In 1623 Richard Jobson published an account of a 1620-1621 English voyage up River Gambra, during which a party, led by himself, penetrated to a point some 460 miles up-river. The purpose of the voyage was to make contact with the gold trade of the West African interior, but in this there was little success. However, Jobson’s account of the river, its commerce, natural history, peoples, religions and polities, was the earliest to appear in print, in this fullness of detail, in any language. It was also the earliest detailed account of any part of Black Africa, by an Englishman. Jobson’s account, almost entirely original, has special interest in its author’s observations on the African scene, particularly those on the African peoples and individuals encountered. Jobson discusses such topics as local agriculture and trade, the role of Islam, political culture, and the position of women. Despite the limits of his experience, his observations are seemingly accurate and generally perceptive, as well as being (perhaps unexpectedly) often tolerant and even sympathetic.
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Richard Jobson, David P. Gamble and P.E.H. Hair
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Librería: BEACON BOOKS, Creston, BC, Canada
Hardcover. Condición: Fine. 7 x 10 inches. 341 pages. Navy cloth cover with gold emblem on front and gold script on spine. Dust jacket in Brodart. Fine condition. Nº de ref. del artículo: 506569
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Librería: M and N Books and Treasures, Bellevue, WA, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 1st Edition. Hint of wear at the spine tips of the DJ. Now in a clear protective sleeve. The boards are nice with little wear seen. The hinges and the spine are very good. 341 pages. The inside pages are bright and look unmarked. Nº de ref. del artículo: 002230
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Librería: The Book Collector, Inc. ABAA, ILAB, Fort Worth, TX, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. 1st Edition. xvi+341 pages with 2 colour plates including frontispiece, 13 half tone plates and illustrations, 8 line drawings, 3 maps, bibliography and index. Small quarto (10" x 7") issued in blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine and pictorial sailing ship to front cover. Edited by David P Gamble and P E H Hair. Third Series, volume 2. First edition. In 1623 Richard Jobson published an account of a 1620-1621 English voyage up River Gambia, during which a party, led by himself, penetrated to a point some 460 miles up river. The purpose of the voyage was to make contact with the gold trade of the West African interior, but in this there was little success. However, Jobson's account of the river, its commerce, natural history, peoples, religions, and politics, was the earliest to appear in print, in this fullness of detail, in any language. it was also the earliest detailed account of any part of Black Africa, by an Englishman. Although, in contemporary English, a probing of access to a new trade might be accounted a "discover", the voyage was only to a limited extent and "exploration". The English had been preceded in River Gambia by the Portuguese, who since the 1450s had voyaged and traded up-river, nearly as far as Jobson went. Part of Jobson's account therefore deals with the Portuguese - or rather Afro-Portuguese - presence. The English, trading in nearby Senegal only from the 1850s, penetrated River Gambia only from the 1580, penetrated Gambia only in 1618. Three English voyages, of 1618, 1619 and 1620-21 (the earlier ones evidenced in Jobosn's account) produced such heavy losses in men and money that an English presence in the river was not resumed until the 1650s. Portuguese accounts of the river existed in Jobson's day, but the major ones only in manuscript. Following the editors' Introduction, Part I of the present edition contains three Jobson texts: his book, the extracts from his "Jounrall" published by Purchas in1 1625, and an extant manuscript petition to the Crown. For comparison, Part II supplies translations of the earlier accounts of the river, by Portuguese or Portuguese agents. The Jobson material is extensively annotated. Jobson's account, almost entirely original, has special in its author's observations on the African scene, particularly those on the African peoples and individuals encountered. Jobson discusses such topics as local agriculture and trade, the role of Islam, political culture, and the position of women. Despite the limits of his experience, his observations are seemingly accurate and generally perceptive, as well as being (perhaps unexpectedly) often tolerant and even sympathetic. Condition: A fine copy in like jacket. Nº de ref. del artículo: BOOKS005091
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Librería: Salsus Books (P.B.F.A.), Kidderminster, Reino Unido
Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 1st Edition. 368pp hardback, blue cloth gilt in wrapper, very good in a very good wrapper , Hakluyt Society Series III, Vol. 2. Nº de ref. del artículo: 044653
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Librería: Powell's Bookstores Chicago, ABAA, Chicago, IL, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: Used-Very Good. First Edition. Cloth with dj. Previous owner's signature on front endpaper. Nº de ref. del artículo: 1484209
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Hardcover. Condición: Used-Very Good. First Edition. Cloth with dj. Nº de ref. del artículo: 1477876
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Librería: Neil Williams, Bookseller, Victoria, BC, Canada
Hardcover. Condición: F/NF. First Edition. Series III, Volume 2. Colour frontis, black and white illustrations and maps. A fine copy in like jacket. xv, 341 pp. Nº de ref. del artículo: 26717
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Librería: Jean-Louis Boglio Maritime Books, CYGNET, TAS, Australia
1st Ed. Series III, No. 2. XVI, 341 PP with 6 maps, 8 line drawings, 1 b/w and 2 colour plates, plus 8 pages with 13 b/w plates. Fp (in colour): River Gambia near Basse, July 1979. Cloth cover, gilt device on front cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Few foxing spots on outside edges, o/wise fine. 25.2 x 18. Nº de ref. del artículo: 54618
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Librería: Revaluation Books, Exeter, Reino Unido
Cloth. Condición: As New. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. First Edition. 341 pages. Illustrated throughout with maps and plates. Series III Volume 2. In 1623 Richard Jobson published an account of a voyage up River Gambra during which his party penetrated some 400 miles up river. This is the earliest detailed account of any part of Black Africa by an Englishman. This book contains Jobson's texts as well as other early accounts of the River Gambra. Nº de ref. del artículo: 002406
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Librería: Hay Cinema Bookshop Limited, Hay on Wye, Reino Unido
1st edition. Royal 8vo. xvi + 341pp. Colour frontispiece and 1 colour plate, b/w. illustrations, maps. Slight yellowing to margins of pages. Original navy cloth with gilt device to upper board and gilt lettering to spine. Blue d/w. lettered in black, some slight wear. Hakluyt Society Third Series, No.2. ISBN 0904180646 US$15. Nº de ref. del artículo: 204433
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