Title A voyage to Guinea, Brazil & the West Indies in His Majesty's ships, the Swallow and the Weymouth, describing the several islands and settlements / by John Atkins

Published Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2014

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Description 1 online resource (291 pages) Contents Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Original Title Page; PREFACE; A VOYAGE TO Guinea, Brasil, and the West-Indies; MADEIRA; CANARIES; Cape de VERD Islands; AFRICA in general; SIERRALEON; The GRAIN and MALAGUETTA Coasts; SESTHOS; Cape APOLLONIA; Cabo TRES PUNTAS; Cabo CORSO; The Coast from Cabo CORSO to WHYDAH; WHYDAH; Currents on the Coast of GUINEA; RAINS; WINDS; The GUINEA Trade; SLAVES; IVORY; GOLD; Our Return upon the Gold Coast; PYRATES; St. George de ELMINA; Cape LOPEZ; A VOYAGE TO Brasil, and the West-Indies; BARBADOS; SUGAR-CANES; The WEST-INDIES; JAMAICA; HURRICANES Summary First published in 1735, this account focuses on the customs, food, languages and religions of the peoples in the islands and settlements visited. It also has remarks on the gold, ivory and slave trades Notes AN ABSTRACT Of the foregoing VOYAGE Print version record Subject SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- Geography. TRAVEL -- Budget. TRAVEL -- Hikes & Walks. TRAVEL -- Museums, Tours, Points of Interest. TRAVEL -- Parks & Campgrounds. Travel SUBJECT Guinea (Region) -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800 West Indies -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800 Subject Guinea (Region) West Indies Genre/Form Electronic books Early works Form Electronic book ISBN 9781136974496 1136974490 9781136974427 1136974423

Other Titles Voyage to Guinea, Brazil and the West Indies in His Majesty's ships, the Swallow and the Weymouth, describing the several islands and settlements

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