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Total number of records: 33

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Books and printed items27
Textiles6

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International Textile Collection6
Brotherton Collection3
English Literature1
Quaker Collection1

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natural history2
slave trade2
slave-trade2
black people1
christianity and other religions1
christians1
discoveries (in geography)1
muslims1
scientific expeditions1
voyages and travels1

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Africa, West33
Africa, Central5
Africa, North5
Guinea4
Niger2
Benue River Valley (Cameroon and Nigeria)1
Congo (Democratic Republic)1
Ivory Coast1
Manchester1
Niger River1

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Barth, Heinrich (1821-1865)5
Kingsley, Mary H (1862-1900)3
Park, Mungo (1771-1806)3
Association For Promoting the Discovery of the Interior Parts of Africa2
Bosman, Willem2
Cardi, C N Comte De2
Cardi, C. N2
Edwards, Bryan2
Edwards, Bryan (1743-1800)2
Harford, John2

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From 180017
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Up to 189917
Up to 19996
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Voyage to the Canaries, Cape Verd, and the coast of Africa : under the command of M. Dancourt (1682) Translated from the French

Lemaire, Jacques Joseph (fl. 1682); Goldsmid, Edmund

1887

"This edition is limited to 275 small-paper and 75 large-paper copies."

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ikat weave
Textile

ikat weave

20th Century

A yellow and maroon woven ikat with a stripe design.

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The Christian church and Islam in West Africa

Trimingham, J Spencer (1904-1987)

[1955]

Based on material collected under the sponsorship of the Church Missionary Society and the Methodist Missionary Society.

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Voyages et découvertes dans l'intérieur de l'Afrique, par le major Houghton et Mungo-Park, deux agens de la Société établie en Angleterre, pour favoriser les progrès des découvertes dans cette partie du monde

Houghton, Daniel (1740?-1791); Park, Mungo (1771-1806); Lallemant, A J N; Edwards, Bryan (1743-1800); Rennell, James (1742-1830); Association for Promoting the Discovery of the Interior Parts of Africa

an VI [1798]

Page 243 wrongly numbered 343. "Voyage et découvertes du major Houghton dans l'intérieur de l'Afrique" and "Voyage et découvertes de M. Mungo-Park dans l'intérieur de l'Afrique" each have specia...

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Voyages et découvertes dans l'intérieur de l'Afrique, par le major Houghton et Mungo-Park; rédigés par le Comité de la Société, et publiés par son ordre, avec trois cartes et des éclaircissemens sur la géographie d'Afrique, par le major Rennel, rvues et corrigées par L. Brion père. Traduit de l'anglais

Houghton, Daniel (1740?-1791); Houghton, Daniel (1740?-1791); Park, Mungo (1771-1806); Lallemant, A J N; Edwards, Bryan (1743-1800); Rennell, James (1742-1830); Association for Promoting the Discovery of the Interior Parts of Africa

an IX [1801]

Translation, by A.J.N. Lallement, of extracts from Proceedings of the Association for Promoting the Discovery of the Interior Parts of Africa.

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Textile

beating stick

Believed to be a 'beating up stick' from a handloom, possibly West African, this slightly curved wooden stick has a slit along its length, with string tied to both end, and a leather tied thong attach...

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shuttle

A hand carved shuttle with metal edges and shaft, and bristles. It is well worn though use. It is possibly West African.

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Dutch wax style printed sample
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Dutch wax style printed sample

late 20th Century

A printed sample in the style of English wax (often know as "Dutch wax"), with one selvedge. This fabric was possibly made for a West African market in China and exported. The repeat design is of tort...

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