Schubarts Lied an die Würtembergischen Truppen, die nach dem Cap der Guten Hoffnung gesandt worden
Series: Early American imprints -- no. 49510
Publisher: s.n.
Published: 1800
Place of publication: [Pennsylvania?
Language: ger
Format: Electronic resource
Subjects: Mercenary troops -- South Africa -- Songs and music
Genres: Songs and music
Notes: Verse in twelve numbered stanzas; first lines: Auf auf! ihr Brüder! und seyd stark, der Abschieds-Tag ist da

Occasioned by the departure, ca. 1786, of German mercenaries, led by Karl Eugen of Wittemberg, for South Africa. The typography suggests Pennsylvania, perhaps Ephrata, as place of publication. The Cape song, with slight variations in text, was also published in Der Hoch-deutsche americanische Calendar, auf das Jahr 1801 (Germantown, Pa. : Michael Billmeyer, [1800])

Printed area, including ornamental border, measures 22.2 x 16.7 cm

Not in Evans or Bristol

Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2002-2004. Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 49510)