June 2012 New Acquisitions - The Wayfarer's Bookshop

The Wayfarer’s Bookshop
June 2012
New Acquisitions
& Selected Stock Highlights
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The Wayfarer’s Bookshop
June 2012 New Acquisitions
& Selected Stock Highlights
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1. [CAUCASUS PHOTO ALBUM]
Al’bom Vidov Voenno-Gruzinskoi Dorogi, Fotographiia Bratiev Rudnevikh v gorode Vladikavkaze
[Album of the Views of the Georgian Military Road, by the Rudnevy Brothers’ Photography in
Vladikavkaz].
Vladikavkaz: Skoropechatnia Z. Shuvalova, [ca.
1870]. First Edition. Oblong Quarto (24 x 32.5 cm). 10
leaves. Twenty mounted photographs (the last
photograph mounted on verso of the last endpaper).
Title page and text to the photographs
chromolithographed in gold. Original publisher's brown
gilt cloth. Covers and gilt faded. Some of the
photographs mildly faded but generally strong images. A
very good album.
Very rare album as no copies found in Worldcat
nor in Russian National and Russian State Libraries. The
album was issued by Rudnev Brothers, prominent
Vladikavkaz photographers (located on the
Alexandrovsky prospect) who participated in the 1872
Russian Polytechnic Fair. It was a major (about 750 000
visitors) exhibition of industrial, agricultural, military,
scientific, technological and cultural achievements of
1. St. Nina’s Gorge
1. Vladikavkaz and Stolovaya Mountain
the Russian Empire, held in Moscow and dedicated to the bicentennial anniversary of the birth of Peter I).
The album contains early important images of the Russian advanced post in the Northern Caucasus;
Vladikavkaz, and the Georgian Military road - a major route through the Caucasus Mountains from Russia
to Georgia. The strong images include views of Vladikavkaz streets and buildings, bridges over the Terek,
Stolovaya Mountain, the Darial Gorge, Kazbek Mountain with its glaciers, gorges, bridges and the
monastery; local Ossetians dancing, riding horses etc.
Known since antiquity (it was mentioned by Strabo in his Geographica and by Pliny), the Georgian
Military Road was expanded by the Russian military starting in 1799. After the Kingdom of Georgia was
annexed by the Russian Empire in 1801, Tsar Alexander I ordered General Aleksey Petrovich Yermolov,
commander-in-chief of Russian forces in the Caucasus to improve the surfacing of the road to facilitate
troop movement and communications. When Yermolov
announced the completion of the work in 1817, the
highway was heralded as the “Russian Simplon”.
However, work continued until 1863. By this stage it
had cost £4,000,000 (a staggering sum in the 1860s) but
according to Bryce, in 1876, was of a high quality with
two or three lanes and “iron bridges over the torrents”,
something he considered astonishing given that within
Russia proper at this time decent roads were virtually
non-existent.
The importance of the Georgian Military Highway
as a through route has diminished in recent years,
mainly because of delays at the border crossing
between Russia and Georgia, and even, on occasions,
the complete closure of that border post (Wikipedia).
$3750USD
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2. [BAEGERT], [Johann Jakob] (1717-1772)
Nachrichten von der Amerikanischen Halbinsel Californien: mit einem zweyfachen Anhang
falscher Nachrichten. Geschrieben von einem Priester der Gesellschaft Jesu, welcher lang darinn diese
letztere Jahr gelebet hat. [News from the American Peninsula California…].
Mannheim: Churfürstl. Hof- und Academie-Buchdruckerey,
1773. Second Edition (With Corrections). Small Octavo. [xvi], 358
pp. With one copper engraved folding map and two copper
engraved plates. Recent period style brown gilt tooled half calf
with speckled papered boards and a red gilt morocco label. Title
with faint traces of library markings, otherwise a very good copy.
“Baegert, a German Jesuit missionary and resident of Baja
California for eighteen years, wrote an interesting but by no means
glowing account of the natives and of the country. He served at
the mission of San Luis Gonzaga. The map is most helpful in giving
the location of the many Jesuit missions in Lower California. It also
shows the route along the west coast of Mexico followed by
Baegert in going to California in 1751, and his route out in 1768,
after the expulsion of the Jesuits. The two plates, which are not
found with all copies, depict California natives”(Hill 46); Barrett
129.
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“According to his accounts the country was absolutely
unfitted for habitation; it was inhabited by wild and ferocious
beasts; peopled by inhospitable and cruel savages; water was unfit for use; wood was scarce; and the soil
would not sustain life” (Cowan p.27); Graff 137; Howgego B1; Howes B29; Sabin 4363 “Some corrections
made [in the second edition)” (Streeter IV 2442); Wagner 157.
$7500USD
3. [CHINESE COSTUMES & CLARKIA PULCHELLA]
[Sketchbook and Watercolour Album with Eighteen Pencil
and Watercolour Views and Scenes Including Two High Quality
Watercolours of Chinese Costumes and One of the Plant Clarkia
Pulchella. The Rest of the Album Contains Views of England and
Wales].
Ca. 1830. Octavo. 61 leaves of various paper (white, grey,
pink), some with J. Whatman watermark “1829.” Eighteen high
quality illustrations including thirteen black and white pencils
sketches (three unfinished) and five watercolours. Illustrations
unsigned, seven neatly captioned in pencil (one in watercolour) in
the lower margin. Handsome period red full calf, elaborately blind
and gilt tooled; all edges gilt. A near fine album.
This sketchbook by an accomplished amateur artist contains
two colourful drawings of Chinese costumes - “A Chinese
Mandarin,” and a portrait of a Chinese mother with a child playing
with a toy.
Additionally and of equal if not greater interest is the sketch
(in colours) of Clarkia pulchella or pinkfairies, a wildflower “found
in the Pacific Northwest . It was first discovered by
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Meriweather Lewis close to Kamiah, Idaho during the Lewis and Clark
expedition and it was subsequently brought back as a botanical
specimen. It was not until 1814 however that the plant was classified
and named Clarckia pulchella by Frederick Traugott Pursh in honor of
Clark even though in his journal entry he acknowledged Lewis as the
discoverer. At the time of its publication by Pursh it was the first
species assigned to the newly created genus Clarckia. The genus was
later renamed as Clarkia. Then in 1826 David Douglas brought back
samples of the plant to England after an expedition to the northwest
United States from 1824 to 1828” (Wikipedia).
