Isbn: 9781108024266 - notes on the west indies: written during the expedition under the command of the late general sir ralph abercromby volume 2 (cambridge library collection: history, band 2) (4 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Fair. Volume 2. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. Clean from markings. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,750grams, ISBN:9781108024266.…

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. An army surgeon's detailed account of the West Indies in 1796-1797, first published in 1806. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Slavery and Abolition. Num Pages: 498 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 138 x 32. Weight in Grams: 658. . 2010. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - George Pinckard (1768-1835) was an army surgeon who arrived in the West Indies in 1796. His letters to a friend were published as Notes on the West Indies in 1806; a second edition came out in 1816. Having been separated by bad weather from the fleet and arriving long before his regiment, he had plenty of time to explore Barbados, which he describes in detail in Volume 2. He is critical of the treatment of some slaves which he witnesses, but seldom questions slavery itself, and considers that, under a good owner, slaves were better off than they would have been in Africa; however, he found that elderly slaves who could no longer work were badly neglected. As a doctor, he is interested in illnesses suffered on the island, such as elephantiasis and yellow fever, and he also describes an expedition to Dutch Guiana.…