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Title

Cuba and Porto Rico : with the other islands of the West Indies : their topography, climate, flora, products, industries, cities, people, political conditions, etc. / By Robert T. Hill, of the United States Geological Survey.

Author

Hill, Robert Thomas, 1858-1941.

Publication

New York : The Century Co., 1899.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Century Company, publisher.
• De Vinne Press, printer.

Description

xxx, 447, [1] p., [86] leaves of plates : ill., maps, ports.; 24 cm.

Donor/Sponsor

Home to Harlem Project funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Subject

• Cuba > Description and travel
• Puerto Rico > Description and travel
• West Indies > Description and travel

Note

• "Copyright, 1898, 1899, by the Century Co."--verso of title page.
• "The De Vinne Press."--printer statement, verso of title page.
• Includes index.
• Last page blank.

Provenance (note)

• is part of the original collection purchased from Arthur A. Schomburg in 1926.

Contents

ch. 1. The geographic relations of the West Indies -- ch. 2. The West Indian waters -- ch. 3. Classification of the West Indian islands -- ch. 4. The Great Antilles -- ch. 5. The Island of Cuba -- ch. 6. Climate, flora, and fauna -- ch. 7. Health and sanitation -- ch. 8. Geographical subdivisions -- ch. 9. The resources of the island -- ch. 10. Commerce and transformation -- ch. 11. The people of Cuba -- ch. 12. Cuban cities: Havana -- ch. 13. Other Cuban cities -- ch. 14. The future of the island -- ch. 15. Porto Rico: Situation and physical features -- ch. 16. History and administration -- ch. 17. Transportation, agriculture, industry, and commerce -- ch. 18. The people -- ch. 19. Cities of Porto Rico -- ch. 20. Jamaica -- ch. 21. Jamaica (continued) -- ch. 22. Jamaica (continued) -- ch. 23. The island of Santo Domingo -- ch. 24. The Republic of San Domingo -- ch. 25. The Republic of Haiti -- ch. 26. The Bahamas -- ch. 27. The Lesser Antilles -- ch. 28. The Virgin Islands and St. Croix -- ch. 29. The Caribbee Islands -- ch. 30. The volcanic Caribbees -- ch. 31. The islands of Guadeloupe and Dominica -- ch. 32. The island of Martinique -- ch. 33. St. Lucia, St. Vincent, The Grenadines, and Grenada -- ch. 34. The South American islands -- ch. 35. Barbados -- ch. 36. Geological features of the West Indies -- ch. 37. Race problems in the West Indies -- ch. 38. The future of the West Indies -- Appendices: 1. Cuba since the war ; 2. Table of distances between towns in Cuba ; 3. Islands attached to the government of Porto Rico ; 4. Government and resources of Porto Rico ; 5. Rainfall in San Juan, Porto Rico ; 6. Table of distances between principal cities in Porto Rico ; 7. Railway stations in Porto Rico -- Index.

Call Number

Sc Rare 917.29-H (Hill, Robert Thomas. Cuba and Porto Rico)

OCLC

• 4218052
• NYPGR4218052-B

Author

Hill, Robert Thomas, 1858-1941.

Title

Cuba and Porto Rico : with the other islands of the West Indies : their topography, climate, flora, products, industries, cities, people, political conditions, etc. / By Robert T. Hill, of the United States Geological Survey.

Imprint

New York : The Century Co., 1899.

Edition

Revised and enlarged.

Provenance

Copy in Sc Rare 917.29-H (accession no. B389130) is part of the original collection purchased from Arthur A. Schomburg in 1926. NN

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Century Company, publisher.

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Schomburg, Arthur Alfonso, 1874-1938, former owner.

Research Call Number

Sc Rare 917.29-H (Hill, Robert Thomas. Cuba and Porto Rico)

HOY (Hill, R. T. Cuba and Porto Rico)