(MEXICO) Blanchard Pharamond; and Adrien Dauzats San Juan de

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(MEXICO.) Blanchard, Pharamond; and Adrien Dauzats. San Juan de Ulùa ou Relation de l'Expédition Française au Mexique. 18 plates on mounted India proof paper, plus text illustrations, all by the authors. 4to on large paper, later 1/2 morocco, moderate wear; foxing; 1904 inscriptions on front free endpaper. Paris, 1839

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Tells the story of the 1838 Battle of Veracruz, in which the French bombarded the Mexican fort at San Juan de Ulúa. With a long appendix of Texan interest by Eugène Maissin: "Notes et documents et d'un l'Expédition Française au Mexique . . . d'un Aperçu Géneral sur l'Etat Actuel du Texas." Streeter notes: "The visit of the French officers to Brazoria, Houston, and Galveston in May, 1839 is first described (four pages), and then follows a thoughtful description of the country, its government, commerce, and social customs." Howes B507 ("aa"); Palau 30412; Sabin 5832; Streeter, Texas 1343.