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1 online resource |
| Series |
Studies in early modern German history
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
"The translated and edited journals of a young German barber-surgeon recording his travels across Germany and the Netherlands and time spent on Dutch and Brandenburg slave ships sailing to the Caribbean and Africa from 1682 to 1696. He observes shipboard life, trade in Africa, the horrors of the Middle Passage, and the sale of slaves in the Caribbean. He describes Amsterdam, Curaçao, St. Thomas, and Suriname, and his travels along the coast of West Africa, from Mauritania to Gabon, including descriptions of the court of King Agbangla of Hueda/Whydah (Benin) and the island of São Tomé"-- Provided by publisher |
| Contents |
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Notes on Usage -- Travel Account and Biography of Johann Peter Oettinger -- Appendix: Documents for Comparison -- An Annotated Guide to Sources -- Bibliography -- Index -- Series: Studies in Early Modern German History |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Oettinger, Johann Peter, 1666-1746 -- Diaries.
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Oettinger, Johann Peter, 1666-1746 -- Diaries. |
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Slave trade -- Atlantic Ocean Region -- History -- 17th century.
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Slave ships -- Atlantic Ocean Region -- History -- 17th century.
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Surgeons -- Germany -- Diaries.
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Barbers -- Germany -- Diaries.
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Atlantic Ocean Region -- History -- 17th century.
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Germany -- History -- 17th century.
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HISTORY -- Europe -- Great Britain -- Georgian Era (1714-1837) |
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Barbers |
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Slave ships |
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Slave trade |
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Surgeons |
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Atlantic Ocean Region |
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Germany |
| Chronological Term |
1600-1699 |
| Genre/Form |
Diaries
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History
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| Added Author |
Koslofsky, Craig, editor, translator.
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Zaugg, Roberto, editor, translator.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Oettinger, Johann Peter, 1666-1746. A German barber-surgeon in the Atlantic slave trade. Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2021 9780813944456 (DLC) 2020037911 |
| ISBN |
0813944465 |
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9780813944463 (electronic bk.) |
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9780813944456 (hardcover) |
| Music No. |
EB00818793 Recorded Books |
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