Auction 018
Online Auction – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
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Jan 23, 2019
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LOT 617:
Eight Royal Edicts and Authorizations – France, 18th Century – The French Colonies Abroad, Trade with the Continent ...
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Eight Royal Edicts and Authorizations – France, 18th Century – The French Colonies Abroad, Trade with the Continent of America, and Other Subjects
Eight edicts and authorizations from the king of France. Paris and Greece (some may be from other locations), second half of the 18th century. French.
These include: An edict from 1767 regarding exports of fish from France to America; an edict from 1793 regarding important and export of goods from the French colonies via American sailing vessels; an edict from 1791 commanding that three civilian commissars be sent to the colony of Santo Domingo, and two civilian commissars to the colonies of Cayenne and French Guiana; two edicts dealing with goods from the districts of Lorraine, Brittany, and Franche-Comté; and more.
Two of the edicts do not appear in OCLC. A detailed list is available upon request.
Size and condition vary. Average size: approx. 25.5 cm. Stains, creases, small holes and minor tears (most of them at the edges and along the spine). Handwritten notes in the margins of some of them. One edict has large open tears in the lower left-hand area, repaired with paper (with no damage to the text).
