Richard Austin Freeman - Travels & Life in Ashanti and Jaman - 1898

First edition with photographs by the author. This is an account of a journey from Gold Coast to Bontukmu by a medical officer. He describes the journey and the interior, makes observations on dress, the prevalance of malaria, and commerce in the area. Freeman describes his activities as a doctor, naturalist and surveyor during the expedition.

Chapter 1 The Beginning of the Journey; Chapter 2 Adansi and Bekwe; Chapter 3 The Dense Forest; Chapter 4 Kumasi; Chapter 5 North Ashanti; Chapter 6 Soku; Chapter 7 Arrival at Bontúku; Chapter 8 Bontúku; Chapter 9 Life in Bontúku; Chapter 10 Discords; Chapter 11 Mount Knutsford; Chapter 12 Farewell to Bontúku; Chapter 13 Kumasi Revisited; Chapter 14 Observations upon Dress and Personal Ornament in the Region Described; Chapter 15 England and Ashanti; Chapter 16 England and Ashanti; Chapter 17 A Chapter on Malaria; Chapter 18 The Commercial Outlook;

Physical Description
559 p. incl. front., illus. plates, map, facsim. 2 maps (1 fold.) 25 cm.
Original Binding.
Externally sound with with fading to the spine and bumping to the extremities. Some scattered spotting. The book is generally firmly bound with cords showing in places. Pages very lightly age toned with the odd spot and occasional tidemarks.