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1896ABE-1518427661120 PAGES FORMAT 28,5 CM X 38,5 CM-EN COUVERTURE DESSIN DE BOMBLED "MADAGASCAR ATTAQUE DE TANYMANDRY PAR LES SAKALAVES", LEGENDE INTERIEURE-LA REVOLUTION CUBAINE, 3P, 9 ILL-UN INTERVIEW DU PROFESSEUR ROENTGEN, 4 PHOTOS-LA BIEVRE, 3P PAR G. LENOTRE, 9 PHOTOS, RUE DE TOLBIAC, PLACE D'ITALIE, .-
1896100758Havana (Havanna), Edwin W. Wilson, o.J. (um 1896). 48 unpag. S. Mit 24 ganzseitigen s/w Abbildungen. Quer-Kl.-4°. Lwd. d. Z. mit mont. hs. Deckelschild u. eingeb. OU. mit goldgepr. Umschlagtitel.
1850GITb982Paris Imprimerie et Librairie Administratives de Paul Dupont 1850. 10 fascicules mensuels sur 12 brochés pagination continue. Petit manque de papier sur le dos du mois de février, manque les mois de novembre et décembre. Non coupé.
1860KART0040Weimar, Geograph. Inst. o. J. (ca 1860). Grenzkol. Stahlst., mit Erläut. u. Glossar, 51 x 62 cm. Breitrand. Mittelfaltung. Mit hinterlegten Randläs. Im w. Rand leichte Benutzunsspuren. Im Kartenbild einige Fingerfl. Rücks. leicht verstaubt mit wenigen kl. Braunspuren. Insges. sehr guter Zustand. Die Karte umfasst das Gebiet vom Meerbusen von Mexico, der Karibik bis zum Beginn von Ecuador.
184125455PARIS 1841-45 -in-8 demi-basane 31 plaquettes du même Auteur, reliées en 2 volumes, reliure demi-basane (half binding sheepskin) bleu-marine in-octavo, dos long (spine without raised band)décoré "or" (gilt decoration), Auteur et Titre frappés "or" (gilt title) avec 4 filets fins "or" de part et d'autre, 4 filets fin "or" en place des nerfs et en tête et en pied, papier marbré vert, crème et marron aux plats (cover with marbled paper), toutes tranches lisses (all smooth edges), sans illustration (no illustration), Oeuvres Reliées comme suit : TOME I ...... 1- Précis de l'Affaire Douillard-Mahaudière adressé à la Chambre des Députés, 20 pages, 1841, Paris Imprimerie de Cosse et G.-Lagionie Editeur, 2- Mémoire du Conseil des Délégués des Colonies à M. le Baron DUPERRE Amiral de France, Ministre de la Marine et des Colonies, 28 pages, 1841, Paris Imprimerie de Cosse et G.-Lagionie Editeur, 3- Conseil des Délégués des Colonies. a Monsieur le Ministre de l'Agriculture et du Commerce, 21 pages, 1841, Paris Imprimerie d'Ad. Blondeau Editeur, 4- Avis de M. JOLLIVET, Délégué de la Martinique à Monsieur le Ministre de la Marine et des Colonies, sur le projet d'Ordonnance relatif à l'emprisonnement disciplinaire des Esclaves, 24 pages, 1841, Paris Imprimerie d'Ad. Blondeau Editeur, 5- ANALYSE DES OPINIONS ET VOTES DES CONSEILS GENERAUX DE L'AGRICULTURE, DES MANUFACTURES ET DU COMMERCE, SUR LA QUESTION DES SUCRES : Lettre de Mr A. JOLLIVET, Membre de la Chambre des Députés, Délégué de la Martinique à Messieurs les Présidents et Membres du Conseil Supérieur du Commerce, SUR LA QUESTION DES SUCRES, 18 pages, 1842 Paris Imprimerie d'Ad. Blondeau Editeur, 6- Des Missions en France de la Société Abolitionniste Anglaise et Etrangère, par M. JOLLIVET, Député d'Ille-et-Vilaine, Délégué de la Martinique, 15 pages, sans date (1841)Paris Imprimerie d'Ad. Blondeau Editeur, 7- Question des Sucres dans la Chambre des Communes d'Angleterre - Du Travail Libre et du Travail Forcé. Leur Influence sur la Production Coloniale, par M. JOLLIVET, Député d'Ille-et-Vilaine, Délégué de la Martinique, Bon à Tirer avec dernières corrections de fautes et parfois de phrases rajoutée de la main de l'Auteur avant impression définitive par l'Editeur, 27 pages, Mai 1841 Paris Imprimerie d'Ad. Blondeau Editeur, 8- De L'Expropriation Forcée dans les Colonies de la Martinique, de la Guadeloupe et de la guyane par M. JOLLIVET, membre de la Chambre des Députés, 70 pages, 1842 Paris Imprimerie d'Ad. Blondeau Editeur, 9- Du Projet de Loi tendant à Régler les Attributions Financières des Conseils Coloniaux par M. JOLLIVET, membre de la Chambre des Députés, 51 pages, 2 Avril 1842 Paris Imprimerie d'Ad. Blondeau Editeur, 10- De la Philantropie Anglaise par Mr JOLLIVET, membre de la Chambre des Députés (deuxième edition), 55 pages, 1842 Paris Imprimerie d'Ad. Blondeau Editeur, 11- Discours de Mr JOLLIVET, Député d'Ille-et-Vilaine, dans les Séances des 28 et 30 Mai 1842, 15 pages, 1842 Paris Imprimerie de Cosse et G.-Laguionie Editeur, 12 - LETTRE ET REPONSE AU JOURNAL DES DEBATS, par M. JOLLIVET, Membre de la Chambre des Députés, Délégué de la Martinique, 14 pages, 1842 Paris Imprimerie de E.