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THE NEGROLAND OF THE ARABS.
THE NEGROLAND OF THE ARABS EXAMINED AND EXPLAINED; OR, AN INQUIRY INTO THE EARLY HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY OF CENTRAL AFRICA.
BY WILLIAM DESBOROUGH COOLEY.
LONDON: PRINTED BY JAMES HOLMES, TOOK’S COURT. PUBLISHED BY J. ARROWSMITH, 10, SOHO SQUARE.
1841.
TO SEÑOR
DON PASCUAL DE GAYANGOS.
My dear Gayangos,
The following Essay owes its origin wholly to the extracts from the writings of Ibn Khaldún and Ibn Baṭúṭah, which you had the kindness to communicate to me. Not only did you occasion the present developement of my speculations, but you have also at all times cheerfully aided me in the researches to which they gave birth; you have placed at my disposal, as it were, your perfect knowledge of the Arabic language, and, from the abundance of your learning, have in some measure made good my deficiency. To whom, then, can this little work be dedicated so justly, as to you? Nor, while acknowledging my obligations, can I forego the pleasure afforded by such an opportunity of expressing towards you the friendship and esteem of
Yours sincerely,
William Desborough Cooley.
London, March 3, 1841.