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100 1 a| Labat, Jean Baptiste,d| 1663-1738,e| author.=| ^A779500;

245 10 a| Singularites des isles de l'Amerique tires des voyages [d]u R P J B Labat de L'Ordre des Freres Prech[eu]rs :k| Manuscript Book; Drawings & Artworkg| 1768.;

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520 8 a| Description: Illustrated copy, dated October 1768 at Besancon, of selected passages from Labatt's extensive Nouveau voyage aux isles de l'Amérique, first published in 1722. The manuscript begins with a description of the physical appearance of the Carib Indians and one of their important weapons, a special club. There are detailed notes on many of the unique specimens of plant life found in the French islands of the West Indies, such as manioc, pineapples, avocados, guavas, sugar cane, coconut and date palms, reeds, pawpaws, cotton, and cinnamon, as well as strange animals such as lizards, sharks, manatee, parrots and other tropical birds, armadilloes, boars, and crabs. Accompanying the descriptions are detailed pen and watercolor Drawings & Artworks. Also included is an index of the plants and animals discussed in the ms. French clergyman, botanist, writer, explorer, ethnographer, soldier, engineer, and landowner.;

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651 0 a| West Indies, Frenchx| Description and travel.=| ^A652582;

650 0 a| Voyages and travelsv| Early works to 1800.=| ^A528755;

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653 0 a| Indigenous Peoples;

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653 0 a| early exploration, religion, indigenous peoples, flora and fauna, weapons, animals, religion;

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Singularites des isles de l'Amerique tires des voyages [d]u R P J B Labat de L'Ordre des Freres Prech[eu]rs

Author/creator	Labat, Jean Baptiste author.
Other author	Adam Matthew Digital (Firm) digitiser.
Format	Electronic
Publication	Marlborough, Wiltshire : Adam Matthew Digital, 2018.
Description	1 online resource
Supplemental Content	https://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=http://www.exploration.amdigital.co.uk/Documents/Details/NL_VAULT_Ayer_MS_1112
Subjects	Voyages and travels--Early works to 1800. Carib Indians--Social life and customs. West Indies, French--Description and travel.

Summary	Description: Illustrated copy, dated October 1768 at Besancon, of selected passages from Labatt's extensive Nouveau voyage aux isles de l'Amérique, first published in 1722. The manuscript begins with a description of the physical appearance of the Carib Indians and one of their important weapons, a special club. There are detailed notes on many of the unique specimens of plant life found in the French islands of the West Indies, such as manioc, pineapples, avocados, guavas, sugar cane, coconut and date palms, reeds, pawpaws, cotton, and cinnamon, as well as strange animals such as lizards, sharks, manatee, parrots and other tropical birds, armadilloes, boars, and crabs. Accompanying the descriptions are detailed pen and watercolor Drawings & Artworks. Also included is an index of the plants and animals discussed in the ms. French clergyman, botanist, writer, explorer, ethnographer, soldier, engineer, and landowner.
General note	AMDigital Reference: VAULT Ayer MS 1112.
Original version	Reproduction of: Singularites des isles de l'Amerique tires des voyages [d]u R P J B Labat de L'Ordre des Freres Prech[eu]rs 1768.
Location of original	The Newberry Library
Copyright note	The Newberry Library
Source of description	Description based on online resource (viewed on May 28, 2018).

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