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A voyage to the islands Madera, Barbados, Nieves, S. Christophers and Jamaica, : with the natural history of the herbs and trees, four-footed beasts, fishes, birds, insects, reptiles, &c. of the last of those islands; to which is prefix'd an introduction, wherein is an account of the inhabitants, air, waters, diseases, trade, &c. of that place, with some relations concerning the neighbouring continent, and islands of America. Illustrated with figures of the things describ'd, which have not been heretofore engraved; in large copper-plates as big as the life.

by: Sloane, Hans, Sir, 1660-1753

Publication date: 1707

Topics: Natural history -- Jamaica, Jamaica -- Description and travel, Imprint 1707, Imprint 1725

Publisher: London: : Printed by B.M. for the author,

Collection: roomsoftheirown; johncarterbrownlibraryexhibitions; JohnCarterBrownLibrary; americana

Contributor: John Carter Brown Library

Language: English

Volume: 1

2 v. : 36 cm. (fol.)

Title page in red and black

Imprint of vol. 2: London: Printed for the author. 1725

Vol. 1: [16], cliv, 264, [2] p., iv, 156 double leaves of plates (some folded); v. 2: [4], xviii, [2], 466, 469-499, [1] p., v-xi, 157-274 double leaves of plates (some folded)

Signatures: v. 1: pi² A-C² a-o² q² ²q-2p² 2q² (-2q2) B-3X² chi1; v. 2: pi² a-e² A-6A² 6B² (-6B2) 6C-6K²

Errata: v. 1, p. [1] at end; v. 2, p. 499

Includes index