Lands of true and certain bounty
Subtitle: the geographical theories and colonization strategies of Jean Pierre Purry
By: edited and annotated with introductions to the texts by Arlin C. Migliazzo ; translations from the French by Pierrette C. Christianne-Lovrien and 'BioDun J. Ogundayo.
Contributors: Migliazzo, Arlin C., 1951-
Publisher: Susquehanna University Press; Associated University Presses
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Selinsgrove [PA]; London; Cranbury, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 201
Subjects: Purry, Jean Pierre, fl. 1718-1731.; Nederlandsche Oost-Indische Compagnie -- History -- 18th century.; Land settlement -- South Carolina -- History -- 18th century.; Land settlement -- South Africa -- History -- 18th century.; Land settlement -- South Australia -- History -- 18th century.; Businessmen -- Switzerland -- Biography.; South Carolina -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.; South Africa -- Colonization.; South Australia -- Colonization.
Genres: Biography.
Description: "The geographical theories and colonization strategies of the Swiss civil servant and entrepreneur Jean Pierre Purry (1675-1736) presented here for the first time in a comprehensive, annotated English-language edition, demonstrate the prominent role that empirical data and scientific knowledge played in his personal New World aspirations.

The pamphlets Purry authored and published between 1717 and 1732 illustrate an abiding confidence in his theoretical conclusions regarding geography, climatology, and agricultural science. They also bear witness to a prinicipled single-mindedness of purpose that consumed the latter part of his life and ultimately resulted in the founding of Purrysburg Township, South Carolina, in 1732."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-192) and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction: Jean Pierre Purry-A Life Lived Beyond; title: the Horizon 13; title: 2. Memorial on the Country of Kaffraria and the Terre de; title: Nuyts 45; title: 3. Second Memorial on the Country of Kaffraria and the; title: Terre de Nuyts 83; title: 4. Memorial to the Duke of Newcastle Upon the Present; title: Condition of Carolina 117; title: 5. A Brief Description of the Current State of Carolina 131.