The history of the Caribby-Islands
Subtitle: viz. Barbados, St Christophers, St Vincents, Martinico, Dominico, Barbouthos, Monserrat, Mevis [sic], Antego, &c. in all XXVIII. : In two books. The first containing the natural; the second, the moral history of those islands. : Illustrated with several pieces of sculpture, representing the most considerable rarities therein described. : With a Caribbian-vocabulary
By: Rendered into English by John Davies of Kidwelly
Contributors: Davies, John, 1625-1693; Rochefort, César de, d. 1690; Poincy, Louis de, d. 1660; Breton, Raymond, 1609-1679; Brown, John Nicholas, 1900-
Publisher: Printed by J. M. for Thomas Dring and John Starkey, and are to be sold at their shops, at the George in Fleet-Street neer Clifford's-Inn, and at the Mitre between Middle Temple-Gate and Temple-Bar.
Published: 1666
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 351
Subjects: Glossaries, vocabularies; Carib language; Apalachee Indians; Natural history; Indian linguistics; Carib Indians; Description and travel
Work titles: Histoire naturelle et morale des iles Antilles de l'Amerique
Notes: A free translation of: Histoire naturelle et morale des iles Antilles de l'Amérique, first published in Rotterdam, 1658. "Davies added material not found in the French edition and left out material, as well." -- Echeverria & Wilkie.

Authorship from Echeverria & Wilkie. Also been attributed to Louis de Poincy and to César de Rochefort.

Part 2 has special part title-page.

Signatures: A-3A⁴ (3A4 verso blank)

Page 2 misnumbered 3; p. 330 misnumbered 332.

Cf. Echeverria & Wilkie.  French image, 658/3.

Cf. Cundall, F.  Bib. of the West Indies, p. 99.

Cf. Palau y Dulcet (2nd ed.) 271896ff.

"By way of digression giving an account of the Apalachites, the nature of their country, their manners, and their ancient and modern religion," p. 228-249.

"A Caribbian vocabulary," by Raymond Breton, p. [2-11] at end.

Includes bibliographical references.

Echeverria & Wilkie.  French image, 666/2.

JCB Lib. cat., pre-1675, III, p. 147.

Wing R1740.

Alden, J.E. European Americana, 666/136.

John Carter Brown Library copy 1 bound in contemporary sheep.

John Carter Brown Library copy 1: gift of John Nicolas Brown.