Cannibal Encounters: Europeans and Island Caribs, 1492–1763

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Cannibal Encounters JOHNS HOPKINS STUDIES IN ATLANTIC HISTORY AND CULTURE Editorial Board Rebecca J. Scott, Chair Sidney W. Mintz Michel-Rolph Trouillot Cannibal Encounters EUROPEANS AND ISLAND CARIBS, 1492-1763 Philip P. Boucher The Johns Hopkins University Press BALTIMORE © I992 The Johns Hopkins University Press All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper Johns Hopkins Paperback edition, 2008 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 The Johns Hopkins University Press 2715 North Charles Street Baltimore, Maryland 21218-4363 www.press.jhu.edu Illustrations on pages 14, 19, 26, 46, and 78 courtesy of the John Carter Brown Library at Brown University. Illustrations on pages 34, 38, 44, 56, 62, 98, and 120 courtesy of The Newberry Library. Illustration on page 124 courtesy of Special Collections, Milton S. Eisenhower Library, The Johns Hopkins University. The Library of Congress has catalogued the hardcover edition of this book as follows: Boucher, Philip P., 1944Cannibal encounters : Europeans and Island Caribs, 1492—1763 / Philip P. Boucher. p. cm. — (Johns Hopkins studies in Atlantic history and culture) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-8018-4365-0 i. Black Carib Indians—First contact with Europeans. 2. Black Carib Indians—Government relations. 3. Black Carib Indians— History. 4. England—Colonies—Administration. 5. France— Colonies—Administration. 6. Indians in literature. I. Title. II. Series. 1992 972.9*00497—dc20 91-47729 ISBN 13: 978-0-8018-9099-4 ISBN 10: 0-8018-9099-3 A catalog record for this book is available from the British Library. f1505.2.c3b68 To my beloved wife, Mary, who brightens the passage This page intentionally left blank ...