Santo Domingo, Past and Present: with a Glance at Hayti

1873

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Year of publication

1873

Place of printing

New York. Harper & Brothers

Author

Hazard, Samuel

Edition

First edition.

Keyword

Travel - Central America & West Indies

Languages

English

First edition

Yes

Description

8vo [21 x 14 cm]; xxxi, 511, ii, ads] pp, 24 plates including frontis, with tissue guards, maps including folding, 128 illustrations in text, bibliog. original blue cloth with gilt lettering & gilt vignette on spine slightly rubbed at lower spine, fine clean copy, unmarked. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Cundall 354a. Smith H67: "The first nine chapters give history and geography, but in the remainder of the chapters, the author tells of his travels and observations as a member of a commission sent out by the U. S. Government to examine and report on the island." The work covers the whole island with interesting and extensive illustrations including many views. The author provides extensive descriptions, the best up to that time, based on his travels on the coasts, inland, the cities and towns, Cotuy, Mochja, Santiago, Monte Cristo, Puerto Plata, Hayti [Haiti], Cape Haytian, Santo Domingo, etc.