Joseph Corry describes the religion, customs, trade and natural resources of the West African coast he visited in 1805 and 1806, from Mandingo chiefs to the river settlements, and proposes a scheme for commerce and “civilizing” the interior. An appendix addressed to Lord Howick argues for ending the slave trade, abolished by Parliament the year the book appeared.
A primary source on the coast at the moment of abolition; its colonial and racial attitudes are frankly those of 1807. Download the free EPUB.