University of London Archives | Details | Moges, Alphonse Louis Théodore, Comte de Moges

Sidebar content	Main content
Actions Help FAQs Can't find what you're looking for? Browse Collections A-Z University of London	Moges, Alphonse Louis Théodore, Comte de Moges Remove from selection Add to selection Request this item TitleMoges, Alphonse Louis Théodore, Comte de Moges Held atSenate House Library, University of London Reference codeMS463 Date1820 Creator Moges, Alphonse Louis Théodore (fl 1820-1860) Comte de Moges, French Vice AdmiralMore Info on CreatorLess Info on Creator Senegal, West Africa, was a French colony until its independence in 1960. The French established a trading port at the mouth of the Senegal river in 1638 and founded Saint-Louis in 1659. Gorée Island, which had previously been occupied by the Portuguese and the Dutch, was claimed by the French in 1677, and served as an outpost for slave trading until the abolition of slavery in 1848. Slaves, gum arabic, ivory and gold were exported from Senegal by Europeans throughout the 17th and 18th centuries. Albréda was a trading settlement founded by the French on the north bank of the Gambia river in 1681. Scope and ContentManuscript 'Notes relatives à la station de la cote d'Afrique. Gorée. July 1820', partly written by Alphonse Louis Théodore Moges, Comte de Moges, and comprising an account of the French colony of Senegal, with special reference to Gorée Island and Albréda, their products, inhabitants and trade. Particular attention is given to the slave trade, and means of suppressing it are suggested. The author makes his observations after a two-year sojourn in the area begun, therefore, soon after Gorée had been restored to France in 1816. He passes antagonistic comments on the English and their trade. The first two paragraphs and the corrections throughout are in the hand of the signatory, Alphonse de Moges; the remainder of the manuscript is in another hand. Conditions governing accessAccess to this collection is unrestricted for the purpose of private study and personal research within the supervised environment and restrictions of the Library's Special Collections Reading Room. Access to archive collections may be restricted under the Freedom of Information Act. Please contact the University Archivist for details. At least 24 hours notice is required for research visits. Extent10 leaves Physical description13½" x 8¾" System of ArrangementSingle item. Finding aidsCollection level description. Level of descriptionfonds

TitleMoges, Alphonse Louis Théodore, Comte de Moges

Held atSenate House Library, University of London

Reference codeMS463

Date1820

Creator
- Moges, Alphonse Louis Théodore (fl 1820-1860) Comte de Moges, French Vice AdmiralMore Info on CreatorLess Info on Creator
  Senegal, West Africa, was a French colony until its independence in 1960. The French established a trading port at the mouth of the Senegal river in 1638 and founded Saint-Louis in 1659. Gorée Island, which had previously been occupied by the Portuguese and the Dutch, was claimed by the French in 1677, and served as an outpost for slave trading until the abolition of slavery in 1848. Slaves, gum arabic, ivory and gold were exported from Senegal by Europeans throughout the 17th and 18th centuries. Albréda was a trading settlement founded by the French on the north bank of the Gambia river in 1681.

Scope and ContentManuscript 'Notes relatives à la station de la cote d'Afrique. Gorée. July 1820', partly written by Alphonse Louis Théodore Moges, Comte de Moges, and comprising an account of the French colony of Senegal, with special reference to Gorée Island and Albréda, their products, inhabitants and trade. Particular attention is given to the slave trade, and means of suppressing it are suggested. The author makes his observations after a two-year sojourn in the area begun, therefore, soon after Gorée had been restored to France in 1816. He passes antagonistic comments on the English and their trade. The first two paragraphs and the corrections throughout are in the hand of the signatory, Alphonse de Moges; the remainder of the manuscript is in another hand.

Conditions governing accessAccess to this collection is unrestricted for the purpose of private study and personal research within the supervised environment and restrictions of the Library's Special Collections Reading Room. Access to archive collections may be restricted under the Freedom of Information Act. Please contact the University Archivist for details. At least 24 hours notice is required for research visits.

Extent10 leaves

Physical description13½" x 8¾"

System of ArrangementSingle item.

Finding aidsCollection level description.

Level of descriptionfonds

Item request date
Expected return date
Destination