A true & exact history of the island of Barbados
TRANSCRIBER’S NOTE
This book was first published in 1657. In this etext the character ſ (long-form s) has been replaced by the modern s, and the character vv has been replaced by w.
Several pages have examples of long division showing some numbers with strikethrough (Unicode combining Short Stroke Overlay). On this device the number 123 for example, with strikethrough, will display as: 1̸2̸3̸
Obvious typographical errors and punctuation errors have been corrected after careful comparison with other occurrences within the text and consultation of external sources.
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Novissima et Acuratissima BARBADOS. Descriptio per Johannem Ogiluium. Cosmographum Regium
Illustrated with a Mapp of the Island, as
also the Principall Trees and Plants there, set forth
in their due Proportions and Shapes, drawne out by their severall and respective Scales.
Together with the Ingenio that makes the Sugar, with
the Plots of the severall Houses, Roomes, and other places, that
are used in the whole processe of Sugar-making; viz. the Grinding- room, the Boyling-room, the Filling-room, the Curing- house, Still-house, and Furnaces; All cut in Copper.