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Title:On Ravenstein's edition of Battell's adventures in Angola and Loango
Author:Vansina, JanISNI
Year:2007
Periodical:History in Africa
Volume:34
Pages:321-347
Language:English
Geographic terms:Angola
Congo (Democratic Republic of)
Subjects:travel
historical sources
About person:Andrew Battell (ca1565-na1614)ISNI
External link:http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/history_in_africa/v034/34.1vansina.pdf
Abstract:Between 1590 and c. 1610 the English sailor Andrew Battell lived in central Africa, first in Angola until 1606/1607 and then in Loango. His reports about these lands are a priceless source for the otherwise poorly documented history of Angola between 1590-1606, especially since his is the only known eyewitness account about the way of life of the notorious Jaga. In addition his account is also one of the earliest about Loango. Hence modern historians of Angola and Loango have relied extensively on him. They all have used the text edition by E.G. Ravenstein of 'The strange adventures of Andrew Battell of Leigh' (London, 1901) without referring back to the original documents. This article evaluates the reliability of Ravenstein's edition compared to the original publications. It concludes that despite its defects and its outmoded annotation, the Ravenstein edition is still satisfactory for most purposes. Notes, ref. [ASC Leiden abstract]
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