-B. DELANCHY Editeur, 13 - LETTRES de M. A. JOLLIVET, Membre de la Chambre des Députés et Délégué de la Martinique, 31 pages, 1842 Paris Imprimerie de E.-B. DELANCHY Editeur, 14- Analyse des Délibérations et Avis des CONSEILS COLONIAUX des Gouverneurs et des Administrateurs des Colonies sur les PROJETS D'EMANCIPATION(ABOLITION DE L'ESCLAVAGE), de la Commission présidée par M. Le Duc de Broglie, Par M. JOLLIVET, Membre de la Chambre des Députés, 69 pages, 1843 Paris Imprimerie Bruneau Editeur, 15 - L'EMANCIPATION ANGLAISE (ABOLITION DE L'ESCLAVAGE) Jugée par ses Résultats - Analyse des Documents Officiels Imprimés par ordre de M. le Ministre de la Marine et des Colonies, par M. JOLLIVET, Membre de la Chambre des Députés, Délégué de la Martinique, 104 pages, 1842 Paris Imprimerie de Moquet et Hauquelin Editeur, 16 - Enquête Parlementaire sur les COLONIES ANGLAISES publiée en Septembre 1842 - ANALYSE DE L'ENQUÊTE par M. JOLLIVET, Membre de la Chambre des Députés, 48 pages, 1843 Paris Imprimerie de Bruneau Editeur, 17- QUESTION DES SUCRES par M. JOLLIVET, Membre de la Chambre des Députés, 86 pages, 1843 Paris Imprimerie de Bruneau Editeur, 18 - PARALLELE entre les COLONIES FRANCAISES ET LES COLONIES ANGLAISES, Appendice au Rapport du Duc de Broglie par M. JOLLIVET, Membre de la Chambre des Députés, Délégué de la Martinique, 40 pages, 1843 PARIS Imprimerie de Bruneau Editeur, TOME II ..... 1 - Lettre de M. JOLLIVET, Membre de la Chambre des Députés, Délégué de la Martinique, au Rédacteur du Journal des Débats, 13 pages, 1844 Paris Imprimerie de Bruneau Editeur, 2 - Note Présentée au Conseil des Ministres Par M. JOLLIVET, Membre de la Chambre des Députés, Délégué de la Martinique, sur UN PROJET DE LOI RELATIF A LA CONSTITUTION POLITIQUE DES COLONIES, 23 pages, sans date (1844)Paris Imprimerie de Bruneau Editeur, 3 - A LOS HABITANTES DE LA ISLA DE CUBA (texte en espagnol ...par A. JOLLIVET, diputado de la camara de francia, y delegado de la Martinica), 23 pages, 1844 Paris imprimerie d'Ed. Proux et Cie Editeur, 4 - HISTORIQUE DE LA TRAITE ET DU DROIT DE VISITE. Par M. JOLLIVET, Membre de la Chambre des Députés, 35 pages, 1844 Paris Imprimerie de Bruneau Editeur, 5 - PETITIONS DE QUELQUES OUVRIERS ET OUVRIERES DE PARIS POUR L'ABOLITION IMMEDIATE DE L'ESCLAVAGE - VERITABLE SITUATION DES NOIRS DANS LES COLONIES FRANCAISES Par M. JOLLIVET, Membre de la Chambre des Députés, 20 pages, 1844 Paris Imprimerie de Bruneau Editeur, 6 - Observations Présentées par M. JOLLIVET, Délégué de la Martinique, devant la Commission de la Chambre des Pairs sur LE PROJET DE LOI (SUR L'ESCLAVAGE DES NOIRS), Tendant à Modifier les Articles 2 et 3 de la loi du 24 Avril 1833 - Séance du 11 Juin- 81 pages, 1844 Paris Imprimerie de Bruneau Editeur, 7 - QUESTION DES SUCRES EN ANGLETERRE. - DU TRAVAIL LIBRE ET DU TRAVAIL ESCLAVE, par M. JOLLIVET, Membre de la Chambre des Députés, 23 pages, 1845 Paris Imprimerie de Bruneau Editeur, 8 - DOCUMENTS AMERICAINS, ANNEXION DU TEXAS, EMANCIPATION DES NOIRS(ABOLITION DE L'ESCLAVAGE), POLITIQUE DE L'ANGLETERRE, par M. JOLLIVET, Membre de la Chambre des Députés, 40 pages, 1845 Paris Imprimerie de Bruneau Editeur, 9- ANNEXION DU TEXAS - NOUVEAUX DOCUMENTS AMERICAINS Publiés par M. JOLLIVET, Membre de la Chambre des Députés, 55 pages, 1845 Paris Imprimerie de Bruneau Editeur, 10 - DOCUMENTS AMERICAINS, 3ème Série. LES ETATS UNIS D'AMERIQUE ET L'ANGLETERRE. ANNEXION DU TEXAS. L'OREGON, par M. JOLLIVET, Membre de la Chambre des Députés, 74 pages, Avril 1845 Paris Imprimerie de Bruneau Editeur, 11 - LES COLONIES FRANCAISES DEVANT LA CHAMBRE DES PAIRS. Analyse de la Discussion Générale du Projet de Loi sur le Régime Colonial, par M. JOLLIVET, Membre de la Chambre des Députés, 112 pages, 1845 Paris imprimerie de Guiraudet et Jouaust Editeur, 12 - Chambre des Députés - Session de 1844-1845 - DISCOURS prononcé par M. JOLLIVET, Député d'Ille-et-Vilaine dans la discussion générale du projet de loi relatif aux COLONIES, Séance du 29 Mai 1845, 31 pages, extrait du Moniteur Universel du 30 Mai 1845, 1845 Paris Imprimerie Panckoucke Editeur, 13 - DISCOURS prononcés par M. JOLLIVET, Député d'Ille-et-Vilaine, dans la discussion des articles du projet de loi relatif au REGIME DES COLONIES, Séances des 2, 3 et 4 Juin 1845, extraits du Moniteur Universel des 3, 4 et 5 Juin 1845, 36 pages, 1845 Paris Imprimerie Panckoucke Editeur,
