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UNINA9910816629203321 |
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Isert Paul Erdmann <1756-1789.> |
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Letters on West Africa and the slave trade : Paul Erdmann Isert's journey to Guinea and the Carribean islands in Columbia (1788) / / translated from the German and edited by Selena Axelrod Winsnes |
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Legon, Accra, Ghana, : Sub-Saharan Publishers, 2007 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-00516-6 |
9786613005168 |
9988-647-56-5 |
9988-647-44-1 |
9988-647-32-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (362 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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WinsnesSelena Axelrod <1925-> |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Africa, West Description and travel Early works to 1800 |
West Indies Description and travel Early works to 1800 |
Denmark Colonies Description and travel Early works to 1800 |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [330]-341) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of illustrations and maps; Acknowledgements; Editor's Introduction; The background of Danish activity in Guinea and the West Indies; Biography of Isert; The book; Previous translations; This translation; Journey to Guinea and the Caribbean Islands in Columbia (1788); Preface; Table of Contents; First Letter: Guinea 10 November, 1783; Second Letter: Guinea 29 December 1783; Third Letter: Guinea 8 April 1784; Fourth Letter: Guinea 18 May 1784; Fifth Letter: Guinea 25 June 1784; Sixth Letter: Guinea 24 September 1784 |
Seventh Letter: Guinea 28 March 1785 Eighth Letter: Guinea 16 October 1785; Ninth Letter: Guinea 20 April 1786; Tenth Letter: Guinea 10 August 1786; Eleventh Letter: St. Criox 12 March 1787; Twelfth Letter: Martinique 10 July 1787; Appendix of Meteorological Observations; Editor's Appendices; 1. Chronology; 2. Letter to Sir Joseph Banks; 3. Materials Relating to Frederiksnopel; 4. Isert's Obituary, written by J.A. Kioge; 5. Measurements used by Isert; |
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