Assemblée Generale de la Colonie. Séance du Vingt-Deux Février 1791 caption title
$4,750 · Offered by Donald A. Heald Rare Books
Early and unrecorded imprint from the colonial press at the French colony of Mauritius, also known as the Ile de France. Issued at a critical moment at the beginning of the French Revolution, the lengthy text concerns the government and judiciary of the island, together with a proclamation by the King dated August 24, 1790. The text nominally recognizes the authority of the King, while taking measures to establish major autonomy of local government. The Dutch were the first Europeans to become
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