Thus this sketch is probably one of the earliest original art
images of Clarkia pulchella.
The remainder of the album contains eleven scenic rural views
of England and Wales, three of which are very similar to works found
in John Britton’s “The Beauties of England and Wales” (London, 1801-
15): 1) “Plas Newydd near Llangollen. Seat of Lady Eleanor Butler, Miss
Ponsonby” (published in 1813); 2) Aberdare Church, Glamorganshire
(1813); and 3) Priory at Ware, Herts (1811). Other sketches are
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executed in the same style and include rural landscapes and mansions, a view entitled “Home, sweet
Home,' and a sketch of sculptor Joseph Nollekens’ bust (1737-1823).
$1500USD
4. [COOK], [Captain James] (1728-1779)
[A Bronze Memorial Medal, by Lewis Pingo].
[London], [1783 or 1784]. Diameter approx. 43 mm. Recto with profile bust of Cook facing left
within the words “Iac. Cook Oceani Investigator Acerrimus” (James Cook, the Most Ardent Explorer of the
Seas), beneath the bust, “Reg. Soc. Lond. Socio Suo” (The Royal Society of London to their Fellow) and
initial “L. P. F.” [i.e. L. PingoFecit]. Reverse with figure of Fortune leaning against a naval column with
rudder on globe within the letters “Nil Intentatum Nostri Liqvere” (Our Men Have Left Nothing
Unattended) and, beneath the figure “Auspiciis Georgii III.” Medal in fine condition.
The medal was struck in commemoration of Captain Cook
by fellow members of the Royal Society of London. It “features on
its obverse a profile portrait bust of Cook in uniform, and on the
reverse, Fortune (sometimes identified as Britannia), leaning upon
a column with a spear in the crook of her arm and holding a
rudder on a globe. The decision to create the medal was made by
the governing Council of the Royal Society shortly after news of
Cook's death in Hawai'i reached London on 10 January 1780.
This was the first, and so far the only, time that the Royal
Society has decided to commemorate the death of one of its
Fellows in this way. At its meeting on 17 February 1780, the
Council decided that the medal would be struck in different
metals, with subscription rates set at 20 guineas for a gold medal
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and 1 guinea for a silver medal or two bronzed ones, and that each member would receive a free bronzed
medal, in addition to any others he had subscribed for. Banks headed the list of subscribers, putting in an
order for one gold, 23 silver and 13 bronzed medals. In all, it seems that 22 gold, 322 silver and 577
bronzed medals were created” (National Museum of Australia on-line).
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Lewis Pingo (1743-1830) belonged to the British dynasty of clockmakers, engravers, and medallists,
which had been established in London in the 1670s. His “greatest legacy is his medals, which are variously
signed ‘L. PINGO’, ‘L. P.’, or ‘L. P. F.’ (F=fecit). They number more than fifteen, and include portrait medals
of David Garrick (1772) and Captain James Cook (1783), as well as prize medals for the Royal Humane
Society (1776) and the Board of Admiralty (1796). Examples of his work are represented in the British
Museum” (Oxford DNB); Beddie 2788.
$3750USD
5. [DE BRY], [Johann Theodor de] (1561-1623)
[Pigafetta Map of the Congo] Tabula Geogra: Regni Congo.
Frankfurt: Theodore De Bry,
[1597]. 31x38 cm (12x15 in). A nice
strong impression. A couple of
minor marginal tears, otherwise a
very good copy.
“Boldly engraved map of the
Congo region of the West African
coast from just south of the
equator to present-day Angola with
a highly conjectural Congo river
system. Dramatic topography and
imaginary cities are depicted and
the map is adorned by an elaborate
title cartouche and a compass rose.
The map accompanied a
description by Pigafetta of Eduardo
Lopez's visit to the region in 1578.
From: Petit Voyages, Part I” (Old
World Auctions).
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“Duarte Lopez was a Portuguese trader to Congo and Angola who wrote one of the earliest
descriptions of Central Africa. Lopez first left Portugal for the Congo in April 1578, sailing on his uncle's
trading vessel.., Lopez was able to relate everything he knew about the Congo to Filippo Pigafetta, who
had been charged with collecting information about the region. The result was published by Pigafetta in
1591, although much of what it contained bordered on the fabulous. Lopez returned to the Congo in
1589, after which nothing more is heard of him” (Howgego L146).
$1250USD
6. [DONDUKOV-KORSAKOV], [Alexander Mikhailovich](1820-1893),
[Governor-General of the Caucasus]
[Collection of Photographs of Tiflis]: Views of Interiors of the Governor-General’s Palace; with a
Printed Portrait of Prince Dondukov-Korsakov while Governor-General.
Ca. 1883. Seven large photographs mounted on cardboard leaves from both sides. Cardboard
leaves are 43x35 cm (17x13 ¾ inches); views of Tiflis - 40x28 cm (15 ½x11 inches), palace photos - 28x22
cm (11x9 inches). Photographs are signed in pencil in French and English and dated from 1883 to 1885.
The leaves used to be mounted in an album; the fourth leaf includes four small photographic views (18x14
cm, or 7x5 ½ inches) of the interiors of a historical museum in Salzburg. Portrait printed on a thick
Watman paper appx. 60x48 cm (23 ¾x18 ¾ inches), the image is 46,5x35,5 cm (18 ¼x14 inches).
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The collection includes
photographs of the interiors of the
Governor-General’s palace in Tiflis,
namely two views of the Salon
Oriental where Governor’s private
collections were housed; and views of
his Private Office and Boudoir. They
are supplemented with a portrait of
the palace’s owner himself, Prince
Alexander Mikhailovich Dondukov-
Korsakov, Russian influential military
man and statesman, the commander
of the Russian occupation corps in
Bulgaria in 1879-80, a member of the
State Council of Imperial Russia and a
Governor-General of Caucasus in
1882-1890. Dondukov-Korsakov
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distinguished himself during the Caucasus Campaign, Crimean War 1853-56 and Russo-Turkish War 1877-
78; he held several high Imperial orders, including Order of St. Anne I class, Order of St. Alexander Nevsky,
and the highest order of chivalry of Russian Empire - Order of St. Andrew.
