William Walton

Present State of the Spanish Colonies

Including a Particular Report of Hispa Ola, or the Spanish Part of Santo Domingo

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This study of Spanish colonies in the Caribbean and South America was first published in 1810.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 412
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Oktober 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 579g
• ISBN-13: 9781108024594
• ISBN-10: 1108024599
• Artikelnr.: 32314899

Inhaltsangabe

Preface; Introduction; 1. First discovery
and early history of Hispañola; 2. Present government of Haiti; 3. Description of the coast
harbours
bays
and detached islands of Hispañola; 4. Soil and resources compared with those of Haiti
country
vallies
climate
plains
branding cattle
woods described; 5. Rivers
streams
lakes
&c.; 6. Aspect of the country
and stroke of the sun and moon; 7. Species of woods
fruits
vegetable productions
&c.; 8. Mines
mineral productions
&c.; 9. Animals
game
fish
insects
&c.; 10. Population
cities
towns
&c.; 11. Amusements; 12. Indians
their history
one of their idols described
decline and rise of Hispañola
policy of the French in the West Indies; 13. Occupation of the island by the French
till their final expulsion by the English and Spaniards; 14. Advantages that result to England from dispossessing the French of Hispañola; Appendix.