Project Gutenberg 2023-11-12 Public domain in the USA. 162 Atkins, John 1685 1757 05022535 A voyage to Guinea, Brasil and the West Indies : $b in His Majesty's ships, the Swallow and Weymouth $aLondon :$bprinted for Caesar Ward and Richard Chandler, $c1735. Peter Becker, John Campbell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "A Voyage to Guinea, Brasil, and the West Indies" by John Atkins is a historical account written in the early 18th century. The work chronicles the author's experiences and observations while serving as a surgeon in the Royal Navy, detailing the various islands and settlements encountered during his voyage. The book covers topics such as the customs, languages, and economies of the native populations, alongside remarks on the slave trade and other commodities such as gold and ivory. The opening of the book presents the context of Atkins' journey, outlining the preparations made before setting sail from Portsmouth in early February. He mentions the purpose of the voyage, which includes supporting the Royal African Company and combating piracy. Atkins reflects on the hardships faced by those whose livelihoods depend on the sea, also touching upon philosophical musings about life, trade, and the interactions between different cultures. The narrative promises to engage readers with rich descriptions of the lands visited, as well as the complexities of maritime trade and the human experiences entwined in these endeavors. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/voyagetoguineabr00atki 20220825094859atkins 1735 gb Reading ease score: 55.6 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Slave trade -- Early works to 1800 West Indies -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800 Guinea (Region) -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800 G Text Category: Travel Writing Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) 487174 2025-06-28T12:12:46.375979 text/html 459995 2023-11-12T14:22:53 text/html 1351609 2025-06-28T12:12:57.555878 application/epub+zip 1348652 2025-06-28T12:12:48.807899 application/epub+zip 401570 2025-06-28T12:12:47.561930 application/epub+zip 1901887 2025-06-28T12:13:03.127872 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1822566 2025-06-28T12:12:56.292872 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 391321 2025-06-28T12:12:44.415952 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 371332 2023-11-12T14:22:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16677 2025-06-28T12:13:03.284857 application/rdf+xml 23680 2025-06-28T12:12:47.813904 image/jpeg 3525 2025-06-28T12:12:47.686904 image/jpeg 1609621 2025-06-28T12:12:46.496926 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia