PRECIS HISTORIQUE DES DERNIERS EVENEMENS DE LA PARTIE DE L'EST DE SAINT-DOMINGUE

Paris: Arthus-Bertrand. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1811. Hardcover. Saton Domingo; Caribbean; French Language Text.; Engravings; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 494 pages; Notes historical, political and statistics on this part; Reflections on North America, and Considerations on South America, and the restoration of Saint-Domingue. Features the portrait of General Ferrand, foldout view of ruins of the old palace of Christopher Columbus, and a large foldout hand colored map of the positions of both armies with transverse tear through one of it's 8 panels. Specific historical events of the last part of Eastern Santo Domingo from August 10, 1808, through to Santo Domingo's capitulation in 1811. In contemporary calf leather, binding solid, foxing, lacking front free endpaper, marbled eps, pp144-61 with water stain to up marginnot into text. Text complete and easily readable. Three unidentified ownership signatures. Sabin 29234. Rare description of the successful rebellion of a group of Spanish landowners and the Haïtian population against French rule. In owner's plastic cover. .