Slave Trade. No. 1 (1881). Correspondence with British representatives and agents abroad, and reports from Naval Officers and the Treasury, relative to the Slave Trade. Presented to both Houses of Parliament by command of Her Majesty. 1881. [C.-3052].
Slave Trade. No. 1 (1881). Correspondence with British representatives and agents abroad, and reports from Naval Officers and the Treasury, relative to the Slave Trade. Presented to both Houses of Parliament by command of Her Majesty. 1881. [C.-3052].
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- Author
- [Slave Trade].
- Publishers
- London, Harrison and Sons, 1881.
- Keyword
- Middle East, incl. Arabian Gulf: History, Travels, Falconry and Horses
- Languages
- English
Description
Folio. XIII, (1), 438 pp. With 6 folding coloured maps. Publisher's printed blue wrappers. Rare British parliamentary papers and correspondence with local agents and officers on the slave trade, including material on slaves being imported into the Hejaz via Jeddah and Hodeidah as well as into Turkey by returning Hajj pilgrims. The relevant correspondence is to be found chiefly under the headings "Belgium" (pp. 1-19; includes correspondence relating to Zanzibar); "Turkey. (Consular) - Jeddah" (pp. 266-276); "Zanzibar" (pp. 278-378); & "Reports from Naval Officers [East Coast of Africa]" (pp. 379-438). - Slight edge chipping; text block variously split down the spine, otherwise a good copy. - Bennett 508: "On Sultan Barghash's Mamboya expedition".