On the portrait the Prince is depicted sitting in the armchair, wearing the uniform with the Orger of
Saint George IV Class which he was awarded with on the 28th of December 1854 for a prowess in combat
(Orger of Saint George is the highest military decoration of the Russian Empire and nowadays Russia). The
portrait originally produced in pastel is signed “Mary 1883.”
The views of Tiflis include ruins of the Narikala fortress, overlooking the city (the photograph signed
“Ruins of the ancient Georgian fortress”); “General view of the city from the north” with Kura stream on
the foreground; and “The Salalaki Ward of the City.” The latter, called Sololaki, in the 19th century
became one of the best, most expensive, “European” style districts of Tiflis.
$1250USD
7. [EDMONTON & BANFF]
[Album of 50 Original Photographs of Edmonton
and Banff].
Ca. 1912. Oblong Octavo (13x21 cm). 50
photographs, each ca. 8,5x12,5 cm (3 ½ x 5 in) mounted on
50 black stiff card leaves. All photographs with
contemporary hand written captions in white. Period black
gilt cloth. A near fine album.
Early photographs of Edmonton and Banff showing
the construction of several important landmarks.
The Edmonton images include eight interesting
general panoramas taken from the top of a building in the
city centre (looking northeast, northwest, south,
southeast, and southwest); two photographs of the
Alberta Legislature building in the final stage of
construction (completed in 1913); views of the Edmonton
7. Edmonton looking northeast
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Technical School, Race track, Fourth
Street, newly built High Level Bridge
(opened in 1913); and two views of
Wabamun Lake, a popular resort 65 km
west of Edmonton.
Photographs of Banff and
surroundings include over twenty views of
the Rockies - “The Rockies from
Kananaskis,” “Three sisters at Canmore,”
views of Cascade Mountain, Sulphur
Mountain, Mt. Rundle, Mt. Edith, Bow
river and Bow falls, Observatory on the
summit of Sulphur Mountain, summer
camp at Cooking lake et al. Among the
pictures of Banff there is an important
7. Banff Springs Hotel
view of the main street with Cascade Mountain on the background, Chateau Rundle, woody “Avenue”
and Lovers’ Lane and a curious picture showing the Banff Springs Hotel with the central tower under
construction (“C.P.R. Hotel at Banff”). “The so-called “Painter Tower” was completed in 1914 at a
cost of $2 million with 300 guest rooms, and was for a time the tallest building in Canada” (Wikipedia).
$1250USD
8. [ESCOBEDO Y ALARCON, Jorge]
[Taxation of Indians in Peru (Viceroyalty)]. Instruccion, O Advertencias, que Consiguiente a lo
Prevenido en el Articulo 118 de la de Intendentes se dan a sus Subdelegados, y Demas Encargados de la
Cobranza de Tributos para Deslindar las Funciones de la Contaduria del ramo, y Conciliarlas con las
Facultades de los Intendentes.
[Lima], 1 July 1784. First Edition.
Folio. 16 pp. Disbound Pamphlet, with a
large woodcut initial. Housed in a marbled
papered portfolio with a red gilt label on
the front cover. A very good copy.
Very rare work as only one copy
found in Worldcat. Several sections of this
decree on collection of taxes deal with
taxes gathered from the Indians. In one
the collectors are ordered to halt the
criminal fraud of Indians who escaped
paying taxes merely because they had
avoided being registered. Another notes
that many Indians are now able to pay in
coin rather than in goods, and requires
them to do so. Not in Sabin.
$1750USD
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9. [HAWAII, JAPAN, CHINA, SOUTH-EAST ASIA, INDIA]
[Photograph Album of 208 Original Photographs of the Pacific and South-East Asia, including
Hawaii, Japan, China, the Philippines, Ceylon, India and Himalayas].
Ca. 1905. Oblong Folio (28,5x38 cm). 50 grey card leaves. Oblong Folio (29x37 cm or 11 ¼ x 14 ½ in).
Over 160 mounted photographs of different size, from ca. 8x13 cm (3x5 in) to ca. 5x8 cm (2x3 in), all
captioned in white. Period brown sheep blind stamped on the front board. Extremities mildly rubbed, one
leaf with a tear, but otherwise a very good album.
Interesting photograph album, presumably compiled by an American traveller on a tour, with a
small group, from Hawaii across the Pacific Ocean to South-East Asia and India. The nationality of the
traveller, as well as the approximate date of their trip (ca. 1905) can be supported by the fact, that he
crossed the Pacific from Hawaii on SS Mongolia, which was launched in 1903 and used on the trans-Pacific
service (San Francisco, Hawaii, Hong Kong) from 1904 to 1915. The date is also confirmed by a picture of
steamship Minnesota, included in the album (it was built in 1904 and made forty round trip voyages
between the U.S. West Coast and the Far East between January 1905 and October 1915), (The Atlantic
Transport Line, 1881 -1931, on-line).
The album starts with the
Hawaiian views showing “Queen
Lil’s home,” Palm Avenue, and
“Residence” in Honolulu. Then a
large group of photographs (51)
shows Japan - Yokohama,
Kamakura, Kyoto, Osaka, Nagasaki,
Mt. Fuji, Lake Hakone (Ashi) and
historic Fujiya Hotel in Miyanoshita
(Hakone); with views of Japanese
gardens and temples, beggars,
children and a portrait the traveller
with geishas. China is represented
with 27 photographs of Canton
with its canals, streets, colonial
buildings on the Shameen (modern
Shamian) Island; Wuchou (port,
missionaries' houses and others),
9. ‘A thorn between two roses (Darjeeling)’
several views of the West River with boats and junks; Macao (facade of the ruined Catholic church) et al.
Thirteen photographs show Manila (numerous views of churches), Singapore and Malaysia (Penang).
Ceylon photographs (19) include interesting views of Colombo’s colonial architecture and harbour, ruins
of Kandy and Anuradhapura, and a portrait of the traveler holding a cobra in an open basket (the photo
captioned “Snake charmer”).
