THE
HISTORY
OF THE
ISLAND OF DOMINICA.
CHAPTER I.
DESCRIPTION OF THE ISLAND, ITS SITUATION, EXTENT, CLIMATE AND OTHER SUBJECTS; TOGETHER WITH AN ACCOUNT OF THE CONQUEST OF IT, ITS CESSION TO GREAT BRITAIN, AND THE DISPOSAL OF THE LANDS BY THE CROWN.
THE iſland of Dominica is ſituated in 15 degrees, 25 minutes, north latitude; 61 degrees, 15 minutes, weſt longitude from London; and 43 degrees, 40 minutes, from Ferro.
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