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Voyage to Guinea, Brazil and the West Indies in HMS Swallow and Weymouth [PDF ebook]

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First published in 1735, this account focuses on the customs, food, languages and religions of the peoples in the islands and settlements visited. It also has remarks on the gold, ivory and slave trades.

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Format PDF ● Pages 292 ● ISBN 9781136974427 ● Publisher Taylor and Francis ● Published 2014 ● Downloadable 6 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 2920445 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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