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10 BEAVER, Philip. African memoranda: relative to an attempt to establish a British settlement on the island of Bulama, on the western coast of Africa, in the year 1792. With a brief notice of the neighbouring tribes, soil, productions, etc. and some observations on the facility of colonizing that part of Africa, with a view to cultivation; and the introduction of letters and religion to its inhabitants: but more particularly as the means of gradually abolishing African slavery. London, C. and R. Baldwin, 1805. 4to. Contemporary half calf, spine gilt with red morocco title label. With large folding engraved map, coloured in outline, and 2 full-page engraved plans. (8),XV,500 pp. € 1.450,00 First edition. - In the end of 1791 Beaver (1766-1813) associated himself with a scheme for colonising the island of Bulama on the coast of Africa, near Sierra Leone, and left England for that place on 14 April 1792. The whole affair from the beginning to have been conducted without forethought or knowledge. The would-be settlers were, for the most part, idle and dissipated. Beaver found himself at sea in command of a vessel of 200 tons, with 65 men, 24 women, and 31 children, mostly sea-sick, and all equally useless. When they landed, anything like disciplin was unattainable. The party, assembled on shore, proved ignorant alike of law, industry, or order. The directors lost heart and took a nearly opportunity of returning to England. The command devolved on Beaver, and during a period of eighteen months he endeavoured, by unceasing toil, to keep a little order and to promote a little industry; but the men were quite unfitted for the work and manner of life, and the greater number of them died. The misserable remnants of the party evacated the island in November 1793, and went to Sierra Leonne, whence Beaver obtained a passage to England, and arrived at Plymouth 17 May 1794 (DNB). - A good copy. Gay 3196. 11 EIGENTLICHE BESCHREIBUNG DER NIE ERHÖRTEN/ ZWISCHEN DENEN ENGEL- UND HOLLÄNDERN UNTER DEN ADMIRAL RÜSSEL/ WIDER DEN FRANZÖSISCHEN ADMIRAL DE TOURVILLE/ A. 1692. DEN 29.MAII ST.N. UND NACHGEHENDS ERHALTENEN VICTORIE. (No pl., 1692). Broadside, with on top a large engraving depicting the sea-battle between the Dutch and French fleet, and below printed text in 2 columns. Ca. 42 x 29 cm. € 950,00 Very rare 'newsletter' on the seabattlle during the 'nine-years-war' off the coast of Barfleur in 1692. The French fleet commanded by Tourville was defeated by the allied fleet of the Netherlands and England under Van Almonde and Edward Russel. With nice engraving. - (Part of blank margin skilfully repaired). Cf. Muller, Historieplaten, 2854 and Knuttel 13761. – See illustration.
Item 11 Item 22 12 BICKMORE, Albert S. Travels in the East Indian Archipelago. N.Y., Appleton and Comp., 1869. Contemporary half calf, spine richly gilt, with red morocco label to spine. With 2 folding maps and 31 (of 32) woodengraved plates. 553 pp. € 325,00 First American edition. - The American professor in natural history Bickmore, sponsored by the Boston Society of Natural History, arrived in 1865 in Indonesia to study the natural history. Besides the flora and fauna he also devoted a great deal of attention to the physical geography and the population. The concept of a Western and Eastern division between the Indonesian peoples was initiated by him. 13 BION, Nicolas. L' usage des globes céleste et terrestre, et des spheres suivant les différens systêmes du monde. Précédé d'un traité de cosmographie. 6me edition, revû, & corrigée. Paris, Jacques Guerin et Nyon fils, 1751. Contemporary mottled calf, spine richly gilt, with red morocco title label to spine. With 49 engraved maps and plates (23 folding) including celestial and lunar maps, maps of the world, the four continents, astronomical illustrations, etc. (8),382 pp. € 1.295,00 Last and revised edition, published by his son. This treatise on globes, spheres, and cosmography was first published in 1699. Also dealing with the construction and the usage of navigation instruments. - A very fine copy. Peters, The Crone Library, 522; Cat. NHSM II, p.673 (other ed.).
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