185487325Havana: Imprenta de la Real Audiencia Pretorial por S.M. 1854. First Edition. hardcover. very good. 3 folding tables. 2 volumes bound in one. 8vo 1/2 contemporary black morocco tear in a table with no loss of text. Habana: Imprenta de la Real Audiencia Pretorial por S.M. 1847 1854. Very good.<br/> <br/> Imprenta de la Real Audiencia Pretorial por S.M. unknown
188893403Madrid: Manuel Hernandez 1888. First Edition. pamphlet. 27 pages. 8vo original printed wrappers. Madrid: Manuel Hernandez 1888.<br/> <br/> Manuel Hernandez unknown
18806249Habana 1880. About very good. 199xxi3pp. Contemporary quarter red leather with modern marbled boards spine gilt. Light wear to binding. Minor soiling and wear to text. "Ultima edicion" originally published in 1857. This charming Cuban production is divided into three parts -- Sopas; Menestras Salsas Legumbres Frituras y Menudencias; and Pasteleria Reposteria y Dulceria. Each section has an index at the end of the text. The work includes local flavors such as Sopa Cubana; Ajiaco de Puerto-Principe; Lengua a la Criolla; Jigote Cubano; Pargo a la Americana; and more. We locate two copies of the 1857 edition of this work. Though we find a listing in OCLC there are no physical locations attached. unknown
1847LL 559<p><strong><em>"Appointment of Lieutenant General Federico Roncali count of alcoy "as governor and captain general of the island of cuba and president of the courts of the same" in replacement of general leopoldo o'donell. </em><em>Given in the palace on november 30 1847. <u>Begins:</u> Doña Isabel Segunda por la gracia de Dios y por la constitucion de la monarquia española Reina de las Españas.</em></strong> "5750</p><p>Handwritten bifolio on paper with the printed heading of Isabel II. Queen's stamp signature and plate seal with fleur-de-lys shaped paper protection. Signature of Ramón Narváez. On the second page different statements appear in Madrid and Havana signed by the Count of Villanueva also by the Marquis of Selva Alegre.</p><p>Federico Roncali count of Alcoy Cádiz 1800- Madrid 1857 came to generalship at the hands of Espartero. Between December 14 1852 and April 14 1853 he was president of the council of ministers after his time as Captaincy of the island of Cuba a position in which he replaced O'Donell. His mandate in Cuba was characterized by the creation of different infrastructures and the increase in the arrival of Chinese laborers that had begun in the previous period. During his mandate the lighthouse that bears his name Roncali was built of great importance for navigation in the Yucatan Strait "the last place on the island where the sun sets"; it is located at Cape San Antonio which was the last place where the aborigines remained at the time of colonization.</p><p>The document talks about the replacement of Captain General Leopoldo O'Donell the oath that must be taken before taking office and how it should be exercised.</p><p>UNIQUE AND OF UTMOST IMPORTANCE</p>
189262697Chicago IL: Rand McNally & Co. 1892. One pocket map. 12mo. sized 3.75 x 6 in. which folds out into 21.5 x 15 in. colour-lithograph map printed index on verso. Brown embossed publisher’s cloth gilt lettering on front cover slight shelfwear very slight rubbing light toning & edgewear to map still a VG bright copy. First edition thus of this “Business†pocket map of Cuba issued by the Rand McNally Co. the same year that Jose Marti established the Cuban Revolutionary Party to organize independence of Cuba and Puerto Rico from Spain. The printed index on verso references islands lakes mountains provinces rivers and towns in Cuba. Although several different versions of this particular map were produced by Rand McNally along with the San Francisco Chronicle and versions including an inset map of Havana Harbor none located in Worldcat are the same maps as this pocket map. Rand McNally & Co., hardcover
1896RF 818<p><i><b>Collection of 23 original edicts February 1896-September 1898 by the Captain Generals of Cuba 19 by General Valeriano Weyler 4 by General Ramón Blanco the last Spanish Captain General of Cuba. The edicts concern the attempts by the Spanish authorities to control the insurrection. They range from Weyler's efforts to concentrate the population in fortified encampments a measure often considered the precursor of concentration camps to Blanco´s establishing of a ceasefire in 1898.</b></i></p><p>23 ORIGINAL EDICTS; some manuscript annotations and the stamp of the Army of Cuba on some communiqués. The collection includes three items of related ephemera.