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Publicatien voor het eiland St. Eustatius : 1809 - 1844
- Publisher:
- Algemeene Lands-Drukkerij ( 's-Gravenhage )
- Publication Date:
- 1857
- Type:
- Book
- Format:
- XII, 320 p. : ; 24 cm.
- Source Institution:
- Leiden University
- Subject Keyword:
- Sint Eustatius
- Colonies -- Netherlands -- Sint Eustatius
- Spatial Coverage:
- Sint Eustatius
- Netherlands -- Sint Eustatius
- Genre:
- non-fiction (marcgt)
- Language:
- Dutch
“...its being nine o’clock.
And in order that no person may plead ignorance, shall these
presents be published and affixed at the usual places.
Done in court, heldin St.Eustatius, 3rd. May 1810,by Com'
mandant and Council.
By Command,
(get.) H. W. Pandt.
Pros,...”
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Een Veelbewogen tijdperk
- Publication Date:
- 1879
- Type:
- Book
- Source Institution:
- Universiteit Leiden
- Genre:
- non-fiction (marcgt)
- Language:
- Dutch
“...caused their community to resemble a little knot of Spanish princes,
rather than the cowed and bargain seeking individuals, usually known
as Jews. 51
De voornaamste aanleidende oorzaak tot de vooitduring
der geschillen onder de burgers waren echter de hier...”
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Geologische Studien ueber Niederlaendisch West-Indien auf grund eigener Untersuchungsreisen
- Creator:
- Martin, K, 1851-1942
- Publisher:
- Brill ( Leiden )
- Publication Date:
- 1888
- Type:
- Book
- Format:
- XIII, 238 p. : ill., krt. ; 28 cm, 8°
- Source Institution:
- Leiden University
- Subject Keyword:
- Geology -- Netherlands Antilles
- Geology -- Suriname
- Geologie
- Bonaire
- Surinam
- Spatial Coverage:
- Netherlands Antilles
- Suriname
- Bonaire
- Surinam
- Curaçao
- Genre:
- non-fiction (marcgt)
- Language:
- German
“...places bone fragments. In one
cave this red deposit was 6 feet deep. Bolow, a few inches of dark brown phosphate (60 % to
70 %) usually followed, and under that, another thin layer of white phosphate (82 % to 86 %)
when the hard compact coral limestone was met...”
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Bericht über eine Reise nach Niederländisch West-Indien und darauf gegründete Studien
- Creator:
- Martin, K, 1851-1942
- Publisher:
- Brill ( Leiden )
- Publication Date:
- 1888
- Type:
- Book
- Format:
- 2 dl. : ill., krt., pl. ; 27 cm.
- Source Institution:
- Leiden University
- Subject Keyword:
- Geology -- Netherlands Antilles
- Description and travel -- Netherlands Antilles
- Spatial Coverage:
- Netherlands Antilles
- Genre:
- non-fiction (marcgt)
- Language:
- German
“...places bone fragments. In one
cave this red deposit was 6 feet deep. Bolow, a few inches of dark brown phosphate (60 % to
70 %) usually followed, and under that, another thin layer of white phosphate (82 % to 86 %)
when the hard compaot coral limestone was met...”
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Curacao, Dutch West Indies
- Creator:
- Reilly, William Benedict
- Publication Date:
- 1898
- Type:
- Book
- Format:
- 68 p. : ill., port. ; 26 cm.
- Source Institution:
- Leiden University
- Genre:
- non-fiction (marcgt)
- Language:
- English
“...“ We’ve sneaked past Hatteras
without them knowing it,” the Rev. Mr.
Smith remarked, noting the calmness of
the sea off this usually tempestuous cape,
and so it was. The trip was delightfully
uneventful, and after sailing through Mona
Passage and emerging into...”
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Curacao, Dutch West Indies
- Creator:
- Reilly, William Benedict
- Publication Date:
- 1898
- Type:
- Book
- Format:
- 68 bl. : ill. ; 21 cm.
