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Description: | Extract from William Beckford?s ?A Descriptive account of the Island of Jamaica.? In this section he gives his first view of the island, describing the sugar plantations and the towering mountains. He emphasises the beauty of the place, comparing it to the elegant ruins of Tivoli and Albano in Italy, and calling it ??enchantingly picturesque.? | License: | http://www.bl.uk/services/copy/permission.html | Publisher: | T. & J. Egerton | Rights holder: | British Library | Source: | Collect Britain | Creator: | Beckford, William | Identifier: | http://www.collectbritain.co.uk/personal... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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