Title
The history of the Caribby-islands : viz. Barbados, St Christophers, St 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
Title Variants
Uniform: Histoire naturelle et morale des iles Antilles de l'Amerique
By
Rochefort, Charles de, 1605-1683
Davies, John, 1625-1693
Breton, Raymond, 1609-1679
Type
Book
Material
Published material
Publication info
London, Printed by J.M. for Thomas Dring and John Starkey, 1666
Notes
"A translation of the anonymous French edition of 1658"--Sabin, Bibl. amer.
"Le vocabulaire caraibe parait être du P. Breton."--Barbier, Dict. des ouvrages anon.
Part 2 has added part t.p.
"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," by Raymond Breton, p. [2-11] at end.
Title within double rules; woodcut head-pieces, initials; side-notes.
Signatures: A-3A.
JCB Lib. cat., pre-1675, | III, p. 147
Subjects
Antilles, Lesser
,
Apalachee Indians
,
Carib Indians
,
Carib language
,
Early works to 1800
,
Glossaries, vocabularies, etc
,
Natural history
,
West Indies
Call Number
F2001 .R67
Language
English
Identifiers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.84378
LCCN:
https://lccn.loc.gov/02015565
OCLC:
943130
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