British Guiana, 1868-1938
British Guiana, 1868-1938
Collection: Caribbean Colonial Statistics from the British Empire, 1824–1950 Volumes British Guiana, 1868-1938
The Guianas were first settled by the Surinen people of the Americas, followed by Amerindian tribes. The first European colonizers were the Spanish in 1593, then came the Dutch from 1602, the English and French colonizers would also join the scramble for the Guianas. By the time the dust had settled from European wars and associated land trading, the British had control of British Guiana (1831), the French had French Guiana, and the Dutch had control over a third part known as Suriname. Slaves in different parts of Guiana were freed in different years: slaves of the British were released in 1840, slaves of the French were released in 1848 and those of the Dutch were emancipated in 1863. British Guiana gained its independence in 1966, Suriname gained its independence from the Dutch Government in 1975, and French Guiana is still a French colony.
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Guianese Blue Books, 1868-1872
Blue Books for the Colony of British Guiana, 1868, 1870-1872
Date:1868-1872Contributor:British Foreign & Commonwealth Office
Identifier:73235E-01
Guianese Blue Books, 1873-1876
Blue Books for the Colony of British Guiana, 1873-1876
Date:1873-1876Contributor:British Foreign & Commonwealth Office
Identifier:73235E-02
Guianese Blue Books, 1877-1879
Blue Books for the Colony of British Guiana, 1877-1879
Date:1877-1879Contributor:British Foreign & Commonwealth Office
Identifier:73235E-03
Guianese Blue Books, 1880-1882
Blue Books for the Colony of British Guiana, 1880-1882
Date:1880-1882Contributor:British Foreign & Commonwealth Office
Identifier:73235E-04
Guianese Blue Books, 1883-1884
Blue Books for the Colony of British Guiana, 1883-1884
Date:1883-1884Contributor:British Foreign & Commonwealth Office
Identifier:73235E-05
Guianese Blue Books, 1885-1886
Blue Books for the Colony of British Guiana, 1885-1886
Date:1885-1886Contributor:British Foreign & Commonwealth Office
Identifier:73235E-06
Guianese Blue Books, 1887-1888
Blue Books for the Colony of British Guiana, 1887-1888
Date:1887-1888Contributor:British Foreign & Commonwealth Office
Identifier:73235E-07
Guianese Blue Books, 1889-1890
Blue Books for the Colony of British Guiana, 1889-1890
Date:1889-1890Contributor:British Foreign & Commonwealth Office
Identifier:73235E-08
