William Bosman

A New and Accurate Description of the Coast of Guinea

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

William Bosman's letters from the early eighteenth century describe the geographical, political and natural history of Africa's Guinea coast.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 550
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Mai 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 32mm
• Gewicht: 767g
• ISBN-13: 9781108031257
• ISBN-10: 1108031250
• Artikelnr.: 33627104

Inhaltsangabe

Preface; 1. Of the Gold Coast in general; 2. Of the Antese Country
with the English and Dutch forts there; 3. Of the country of Commany
the English and Dutch forts there; 4. Of Fetu
the Dutch fort Conraadsbourg
the English chief fort Cabocorse; 5. Of Acron
and the Dutch fort Leydsaamheid; 6. Of the several forts of gold; 7. Of the quantity of gold exported
whither
and by whom; 8. Of the unhealthiness
climate
season
&c. of the coast; 9. Of the nature
customs
manners
habit
education
manual arts
employments
languages
ranks of distinction
habitations and musical instruments of the negroes on the Gold Coast; 10. Of the religion
and idolatry of the negroes; 11. Of the government of the negroes
their trials of causes
whether civil or criminal; 12. Of the marriage of the negroes; 13. Of their sickness
the administration of remedies
and their idolatrous offerings upon that head; 14. Of the tame and wild quadrupedes of the Gold Coast
and particularly of the elephants
apes and cameleons; 15. Of the common and uncommon wild-fowl
birds
reptiles
insects and fish; 16. Of the trees
plants and fruits; 17. Of snakes
porcupines
tygers
jackals
elephants and deifyed spiders; 18. Of the Slave Coast in general; 19. Of the government of Fida
their trial and punishment of crimes; 20. Of the Fidasian quadrupedes
fowls
corn
fruits
soil
wars
arms; 21. Of Rio Formosa
on the River of Benin
the interest of the Portugese and other Europeans there; 22. Of the Tooth (or Ivory) and Grain Coast.