Scarce first edition of an interesting 18^th century navigation guide for the French colony of Saint- Domingue (present Haiti) detailing with great precision sailing directions for the island.  

In 1784, the French royalty sent Count Antoine Chastenet-Puységur (1752-1807) to conduct an official coastal survey to Saint-Domingue.    After fourteen months of cartographic measurements, Chastenet-Puységur published LE PILOTE DE L'ISLE DE SAINT-DOMINGUE ET DES DEBOUQUEMENS DE CETTE ISLE (1787) and the present work.  Both works were intended to be used as pilot guides to supplement their sea charts. 

(CHASTENET-PUYSÉGUR)

DÉTAIL SUR LA NAVIGATION AUX  CÔTES DE SAINT-DOMINGUE

ET DANS SES DÉBOUQUEMENS.

A Paris: De L’Imprimerie Royale,1787

Bound with

LIEUDÉ DE SEPMANVILLE

DÉTAIL PARTICULIER POUR LA CARTE DE LA GONAVE

A Paris: De L’Imprimerie Royale,1788

Physical description: Work complete.  Two parts in one: 2 l, pp. 81, 10; 25 x 19 cm.

Binding:  Contemporary marbled calf.  Binding very tired and defective with great loss of leather. 

Condition:  Leaves a little creased, occasional spots or small stains, last 3 leaves with minor worm work at the lower inner margin (not affecting text).  Still a reasonable good copy of a scarce work.

Bibliography: Sabin 12235; “Bibliotheca Americana” Warden 896

Subject: Navigation Charts Marine; Sea Charts; Marine; Americana, Pilot Guide – Haiti, Haitian Hispaniola.