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A voyage to Guinea, Brazil & the West Indies in His Majesty's ships, the Swallow and the Weymouth, describing the several islands and settlements /

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.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Atkins, John, 1685-1757
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2014.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.