Histoire de la Colombie.

Paris, A. Eymery; Brussels, Avransart, G. Gastebois & Co, 1826

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8vo: viii-320 pp. (normal spotting).

Mod. red half leather, flat gilt spine, marbled edges. Good copy.

Rare first edition of this extensive study on Colombia and Venezuela, by G. Lallemant (1782-1829). Folding front. showing a map of the Republic of Colombia, surrounded with vignettes depicting costumes, waterfalls and mountains, and a portrait of Bolivar, president of the newly founded country.
Ref. Sabin 38691. - Quérard IV:464. - BnF.