Carte des royaumes de Ivda et d'Ardre avec les confins des etats voisons. [ca. 1715]

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Carte des royaumes de Ivda et d'Ardre avec les confins des etats voisons. [ca. 1715]

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Shows the coast and interior of Dahomey (later Benin) during the Atlantic slave trade, outlining the native kingdoms of Ouidah (previously Iuda, Juda, or Whydah), Grand-Popo, and Ardrah, the French and English forts at Ouidah, and selected other settlements, including Xavier, Jaquin, Porto-Novo, Papeguay, and Appa (later Epe). Villages shown pictorially. Also includes untitled inset views of a native king giving audience and a royal residence.

1 ms. map : hand col. ; 449 x 706 mm., folded to 564 x 372 mm.

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