Narrative of travels and discoveries in Northern and Central Africa, in the years 1822, 1823, and 1824 (Registro nro. 112480)
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| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | UtSlPG |
| 041 #7 - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | en |
| Source of code | iso639-1 |
| 050 #4 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | DT |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Denham, Dixon, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1786-1828 |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Narrative of travels and discoveries in Northern and Central Africa, in the years 1822, 1823, and 1824 |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE | |
| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture | Salt Lake City, UT : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer | Project Gutenberg, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice | 2023 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 1 online resource : |
| Other physical details | multiple file formats |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE | |
| Content type term | text |
| Content type code | txt |
| Source | rdacontent |
| 337 ## - MEDIA TYPE | |
| Media type term | computer |
| Media type code | c |
| Source | rdamedia |
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| Carrier type term | online resource |
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| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | The appendix, 131 p. at end, contains: no. I-XVI. Translations from the Arabic, of various letters and documents, brought from Bornou and Soudan by Major Denham and Captain Clapperton. By A. Salame.--no. XVII-XX. Bornu, Bengharmi, Mandara, and Timbuctoo vocabularies.--XXI. Zoology. [By John George Children and Nicholas Aylward Vigors.]--XXII. Botanical appendix. By Robert Brown.--XXIII. Letter to Major Denham, on the rock specimens ... by Charles Konig.--XXV. Thermometrical journal kept at Kouka in Bornou. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Release date is 2023-09-29 |
| 508 ## - CREATION/PRODUCTION CREDITS NOTE | |
| Creation/production credits note | Galo Flordelis (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive and Yale Univ. Library) |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | "Narrative of Travels and Discoveries in Northern and Central Africa" by Major Dixon Denham is a historical account written in the early 19th century. The book chronicles an expedition undertaken by Denham, Captain Clapperton, and the late Dr. Oudney, detailing their travels through Northern Africa, including their route from Kouka in Bornou to Sackatoo. It provides vivid descriptions of the landscapes, encounters with various tribes, and the challenges faced by European explorers during this period. At the start of the narrative, Denham introduces the background of their journey and the initial organization of their expedition, emphasizing his association with Clapperton and Oudney after volunteering to follow up on previous explorations in the region. He recounts their arrival in Tripoli and the preparations made for their journey into the interior of Africa. The opening details the collective effort and enthusiasm of the explorers, alongside the health struggles and logistical hurdles posed by the harsh desert environment. Denham’s meticulous observations and reflections on their encounters establish a foundation for understanding the dynamics between the European explorers and the diverse cultures they engage with throughout their travels. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| 534 ## - ORIGINAL VERSION NOTE | |
| Introductory phrase | Originally published: |
| Publication, distribution, etc. of original | London: John Murray, 1826 |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Africa, Central -- Description and travel |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Africa, North -- Description and travel |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Natural history -- Africa, North |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Clapperton, Hugh, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1788-1827 |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Oudney, Walter, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1790-1824 |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Brown, Robert, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1773-1858 |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Children, J. G. |
| Fuller form of name | (John George), |
| Dates associated with a name | 1777-1852 |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | König, Charles Dietrich Eberhard, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1774-1851 |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Salamé, Abraham V. |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Vigors, N. A. |
| Fuller form of name | (Nicholas Aylward), |
| Dates associated with a name | 1785-1840 |
| 856 4# - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://archive.org/details/b2201486x">https://archive.org/details/b2201486x</a> |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/71754">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/71754</a> |
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