The strange adventures of Andrew Battell of Leigh, in Angola and the adjoining regions / reprinted from "Purchas his Pilgrimes" ; edited, with notes and a concise History of Kongo and Angola, by E. G. Ravenstein

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Author
Battel, Andrew fl. 1589
Ravenstein, Ernest George 1834-1913
Purchas, Samuel 1577?-1626
Knivet, Anthony fl. 1591-1649
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Subject
Battel, Andrew fl. 1589 Travel
On the religion and the customs of the peoples of Angola, Congo and Loango": p. [71]-87. (Taken from the compilation in Purchas his Pilgrimage, 1617, book 7. Gives only the accounts by Andrew Battel and Thomas Turner).
Appendices (p. 89-190): I. Anthony Knivet in Kongo and Angola [extracts from "The admirable adventures ... of Master Antonie Knivet, which went with Master Thomas Cavendish ... to the South Sea, 1591." Purchas his Pilgrimes, 1625. pt. IV]--II. A sketch of the history of Kongo to the end of the seventeenth century.--III. A list of the kings of Kongo [to 1709]--IV. A sketch of the history of Angola to the end of the seventeenth century.--V. A list of the governors of Angola, 1575-1702.
1901
Call number
G149 .W926
Type
Early works to 1800
Angola
Place
Angola
Kongo Kingdom
Ndongo (Kingdom)
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Topic
Ethnology
Portuguese
Kings and rulers
Description and travel
Discovery and exploration
Record ID
siris_sil_759581
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0