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Consul John Beecroft's journal of his mission to Dahomey, 1850 /

Consul of John Beecroft's Journal of his Mission to Dahomey, 1850' features diary entries made by John Beecroft while he was British Consul in West Africa. His diplomatic mission to the kingdom of Dahomey (in what is today the Republic of Benin) in 1850 was part of the British government&#...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Beecroft, John, 1790-1854 (Author)
Other Authors: Law, Robin (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Published for the British Academy by Oxford University Press, [2019]
Edition:First edition.
Series:Fontes historiae Africanae ; new ser. 17.
Subjects:
Beecroft, John, > 1790-1854 > Diaries.
Diplomatic and consular service, British > Benin.
Slave trade > Benin > History > 19th century.
Great Britain > Foreign relations > Benin > Sources.
Benin > Foreign relations > Great Britain > Sources.

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