Institutional metadata
Title
Journal by Cyril Punch
Description
A visit to the King of Benin: a journal by Punch, then a trader in West Africa, 1889 (manuscript and separate transcript); with extracts from the diary of Antera Duke, an Efik slave-trading Chief in Calabar, 1785-1788, and a report on the native law of Egbaland, 1906 (typescript).
Creator
Cyril Punch, trader in West Africa
Creation
1785-1788, 1889, 1906
Language of Materials
English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MSS.Afr.s.1913].
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 3814
Biographical / Historical
Cyril Punch, trader in West Africa
Other Finding Aids
The library holds a card index of all manuscript collections in its reading room.
Geographic
Benin (Nigeria) -- Kings and rulers
Topical
18th century, 19th century, 20th century
Related Names
Punch, Cyril, fl 1889, trader in West Africa (Person); Duke, Antera, fl 1785-1788, Efik slave-trading Chief in Calabar (Person)