Author: COLERIDGE, HENRY NELSON:
Title: Sex månader i Westindien, år 1825. Linköping, Axel Petre, 1835.
Description: . Pp. (viii), 214, (1). Remains of original blue wrapper on inner margin of title. Printed ownership name on title. Contemporary or somewhat later half calf, spine richly gilt, slightly rubbed. Scarce Swedish edition. In 1825 Henry Nelson Coleridge accompanied his uncle, William Hart Coleridge (the bishop of Barbados) to the West Indies. In addition to Barbados they visited Trinidad, Grenada, St. Vincent, St. Lucia, Martinique, St. Christopher, Antigua, etc. His vivid account was published anonymously the following year. Includes a description of the Madeira Islands from where the journey started. The translation into Swedish was made by C.A. Carlsson, vicar of the Swedish parish in St Barthélemy between 1830 and 1833. He has added many interesting comments to the text. Cf Sabin 14318.

Keywords: Americas, america, americas, americana, travels, exploring, voyage, west indies, south america, amerika, virgin islands


See more books from our catalog: Americas