The largest group of photographs, over 70, relate to India and Burma and show: temples of
Trichinopoly; pagodas of Rangoon and Mandalay, trip on the Irrawaddy River (Burma); botanical garden
and street views of Calcutta, Ganges ghats and temples of Benares, palaces and ruins of Lucknow; Taj
Mahal, Fort and numerous mosques of Agra and Delhi; views of Kanpur, Jaipur, Amber, Ahmedabad. Very
interesting are the Himalayan views taken in Darjeeling, including the one with travelers in a sedan chair
waiting to be taken “to Tiger Hill to see Mt. Everest.” And, of course, a portrait of the traveler with two
local women in national dress, captioned “A thorn between two roses (Darjeeling).” Overall a very
interesting album with excellent images.
$2950USD
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10. [IVITTUUT, GREENLAND]
[Original Pen and Wash Drawing of the Town of Ivittuut in South Greenland].
Ca. 1865. Drawing matted to approximately 15x20 cm (6 x 7 ½ in). Period gilt trimmed frame.
Drawing and frame in very good condition.
Original pen and wash drawing of the mining town of Ivittuut (formerly Ivigtut), in South Greenland.
Contemporary inscriptions on the back of the frame appear to indicate that the drawing is either the basis
for, or has been done after, an 1865 photogravure by Thomas Schniat.
“The name of the settlement means the grassy place in Greenlandic. The town has a 5 kilometer road
that connects it to Kangilinnguit. Ivittuut is
also the only town in Greenland to have
roads leading to another town.., Ivittuut
stands at the site of the Norse Middle
Settlement, which is sometimes considered
part of the Western Settlement. This was the
smallest of the three settlements, including
about 20 farms, and less is known about it
than about either of the others, as no
written records survive.., In 1806, cryolite
was found in the area, with mining
operations starting in 1865. The mineral
deposits were exhausted by 1987, and the
town lost its economic base. It was
abandoned soon after” (Wikipedia).
$1750USD
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11. [KRUSENSTERN], [Adam Johann von (1770-1846)];
UKHTOMSKY, Andrei Grigorievich (1771-1852)
“Grobnitsa Kapitana Klerka v Petropavlovske. Captain Clerkes Grabmal im Hafen St. Peter und
Paul” [Captain Clerkes’ Tomb in Petropavlovsk]. Copper engraving from “Atlas k Puteshestviiu Vokrug
Sveta Kapitana Krusensterna” [Atlas to the Travels of Captain Krusenstern Around the World]. Plate №
XVIII.
Saint Petersburg: Morskaya
Typ., 1813. 52x34 cm (20 ½ x 13 ½
in.). Title in Russian and German.
Upper margin strengthened, mild
water stains on upper and lower
margins, otherwise a very good
wide margined copy.
A plate from the Russian
edition of the Atlas of
Krusenstern’s circumnavigation in
1803-1806. The complete Atlas is
a great rarity with only one copy
found in Worldcat, but separate
engravings are also very rare even
in Russia. The Atlas contained 109
engraved plates and was one of
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the most luxurious Russian editions of the beginning of the 19th century, being issued on funds of the
Cabinet of the Russian Emperor and costing 15 thousand roubles - a huge sum of money at the time.
The engraving depicts the tomb of Charles Clerke (1741-1779), a participant in all three James
Cook’s circumnavigations who after Cook’s death in 1779 took the command of the third expedition and
continued searching for the Northwest Passage. Clerke is notable for being the author of the first account
of Captain Cook’s death, as his letter to the Admiralty mentioning Cook’s murder on Hawaii and written in
Kamchatka on June 8, 1779, was first published as a pamphlet in Reval in 1780 (Hawaiian National
Bibliography 18).
Clerke died from tuberculosis not far from Kamchatka and was buried in Petropavlovsk, next to the
grave of another explorer, Louis Delisle de la Croyère (about 1685-1741). The latter participated in Vitus
Bering’s expedition to the North Pacific in 1741 and as many other expedition members, including Bering
himself, died on the hard way back to Kamchatka. The sailors from Krusenstern’s expedition while staying
in Petropavlovsk in September 1805, renewed the tombs constructing a wooden pyramid with
commemorative boards above both graves. Krusenstern described this event in the account. This plate
shows how connected the first explorers of the North Pacific were.
The engraving was made from the drawing from life by Wilhelm Gottlieb Tilesius von Tilenau (1769-
1857), German naturalist and artist who participated in Krusenstern’s expedition. The engraver, Andrey
Ukhtomsky was a prominent Russian artist, a member of the Russian Academy of Arts (1808), the head of
the printing house of the Academy, and the curator of the Academy’s library.
$2750USD
12. [NEW GUINEA]
MACKELLAR, Campbell D.
[Eight Original Watercolour Views of New Guinea and Its Natives, Some of Which are Reproduced
in Mackellar’s Book “Scented Isles and Coral Gardens”].
Ca. 1895. Eight
watercolours, including three
large, ca. 35x25 cm (13 ¾ x 9 ¾
in); four slightly smaller, ca.
25x17 cm (9 ¾ x 6 ¾ in); and one
small, ca. 15,5x12 cm (6 x 4 ¾ in);
all recently matted. On album
paper, with four watercolours
mounted on period larger
cardboard. Five watercolours
signed “C. Mackellar” in the right
lower corner (one signature not
finished, reads “C. Mack”); others
unsigned. Four watercolours
captioned in ink on verso by
Mackellar; others with later
pencil captions. The group of
watercolours is in near fine
condition.
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[With] MACKELLAR, C.D. Scented Isles and Coral Gardens: Torres Straits, German New Guinea
and the Dutch East Indies. Presentation copy, Signed “To: Theron G. Damon with the compliments of
the author. Campbell D. Mackellar. 1912” on the first free endpaper.
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London: John Murray, 1912. First edition. Octavo. Xiii, 351 pp. With eight color and 28 black and
white plates. Publisher’s green pale cloth gilt lettered and tooled on the upper board and spine. Front joint
weak and with a small tear, spine faded, otherwise a very good copy.
Beautiful and evocative original watercolours showing very interesting views of New Guinea’s
natives including: A meeting of two natives on a road, native ritual house with masks, a woman with a
child, man in ritual mask and with a shield, beautiful bird of paradise, and a ceremonial corroboree
meeting of Aboriginals.
