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100 1 a| Lambertye, Charles-François-Antoine,c| Marquis de Lambertye,e| author.?| UNAUTHORIZED;

245 10 a| Histoire des Caraïbes: Nation Sauvage qui habite les Isles du Vent en Amérique et partie de la Terre ferme ou continent :k| Manuscript Book; Diaries & Journalsg| 1760.;

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520 8 a| Description: An account, dating from 1760, of Lambertye's travels and experiences in the Windward Islands and other parts of the Caribbean, written at the request of the Margravine of Baden-Durlach. The opening section deals with the Carib Indians: their nature, customs, physical appearance, dress, weapons, commerce, and religion. The author then describes many of the unique and curious species of plant and animal life found in the islands of the West Indies, with special mention of Martinique, the Grenadines, and St Domingue. He includes notes on caymans, lizards, sea tortoises, parrots and other tropical birds, precious stones and metals, and three sources of poisons used by the Caribs against their enemies: the manchineel tree, a venomous jellyfish called la galere, and a type of Caribbean barracuda, le becune. There are separate sections on the cultivation and uses of manioc, potatoes, bananas, cassava, yams, and prickly pears, as well as discussions of the harvesting and preparation of dyes from cochineal and indigo.;

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651 0 a| West Indiesx| Description and travel.=| ^A27062;

650 0 a| Carib Indiansx| Social life and customsv| Sources.=| ^A476058;

650 0 a| Voyages and travels.=| ^A24895;

653 0 a| Indigenous Peoples;

653 0 a| New Territories;

653 5 a| Windward Islands;

653 5 a| Martinique;

653 5 a| Grenadines;

653 5 a| St Domingue;

653 0 a| indigenous peoples, social customs, early exploration, flora and fauna, animals, religion, agriculture, poison;

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Histoire des Caraïbes: Nation Sauvage qui habite les Isles du Vent en Amérique et partie de la Terre ferme ou continent

Author/creator	Lambertye, Charles-François-Antoine author.
Other author	Adam Matthew Digital (Firm) digitiser.
Format	Electronic
Publication	Marlborough, Wiltshire : Adam Matthew Digital, 2018.
Description	1 online resource
Supplemental Content	https://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=http://www.exploration.amdigital.co.uk/Documents/Details/NL_VAULT_Ayer_MS_1114
Subjects	Lambertye, Charles-François-Antoine, Marquis de Lambertye. Carib Indians--History. --18th century. --Sources. Carib Indians--Social life and customs. --Sources. Voyages and travels. West Indies--Description and travel.

Summary	Description: An account, dating from 1760, of Lambertye's travels and experiences in the Windward Islands and other parts of the Caribbean, written at the request of the Margravine of Baden-Durlach. The opening section deals with the Carib Indians: their nature, customs, physical appearance, dress, weapons, commerce, and religion. The author then describes many of the unique and curious species of plant and animal life found in the islands of the West Indies, with special mention of Martinique, the Grenadines, and St Domingue. He includes notes on caymans, lizards, sea tortoises, parrots and other tropical birds, precious stones and metals, and three sources of poisons used by the Caribs against their enemies: the manchineel tree, a venomous jellyfish called la galere, and a type of Caribbean barracuda, le becune. There are separate sections on the cultivation and uses of manioc, potatoes, bananas, cassava, yams, and prickly pears, as well as discussions of the harvesting and preparation of dyes from cochineal and indigo.
General note	AMDigital Reference: VAULT Ayer MS 1114.
Original version	Reproduction of: Histoire des Caraïbes: Nation Sauvage qui habite les Isles du Vent en Amérique et partie de la Terre ferme ou continent 1760.
Location of original	The Newberry Library
Copyright note	The Newberry Library
Source of description	Description based on online resource (viewed on May 28, 2018).

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