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Views of Liberia from "W.F. Lynch report of mission to Africa"

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Series of titled views of the Black emigrant country of Liberia (founded 1822) that accompanied a government report compiled by William F. Lynch, Commander, United States Navy following an exploratory excursion to the west coast of Africa. Depicts the stone mansion of Joseph Jenkins Roberts, the first president of Liberia (1847-1855); Episcopal Mission, near Cape Palmas, Mt. Vaughan, founded in 1834 under the auspices of the Maryland Colonization Society and the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society of the Protestant Episcopal Church; Monrovia (i.e., Liberia) from Bushrod's Island; and Cape Palmas, a Liberian settlement. Views include lush landscapes, Black and white residents, sailing ships, and dwellings.; Title from name of the publication.; Artists include John H.B. Latrobe and William S. Seager.; Printed below images: Senate executive documents, No. 1, 33rd Congress, 1st Session, Part III.; Published in "W.F. Lynch report of mission to Africa," Senate Executive documents, 1st Session, 33rd Congress, part 3, vol. 1, doc. 1, p. 329-389.; Wagner & M'Guigan, a partnership between Philadelphia lithographers Thomas S. Wagner & James M'Guigan, was active 1846-1858.

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Keywords

  1. African Americans
  2. Blacks
  3. Book Illustrations
  4. Cape Palmas
  5. Colonization
  6. Dwellings
  7. Episcopal Church
  8. Homes And Haunts
  9. Liberia
  10. Lithographs
  11. Missions
  12. Palmas, Cape
  13. Roberts, Joseph J. (Joseph Jenkins), 1809 1876
  14. Ships

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