The history of the West Indian islands of Trinidad and Tobago, 1498-1900
1961, First Edition. London : Alvin Redman. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked blue cloth boards. Spine gently sun-toned, with endbands showing minor wear. Faint foxing to edges and prelims. Remains well-preserved overall; internally strong and clean. Item #476661
Physical description; 463 pages, 8 pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents; Discovery, 1498 – Early governors, 1500-1600 – The seventeenth century, 1600-1700 – The last days of the Spanish government, 1700-97 – Capitulation, 1797 – Trinidad under Picton, 1797-1803 – Commission government, 1803 – Governor Hislop, 1804-11 – General Munro, 1811-13 – Venezuelan incidents – Sir Ralph James Woodford, 1813-28 – Major-General Sir Lewis Grant, 1829-33 – Lt.-Governor Sir George Fitzgerald Hill, 1833-39 – Sir Henry MacLeod, 1840-46 – Lord Harris and Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Elliott, 1846-57 – Governor Keate to Governor Irving, 1857-80 – Governor Freeling to Governor Jerningham, 1800-1904 – Tobago, 1498-1898. Subjects; Trinidad and Tobago – History – 1498-1900. Trinidad – History. Tobago (Trinidad and Tobago) – History. West Indies – History. Spanish colonial period. British colonial period.
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