M43 1791; DT516.M43 1791

Data Source:: Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:: edanmdm:siris_sil_244544