To The Gold Coast for Gold A Personal Narrative Vol I & Vol II
By Sir Richard Francis Burton
Length17h 26m
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(Excerpt): "Western Africa was the first field that supplied the precious metal to mediaeval Europe. The French claim to have imported it from Elmina as early as A.D. 1382. In 1442 Gonçales Baldeza returned from his second voyage to the regions about Bojador, bringing with him the first gold. Presently a company was formed for the purpose of carrying on the gold-trade between Portugal and Africa. Its leading men were the navigators Lanzarote and Gilianez, and Prince Henry 'the Navigator' did not disdain to become a member. In 1471 João de Santarem and Pedro Escobar reached a place on the Gold Coast to which, from the abundance of gold found there, they gave the name of 'São Jorje da Mina,' the present Elmina. After this a flood of gold poured into the lap of Europe; and at last, cupidity having mastered terror of the Papal Bull, which assigned to Portugal an exclusive right to the Eastern Hemisphere, English, French, and Dutch adventurers hastened to share the spoils."
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GenreTravel
Length17 hrs 26 mins
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Publish dateJan 11, 2019
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1PREFACE.
15CHAPTER XIII.
2CHAPTER I.
16CHAPTER XIV.
3CHAPTER II.
17CHAPTER XV.
4CHAPTER III.
18CHAPTER XVI.
5CHAPTER IV.
19CHAPTER XVII.
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6CHAPTER V.
20CHAPTER XVIII.
7CHAPTER VI.
21CHAPTER XIX.
8CHAPTER VII.
22CHAPTER XX.
9CHAPTER VIII.
23CHAPTER XXI.
10CHAPTER IX
24CHAPTER XXII.
11CHAPTER X.
25CHAPTER XXIII.
12CHAPTER XI.
26CHAPTER XXIV.
13Vol. II.
27CHAPTER XXV.
14CHAPTER XII.
28CONCLUSION.
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