Name: Recueil de vues des lieux principaux de la colonie françoise de Saint-Domingue

Barcode: 54767

Image Number: 54767

Permanent URL: https://oshermaps.org/map/54767.0001

Full Title: Recueil de vues des lieux principaux de la colonie françoise de Saint-Domingue gravées par les soins de M. Ponce : accompagnées de cartes et plans de la même colonie, gravés par les soins de M. Phelipeau ; le tout princepalement destiné à l'ouvrage intitulé Loix et constitutions des colonies françoises de l'Amerique sous le vent par M. Moreau de Saint-Méry.

Brief Description: Group of maps and plans of the French colony of Saint-Domingue before the French and Haitian revolutions. Scenic views by Pierre Ozane feature engravings depicting slaves in the foreground and vignettes of costume and daily life of slaves and free blacks. Included are four full page plates related to the processing of sugar. Also included are twelve maps featuring Saint-Domingue, Port-au-Prince and various views of the former French colony. The plates were engraved under the supervision of Nicholas de Ponce and published by Phelipeau. This book was intended to be a companion to Moreau de Saint-Mery's publication "Loix et Constitutions des Colonies Fran̜coises dans l'Amerique sous le Vent".

Bound Atlas: Yes

Author: Ponce, Nicolas, 1746-1831

Publisher: Phelipeau, René, active 1748-1784

Date Produced: 1791

Language: French

Dimensions: Cover: 48.5 x 34.5 cm Open pages: 48 x 62.5 cm

LC Call Number: F1901 1791.P6

OCLC: 1244433355

Accession Number: OML-1791-11

Subjects: ColonialismImperialismIslands