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43360A St. Benoist 25 Janvier 1770. 2 pages. 37x25 Cm. 2 feuilles. Ce document manuscrit daté du 25 janvier 1770 émane de la Chambre du Conseil Supérieur de l'Isle de Bourbon aujourd'hui connue sous le nom de La Réunion. Il témoigne de la nomination officielle du Sieur Grinne à un office de Notaire du Roy soulignant sa capacité probité et expérience. Signé et scellé à Saint-Denis ce document est un précieux témoignage des pratiques administratives et judiciaires au sein des colonies françaises du XVIIIe siècle. L'île escale stratégique sur la route des Indes reflète dans ce type de documents officiels l'organisation et l'extension de l'administration coloniale française ainsi que les préoccupations de l'époque concernant la légitimité et la compétence des officiers royaux. La présence de signatures et d'un cachet de cire rouge authentifie le document offrant un aperçu tangible de la bureaucratie de l'époque et permettant de mieux comprendre les mécanismes de gouvernance et de droit dans les territoires ultramarins français. A St. Benoist, 25 Janvier 1770. unknown
38691S.l.n.d. Paris 1843. 8 pages. 20x13 Cm. Broché. L'Auteur était président de la "Commission pour la Colonisation de la Guyane Française". Dans ce texte il examine un projet d'industrialisation de la Guyane présenté par Jules LECHEVALIER. Rousseurs claires. S.l.n.d. (Paris, 1843). unknown
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17781076London: Printed by Charles Eyre and William Strahan. 1778. First edition. Folio 32 x 20cm. Unbound. 2 1007-1012. Woodcut coat of arms to the title page decorative woodcut initial to the first text page text in black letter. A very good copy with just a little toning slight separation and minor wear to the left-hand margin where once bound within a larger volume. An act restoring Ireland's ability to export goods directly to the colonies in the Americas and Africa issued in the context of the American Revolutionary War and amending what became known as the Navigation Acts. Restricting the freedoms of Britain's colonies with regard to the import and export of goods the Navigation Acts had been a significant factor in fermenting rebellious discontent in America - requiring all of a colony's imports to be either bought from Britain or resold by British merchants in Britain regardless of the price obtainable elsewhere. The acts were also resented in Ireland and damaged its economy as they permitted the importation of English goods into Ireland tariff-free and simultaneously imposed tariffs on Irish exports travelling in the opposite direction. The present act removing some of these barriers demonstrates the changing nature of British mercantilism as the American Revolution progressed. London: Printed by Charles Eyre and William Strahan. unknown
17913649Paris: Imprimerie Nationale 1791. First edition. Bound in later hardpaper boards covered with pastepaper spine with red gilt leather title vignette. Untrimmed. Paper tanned. Otherwise in very good condition. First edition. Bound in later hardpaper boards covered with pastepaper spine with red gilt leather title vignette. 18 2 blank p. <p><br /> Official report on the 1786 “Commission de Tabago†an extraordinary tribunal established to examine debts between British creditors and settlers after the French conquest of the island.<br /> <p><p><br /> First edition of the National Assembly’s official report on the controversial “Commission de Tabago†an extraordinary tribunal established in 1786 under the ancien régime to review debts between British capitalists and settlers after the French conquest of Tobago.<br /> <p><p><br /> The report reconstructs the background of the island’s transfer: originally ceded to Britain in 1763 Tobago had been largely settled and financed by British investors who lent capital for the development of sugar estates secured by mortgages. Following the French conquest 1781 and definitive cession Treaty of Paris 1783 the treaty guaranteed the inhabitants’ property rights under English law. Nevertheless in 1786 the Conseil du Roi created a special commission at Tobago to investigate alleged usury and excessive interest rates in these mortgage contracts. The commission—presided by the governor and ordonnateur—confiscated titles annulled or reduced debts and declared most English claims void provoking losses estimated at over 13 million livres.<br /> <p><p><br /> This Rapport examines the legality of the tribunal under both French and English law concluding that it was arbitrary unconstitutional and in violation of the 1783 peace treaty. The committees show that English statutes were misquoted that the island’s existing courts Common Pleas and Chancery already had proper jurisdiction and that no disputes existed before the commission was imposed. The report also denounces the suppression of trial by jury and the disregard of due process. It recommends—and the Assembly accepted—that the entire commission and its judgments be annulled thereby restoring lawful jurisdiction in the colony. The episode marked one of the last acts of French administration on Tobago which was recaptured by Britain in April 1793 returned to France in 1802 under the Treaty of Amiens and formally surrendered under the Treaty of Paris in 1814.<br /> <p><p><br /> An important Revolutionary document reflecting early attempts to reconcile French constitutional principles with colonial administration and international treaty obligations.<br /> <p><p><br /> Not in Sabin. No records on RBH. WorldCat locates 6 copies.<br /> <p>. [Imprimerie Nationale] unknown
