Loss of the American brig Commerce : wrecked on the western coast of Africa, in the month of August, 1815. With an account of Tombuctoo, and of the hitherto undiscovered great city of Wassanah / By James Riley.

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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 the surviving officers and crew, who were enslaved by the wandering Arabs, on the African desart, 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 ; preceded by a brief sketch of the author's life and containing a description of the famous city Tombuctoo, and of another larger city, far south of it, on the same river. called Wassanch, narrated to the author at Megadore, by Sidi Hamet, the Arabian merchant ; illustrated and embellished with ten copperplate engravings.
  by: Riley, James, 1777-1840
  Published: (1852)
• 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, 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 ; preceded by a description of the famous city of Tombuctoo, on the river Niger ; with an Arabic and English vocabulary ; illustrated and embellished with ten handsome copperplate engravings.
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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, 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 ; 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 a new, valuable, and interesting appendix ; illustrated and embellished with eleven copperplate engravings.
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  Published: (1818)
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