Item #98 The History, Civil and Commercial of British Colonies in the West Indies. Bryan Edwards.
The History, Civil and Commercial of British Colonies in the West Indies.
The History, Civil and Commercial of British Colonies in the West Indies.
The History, Civil and Commercial of British Colonies in the West Indies.

The History, Civil and Commercial of British Colonies in the West Indies.

London: John Stockdale, 1801. Third Edition. Hardcover. THE HISTORY, CIVIL AND COMMERCIAL, OF BRITISH COLONIES IN WEST INDIES. BRYAN EDWARDS. Published by John Stockdale: London, 1794-1801, 1801. Third edition. 11 maps and 10 engraved plates, 3 vols, 4to, contemporary calf. Gilt paneled spines. All three volumes professionally re-backed into the original tree calf binding. This copy has extremely crisp text and plates. The third edition contains 14 maps and plates, which is more than the first edition. Volume three was printed just before the author's death. Edwards inherited a plantation in Jamaica from his uncle and was in a position to give a first hand account of conditions after the American War and before the abolition of the slave trade. He presents a general description of the natural history and inhabitants of the islands, the slave trade, agriculture, sugar, cotton, coffee, etc. and various government documents dealing with Barbados, Grenada, St.Vincent, and Leeward Island. Bryan Edwards was a renown English politician and historian, and a strong supporter of the slave trade. Originally published in 1793, the first two volumes were 'History, Civil and Commercial, of the British Colonies in the West Indies'. In 1797, a companion volume, 'Historical Survey of the French Colony in the Island of St. Domingo' was released. In the 1794 edition, both titles were consolidated into a three volume collection. They provide a comprehensive account of the colonial histories of several islands, including source documents, detailed maps, letters and ledgers. This has been translated into German and partially into French and Spanish. A fifth edition was issued in 1819. Near fine. Item #98

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