Williams Fort, Whydah (Ouidah), Dahomey, 1727
Title, The South West Prospect of Williams Fort at Whydah 1727. Called Fida by the Dutch, Juda by the French, and Whidah by the English. The caption praises the climate and location, notes the population density, and how the natives . . . are accounted the best husband men [farmers] and worst warriors in Guinea . . . . Here they worship a large beautiful kind of snake . . .kept in a little house built for that use in some grove, where they nightly go to worship with drums, and trumpets of elephants teeth . . . . Their chief trade is in slaves. Smith was hired by the Royal African Company in 1726. See also images mariners on this website.
Image Title
Williams Fort, Whydah (Ouidah), Dahomey, 1727
RegID
SI-OB-88
Date
1727
Title
Williams Fort, Whydah (Ouidah), Dahomey, 1727
Source
William Smith, Thirty Different Drafts of Guinea (London, 1727), plate 28.
Language
English
Item sets
European Forts & Trading Posts in Africa
Spatial Coverage
Africa--Western Bight--Ouidah
Reproduced In
William Smith, Thirty Different Drafts of Guinea (London, 1727), plate 28.
Researchers
Handler, Jerome; Tuite, Michael; Randall Ericson; Henry B. Lovejoy Graduate Research Assistants: Tiffany Beebe; Travis May
Last Updated
30-Mar-17
Identifier
mariners25