</p><p>Notable collection of original edicts from Spanish authorities who participated in the Cuban War of Independence and attempted unsuccessfully to end the insurrection. The Cuban War of Independence the War of 1895 is the name given to the final Cuban war against Spanish domination. It is one of the last American wars against the Kingdom of Spain. The war began on 24 February 1895 with a simultaneous insurrection in 35 Cuban localities known as Grito de Oriente formerly known as Grito de Baire and ended in 1898 with the surrender of the Spanish Colonial army to the U.S. military advance with the assistance and support of <i>mambises</i>members of the Independentist Cuban army in the conflict known as the Spanish-American War. </p><p>Details on each of the edicts available on request. G. 11653/ RF 818. X99X001160 </p>
18963188Guanabacoa: Imprenta el Progreso 1896. About very good. Broadside approximately 17 x 12.5 inches. Previously folded. Some biopredation at left edge not affecting text. Otherwise faint foxing light tanning and dust soiling. Two contemporary manuscript rubrics. Unrecorded broadside that orders the presentation of privately-owned horses and pack animals in the town square of Guanabacoa for requisition by the Spanish army in January 1896 at the outset of the Cuban uprising that would eventually lead to the end of Spanish colonial rule. This bando states first that "Todos los que posean dichos animales sin excepción alguna se presentarán con ellos en la Plaza del Recreo de esta Villa desde las 8 á las 10 de la mañana á partir de mañana 8 con objeto de que reconocidos por la junta al efecto queden requisados." Following these initial voluntary presentations inspections would be made of homes and farms and those found not to have handed over usable animals would be guilty disobeying army orders during a time of war. At this point Spain had 100000 troops on the island and another two years of fighting the insurrection incited by José Marti would pass before the intervention of the United States. Not in OCLC. Imprenta el Progreso unknown
18455182Habana: Impresas por D. V. de Torres 1845. Good. 533pp. Contemporary plain blue wrappers separated at spine. Stitched as issued with additional small stabholes at gutter where previously bound into a sammelband. Light foxing and dust soiling. A seemingly unrecorded architectural pamphlet that prints the first comprehensive building code for Havana developed in 1837 by Isidoro Sánchez y Fuentes the city’s Director of Public Works. The text outlines detailed rules for the construction of buildings and related infrastructure to accord to high technical aesthetic and public health standards influenced by such regulations as had been imposed in Madrid Toledo and Seville. Sánchez’s code proved highly consequential and it resulted in significant improvements to the appearance livability and safety of many Havana neighborhoods.<br /> <br /> In the 18th century Madrid Seville and Toledo suffered from many of the same problems of haphazard urban development as Havana. However great efforts were made to develop and enforce building codes which cleaned up most of these city’s formerly slum-like suburbs of great benefit to public health not to mention aesthetics. Teodoro Ardemans Madrid’s Director of Public Works began the reforms in these Spanish cities and his 1720 work on the subject was fantastically influential for generations going through multiple reprints until 1848. Isidoro Sánchez adapted Ardemans’ concepts but updated and improved them to the requirements of the tropical climate and customs of Havana. He thus developed the first comprehensive building code for the Cuban capital which was one of the most progressive and well-considered in the Americas. <br /> <br /> Two preambles begin the work by discussing the importance of taking architectural inspiration from the buildings of classical antiquity and of considering the historical context and significance of reformed Spanish building codes. The bulk of the text takes up a variety of interesting and practical topics -- erecting urban and suburban buildings; respecting neighbors’ rights when building homes shared alleyways building ovens in light of nearby homes; creating ventanas de medianería large windows that can open or close depending the temperature and breeze; how garages should open onto public thoroughfares; where building materials should be manufactured; building basements; building balconies etc. on public streets; drainage systems and sewers; creating wells and other drinking water sources; where to build forges without disturbing neighbors; large windows for basements; building attics; and air circulation.<br /> <br /> Sánchez presented his proposed code to the City Council on June 10 1837 and in 1839 it was approved in full by the Governor but the printing of the text was only approved in April 1845 according to the introduction. We locate no copies of this significant work in OCLC or available auction records. Impresas por D. V. de Torres unknown
