The Present state of Colombia; containing an Account of the principal …

GRAN COLOMBIA -. The Present state of Colombia; containing an Account of the principal Events of its Revolutionary war; the expeditions fitted out in England to assist….

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GRAN COLOMBIA - The Present state of Colombia; containing an Account of the principal Events of its Revolutionary war; the expeditions fitted out in England to assist in its Emancipation; its Constitution; financial and commercial Laws; Revenue, Expenditure and public Debt; Agriculture; Mines; Mining and other Associations; by an Officer, late in the Colombian Service. London, John Murray, 1827.

8vo. Contemporary black half-morocco over ribbed cloth, spine lettered and ornamented in gilt; pp. iv, 336, large folding map, coloured in outline at a later date; binding with wear and restorations, map with old repairs, initially spotted , otherwise lightly toned and spotted; contemporary ownership inscription to head of title, and the inscription 'presented by Majo Powell 1828' above imprint.
Very rare first editionof one of the most authoritative accounts of the events leading to the revolution of 1828 in South America, published anonymously. Sabin judged 'one of the most intelligent and instructive works which has yet been written upon the political affairs of the South American republics. Gran Colombia (1819-1831) included present-day Colombia, Ecuador, Panama and Venezuela, and parts of northern Peru and northwestern Brazil.
Sabin 14617; Palau 236580; Sanchez 651; the last copy to appear at auction was sold in 1985.

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