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A Reliable Account of the Coast of Guinea (1760) (Paperback)
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A Reliable Account of the Coast of Guinea (1760) (Paperback)
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This is the first complete English translation of Ludewig Ferdinand
Romer's sensitive account of the Gold Coast (present-day Ghana) in
the mid-eighteenth century. A vital resource on the history of West
Africa, Romer's work offers rich descriptions of African societies,
trading practices with Europe, and religion. Ludewig Ferdinand
Romer was employed in West Africa from 1739 to 1749 by the Danish
West India and Guinea Company. He published two books about the
Gold Coast, a short one in 1756, and then his more substantial A
Reliable Account of the Coast of Guinea in 1760. Romer deals with
the operation of the various European trading companies, and
discusses the African-European relations that he had witnessed. But
the real value of his work lies in his descriptions of the local
context-the African traders and customers, their societies,
practices and religion. And he was much interested in African
history, particularly from oral traditions. This edition
(principally of Romer's 1760 text, but drawing on his 1756 volume
too) makes available an uncommon source for the history of West
Africa. This edition of Romer's volume was runner-up for the
African Studies Association's Texts Prize, 2001.
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