Liberia 



styled in Europe " Grains of Paradise," the Dutch and English 

 soon applied the shorter designation of " Grain Coast " to all 

 the country between Sierra Leone and the Ivory Coast (which 



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)NUT— AT CAPE PALM AS 



last was called by the Portuguese the Coast of Ma gente — 

 Bad people). Between 1462 and 151 5 the Portuguese had 

 practically the monopoly of trade with the Liberian coast and 

 Guinea generally. After that date the French (usually 



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