Author: Hans Sloane (Sir)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A voyage to the islands Madera, Barbados, Nieves, S. Christophers and Jamaica, with the natural history of the herbs and trees, four-footed beasts, fishes, birds, insects, reptiles, and c. of the last of those islands; to which is prefix'd an introduction, wherein is an account of the inhabitants, air, waters, diseases, trade, and c. of that place, with some relations concerning the neighbouring continent, and islands of America. Illustrated with figures of the things described, which have not been heretofore engraved; in large copper-plates as big as the life. By Hans Sloane
Author: Hans Sloane (Sir)A Voyage to the Islands Madera, Barbados, Nieves, S. Christophers and Jamaica, with the Natural History of the Natural History of the Herbs and Trees, Four-footed Beasts, Fishes, Birds, Insects, Reptiles, & C. Of the Last of Those Islands; to which is Prefix'd an Introduction, Wherein is an Account of the Inhabitants, Air, Waters, Diseases, Trade, & C of that Place, with Some Relations Concerning the Neighbouring Continent, and Islands of America. Illustrated with the Figures of the Things Describ'd, which Have Not Been Heretofore Engraved; in Large Copper-plates as Big as the Life. By Hans Sloane ... In Two Volumes
Author: Hans SloaneA VOYAGE TO THE ISLANDS MADERA, BARBADOS, NIEVES, S. CHRISTOPHERS AND JAMAICA, WITH THE NATURAL HISTORY OF THE HERBS AND TREES, FOUR-FOOTED BEASTS, FISHES, BIRDS, INSECTS, REPTILES, &C. OF THE LAST OF THOSE ISLANDS; TO WHICH IS PREFIX'D AN INTRODUCTION, WHEREIN IS AN ACCOUNT OF THE INHABITANTS, AIR, WATERS, DISEASES, TRADE, &C. OF THAT PLACE, WITH SOME RELATIONS CONCERNING THE NEIGHBOURING CONTINENT, AND ISLANDS OF AMERICA. ILLUSTRATED WITH THE FIGURES OF THE THINGS DESCRIB'D, WHICH HAVE NOT BEEN HERETOFORE ENGRAVED; IN LARGE COPPER-PLATES AS BIG AS THE LIFE. BY HANS SLOANE, M.D. FELLOW OF THE COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS AND SECRETARY OF THE ROYAL-SOCIETY. IN TWO VOLUMES. VOL. I. MANY SHALL RUN TO AND FRO, AND KNOWLEDGE SHALL BE INCREASED. DAN. XII. 4
Author: SIR HANS SLOANEA Voyage to the Islands Madera, Barbados, Nieves, S. Christophers and Jamaica
Author: Sir Hans SloanePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Botanical illustration
Languages : en
Pages : 922
Book Description
A Voyage to the Islands Madera, Barbados, Nieves, S. Christophers and Jamaica with the Natural History of the Herbs, and Trees, Four-footed Beasts, Fishes, Birds, Insects, Reptiles &c. of the Last of Those Islands
Author: Hans SloaneBibliography of Natural History Travel Narratives
Author: Anne S. TroelstraPublisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004343784
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 482
Book Description
Anne Troelstra’s fine bibliography is an outstanding and ground-breaking work. He has provided the academic world with a long-needed bibliographical record of human endeavour in the field of the natural sciences. The travel narratives listed here encompass all aspects of the natural world in every part of the globe, but are especially concerned with its fauna, flora and fossil remains. Such eyewitness accounts have always fascinated their readers, but they were never written solely for entertainment: fragmentary though they often are, these narratives of travel and exploration are of immense importance for our scientific understanding of life on earth, providing us with a window on an ever changing, and often vanishing, natural world. Without such records of the past we could not track, document or understand the significance of changes that are so important for the study of zoogeography. With this book Troelstra gives us a superb overview of natural history travel narratives. The well over four thousand detailed entries, ranging over four centuries and all major western European languages, are drawn from a wide range of sources and include both printed books and periodical contributions. While no subject bibliography by a single author can attain absolute completeness, Troelstra’s work is comprehensive to a truly remarkable degree. The entries are arranged alphabetically by author and chronologically, by the year of first publication, under the author’s name. A brief biography, with the scope and range of their work, is given for each author; every title is set in context, the contents – including illustrations – are described and all known editions and translations are cited. In addition, there is a geographical index that cross refers between authors and the regions visited, and a full list of the bibliographical and biographical sources used in compiling the bibliography.
Fashioning Society in Eighteenth-Century British Jamaica
Author: Chloe NorthropPublisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1003837360
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
White women who inhabited the West Indies in the eighteenth century fascinated metropolitan observers. In popular prints, novels, and serial publications, these women appeared to stray from "proper" British societal norms. Although many women who lived in the Caribbean island of Jamaica might have fit the model, extant writings from Ann Brodbelt, Sarah Dwarris, Margaret and Mary Cowper, Lady Maria Nugent, and Ann Appleton Storrow show a longing to remain connected with metropolitan society and their loved ones separated by the Atlantic. Sensibility and awareness of metropolitan material culture masked a lack of empathy towards subordinates and opened the white women in these islands to censure. Novels and popular publications portrayed white women in the Caribbean as prone to overconsumption, but these women seem to prize items not for their inherent value. They treasured items most when they came from beloved connections. This colonial interchange forged and preserved bonds with loved ones and comforted the women in the West Indies during their residence in these sugar plantation islands. This book seeks to complicate the stereotype of insensibility and overconsumption that characterized the perception of white women who inhabited the British West Indies in the long eighteenth century. This book will appeal to students and researchers alike who are interested in the social and cultural history of British Jamacia and the British West Indies more generally.
African Re-Genesis
Author: Jay B HaviserPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1315435365
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
An exploration of the archaeology of the African diaspora.
A Catalogue of ... [books] ...
![A Catalogue of ... [books] ... PDF](https://books.google.com/books/content/images/frontcover/ab3eDMJbKMEC?fife=w80-h100)
Author: Bernard Quaritch (Firm)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Antiquarian booksellers
Languages : en
Pages : 2634
Book Description
Islands at the Crossroads
Author: L. Antonio CuretPublisher: University of Alabama Press
ISBN: 081735655X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
The contributors to Islands at the Crossroads include scholars from the Caribbean, the United States, and Europe who look beyond cultural boundaries and colonial frontiers to explore the complex and layered ways in which both distant and more intimate sociocultural, political, and economic interactions have shaped Caribbean societies from seven thousand years ago to recent times.