The watercolours were made
by the “Scottish pleasure-pilgrim”
C.D. Mackellar who made several
trips to New Guinea by steamer in
1885-1900. They were published in
his book “Scented Isles and Coral
Gardens.” This collection includes
four of the ones included in the book
and four additional ones. The
watercolours are very amusing and
skilful. As he noticed in the preface,
“the author, as is evident, is no artist,
and they are only published here to
try and give even a small and
imperfect idea of the colour which
the pen can only tell of but never
paint” (Preface). The book itself is
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a series of letters describing a trip by steamer around former German New Guinea. Mackellar also
published “A pleasure pilgrim in South America” (London: John Murray, 1908).
The watercolours reproduced as plates are:
Mask House and Masked Natives, New Guinea (p. 110); image size ca. 35x25 cm (13 ¾ x 9 ¾ in).
Mounted on larger cardboard. Signed “C. Mackellar” in the right lower corner, captioned in ink on verso
by Mackellar.
The Old, old story, New
Guinea (p. 154); image size ca. 35x25
cm (13 ¾ x 9 ¾ in). Album paper.
Signed “C. Mackellar” in the right
lower corner, later pencil caption.
Bird of Paradise (Pteridophora
Alberti) (p. 158); image size ca. 35x25
cm (13 ¾ x 9 ¾ in). Album paper.
Signed “C. Mackellar” in the right
lower corner, later pencil caption.
“Very singular is the
Pteridophora alberti, a bird of
paradise that has two long, wiry
strings from its head ornamented
with pale blue horny discs like shells”
(p. 159).
12. ‘The Old, old story, New Guinea’
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Native with Mask and Shield, New Guinea (p. 194); image size ca. 25x17 cm (9 ¾ x 6 ¾ in).
Mounted on larger cardboard. Unsigned, captioned in ink on verso by Mackellar.
Other watercolours:
Native with Mask, New
Guinea. Image size ca. 25x17 cm (9 ¾
x 6 ¾ in). Mounted on larger
cardboard. Signed “C. Mackellar” in
the right lower corner, captioned in
ink on verso by Mackellar.
Mother and Child, New
Guinea, German New Guinea. Image
size ca. 25x17 cm (9 ¾ x 6 ¾ in).
Mounted on larger cardboard.
Unsigned, captioned in ink on verso
by Mackellar.
Australian [Corrobborea].
Torres Strait. Image size ca. 25x17 cm
(9 ¾ x 6 ¾ in). Album paper. Signed
“C. Mack”in the right lower corner,
later pencil caption.
13. Yomeimon Gate, Nikko
12. ‘Native with Mask and Shield, New Guinea’
[Native Woman at Sea Shore], German New Guinea. Image size ca. 15,5x12 cm (6 x 4 ¾ in). Album
paper. Unsigned, later pencil caption.
Annotated bibliography of the Southwest Pacific and Adjacent Areas. Vol. 2, p.20.
$8750USD
13. [NIKKO, JAPAN]
[Album of 26 Original Photographs of Nikko, Japan].
Ca. 1890-es. Oblong Folio (28x38 cm). 26 large photographs ca. 20,5x26 cm (8 x 10 ¼ in) mounted on
26 stiff cardboard leaves. All photographs numbered and captioned in negative, 15 photographs with custom
made labels with type written text. Period brown gilt lettered half morocco with cloth boards neatly
rebacked and re-cornered in style with new endpapers. Overall a very good album.
The album includes early large
photographs of the main sites of Nikko, a
mountainous resort approximately 140 km
north of Tokyo, which became especially
popular among foreign visitors in the end
of the 19th century. “In 1890 first railway
connection to Nikko was provided by the
Japanese National Railways, which was
followed by the Tobu Railway in 1929 with
its Nikko Line” (Wikipedia). Nowadays
Nikko is also a popular destination for
Japanese and international tourists,
famous for its ancient temples, tombs of
great Japanese shoguns Tokugawa Ieyasu
and Tokugawa Iemitsu, the Futarasan
Shinto Shrine and numerous hot springs.
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The shrine of Nikko Tosho-gu, Futarasan Shrine, and a Buddhist temple complex Rinno-ji now form the
UNESCO World Heritage Site Shrines and Temples of Nikko (Wikipedia).
The photographs show Hatsuishi Street (numbered 1197), the Sacred Bridge (748) leading to the
Futarasan Shrine, Manganji Garden (1129 and 1132), and a large group of views of the Tosho-gu Shrine.
The latter includes pictures of several gate: Ishidorii (740), Yomeimon (715 and 729), Karamon (733),
Niomon (716), Torii (709), Eaimitsu (427); views of Five-storied pagoda (757), Eaimitsu temple (702), tomb
of Iyeyasu shogun (710, 711, 714); a sculpture of Three Wise Monkeys (1052), stone lions of Tobikoye
Shishi (1145), Korean bronze lantern (358), lavish wall carvings (761), buildings of Koro (739), Futatsudo
(1147), Kaguraden (1210), Mizuya (713), an alley with stone idols (807) et al.
$2250USD
14. [ROYAL ASIATIC SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN & IRELAND]
Founding Documents of the Royal Asiatic Society, Including: In Manuscript: The Asiatic Society
Prospectus; [With]: Printed List of Members of the Asiatic Society of London; with Inscriptions by Henry
Thomas Colebrooke (1765-1837), the Marquis of Lansdowne and poet Rev. George Crabbe (1754-1832).
London, Jan./Feb. 1823. List of Members: ca. 18x23 cm (7x9 in). Two pages. Folded, weak on folds,
red seal with chip to blank of left margin. Prospectus: ca. 19x23 cm (7 ½ 9 in). Four pages. Watermarked
laid paper; small tear and chipping at centrefold, text complete and clear. Overall both in very good
condition.
Important pair of documents
relating to the founding of the Royal
Asiatic Society of Great Britain and
Ireland. Printed list “Original
Members of the Asiatic Society of
London” contains 27 names
including Sinologist Sir George
Thomas Staunton (1781-1859),
colonial official in Ceylon Sir
Alexander Johnston (1775-1849),
Orientalist and Society’s
mastermind Henry Thomas
Colebrooke, administrator in India
Sir John Malcolm (1769-1833), et al.
