Voyages to the Madeira, and Leeward Caribbean isles
Subtitle: with sketches of the natural history of these islands
By: by Maria R******
Series: Slavery and anti-slavery: a transnational archive. Part 2: Slave trade in the Atlantic world; Slavery & anti-slavery
Publisher: Printed for P. Hill, and T. Cadell
Published: 1792
Place of publication: Edinburgh
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 105
Subjects: Description and travel
Notes: The author, who was Mrs. Walter Riddell, or Riddel, of Woodley Park, near Dumfries, was a friend of Robert Burns. For an account of the writing of the book and the part taken by Burns in having it printed, see Charles Rogers, The book of R. Burns, 1889-91, v. 2, p. 175-185, and Robert Chambers, Life and works of R. Burns, rev. by W. Wallace, 1896, v. 3, p. 310-313.  cf. also Henley and Henderson, Centenary ed. of Burns, 1896-97, v. 2, p. 420-422.