Travels through the interior of Africa,
from the Cape of Hope to Morocco; in Caffraria, the kingdoms of Mataman, Wangara, Haoussa, &c., &c. and thence through the desert of Sahara and the north of Barbary to Morocco; between the years 1781 and 1797.
By Christian Frederick Damberger. With a new map. Faithfully translated from the German.

Description

Main Author

Taurinius, Zacharias

Related Names

Etheridge, Samuel, 1771-1817, printer.
Goldbach, C. F. (Christoph Friedrich), 1763-1811, cartographer.
E. & S. Larkin (Firm)

Language(s)

English

Published

Boston, E. and S. Larkin; 1801.

Subjects

Taurinius, Zacharias > Taurinius, Zacharias / Travel.
Voyages, Imaginary > Voyages, Imaginary / Fiction.
Africa > Africa / Fiction
Voyages, Imaginary.
Fiction
Voyages, Imaginary

Note

Translation of Landreise in das Innere von Afrika.
Fictitious voyage; written in collaboration with a certain "Magister Junge", who also assisted the author in compiling two other fictitious voyages, published under titles "Beschreibung einiger See- und Landreisen nach Asien, Afrika, und Amerika...von einem gebohrnen Aegyptier Zacharias Taurinius...Leipzig, F.G. Jacobȧer, 1799-1800." and "See-und Landreise nach Ostindien und Aegypten...in den Jahren 1795-1799. Von Joseph Schrȯdter. Leipzig, Wolf und Compagnie, 1800." cf. Neue allgemeine deutsche Bibliothek, v. 53, (1801) p. 442-459.
"Of the construction of the map" signed C.F. Goldbach, p. 516-523.
A different translation from the one with imprint, "New York, W. Durell, 1801", in 2 v.
"The translator's preface" dated "London, Dec. 13, 1800."

Physical Description

[iii]-xxiv, 523 p. map. 21 cm.

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