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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.

Title
A new and accurate description of the coast of Guinea, [electronic resource] : 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.
Author
Bosman, Willem.
Publication
London : printed for J. Knapton, D. Midwinter, B. Lintot, G. Strahan, J. Round, and E. Bell, MDCCXXI. [1721]

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Description
[8], 456 [i.e.432], [16] p., plates : map; 8⁰.
Uniform Title
Nauwkeurige beschryving van de Guinese Goud-, Tand- en Slave- Kust. English
Alternative Title
Nauwkeurige beschryving van de Guinese Goud-, Tand- en Slave- Kust.
Subject
Guinea (Region) > Description and travel > Early works to 1800
Genre/Form
Travel literature.
Note
  • 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.
Indexed In (note)
  • English Short Title Catalog
Reproduction (note)
  • Electronic reproduction.
OCLC
  • 642433011
  • ECCO1-T144034
Author
Bosman, Willem.
Title
A new and accurate description of the coast of Guinea, [electronic resource] : 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.
Imprint
London : printed for J. Knapton, D. Midwinter, B. Lintot, G. Strahan, J. Round, and E. Bell, MDCCXXI. [1721]
Edition
The second edition.
Reproduction
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
Indexed In:
English Short Title Catalog, T144034.
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Place of Publication
Great Britain England London.
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