18223190Havana: January 5 1822. Good. Broadside 11.5 x 8 inches. Foxed faint signs of folding a few small wormholes not affecting text. An apparently unrecorded broadside order from the captain general of Cuba Nicolas Mahy directing all able-bodied men under the age of fifty to join up with their local militias in order to keep the peace. The local militias are directed to go out on nightly forays "en nùmero capaz de evitar las incursiones de los salteadores por los caminos y la desercion que pueda acontecer de los negros de los ingenios cafetales y demas haciendas." Additionally all men between the ages of fifty and seventy are told to report to “las casas mas fuertes de los pueblos" to form a garrison that can protect women children and the elderly in case of insurrection. By the formation of these militias and the establishment of "el uso de los pasaportes" it was hoped to identify and arrest "los vagos y mal entretenidos." All mayors within ten days of receipt of this regulation were to report the number of men they had enlisted along with their particulars. In the early 1820s much of Spanish colonial America was gripped by revolution and with these orders the Cuban government likely hoped to avoid similar unrest on the island. Several independence groups had been formed in Cuba as of the promulgation of this decree the largest of which was the Soles y Rayos de Bolívar established in 1821. Signed in print by Mahy; not in OCLC. January 5 unknown
1890LIST110Havana: R. Testar 1890. Albumen photograph on cardstock mount image measuring 7 1/4 x 4 1/2 inches on 8 3/4 x 5 1/2 inch mount. A view of an American warship in Havana harbor likely taken prior to the outbreak of hostilities between the United States and Spain in early 1898. The photographers Leach and Patterson of Calle San Rafael published several views of Cuba at this time mostly of bucolic scenes around Havana and its environs. The American cruiser is similar in design to the U.S.S. Maine with slight differences - two smokestacks instead of three. An excellent example with minor wear to mount and fine image. R. Testar unknown
18385957Sancti Spiritus 1838. Good plus. Broadside measuring 12.5 x 17.5 inches. Previously folded. Light wear to edges and along old fold lines with a few small chips at edges. Moderate toning and soiling. An unrecorded broadside that prints statistics relating to agricultural production for the region of Sancti Spiritus in central Cuba during the late 1830s. For each municipality the broadside prints the number of property owners; ranches; land-grant farms; slaves; white employees; animals including mules donkeys cows and sheep; distances to transport and shipping hubs; and several other figures. In the bottom third of the broadside are printed the census figures from 1836 with the population totaling just over 40000 people and split into Black and white groups. Rather pointedly the figures for the white population are divided by gender while the figures for the Black population are divided by status free or slave. A very interesting statistical snapshot of a smaller rural region in colonial Cuba in 1838. Not in OCLC. unknown
18802592Havana: September 8 1880. Very good. Partially-printed broadside 6.5 x 8.25 inches completed in manuscript in Spanish and Chinese. Small marginal wormhole mild edge wear light toning. Ink stamp of the Consulado General at bottom-center. A scarce certificate issued in 1880 by the Chinese Consulate in Havana authenticating the registration and details of a Chinese laborer in Cuba. The printed form is completed in manuscript with the name of the recipient his age place of origin occupation and place of residence. The present examples were completed for a sixty-year-old laborer from Canton being called Pedro Pulido who was going to work and/or live at 48 Calle Figueroa in Havana. The printed text states that "El Cónsul General de China en la Habana certifica que blank ha hecho constar en este Consulado General ser súbdito de S.M. el Emperador de la China y como tal se halla inscrito en el Registro de dicho Consulado General segun número y filiacion anotados al márgen." The certificate is dated September 8 1880 and is stamped with the seal of the consulate in red and with the rubberstamped signature of the Consul General Lin Liang Yuan. The form are also bears two ink signatures in Chinese in the left margin a rare occurrence. An excellent document of the bureaucracy surrounding imported Chinese labor to Cuba in the last quarter of the 19th century. September 8 unknown
