The Natural and Moral History of the Indies, Acosta

Автор: Froude
Название: The English in the West Indies
ISBN: 1108023703 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108023702
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Описание: Eminent Victorian historian James Anthony Froude travelled around the British West Indies in 1886-1887. These observations on the people of the different islands (first published in 1888), and views on how they should be governed, were highly controversial, implying that former slaves were not yet capable of self-government.

Автор: Dwarris
Название: Civil and Criminal Justice in the West Indies
ISBN: 1108024297 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108024297
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Описание: Sir Fortunatus Dwarris (1786-1860) was in 1823 was appointed to a Commission of Inquiry on the legal codes in the British West Indies. This detailed volume, first published in 1827, contains a summary of the Commission`s findings and valuable information for the study of slavery in the West Indies.

Автор: Horsburgh
Название: Directions for Sailing to and from the East Indies, China, New Holland, Cape of Good Hope, and the Interjacent Ports
ISBN: 1108077285 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108077286
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Описание: After poor navigation led to his ship being wrecked in the Indian Ocean in 1786, James Horsburgh (1762-1836) devoted himself to the production of accurate charts of the eastern seas. This two-volume work, first published in 1809-11, became the standard reference for navigators for half a century.

Автор: Markham
Название: The Voyages of Sir James Lancaster, Kt., to the East Indies
ISBN: 1108011470 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108011471
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Описание: The publications of the Hakluyt Society (founded in 1846) made available edited (and sometimes translated) early accounts of exploration. This volume, published in 1877, provides four contemporary accounts of Sir James Lancaster`s journeys to India between 1591 and 1600, which contributed to the establishing of the East India Company.

Автор: Pinckard
Название: Notes on the West Indies
ISBN: 1108024270 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108024273
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Описание: This detailed description of Dr Thomas Pinckard`s voyage to, and residence in, the West Indies in 1796-1797 provides much information on the people of the area as seen through western eyes. Writing in the genre of informal letters to a friend, he comments at length on everything he saw.

Автор: Pinckard
Название: Notes on the West Indies
ISBN: 1108024254 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108024259
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Описание: This detailed description of Dr Thomas Pinckard`s voyage to, and residence in, the West Indies in 1796-1797 provides much information on the people of the area as seen through western eyes. Writing in the genre of informal letters to a friend, he comments at length on everything he saw.

Автор: Coleridge
Название: Six Months in the West Indies, in 1825
ISBN: 1108025986 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108025980
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Описание: This light-hearted travelogue, published anonymously in 1826, describes twelve Caribbean islands, commenting on their natural history, society, architecture, culture and religion as well as reflecting upon plantations and the slaves working there. Henry Nelson Coleridge (1798-1843) punctuates his account with thinly disguised references to his distant fiancee Sara.

Автор: Trollope
Название: The West Indies and the Spanish Main
ISBN: 1108078044 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108078047
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Описание: Although the author Anthony Trollope (1815-82) enjoyed much success as a novelist, he was also a perceptive travel writer. This account of his voyage to the Caribbean - including stops in Jamaica, Cuba and Panama - was published in 1859, and provides a vivid picture of a diverse and fascinating region.