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The northern shores of Lake Chad, as seen by Denham in 1822.

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1149197


Item data

Title

The northern shores of Lake Chad, as seen by Denham in 1822.

Collection

Pioneers in West Africa

Names

Johnston, Harry, 1858-1927 (Author)
Johnston, Harry, 1858-1927 (Artist)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1912
Place: London
Publisher: Blackie & Son, Ltd.

Library Location

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division
Shelf locator: Sc 916.6-J (Johnston, H. Pioneers in West Africa)

Subjects

Africa, West
Birds
West Africans
Chad, Lake

Genres

Illustrations
Prints

Languages

English

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: NYPGR2792639-B
Barcode: 33433034818702
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b11704347
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): dfb1a3e0-c627-012f-2e87-58d385a7bc34

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Still Image

Date Issued

1912

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, The New York Public Library. "The northern shores of Lake Chad, as seen by Denham in 1822." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1912. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/dfb1a3e0-c627-012f-2e87-58d385a7bc34

APA format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, The New York Public Library. (1912). The northern shores of Lake Chad, as seen by Denham in 1822. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/dfb1a3e0-c627-012f-2e87-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, The New York Public Library. "The northern shores of Lake Chad, as seen by Denham in 1822." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 9, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/dfb1a3e0-c627-012f-2e87-58d385a7bc34

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