Author

[SUTCLIFFE, Thomas].

Title

Crusoniana,
or, truth versus fiction: elucidated in a history of the islands of Juan Fernandez by the retired governor of that colony [BOUND WITH] The Earthquake of Juan Fernandez as it occurred in the year 1835 ... Manchester, n.d.[BOUND WITH] Foreign loans, or valuable information to all concerned with the Republic of Chili, comprising the epoch from 1822 to 1839. By the retired governor of the island of Juan Fernandez. Longman 1840.

Published, Date

For the Author, Manchester,1843.

Description

First edition. 8vo., vi, [4], 213, [1], 15, [1], [19]-34, viii; 32; [viii], 54, viii, [ii]pp., engraved frontispiece, additional engraved title, lithographed plan of the island, 6 plates (3 lithographs, 3 engravings), folding lithograph frontispiece to second work, original brown blindstamped cloth gilt, neat repairs to extremities.

Note

Sutcliffe, a veteran of the Napoleonic Wars, later served Chile in various military and administrative posts, including that of governor of the Juan Fernandez Islands. The present work concerns Alexander Selkirk, upon whom Defoe based the fictional character Robinson Crusoe, and his time on the island.

References

Stock Number

84013