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Publicado por Buenos Aires, Félix Lajouane, 1890., 1890
Librería: Hünersdorff Rare Books ABA ILAB, London, Reino Unido
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Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. LATZINA, F[rancisco]. Geographie de la République Argentine Avec une introduction par M. E. Levasseur. Buenos Aires, Félix Lajouane, 1890.Large 8vo. xxxii + 488p. With 16 wood-engraved plates and 19 tinted folding maps. Publisher s cloth. First French language edition of this gazetteer of Argentina designed as a reference guide for prospective European immigration. This was the period of greatest influx from Europe (261,000 immigrants arrived in 1889 alone). Originally published in 1883 as La República Argentina como destino de la emigración europea, the present second edition comprises author s corrections, additions to the geographical section (including a list of medicinal and industrial plants), and updated statistics; these include a report on the state of the National Railways in 1888, and details of imports and exports for the years 1888-89. The title in error calls for 17 coloured maps; there is a total of 19 maps. Palau 132968.