After discussing Römer´s book the authors conclude:
Against the grain. Perception of nature and coping with nature in the process of civilization exemplified in the case of the Viennese Danube region
##...the evidence on Benin provided by Ludewig Ferdinand Römer in his "Nachrichten von der Küste Guinea" is generally not abundant and covers just several aspects of the rich history and culture of that country. These aspects are the extent of the kingdom to the west, the preservation of historical events, religion, and the system of land tenure in Benin. In the meantime, these bits and pieces of information are not of equal importance for a present-day scholar. Römer´s remarks on the two latter points are really very brief, superficial and can only support the evidence of other, more detailed sources. However, what he wrote on the ways of preservation of historical events in Benin provokes some nontrivial guesses and ideas while his relations on the extent of that regional superpower of the time in the western direction are practically the most important source on this point.##
Keywords: history (Guinea), land tenure (Benin), Römer, L.F., Kingdom of Benin
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