which african countries did he visit?
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who was benjamin morrell? American sea captain
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Benjamin Morrell [SEP] Third voyage: West African coast
In 1828 Morrell was engaged by Messrs. Christian Bergh & Co. to take command of the schooner "Antarctic" (named, he claims, in honour of his earlier Antarctic achievements). "Antarctic" left New York on June 25, 1828, bound for Western Africa. During the following months Morrell carried out an extensive survey of the African coast between the Cape of Good Hope and Benguela, and led several short excursions inland. He was impressed by the commercial potential of this coast, recording that "many kinds of skins may be procured about here, including those of the leopard, fox, bullock, together with ostrich feathers and valuable minerals".