Dedication leaf and initial pages, 1 and 2
The online exhibition now begins.
The following webpages comprise an image of the page from the manuscript, in the order it appears in Young’s Essay, numbered and with a transcription of the text alongside. The transcription is placed on a white background. There are also explanatory notes accompanying the text and images reproduced from the Essay.
[page 1]
To The Kings
Most Excellent Majesty
This Report
“on the Commercial & Political Importance
“of His Majestys Island of Tobago”
Is most Respectfully submitted
By His Majestys
Ever Dutyfull Subject
and Faithfull Servant
W.Young
Government House, Tobago
Oct. 23rd, 1810.
[page 2]
An Essay on the Commercial and Political
Importance of ye Island of Tabago.
By Sir Wm Young Bart Gov.
Octobr. 1810.
In this exhibition
- Background information
- Gallery and transcription
- Introducing the Essay
- Natural resources of the island
- Tobago's relative position
- The Commercial & political importance of the island of Tobago
- The Commercial & political importance of the island, continued
- Port of enterprize and command, page 29
- Orinoco River, page 30
- Appeal to British merchants, page 31
- Historical political instability of the island, page 32
- The reach of the Orinoco River, page 33
- Potential trade agreements with Spain, page 34
- Further trade routes with South America, page 35
- Establishing the port of Courland, page 36
- Prospects of national advantage, page 37
- Conclusions
- Military significance of Man o' war Bay, page 38
- Further significances, page 39
- Military consensus, page 40
- French intentions for the island, page 41
- Suitability as a port for ships of war, page 42
- Relative safety of the island, page 43
- The necessity to prepare for conflict, page 44
- Revelations of an inside source, page 45
- Fas est, et ab hoste doceri, page 46
- Select bibliography