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Exploring interior Africa in the 1700's...
Exploring interior Africa in the 1700's...
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November 06, 1790
COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Nov. 6, 1790
* 18th century Africa description
Page 2 article: "Interiour Africa" offers nice particulars about the continent particularly the region from the Niger River to the coast of Guinea with talk about camels, the large rivers, Pagans and Mahometans, articles of export like gold-dust, goat-skins, and a species of nut called "gooroo", with mention that: "Fire arms are unknown here..." and that merchants will be excited by this: "...new & boundless market ...[with] millions of Africans eagerly converting his commodities...".
The front page has an article: "'Treasury Department" concerning regulations for making provision for the debt of the U.S.
Four pages, very nice condition.
Category: The 1600's and 1700's
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