Letters on West Africa and the Slave Trade : Paul Erdmann Isert's Journey to Guinea and the Caribbean Islands in Columbis (1788).

Paul E. Isert, a Dane, arrived in Ghana (then the Gold Coast) in 1783, taking advantage of an opening in the slave trade between Guinea and the West Indies. He was appointed as chief surgeon to the Danish establishments on the Guinea Coast. In 1786 he sailed to the West Indies with a cargo of slaves...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Winsnes, Selena Axelrod
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Sub-Saharan Publishers, 2007.
Temas:
Isert, Paul Erdmann, > 1756-1789 > Travel > Africa, West.
Isert, Paul Erdmann, > 1756-1789 > Travel > West Indies.
Isert, Paul Erdmann, > 1756-1789
Danish colonies
Travel
Africa, West > Description and travel > Early works to 1800.
Denmark > Colonies > Description and travel > Early works to 1800.
West Indies > Description and travel > Early works to 1800.
Afrique occidentale > Descriptions et voyages > Ouvrages avant 1800.
Antilles > Descriptions et voyages > Ouvrages avant 1800.
West Africa
West Indies
Early works
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Sumario:Paul E. Isert, a Dane, arrived in Ghana (then the Gold Coast) in 1783, taking advantage of an opening in the slave trade between Guinea and the West Indies. He was appointed as chief surgeon to the Danish establishments on the Guinea Coast. In 1786 he sailed to the West Indies with a cargo of slaves, who revolted. His experiences in Ghana and the West Indies resolved him to end the trans-Atlantic slave abuse. This book is written in the form of letters to his father. An elusive character, it is clear that he nonetheless had an unreservedly positive attitude towards Africa and its indigenous pe.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (362 pages)
ISBN:9789988647568
9988647565

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