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A new and Accurate Description of the Coast of Guinea, Divided Into the Gold, the Slave, and the Ivory Coasts. ... Illustrated With Several Cuts. Writ

by Willem Bosman

An eighteenth-century account of Guinea’s coast

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An eighteenth-century account of Guinea’s coast

Published in 1721, Willem Bosman’s work organizes its description of the coast of Guinea into three regions named in the title: the Gold Coast, the Slave Coast, and the Ivory Coast. The bibliographic record identifies a map and plates, while its contents are divided into parts. The book offers a historical account shaped by the geographic categories and record-keeping of its period; it is best approached as a primary source for studying how an early eighteenth-century writer described the region, not as a guide to present-day geography.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers studying eighteenth-century travel writing and historical geography
  • Students and researchers seeking a period source on European descriptions of Guinea’s coast
  • Collectors of historical accounts issued in modern facsimile editions

Themes

Historical geographyEighteenth-century travel writingGold, slave, and ivory coast regions

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Book overview

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars.
Rich in titles on English life and social history, this collection spans the world as it was known to eighteenth-century historians and explorers. Titles include a wealth of travel accounts and diaries, histories of nations from throughout the world, and maps and charts of a world that was still being discovered. Students of the War of American Independence will find fascinating accounts from the British side of conflict.
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British Library

T144034

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.'.

London: printed for J. Knapton, D. Midwinter, B. Lintot, G. Strahan, J. Round, and E. Bell, 1721. [8],456[i.e.432], [16]p., plates: map; 8
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