Africa being an accurate description of the regions of Ægypt, Barbary, Lybia, and Billedulgerid, the land of Negroes, Guinee, Æthiopia and the Abyssines : with all the adjacent islands, either in the Mediterranean, Atlantick, Southern or Oriental Sea, belonging thereunto : with the several denominations fo their coasts, harbors, creeks, rivers, lakes, cities, towns, castles, and villages, their customs, modes and manners, languages, religions and inexhaustible treasure : with their governments and policy, variety of trade and barter : and also of their wonderful plants, beasts, birds and serpents : collected and translated from most authentick authors and augmented with later observations : illustrated with notes and adorn'd with peculiar maps and proper sculptures / by John Ogilby, Esq. ...

Gold-Coast.

THe Gold-Coast receiv'd its Name from the abundance of Gold there to be had: It spreads to the length of fifty miles, from the Village Assine, * 1.1 twelve miles Eastward of Korbi Lahou, to the Golden Village of Aka∣ra lying at the Sea. And although some Gold may be had on the Grain-Coast, and Eastward of Akara, yet that Tract is not reckon'd under the Gold-Coast; because the quantity is but small.

This although known by this single Name to the European Merchants, consists in many rich Villages, Kingdoms, and Territories, yet but small in Circumfe∣rence; the particular Places we will onely name here in brief, being these; viz. Atzyn, Little Inkassan, Ygwira, Great Inkassan, Inkassan Iggina, Anten, Tabeu, Atty, Adom, Mompa, Wassa, Wanqui, Guaffo, Sabou, Abramboe, Kuyfora, Akanien, Dohoe, Junta, Ahim, or Great Akany, Akan, Fantyn, Aqua, Sanquay, Ayhwana, Aquamboe, Abonce, Tafoe, Akara, Labbede, Ningo, Abora, Quanhoe, Bonoe, Kammanah, Equea, La∣taby, Akaradii, Insoka, Gaui, Aquambou, or Aquimena.

The Kingdoms lying at the Sea, are Azin, or Atchin, Little Inkassan, Ante, Guaffo, Fetu, Sabou, Fantyn, Aghwana, Akara, Labbede, and Mingo; all which are commonly visited by the English and Netherlanders chiefly, and sometimes by the French; which several people have in divers places particular Store-hou∣ses and Forts for the keeping of their Wares, and for the Conveniency of the Trade, which they have built by the permission of the Inhabitants.

The chiefest Villages lying at the Sea, are Atzyn in the Kingdom of Atzyn, the Village at Cabo tres-Puntas in Little Inkassan, Takorary, Botrow, Poyera, Pan∣do, Maque Jakquim, Sakonde, Sama in the Kingdom of Anten, Agitaki, or Little Ko∣mendo, Terra Pequerime, or Pekine, Dana, or De Myn, Ampea, Kotabry, Aborby, and two Salt-Villages; in that of Guaffo, Moure; Sabou, in the Dominion of Sabou; Anemabo, Adja, Kormantin, in that of Fantyn; the Rough Poynt, Soldiers-Bay, Devils Mountain, New Biamba, Great Berku, Inka, Koks-bred, Little Berku, in that of Ay∣wana; Akara in Great Akara; Labede in Labede.

Notes

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  Gold-Coast.