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This work by Thomas Edward Bowdich (1791? 1824) describes the
journey he made on behalf of the Royal African Company from Cape
Coast Castle in West Africa into the territory of the Ashanti, a
warlike tribe which had legendary resources of gold and which had
been attacking European settlements along the Gold Coast. The
intention was to make a peace and trade treaty with the Ashanti,
and also to learn more about their culture and customs. Bowdich,
not the original leader of the expedition, took control, and
negotiated a treaty of mutual co-operation and trade. He returned
to Europe in 1818, publishing this fascinating account in 1819, but
he felt that his own efforts, and his book, did not receive the
rewards they merited. He died on a second, scientific expedition to
West Africa, leaving his widow, naturalist and artist Sarah (later
Lee), to edit and publish his last work."
Title: Excursions in Madeira and Porto Santo, during the autumn of
1823, while on his third voyage to Africa; by the late T. E.
Bowdich ... To which is added, by Mrs. Bowdich, I. A Narrative of
the continuance of the voyage to its completion, together with the
subsequent occurrences from Mr. Bowdich's arrival in Africa to the
period of his death. II. A Description of the English settlement on
the River Gambia. III. Appendix: containing zoological and
botanical descriptions, and translations from the Arabic.
Illustrated by sections, views, costumes, and zoological
figures.Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe
British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It
is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150
million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals,
newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and
much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along
with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and
historical items dating back as far as 300 BC.The HISTORY OF TRAVEL
collection includes books from the British Library digitised by
Microsoft. This collection contains personal narratives, travel
guides and documentary accounts by Victorian travelers, male and
female. Also included are pamphlets, travel guides, and personal
narratives of trips to and around the Americas, the Indies, Europe,
Africa and the Middle East. ++++The below data was compiled from
various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this
title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to
insure edition identification: ++++ British Library Bowdich, Thomas
Edward; 1825. xii. 278 p.; 4 . 1788.a.11.
Title: An Essay on the Superstitions, Customs, and Arts, common to
the ancient Egyptians, Abyssinians, and Ashantees. With
plates.]Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe
British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It
is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150
million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals,
newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and
much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along
with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and
historical items dating back as far as 300 BC.The GENERAL
HISTORICAL collection includes books from the British Library
digitised by Microsoft. This varied collection includes material
that gives readers a 19th century view of the world. Topics include
health, education, economics, agriculture, environment, technology,
culture, politics, labour and industry, mining, penal policy, and
social order. ++++The below data was compiled from various
identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title.
This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure
edition identification: ++++ British Library Bowdich, Thomas
Edward; 1821. 69 p.; 4 . G.3317.
Title: Mission from Cape Coast Castle to Ashantee; with a
statistical account of that kingdom, and geographical notices of
other parts of the interior of Africa. With plates and
maps.]Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe
British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It
is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150
million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals,
newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and
much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along
with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and
historical items dating back as far as 300 BC.The GEOGRAPHY &
TOPOGRAPHY collection includes books from the British Library
digitised by Microsoft. Offering some insights into the study and
mapping of the natural world, this collection includes texts on
Babylon, the geographies of China, and the medieval Islamic world.
Also included are regional geographies and volumes on environmental
determinism, topographical analyses of England, China, ancient
Jerusalem, and significant tracts of North America. ++++The below
data was compiled from various identification fields in the
bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an
additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++
British Library Bowdich, Thomas Edward; Hale, Tedlie Hutchison;
1873. x. 292 p.; 8 . 10096.aaa.9.
Title: An Account of the Discoveries of the Portuguese in the
interior of Angola and Mozambique. From original MSS. To which is
added a note by the author on a geographical error of Mungo Park,
in his last journal into the interior of Africa.Publisher: British
Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the
national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's
largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all
known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound
recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its
collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial
additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating
back as far as 300 BC.The GENERAL HISTORICAL collection includes
books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. This varied
collection includes material that gives readers a 19th century view
of the world. Topics include health, education, economics,
agriculture, environment, technology, culture, politics, labour and
industry, mining, penal policy, and social order. ++++The below
data was compiled from various identification fields in the
bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an
additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++
British Library Bowdich, Thomas Edward; 1824. ii. 186 p.; 8 .
G.15740.
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