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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. Rendered into English by John Davies ...
Rochefort, Charles de, 1605-1683.
OTHER TITLES
Histoire naturelle et morale des iles Antilles de l'Amerique. English
CREATED/PUBLISHED
London, Printed by J.M. for T. Dring and J. Starkey, 1666.
NOTES
Plates face p. 271, 282, 291, 296, 297, 303, 309, 313, 326.
"Le vocabulaire caraïbe paraît être du P. Breton. "Barbier, Dict. des ouvrages anon.
"A translation of the anonymous French edition of 1658. "Sabin, Bibl. amer."
"Chap. VIII. By way of digression giving an account of the Apalachites, the nature of their country, their manners, and their ancient and modern religion:" p. 228-249.
"A Caribbian vocabulary:" [10] p. following p. 351.
SUBJECTS
Antilles, Lesser--Description and travel--Early works to 1800.
Natural history--West Indies--Early works to 1800.
Indians of the West Indies--Early works to 1800.
Carib Indians--Early works to 1800.
Apalachee Indians--Early works to 1800.
Carib language--Glossaries, vocabularies, etc.
RELATED NAMES
Davies, John, 1625-1693.
Breton, Raymond, 1609-1679.
Pre-1801 Imprint Collection (Library of Congress)
MEDIUM
4 p.l., 351, 15 p. 9 pl. 28 cm.
CALL NUMBER
F2001 .R67
DIGITAL ID
rbfr 0034 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.rbc/rbfr.0034
RELATED DIGITAL ITEMS
(France in America: Selections from the LC Rare Books and Special Collections Division Description)
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