Strange Adventures of Andrew Battell of Leigh, in Angola Adjoining - Reprinted From ''Purchas His Pilgrimes''

Klappentext Adventures between 1589 and 1607! edited! with notes and a concise history of Kongo and Angola. With part of Anthony Knivet's account of his activities in the same countries! from the same source. This is a new print-on-demand hardback edition of the volume first published in 1901. Zusammenfassung Adventures between 1589 and 1607! edited! with notes and a concise history of Kongo and Angola. With part of Anthony Knivet's account of his activities in the same countries! from the same source. This is a new print-on-demand hardback edition of the volume first published in 1901. Inhaltsverzeichnis The Strange Adventures Andrew Battell of Leigh in Essex,; I: Andrew Battell, his Voyage to the River of Plate, who being taken on the coast of Brasill, was sent to Angola.; II: His trading on the coast; offer to escape; imprisonment; exile; escape and new imprisonment; his sending to Elamba and Bahia das Vaccas; many strange occurrences.; III: Discovery of the Gagas: their wars, man-eating; overrunning countries. His trade with them, betraying, escape to them, and living with them; with many strange adventures. And also the rites and manner of life observed by the Iagges or Gagas, which no Christian could ever know well but this author. 1; IV: His return to the Portugals : invasions of diverse countries; abuses; flight from them and living in the woods diverse months; his strange boat, and coming to Loango.; V: Of the Province of Engoy [Ngoyo], and other Regions of Loango, with the Customs there observed by the King and People.; VI: Of the Provinces of Bongo, Calongo, Mayombe, Manikesocke, Motimbas : of the ape-monster Pongo : their Hunting, Idolatries, and divers other observations.; VII: Of the Zebra and Hippopotamus; The Portugals Wars in those parts; the Fishing, Grain, and other things remarkable.; On the Religion and the Customs of the Peoples of Angola, Congo and Loango.

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• Authors: E. G. Ravenstein
• Assisted by: E. G. Ravenstein (Editor), E.G. Ravenstein (Editor)
• Publisher: ASHGATE PUB CO
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.07.2010
• EAN: 9781409413738
• ISBN: 978-1-4094-1373-8
• Series: Hakluyt Society; Hakluyt Society, Second Series; Hakluyt Society, Second Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Structural and environmental engineering; HISTORY / General, HISTORY / Modern / 17th Century, maritime history, General & world history, Literary studies: general, African History, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, General and world history, History and Archaeology