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Book/Printed Material The history of the island of Dominica

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Title

  • The history of the island of Dominica : containing a description of its situation, extent, climate, mountains, rivers, natural productions, &c. &c., together with an account of the civil government, trade, laws, customs, and manners of the different inhabitants of that island, its conquest by the French, and restoration to the British dominions

Names

  • Atwood, Thomas, -1793
  • Jay I. Kislak Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • London : Printed for J. Johnson, 1791.

Headings

  • -  Dominica--Description and travel--Early works to 1800
  • -  Dominica--History--Early works to 1800
  • -  Natural history--Dominica--Early works to 1800
  • -  Slavery--Dominica--Early works to 1800
  • -  Dominica--Social life and customs--Early works to 1800
  • -  Dominica--Foreign relations--France--Early works to 1800
  • -  France--Foreign relations--Dominica--Early works to 1800
  • -  Dominica--Foreign relations--Great Britain--Early works to 1800
  • -  Great Britain--Foreign relations--Dominica--Early works to 1800

Notes

  • -  Signatures: A⁴ B-T⁸.
  • -  ESTC (RLIN) T88317
  • -  Sabin 2343
  • -  With a final leaf of advertisements.
  • -  Kislak accession no.: 1996.046.00.0001
  • -  LAC snh 2019-06-14 no edits (1 card)

Medium

  • viii, 285, [3] p. ; 21 cm. (8vo)

Call Number/Physical Location

  • F2051 .A88
  • F2051 .A88 Copy 3 Provenance: Gift of Jay I. Kislak Foundation.

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 02013775

Online Format

  • pdf
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Atwood, Thomas, -1793, and Jay I. Kislak Collection. The history of the island of Dominica: containing a description of its situation, extent, climate, mountains, rivers, natural productions, &c. &c., together with an account of the civil government, trade, laws, customs, and manners of the different inhabitants of that island, its conquest by the French, and restoration to the British dominions. London: Printed for J. Johnson, 1791. Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/02013775/.

APA citation style:

Atwood, T. & Jay I. Kislak Collection. (1791) The history of the island of Dominica: containing a description of its situation, extent, climate, mountains, rivers, natural productions, &c. &c., together with an account of the civil government, trade, laws, customs, and manners of the different inhabitants of that island, its conquest by the French, and restoration to the British dominions. London: Printed for J. Johnson. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/02013775/.

MLA citation style:

Atwood, Thomas, -1793, and Jay I. Kislak Collection. The history of the island of Dominica: containing a description of its situation, extent, climate, mountains, rivers, natural productions, &c. &c., together with an account of the civil government, trade, laws, customs, and manners of the different inhabitants of that island, its conquest by the French, and restoration to the British dominions. London: Printed for J. Johnson, 1791. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/02013775/>.