Leblond, Jean-Baptiste. - Voyage aux Antilles... - Lot 212 - Crait + Müller

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Leblond, Jean-Baptiste. - Voyage aux Antilles... - Lot 212 - Crait + Müller
Leblond, Jean-Baptiste. - Voyage aux Antilles et à l'Amérique méridionale begun in 1767 and finished in 1802, containing a historical account of the revolts, wars and memorable events that the author witnessed, and new details on the customs and habits of the savage or civilized nations that he visited; an account of epidemic diseases particular to each climate; statistics of the West Indies and South America and the influence of various temperatures on men, plants and animals. Paris, Arthus-Bertrand, 1813. 1 vol. in-8, seeded calf, spine ornamented - Very slight rubbing and small cracks to one spine - [4], 474 pp. 1 folding plate and 1 map. Despite the mention of "first volume", it seems that there was only one volume. Rare and interesting relation of a trip that leads the author from Martinique to the Andes and Peru through Guyana and the Orinoco River. Only the part concerning the Antilles is published here.
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