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Narrative of an expedition to explore the river Zaire, usually called the Congo, in South Africa, in 1816, under the direction of Captain J. K. Tuckey, R. N.

Title
  1. Narrative of an expedition to explore the river Zaire, usually called the Congo, in South Africa, in 1816, under the direction of Captain J. K. Tuckey, R. N., to which is added, the Journal of Professor Smith; and some general observations on the country and its inhabitants. Published by permission of the Lords commissioners of the admiralty.
Published by
  1. New York, Published by Kirk & Mercein, Printed by William A. Mercein, 1818.
Author
  1. Tuckey, James Hingston, 1776-1816.

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Additional authors
  1. Smith, Christen, 1785-1816.
Description
  1. 4 p.l., lxxxi p., 1 l., [85]-410 p. front. (fold. map) illus.; 21.5 cm.
Subject
  1. Congo River > Description and travel
  2. Natural history > Congo River
  3. Kongo language
  4. Congo (Democratic Republic) > Description and travel
Call number
  1. Sc Rare 916.75-T (Tuckey, J. H. Narrative of an expedition...)
Note
  1. "A vocabulary of the Malemba and Embomma languages": p. [395]-410.
Author
  1. Tuckey, James Hingston, 1776-1816.
Title
  1. Narrative of an expedition to explore the river Zaire, usually called the Congo, in South Africa, in 1816, under the direction of Captain J. K. Tuckey, R. N., to which is added, the Journal of Professor Smith; and some general observations on the country and its inhabitants. Published by permission of the Lords commissioners of the admiralty.
Imprint
  1. New York, Published by Kirk & Mercein, Printed by William A. Mercein, 1818.
Local note
  1. Library copy imperfect: frontispiece wanting.
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Added author
  1. Smith, Christen, 1785-1816.
LCCN
  1. 35034668
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  1. Sc Rare 916.75-T (Tuckey, J. H. Narrative of an expedition...)
  2. BMS (Tuckey, J. K. Narrative of an expedition to explore the river Zaire)
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