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HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHYOF WEST AFRICALUCASLondonHENRY FROWDEOxford University Press WarehouseAmen Corner, E.C.(Jlw 2)orftMACMILLAN & CO., 66 FIFTH AVENUEAHISTORICAL GEOGRAPHYOF THEBRITISH COLONIESC;P. LUCAS, B.A.OF BALLIOL COLLEGE, OXFORD, AND THE COLONIAL OFFICE, LONDONVOL. IllWEST AFRICA1>fVITI/ MAPS ^ '
 
wOxfordAT THE CLARENDON PRESS1894
»;i;forbPRINTED AT THE CLARENDON PRESSBY HORACE HART, PRINTER TO THE UNIVERSITYadPREFACEA GREAT part of the historical matter comprised inthis book has been compiled by Mr. R. L. Antrobusof the Colonial Office, who has also revised the pagesrelating to St. Helena, of which island he was actingGovernor in 1889-90. My warm acknowledgementsare due to him, as also to Sir A. W. L. Hemming,K.C.M.G., of the Colonial Office, and Sir G. T. Carter,K.C.M.G., Governor of Lagos, who have been goodenough to look through the pages relating to WestAfrica. I must also acknowledge the kind assistancegiven to me by, among many others, Sir W. Brand-ford Griffith, K.C.M.G., Governor of the Gold Coast;Sir F. Fleming, K.C.M.G., Governor of Sierra Leone;and Mr. R. B. Llewelyn, C.M.G., Administrator of theGambia. Any opinions expressed in the book aremine alone.C. P. LUCAS.December, 1893.CONTENTSSECTION I.GENERAL INTRODUCTION.PAGH
 
Chap. I. The British Colonies and Dependencies in Africa . iChap. II. Early Exploration of Africa down to the opening ofthe route round the Cape of Good Hope . . 8SECTION II.THE WEST AFRICAN DEPENDENCIES.Chap. I. Introductory
The West Coast of Africa . 30Chap. II. Early European Trade and Settlement on the WestCoast of Africa 38Chap. III. The African Companies and the Slave Trade . 70Chap. IV. English, French, and Dutch on the West Coast ofAfrica, 1660-1821 96Chap. V. The Rise of the British West Coast Settlements . 114Chap. VI. The last Twenty Years in West Africa . . .138Chap. VII. The Gambia 157Chap. VIII. Sierra Leone 170Chap. IX. The Gold Coast 197Chap. X. Lagos 217Chap. XI. The Niger Protectorates . . . . .229Appendix. Oil Nttts and Seeds of British West Africa . . 243SECTION III.The Islands in the South Atlantic ...... 247LIST OF MAPS1. Map of Africa, showing its geographical positionand political divisions To face Page i2. Map of the West Coast of Africa, showingEuropean dependencies .... » » 3^3. Map of the North- West African Settlements, withinset showing Freetown Harbour . . ..
 
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