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A voyage to Guinea, Brasil, and the West-Indies in His Majesty's ships the Swallow and Weymouth : giving a genuine account of the several islands and settlements of Madeira, the Canaries, Cape de Verd, Sierraleon, Sesthos, Cape Apolonia, Cabo Corso, and others on the Guinea shore; likewise Barbadoes, Jamaica, &c. in the West-Indies : describing the colour, diet, languages, habits, manners, customs, and religions of the respective natives and inhabitants : with remarks on the gold, ivory, and slave-trade; and on the winds, tides and currents of the several coasts
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- Creator
- by John Atkins, Gent. of Plaistow, in Essex
- Format
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- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- Second edition
- London : printed for Ward and Chandler, 1737
- Physical Details
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- xxv, 1 unnumbered page, 2 pages, 19-265 pages ; 20 cm
- OCLC
- ocm04681430
- Pages 3-18 omitted in numbering.
- A reissue of the 1735 edition, including the advertisements.
- Signatures: pi², a⁸, b⁴, chi¹, B⁸-R⁸.
- Includes errata.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ESTC, T87659.
- Alden, J.E. European Americana, 737/27.
- Lib. Company. Afro-Americana, 705.
- A voyage to Guinea, Brasil, and the West-Indies in His Majesty's ships, the Swallow, and Weymouth, &c. -- A voyage to Brasil and the West Indies -- An abstract of the foregoing voyage
Subjects
- Slave trade -- Early works to 1800.
- Guinea -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800.
- Guinea -- Social life and customs -- Early works to 1800.
- West Indies -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800.
- West Indies -- Social life and customs -- Early works to 1800.
- Africa, West -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800.
- Africa, West -- Social life and customs -- Early works to 1800.