A voyage to Guinea, Brasil, and the West-Indies; in His Majesty's ships the Swallow and Weymouth. Giving a genuine account of the several islands and settlements ... Describing the colur, diet, language, habits ... and religions of the ... inhabitants. With remarks on the gold, ivory, and slave-trade / [John Atkins].

  • Atkins, John, 1685-1757.
Date:
1737
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: A voyage to Guinea, Brasil, and the West-Indies; in His Majesty's ships the Swallow and Weymouth. Giving a genuine account of the several islands and settlements ... Describing the colur, diet, language, habits ... and religions of the ... inhabitants. With remarks on the gold, ivory, and slave-trade / [John Atkins]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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