Letters on West Africa and the Slave Trade. Paul Erdmann Isert�s Journey to Guinea and the Carribean Islands in Columbis (178 /

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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
Autor principal: Isert, Paul Erdmann, 1756-1789
Otros Autores: Winsnes, Selena Axelrod, 1925-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Alemán
Publicado: Legon, Accra, Ghana : Sub-Saharan Publishers, 2007.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Isert, Paul Erdmann, > 1756-1789.
Isert, Paul Erdmann, > 1756-1789 > Travel > Africa, West.
Isert, Paul Erdmann, > 1756-1789 > Travel > West Indies.
Slavenhandel.
Travel.
Danish colonies.
HISTORY > Africa > West.
West-Afrika.
West Indies.
West Africa.
Antilles > Descriptions et voyages > Ouvrages avant 1800.
Afrique occidentale > Descriptions et voyages > Ouvrages avant 1800.
Denmark > Colonies > Description and travel > Early works to 1800.
West Indies > Description and travel > Early works to 1800.
Africa, West > Description and travel > Early works to 1800.
Early works.
Electronic books.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of illustrations and maps; Acknowledgements; Editor's Introduction; The background of Danish activity in Guinea and the West Indies; Biography of Isert; The book; Previous translations; This translation; Journey to Guinea and the Caribbean Islands in Columbia (1788); Preface; Table of Contents; First Letter: Guinea 10 November, 1783; Second Letter: Guinea 29 December 1783; Third Letter: Guinea 8 April 1784; Fourth Letter: Guinea 18 May 1784; Fifth Letter: Guinea 25 June 1784; Sixth Letter: Guinea 24 September 1784
  • Seventh Letter: Guinea 28 March 1785 Eighth Letter: Guinea 16 October 1785; Ninth Letter: Guinea 20 April 1786; Tenth Letter: Guinea 10 August 1786; Eleventh Letter: St. Criox 12 March 1787; Twelfth Letter: Martinique 10 July 1787; Appendix of Meteorological Observations; Editor's Appendices; 1. Chronology; 2. Letter to Sir Joseph Banks; 3. Materials Relating to Frederiksnopel; 4. Isert's Obituary, written by J.A. Kioge; 5. Measurements used by Isert; Bibliography; Epilogue; Index; Back Cover

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