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Title
The Hottentots Worship the Moon. The hottentots adore a certain Insect
Collection

The present state of the Cape of Good Hope: or, A particular account of the several nations of the Hottentots: their religion, government, laws, customs, ceremonies, and opinions; their art of war, professions, language, genius, &c. Together with a short account of the Dutch settlement at the cape

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1731
Place: London
Publisher: W. Innys
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division
Shelf locator: Sc Rare 916.87-K
Topics
Cape of Good Hope (South Africa)
Genres
Illustrations
Physical Description
Engravings
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPGR8753866-B
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11723686
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 57e91290-c62b-012f-67b1-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1731: Issued
  • 2023: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. "The Hottentots Worship the Moon. The hottentots adore a certain Insect" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1731. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-73fd-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. "The Hottentots Worship the Moon. The hottentots adore a certain Insect" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 19, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-73fd-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. (1731). The Hottentots Worship the Moon. The hottentots adore a certain Insect Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-73fd-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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The Hottentots Worship the Moon.  The hottentots adore a certain Insect