624 Pages
by
Routledge
624 Pages
by
Routledge
624 Pages
by
Routledge
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First Published in 1966. This volume recounts an exploratory mission into the interior of Africa from travelling on the River Gaboon and then on fifty miles to Naango and the area, in order to gather geographical information as well as that of trade, life and customs.
PART I, I. The Objects and Departure of the Mission, II. The Route and Reception of the Mission, III. Proceedings and Incidents until the Third Dispatch to Cape Coast Castle, IV. Proceedings and Incidents until the Signing of the Preliminaries to a General Treaty, V. Proceedings and Incidents until the Ratification of a General Treaty, VI. Proceedings and Incidents until the completion of the Mission and its return to Cape Coast Castle, PART II, I. Geography, II. History, III. Constitution and Laws, IV. Superstitions, V. Customs, VI. Architecture, Arts, and Manufactures, VII. Climate, Population, Revenue, City, Market, etc, VIII. Trade, IX. Language, X. Music, XI. Materia Medica and Diseases, XII. Mr. Hutchison's Diary, XIII. Sketch of Gaboon, and its Interior, XIV. Suggestions for futme Missions to the Interior of Africa, APPENDIX
Biography
T. Edward Bowdich
