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A GEOGRAPHICAL AND COMMERCIAL VIEW OF NORTHERN CENTRAL AFRICA: CONTAINING A PARTICULAR ACCOUNT OF THE Course and Termination OF THE GREAT RIVER NIGER IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN.
PREFACE.
ERRATA.
CHAP. I.
CHAP. II.
CHAP. III.
CHAP IV.
CHAP. V.
TRADE AND COMMERCE OF NORTHERN CENTRAL AFRICA.
Language
en
Duration
~6 hours (395K characters)
Release date
2026-04-07
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
1778–1870
A Scottish geographer and businessman whose life crossed empire, trade, and fierce political debate, he helped found both the Colonial Bank and the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company. His career was influential and controversial, especially for his outspoken defense of slavery and British colonial expansion.
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