Demise at the edge of empire : native depopulation in Dominica

Auteurs :
BURKE, L.
LOVELL, W.G.

Description :
Demographic studies of early contact time in the lesser Antilles almost are nonexistent. AA. present a method for estimating the contact population based on cassava production and a contact figure (13,000 to 17,000). The French missionary, Raymond Breton estimated a population of 4,000 to 5,000 in the mid-seventeenth century. There thus was considerable depopulation from contact with European sailors, who liked the island for its wood, fresh water, and geothermal springs. - (SLD)


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Yearbook. Conference of Latin Americanist geographers, 2000, vol. 26, p. 1-16, nombre de pages : 16, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 72 ref.

Date :
2000

Editeur :
Pays édition : Etats-Unis