Stefan Szolc-Rogoziński: A Polish Traveler in the Gulf of Guinea

This paper reviews the texts published after Polish navy officer Stefan Szolc-Rogoziński’s expedition to the Gulf of Guinea (1882-1885) by two of its members and by his wife, and seeks to investigate the claims that this mission was intended to establish a Polish colony in Cameroon. It also studies...

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Autor: Tofiño Quesada, Iñaki
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:México
Institución:EL COLEGIO DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Estudios de Asia y África
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:oai.estudiosdeasiayafrica.colmex.mx:article/2633
Acceso en línea:https://estudiosdeasiayafrica.colmex.mx/index.php/eaa/article/view/2633
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Cameroon
Spanish Guinea
Poland
colonialism
colonial literature
Camerún
Guinea española
Polonia
colonialismo
literatura colonial
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Sumario:This paper reviews the texts published after Polish navy officer Stefan Szolc-Rogoziński’s expedition to the Gulf of Guinea (1882-1885) by two of its members and by his wife, and seeks to investigate the claims that this mission was intended to establish a Polish colony in Cameroon. It also studies the exchange of information in late-nineteenth-century geographical journals and its propagandistic role.