. ▁A ▁few ▁of ▁the ▁pictures ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁printed ▁on ▁the ▁Gold ▁Coast ▁while ▁a ▁large ▁number ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁Bas el ▁Mission ▁in ▁Switzerland ▁for ▁processing . ▁These ▁photograph s ▁have ▁been ▁used ▁at ▁numerous ▁lect ures ▁and ▁in ▁various ▁academic ▁books , ▁bro ch ures ▁and ▁mag az ines ▁for ▁the ▁purposes ▁of ▁illustr ation . ▁Fritz ▁Ram se yer ▁was ▁the ▁author ▁and ▁publish er ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁phot ography ▁book ▁about ▁the ▁Gold ▁Coast . ▁The ▁book ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁his ▁h omet own , ▁Ne uch ât el ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 5 ▁and ▁compr ised ▁“ 8 0 ▁views ▁of ▁mission ary ▁life , ▁the ▁ind igen ous ▁culture ▁and ▁local ▁personal ities ”. ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁▁ ▁On ▁ 8 ▁February ▁ 1 8 6 6 , ▁Fritz ▁Ram se yer ▁married ▁Rosa ▁Louise ▁B ont em ps ▁at ▁Christians borg , ▁Gold ▁Coast . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 7 ▁July ▁ 1 8 4 1 ▁to ▁Henri ▁Louis ▁François ▁B ont em ps . ▁Rosa ▁Ram se yer , ▁was ▁a ▁native ▁of ▁Val ang in ▁in ▁the ▁canton ▁of ▁Ne uch ât el ▁in ▁Switzerland ▁and ▁had ▁trained ▁in ▁both ▁England ▁and ▁Bas el ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁mission ary . ▁In ▁the ▁aut umn ▁of ▁ 1 8 6 8 , ▁Rosa ▁Ram se yer ▁gave ▁birth ▁to ▁Fritz ▁Junior , ▁affection ately ▁called ▁“ F ritz chen ”. ▁During ▁their ▁time ▁in ▁K um asi , ▁Rosa ▁Ram