The Merchant's and Mariner's African Guide Containing an Accurate Description of the Coast, Bays, Harbours, and Adjacent Islands of West Africa
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- INTRODUCTION
- Directions for Sailing to the Madeiras
- Directions for Sailing through the Canaries
- On the Winds and Calms peculiar to the Canaries
- Coast of Africa from Cape Spartel to Cape Bogador
- Description of the Coast from Cape Bogador to Cape Verde
- Cape Verde, or Salt Islands
- General Observations
- Description of the Coast from Cape Verde to Cape Roxo
- Cape St. Mary to Roxo
- From Cape Roxo to Sierra Leon, including the Rio Grande, its Shoals, and the Isles de Loss
- Mode of Traffic from Grand Bassa to Cape Palmas
- Description of the Coast from Cape Palmas to Cape Lahou
- On the Trade of Cape Palmas and Cape Lahou
- Description of the Adou or Quaqua Coast, from Cape Lahou to Assinee
- Description of the Coast from Assinee to Cape St. Paul's
- Description of the Mode of Traffic, employed from Cape Lahou to Cape St Paul's
- Description of the Coast from Cape St. Paul's to Cape Formoso, constituting what is called the Bight of Benin
- Mode of Barter at Benin
- Mode of Barter at Coast from Cape Formoso to Cameroon's River in the Bight of Biaffra
- Directions for Sailing into Old Callebar
- On the System of the Callebar Trade
- From Callebar to Cameroon's River
- On the Cameroon's Trade
- Description of the Islands in the Bight of Biaffra, namely: Fernandepo, Princes, St. Thomas, and anno Bom
- Description of the Coast from Cameroons to Cape St. John, and from thence to Cape Lopez, including the Rivers Gabon and Danger
- Description of the Coast from Cape Lopez to the Congo
- Description of the Congo
- Description of the Coast from Cape Padron to Loando St. Paul
- Description of the Cape of Good Hope, with its Adjacent Bays
- The Island of St. Helena
- The Island of Ascension
- Of the Passages to and from the Coast of Africa, &c
- On the Homeward Passage
Description of the Coast from Cameroons to Cape St. John, and from thence to Cape Lopez, including the Rivers Gabon and Danger
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 July 2014
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- INTRODUCTION
- Directions for Sailing to the Madeiras
- Directions for Sailing through the Canaries
- On the Winds and Calms peculiar to the Canaries
- Coast of Africa from Cape Spartel to Cape Bogador
- Description of the Coast from Cape Bogador to Cape Verde
- Cape Verde, or Salt Islands
- General Observations
- Description of the Coast from Cape Verde to Cape Roxo
- Cape St. Mary to Roxo
- From Cape Roxo to Sierra Leon, including the Rio Grande, its Shoals, and the Isles de Loss
- Mode of Traffic from Grand Bassa to Cape Palmas
- Description of the Coast from Cape Palmas to Cape Lahou
- On the Trade of Cape Palmas and Cape Lahou
- Description of the Adou or Quaqua Coast, from Cape Lahou to Assinee
- Description of the Coast from Assinee to Cape St. Paul's
- Description of the Mode of Traffic, employed from Cape Lahou to Cape St Paul's
- Description of the Coast from Cape St. Paul's to Cape Formoso, constituting what is called the Bight of Benin
- Mode of Barter at Benin
- Mode of Barter at Coast from Cape Formoso to Cameroon's River in the Bight of Biaffra
- Directions for Sailing into Old Callebar
- On the System of the Callebar Trade
- From Callebar to Cameroon's River
- On the Cameroon's Trade
- Description of the Islands in the Bight of Biaffra, namely: Fernandepo, Princes, St. Thomas, and anno Bom
- Description of the Coast from Cameroons to Cape St. John, and from thence to Cape Lopez, including the Rivers Gabon and Danger
- Description of the Coast from Cape Lopez to the Congo
- Description of the Congo
- Description of the Coast from Cape Padron to Loando St. Paul
- Description of the Cape of Good Hope, with its Adjacent Bays
- The Island of St. Helena
- The Island of Ascension
- Of the Passages to and from the Coast of Africa, &c
- On the Homeward Passage
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- The Merchant's and Mariner's African GuideContaining an Accurate Description of the Coast, Bays, Harbours, and Adjacent Islands of West Africa, pp. 90 - 94Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2011First published in: 1822