<I>The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1789; republished 1837
name: label: Written by
content: Olaudah Equiano, 1745 - 1797
label: Published by
content: Isaac Knapp, American, 1808 - 1858
label: Owned by
content: Mary J. West, American
notes: label: Description
content: A hardcover book titled The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African written by Eqiano Olaudah. The book has a brown leather cover with gold colored lettering. A paper dust jacket with "Gustavus Vassa" on the front surrounds the leather cover. There are inscriptions on the front pastedown endpaper and the front endpaper. The book has 294 pages.
place: label: Place printed
content: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: West Africa, Africa
label: Place depicted
content: England, Europe
label: Place depicted
content: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: West Indies, Caribbean, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Africa
label: Topic
content: Christianity
label: Topic
content: Emancipation
label: Topic
content: Literature
label: Topic
content: Men
label: Topic
content: Middle Passage
label: Topic
content: Religion
label: Topic
content: Slavery
label: Topic
content: Spirituality
label: Topic
content: Trans Atlantic slave trade
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1815-1861
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Slavery and Freedom Objects
label: Classification
content: Books and Published Materials
label: Exhibition
content: Slavery and Freedom
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 3, C3 053
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of William E. West, Sr. and Family
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2014.44
objectType: label: Type
content: books
label: Type
content: narratives
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public Domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper, leather
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 7 × 4 1/2 × 1 1/8 in. (17.8 × 11.5 × 2.8 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (open at 90 degrees): 7 × 4 1/2 × 5 in. (17.8 × 11.4 × 12.7 cm)