| Evidence: | '[After sighting land believed by captain and crew of Jamaica Packet to be Graciosa, island in the Azores] the next thing was to get the Captain to ly to, as it was very dangerous for him to proceed on his way, thro' a cluster of Islands, of which he was confessedly ignorant. This being agreed to, we all returned to the Cabin. Read the description of the Island from Salmon's Geographical Grammar. We're charmed to find it produces every thing we want, Sheep, poultry, bread, wine and a variety of Vegetables, besides the finest fruits in the world.' |
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| Century: | 1700-1799 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 25 Oct 1774 and 31 Dec 1774 | ||||||||||
| Country: | in transit | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | other location: At sea, aboard the Jamaica Packet | ||||||||||
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| Reading Group: | Janet Schaw and other passengers on board Jamaica Packet |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Unknown |
| Date of Birth | n/a |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | various |
| Religion: | various |
| Country of origin: | various |
| Country of experience: | in transit |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | Thomas Salmon |
| Title: | A New Geographical and Historical Grammar |
| Genre: | History, Geography / Travel, Agriculture / horticulture / husbandry, Reference / General works |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | First edition published 1749, with several others published over subsequent deacdes |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 19056 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Janet Schaw | |
| Editor: | Evangeline Walker Andrews with Charles MacLean Andrews | |
| Title: | Journal of a Lady of Quality; Being the Narrative of a Journey from Scotland to the West Indies, North Carolina, and Portugal, in the Years 1774 to 1776 | |
| Place of Publication: | New Haven | |
| Date of Publication: | 1934 | |
| Vol: | n/a | |
| Page: | 60-61 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Janet Schaw, Evangeline Walker Andrews with Charles MacLean Andrews (ed.), Journal of a Lady of Quality; Being the Narrative of a Journey from Scotland to the West Indies, North Carolina, and Portugal, in the Years 1774 to 1776 (New Haven, 1934), p. 60-61, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=19056, accessed: 31 March 2023 | |
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