Journal de la campagne des isles de l'Amérique, qu' à fait Monsieur D***. : La prise & possession de l'isle Saint Christophe, avec une description exactes des ani maux, des arbres, & des plantes les plus curieuses de l'Amérique. La manière de vivre des sauvages, leurs moeurs, leur police & religion. Avec la relation de la surprise que voulut faire la garnison de Fribourg sur les deux Brissack. /
Gautier du Tronchoy.
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Troyes : J. le Febvre,
1709.
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This work of 1709 is a first-hand description of the island of Saint Kitts and its flora, fauna, people, and economy during the colonial period. The book is by a French naval officer, Gautier du Tronchoy, who in late 1698 and early 1699 took part in a mission to Saint Christophe, as the French called the island. France and Britain vied for control of Saint Kitts for much of the 17th and 18th centuries. In 1783, the island became a British colony. In 1983, Saint Kitts became independent, as part of the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis. The last part of the book is an unrelated account of fighting in November 1704 in the German town of Breisach am Rhein during the War of the Spanish Succession (1701-14).
Pages [273-274] numbered 173-174.
Breisach am Rhein (Germany)--History--Early works to 1800.
Neuf-Brisach (France)--History--Early works to 1800.
Saint Kitts--History--Early works to 1800.
West Indies, French--Description and travel--Early works to 1800.
West Indies, French--History--Early works to 1800.
Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.rbc/rbfr.0036