Newspaper supplement to Niles' Weekly Register, Volume IV, New Series, No. 20, published in Baltimore, Maryland on August 21, 1819. This issue contains a review of Mordecai Manuel Noah's *Travels in England, France, Spain, and the Barbary States in the Years 1813-1815*, potentially the first review of a book by a Jewish American author.
Subject: Travel Literature
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A collection of lithographs depicting scenes from Surinam (Dutch Guiana) published in Brussels in 1839. The lithographs, by Pierre Jacques Benoit, illustrate various aspects of life in Surinam, including markets, shops, workshops, and interactions between Europeans and the local population. The work includes depictions of Jewish merchants and commentary on slavery.
This manuscript journal, written by William Nestell between 1816 and 1819, details two voyages: one to San Sebastian, Spain, and Bordeaux, France in 1816; and a second to Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1819. The journal provides vivid descriptions of the places visited, insightful commentary on local customs and politics, and a personal account of Nestell's experiences as a sailor. Notably, the journal includes a firsthand account of a violent incident involving a Jewish vendor in Buenos Aires. The journal is bound in contemporary full leather and contains additional pages of poetry.