The English acquisitions in Guinea and East-India. : Containing, first, the several forts and castles of the Royal African Company, from sally in South Barbary, to the cape of Good-Hope, in Africa, viz. James Fort, in the river of gumbo. Sherbrow, in York Island. Serra Leona, in Bence Island. Duckeys Cove. Commenda. Cape Coast Castle. Fort Royal. Anamabo. Winnebab. Acra. Secondly, the forts and factories of the Honourable East-India Company in Persia, India, sumatra, China, &c. viz. Spawhawa and Gambreon, in Persia Fort St. George. Fort St. David. Conimeere. Cuduloor. Porte Novo. Medapollam. Mereldapatam. Pettipole The coast of coromnadel, carwar. Callicus, Surrat, Bombay Island. Ballasore. Hugly. Chuttanetti. Daca. Rhajama, on the Co. of Mallabar Ascheen, and York Fort, in Somatra. Amoy, Canon, and Tomqueen, in China, &c. With an account of the inhabitants of all these countries; their religion, government, trade, marriages, funerals, strange customs, &c. Also, birds, beasts, serpents, monsters, and other strange creatures found there intermixt with divers accidents, and notable remarks. with cuts. likewise, a description of the Isle of St. Helena, where the English usually refresh in their india voyages. By Robert Burton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

R. B., approximately 1632-approximately 1725.

Series:

Eighteenth century collections online. Part 2: New editions.

Standardized Title:

View of the English acquisitions in Guinea

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Africa--Description and travel--Early works to 1800.

Africa.

Asia--Description and travel--Early works to 1800.

Asia.

Physical Description:

184 pages, 8 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 12⁰

Place of Publication:

London : Printed and A. Bettewworthe at the Red Lyon, and J. Battely at the Dove, in Pater-noster-Row, 1728.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Notes:

Robert Burton = Nathaniel Crouch.

The initial leaf contains a half-title on the recto and an illustration on the verso.

First published in 1686 as 'A view of the English acquisitions'.

With four final advertisement leaves.

Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. s2009 miunns

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T144300.

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.