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Guinea

Africa


View Larger MapDescription of institution: A traditional name for the region of Africa that lies along the Gulf of Guinea. According to 17th century maps of Africa, the region of Guinea appears to run approximately from modern Sierra Leone to the modern border of Cameroon, and encompassed the current countries of Liberia, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, and Benin, and parts of Sierra Leone, Guinea, and Nigeria. The present boundaries of Guinea were note determined until the late 19th and early 20th centuries. URL:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guinea_(region) Location contains: Cabo Corso [alias] (Settlement)
Cape Coast (Settlement)
Cape Coast Castle (Settlement)
Cape of Three Points (Land feature)
Wida (Settlement)
 People associated with this location: Bruce, Michael (-fl. c. 1700) - Visited
Combs, Charles (-fl. c. 1699) - Visited
Creighton, Dr. (-) - Visited
Digby, Kenelm (11 Jul 1603-11 Jun 1665) - Workplace or place of business
George, Ireland (-fl. 1609) - Visited
Perry, Charles (-fl. c. 1699) - Visited
Staphorst, Nicholas, the Younger (-fl. 1701) - Visited
 Manuscript Items linked to this location: Visited - "A Description of divers Animals, fishes, Insects, Plants &c lately Observed on ye Coasts of Guinea with their Figures Communicated by J. P. Apothecary & FRS," Africa