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D8760 - Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth - 1714-1994
F - Family records of the extended Franklin family and the Gell family of Hopton Hall - 1714-1994
LIB - Printed volumes and other printed material, mostly on Sir John Franklin and related topics - 1714-1994
11 - Assorted books and printed items of members of the Gell family - 1789-1994
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Archive Reference / Library Class No.
D8760/F/LIB/11/1
Former Reference
D3311/156
Title
"A Voyage to the Cape of Good Hope: Towards the Antarctic Polar Circle and Round the World ... in the Years 1772-1776", Volume 2, by Andrew [Anders] Sparrman
Date
[1789]
Description
Mainly concerning the country of "The Hottentots and Caffres" [in South Africa].
Translated from Swedish, printed by E. Morison, Perth, Scotland, 260 pages, plus title page, pages of contents (iii-vi) and 7 pages of drawings of African animals (at end).
Bookplate of Philip Lyttelton Gell on front inside cover [back cover detached]
Extent
1 volume
Level
Item
Repository
Derbyshire Record Office
Archive Creator
Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth
Term
Geographical exploration
Black African peoples
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Sparrman; Anders (1748-1820); Swedish naturalist
Gell; Philip Lyttelton (1852-1926); company director and businessman
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Type
South Africa
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