List of illustrations

[page 20] Father Charles Plumier Engraving by J. Blanchouise. After Urban 1920. [page 24] Map of the Caribbean islands After Manesson-Mallet 1683, shelf mark MNHN 21 042. [page 32] Bindings made by the french imperial library for the portfolios of Plumier's drawings. [page 36] Elephant One of the two drawings devoted to an elephant in Plumier MS 31 (folio 5). [page 38] Frère Charles Plumier Dessin à la Plume de Sylvany, cote MNHN Po 951. [page 42] Cartes des îles Caraïbes D'après Manesson-Mal..