- Source Institution:
- Leiden University
- Genre:
- non-fiction (marcgt)
- Language:
- English
“...“ We’ve sneaked past Hatteras
without them knowing it,” the Rev. Mr.
Smith remarked, noting the calmness of
the sea off this usually tempestuous cape,
and so it was. The trip was delightfully
uneventful, and after sailing through Mona
Passage and emerging into...”
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The celebration of the Queen's accession at St. Eustatius
- Creator:
- Valk, A
- Publication Date:
- 1899
- Type:
- Book
- Source Institution:
- Universiteit Leiden
- Genre:
- non-fiction (marcgt)
- Language:
- English
“...and Colleges,,, and
also of the citizens generally, public games and amusements,
and lastly, the grand Government Ball were the usual
events of this memorable day. Times have changed since
then, and much of the glittering programme that marked the observance...”
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The pocket guide to the West Indies
- Creator:
- Aspinall, Algernon Edward, 1871-1952
- Publisher:
- Stanford ( London )
- Publication Date:
- 1907
- Type:
- Book
- Format:
- XX, 316 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.
- Source Institution:
- Leiden University
- Subject Keyword:
- Guidebooks -- West Indies
- Spatial Coverage:
- West Indies
- Genre:
- non-fiction (marcgt)
- Language:
- English
“...a term of years—usually
five. The contractor has entire possession of the
land during that period, reaps the ground pro-
visions, and plants it in cocoa. At the expira-
tion of the contract, the trees are counted, and
a fixed price, usually is., is paid for...”
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The pocket guide to the West Indies
- Creator:
- Aspinall, Algernon Edward, 1871-1952
- Publisher:
- Duckworth ( London )
- Publication Date:
- 1910
- Type:
- Book
- Format:
- XVI, 317 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.
- Edition:
- New and rev. ed.
- Source Institution:
- Leiden University
- Subject Keyword:
- Guidebooks -- West Indies
- Spatial Coverage:
- West Indies
- Genre:
- non-fiction (marcgt)
- Language:
- English
“...for a term of years—usually five.
The contractor has entire possession of the land during
that period, reaps the ground provisions, and plants it in
cocoa. At the expiration of the contract, the trees are
counted, and a fixed price, usually is., is paid for each...”
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Die Ansiedelung von Europäern in den Tropen
- Creator:
- Sapper, Karl Theodor, 1866-1945
- Sering, Max
- Publisher:
- Duncker & Humblot ( München etc. )
- Publication Date:
- 1912
- Type:
- Book
- Format:
- V, 171 p. : ; 24 cm.
- Source Institution:
- Leiden University
- Genre:
- non-fiction (marcgt)
- Language:
- German
- Dutch
“...mentality.
My opinion is that tropical light renders colonisation of these
regions impractical for white-skinned races. ... The usual tropical
diseases are not found in Saba . . . and the climate may be con-
sidered exceptionally healthy . . . one would expect...”
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The flora of Curaçao, Aruba and Bonaire
- Creator:
- Boldingh, I, 1879-1938
- Publisher:
- Brill ( Leiden )
- Publication Date:
- 1914
- Type:
- Book
- Format:
- XIV, 197 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
- Source Institution:
- Leiden University
- Genre:
- non-fiction (marcgt)
- Language:
- English
“...the Dutch Leeward Islands not much more is known than
that a strong N. E. monsoon blows there and that the annual
rainfall is usually very small.
The influence of the winds is noticed in the outward appearance
of the landscape; the tops of the trees are always...”
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The praecolumbian and early postcolumbian aboriginal population of Aruba, Curaçao and Bonaire
- Creator:
- Josselin de Jong, J.P.B. de
- Publication Date:
- 1918
- Type:
- Book
- Source Institution:
- Universiteit Leiden
- Genre:
- non-fiction (marcgt)
- Language:
- English
“...that many fragments of vessels (except urns and the coarse
pottery) are well polished and carefully painted. These paintings usually consist in black
or brown lines on a blue, red, or white, and in white or yellow lines on a black back-
ground. Till now I have...”
