| The History of Barbados: Comprising a Geographical and Statistical Description of the Island; A Sketch of the Historical Events Since the Settl Contributor(s): Schomburgk, Robert Hermann (Author) |
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ISBN: 0511782853 ISBN-13: 9780511782855 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $72.25 Product Type: Open Ebook - Other Formats Published: October 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Caribbean & West Indies - General |
| Dewey: 972.98 |
| Series: Cambridge Library Collection - History |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Caribbean & West Indies |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Sir Robert Hermann Schomburgk (1804-1865) was a German-born surveyor and traveller. In 1835-1839 he explored British Guiana for the Royal Geographical Society, and in 1840 he was appointed to define its boundaries with Brazil. Knighted for his work, he then visited Barbados for the Barbados General Railway Company, publishing The History of Barbados in 1848. This substantial work contains - unsurprisingly given his background - a great deal more than a chronological narrative of the settlement and history of the island. He begins with a geographical analysis, statistical information, and an examination of the political and sociological state of Barbados. The third part is on the geology, mineral resources, and natural history of the colony. Although physically small, Barbados was extremely important both to British imperial policies and to her economy, playing a key role in the Atlantic trade routes, particularly for sugar. |