Schetsen van Afrika's Westkust

• • Is type of work 

    Special collections

By

• • Has author 

    Gramberg, Jan Simon Gerardus

Publisher

• Publication

  Amsterdam: Weijtingh & Brave, 1861

• Year

  • Publication year 

    1861

Is about

• Subject

  • As subject 

    plantage
  • As subject 

    topografie

Type

• Language

  • Has publication language 

    Dutch

Annotations / title notes

• Notes

  • Gramberg (1823-1880) was the first European settler in Guinea who owned a plantation. He temporrily worked as a health officer in Africa and in the Far East. His work is split up in 3 parts, a general description, topography- and travel accounts, and Dutch properties in particular. The folding plates depict i.a. Kleederdracht der Fantijnen; Kasteel St. George en Fort Coenraadsburg te Elmina; Fort William, vuurtoren te Cape Coast; Eene factorij aan de slavenkust (Golf van Benin); Plantage "Gramberg" an de Bossum-Prah rivier; Fort Batenstein te Boutrij.
  • Gelithografeerde titelpag. met gekleurd vignette (Ennimir Koning van Oost-Wassa) en 8 gekleurde gelithografeerde vouwbladen met gezichten en ksotuumprenten naar C.C.A. Last, de laatste plaat naar J.S.G. Gramberg (incl. frontispiece)

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