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Book Edition: Travels into the inland parts of Africa: containing a description of the several nations for the space of Six Hundred Miles up the River Gambia; their Trade, Habits, Customs, Languages, Manners, Religion and Government; the Power, Disposition and Characters of some Negro Princes; with a particular Account of Job Ben Solomon, a Pholey, who was in England in the Year 1733, and known by the Name of the African. To which is added, Capt. Stibbs’s voyage up the Gambia in the Year 1723, to make Discovries; with an accurate map of that River taken on the Spot: And many other Copper Plates. Also extracts from the Nubion’s Geography, Leo the African, and other authors antient and modern, concerning the Niger Nile, or Gambia, and Observations thereon.

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Travels into the inland parts of Africa: containing a description of the several nations for the space of Six Hundred Miles up the River Gambia; their Trade, Habits, Customs, Languages, Manners, Religion and Government; the Power, Disposition and Characters of some Negro Princes; with a particular Account of Job Ben Solomon, a Pholey, who was in England in the Year 1733, and known by the Name of the African. To which is added, Capt. Stibbs’s voyage up the Gambia in the Year 1723, to make Discovries; with an accurate map of that River taken on the Spot: And many other Copper Plates. Also extracts from the Nubion’s Geography, Leo the African, and other authors antient and modern, concerning the Niger Nile, or Gambia, and Observations thereon.

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Record ID 211160

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/4 (1770-1773, Type: Other). Page: 252

Moore's Travels into the Inland parts of Africa 8o

Borrowed: 1772/2/17 (Monday). Returned: 1772/3/17 (Tuesday). Fine pledged in case of late return: six shill. sterl..


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Mr James Burnet of Monboddo; Lord Monboddo
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1737. Life dates: 1714-1799.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice.


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Francis Moore (Male, born c.1708, died c.1756)
Genre: Travel
Travels into the inland parts of Africa [Moore]
Possible modern shelfmark: K.182.d.

Borrowed: 1772/2/17 (Monday). Returned: 1772/3/17 (Tuesday).

Borrower: Mr James Burnet of Monboddo; Lord Monboddo

Author: Francis Moore (Male, born c.1708, died c.1756), Genre: Travel

Travels into the Inland Parts of Africa

Record ID 208340

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/16 (1789-1791, Type: Other). Page: 280

Moores travels in Africa 8vo

Borrowed: 1791/1/25 (Tuesday). Returned: 1791/2/25 (Friday).


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Mr Robert Sinclair
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1762. Life dates: d. 1802.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Law > Clerk of Session.


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Francis Moore (Male, born c.1708, died c.1756)
Genre: Travel
Travels into the inland parts of Africa [Moore]
Possible modern shelfmark: K.182.d.

Borrowed: 1791/1/25 (Tuesday). Returned: 1791/2/25 (Friday).

Borrower: Mr Robert Sinclair

Author: Francis Moore (Male, born c.1708, died c.1756), Genre: Travel

Travels into the Inland Parts of Africa