A description of the coasts of north and south-Guinea, [electronic resource] and of the Ethiopia inferior, vulgarly Angola... And a new relation of the province of Guiana, and of the great rivers of Amazons and Oronoque in South-America. With an appendix being a general account on the first discoveries of America, in the fourteenth century, and some observations thereon. And a geographical, political, and natural history of the Antilles-Islands, in the North-Sea of America. By John Barbot.

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Barbot, Jean, d. 1720 [Browse]
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Book
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French
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[London] 1732.
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722 p.: ill., fold. maps and plates ; 37 cm

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  • "Containing a geographical, political, and natural history of the kingdoms, provinces, common-wealths, territories, and islands belonging to it. Their product, inhabitants, manners, languages, trade, wars, policy and religion. With a full account of all the European settlements; their rise, progress, and present condition; their commerce, and measures for improving the several branches of the Guinea and Angola trade. Also of trade-winds, breezes, tornadoes, harmatans, tides and currents, etc. And a new relation of the province of Guiana, and of the great rivers of Amazons and Oronoque in South-America. With an appendix; being a general account of the first discoveries of America, in the fourteenth century, and some observations thereon. And a geographical, political, and natural history of the Antilles-islands, in the North-Sea of America. Illustrated with a great number of useful maps and cuts, engraven on copper; very exactly drawn upon the place."--T.p.
  • "By John Barbot, Agent-General of Royal Company of Africa, and Islands of America, at Paris."--T.p.
  • "Now first printed from his original manuscript."--T.p.
  • Includes index.
  • Lapidus copy ends at page 668. Evidently pp. 669-722 lacking.
  • Digital reproduction of original privately owned by Sid Lapidus, Class of 1959. Scanned by the Princeton University Library Digital Studio during 2012-2013.
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Electronic reproduction. Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Library, 2013. Forms part of: The Sid Lapidus '59 Collection on Liberty and the American Revolution.
Contents
  • The introductory discourse
  • A description of the coasts of Nigritia, vulgarly called North-Guinea (Book 1)
  • A description of the coasts of South-Guinea, or Guinea, properly called: commencing at Sierra Leona river, and ending at Rio de Fernan Vaz, to the southward of cape Lope Gonzalez. With an account of the several islands in the gulph of Guinea, by the English commonly called the Bight (Book 2)
  • A description of the coasts of South-Guinea. Of the gold coast in general; its extent; inland countries; maritime provinces. Product. Europeans trading to it. Interlopers, etc. (Book 3)
  • A description of the coasts of South-Guinea. Of the slave coast in general. Soko kingdom. Rio da Volta. Coto kingdom. Little Popo. Great Popo. French factory there, etc. (Book 4)
  • A supplement to the description of the Coasts of North and South-Guinea : in two books : Senega and Goeree (Book 1)
  • A description of the Canary Island ... (Book 2)
  • An appendix to the preceding memoirs of North and South-Guinea, and Lower Ethiopia ... First discovery of America, by Christopher Columbus, from the history of the West Indies / written in Spanish by Antony de Herrera, Historiographer to the King of Spain
  • A relation of a journey to Constantinople ... report made to the most potent Prince, Charles Gustavus, King of the Swedes, Goths, and Vandals / by Nicholas Rolamb.
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