18636222Havana 1863. Good. Two partially printed broadsheets completed in manuscript 13 x 9 inches. Old folds wear at edges; some light worming slightly affecting text. Lightly soiled. A pair of documents recording the indenture of a Chinese national in Havana. The present documents contract the "Asiatico Francisco" as a cook to Don Jose Antonio Battle y Olle; the contract is dated June 28 1861 and is signed by "Francisco" in Chinese characters for a term of two years. At the end it is noted in manuscript that the Asiatico Francisco has completed the two years of his contract. The cedula is dated 1863 and indicates that Francisco is 33 years of age and now indentured for eight years as a "cocinero." An interesting pair of documents showing the continuing servitude of imported Chinese laborers particularly attractive for being signed in Chinese characters. unknown
18673977Havana: August 3 1867. Good. 7pp. on pre-printed folio forms completed in manuscript. Later staple. Moderate tanning and edge wear short separations along some folds. A manuscript manifest listing of 285 Chinese field hands who undoubtedly signed up as indentured laborers in their quest to escape the hardships of China in the vain hope of a better life in Cuba. The document begins "Lista de los colones que fueron embarcados en China." with the name of the French ship on which they were transported "barca francesa nombrada Ephrem" filled in and the captain noted as Boucand. The Chinese name of each "colono" settler is given and also their adopted Christian name as well as age ranging from 18 to 35 sex all men and profession all field laborers "campo". Seven of the listings have an "X" next to them along with "Falleco" passed away written in the column headed "Defuncion." Among those who died on the voyage is a 26-year-old man named Ping Chiong given the Christian name of "Angel."<br /> <br /> Formal slavery persisted in Cuba until 1886 but from the mid-19th century it was accompanied by a significant population working in indentured servitude. Cuba's massive sugar industry had consumed huge imports of African slaves in the 18th century. The abolition of the slave trade in 1808 vigorously enforced by the British Navy meant that a new source of labor was necessary. Indentured servitude became the predominant source for labor in the region. Unlike the earlier waves of European immigrants who travelled to the New World as indentured servants Asia was now the primary source. Between 1848 and 1874 125000 Chinese indentured servants arrived in Cuba alone - a figure outstripped only by the number who indentured themselves in California. A high percentage of these laborers were kidnapped from their homeland with many unable to survive the long passage from China to Cuba as the present document illustrates in sad detail. If these Chinese indentured laborers were fortunate enough to survive the voyage to Cuba these men quickly found out that their working life in the coffee and sugar fields was tantamount to slavery. August 3 unknown
18673978Macau: April 6 1867. Very good. 6pp. on large folio partially-printed forms printed in two columns completed in manuscript. Old folds with minor losses at a few spots along the horizontal fold. Five hundred and fifty Chinese laborers bound for Cuba aboard the Spanish galley "Cervantes" are listed by name with their age and town or city of origin given. The laborers hail from several different cities in China and their ages range from 18 to 36 with the majority of the men in their 20s. The end of the document is signed and dated on the final page by José de Aguilar the Spanish consul at Macau. The left side of the final page contains two separate lists one with five numbers and the other with four numbers keyed to the manifest. The list of five names has an "x" next to each number perhaps noting that these men did not in fact make the trip to Cuba; each "x" could also signal that these men died during the voyage from Macau to Cuba which was a common-enough occurrence that it is often noted on manifests of this kind.