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Jamaica in 1687: The Taylor Manuscript at the National Library of Jamaica

Jamaica in 1687: The Taylor Manuscript at the National Library of Jamaica

Buisseret, David

Paperback

Caribbean HistoryCaribbean & West Indies

ISBN10: 9766402361
ISBN13: 9789766402365
Publisher: University of the West Indies Press
Published: Aug 16 2010
Pages: 350
Weight: 1.40
Height: 0.80 Width: 7.00 Depth: 9.90
Language: English

This remarkable description of Jamaica in the 1680s was written by a contemporary English observer, John Taylor, who spent some months on the island. The 800-page manuscript is held by the National Library of Jamaica, and has rarely been used by scholars. It contains information about Jamaica under the Spaniards, about the English invasion of 1655, and about the formation of the subsequent society, including the treatment of slaves. There are sections on the island's settlement and architecture, including a particularly full description of Port Royal. John Taylor sets out fifty current laws, many of them unknown. He also carefully explains the nature of Jamaica's birds, beasts and plants.

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