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Some minutes later the Pomeroon , one of the many great rivers of the Colony , shone for a moment , and then we were above the Essequibo , where a simple civilization at last began . Canals were cut across its east bank , the lozenge ...
Some minutes later the Pomeroon , one of the many great rivers of the Colony , shone for a moment , and then we were above the Essequibo , where a simple civilization at last began . Canals were cut across its east bank , the lozenge ...
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All rivers in Guiana were open to these patroons , except the Essequibo , whose richness the Company intended to preserve for exploitation by itself . In 1627 the first patroon , Abraham van Pere , settled on the Berbice at his own ...
All rivers in Guiana were open to these patroons , except the Essequibo , whose richness the Company intended to preserve for exploitation by itself . In 1627 the first patroon , Abraham van Pere , settled on the Berbice at his own ...
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missioned Nicolas Hortsman to explore the upper reaches of the Essequibo in search of a passage through to the Amazon . Hortsman reached the Rupununi savannas where he appears to have tired of the expedition and settled down with the ...
missioned Nicolas Hortsman to explore the upper reaches of the Essequibo in search of a passage through to the Amazon . Hortsman reached the Rupununi savannas where he appears to have tired of the expedition and settled down with the ...
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African agricultural allowed Amerindians appear become believe Berbice British Guiana brought building built called canals cause cent coast Colony coloured Commission Company Constitution Demerara difficult District Dutch East Indian economic elected English Essequibo estates fact factory fall Federation feet fields forest Georgetown give given Government Governor ground Guianese hand important improve increase Indian industry interests Interior labour land leaves less live look Mackenzie manager matter means ment miles move Negro never officer once Party plantations political population possible prepared problems produced Report result rice river road Rupununi schemes schools seems slaves Street sugar survey taken tion told town trees turned various village West whole workers