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List of Known Jamaican Pieces

All the 100 engraved tortoiseshell pieces recorded to date are listed by year, indicating the main decorative characteristics for the year, as seen on the comb cases.

We are sure there is more engraved tortoiseshell to be discovered. If you own or know of any, please contact us in confidence.

List of Contents

Acknowledgments 7

Introduction 9

Jamaica 1655-1692

Discovery 11

English Invasion of Jamaica 17

Jamaican Government 1661-1692 20

Daily Life 31

The Workforce 61

Craftsmen and Trades 67

Merchants and Trade 71

Planters and Slavery 78

Life at Sea 95

Buccaneers, Pirates and Privateers 103

Wracking and Salvage 108

Spanish Source of Jamaican Wealth 113

The Earthquake and After 116

Jamaican Engraved Tortoiseshell

Cases 124

Combs 188

Round Boxes 210

Caskets 220

Table Cabinets 236