[Spanish New World Commerce]:

REGLAMENTO Y ARANCELES REALES PARA EL COMERCIO LIBRE DE ESPANA A INDIAS DE 12. DE OCTUBRE DE 1778

      Madrid: Pedro Marin, [1778].. [2],19,262pp. plus engraved leaf with royal coat of arms. Quarto. Contemporary mottled calf, boards and spine gilt. Edges of covers slightly worn. Modern bookplate on front pastedown, old book dealers' descriptions on front pastedown. Contemporary ownership inscription, "Castillo," on titlepage. Occasional minor soiling and dampstaining in upper margins of a few leaves, remainder of text fresh and clean, with wide margins, printed on heavy paper. A fine copy. Detailed rules and regulations governing Spain's late 18th-century commercial policy in Latin America, with a preliminary section of nineteen pages providing a summary of the articles and tariffs documented in the main portion of the text. With this REGLAMENTO..., the Crown terminated Cadiz and Seville's monopoly of trade with Spanish America, allowing other cities of the realm to participate. In addition to much information on commerce and numerous tariffs on a large variety of Spanish and American goods, several sections discuss shipping, ports, and other maritime activities directly related to commercial activity. The work also includes the text of concessions granted to Louisiana. PALAU 255843. SABIN 68890. MEDINA (BHA) 4845.