The Early English Caribbean, 1570-1700 Vol 1

by Carla Gardina Pestana, Sharon V Salinger

Overview

This four-volume collection brings together rare pamphlets from the formative years of the English involvement in the Caribbean. Texts presented in the volumes cover the first impressions of the region, imperial rivalries between European traders and settlers and the experience of day-to-day life in the colonies.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781138759343
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	12/01/2014
Pages:	416
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

General Introduction Bibliography [Martin Fernandez de Enciso], Briefe Description of the Portes, Creekes, Bayes, and Havens, of the Weast India (1578); Antonio Galvao, The Discoveries of the World (1601); John Nicholl, An Houre Glasse of Indian Newes (1607); George Abbot, A Briefe Description of the Whole World (1617); Robert Hunt, The Island of Assada ([1650]); Vincent Leblanc, The World Surveyed: or, The Famous Voyages & Travailes of Vincent le Blanc (1660); [Charles de Rochefort], The History of Barbados, St Christophers, Mevis, St Vincents, Antego, Martinico, Monserrat, and the Rest of the Caribby-Islands (1666); Arnoldus Montanus and John Ogilby, America: Being an Accurate Description of the New World ([1670]); John Gadbury, The West India or Jamaica Almanack ([1674]) Editorial Notes List of Sources