A German Barber-Surgeon in the Atlantic Slave Trade : The Seventeenth-Century Journal of Johann Peter Oettinger /

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"The translated and edited journals of a young German barber-surgeon recording his travels across Germany and the Netherlands and time spent on Dutch and Brandenburg slave ships sailing to the Caribbean and Africa from 1682 to 1696. He observes shipboard life, trade in Africa, the horrors of th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Oettinger, Johann Peter, 1666-1746 (Autor)
Otros Autores: Zaugg, Roberto (Editor , Traductor), Koslofsky, Craig (Editor , Traductor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Alemán
Publicado: Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2021.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Oettinger, Johann Peter, > 1666-1746 > Diaries.
Surgeons
Slave trade
Slave ships
Barbers
Barbers > Germany > Diaries.
Surgeons > Germany > Diaries.
Slave ships > Atlantic Ocean Region > History > 17th century.
Slave trade > Atlantic Ocean Region > History > 17th century.
Germany
Atlantic Ocean Region
Germany > History > 17th century.
Atlantic Ocean Region > History > 17th century.
History
Diaries
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"The translated and edited journals of a young German barber-surgeon recording his travels across Germany and the Netherlands and time spent on Dutch and Brandenburg slave ships sailing to the Caribbean and Africa from 1682 to 1696. He observes shipboard life, trade in Africa, the horrors of the Middle Passage, and the sale of slaves in the Caribbean. He describes Amsterdam, Curaçao, St. Thomas, and Suriname, and his travels along the coast of West Africa, from Mauritania to Gabon, including descriptions of the court of King Agbangla of Hueda/Whydah (Benin) and the island of São Tome"--
Descripción Física:1 online resource (222 pages).
ISBN:9780813944463

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