[NORTH AMERICA - LOUISIANA - FLORIDA] - Lot 203

[NORTH AMERICA - LOUISIANA - FLORIDA] Collection of 2 texts: [BAUDRY des LOZIÈRES (Louis-Narcisse)]: Voyage à la Louisiane, et sur le continent de l'Amérique septentrionale, fait dans les années 1794 à 1798 contenant un tableau historique, des observations sur le climat, les productions, le caractère et le nom des Sauvages. Paris, Dentu, an XI (1802). (Followed by) BERQUIN DUVALLON (Pierre-Louis): Vue de la colonie espagnole du Mississipi, ou des provinces de Louisiane et Floride occidentale, en l'année 1802, par un observateur résident sur les lieux. Paris, imprimerie expéditive, year XI (1803). 2 works in one volume in-8: VIII, 382pp; a folding map of Louisiana and neighboring countries (by Collin) - XX, 318pp, 5pp, (4); folding map in color of Lower Louisiana and West Florida and map of Upper Louisiana and surrounding countries with contours enhanced in color. ½ period fawn calf, smooth spine, red title-piece, gilt pallets and irons, minor wear, yellow edges. 1/ First edition (Sabin 3979) - 2/ This text is a documented study of the settlers on the shores of the Mississippi (climate, production, sugarcane cultivation, trade, police, mores and customs, observations on Creoles, freedmen and slaves). Berquin Duvallon, a former sugar planter, was one of the 10,000 French refugees from Saint-Domingue who fled the slave revolt in 1793 to settle in New Orleans. Several chapters are devoted to slavery. Provenance: Ex-libris printed with the arms of A4514 d'Aspit de Saint Amand.