A descriptive sketch of the island of St. Helena : including its extent, climate, productions, population, government, means of defence, &c. &c.

A description of the island of Saint Helena, with twelve numbered points of interest keyed to the letterpress text below that appears on either side of the caption title. Below the title are two columns of text with detailed description of the topography, history, defenses, towns, roads, weather, vegetation, animals (native and those breed by the English), fishing, naval traffic, population (white and black), its governance and relationship to the East India Company and its use by the British navy