The list has a manuscript note by
Colebrooke “with Major
Colebrooke's sincere regards 24
Jany 1823” likely from one of the
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first Society’s preliminary meetings. There’s also a superscription to the Rev. G. Crabbe by the Earl of
Lansdowne dated 1823, and manuscript poetical jottings by Crabbe, a total of 37 lines. A later note on
reverse describes the item: “On the outside is written in the handwriting of the Marquis of Lansdowne the
address of the Revd George Crabbe, the poet, who filled up the vacant space with a short unpublished
piece of poetry (in his own handwriting)”.
The prospectus informs about the date, place and agenda of the Society’s first General Meeting (15
March 1823); describes the procedure of Election of a Council and Officers, Council’s composition; the
ballot; resolutions (name, designation of members, evolution of statutes and next general meeting).
Noteworthy is the description of the functions of the Director’ Office, which is “proposed to be instituted
expressly for the purpose of effectually sustaining and promoting Oriental Literature one of the
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leading objects, which the Society has in view.” It was Henry Thomas Colebrooke who became the first
Director of the Society.
“Colebrooke was the individual who played the greatest part in founding and establishing the (later
Royal) Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland. He took the chair at all the preliminary meetings; the
first, on 9 January 1823, was held at his house. It was evidently felt that the president should be someone
of higher rank and greater influence; but it was unanimously decided to appoint, immediately below the
president, a director, ‘under whose particular care and protection Asiatic literature should be placed’. In
this capacity Colebrooke was ‘called to the chair’ at the society's first general meeting on 15 March 1823.
In his address he said that England had a special mission to repay a debt of gratitude to India. For the next
three years he presided at most meetings both of the society and of its governing council; evidently it was
he who really ran the society” (Oxford DNB).
$2500USD
15. [RUSSIAN EMBASSY TO VENICE, 1656-1657]
[REMARKABLE PRIMARY SOURCE ON 17TH CENTURY RUSSIAN-WESTERN EUROPEAN RELATIONS].
Relatione d’Alcuni Costumi de’Sig.i Ambasc. Moscoviti, che ora si trovano in Livorno per passare
all’Ambasciata di Venezia [Autograph Letter by an Anonymous Author from Livorno Witnessing the
Muscovite Embassy to Venice (1656-1657) and Containing Vivid Observations and Remarks About
Russians].
Livorno, ca. 1656. Quarto, ca. 27x19,5 cm (10 ½ x 7 ¾
in). Four pages; brown ink on cream laid paper with fleur-delis
watermark, written in a legible hand. Paper aged and
slightly faded, with fold marks, but the text is still bright and
easy distinguishable. Beautiful period style crimson
elaborately gilt tooled custom made full morocco clamshell
box with cloth chemise. The letter in very good condition.
Remarkable and Very Important Primary Source for
Russian-Western European relations in the 17th century, an
anonymous letter: “Curiosissimi Costumi de’Sig.i
Ambasciatori Moscoviti, che ora si trovano in Livorno per
passare all’Ambasciata di Venezia.” According to the
historians who worked with two other known copies of the
letter (see below: Attribution of “Relatione d’Alcuni
Costumi”) it was written by a first-hand witness of the
embassy, somehow involved with it, most likely between the
19th and 23rd of December, 1656. The written dialect of the
letter’s language indicates that the author was a common
person from Livorno, possibly of Sicilian origin.
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The letter vividly describes the Muscovite diplomatic delegation, staying in Livorno on its way to
Venice in the winter of 1656. It was an official embassy to the Doge of Venice from the Russian Tsar
Alexey Mikhailovich (1629-1676) sent in 1656-57 and headed by the Pereyaslavl governor Ivan Ivanovich
Chemodanov (before 1618 - after 1657) and Deacon A. Postnikov. The goal of the embassy was to
strengthen political and commercial relations with Venice, to negotiate the joint struggle against the
Turks, to give Venetians the permission to trade in Archangelsk, and to borrow money from the Doge. A
small “side task” was to: “to sell a hundred poods (1600kgs) of rhubarb and some sable furs for a
thousand roubles.” Overall the embassy didn’t achieve its goals as it didn’t manage to get the money from
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the Doge and to successfully sell the state rhubarb and the sable furs (some of which were damaged
during the voyage to Italy and some were sold to feed the embassy itself). The embassy left Venice in
March 1657 and went back to Russia through Switzerland, Germany and Holland.
In spite of a lack of diplomatic skills, Chemodanov’s embassy left its trace in history. Its members
became the first Russians to travel to Italy by sea, around northern Europe. They left Archangelsk on the
12 th of September, 1656; passed the “Northern Nose” (North Cape), the “land of the Danish king,”
“Icelant, or Icy island (Iceland),” “the lands of Hamburg and Bremen,” Scotland, Holland, “possessions of
the English King,” French and Spanish lands - “all those countries we passed from the left,” and arrived in
Livorno on the 24 th of November the same year. During the voyage they suffered from storms in the
Atlantic, when most of the state goods were damaged.
The embassy’s appearance in Italy was met with great interest and curiosity; the official relations
from both the Russian and Italian sides noted crowds of people accompanying the Muscovites wherever
they went. Our letter “Relatione d’Alcuni Costumi” reveals what impression the Russian diplomats made
on the Italians, e.g. “they are dressed in cloth of cotton wool as they are afraid of cold, which is very
common in their country”; “they beat their servants with their own hands, and so brutally that four of five
of them was on the verge of death, and one ran away and is still not found”; “they have sable skins for
100 thousand skudi and also a big amount of rhubarb, caviar and salted fish, and it stinks so much, that
people get sick, and where they were for one hour it stinks afterwards for twelve hours.”
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The Muscovites often seemed barbaric to the inhabitants of Livorno, as they all slept together, “and
the Ambassador with them too, as he was afraid to fall off the bed”; they liked wine, but “put it all in one
barrel, not distinguishing whether it is white or red or any sort of wine”; when the Governor took them
around the city in a carriage, local people were astonished to see that the Muscovites didn’t open the
doors, but climbed over them. There are also descriptions of their table manners which indicate that the
Muscovites didn’t know how to use forks, also descriptions of how balls and festivities amused them, how
“all small houses seemed to them as Gran Palazzos.” Amusing also is the note that the Muscovites liked
“Belle Donne” a lot, and spent many sable furs on them. A separate story describes how the chief
Ambassador got attracted to the wife of a local doctor and tried to get her attention.
