(CUBA) Huber Bertrand Aperçu Statistique de lÎle de Cuba Pré

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(CUBA.) Huber, Bertrand. Aperçu Statistique de l'Île de Cuba, Précédé de Quelques Lettres sur la Havane. 2 maps, 6 folding charts on 5 sheets. 331, [1] pages. 8vo, later 1/4 morocco, minor wear; foxing, maps and charts tipped to later mounts; inscribed by the son of the author on verso of half-title. Paris, 1826

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Begins with a narrative description of Havana in the form of seven letters by Robert Francis Jameson, previously published and translated into French. It is followed by an original summary of trade by Bertrand Huber, a French trade minister who was trying to encourage investment in the island. Palau 116532; Sabin 33471.