Principe/Prince Island, Atlantic Ocean, 1727
Title, A Prospect from Sea of ye Harbour of Princess belonging to ye Portugueze. The caption notes The harbour is very convenient to carreen ships in, and most ships bound from Africa to America with slaves put in here for wood, water, etc. Smith made this survey for the Royal African Company. Principe island (actually Prince in English) lies between Ferdinando Po and St. Thome/Tome in the Atlantic.
Image Title
Principe/Prince Island, Atlantic Ocean, 1727
RegID
SI-OB-86
Date
1727
Title
Principe/Prince Island, Atlantic Ocean, 1727
Source
William Smith, Thirty Different Drafts of Guinea (London, 1727), plate 30.
Language
English
Item sets
European Forts & Trading Posts in Africa
Spatial Coverage
Africa--Gulf Islands
Reproduced In
William Smith, Thirty Different Drafts of Guinea (London, 1727), plate 30.
Researchers
Handler, Jerome; Tuite, Michael; Randall Ericson; Henry B. Lovejoy Graduate Research Assistants: Tiffany Beebe; Travis May
Last Updated
30-Mar-17
Identifier
mariners26