Item #011952 A NEW AND ACCURATE DESCRIPTION OF THE COAST OF GUINEA, Divided into the Gold, the Slave, and the Ivory Coasts. William Bosman.
A NEW AND ACCURATE DESCRIPTION OF THE COAST OF GUINEA, Divided into the Gold, the Slave, and the Ivory Coasts.
A NEW AND ACCURATE DESCRIPTION OF THE COAST OF GUINEA, Divided into the Gold, the Slave, and the Ivory Coasts.
A NEW AND ACCURATE DESCRIPTION OF THE COAST OF GUINEA, Divided into the Gold, the Slave, and the Ivory Coasts.

A NEW AND ACCURATE DESCRIPTION OF THE COAST OF GUINEA, Divided into the Gold, the Slave, and the Ivory Coasts.

London: Printed for J. Knapton, D. Midwinter, B. Lintot, G. Strahan, J. Round, and E. Bell. 1721. Second edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). Very good condition. Item #011952

[viii], 456 pages of text, followed by [xvi] pages of index. Full leather binding is moderately rubbed and worn, rebacked using the original label. Title page with top corner clipped out, with loss of several letters of text. Minor soiling scattered throughout text. Illustrated with a folding map and four plates (located at pages 41, 58, 248 and 262). Lacks three plates. Title continues "...Containing a Geographical, Political and Natural History of the Kingdoms and Countries: With a Particular Account of the Rise, Progress, and Present Condition of all the European Settlements upon that Coast; and the Just Measures for Improving the several Branches of the Guinea Trade. Illustrated with several Cuts. Written Originally in Dutch by William Bosman, Chief Factor for the Dutch at the Castle of St. George d'Elmina. And now faithfully done into English. To which is prefix'd, and Exact Map of the Whole Coast of Guinea, that was not in the Original. The Second Edition."

Price: $1,000.00

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