02547cam a22003253u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000350011324500490014826400510019730000470024833600260029533700260032133800360034750000310038350801880041452013510060253400490195365300600200265300550206285600420211785600430215999900190220275052UtSlPG20260610134734.0mcr n260607r20251754utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aDT1 aSnelgrave, William,d1681-174312aA new account of Guinea, and the slave-trade 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2025  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2025-01-06  aPeter 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"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.)  pOriginally published:cLondon: J. Wren, 1754  aGuinea -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800  aSlave trade -- Africa, West -- Early works to 18004 uhttps://archive.org/details/b3050934840uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/75052  c115777d115777