William Robertson; traduite de l'anglois par MM. Suard et Morellet,.. - Histoire de l'Amérique. .. augmentée des livres neuvième et dixième - 1818

New edition, the first complete edition of this great classic on the History of America by the Scottish historian William Robertson, one of his most appreciated works. Published in 1777, it was translated by Suard in 1778. Revised and corrected, it is here augmented by books 9 and 10 on the history of the English colonies, published after the author's death, in 1796, by his son William Robertson, here translated for the first time by Abbé Morellet.

Illustrated with 4 beautiful folding maps engraved by Tardieu "Map of the Gulf of Mexico, Map of South America, Mexico and New Spain, the countries of the South Sea from Panama to Guayaquit) and a plate "chronological table of Mexicans".

This story is as much about Columbus as it is about Cortes, Pizarro, and the description of America and its inhabitants in the 18th century.
Considered a classic of Enlightenment literature about America, it is also the archetype of a certain way of thinking of the time.

‎Robertson W., By Suard M., Morellet M.‎
History of America. New edition, revised, corrected, and enlarged, of books nine and ten
Publisher: In Paris, at Janet and Cotelle, booksellers, rue Neuve-des-Petits-Champs, n° 17. M. DCCCXVIII (1818). Paris: from the printing house of P. Didot the elder. 3 vols. (complete); in 8° (20x13).

Provenance: Stamped bookplate of War Commissioner Cayrol, note and handwritten bookplate on the cover page. Louis Nicolas Jean Joachim de Cayrol was a French politician and historian born on June 25, 1775 in Paris and died on September 12, 1859 in Compiègne (Oise).

Bindings in Havana half-calf, smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets and fleurons, title and volume number in gilt initials, marbled edges.
In good condition, solid volumes. Leather rubbed at the headcaps, pierced corners. Discreet scratches on the covers. Interior fresh and clean overall, some scattered foxing, quite rare.

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