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

Title Variants

Uniform: Histoire naturelle et morale des iles Antilles de l'Amerique

By

Rochefort, Charles de, 1605-1683

Davies, John, 1625-1693
Rochefort, César de, 1690
Poincy, Louis de, 1660
Breton, Raymond, 1609-1679

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

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, 1666

Notes

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.

Echeverria & Wilkie. French image, | 666/2.

JCB Lib. cat., pre-1675, | III, p. 147.

Wing | R1740.

Alden, J.E. European Americana, | 666/136.

Subjects

Antilles, Lesser , Apalachee Indians , Carib Indians , Carib language , Description and travel , Glossaries, vocabularies, etc , Imprint 1666 , Indian linguistics , Natural history , West Indies

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.61056