Travels in Louisiana and the Floridas, in the Year, 1802, Giving a Correct Picture of Those Countries

Berquin-Duvallon, Pierre Louis; John Davis

New-York: Printed by and for I. Riley & co. no. I, City-hotel, Broadway, 1806

[Louisiana: a contemporary view of the colony immediately before the U.S. purchase] Bound in contemporary boards.  Rebacked, with renewed spine. Shelf wear. viii, 181 p. 18 cm. Perforated stamps on title and final page. Scattered spotting.  

The first and only English edition of a contemporary view of Louisiana territory immediately before the handover of the United States.  An early view of New Orleans and Creole culture.  Sabin 4965; Howes B389; Streeter Sale 4965.  A critical view of New Orleans, the author concludes that city "is destined by nature to become one of the principal cities of North America, and perhaps the most important place of commerce in the New World." Howes. Translation of "Vue de la colonie espagnole du Mississipi : ou des provinces de Louisiane el Floride Occidentale," 1803.