ABSTRACT

Extracts from despatches by Laurens Storm van 's Gravesande to the directors of the Zeeland Chamber of the Dutch West India Company, 1738-72, selected to illustrate the rise and expansion of the colony, with a detailed introduction. This volume ends with the despatch dated 15 March 1760. For May 1760 to September 1772, see the following volume (Second Series 27), with which the pagination is continuous. This is a new print-on-demand hardback edition of the volume first published in 1911.

part |2 pages

Introduction

chapter 1|6 pages

Preliminary Remarks.

chapter 2|19 pages

The Settlement of Essequibo. 1600–1738.

chapter 3|33 pages

Storm Van ’s Gravesande—The Man.

chapter 4|42 pages

Storm Van ’s Gravesande—The Governor.

chapter 6|34 pages

Settlement of Boundaries Under the Britisi

part |1 pages

Additional Notes to Introduction

chapter 1|4 pages

The West India Company

chapter 8|8 pages

The Foundation of Essequibo

chapter 9|6 pages

The Three Towns 1

chapter 10|7 pages

Storm’s Difficulties 1

chapter 12|16 pages

Indian Tribes

part |182 pages

Extracts from the Despatches Written by Laurens Storm. Van’s Gravesande to the Directors of the Zeeland Chamber of the West India Company 1738–1772

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