Notes on the West Indies 3 Volume Set : Written during the Expedition under the Command of the Late General Sir Ralph Abercromby Mixed media product
by George Pinckard
Part of the Cambridge Library Collection - Slavery and Abolition series
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George Pinckard (1768-1835) was an army surgeon who arrived in the West Indies in 1796.
His letters to a friend were published as Notes on the West Indies in 1806; a second edition came out in 1816.
Volume 1 deals with the delays in England (due to bad weather) before setting sail, the voyage, and his eventual arrival in Barbados.
Volume 2 continues his detailed description of life in that island, particularly regarding slavery and medical matters.
Volume 3 covers his secondment to Dutch Guiana where illness from yellow fever was rife.
Recovering from it himself, he was able to give a detailed account of his symptoms.
He was not impressed by the Dutch treatment of slaves and half-castes.
An educated man, accustomed to careful observation of patients, Pinckard gives a valuable commentary on life in the Caribbean, perhaps typifying the responses of a westerner of his class.
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- Pages:1452 pages
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:09/12/2010
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- ISBN:9781108024280
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- Format:Mixed media product
- Pages:1452 pages
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:09/12/2010
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- ISBN:9781108024280
