New and accurate description of the coast of guinea, a: divided into the gold, the slave, and the ivory coasts
Auteur :
Bosman, William
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781108031257
Date de publication :
2 juin 2011
Dimensions :
21,6 x 14,0 x 3,1 cm
Poids :
690 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
William Bosman (b. 1672) spent fourteen years from 1688 on the Gold Coast in the service of the Dutch West India Company. This collection of letters written to his uncle from Africa provides a detailed account of the geographical, political and natural history of the coast of Guinea.