Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
The English in West Africa, 1691-1699
Unknown
€ 199.61
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for The English in West Africa, 1691-1699
Hardcover. This completes Robin Law's highly acclaimed edition of the letter-books of the Royal African Company, the most substantial body of source material on English trade in West Africa in the late seventeenth century. The correspondence provides massively detailed day-to-day documentation of local operations and interactions. Editor(s): Law, Robin. Series: Fontes Historiae Africanae, New Series: Sources of African History. Num Pages: 719 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFD; HBJH; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 167 x 242 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1184.
This third volume completes Robin Law's highly acclaimed edition of original correspondence of the Royal African Company of England, relating to the period 1681-1699. The Royal African Company held a legal monopoly of English trade with West Africa, mainly for gold and slaves. The letter-books comprise correspondence received at the Company's local headquarters in West Africa, Cape Coast Castle, on the Gold Coast (modern Ghana), from its factories and agents elsewhere in the African coast. This material is exceptionally detailed in its coverage of the day-to-day operation of the RAC's trade and its interactions with local African societies. ... Read more
This third volume completes Robin Law's highly acclaimed edition of original correspondence of the Royal African Company of England, relating to the period 1681-1699. The Royal African Company held a legal monopoly of English trade with West Africa, mainly for gold and slaves. The letter-books comprise correspondence received at the Company's local headquarters in West Africa, Cape Coast Castle, on the Gold Coast (modern Ghana), from its factories and agents elsewhere in the African coast. This material is exceptionally detailed in its coverage of the day-to-day operation of the RAC's trade and its interactions with local African societies. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
719
Condition
New
Series
Fontes Historiae Africanae, New Series: Sources of African History
Number of Pages
719
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780197263921
SKU
V9780197263921
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-1
Reviews for The English in West Africa, 1691-1699
Robin Law is to be commended for editing the Rawlinson collection in an important, scholarly, three-volume set.
Stephen D. Behrendt, African Affairs
Stephen D. Behrendt, African Affairs