A new and accurate description of the coast of Guinea, divided into the Gold, the Slave, and the Ivory Coasts. Containing a geographical, political and natural history of the kingdoms and countries: with a particular account of the rife, progress, and present condition of all the European settlements upon that coast; and the just measures for improving the several branches of the Guinea trade. Illustrated with several cuts. Written originally in Dutch by William Bosman, chief factor for the Dutch at the Castle of St. George d'Elmina. And now faithfully done into English. To which is prefix'd, an exact map of the whole coast of Guinea, that was not in the original.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bosman, Willem.

Standardized Title:

Nauwkeurige beschryving van de Guinese Goud-, Tand- en Slave- Kust. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Guinea (Region)--Description and travel--Early works to 1800.

Guinea (Region).

Genre:

Travel literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource ([8], 456 [i.e.432], [16] p., plates ) map ;

Edition:

The second edition.

Other Title:

New and accurate description of the coast of Guinea,

Place of Publication:

London : printed for J. Knapton, D. Midwinter, B. Lintot, G. Strahan, J. Round, and E. Bell, MDCCXXI. [1721]

Notes:

The first part ends on p.185; the verso of p.185 is numbered 210 and reads 'A description of the gold coast of Guinea .. Part II.'.

bL record enhanced from nNNUT copy.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T144034.

OCLC:

642433011