Pedro Baptista and José Amaro were two mulatto serfs ordered by the Governor of Angola to attempt a trans-African journey (west to east) after the failure of the LACERDA expedition. They set off in 1802. For four years they were held prisoner at the court of Kazembe, 700 miles from the E. coast until rescued (1810) by E. Coast traders. Baptista kept a - diary which was published in English translation by BURTON in 1873.

d. 1494
Venetian traveller.
- "Viaggi fatti da Venetia alla Tana, In Persia, In India e in Constantinopoli." Venice / 1543.

- "Nouveau voyage autour du monde." 3 vols. Paris / 1728.

ca.1480-1521
Portugese traveller. Accomapnied Magellan. Went out to India (probably with CABRAL in 1500) where he held an official post.
- "The book of Duarte Barbosa." Ca. 1514. Tr. and ed. M.L.Dames. 2 vols. 1918, 1921 / Hakluyt Society (Series II, nos. 44, 49). (Replaces Series I, no. 35).

fl. 1700
French traveller in W. Africa.
- Barbot, J. and Grazilhier, J.: "Voyage au Nouveau Calabar...." In WALCKENAER vol. 11.

fl. 1682-1708
French navigator.
- "John Barbot: "A description of the Coast of North and South Guinea and... Angola..." 1732. Repr. London / (cat. 196-9) / Frank Cass.
See also WALCKENAER vol. 4.

- "Waikuka, or, adventures on the Mosquito shore." New York / 1855.

1793--1880
Philhellene. Banker at Zante. Friend of Byron.

1784-1881
Australia.

1818--1845
Orientalist. Travelled in Levant and Middle East.