The history of Caledonia, or, The Scots Colony in Darien in the West Indies with an account of the manners of the inhabitants and riches of the countrey / by a Gentleman lately arriv'd.
- Title
- The history of Caledonia, or, The Scots Colony in Darien in the West Indies with an account of the manners of the inhabitants and riches of the countrey / by a Gentleman lately arriv'd.
- Author
- Gentleman lately arriv'd.
- Publication
- London :: Printed and sold by John Nutt,
- 1699.
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- Subject terms
- Company of Scotland Trading to Africa and the Indies.
- Darien Scots' Colony, 1698-1700.
- Link to this Item
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https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A43893.0001.001
- Cite this Item
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"The history of Caledonia, or, The Scots Colony in Darien in the West Indies with an account of the manners of the inhabitants and riches of the countrey / by a Gentleman lately arriv'd." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A43893.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 2, 2024.
Contents
- title page
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CHAP. I.
Of the Erecting of the Com∣pany of ScotlandTrading to Africaand the Indies. -
CHAP. II.
Of the Opposition against it. -
CHAP. III.
Of the Progress of the Com∣pany. -
CHAP. IV.
A short Description of the Country of Darien;Now called Caledonia. -
CHAP. V.
Of the reception of the De∣puties of the Councel by the Dariens,and of their Manners and Customs. -
CHAP. VI.
Their Game and Manner of Hunting. -
CHAP. VII.
Of their return to Fort St. Andrews. -
CHAP. VIII.
Of the Advantages of the Scituation of the Fort St. Andrew, and the Interest of preserving it, and the Dangers that threaten it; With the Conclusion of the History.