James Island and Fort, Gambia, 1727
The South-west Prospect of James Island on the River of Gambia. Drawn 1727; the caption gives details on this fort, trade, and local African populations. Some of the latter are Moslems and Christians, but most pagan . . . on either side of the river, their language is so different as not to understand each other, their chief commodities are ivory, wax, & the best of African gold. The fort belonged to the Royal African Company which had hired Smith in 1726 to make a survey of its forts in West Africa.
Image Title
James Island and Fort, Gambia, 1727
RegID
SI-OB-98
Date
1727
Title
James Island and Fort, Gambia, 1727
Source
William Smith, Thirty Different Drafts of Guinea (London, 1727), plate 4.
Language
English
Item sets
European Forts & Trading Posts in Africa
Spatial Coverage
Africa--Western Savanna--James Island
Reproduced In
William Smith, Thirty Different Drafts of Guinea (London, 1727), plate 4.
Researchers
Handler, Jerome; Tuite, Michael; Randall Ericson; Henry B. Lovejoy Graduate Research Assistants: Tiffany Beebe; Travis May
Last Updated
30-Mar-17
Identifier
mariners15