Description of the Coast of Guinea (1684)
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Lemos Coelho’s account was the fourth Portuguese account to describe, in fairly comprehensive detail, the coast of West Africa between Cape Verde and the Sierra Leone estuary, its trade and its peoples. The earlier accounts were the one compiled by Valentim Fernandes c.1500 and those written by André Álvares de Almada c.1595 and André Donelha c.1625. The three later accounts have many points of similarity, all three being written in the Cape Verde Islands by individuals who had traded on the coast. ... . Lemos Coelho’s was the last comprehensive Portuguese account of western Guinea. Dutch, French and English accounts of the coast began to be written after 1600 and - unlike the Portuguese accounts - were published. - P.E.H. Hair
Details
- Publication Date
- Oct 27, 2007
- Language
- English
- Category
- History
- Copyright
- All Rights Reserved - Standard Copyright License
- Contributors
- By (author): Francisco de Lemos Coelho
Specifications
- Pages
- 141
- Binding
- Linen Wrap
- Interior Color
- Black & White
- Dimensions
- US Trade (6 x 9 in / 152 x 229 mm)