1806 Voyage to Eastern Part of Terra Firma or Spanish Main

Description: 256 pages with detailed table of contents, Volume 1 only. François de Pons was an agent to the French government in Caracas. A voyage to the eastern part of Terra Firma, or the Spanish Main, in South-America, during the years 1801, 1802, 1803, and 1804 : containing a description of the territory under the jurisdiction of the Captain-General of Caraccas, composed of the provinces of Venezuela, Maracaibo, Varinas, Spanish Guiana, Cumana, and the island of Margaretta, and embracing every thing relative to the discovery, conquest, topography, legislation, commerce, finance, inhabitants and productions of the provinces, together with a view of the manners and customs of the Spaniards, and the savage as well as civilized Indians. Describes the history, conquest, topography, political and commercial life, customs & manners of the Spanish and Indians, finance, in the various provinces in the Caribbean under control of Captain-General of Caracas including Venezuela. First published in Paris in the same year, this translation was by 23-year old Washington Irving (his first book), with the help of his brother Peter and George Caines. This an important account of Venezuela giving a description of the country and people and also account growth and production of cocoa, indigo, sugar, coffee , and tobacco. One of the most important accounts of voyages in the New World; these references provide the description of this work: According to Field: “Beside his account of the slaughter and destruction of Indians during the conquest of their nations, the author gives a portrait of the Indians before the arrival of the Europeans.” Per Hill: “This is an important account of Venezuela giving a description of the country and people and also accounts of growth and production of cocoa, indigo, sugar, cotton, coffee, and tobacco.”

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