A descriptive account of a part of the island of Jamaica [electronic resource] : with remarks upon the cultivation of the sugar-cane, throughout the different seasons of the year, and chiefly considered in a picturesque point of view; also observations and reflections upon what would probably be the consequences of an abolition of the slave-trade, and of the emancipation of the slaves. By William Beckford, Esq. author of Remarks on the situation of Negroes in Jamaica. In two volumes.
1790
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A descriptive account of a part of the island of Jamaica [electronic resource] : with remarks upon the cultivation of the sugar-cane, throughout the different seasons of the year, and chiefly considered in a picturesque point of view; also observations and reflections upon what would probably be the consequences of an abolition of the slave-trade, and of the emancipation of the slaves. By William Beckford, Esq. author of Remarks on the situation of Negroes in Jamaica. In two volumes.
Author
Beckford, William, d. 1799.
Uniform Title
Descriptive account of the island of Jamaica
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London : printed for T. and J. Egerton, Whitehall, M,DCC,XC. [1790]
Place of Publication or Printing
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Language
English
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2v. ; 8⁰.
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In this issue the title opens with 'A descriptive account of a part of the island of Jamaica: ..' instead of 'A descriptive account of the island of Jamaica: ..'.
Reproduction of original from National Library of Scotland.
Reproduction of original from National Library of Scotland.
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English Short Title Catalog, T199738.
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Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
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