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A relation of the coasts of Africk called Guinee; : with a description of the countreys, manners and customs of the inhabitants; of the productions of the earth, and the merchandise and commodities it affords; with some historical observations upon the coasts. Being collected in a voyage by the Sieur Villault, escuyer, Sieur de Bellefond, in the years 1666, and 1667. Written in French, and faithfully Englished

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Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Publication date: 1670.
Call number: 148144
Creator: Villault, Nicolas (active 17th century)(Opens in new tab)
Dimensions: 12mo
Associated organization: Bridgewater House Library,
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