San Juan de Ulùa ou relation de l'expédition française au Mexique, sous les ordres de M. le contre-amiral Baudin ; par MM. P. Blanchard et A. Dauzats. Suivi de notes et documents, et d'un aperçu général sur l'état actuel du Texas, par M. E. Maissin

First edition, illustrated with 18 plates on China paper (cf. Sabin 5832. Leclerc 1075. Streeter, "Bibliography of Texas", 1343.)

Contemporary half tan calf, spine with four fine raised bands ruled in gilt and blind, gilt ornamental rolls partly faded at head and foot, hazel morocco lettering-piece, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, all edges marbled.

Dampstaining to the lower margins of most leaves, more pronounced towards the start and the end of the volume; some foxing; two gatherings bound out of sequence by the binder, and the final four preliminary pages bound at the end of the volume; minor repairs to the joints; slight rubbing to the lower edges of the boards.

The account of Texas occupies pp. [522]-572.

"The visit of the French officers to Brazoria, Houston, and Galveston in May, 1839, is first described (four pages) and the follows a toughtful description of the country, its government, commerce, and social customs. The last is especially interesting. It seems that even at this late date the French charts, which was based on data of Spanish navigators, were a degree and half in error for the longitude of Galveston, and in sailing from Vera Cruz, instead of finding themselves off Galveston, they found after a delay of two days thet they were twenty marine leagues west of Galveston 'et à peu de distance d'une rivière, le Brazos, non indiquée sur nos cartes' (p. 523)" [Streeter].