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Thomas Edward Bowdich: sketches and drawings

Ashanti in the drawings of a mission · 1791–1824

Thomas Edward Bowdich (1791–1824): ashanti in the drawings of a mission. SketchMap Atlas shows 1 sketch by Thomas Edward Bowdich on the world map, each placed where it was drawn.

English traveller and writer who took part in a British mission to the Ashanti kingdom in West Africa in 1817. His drawings and his book about the mission give a rare picture of Kumasi and the court of that time.

Sketches by Thomas Edward Bowdich and where they were drawn

Adam Street, Kumasi — Thomas Edward Bowdich, 1819Adam Street, Kumasi
1819 · 📍 Kumasi, Ghana

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Who was Thomas Edward Bowdich?

English traveller and writer who took part in a British mission to the Ashanti kingdom in West Africa in 1817.

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Ghana. Every sketch is shown on the map at the place where it was made.

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