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Hazard, Samuel
Santo Domingo, Past and Present: with a Glance at Hayti
1873
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Horizon Books (Toronto, Canadá)
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Detalles
Año de publicación
1873
Lugar de impresión
New York. Harper & Brothers
Autor
Hazard, Samuel
Edición
First edition.
Materia
Travel - Central America & West Indies
Idiomas
Inlgés
Primera edición
Sí
Descripción
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.
