Catastrophic flood and colonial coercion: manuscript letter on the destruction of a Haitian sugar plantation. art The broadside that we offer

The broadside that we offer here is a fine example of how the French Crown effectively asserted the crown-sponsored monopoly after the collapse and subsequent reinstatement of the Compagnie des Indes

This controversial and heavily criticized work marks a shift in thinking about the Western influence around the world

It is tempting to think that our painting is the lost portrait of Paoli

this provides a secure terminus for the manuscript

Condition: binding worn

Catastrophic flood and colonial coercion: manuscript letter on the destruction of a Haitian sugar plantation. art The broadside that we offerProcureur fond du quartier Morin. Copie dune lettre crite Monsieur le Chevalier Davane par son procureur fond du quartier Morin, le de Saint Domingue, le 30 octobre 1780. Morin district, Saint Domingue, 30 October 1780. 4, 4 pp, manuscript in ink on laid paper. Important plantation manuscript from colonial Saint Domingue, being a contemporary copy of a long letter written by the attorney of a sugar estate to the Chevalier Davane. The writer gives a