A mission to Gelele, King of Dahome, Vol. 1 (of 2) (Registro nro. 119288)
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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 | Burton, Richard Francis, Sir, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1821-1890 |
| 245 12 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | A mission to Gelele, King of Dahome, Vol. 1 (of 2) |
| 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 | 2026 |
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| Extent | 1 online resource : |
| Other physical details | multiple file formats |
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| Content type term | text |
| Content type code | txt |
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| 490 1# - SERIES STATEMENT | |
| Series statement | The memorial edition of the works of Captain Sir Richard F. Burton, K.C.M.G., F.R.G.S., &c., &c., &c., vol. III. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Release date is 2026-04-29 |
| 508 ## - CREATION/PRODUCTION CREDITS NOTE | |
| Creation/production credits note | Galo Flordelis (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Smithsonian Institution Libraries) |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | "A mission to Gelele, King of Dahome, Vol. 1 (of 2)" by Sir Richard Francis Burton is a travel narrative and ethnographic-historical account written in the mid-19th century. The work chronicles a British diplomatic mission to Dahomey, portraying the king, his female regiments, royal ceremonies, human sacrifices, and the coastal slave trade through first-hand observation. It blends statecraft with vivid reportage across West African locales, including Fernando Po, Lagos, Whydah, and the Dahoman interior.<br/><br/>The opening of the book frames Burton’s mission through Isabel Burton’s memorial preface and official Foreign Office letters directing him to promote lawful trade, curb the slave export, and discourage human sacrifices, while carrying specific royal presents. Before setting out inland, Burton sketches Fernando Po’s climate and the creation of a highland sanitarium at Santa Cecilia, then offers lively ethnographic notes on the Bubé people and his quiet life at Buena Vista. He departs aboard a naval steamer, gives a terse, unhealthy portrait of Lagos, and reaches Whydah, where he undergoes elaborate landings, toasts, and processions across the lagoon, complete with bands, salutes, and strenuous war dances. Formal receptions follow with local Dahoman officials—the Ka-wo, Ainadu, and others—who deliver the king’s messages and gifts, after which Burton begins a brief tour of Whydah’s layout, population, and history, noting its ruined state, origins of its name, and the legacy of Dahomean conquest and European forts. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| 534 ## - ORIGINAL VERSION NOTE | |
| Introductory phrase | Originally published: |
| Publication, distribution, etc. of original | London: Tylston and Edwards, 1864 |
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| Uncontrolled term | Black race |
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| Uncontrolled term | Amazons |
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| Uncontrolled term | Benin -- Description and travel |
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| Uncontrolled term | Rites and ceremonies -- Benin |
| 830 #0 - SERIES ADDED ENTRY--UNIFORM TITLE | |
| Uniform title | The memorial edition of the works of Captain Sir Richard F. Burton, K.C.M.G., F.R.G.S., &c., &c., &c., vol. III. |
| 856 4# - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://archive.org/details/missiontogelelek01burt">https://archive.org/details/missiontogelelek01burt</a> |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/78570">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/78570</a> |
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