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The ruined cities of Mashonaland : being a record of excavation and exploration in 1891

Title
The ruined cities of Mashonaland : being a record of excavation and exploration in 1891 / by J. Theodore Bent ; with a chapter on the orientation and mensuration of the temples by R.M.W. Swan.
Author
Bent, J. Theodore (James Theodore), 1852-1897
Publication
London ; New York : Longmans, Green and Co., 1893.

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Additional Authors
  • Swan, Robert McNair Wilson, 1858-1904.
  • Longmans, Green, and Co., publisher.
  • Spottiswoode & Co., printer.
Description
xvii, [1], 427, [1] pages, [3] leaves of plates (1 folded) ; illustrations, maps, plans, portraits; 20 cm.
Donor/Sponsor
Home to Harlem Project funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Alternative Title
A catalogue of works in general literature published by Messrs. Longmans, Green & Co.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Publishers' catalogs – England – London – 19th century.
  • Ink stamps (Provenance)
  • Inscriptions (Provenance)
Note
  • With a half-title.
  • "Biliographical note. First edition, 8vo. November 1892; New and cheaper edition, with additional appendix, crown 8vo. August 1893."--verso of half-title page.
  • Includes index.
  • "Spottiswoode & Co., printers, New-Street Square, London."--colophon, page 427.
Provenance (note)
  • inscribed: in ink on recto of prelim. free endleaf "Natalie H. Hammond. Johannesburg 1893. U.A.R." ; With the ink stamp several times throughout: "Arthur A. Schomburg 205 West 115th Street." ; This copy is part of the original collection purchased from Arthur A. Schomburg in 1926.
Contents
Pt. I. On the road to the ruins: The journey up by the Kalahari Desert route ; First impressions of Mashonaland ; Camp life and work at Zimbabwe -- Pt. II. Devoted to the archaeology of the ruined cities: Description of the various ruins ; On the orientation and measurements of Zimbabwe ruins / by R.M.W. Swan ; The finds at the Great Zimbabwe ruins ; The geography and ethnology of the Mashonaland ruins -- Pt. III. Exploration journeys in Mashonaland: Down to the Sabi River and Matindela ruins ; Fort Salisbury and the old workings and ruins of the Mazoe Valley ; Our embassy to Chief 'Mtoko ; The ruined cities in Mangwendi's, Chipunza's, and Makoni's countries ; The journey to the coast -- Appendices: Notes on the geography and meteorology of Mashonaland / by R.M.W. Swan ; List of stations in Mashonaland astronomically observed, with altitudes / by R.M.W. Swan ; Progress in Mashonaland summarised from November 1891 to May 1893 -- Index.
Call Number
Sc 916.89-B (Bent, J. Ruined cities of Mashonaland. 1893)
OCLC
  • 4526402
  • NYPGR4526402-B
Author
Bent, J. Theodore (James Theodore), 1852-1897, author.
Title
The ruined cities of Mashonaland : being a record of excavation and exploration in 1891 / by J. Theodore Bent ; with a chapter on the orientation and mensuration of the temples by R.M.W. Swan.
Publisher
London ; New York : Longmans, Green and Co., 1893.
Edition
New edition.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Provenance
Copy in Sc 916.89-B (accession no. B530039) inscribed: in ink on recto of prelim. free endleaf "Natalie H. Hammond. Johannesburg 1893. U.A.R." ; With the ink stamp several times throughout: "Arthur A. Schomburg 205 West 115th Street." ; This copy is part of the original collection purchased from Arthur A. Schomburg in 1926. NN
Local Note
Copy in Sc 916.89-B accompanied by 24 page publisher's catalog at end.
Added Author
Swan, Robert McNair Wilson, 1858-1904.
Longmans, Green, and Co., publisher.
Spottiswoode & Co., printer.
Schomburg, Arthur Alfonso, 1874-1938, former owner, inscriber.
Added Title
A catalogue of works in general literature published by Messrs. Longmans, Green & Co. NN
Research Call Number
Sc 916.89-B (Bent, J. Ruined cities of Mashonaland. 1893)
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