Voyage à la Guiane et à Cayenne, fait en 1789 et années suivantes

Author: Prudhomme, Louis-Marie (1752-1830)Year: Ano VI de la République (1797)Publisher: Chez l'éditeurPlace: ParisDescription:ix-[1]-400 pages with 4 plates including frontispiece and watercolor foldout map drawn and engraved on copper by Dalencour. Octavo (8" x 5") bound in half leather with spine label over speckled boards. Author's printed signature certifying that this edition is not counterfeit. French-Galibi dictionary pages 371-400. (Sabin 66412) First edition.Subtitle: Containing a geographical description of these countries, the History of their Discovery; the Possessions and Establishments of the French, Dutch, Spanish and Portuguese in this immense country. The climate, the productions of the land, the animals, the names of the rivers, that of the various savage nations, their customs, and the most advantageous trade that can be made there. The most remarkable features of the Oneroque and the Amazon River. Observations, 1 °. To enter the Port of Cayenne and anchor there; 2