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Date d'édition : 2023
Vendeur : True World of Books, Delhi, Inde
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LeatherBound. Etat : New. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 9.
Vendeur : Antiquariat Peter Fritzen, Speicher, Allemagne
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Original document on vellum, partially printed, in French, dated and signed Colombo, Island of Ceylan, 19th August 1785. 320 x 485 mm. Folded, with small overall age wear and creasing. Nicolas de Finiels was born in France about 1767. In spite of the fact that he wrote one of the most important studies of colonial Upper Louisiana, very little is known about him. The earliest documentation places him in Philadelphia in 1797, when the Spanish government commissioned the expatriate Frenchman and engineer to travel to St. Louis and suggest ways to strengthen the town fortification. In 1803, after France had reaquired the Louisiana Territory from Spain, de Finiels accepted a commission from his native country to travel again to St. Louis to produce a detailed account of Upper Louisiana. He wrote the 40.000-word account in June 1803, shortly before the United States purchases Louisiana. The original manuscript is preserved in in the Louisa H. Bowen University Archives & Special Collections, Lovejoy Library, Southern Illinois University. But hitherto nothing is known about his earlier life and military career, even his birthdate remains in the dark. So now whe know that he was in service of the "Corps des Volontaires de Luxembourg destiné au service de la Compagnie Hollandoise des Indes Orientales" (a dutch company for southern east Asia). His only estimated date of birth has now also become questionable. Could he have been a commanding captain at the age of 17 or 18? The document bears a paper covered seal affixed of the ''Regiment of Volunteers of Luxembourg'' to the bottom left corner, in very fine condition. Signed by the Prince of Montmorency-Luxembourg, countersigned at the base.