ISBN:
9789517656924
,
9789517656931
Language:
English
Pages:
224 S.
,
zahlr. graph. Darst., Ill., Kt.
Dissertation note:
Zugl.: Åbo, Univ., Diss., 2013
Keywords:
Slave trade History
;
Slave trade History
;
Guinea (Region) Climate 18th century
;
History
;
Hochschulschrift
;
Hochschulschrift
;
Kolonie Goldküste
;
Golf von Guinea
;
Klima
Abstract:
Zsfassung in schwed. Spr.
Abstract:
The primary aim of this investigation is to employ historical documents, such as John Hippisley’s letters, to reconstruct the climate on the Gold Coast in West Africa between 1750 and 1798. My focus is on Cape Coast Castle, today known as Cape Coast in the Republic of Ghana.
Note:
IntroductionThe West African climate and its past -- A climatic chronology of the Guinea coast, 1750 to 1798 -- The Royal Navy at Cape Coast Castle -- A climatically facilitated slave trade -- Conclusions.
URL:
http://www.doria.fi/handle/10024/90338
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