(FRENCH GUIANA) Pierre Barrere Nouvelle relation de la Franc

Sale 2633 - Lot 193

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(FRENCH GUIANA.) Pierre Barrere. Nouvelle relation de la France equinoxale, contenant la description des côtes de la Guiane. 3 folding maps and plans, 16 folding plates. [4], iv, 250, [1] pages. 12mo, contemporary calf with gilt arms on front board, moderate wear, joints just starting; lacking a bit of one page corner, otherwise minimal wear; edges tinted red; Dampierre tag and other tags on front pastedown. Paris, 1743

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An illustrated work on the early days of the French colony in Guiana and its capital city Cayenne. The author was a botanist and physician who resided in Guiana from 1722 to 1725. Coffee and sugar cultivation are discussed. Provenance: the library of the dukes of Luynes at their famed castle, Château de Dampierre; their Sotheby's Paris sale, 29 April 2013, lot 350. European Americana, 743/19; Sabin 3604.