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Voyages of adriaan van berkel to guiana : amerindian-dutch relationships in 17th century ... guyana.
This book is a reissue of the travelogue of Adriaan van Berkel, first published in 1695 by Johan ten Hoorn in Amsterdam. The first part deals with Van Berkel's adventures in the Dutch colony located on the Berbice River in the Guianas; the second part is a description of Surinam, the adjacent c...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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[Place of publication not identified] :
David Brown Book,
2014.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Foreword; Preface; Part I; Introduction; Dutch newspapers reporting on the Guianas, 1650-1700; Printed information on the Dutch Colonies; News on Berbice and Surinam selected from the Oprechte Haerlemse Courant, La Gazette d'Amsterdam, and the Amsterdamsche Courant, 1665-1688 ; Early information on Surinam, 1665-1670; News on Berbice and Surinam compared; Berbice, 1665-1688; Surinam, 1665-1688; The murder of Van Sommelsdijck (19 July 1688) and the French raid (6-11 May 1689) ; Conclusion; History and reception of American Voyages; Introduction.
- Walter E. Roth and the first English translation of Van Berkel's American Voyages Original text or compilation?; Who was Adriaan van Berkel?; Historical context of American Voyages; Berbice and Van Pere; Berbice 1627-1665; Berbice 1665-1670; Berbice 1670-1674; Fort Nassau and its population; Plantations, sugar and slavery; Amerindians, food and annatto; Surinam at the time of the fictitious voyage of Adriaan van Berkel, 1680-1689; Notes to the edition of American Voyages; Part II; Texts & glossary; Dutch text of 1695; Dutch Glossary; Sources and bibliography; Archival Sources; Bibliography.
- Maps and illustrationsBlank Page; Blank Page.