Histoire generale des isles de S. Christophe, de la Gvadelovpe de la Martiniqve, et avtres dans l'Amériqve. Où l'on verra l'establissement des colonies françoises dans ces isles; leurs guerres ciuiles & estrangeres, & tout ce qui se passe dans les voyages & retours des Indes. ...
Subtitle: De plus, la description de tous les animaux de la mer, de l'air, & de la terre: & vn traité fort ample des mœurs des sauuages du pas ...
By: Par le r.p. Jean Baptiste dv Tertre ...
Publisher: J. Langlois et E. Langlois
Published: 1654
Place of publication: Paris
Language: fre; car
Number of pages: 481
Subjects: Natural history -- West Indies.; Indians of the West Indies.; West Indies, French.
Notes: The original edition of Dutertre's Histoire generale des Antilles. There are two varieties of this edition with different dedications; one commencing: A Monsieur Achilles de Harlay, the other: A Messire Achilles de Harlay. cf. Leclerc, p. 342.
In the "Advis au lectevr" are found the Lord's prayer, the Apostle's creed, the Ten commandments, etc., in Carib and French from the ms. of Raymond Breton. At the end is the "Concession du roy, touchant les isles de l'Amerique, en faueur des Cheualiers de Malte." This edition was hastily printed because the author learned that some other person was about to issue the work under another name. cf. Rich.