MEMOIRE A CONSULTER POUR LA FAMILLE DU SR. DUPLEIX
[Dupleix, Joseph François]: [India]
Published by Paris, 1751
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[2],31,108,91pp. Quarto. Contemporary marbled wrappers. Spine mostly perished. Light wear to wrappers, internally fresh and clean. Very good. Memorial of Joseph François Dupleix (1697- 1763), Governor General of India, detailing the ongoing feud between him and Bertrand François Mahé de La Bourdonnais, and reporting on Dupleix's activities in India. The memorial reprints correspondence between the two men during 1746. The feud was escalated in September of that year when the French captured British-held Madras. La Bourdonnais offered generous and lenient terms to the commander of the island, only to have Dupleix disregard them once he was left in command. A primary source for French activities in India. Seller Inventory # WRCAM47800
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Title: MEMOIRE A CONSULTER POUR LA FAMILLE DU SR. ...
Publisher: Paris
Publication Date: 1751
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[2],31,108,91pp. Quarto. Contemporary marbled wrappers. Spine mostly perished. Light wear to wrappers, internally fresh and clean. Very good. Memorial of Joseph François Dupleix (1697-1763), Governor General of India, detailing the ongoing feud between him and Bertrand François Mahé de La Bourdonnais, and reporting on Dupleix's activities in India. The memorial reprints correspondence between the two men during 1746. The feud was escalated in September of that year when the French captured British-held Madras. La Bourdonnais offered generous and lenient terms to the commander of the island, only to have Dupleix disregard them once he was left in command. A primary source for French activities in India. Seller Inventory # 47800
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