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Livres anciens et modernes

Harris, C. A. And J. A. J. De Villiers

Storm Van 'S Gravesande; The Rise of British Guiana, compiled from his dispatches

1911

118,44 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canada)

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Détails

Année
1911
Lieu d'édition
London. The Hakluyt Society
Auteur
Harris, C. A. And J. A. J. De Villiers
Edition
First edition.
Thème
Travel - South America Hakluyt Society
Langues
Anglais
Premiére Edition
Oui

Description

8vo [22 x 15 cm]; 2 volumes, [x], 372; [viii], [373] - 703, xxxvi [ads] pp, 8 plates complete including 2 folding map, one in color, folding plan, 2 facsimiles from documents, including folding, index. original cloth, gilt vignette, gilt spine title lettering, a clean, fine and bright set, partly unopened. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Following a good historical introduction by Harris and Villiers, Storm's dispatches covering the period of 1738 to 1772 are given, extracted from the original 21 volumes of 300 pages each, describing life in the colonies, produce, trade, ventures, plantations, conditions, police, squabbles, etc, and provides a thorough overview prior to their becoming a British colony.
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