926 - Caribbean - LeDru, André-Pierre. Journey to the Islands of Tenerife, Trinidad, St. Thomas, St. Croix, and Puerto Rico; undertaken by order of the French government from September 30, 1796, to June 7, 1789, under the command of Captain Baudin, described by Peter Le Dru, one of the expedition’s naturalists, and annotated by Sonnini. Translated from the French ... by Eberhard August Wilhelm von Zimmermann. Bound together with: Zimmermann, E.A.W. On the West Indies, Their Colonial Commodities, and Their Substitutes. 3 volumes in 1 volume. Leipzig, Büschler, 1811–1812. 20, 242; (4), 84; 8, 236 pp. 21 x 12.5 cm. Contemporary paperboard binding with spine label (slightly rubbed).

Caribbean - LeDru, André-Pierre. Journey to the Islands of Tenerife, Trinidad, St. Thomas, St. Croix, and Puerto Rico; undertaken by order of the French government from September 30, 1796, to June 7, 1789, under the command of Captain Baudin, described by Peter Le Dru, one of the expedition’s naturalists, and annotated by Sonnini. Translated from the French ... by Eberhard August Wilhelm von Zimmermann. Bound together with: Zimmermann, E.A.W. On the West Indies, Their Colonial Commodities, and Their Substitutes. 3 volumes in 1 volume. Leipzig, Büschler, 1811–1812. 20, 242; (4), 84; 8, 236 pp. 21 x 12.5 cm. Contemporary paperboard binding with spine label (slightly rubbed). First German edition of “Voyage aux îles de Ténériffe, La Trinité, Saint Thomas, Sainte-Croix et Porto-Rico.” - Henze III, 173 (1812 ed.) - Sabin 39688, 06344 - Fromm 14688. - Ledru (1761–1830), a naturalist, participated in this expedition led by Baudin from September 30, 1796, to June 7, 1798. He made important contributions to our understanding of the little-known island of Trinidad (Henze). The preliminary report includes, among other things, a list of the expedition participants. From the table of contents: Remarks on the dolphin by Sonnini; The Canary Islands in general (climate, population, government, Gran Canaria, El Hierro, Fuerteventura, La Gomera, Lanzarote, La Palma); a description of Tenerife (churches, monks, theaters, monasteries, libraries, carnival, crafts, etc.); Sonnini’s natural history of the island of Trinidad; trade between the Danish Antilles and the mother country; History of Porto-Rico (Puerto Rico) from 1493 to 1765. Zimmermann’s essay “On the West Indies, Their Colonial Goods, and Their Substitutes” is bound between Volumes 1 and 2. It contains interesting details on the history of discovery, conquests, the exploitation of the colonies, slave labor, and the cultivation and processing of sugarcane. — A fine copy. *