Translation of: An historical account of the black empire of Hayti, first printed London, 1805.

First appeared in Dutch under title: St. Domingo, of Het land der zwarten in Hayti en deszelfs omwenteling, Amsterdam printed by Johannes Allart, 1806.

Caption titles in v. 1, p. [1], 2nd count and v. 2, p. [1], 3rd count, read: St. Domingo, of Het land der zwarten en deszelfs omwenteling.

"Aanhangsel, behelzende echte stukken, op verscheidene plaatsen in het werk aangehaald; met bijgevoegde aanmerkingen", v. 2, p. [219]-400, has divisional title page.

Includes reminiscences of Toussaint Louverture and Jean-Jacques Dessalines and of the Haitian revolution.

Includes a facsimile of a letter in French of Toussaint Louverture printed on 3 separate folded leaves bound in volume 2 between p. 286-287.

Plates containing illustrations (not maps, plans or facsimilies) are numbered I-IX, with I-IV bound in volume 1 and V-IX bound in volume 2.

Pagination: v. 1: XXVIII, 410, [2] p., [6] leaves of plates (2 folded); v. 2: VII, [1], 416 p., [8] leaves of plates (3 folded)

Signatures: v. 1: ⁸ (1, 2, 3 versos blank) ⁴ *² A-2B⁸ 2C⁶ (2C6 verso blank); v. 2: *⁴ (1, 2 versos blank) A-2C⁸ (O6 verso blank)

Includes general index at end of volume 2.

Sabin 67535.

Muller, F. Books, maps, plates of America, p. 57.

John Carter Brown Library copy acquired with the assistance of the Harper Fund.

John Carter Brown Library copy has original printed cover pasted onto recto of first front flyleaf of volume 1.

Provenance of the John Carter Brown Library copy: E. Allard: bookplate on recto of second front flyleaves of volumes 1 and 2; J.G. Allard 1863: ms. autograph on recto of third front flyleaves of volumes 1 and 2.