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The history, civil and commercial, of the British colonies in the West Indies
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- Creator
- by Bryan Edwards
- Other Title
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- Vol. 3 has half title: History of the West Indies
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- 2nd edition, illustrated with maps
- London : Printed for John Stockdale, 1794-1804
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (3 volumes) : illustrations, portrait, maps
- Vols. 1-2, dated 1794, are the second edition of a work "complete in two volumes"; v. 3 is a new edition of the author's "Historical survey of the French colony in the island of St. Domingo" which appeared originally as a separate work.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- v. 1. bk. 1. A general view of their ancient state and inhabitants -- bk. 2. Jamaica -- bk. 3. English Charaibean Islands. Hortus eastensis; or, A catalogue of exotic plants, in the garden of Hinton East, Esquire, in the mountains of Liguanea, in the island of Jamaica, at the time of his decease / by Arthur Broughton -- v. 2. bk. 4. Present inhabitants -- bk. 5. Agriculture -- bk. 6. Government and commerce -- v. 3. An historical survey of the French colony in the island of St. Domingo: comprehending an account of the revolt of the Negroes in the year 1791, and a detail of the military transactions of the British army in that island, in the years 1793 & 1794 -- A tour through the several islands of Barbadoes, St. Vincent, Tobago, and Grenada, in the years 1791, and 1792 / by Sir William Young -- History of the war in the West Indies, from its commencement in 1793