Author: OLIVER, Vere Langford.
Title: The history of the island of Antigua, one of the Leeward Caribbees in the West Indies, from the first settlement in 1635 to the present time.
Description: London, Mitchell & Hughes, 1894 - 1899.3 volumes. Large folio. Original red cloth, lettered in gilt, top edges gilt. With 27 maps and plates. CIX,316; 406; 497 pp.First edition; limited edition of 150 copies, of which this is Nº 71. - Standard history of Antigua which was discovered in 1493 by Christopher Columbus, who named the island after Santa Maria la Antigua. The island remained largely uninhabited until it was taken over by English settlers in 1632. The English were chased out by the Caribbean but returned in 1663. In 1666 the island was sacked by the French. In the peace of Breda, the island was formally assigned to the English. Antigua became independent in 1981. - A very fine set of a monumental work of Caribbean history.

Keywords: America Antigua Caribbean Islands