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The New York Public Library, Humanities and Social Sciences Library, General Research Division
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Thomas Astley, ed., A New General Collection of Voyages and Travels, vol. III (London: Printed for T. Astley, 1746)
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Whydah |
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This early view of the kingdom of Whydah, in present-day Benin, shows the French and English forts as well as the tents on the beach from which the European dealers conducted their respective trades in captives.
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Image ID: | 1108098 |
Title: | A map of the Kingdom of Whidah. |
Source: | A new general collection of voyages and travels; consisting of the most esteemed relations, which have been hitherto published in any language; comprehending everything remarkable in its kind, in Europe, Asia, Africa, and America. |
Name: | Astley, Thomas () - Author |
Name: | Green, John (fl. 1730-1753 ) - Compiler |
Location: | Manuscripts and Archives Division, Humanities and Social Sciences Library |
Subjects: | Africa -- Maps |
| Benin (Kingdom) |
| Bird's-eye view prints |
| Forts & fortifications |
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Keywords: | Benin |
| Dahomey |
| Transatlantic Slave Trade, Slave Ports |
| Whydah |
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