A VOYAGE TO GUINEA, BRASIL, AND THE WEST INDIES; IN HIS MAJESTY'S SHIPS THE 'SWALLOW' AND THE 'WEYMOUTH'. giving a genuine account of the several islands and settlements of Madeira, the Canaries, Cape de Verde, Sierraleon, Sesthos, Cape Apollonia, Cabo Corso, and others on the Guinea shore; likewise Barbadoes, Jamaica, etc. in the West Indies. describing the colour, diet, languages, habits, manners, customs, and religions of the respective natives and inhabitants. with remarks on the Gold, Ivory, and Slave trades; and on the winds, tides and currents of the several coasts.

Atkins, John

Verlag: London printed for Ward and Chandler or7, 1735

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pp[ii] xxv 1-2, 19-266 plus 7 advert pages [the work is complete despite the missing page numbers] a little marking, though generally in good clean condition, but with the title-page supplied as a modern facsimile. the title-page is from the second edition of 1737, but in fact there is no difference between the first and second editions, the latter being a straight re-issue. in an 18th-century full calf binding, a bit worn and rubbed; the joints weak, but holding. John Atkins, 'Gent. of Plaistow, in Essex' was a surgeon in the Royal Navy. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers ATKINSJO020277

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Titel: A VOYAGE TO GUINEA, BRASIL, AND THE WEST ...

Verlag: London printed for Ward and Chandler or7

Erscheinungsdatum: 1735