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Book/Printed Material Narrative of an expedition to explore the river Zaire, usually called the Congo, in South Africa, in 1816, under the direction of Captain J. K. Tuckey, R. N., to which is added, the Journal of Professor Smith

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Title

  • Narrative of an expedition to explore the river Zaire, usually called the Congo, in South Africa, in 1816, under the direction of Captain J. K. Tuckey, R. N., to which is added, the Journal of Professor Smith; and some general observations on the country and its inhabitants. Published by permission of the Lords commissioners of the admiralty.

Names

  • Tuckey, James Hingston, 1776-1816.
  • Joseph Meredith Toner Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • New-York : Published by Kirk & Mercein, 22 wall-street. Printed by William A. Mercein, 1818.

Headings

  • -  Congo (Democratic Republic)--Description and travel
  • -  Congo River--Description and travel
  • -  Natural history--Congo River
  • -  Scientific expeditions--Africa
  • -  Kongo language

Notes

  • -  "A vocabulary of the Malemba and Embomma languages": p. [395]-410.
  • -  Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.
  • -  LAC knj 2020-03-09 update (1 card)

Medium

  • 4 p.l., lxxxi p., 1 l., [85]-410 p. front. (fold. map) illus. 24 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • DT645 .T8 1818a

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 35034663

Online Format

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  • pdf

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Chicago citation style:

Tuckey, James Hingston, and Joseph Meredith Toner Collection. Narrative of an expedition to explore the river Zaire, usually called the Congo, in South Africa, in , under the direction of Captain J. K. Tuckey, R. N., to which is added,the Journal of Professor Smith; and some general observations on the country and its inhabitants. Published by permission of the Lords commissioners of the admiralty. New-York: Published by Kirk & Mercein, 22 wall-street. Printed by William A. Mercein, 1818. Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/35034663/.

APA citation style:

Tuckey, J. H. & Joseph Meredith Toner Collection. (1818) Narrative of an expedition to explore the river Zaire, usually called the Congo, in South Africa, in , under the direction of Captain J. K. Tuckey, R. N., to which is added,the Journal of Professor Smith; and some general observations on the country and its inhabitants. Published by permission of the Lords commissioners of the admiralty. New-York: Published by Kirk & Mercein, 22 wall-street. Printed by William A. Mercein. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/35034663/.

MLA citation style:

Tuckey, James Hingston, and Joseph Meredith Toner Collection. Narrative of an expedition to explore the river Zaire, usually called the Congo, in South Africa, in , under the direction of Captain J. K. Tuckey, R. N., to which is added,the Journal of Professor Smith; and some general observations on the country and its inhabitants. Published by permission of the Lords commissioners of the admiralty. New-York: Published by Kirk & Mercein, 22 wall-street. Printed by William A. Mercein, 1818. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/35034663/>.