The Darien disaster / by John Prebble
1968, 1st edition. London : Secker & Warburg. Very good cloth copy in a good if somewhat (with some loss) and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Item #422902
ISBN: 0436386062
Physical description; ix, 366 pages : 8 plates, coat of arms, 4 maps, 8 portraits ; 23 cm. Contents; The noble undertaking -- The rising sun -- The door of the seas -- The key of the universe -- A nation's humour -- God's wonderful mercy -- As bitter as Gall. Subjects; Paterson, William 1658-1719. Company of Scotland Trading to Africa and the Indies. Company of Scotland Trading to Africa and the Indies. Scots Darien (Panama and Colombia) History 17th century. South America Darien. Spain New Caledonia (Colony). Darien Scots' colony. Scotland History 17th century. Scotland History 1603-1707.
Price: €14.95