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Title
The royal African: or, memoirs of the young prince of Annamaboe [electronic resource] : Comprehending a distinct account of his country and family; his elder brother's voyage to France, and Reception there; the Manner in which himself was confided by his Father to the Captain who sold him; his Condition while a Slave in Barbadoes; the true Cause of his being redeemed; his Voyage from thence; and Reception here in England. Interspers'd throughout With several Historical Remarks on the Commerce of the European Nations, whose Subjects frequent the Coast of Guinea. To which is prefixed A Letter from the Author to a Person of Distinction, in Reference to some natural Curiosities in Africa; as well as explaining the Motives which induced him to compose these Memoirs.
Identifier
http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/8g84mn55h
Publisher
London : printed for W. Reeve, at Shakespear's Head, Fleetstreet; G. Woodfall, and J. Barnes, at Charing-Cross; and at the Court of Requests, [1749]
Language
French
Date Created
1749
Extent
[2], 53 p. 19.5 cm
References
ESTC T78798
Hanson 6268
Rights Statement
No Known Copyright
Notes
Digital reproduction of original privately owned by Sid Lapidus, Class of 1959. Scanned by the Princeton University Library Digital Studio during 2012-2013.

Discovery Information

Subject
Slavery—Barbados
Slave trade

Physical Characteristics

File Count
64

Institutional Information

Collection
The Sid Lapidus '59 Collection on Liberty and the American Revolution
IIIF Manifest URL

https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/fb1c3046-31b1-4da5-9979-c64ae96be942/manifest