Sir Andrew Halliday (1782 1839) served as a surgeon in the
Peninsular War, and then as a royal physician. In 1832 he was
appointed Inspector of Hospitals in the West Indies until
ill-health forced his return to Scotland. During his time there he
collected the information for this work, published in 1837. His
study of the Windward and Leeward Islands in the West Indies is
comprehensive. He covers the colonisation, administration,
religious, social and economic history of the islands, flora and
fauna, and the climate and diseases of the region. Trinidad he
judged to be the most unhealthy of the islands, with malaria being
a serious problem due to the terrain and vegetation. He kept
meteorological records, and commented on seasonal patterns of
illnesses. He also discusses the effects of the abolition of
slavery, believing that the scare-mongering of the
anti-abolitionists had been proved false.
General
| Imprint: |
Cambridge UniversityPress
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
Cambridge Library Collection - Latin American Studies |
| Release date: |
November 2010 |
| First published: |
September 2010 |
| Authors: |
Andrew Halliday
|
| Dimensions: |
216 x 140 x 25mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
| Pages: |
438 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-108-02310-8 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Earth & environment >
Geography >
Historical geography
|
| LSN: |
1-108-02310-X |
| Barcode: |
9781108023108 |
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