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<dl><dd>A free translation of: Histoire naturelle et morale des iles Antilles de l'Amérique, first published in Rotterdam, 1658. "Davies added material not found in the French edition and left out material, as well." -- Echeverria &amp; Wilkie</dd>
<dd>Authorship from Echeverria &amp; Wilkie. Also been attributed to Louis de Poincy and to César de Rochefort</dd>
<dd>Part 2 has special part title-page</dd>
<dd>Signatures: A-3A (3A4 verso blank)</dd>
<dd>Page 2 misnumbered 3; p. 330 misnumbered 332</dd>
<dd>Cf. Echeverria &amp; Wilkie. French image, 658/3</dd>
<dd>Cf. Cundall, F. Bib. of the West Indies, p. 99</dd>
<dd>Cf. Palau y Dulcet (2nd ed.) 271896ff</dd>
<dd>"By way of digression giving an account of the Apalachites, the nature of their country, their manners, and their ancient and modern religion," p. 228-249</dd>
<dd>"A Caribbian vocabulary," by Raymond Breton, p. [2-11] at end</dd>
<dd>Includes bibliographical references</dd>
<dd>Echeverria &amp; Wilkie. French image</dd>
<dd>JCB Lib. cat., pre-1675</dd>
<dd>Wing</dd>
<dd>Alden, J.E. European Americana</dd>
<dd>John Carter Brown Library copy 1 bound in contemporary sheep</dd>
<dd>John Carter Brown Library copy 1: gift of John Nicolas Brown</dd></dl><br>Subjects: Carib Indians; Carib language; Natural history; Apalachee Indians; Indian linguistics; Imprint 1666</div>
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<dl><dd>Rochefort, Charles de, 1605-1683</dd>
<dd>Davies, John, 1625-1693</dd>
<dd>Rochefort, César de, d. 1690</dd>
<dd>Poincy, Louis de, d. 1660</dd>
<dd>Breton, Raymond, 1609-1679</dd>
<dd>Brown, John Nicholas, 1900-. fmo RPJCB</dd></dl></div>
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