(FLORIDA) Narrative of a Voyage to the Spanish Main

Sale 2380 - Lot 126

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(FLORIDA.) Narrative of a Voyage to the Spanish Main. [iii]-ix, [7], 328 pages. 8vo, 19th-century 1/2 calf, moderate wear; lacking half-title and errata leaf, marginal paper flaws on several leaves; bookplates on front endpapers, one of them from a library gift, though there are no other library markings. London, 1819

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An anonymous account of a trip to Florida during the last days of Spanish rule, when American troops under Andrew Jackson waged war against the Seminole Indians in disregard of Spanish sovereignty. Much of the book is devoted to the Seminole War, charging the Americans with acting "in a spirit of barbarous cruelty" (page 178). Field 1119; Howes N12 ("b"); Sabin 51782; Streeter sale II:1201.