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Rochefort, Charles de, 1605-1683
Davies, John, 1625-1693
Rochefort, César de, d. 1690
Poincy, Louis de, d. 1660
Breton, Raymond, 1609-1679
Brown, John Nicholas, 1900-. fmo RPJCB
Title
The history of the Caribby-Islands, : viz. Barbados, St Christophers, St Vincents, Martinico, Dominico, Barbouthos, Monserrat, Mevis [sic], 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.
Publisher
London, : Printed by J. M. for Thomas Dring and John Starkey, and are to be sold at their shops, at the George in Fleet-Street neer Clifford's-Inn, and at the Mitre between Middle Temple-Gate and Temple-Bar.
Description
A free translation of: Histoire naturelle et morale des iles Antilles de l'Amérique, first published in Rotterdam, 1658. "Davies added material not found in the French edition and left out material, as well." -- Echeverria & Wilkie
Authorship from Echeverria & Wilkie. Also been attributed to Louis de Poincy and to César de Rochefort
Part 2 has special part title-page
Signatures: A-3A (3A4 verso blank)
Page 2 misnumbered 3; p. 330 misnumbered 332
Cf. Echeverria & Wilkie. French image, 658/3
Cf. Cundall, F. Bib. of the West Indies, p. 99
Cf. Palau y Dulcet (2nd ed.) 271896ff
"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," by Raymond Breton, p. [2-11] at end
Includes bibliographical references
Echeverria & Wilkie. French image
JCB Lib. cat., pre-1675
Wing
Alden, J.E. European Americana
John Carter Brown Library copy 1 bound in contemporary sheep
John Carter Brown Library copy 1: gift of John Nicolas Brown

Subjects: Carib Indians; Carib language; Natural history; Apalachee Indians; Indian linguistics; Imprint 1666
Language English
Publication date 1666
publication_date QS:P577,+1666-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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IA Collections: jcbindigenous; JohnCarterBrownLibrary; americana
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historyofcaribby00roch
Authority file  OCLC: 1046517065
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Internet Archive identifier: historyofcaribby00roch
https://archive.org/download/historyofcaribby00roch/historyofcaribby00roch.pdf
  • IA contributor: John Carter Brown Library

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