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Essai sur l'Histoire Naturelle de la France Equinoctiale. Par P. Barrere. Paris, 1749. 2 vols. 8vo. The former of these works is chiefly confined to a description of the natives, their weapons, manners, mode of life, &c.: the latter work is full on the natural history of Guyana. Bancroft's Essay on the Natural History of Guyana. 1769. 8vo.
Depon's Travels in South America, 1801-4. 2 vols. 8vo. The Caraccas, Venezuela, Guyana, Cumana, are the principal objects of this work; the rural economy, the political and commercial situation of these parts at this period, and the manners of the Spanish Americans are here treated of in a superior manner. Nouvelle Description de la France Equinoctiale. Par Pierre Barrere. Paris, 1743. 12mo.
His early life was spent in the law; he had held a judicial post, and had been intendant of several French provinces. Two years later, he gained several victories over the English, and recaptured Cayenne, which they had taken in his absence. He wrote a book concerning this colony, called Description de la France Equinoctiale.
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