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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Description of the Cacao, by Sir Thomas Lynch |
| Reference | Eg 2395 |
| Library | The British Library |
| Date | 1673 |
| Description | A description of cocoa sent to the recipient of a box containing cocoa pods shipped from Jamaica by Thomas Lynch, the Governor of Jamaica at the time. |
| Document Type | Manuscript |
| Primary Commodity | Chocolate |
| Theme | Trade and Commerce; Cultivation |
| Keywords | cocoa, plantation, crop, agriculture, colony, importation, exportation |
| Region | Central America and the Caribbean, Europe |
| Places | Jamaica; England |
| Additional Information | Please note that these folios are from the following collection: Miscellaneous official papers relating to the English settlements in America and the West Indies, chiefly documents submitted to, or, issuing from, the Council of Trade and Plantations, with a few original letters; 1627-1699. A large part of the collection appears to have been formed by Thomas Povey, Secretary to the Council |
| Copyright | The British Library Board. All rights reserved. Licence no: 5386 |