Dahomey and the Ending of the Transatlantic Slave Trade: The Journals and Correspondence of Vice-Consul Louis Fraser, 1851-1852

by Robin Law

The Vice-Consulate in the coastal port of Ouidah, in the kingdom of Dahomey, West African (now in the modern Republic of Benin) was established in1851-2 as part of the British government's efforts to suppress the trans-Atlantic slave trade. In particular it was hoped to persuade King Gezo to accept a treaty banning exports of slaves from his dominions.

Louis Fraser proved a poor choice as Vice-Consul: he was no linguist, abrasive with naval...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0197265219
• ISBN13: 9780197265215
• Release Date: September 2012
• Publisher: British Academy
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.3"