202550London William Clowes and Sons Limited 1886. xviii560vipp. 8vo. Original decorated cloth darkened on spine and a little on edges minor nick to head of spine. Coloured folding map frontis. Folding papers for charts diagrams and further coloured maps. A very good copy of a reference work excellently presented. Exhaustive sections on each of the Australian colonies and the rest of the Empire. London, William Clowes and Sons, Limited, 1886. hardcover
26687Foreign Office 1897. Pamphlet stitched as issued blue wraps 44pp. 8vo sl. marked mainly good condition. Report for 1896. Foreign Office, 1897 paperback
7007Printed heading Ministere de la Marine et des Colonies followed by in MS Secrétariat Général / Bureau des Lois et Impressions. Manuscript One page folio good condition text as follows: le 21 Juillet 1817 ecrit a Mr. Moncatree/ et au Directr. Gnl. de l'Imprimerie ordonnance Par décision de son Excellence du 15 Juillet 1817 Il serra payé sur les fonds de la Caisse des Invalides a Mr Anisson Duperron directeu de l'Imprimerie Royale pour fournitures d'Imprimés faites pendant les mois d'avril et de mai 1817. / Savoir: . . ." There follows a simple table giving the figures for April 1787.63 and May 4447.14 and the total. [Printed heading] Ministere de la Marine et des Colonies [followed by, in MS] Secrétariat Général / Bureau des Lois et Impres unknown
192824600Weltreveden Batavia: Official Tourist Bureau 1928. Typscript. Very good overall. Three roneographed typescript trip itineraries the first describing a trip by motor car from Medan Sumatra to Padang. Describes the four day trip for those "to whom mountain scenery appeals". 7 pages with a map<br /> <br /> The first describes the destinations along the way provides timetables and tariff information. The journey comprises: Medan to Siantar; Siantar to Sibolga; Sibolga to Kota Nopan; and Kota Nopan to Fort de Kock.<br /> <br /> Padang Highlands a rail trip in the describing the area and climate as well as Kajoe Tanem Anei Kloof Padang Pandjang Plateau of Agam Fort de Kock Lake Manindjan Mt. Ophir Matoer Poentjal Boekit Lake Pajoekoembom Kloof of Harau Fort van der Capellen Solok and coal fields. 13 pages<br /> <br /> The third destination is Takingeun and Environs by motor car covering Gajoe territories Atjeh North Sumatra "a health resort for those suffering from lung or nervous complaints". Describes how to reach Takingeun from Medan; board and lodgings; rates for rest houses; climate; excursions; trips to Toendjang and grottoes.5 pages and map.<br /> <br /> 25 single sided folio sheets in all: 7pp 13pp 5pp Takingeun includes a sketch map title 'Achin and Dependencies'. Rivet at upper corner on first two 3rd stapled. Faint dampstains lower margin some pages. Pages evenly toned some slightly chipped at edges. Two Reports are stamped at top of first page for Official Tourist Bureau in Batavia. Official Tourist Bureau unknown
192824602Official Tourist Bureau 1928. Wraps. Very good overall. Roneographed typed trip itinerary for a trip in North Sumatra Atjeh to Takingeun "a health resort for those suffering from lung or nervous complaints". <br /> <br /> Describes how to reach Takingeun from Medan; board and lodgings; rates for rest houses; climate; excursions; trips to Toendjang and grottoes.<br /> <br /> Folio 5pp 1 sketch map titled 'Achin and Dependencies'. 8 3/4 x 13 1/2". Staple bound. Stamp at top of first page for Official Tourist Bureau in Batavia. Toned along left edge; slightly ruffled. Official Tourist Bureau paperback
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181658473Paris Imprimerie Royale 1816-47. 8vo. Bound in 101 physical volumes in contemp. hcalf. Gilt spines. Light wear to top of spine occassionally rubbed a few with tears to spines. With folded maps plates plans tables. Scattred brownspots to some volumes. <br/><br/><em>Extremely scarce in complete state as this being one of the main sources for French colonial and marine history dealing with ethnography voyages surveys medicine KERAUDREN technology hydrography sailing manuals navigation geography carthography oceanography commerce etc. etc.First serie: the years 1816-21 comprising 2 vols. each 1822-30 comprising 3 vols. 1827 and 1830 each: 4 vols - Second serie: each year comprising 3 vols. - Third serie from 4 to 5 vols. each year. </em> unknown
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