<br /> <br /> Chinese indentured servitude in 19th-century Cuba was an insidious practice tantamount to slavery which flourished in Cuba even after the abolition of the peculiar institution in the British West Indies. With their free source of labor no longer available plantation owners in Cuba looked elsewhere; and they looked east. From around 1848 to the mid-1870s over 100000 Chinese indentured servants made their way to Cuba often sailing to Cuba in large groups. Once they arrived Chinese laborers indentured themselves to Cuban masters for terms of at least five years. The treatment of Asian indentured servants in Cuba varied widely with reports of some particularly ill-treated laborers ending their lives by suicide. "Some contemporaries and later historians.have condemned the servitude of the Asians as a thinly disguised revival of slavery. These critics have pointed to a variety of abuses to which the Asians were subjected both legally - with severe laws governing absenteeism vagrancy and insufficient work - and illegally in the form of harassment by vicious masters. Yet other observers have defended the system as a boon to the Asian workers. Voluntary reindenture at the end of their terms was common among the migrants suggesting that many Asians judged the system to be beneficial to them" - Drescher.<br /> Seymour Drescher & Stanley L. Engerman editors A Historical Guide to World Slavery New York 1998 pp.239-42. April 6 unknown
18574502Havana 1857. Good plus. Small broadside form approximately 8.5 x 12.5 inches. Previously folded with some separation and minor loss along vertical fold. Completed in manuscript with additional manuscript docketing on blank verso. Ink burn causing additional minor loss in a few small areas. Light edge wear; some staining and offsetting; light tanning. A 19-century Cuban identification form known as a cedula filled out in manuscript to authorize the travel of an Asian indentured servant between plantations in early May 1857. The document was completed for a twenty-six-year-old Asian fieldhand named Chan who had signed a contract to work for one Gallego Toriceo to be transferred to the premises of "P. Soler y Compañia." Printed at the left and right edges are nine articles from an 1855 decree that outline the regulations for issuing and keeping such documents including the following: <br /> <br /> "Estas cédulas servirán de documentos de seguridad y además de licencias de transito para los colonos que se trasladen de un punto á otro de la Isla. Los patronos respectivos cuidarán de que los colonos no emprendan el viage sin licencia expresa suya que haràn constar al pié de la cedula. Si algun colono fuere hallado sin cédula deberá ser detenido y puesto à disposicion del Gobernador ó Capitan del partido mas inmediato e cual dará conocimiento al patrono dentro de segundo dia."<br /> <br /> On the otherwise blank verso is additional contemporary manuscript docketing concerning the transfer of the cedula and therefore the laborer concerned to the receiver located in Matanzas. A very interesting document of the bureaucracy and control of indentured servitude in Cuba during the mid-19th century. unknown
18841574Habana 1884. Good plus. 2496 i.e. 498pp. Quarto. Contemporary calf gilt a.e.g.; rebacked with original spine laid down. Corners repaired with later black buckram; boards scuffed spine chipped. Hinges cracked repaired with later cloth and renewed endpapers. Minor scattered foxing and toning to text. Accomplished in a neat highly legible hand. A very attractive manuscript translation into Spanish of Pierre Larousse's well-known work on eminent and historical personages Fleurs Historiques des Dames et des Gens du Monde in a contemporary Cuban gilt goatskin binding. The manuscript connects three figures in the upper social echelons of Cuban society. José Fernandez Pellon the scribe of this volume is recorded as the Grand Master of Cuba's freemasons lodge the Gran Logia Unida de Colón y la Isla de Cuba. The translator Aurelio Almeida helped to found the organization in 1875 and at this time served as the Lodge Secretary. The initials E.D. gilt at the foot of the spine and the dedicatory inscription "A Eugenia Desvernine" refer to Eugenia Desvernine y Galdós b. 1865 daughter of the famous Cuban pianist Pablo Desvernine and Carolina Galdós y Echániz. She was also the niece of Benito Pérez Galdós the Spanish realist novelist who some authorities consider only second in stature to Cervantes. A contemporary social register remarks that Eugenia was one of the most beautiful women in Cuba perhaps an inspiration for the painstaking production of this manuscript.