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The History of Mauritius or the Isle of France, and the Neighbouring Island from their First Discovery to the Present Time; Composed principally from the Papers and Memoirs of Baron Grant, who resided twenty years in the Island, by his Son, Charles Grant, Viscount de Vaux
London, Printed by W. Bulmer and Co. Cleveland Row, St. James's, for the Author and Sold by G. and W. Nicol, and J. Wright, and B. Uphill, 1801, First Edition. 1 volume, in4, 571 pp., 3 large folding maps (Map of the Island of Mauritius or Ile de France, Plan of Port Louis and a Chart of the Great Ethiopian Archipelago), half-calf binding, marbled boards. Includes the list of subscribers. First detailed book in English on Mauritius. An excellent copy, fresh and crispy. With a stamp: Constitutional Club Library: The Gift of the Right Honorable Lord Colchester, 1887.
The history of Mauritius, of the Isle of France, and the neighbouring islands; from their first discovery to the present time; composed principally from the papers and memoirs of Baron Grant, who resided twenty years in the island.
London, Printed by W. Bulmer and Co, 1801. 1 vol. in-4 de XXI-571 pages, pleine perc. brune sillonnée de noir (façon écorce), dos lisse, étiquette de titre noire, Quelques rousseurs.
Illustré d’une carte de l’île et d’un plan de Port-Louis. Rare édition originale. Bien complet du feuillet 144*/145*, sur le Dodo. Il manque une carte.
