Voyages to the Coast of Africa, by Mess. Saugnier and Brisson: Containing an account of their shipwreck on board different vessels, and subsequent slavery, and interesting details of the manners of the Arabs of the desert, and of the slave trade, as carri
Author: Pierre-Raymond de Brisson (1745-1820) and Catharine Bradfrod Saugnier
Year: 1792
Publisher: printed for G.G.J. and J. Robinson
Place: London
Description:
[4]+viii+500 pages with folding engraved map frontispiece. Octavo )8 ¼ x 4") in period tree calf stamped in gilt on both covers with a quote from Virgil surrounded a laurel wreath, spine ruled in gilt, morocco lettering piece. First English edition.
Pierre-Raymond de Brisson was a French naval officer and author known for his detailed account of being shipwrecked and enslaved in Africa, published as Histoire du naufrage et de la captivité de M. De Brisson. In 1785, Brisson was shipwrecked off the coast of Senegal and subsequently captured by natives. His account provides an early, detailed, and often perilous look into the region, sometimes included in collections like Perils and Captivity. He was enslaved briefly before escaping and settling in Morocco, documenting his experiences in a book often published alongside the travels of Mess. Saugnier.
The folding map, of the northwest portion of Africa, is by M. de Laborde.
Condition:
The folding map, of the northwest portion of Africa has several tears, Joints cracked, lacking rear free endpaper, heal corners bumped and rubbed else about very good.
