Download or read book Peter Thonning and Denmark's Guinea Commission written by Daniel Hopkins and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2012-12-07 with total page 760 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The rich archival record of Denmark's 19th century African colonial undertakings, and particularly the work of the natural historian and colonial administrator Peter Thonning of the Guinea Commission, opens fresh perspectives on the broader history and geography of European colonialism.