book chapter

Concerning the savages called Caribs

account of the establishment of the French in the year 1635 on the Island of Martinique • A Paris • Published In 1640 • Pages: HRAF Ms: i, 8 [Original: 105-130 ]

By: Bouton, Jacques, McKusick, Marshall Bassford, Verin, Pierrre.

Abstract

This selection is taken from the first known work on the French in the Antilles, written by a missionary who spent three months in the islands. As a summary of impressions of the Carib in the year 1637, it presents very brief chapters on religion, clothing, occupations, commerce or relations with Europeans, eating and drinking, warfare, and lore and learning. Although the information is not unusual compared to that of other early writers, it is perhaps of special value in representing the earliest knowledge of the Caribs.

HRAF PubDate

2005

Region

Middle America and the Caribbean

Sub Region

Caribbean

Document Type

book chapter

Evaluation

Missionary-4

Analyst

George R. Bedell ; 1958

Coverage Date

1630

Coverage Place

Dominica

Notes

By Jacques Bouton

Translation of: [Relation de l'establissement des Francois depvis l'an 1635]

The original French text is not included

Translated for the HRAF files by Marshall McKusick and Pierre Verin in 1958

LCCN

02013773

LCSH

Black Carib Indians