A Historical and Philosophical Sketch of the Discoveries and Settlements of the Europeans in Northern and Western Africa, at the Close of the ... Library Collection - African Studies)

Although he had never set foot in Africa, Scottish poet and linguist John Leyden (1775-1811) decided to publish in 1799 this compilation on 'discoveries and settlements' there, drawing from the published works of explorers. His aim was 'to exhibit the progress of discoveries at this period in North and West Africa', giving descriptions of places such as Guinea, the Gold Coast, and Sierra Leone, as well as accounts of their people. He begins the work by discussing a meeting of the African Association on 9 June 1788, where a map depicted the interior of the continent as 'an extended blank'. Leyden attempts to provide information on those unknown areas by using the travel accounts of writers - including the Scots explorer Mungo Park - who had ventured into the African interior, to put together a narrative which makes this work a valuable collection of eighteenth-century accounts by European explorers in Africa.

History

Leyden, John

Africa

Cambridge University Press

The Complaint Of Scotland (1801)

Literature & Fiction

Dramas & Plays

Kessinger Publishing

Kessinger Publishing, LLC

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars. Rich in titles on English life and social history, this collection spans the world as it was known to eighteenth-century historians and explorers. Titles include a wealth of travel accounts and diaries, histories of nations from throughout the world, and maps and charts of a world that was still being discovered. Students of the War of American Independence will find fascinating accounts from the British side of conflict. ++++ 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 T113200 Anonymous. By John Leyden. Half-title: 'Discoveries &amp; settlements of the Europeans, in northern &amp; western Africa'. Edinburgh : printed by J. Moir, for T. Brown, and J. Symington, and Vernor &amp; Hood, London, 1799. xvi,442p. ; 12°

A historical & philosophical sketch of the discoveries & settlements of the Europeans in northern & western Africa, at the close of the eighteenth century.

World

Gale ECCO, Print Editions

Tales of Wonder

Lewis, Matthew Gregory

Scott., Walter

Contemporary

Nabu Press

Tales of Wonder;

Historical Account of Discoveries and Travels in Africa, Enlarged and Completed by H. Murray

Travel

Historical Account of Discoveries and Travels in Africa: From the Earliest Ages to the Present Time; Including the Substance of Dr. Leyden's Work On That Subject, Volume 1

Constable &. Co, Archibald

Murray M.A Dr, Hugh

Historical Account of Discoveries and Travels in Africa, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time: Including the Substance of the Late Dr. Leyden's Work On That Subject, Volume 2

MURRAY, Hugh

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