The Image of Africa: British Ideas and Action, 1780-1850, Volume 1In this encyclopedic work of intellectual history, Philip D. Curtain sought to discover the British image of Africa for the years 1780-1850. |
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The Known and the Unknown | 3 |
West Africa and the Slave Trade | 7 |
Explorations planned by the African Association 17881791 | 19 |
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