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The letter concludes with a note of the embassy’s coming departure to Florence, where they will be
met as Royal ambassadors, and “comedia redecolosa” and that a big feast will be given in their honour, as
“they like it more than anything else.”
Attribution of “Relatione d’Alcuni Costumi”:
There are two other known copies of “Curiosissimi Costumi,” the older one is found in the Vatican
Library (Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana) as a part of “Codex Vaticanus Latinus” № 8891. It was first
published in printed form in 1890 as a part of “Spicilegio Vaticano di Documenti Inediti e Rari, Estratti
Dagli Archivi e Dalla Biblioteca della Sede Apostolica” (Roma 1890, p. 381-383). The editor of the book,
Monsignor I. Carini attributed that the Vatican letter was written in the middle of the 17 th century by a
first-hand witness of the Muscovite Embassy. Based on the written dialect of the letter’s language, Carini
attributed the author as one of Livorno’s common people, a Sicilian by origin.
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The second of the two other known copies of “Curiosissimi Costumi” is deposited in Russia, in the
archive of the Saint Petersburg Institute of History of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The text of the
letter is included in the Italian manuscript collection titled “Storie Diverse.” Soviet historians also
published a printed version of their copy of the letter and thoroughly analysed it (see special articles by S.
Anninskii, 1934, and I. Sharkova, 1972); The Saint Petersburg copy was attributed to be written slightly
later than the Vatican copy, at the end of the 17th or in the very beginning of the 18th century.
A thorough analysis of the texts of our letter and the Vatican and Saint Petersburg copies reveal
several minor differences between all three, but also show a strong resemblance between our “Relatione
d’Alcuni Costumi” and the Vatican copy. They are very similar in regards to the completeness and spelling
of the text, whereas the Saint Petersburg copy often has some words replaced or removed, and also has
spelling patterns different from the Vatican and our copies. This allows us the to state, that our copy was
written at the same time with the Vatican copy or close to it. It’s remarkable, on the other hand, that the
text of our copy is more extensive, than the Vatican one: there are additional lines in several places
supplementing the contents of the Vatican copy. It could mean either that our copy is earlier - making it
the earliest known copy of “Curiosissimi Costumi,” or that the author of our copy knew more about the
events described in the letter, and decided to enrich it with more details.
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Bibliography:
[Ambasceria Russa in Italia] / [Ed. By I. Carini] // Spicilegio Vaticano di Documenti Inediti e Rari,
Estratti Dagli Archivi e Dalla Biblioteca della Sede Apostolica. – Roma 1890. – P. 376-383.
[Anninskii] Аннинский, С.А. Пребывание в Ливорно Царского посольства в 1656 г. (Впечатления
иностранца) // ИРЛИ. Сборник статей, посвященных академику А.С. Орлову. – 1934. – С. 201-207.
[Kazakova] Казакова, Н.А. Статейные списки русских послов в Италию как памятники
литературы путешествий (середина XVII века) // Труды Отдела древнерусской литературы. — Л.:
Наука. Ленингр. Отд-ние, 1988. – T. XLI. – С. 268-288.
[Liubopytneishie nravy…] Любопытнейшие нравы господ послов московских, которые
находятся теперь в Ливорно, проездом в Венецию / Публ. И перевод К. Шварсалон // Русская
старина, 1894. – Т. 81. - № 1. – С. 197-203.
[Sharkova] Шаркова, И.С. Посольство И.И. Чемоданова и отклики на него в Италии //
Проблемы истории международных отношений. – Л., 1972. – С. 207-223.
$37,500USD
16. [SALONA DURING THE GREEK WAR OF INDEPENDENCE]
[Original Very Large Drawing of Salona [Amfissa], Greece].
Ca. 1821. Pencil on Whatman paper watermarked “1821,” ca. 58x86 cm (22 ¾ x 34 in). Unsigned,
captioned in pencil “Salona” in the upper margin. With a small marginal tear, otherwise a very good
drawing.
This detailed pencil drawing
shows the panoramic view of
Amfissa (known as “Salona” from the
13 th century until 1833) surrounded
by the adjacent foothills and city’s
landmark, the Castle of Salona (or
the Castle of Oria) in the centre. The
drawing was most likely made during
the Greek War of Independence
(1821-32) and is especially significant
as Salona was the first town of
Central Greece to revolt against
Turks (Wikipedia). The drawing
clearly represents the English school
and is a good example of
“Philellenism,” a “tremendous sympathy” (Wikipedia)
16, enlargement
and wide support for the Greek Revolution throughout the Western Europe.
“On March 27, 1821, Dimitrios Panourgias [Greek military commander] invaded the town and on
April 10 the Greeks captured the Castle of Salona, the first fortress which fell in Greek hands, and
extinguished the six hundred people of the Ottoman garrison in it. On 15-20 November 1821, a council
was held in Salona, where the main local notables and military chiefs participated. Under the direction of
Theodoros Negris, they set down a proto-constitution for the region, the “Legal Order of Eastern
Continental Greece”, and established a governing council, the Areopagus of Eastern Continental Greece,
composed of 71 notables from Eastern Greece, Thessaly and Macedonia. Salona became the capital of
Eastern Continental Greece and the regime existed until the Ottoman recapture of Greece, in 1825”
(Wikipedia).
$5500USD
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17. [SANTA CATARINA, BRAZIL]
Descripção Topographica do Mappa da Provincia de Santa Catharina, Organisada na Commissao
do Registro Geral e Estatistica das Terras Publicas e Possuidas Bernardo Augusto Nascentes de
Azambujasob a Presidencia do Conselheiro. [Topographical Description of the Map of the Province of
Santa Catharina..,].
Rio de Janeiro: Imprimerie Impériale de S.A. Sisson, 1874. Second Edition. 25 pp. With a large fourcolor
lithograph folding map (90x60 cm). Original publisher's beige printed papered boards, black cloth
spine. A very good copy.
This rare decorative and detailed four-color map shows the Santa Catarina state on the southeast
coast of Brazil which was a favored destination for immigrants from Europe and Asia. Not in Borba de
Moraes.
