Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Smith, William, surveyor
Title:
Thirty different drafts of Guinea / by William Smith, Surveyor to the Royal African Company of England.
Published / Created:
[England?] : [s.n.], [not before 1727]
Physical Description:
30 leaves (1 folded) : chiefly ill., maps, plans (etchings) ; 28 x 42 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Related Content:
View a selection of digital images in the Yale Center for British Art's online catalogue https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/orbis:3561361
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Comprises maps, views, and plans of English, Dutch and French slave-trading forts; many of the illustrations are accompanied by lengthy captions.
Subject Terms:
Africa, West -- Pictorial works -- Early works to 1800. | Coasts -- Africa, West -- Pictorial works -- Early works to 1800. | Slave trade -- Africa, West -- Pictorial works -- Early works to 1800.
Form/Genre:
Subscriber's lists. | Etchings -- 1727.
Contributors:
Gray, engraver.