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The methods of carrying the Nobility and Comonality of Congo.

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1244204


Item data

Title

The methods of carrying the Nobility and Comonality of Congo.

Collection

A general description of the people of Africa, including a more particular account of the manners, customs, and curiosities, of the inhabitants of Egypt, Barbary, Morocco, Guinea, Congo, Cape of Good Hope, Madagascar, and Abyssinia

Names

Phillips, R. (Richard), Sir, 1767-1840 (Author)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1810
Place: Philadelphia
Publisher: Published by Johnson & Warner

Library Location

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division
Shelf locator: Sc Rare 916-P (Phillips, R. General description of the people of africa)

Subjects

Ethnology -- Africa
Africa, North

Genres

Illustrations

Physical Description

Engravings

Languages

English

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: NYPGR27703853-B
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b11704180
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 40b69630-c617-012f-097d-58d385a7bc34

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Still Image

Date Issued

1810

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MLA format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. "The methods of carrying the Nobility and Comonality of Congo." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1810. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/40b69630-c617-012f-097d-58d385a7bc34

APA format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. (1810). The methods of carrying the Nobility and Comonality of Congo. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/40b69630-c617-012f-097d-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. "The methods of carrying the Nobility and Comonality of Congo." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 13, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/40b69630-c617-012f-097d-58d385a7bc34

Wikipedia citation

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