<br /> <br /> The original work by Larousse was a loose collection of religious parables classical myths biographies of ancient and modern historical figures. The title of the manuscript advises that is an extract and in the brief introduction Almeida explains his selection process writing that "He suprimido algunos artículos sobre cosas muy sabidas de la historia sagrada; y otros sobre la de Francia que mencionan frases ó personas casi ninca citadas ó citades solamente por las escritores francesas." He also notes several alterations and additions more relevant to Spanish history saying "En Cambio he agregado algunos artículos sobre historia de España que no están en el original y he tomado unos pocos de otra obra del mismo Mr. Larousse y de libros diversos." The result is an original amalgam of biographies historical episodes and religious parables. Interestingly we find no recorded printed editions of Larousse's work in Spanish so that the present manuscript is also an entirely original work of translation. A fascinating product of the cultural interests and mores of Cuban high society near the end of the Spanish colonial period. unknown
18883032Guanabacoa 1888. About very good. Broadside approximately 12 x 17 inches. Previously folded. Contemporary manuscript rubric and small ink stamp. small patch of ink burn causing separation along rubric line. A few tiny wormholes slightly affecting text. Light tanning minor foxing. An otherwise unrecorded 19th-century Cuban broadside decree announcing the rules for celebrations in Guanabacoa during "las fiestas de su Patrona" taking place on August 14 & 15 1888. The patron saint of Guanabacoa then a small town just outside Havana and now an outlying district of the city is Our Lady of the Assumption and August 15 is the Feast of the Assumption. This broadside prints eight articles the first of which allow games and "diversiones públicas" but prohibit games of chance and gambling of any kind and authorize the erection of food and drink stalls in public places that do not impede public traffic. Permission must be obtained from the municipal magistrates for balls and parties in private houses; shooting guns rockets and fireworks is still strictly forbidden but the lighting of torches is allowed during the saint's procession. Other rules regulate vehicular traffic cafés and restaurants horse races ball games and theatrical performances. A very interesting document of municipal regulation for popular religious events in Cuba during the late-19th century. unknown
18995378Puerto-Principe Cuba: Imp. el Progreso-Soledad January 11 1899. Good. Broadside 11.75 x 8.25 inches. Old folds minor chip at top left corner uniformly tanned and somewhat tender. An unrecorded general order issued in Spanish by the American "Jefe de Estado Mayor" Chief of Staff John E. McMahon during the military occupation of Cuba in the Spanish-American War. The order stipulates that a paragraph in a previous order prohibiting the auction of mortgaged property in the province of Puerto-Principe until January 1 1900 is hereby repealed and any further instructions on this matter will come from the Army's General Headquarters in Havana. McMahon issued several general orders during the American Army's occupation of Cuba and all appear to be rare. An interesting artifact from America's expansionist period with no other copies in OCLC auction history or the trade. Imp. el Progreso-Soledad, January 11 unknown
18723066Havana 1872. Very good. Manuscript form approximately 8.5 x 6.25 inches. Minor wear at edges; a few small worm holes. Contemporary ink stamp. Light tanning and offsetting. This 1872 manuscript form from a Havana jail the Celaduria de la Punta notes the death there of an "Asiatico" a Chinese indentured servant with the given name of Juan Macao and orders the transfer of the body to the mortuary for cremation. Indentured servants found themselves jailed for several reasons including suspicion of theft and other crimes recapture following runaway or mere suspicion of abandoning a contract. unknown
