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Severin, Timothy

The Golden Antilles

1970

34.78 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canada)

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Year of publication
1970
Place of printing
New York. Alfred A. Knopf
Author
Severin, Timothy
Edition
First Edition.
Keyword
Travel - Central America & West Indies
Languages
English
First edition
Yes

Description

8vo [22 x 15 cm]; viii, 336pp, xii, [2], 24 pages of contemporary illustrations, double-page map, index. original cloth, dj (not price clipped), fine. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Interesting and well-written account of early travels and buccaneers in the Caribbean, with illustrations from original sources. Topics include the quest for El Dorado, Walter Ralegh, travels along the Orinoco, chocolate and its influence, the debacle at Hispaniola, the capture of Jamaica, a buccaneer surgeon, the Cuna, the collapse of Darien, etc.