Jamaica in 1687
Subtitle: The Taylor Manuscript at the National Library of Jamaica
Publisher: University of West Indies Press
Published: May 15, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 350
ISBN-13: 9789766401665
Subjects: American history: c 1500 to c 1800; c 1600 to c 1700; History; History: World; Jamaica; Caribbean & West Indies - General
Description: "This description of Jamaica in the late 1680s was written by a contemporary English observer, John Taylor, who spent some months on the island. The original manuscript is held by the National Library of Jamaica, and has rarely been used by scholars." "David Buisseret's work on this manuscript has taken nearly thirty years, and his annotations guide the reader through this extract of Taylor's original three volume manuscript." "This text will be useful to generations of scholars and students alike, and to anyone with an interest in Jamaica and its colourful history."--Jacket.