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Description of the Bay of Honduras and the Mosquito Shore &c. : ms., 1765.
BANC MSS 67/184 m FILMLOCAL
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Title:

Description of the Bay of Honduras and the Mosquito Shore &c. : ms., 1765

Creator/Contributor:

Speer, Joseph Smith.

Creator/Contributor:

Jones, Richard.

Creator/Contributor:

Hodgson, Robert.

Abstract:

Report by Joseph Smith Speer describing the territory, its history, the English settlement, and projects for its future development, 1765. Account of Richard Jones of his negotiations with the Mosquito king, 1769; remarks by Robert Hodgson on the Bay of Honduras, with report on flora and fauna, particularly the trees of the area, 1753; and various other documents relating to British rights to cut wood in the Bay of Honduras region. At end of volume a description of the Island of Mauritius by Capt. John Blake, 1738.

Date:

1765 (issued)

Subject:

Honduras -- Description and travel

Note:

Binders' title.
Originals in: Admiralty Library. Ref. 17. London (1967)
FOR REFERENCE USE ONLY. Reproduction prohibited. Direct requests for copies or permission to publish to the Admiralty Library, London.

Physical Description:

microfilm

Language:

English

Identifier:

BANC MSS 67/184 m FILMLOCAL

Origin:

Honduras

Copyright Note:

FOR REFERENCE USE ONLY. Reproduction prohibited. Direct requests for copies or permission to publish to the Admiralty Library, London.