Caribbean - West Indies - Barbados - Guyana - Lot 430

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Caribbean - West Indies - Barbados - Guyana PINCKARD (George) Notes on the West Indies : written During the Expedition Under the Command of the Late General Sir Ralph Abercromby: Including Observations on The Island of Barbadoes... London, Longman, Hurst, Rees, & Orme, 1806. 3 volumes in-8 : XXIV, 448pp. / XX, 472pp. / XIX, 456pp. Contemporary marbled brown calf, richly decorated smooth spines, red title-pieces, black tomaisons, gilt roulette on the edges, slight rubbing. Rare first edition of this reference work on the Caribbean in which Pinckard describes his experiences in the West Indies and Guyana and in particular the customs, the social events of the slave population and the economy around slavery. He joined Sir Ralph Abercromby's expedition to the West Indies as a medical officer and as such was part of the staff in Santo Domingo. He arrived in Barbados in February 1796. His work on diseases and in particular on yellow fever is to be highlighted (Sabin 62893).
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