DEMANET, ABBE

Neue Geschichte des Franzoesischen Afrika. Vignette title, 3 large folding maps. 2 volumes. Small 8vo, contemporary 1/4 calf, backstrips repaired. Leipzig, 1778 FIRST GERMAN EDITION of this compilation on French Africa. Most interesting are the portions on the slave trade, including an analysis of the bartering and average cost for a slave when traded for guns, cloth, powder, and other goods. The maps show the coasts of Senegal and Guinea, with the various tribes and kingdoms indicated.