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Record Nr.

UNINA9910811067903321

Autore

Storm van's Gravesande Laurens

Titolo

Storm van's Gravesande, the rise of British Guiana, compiled  from his despatches . Volume 1 / / edited by C.A. Harris and J.A.J de Villiers

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Farnham, Surrey ; ; Burlington, VT, : Ashgate, 2010, 1911

ISBN

1-315-61086-8

1-283-12709-1

9786613127099

1-4094-1632-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (406 p.)

Collana

Works issued by the Hakluyt Society ; ; 2nd ser., no. 26

Altri autori (Persone)

HarrisC. Alexander, Sir,  <1855-1947.> (Charles Alexander)

De VilliersJ. A. J

Soggetti

Guyana History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

""Cover ""; ""CONTENTS""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""CHAP. I PRELIMINARY REMARKS""; ""CHAP. II THE SETTLEMENT OF ESSEQUIBO""; ""CHAP. III STORM VAN JS GRAVESANDE�THE MAN""; ""CHAP. IV STORM VAN 'S GRAVESANDE�THE GOVERNOR""; ""CHAP. V CLOSING YEARS OF DUTCH OCCUPATION""; ""CHAP. VI SETTLEMENT OF BOUNDARIES UNDER THE BRITISH""; ""ADDITIONAL NOTES TO INTRODUCTION""; ""I. THE WEST INDIA COMPANY""; ""II. THE FOUNDATION OF ESSEQUIBO""; ""III. THE THREE TOWNS""; ""IV. STORM'S DIFFICULTIES""; ""V. HORSTMAN'S EXPEDITION""; ""VI. INDIAN TRIBES""; ""EXTRACTS FROM THE DESPATCHES""; ""LIST OF PLATES""

""MAP OF BRITISH GUIAHA""""HORSTMAN'S MAP (1740)""; ""PLAN OF MIDDELBURG""; ""TOWN HALL, MIDDELBURG""; ""TOWN HALL, FLUSHING""; ""TOWN HALL, VEERE""