France in America
The history of the Caribby Islands, viz., Barbados, S'Christophers, S'Vincents, Martinico, Dominico, Barbouthos, Monserrat, Mevis, Antego, &c. in all XXVIII. In two books. The first containing the natural; the second, the moral history of those islands. Illustrated with several pieces of sculpture, representing the most considerable rarities therein described. With a Caribbian-vocabulary.Table of Contents
Front cover of the book
Spine of the book
Untitle section
Title section
To the right workshipful
The Epistle dedicatory
The Preface
Chap.I: Of the seituation of the Caribbies in general . . . page 1
Chap.II: Of each of the Caribby-Islands in particular . . . page 6
Chap. III. Of the Islands which lie towards the North . . . page 14
Chap. IV. Of the Island of St.Christopher. . . . . . . . . page 21
Chap. V. Of the Lee-ward Islands . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 24
Chap. VI. Of tree growing in these islands, whose fruit may be eaten . . .page 28
Chap. VII. Of tree fir for building, Toyners-work, and dying . . . page.39
Chap. VIII. Of tree useful in Medicine, and some others . . . page 44
Chap.IX. Of other tree growing in these islands . . . page 50
Chap.X. Of the plants, herbs and roots growing . . . page 54
Chap. XI. Of some other rare production of the Caribbies . . . page 61
Chap. XII. Of five kinds of four-footed Beasts found . . . page 69
Chap. XIII. Of the Reptiles found in these islands . . . page 72
Chap. XIV. Of the insects commonly seen in the Caribbies . . . page 78
Chap. XV. Of the more confiderable kinds of birds . . . page 85
Chap. XVI. Of the sea and revier-fifth of the Caribbies . . . page 97
Chap. XVII. Of the Sea-monsters found in these islands . . . page 100
Chap. XVII. A particular description of the Sea-Unicorn . . . page 107
Chap. XIX. Of certain shell-fish, rare shells, and other remarkable . . . page 119
Chap. XX. Of Amber-greece; its origine; and the marks of that . . . page.127
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Chap. XXI. Of certain creatures living partly on Land . . . page.131
Chap. XXII. Containing the particular descriptions of several . . . page 139
Chap. XXIII. Of thunder, earth-quakes, and the tempests . . . page 143
Chap. XXIV. Of some other inconveniences of the country . . . page 146
Chap.I. Of the establishment of those inhabitants . . . page 157
Chap.II. Of the establishments of the French in teh islands . . . page 173
Chap.III. Of the establishment of the French Colony . . . page 178
Chap.IV. Of the trading and employment of teh forreign . . . page 187
Chap.V. Of the manner how sugar is made . . . page 194
Chap. VI. Of the more honourable employments of teh european . . . page 198
Chap. VII. Of the origine of the caribbieans, the natural . . . 204
Chap. VIII. By way of digression giving an account of the Apalachites . . . 228
Chap. IX. Of the Bodies of the Caribbians, and their ornaments . . . page 249
Chap. X. Certain Remark upon the Caribbian Language . . . page 259
Chap. XI. Of the Dispositions of teh Carribbians . . . page 265
Chap. XII. Of the natural simplicity of the Caribbians . . . page 271
Chap.XIII. Of that which may be called religion . . . page 276
Chap.XIV. A continuation of that which may be called religion . . . page 283
Chap. XV. Of the Habitations and Honse-keeping of the Caribbians . . . page 291
Chap.XVI. Of the ordinary repasts of the caribbians . . . page 297
Chap. XVII. Of the employments and divertisements . . . page 304
Chap. XVIII. Of the entertainment which the Caribbians . . . page 309
Chap. XIX. Of what may be accounted polity among . . . page 313
Chap. XX. Of the Wars of the Caribbians. . . . page 317
Chap. XXI. Of the Treatment which the Caribbians make . . . Page. 326
Chap. XXII. Of the Marriages of the Caribbians. . . . page 332
Chap. XXIII. Of the birth and education of Children . . . page 336
Chap. XXIV. Of the ordinary Age of teh Caribbians . . . page 342
A Table of the Chapters of the first book of this history
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