the five general essays...range more widely, and the unusual attention to the Caribbean and to the Atlantic littoral can be justified by the quality of these particular essays...The book is handsomely produced Society for Latin American Studies For geographers interested in the early colonial Americas, the volume provides a very useful discussion of key topics, and the generous referencing to an ample literature facilitates the pursuit of further research publications...this is a valuable...addition to the literature. The Geographical Journal