Darien : a journey in search of empire / John McKendrick.

The attempt to establish a Scottish colony in the steaming jungles of Central America during the last years of the seventeenth century is one of the tragic moments of Scottish history. Devised by banker William Paterson, the aim of the venture was to create a major trading station on the isthmus of...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	McKendrick, John H. (Author)
Language:	English
Published:	Edinburgh : Birlinn, 2016.
Subjects:	Paterson, William, > 1658-1719. Company of Scotland Trading to Africa and the Indies. New Caledonia (Colony) Scots > Darien (Panama and Colombia) > History > 17th century. Darien (Panama and Colombia) > History > 17th century. Scots. South America > Darien. Spain > New Caledonia (Colony) 1600-1699 History.
Genre:	History.
Physical Description:	ix, 278 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), map, portraits (1 color) ; 25 cm
Format:	Book

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