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Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780428378011
Total Pages : 252 pages
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Book Synopsis The North-American and the West-Indian Gazetteer by :
Download or read book The North-American and the West-Indian Gazetteer written by and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-05 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The North-American and the West-Indian Gazetteer: Containing an Authentic Description of the Colonies and Islands in That Part of the Globe, Shewing Their Situation, Climate, Soil, Produce, and Trade; With Their Former and Present Condition Here the Spaniards remained but a i'nort time, the ex treme, poverty of the inhabitants convincing them that this was not the Indies the fought for. Sailing from hence fouthward, after fome difficulty, he difcovered Hill paniola, inhabited by a humane and hofpitable peop.e, and, what crowned the whole, abounding in gold, which induced him to make this illand the principal 'objec't of his defign, and where he planted a colony before he pro ceeded further in his difcoveries. From hence, having colleeied a large quantity of gold, and a number of cu riolities, in order to enhance the merit of his fuccefs, and building a fort for the defence of 30 men he left on the ifland, he fet fail for his return to Spain; and difcovered the Caribbees, having before landed upon Cuba, and r ifiands which lie great fea which divides North and South America. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
