Caribbean
Complete May 10, 1868 issue of L’Eclipse featurning Victor Cochinat.HHC
Note: Victor Cochinat, whose real name Jean-Baptiste Thomas, was born in 1819 in Saint-Pierre (Martinique). He was a lawyer and judge in Martinique, was transferred to France in 1850, and served as Secretary to Alexandre Dumas. He began a career in journalism, working for the Musketeer (the newspaper of Alexandre Dumas) and Figaro. He died in 1886. M
Complete collection of 10 large format photographs on postcard stock of the Guyane Expedition – Tumuc – Humac by photographer Dominic Darbois (1925-2014). Taken during the scientific expedition by Francis Maziere in 1952. Shows topography and Types in both Brazil and French Guyana. $300
Collection of nine 19th century illustration of negroes in Central and South America. Shown are negroes fighting in Venezuela, a fruit stall on the wharf at Puerto Cabello, heroism defending an outpost on the River San Juan de Nicaragua, costumes of negroes and creoles in the Gulf of Mexico, capturing a French diplomat in Peru, cock fighting in New Granada,.RN ATC
