Storm van's Gravesande, the rise of British Guiana, compiled from his despatches. Volume 2 / edited by C.A. Harris and J.A.J de Villiers.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Storm van's Gravesande, Laurens.

Contributor:

Harris, C. Alexander (Charles Alexander), Sir, 1855-1947.

De Villiers, J. A. J.

Series:

Works issued by the Hakluyt Society ; 2nd ser., no. 27.

Works issued by the Hakluyt Society ; 2nd ser., no. 27

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Guyana--History.

Guyana.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (377 p.)

Place of Publication:

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

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Extracts from despatches by Laurens Storm van 's Gravesande to the directors of the Zeeland Chamber of the Dutch West India Company, 1738-72, selected to illustrate the rise and expansion of the colony, with a detailed introduction. This volume covers the period May 1760 to September 1772; for the period up to 15 March 1760, see the preceding volume (Second Series 26), with which the pagination is continuous. This is a new print-on-demand hardback edition of the volume first published in 1911.

Contents:

""Cover ""; ""EXTRACTS FROM THE DESPATCHES WRITTEN BY LAURENS STORM VAN'S GRAVESNDE TO THE DIRECTORS OF THE ZEELAND CHAMBER OF THE WEST INDIA COMPANY""; ""May 2, 1760""; ""July 31, 1760""; ""October 24, 1760""; ""November 20, 1760""; ""December 17, 1760""; ""March 18, 1761""; ""May 28, 1761""; ""May 29, 1761""; ""August 12, 1761""; ""August 28, 1761""; ""December 10, 1761""; ""October 30, 1761""; ""January 9, 1762""; ""January 18, 1762""; ""February 9, 1762""; ""April 3, 1762""; ""August 28, 1762""; ""August 29, 1762""; ""November 6, 1762""; ""December 13, 1762""; ""February 22, 1763""

""March 17, 1763""""May 2, 1763""; ""June 20, 1763""; ""June 28, 1763""; ""Sept. 27, 1763""; ""Sept. 28, 1763""; ""October 18, 1763""; ""December 21, 1763""; ""February 29, 1764""; ""April 9, 1764""; ""23 Avril 1764""; ""May 12, 1764""; ""May 24, 1764""; ""June 21, 1764""; ""August, 1764""; ""December 28, 1764""; ""February 3, 1765""; ""February 11, 1765""; ""March 15, 1765""; ""May 11, 1765""; ""May 27, 1765""; ""August 13, 1765""; ""October 9, 1765""; ""December 13, 1765""; ""December 27, 1765""; ""January 18, 1766""; ""April 6, 1766""; ""May 30, 1766""; ""October 1, 1766""

""December 3, 1766""""December 8, 1766""; ""March 20, 1767""; ""March 23, 1767""; ""March 27, 1767""; ""April 21, 1767""; ""June 27, 1767""; ""July 24, 1767""; ""August 10, 1767""; ""September 6, 1767""; ""December 9, 1767""; ""December 13, 1767""; ""February 9, 1768""; ""April 9, 1768""; ""June 1, 1768""; ""June 6, 1768""; ""July 20, 1768""; ""September 15, 1768""; ""November 9, 1768""; ""February 9, 1769""; ""February 21, 1769""; ""February 21, 1769""; ""March 3, 1769""; ""March 10, 1769""; ""March 15, 1769""; ""April 4, 1769""; ""May 12, 1769""; ""June 3, 1769""; ""June 15, 1769""

""July 31, 1769""""September 23, 1769""; ""November 30, 1769""; ""December 21, 1769""; ""March 25, 1770""; ""April 3, 1770""; ""June 5, 1770""; ""November 24, 1770""; ""January, 1771""; ""March 8, 1771""; ""March 23, 1771""; ""March 30, 1771""; ""June 21, 1771""; ""June 21, 1771""; ""July 12, 1771""; ""August 27, 1771""; ""September 15, 1771""; ""November 12, 1771""; ""November 30, 1771""; ""May 15, 1772""; ""July 14, 1772""; ""August 27, 1772""; ""August 29, 1772""; ""September 24, 1772""; ""INDEX""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""

""N""""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Y""; ""Z""; ""FACSIMILE OF A SPANISH COPY BY STORM""

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

1-283-12710-5

9786613127105

1-4094-1633-X

OCLC:

908099399