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Daniel De Leon : the man and his work : a symposium
- Creator:
- Socialist Labor Party (New York) -- National Executive Committee
- Daniel de Leon, the man and his work
- Publication Date:
- 1920
- Type:
- Book
- Format:
- 2 dl in 1 bd (85, 177, XV p) : ill. ; 19 cm.
- Source Institution:
- Universiteit Leiden
- Genre:
- non-fiction (marcgt)
- Language:
- English
“...Leon. She was appropriately gotten up for the occa-
sion, including a volume of Peoples Marx which rested on
her arm. After the usual formalities had been gone through,
De Leon said abruptly: Let me see what you read while you
are traveling about the city. Oh...”
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Curaçao : the key to the West-Indies
- Publication Date:
- 1921
- Type:
- Book
- Source Institution:
- Universiteit Leiden
- Genre:
- non-fiction (marcgt)
- Language:
- English
“...would not give sufficient
data on which to base the visa which would
mean that the objects of the law were obtained.
Hence it is usually required in the case of
people not known to the officer that the appli-
cant shall bring some further means of identi-
fication...”
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Venezuela : a commercial and industrial handbook : with a chapter on the Dutch West Indies
- Creator:
- Bell, P.L
- Publisher:
- Department of commerce. Bureau of foreign and domestic commerce ( Washington, DC )
- Publication Date:
- 1922
- Type:
- Book
- Format:
- xv, 472 p. : ill., krt., tab. ; 24 cm.
- Source Institution:
- Leiden University
- Subject Keyword:
- Economic conditions -- Venezuela -- 1918-
- Commerce -- Venezuela
- Economic conditions -- Netherlands Antilles
- Commerce -- Netherlands Antilles
- Spatial Coverage:
- Venezuela
- Netherlands Antilles
- Genre:
- non-fiction (marcgt)
- Language:
- English
“...which the banks are established. Amer-
ican bills are usually worth from one-half of 1 per cent to 1 per cent
un.der the buying rate of exchange. They are not good for general
circulation but are usually accepted in the larger stores of the coast
cities at’5...”
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The pocket guide to the West Indies : British Guiana, British Honduras, the Bermudas, the Spanish Main and the Panama canal
- Creator:
- Aspinall, Algernon Edward, 1871-1952
- Publication Date:
- 1923
- Type:
- Book
- Format:
- X, 479 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.
- Edition:
- [new and rev. ed.]
- Source Institution:
- Leiden University
- Subject Keyword:
- Guidebooks -- West Indies
- Spatial Coverage:
- West Indies
- Genre:
- non-fiction (marcgt)
- Language:
- English
“...half of the Atlantic.
The Rainy season usually sets in about June, and
lasts until the end of the year, with a break in August
or September, or later in British Guiana ; but days
without sunshine are rare, and it is usually possible to
predict rain. The nights...”
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The pocket guide to the West-Indies, British Guiana, British Honduras, the Bermudas, the Spanish Main and the Panama canal
- Creator:
- Aspinall, Algernon Edward, 1871-1952
- Publisher:
- Sifton, Spraed & Co ( London )
- Publication Date:
- 1927
- Type:
- Book
- Format:
- XIV, 493, XXIV p. : ill. ; 18 cm.
- Source Institution:
- Leiden University
- Subject Keyword:
- Guidebooks -- West Indies
- Spatial Coverage:
- West Indies
- Genre:
- non-fiction (marcgt)
- Language:
- English
“...term of years—usually
I five. The contractor has entire possession of the land during
I that period, reaps the ground provisions, and plants it in cocoa.
I At the expiration of the contract, the trees are counted, and a
I fixed price, usually is., is paid for...”
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