Selected African Holdings

Selected African Holdings

Smithsonian Libraries

Items selected from the online resources at Smithsonian Libraries with African origination.


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SIL: Smithsonian Libraries · 1820 English

Issued in two formats: an oblong "royal quarto" with text and plates printed on plain sheets of paper, and an oblong large paper version (25 copies) printed on "India paper" …





SIL: Smithsonian Libraries · 1820 French

Main title is taken from special half-title on p. [1]. The title of the individual part and the subtitle are from the caption title on p. [3]. Imprint from colophon, …


SIL: Smithsonian Libraries · 1819 French

"Imprimerie de A. Belin"--Verso of half-title. Also available online. Elecresource SCNHRB copy 39088013952858 has stamp: Smithsonian Institution National Museum, Aug. 21, 1931; accession no.: 288436. With the illegible autograph of …