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The desert journey

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814758


Item data

Title

The desert journey

Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection
Exploration -- 1800s

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1780 - 1950 (Questionable)

Library Location

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC EXP-18

Subjects

Discovery & exploration -- 1800-1899
Discovery & exploration -- British -- Africa -- 1800-1899
Baker, Samuel White, Sir, 1821-1893
Baker, Florence, Lady
Camels -- Africa -- 1800-1899
Deserts -- Africa -- 1800-1899
Guides & scouts -- Africa -- 1800-1899
Riding -- Africa -- 1800-1899

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Prints

Notes

Content: Written on border: "Nubian desert, Africa." "Samuel W. Baker and his wife."
Source Note: Last journals. (Hartford, Connecticut : Columbian Book Company,) Livingstone, David (1813-1873), Author.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 print : b ; 11 x 17 cm. (4 1/4 x 6 3/4 in.)

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b17617160
Barcode: 33333159338181
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): f2fb56b0-c550-012f-0f06-58d385a7bc34

Rights

The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Type Of Resource

Still Image

Date Issued

1780

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MLA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The desert journey" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1780 - 1950. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f2fb56b0-c550-012f-0f06-58d385a7bc34

APA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1780 - 1950). The desert journey Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f2fb56b0-c550-012f-0f06-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The desert journey" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 9, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f2fb56b0-c550-012f-0f06-58d385a7bc34

Wikipedia citation

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