A new and accurate description of the Coast of Guinea, . divided into the Gold, the Slave, and the Ivory Coasts. 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 cutts. 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, an exact map of the whole coast of Guinea, that was not in the original.
Willem Bosman (b/1672)
Category
Books
Date
1705
Materials
Place of origin
Netherlands
Collection
Kedleston Hall, Derbyshire
NT 3123859
Summary
Bibliographic description
[8],493,[19]p., plates . ill.. . 8vo.. Imperfect: lacking plates and map. Binding: Eighteenth-century full leather binding; double panel with sprinkled calf; spine blind decorated and spine label gilt lettered: "Bosman's Descrip: of Guinea".
Makers and roles
Willem Bosman (b/1672) Daniel Havart (1650-1715)