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THE HISTORY OF BARBADOS
COMPRISING A GEOGRAPHICAL AND STATISTICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE ISLAND; A SKETCH OF THE HISTORICAL EVENTS SINCE THE SETTLEMENT; AND AN ACCOUNT OF ITS GEOLOGY AND NATURAL PRODUCTIONS |
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Sir Robert Hermann Schomburgk |
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Paperback |
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| ISBN 10: |
1108023312 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781108023313 |
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| Publisher: |
CAMBRIDGE LIBRARY COLLECTION |
| Pub. date: |
9 December, 2010 |
| Series: |
Cambridge Library Collection - Latin American Studies |
| Pages: |
770 |
| Description: |
This 1848 volume gives a comprehensive picture of the history, geography and political economy of the British colony of Barbados. |
| Synopsis: |
Sir Robert Hermann Schomburgk (1804-1865) was a German-born surveyor and traveller. In 1835-1839 he explored British Guiana for the Royal Geographical Society, and in 1840 he was appointed to define its boundaries with Brazil. Knighted for his work, he then visited Barbados for the Barbados General Railway Company, publishing The History of Barbados in 1848. This substantial work contains - unsurprisingly given his background - a great deal more than a chronological narrative of the settlement and history of the island. He begins with a geographical analysis, statistical information, and an examination of the political and sociological state of Barbados. The third part is on the geology, mineral resources, and natural history of the colony. Although physically small, Barbados was extremely important both to British imperial policies and to her economy, playing a key role in the Atlantic trade routes, particularly for sugar. |
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19 b/w illus. 2 colour illus. 1 map 1 table |
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UK |
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Cambridge University Press |
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