Observations on the slave trade and a description of some part of the coast of Guinea, during a voyage, made in 1787, and 1788, in company with Doctor A. Sparrman and Captain Arrehenius (Registro nro. 109952)
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| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | en |
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| Classification number | DT |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Wadström, Carl Bernhard, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1746-1799 |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Observations on the slave trade and a description of some part of the coast of Guinea, during a voyage, made in 1787, and 1788, in company with Doctor A. Sparrman and Captain Arrehenius |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE | |
| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture | Salt Lake City, UT : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer | Project Gutenberg, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice | 2022 |
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| Extent | 1 online resource : |
| Other physical details | multiple file formats |
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| General note | Release date is 2022-10-14 |
| 508 ## - CREATION/PRODUCTION CREDITS NOTE | |
| Creation/production credits note | 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) |
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| Summary, etc. | "Observations on the Slave Trade and a Description of Some Part of the Coast of Guinea" by C. B. Wadstrom is a historical account published in the late 18th century. The book provides detailed observations made during a voyage to the Coast of Guinea with notable companions, focusing largely on the operations of the slave trade and the treatment of enslaved individuals. The author, who held a prominent position in Swedish society, approaches the topic with the intent to contribute to the discourse on humanity’s welfare and the potential for improvement in Africa through cultivation. In this work, Wadstrom chronicles the various methods through which slaves are procured, detailing the practices of war, pillage, and betrayal by both local chieftains and European traders. The first sections underscore the cruel realities of the slave trade, offering harrowing examples of violence and exploitation witnessed during his travels. Subsequent chapters delve into the deplorable conditions that enslaved individuals endure, contrasting the treatment of slaves with that of traders and their own people. Wadstrom argues against the perceptions of Africans as naturally inferior and posits that with proper cultivation and education, they could thrive. His reflections encompass both criticism of the existing slave trade and a call for the establishment of new settlements that prioritize humane treatment and the cultivation of Africa's fertile lands, ultimately advocating for an end to the slave trade through enlightened approaches to human development. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| 534 ## - ORIGINAL VERSION NOTE | |
| Introductory phrase | Originally published: |
| Publication, distribution, etc. of original | United Kingdom: James Phillips, 1789 |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Guinea -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800 |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Slave trade -- Africa, West -- Early works to 1800 |
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| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69156">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69156</a> |
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