The Carthaginians in West Africa Conclusion Early English Explorers on the Gambia Early English Voyages to Guinea: Lok Early English Voyages to Guinea: Towrson In the Beginning Old Missions Our Dutch Rivals Pirates: England and Davis Pirates: Roberts, Massey, and Cocklyn Portuguese and Dutch on the Gold Coast Prisoners of the Portuguese The Rediscovery of West Africa The Slave Trade The Slave Trade—Middle Passage The Slave Trade—On Shore Troubles with the French in West Africa