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Collection of 13 illustrated pages from English and French periodicals of mid-19th century life on Martinique
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- circa 1848-1860s (Creation)
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Included are "an 1861 view of St. Pierre, early view of Fort Royal, inauguration of the statue to Empress Josephine in 1859, Martinique exhibition at the Paris 1900 exposition, different types, volunteer Creoles disembarking to support Emperor Maximillian in Mexico, Mathieu Louisi, Governor disembarking in 1867, soldiers clearing debris after a storm in 1865, laying the first stone of the redoubt at Fort-de-France in 1862, local market." –Description by Kevin Jackson, bookseller.