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[FOYER ( Archibald )]. A Defence of the Scots Settlement at Darien. With an answer to the Spanish me

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[FOYER ( Archibald )]. A Defence of the Scots Settlement at Darien. With an answer to the Spanish me

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Auction Date:2012 Oct 20 @ 11:00 (UTC+1)
Location:38 Molesworth Street, Dublin, Dublin, ., Ireland
[FOYER ( Archibald )]. A Defence of the Scots Settlement at Darien. With an answer to the Spanish memorial against it. And arguments to prove, that it is the interest of England to join with the Scots, and protect it. To which is added a description of the country, and a particular account of the Scots colony. (No printer or place ) Printed in the Year 1699Pages (4), 60, 4to, first word ('A') of title cropped, eight running headlines touched or trimmed, five leaves with skillful repairs to extreme blank edges, some browning and soiling, but still a very good copy finely bound in half morocco, gilt lettered spine.Wing F 2047. Also attributed to George Ridpath and Andrew Fletcher. A rejection of Spain's claim that the settlement was an intrusion on Spanish territory and an appeal for assistance from England in making the colony a success. The Darien Scheme, a short-lived attempt by the Scottish Africa and India Company to establish a trading colony at Panama, secured broad support from the Scottish people but failed because of the incompetence of its promoters, disease, Spanish threats and the opposition of the British West Indies merchants, as well as that of the government itself, which would have had to defend the settlement.HISTORY; SCOTLAND; AMERICA; CENTRAL AMERICA; ECONOMICS; WING; ; ; ; ; ;