Robert Hermann Schomburgk

The History of Barbados

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This 1848 volume gives a comprehensive picture of the history, geography and political economy of the British colony of Barbados.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 770
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. September 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 41mm
• Gewicht: 1094g
• ISBN-13: 9781108023313
• ISBN-10: 1108023312
• Artikelnr.: 32924608

Inhaltsangabe

Part I. Geographical and Statistical Description of the Island: 1.
Introductory remarks on the West Indian archipelago in general; 2.
Geographical position of the Island of Barbados; 3. General outline and
aspect; 4. Introductory remarks on climate in general; 5. Climatology and
meteorological phaenomena in Barbados; 6. Civil and social state of
Barbados; 7. Political geography; 8. Local geography; Part II. Narrative of
Events from the Settlement of the Island to the Year 1846: 1. Period from
the settlement of the Island to the insurrection of slaves in 1649; 2.
Period from the death of the Earl of Carlisle to the administration of
Colonel Modyford in 1560; 3. Period from Lord Willoughby's restoration, as
Governor, to his death in 1674; 4. Period from the appointment of Sir
Jonathan Atkins as Governor in 1674, to the return of the Barbados
Regiment; 5. Events from the appointment of Colonel Russel as Governor in
1694 to the death of President Barwick in 1733; 6. Occurrences from Lord
Howe's arrival in 1733 to the death of Governor Spry in 1772; 7. Period
from the administration of President Rous in 1772 to the departure of
Major-General Cunninghame in 1783; 8. Period from the administration of
President Dotin in 1783 to the arrival of Lord Seaforth in 1801; 9. Period
from the Peace of Amiens in 1802 to Lord Seaforth's departure in 1806; 10.
Period from the administration of President Spooner in 1806 to the
instalment of Sir James Leith as Governor; 11. Period from Sir James
Leith's new expedition to the French islands in 1815 to the appointment of
Lord Combermere as Governor in 1817; 12. Events during Lord Combermere's
administration, from his arrival in 1817 to his departure in 1820; 13.
Period from the administration of President Skeete in 1820 to the death of
George the Fourth in 1830; 14. From the renewal of the commercial
intercourse between the United States and the British West Indies to the
departure of Sir James Lyon in 1833; 15. Administration of Sir Lionel Smith
as Governor-General of the Windward Islands, from 1833 to 1836; 16.
Occurrences during the administration of Sir Even John Murray MacGregor as
Governor-General from 1836 to 1841; 17. The administration of Sir Charles
Grey as Governor of Barbados from 1842 to 1846; 18. The Sugar Question, and
the probable influence of the admission of sugar produced by slave labour
upon the prospect of the British Colonies in the West Indies; Part III.
Remarks on the Geological Structure of Barbados, and a Sketch of its
Natural Productions: 1. Geological description; 2. A description of fossils
found in Barbados; 3. The application of the mineral products of the Island
of Barbados, and the composition of its soils; 4. A sketch of organic
nature as developed in Barbados; 5. Animated nature as developed in
Barbados; Appendix; Index.