A new voyage to Guinea: describing the customs, manners, soil, climate, habits, buildings, education ... habitations, diversions, marriages, and whatever else is memorable among the inhabitants / Likewise, and account of their animals, minerals, etc. With great variety of entertaining incidents, worthy of observation, that happen'd during the author's travels in that large country. Illus. with cuts, engrav'd from drawings taken from the life. With an alphabetical index. By William Smith.

  • Smith, William, active 1726-1742.
Date:
1744
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: A new voyage to Guinea: describing the customs, manners, soil, climate, habits, buildings, education ... habitations, diversions, marriages, and whatever else is memorable among the inhabitants / Likewise, and account of their animals, minerals, etc. With great variety of entertaining incidents, worthy of observation, that happen'd during the author's travels in that large country. Illus. with cuts, engrav'd from drawings taken from the life. With an alphabetical index. By William Smith. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    [ X ] A VOYAGE T O GUINEA. THE Royal African Com¬ pany of England, being very defirous to have an exaft Account of all their Settlements on the Coaft of Guinea, came to a Re- folution in the Year 1726, to fend out a Perfon fitly qualified for that Enterprize, on board one of their own Ships. According¬ ly, they pitch’d upon me, and, after ai due Examination, granted me a Commif- iion \ the Copy of which is as follows: B Jfrican