Foncin, Jean (1745-1816?)

The likely compiler and author is Jean Foncin (1745–[1816]), a French military engineer who was stationed in Cayenne, French Guiana, for ten years and wrote the memoir "Mémoire sur Cayenne".

Material:

• 1 handwritten manuscript (“Notes sur les colonies, particulièrement sur Cayenne”, Paris 1815, 8 sheets)

Keywords: French Guiana