Author: MANRIQUE CAPRILES - C. CASIANO, H.J. COHEN HENRIQUEZ, S.A.L. MADURO (ET.AL./ORGANIZING COMMITTEE),
Title: Gedenkboek Nederland-Curaçao 1634-1934. Uitgegeven ter gelegenheid der Herdenking van de driehonderd jarige Vereeniging van Curaçao met Nederland. Orig. edn.
Description: Amsterdam, J.H. de Bussy, 1934. Large 4°., original clothbacked boards, title in gilt on front boards with small gilt tooled publ. monogramme at tail. 382pp. Many black/white text-ills. and portraits, some facsim. ills. after old documents and colonial charters, tables in text and full-page at end, name-lists of various committees, programme to commemmoration, table of contents. Commemmorates the 300th anniversary of the [colonial] relation between Curaçao, West Indies, and the motherland The Netherlands. With many contributions on a variety of historical, economic, political subjects by a.o. A. Euwens (father O.P.), L. Knappert, H.J.A. Schroeder, B. de Gaay Fortman, F.S. Langemeyer, W.M.A. Weltjens, H.W. Eldermans..with subject matters as the colonization of Curaçao, the West India Company, W.I.C., Portuguese Jews, slavery and abolition, the presence of europeans in the Caribbean, civilization by roman-catholic mission, civil administration and policy, public wellfare by the roman catholic church and missionaries, social deprivation, protestantism on Curaçao, Aruba and Bonaire, british interim-rule, local agriculture, economic policy and development, geology and mining, curaçao fisheries, petroleum industry, drinkwater supply, &c.&c. Very good copy. Rare. (some minimal bumping to corners, spotting to f.e.p., ow. clean).

Keywords: caribbean west indies dutch antilles curaçao aruba bonaire history commemmoration colonization history politics slavery abolition cultural heritage christianization missionary religion economy society