Travels in Western Africa in 1845 & 1846, Volume 1 (of 2): comprising a journey from Whydah through the Kingdom of Dahomey to Adofoodia in the interiorDuncan, John
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Travels in Western Africa in 1845 & 1846, Volume 1 (of 2): comprising a journey from Whydah through the Kingdom of Dahomey to Adofoodia in the interior
Duncan, John
Africa, West -- Description and travel; Benin -- Description and travel
Setta contains about nine thousand inhabitants. Their worship is pagan,
but they are not at all prejudiced against any other religion. They
manufacture the earthenware which they use in this place. The town is
surrounded by a clay wall about the height of seven feet only and three
feet thick.
END OF VOL. I.
R. CLAY, PRINTER, BREAD STREET HILL.
FOOTNOTES:
[20] The paths are so narrow in most instances as only to admit of one
foot at a time, and are sometimes two feet deep.
Transcriber’s Notes
A few minor errors in punctuation and spacing have been corrected.
Page 26: “any person of note die” changed to “any person of note dies”
Page 83: “being invaribly buried” changed to “being invariably buried”
Page 102: “with several baracoons” changed to “with several barracoons”
Page 122: “Ke Suza” changed to “de Suza”
Page 169: “where the land is olwer” changed to “where the land is lower”
Page 170: “to my servicee” changed to “to my services”
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