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A voyage to Guinea, Brazil, and the West Indies in His Majesty's ships, the Swallow and Weymouth : describing the several islands and settlements, viz : Madeira, the Canaries, Cape de Verde, Sierra Leone, Sesthos, Cape Apollonia, Cabo Corfo, and others on the Guinea Coast; Barbadoes, Jamaica, andc. in the West Indies : the colour, diet, languages, habits, manners, customs, and religions of the respective natives, and inhabitants : with remarks on the gold, ivory, and slave trade : and on the winds, tides and currents of the several coasts / by John Atkins.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Atkins, John, 1685-1757, author.
- Series:
- Cass library of African studies. Travels and narratives ; no. 55.
- Cass Library of African Studies : Travels and Narratives ; Number 55
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Slave trade--18th century.
- Slave trade.
- Guinea (Region)--Description and travel--Early works to 1800.
- Guinea (Region).
- West Indies--Description and travel--Early works to 1800.
- West Indies.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (291 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Voyage to Guinea, Brazil, and the West Indies in His Majesty's ships, the Swallow and Weymouth
- Place of Publication:
- London : Routledge, 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- First published in 1735, this account focuses on the customs, food, languages and religions of the peoples in the islands and settlements visited. It also has remarks on the gold, ivory and slave trades.
- Contents:
- Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Original Title Page; PREFACE; A VOYAGE TO Guinea, Brasil, and the West-Indies; MADEIRA; CANARIES; Cape de VERD Islands; AFRICA in general; SIERRALEON; The GRAIN and MALAGUETTA Coasts; SESTHOS; Cape APOLLONIA; Cabo TRES PUNTAS; Cabo CORSO; The Coast from Cabo CORSO to WHYDAH; WHYDAH; Currents on the Coast of GUINEA; RAINS; WINDS; The GUINEA Trade; SLAVES; IVORY; GOLD; Our Return upon the Gold Coast; PYRATES; St. George de ELMINA; Cape LOPEZ; A VOYAGE TO Brasil, and the West-Indies; BARBADOS; SUGAR-CANES; The WEST-INDIES; JAMAICA; HURRICANES
- AN ABSTRACT Of the foregoing VOYAGE
- Notes:
- First published 1735 by Frank Cass and Company, Limited.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-136-97449-0
- 1-315-03316-X
- 1-136-97442-3
- 9781315033167
- OCLC:
- 874175396
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