Project Gutenberg 2025-01-06 Public domain in the USA. 365 Snelgrave, William 1681 1743 Snelgrave, Guillaume A new account of Guinea, and the slave-trade $aLondon :$bJ. Wren, $c1754. 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 New Account of Guinea, and the Slave-Trade" by William Snelgrave is a historical account published in the mid-18th century. The work details the author's experiences as a trader along the Guinea coast, where he witnessed the horrors of the slave trade and the cultural practices of various African kingdoms, particularly focusing on the Kingdom of Dahomè. Snelgrave's narrative aims to shed light on the complexities of the region's interactions with European traders and the devastating impact of the slave trade. At the start of the narrative, Snelgrave establishes the context of his travels along the Guinea coast, referencing past encounters with the local populace and the geopolitical dynamics that influenced trade. He recounts his observations of indigenous customs, including the shocking practice of human sacrifice, which he derides while also contextualizing within the local belief systems. The reader is introduced to the author's journey to the camp of the King of Dahomè, where he witnesses both displays of power and brutality, including the sacrifice of captives following military conquests. Snelgrave presents a vivid picture of the cultural clashes and moral dilemmas faced by European traders in a land where their values starkly contrasted with those they encountered. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/b30509348 20220114105312snelgrave 1754 gb Reading ease score: 58.8 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Guinea -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800 Slave trade -- Africa, West -- Early works to 1800 DT Text Category: History - Other Category: History - European Category: History - Modern (1750+) 374799 2025-09-29T13:59:16.181802 text/html 349914 2025-01-21T10:01:48 text/html 841851 2025-09-29T13:59:22.922741 application/epub+zip 842792 2025-09-29T13:59:17.983764 application/epub+zip 322065 2025-09-29T13:59:16.966821 application/epub+zip 1474643 2025-09-29T13:59:26.477739 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1424495 2025-09-29T13:59:22.134745 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 331354 2025-09-29T13:59:15.390847 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 306131 2025-01-21T10:01:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16178 2025-09-29T13:59:26.614713 application/rdf+xml 23396 2025-09-29T13:59:17.197762 image/jpeg 3326 2025-09-29T13:59:17.082760 image/jpeg 1602900 2025-09-29T13:59:16.237806 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