Observations upon the Windward coast of Africa : the religion, character, customs &c., of the natives : with a system upon which they may be civilized, and a knowledge attained of the interior of this extraordinary quarter of the globe : and upon the natural and commercial resources of the country : made in the years 1805 and 1806 / by Joseph Corry ; with an appendix, containing a letter to Lord Howick, on the most simple and effectual means of abolishing the slave trade.
Published / Created:
London : Printed for G. and W. Nicol ... and James Asperne ... By W. Bulmer and Co. Cleveland Row, St. James's, 1807.
Physical Description:
xiv, [2],163 p., [9] leaves of plates ([7] folding) : ill., map, 28 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Aquatints by Joseph Constantine Stadler; after R. Cocking, from sketches by Joseph Corry.
Contents:
Contents of the plates: A Mandingo Chief, and his Head Man, with other natives in their costume -- Sketch [i.e. map] of the windward coast of Africa -- Palma bearing S. by W. distant about 8 leagues from A. -- The Colony of Sierre Leone -- Island of Goree -- Porto Praya, Island of St. Jago -- Fogo bearing N. by W. distance about 4 leagues from B. -- Island of St. Jago -- Bance Island, in the River Sierra Leone.
Subject Terms:
Africa, West -- Description and travel. | Africa, West -- Social life and customs -- 19th century. | Slave trade -- Africa. | G. and W. Nicol -- Publisher. | Asperne, James -- Publisher. | W. Bulmer and Co. -- Printer. | Baring, Thomas, Sir -- Bookplate. | Engraving -- Specimens -- 1807.