Rene Baesjou
Biographic Data
| ID | 172900 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rene Baesjou |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rene |
| FAMILY NAME | Baesjou |
| SIGNATURE | BAESJOU R |
| AFFILIATIONS | African Studies Centre |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1981 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Historiae Oculus Geographia
La comparaison des toponymes qui apparaissent sur une petite sélection de cartes, datées de 1600 à 1858, représentant la partie occidentale du Ghana contemporain sert de base à la présente recherche. Celle-ci montre dans quelle mesure ces cartes reflétaient, en leur temps, l’histoire de cette région, tout en donnant parfois des informations qui n’existent pas dans les relations de voyage contemporaines.Dans l’ensemble, les changements politiques …
Nederlanders in West-Afrika 1600-1650
Of Paper and Men
In July 1752, two days after their arrival at a roadstead in Saint Augustine's Bay on the south-western coast of Madagascar, ‘theGreat Island’, two junior merchants of the Dutch East India Company ship Schuylenburch headed for the residence of king Ratsimandresy (Ramanrasse in the Dutch sources). They were Philip Boomgaard and Dirk Westerhoff, responsible for commercial affairs and on a trade mission for the Company. On the way to the king's resi…
The Historical Evidence in Old Maps and Charts of Africa with Special Reference to West Africa
Early maps and charts of Africa--here defined as those produced before colonial penetration--have seldom been used as a source for historical studies. Generally they are valued more for their decorative qualities than for their geographical content. Jonathan Swift gave form to this viewpoint in his famous --or notorious--lines: So geographers in Afric-maps With savage-pictures fill the gaps And o'er unhabitable downs Place elephants for want of t…
An Asante Embassy on the Gold Coast
An Asante Embassy on the Gold Coast
The Historical Evidence in Old Maps and Charts of Africa with Special Reference to West Africa
Early maps and charts of Africa--here defined as those produced before colonial penetration--have seldom been used as a source for historical studies. Generally they are valued more for their decorative qualities than for their geographical content. Jonathan Swift gave form to this viewpoint in his famous --or notorious--lines: So geographers in Afric-maps With savage-pictures fill the gaps And o'er unhabitable downs Place elephants for want of t…
An Asante Embassy on the Gold Coast
Of Paper and Men
In July 1752, two days after their arrival at a roadstead in Saint Augustine's Bay on the south-western coast of Madagascar, ‘theGreat Island’, two junior merchants of the Dutch East India Company ship Schuylenburch headed for the residence of king Ratsimandresy (Ramanrasse in the Dutch sources). They were Philip Boomgaard and Dirk Westerhoff, responsible for commercial affairs and on a trade mission for the Company. On the way to the king's resi…
An Asante Embassy on the Gold Coast
An Asante Embassy on the Gold Coast
The Historical Evidence in Old Maps and Charts of Africa with Special Reference to West Africa
Early maps and charts of Africa--here defined as those produced before colonial penetration--have seldom been used as a source for historical studies. Generally they are valued more for their decorative qualities than for their geographical content. Jonathan Swift gave form to this viewpoint in his famous --or notorious--lines: So geographers in Afric-maps With savage-pictures fill the gaps And o'er unhabitable downs Place elephants for want of t…
Of Paper and Men
In July 1752, two days after their arrival at a roadstead in Saint Augustine's Bay on the south-western coast of Madagascar, ‘theGreat Island’, two junior merchants of the Dutch East India Company ship Schuylenburch headed for the residence of king Ratsimandresy (Ramanrasse in the Dutch sources). They were Philip Boomgaard and Dirk Westerhoff, responsible for commercial affairs and on a trade mission for the Company. On the way to the king's resi…
Nederlanders in West-Afrika 1600-1650
Historiae Oculus Geographia
La comparaison des toponymes qui apparaissent sur une petite sélection de cartes, datées de 1600 à 1858, représentant la partie occidentale du Ghana contemporain sert de base à la présente recherche. Celle-ci montre dans quelle mesure ces cartes reflétaient, en leur temps, l’histoire de cette région, tout en donnant parfois des informations qui n’existent pas dans les relations de voyage contemporaines.Dans l’ensemble, les changements politiques …
Archaeology (4 works) · Global Maritime and Colonial Histories (4 works) · History (4 works) · Geography (3 works) · History (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · African history and culture studies (2 works) · Ancient history (2 works) · Art (2 works) · Gold coast (2 works)