“Santa Catarina is a state in southern Brazil with one of the highest standards of living in Latin
America. Its capital is Florianópolis, which mostly lies on the Santa Catarina Island.., Large numbers of
European immigrants, especially from Germany, began arriving early in the nineteenth century.
Immigrants from Italy, Poland, Russia, Ukraine, Japan and other parts of Europe followed. These
immigrants created an abundance of small, family-held farms, many of which continue to exist in the
interior of the state” (Wikipedia).
$1750USD
18. [ST. AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA]
[Album of 36 Original Photographs of St. Augustine and Jacksonville, Florida].
Ca. 1890. Oblong Octavo (13,5x19,5 cm). 36 photographs ca. 9x12 cm (3 ½ x 4 ¾ in) mounted on 18
stiff cardboard leaves. All photographs with manuscript captions. Period light brown silver gilt cloth
album, spine is stitched through on top and bottom with a decorative string. Bottom string has broken,
some photographs very mildly faded otherwise a very good album.
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Nice collection of early photographs of St.
Augustine, the oldest continuously occupied Europeanestablished
city and port in the continental United States
(founded in 1565 by Spanish explorer and admiral Pedro
Menéndez de Avilés). The photographs include interesting
panoramas of the city (“St. Augustine from the bridge,”
“Birds-eye Views of north city”), views of “the old city
gates,” old slave market, the seawall, St. Augustine’s
hospital, a couple of rare views of St. George street;
pictures of city’s main churches - Cathedral Basilica of St.
Augustine, Presbyterian memorial church, Trinity Episcopal
church and Methodist church.
Views of the main sites include several pictures of
the “Old Fort Marion” (Castillo de San Marcos, the oldest
masonry fort in the US) with its general view, a picture of
the look-out tower, the draw-bridge and moat; three
views of Anastasia island and its famous Light-house (built
in 1874); a photograph of “The Oldest House” (a historic
building designated a U.S. National Historic Landmark in
18. “Street Urchins, Jacksonville”
1970) et al.
Several photographs show St. Augustine hotels and mansions - Ponce de León Hotel (this lavish
building was completed in 1888), The Cordova Hotel, Alcazar hotel, and Villa Zorayda (with interiors). The
album concludes with the photograph of the ostrich farm in Jacksonville, Fl. and several portraits of local
children (“Street urchins, Jacksonville” et al).
$975USD
19. [UGANDA RAILWAY]
[Photograph Album of 48 Original Photographs of the Uganda Railway from Mombassa to Port
Florence on the Kavirondo (Winam) Gulf with Photographs by William D. Young, Photographer,
Mombasa and mostly from the property (suggested by accompanying manuscript material) of Harry
Augustus Frederick Currie (1866-1912), who was appointed the Uganda Railway Manager in 1903.
[With] four pages of copied text and photos with manuscript notes].
1893-1905. Oblong Quarto(22x29 cm).
24 leaves. 48 original photographs, ca.
16x21cm (6 ½ x 8 in). Period brown gilt tooled
half morocco with brown cloth boards with the
title “Photographs” gilt tooled on the front
cover. Extremities mildly worn, otherwise a very
good album.
The strong images of the album include:
Ruins of Vasco da Gama Fort - Entrance to
Mombasa Harbour, Panorama of Mombasa
from English Point, Mombasa from the Fort,
H.M. Customs and Landing Stages, Mombasa,
Vasco da Gama Street Mombasa, Mombasa
Hospital from the Fort, Kilindini Harbour,
Kikuyu Escarpment, construction of railway,
19. Mombasa from the Fort
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Kedong River, Lake Elmenteita, Mau
Escarpment, Londiani River, Londiani,
Kedowa, Kibigori, Muhoroni, Stanley River,
Kavirondo Gulf, and various native group
photos.”The Uganda Railway was built by
the British Empire under the Foreign Office
at the start of the period when Britain
maintained colonial control of the region as
British East Africa. Construction of the line
started at the port city of Mombasa in the
Kenya Colony in 1896 and reached Kisumu,
on the eastern shore of Lake Victoria, in
1901. By 1931 it was extended to Kampala
in the Uganda Protectorate. Although
almost all of the rail line was actually in the
colony that would come to be known as
19. A Narrow Squeak
Kenya, the original purpose of the project was to provide a modern transport link to carry raw materials
out of, and manufactured British goods into, the Uganda Protectorate” (Wikipedia).
“William D. Young, who also worked as official photographer for the Ugandan railways,
documenting the construction of the Mombasa-Kampala line, founded the famous Dempster Studio in
Mombasa (with a branch in Nairobi in 1905)” (arts.jrank.org).
$5750USD
20. [VICTORIA, QUEEN OF SWEDEN],
[PHOTOGRAPHS FROM HER TRAVEL TO EGYPT, 1890-1891]
[A Unique and Important Collection of 374 Large Photographs of Egypt and Italy From and Made
During the Travels of Victoria,
Queen of Sweden (1862-1930),
Including 25 Photographs of
Egypt Made by the Queen
Personally in 1890-1891].
[Included are: 25 large
photographs made by the
Queen ca. 25x30 cm (9 ¾ x 12
in) and a large portrait photo
signed on verso “Zeki Bey/
Uppvaktaude has de kunliga”
(image size 36,5x22 cm, or 14 ½
x 8 ½ in), taken by the studio of
O. Schoefft (Photographer de la
Cour, V. Giuntini & G. Khoskantz
Successeurs, Caire) and 348
large photographs ca. 20x26 cm
(10x8 in) or slightly smaller.
Of the 348 photographs, 246 are Egyptian views, landscapes and scenes, namely Cairo, Karnak,
Medinet Habu, Luxor, Ibsamboul, Medamut, Aswan, Giza, Abu Simbel, Alexandria, Heliopolis, Suez Canal
et al. They represent panoramic views of the temples and pyramids, Nile with its boats, streets and
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squares of major cities, Muslim mosques and tombs, Arab houses, picturesque Oriental street markets,
vendors, barbers, soldiers, camel riders, women and children; scenes of Arab meals and pastimes - in
short, a vivid and romantic view of Egypt.
Over a hundred photographs were made by the studio of Antonio Beato; over 140 images are from
the studio of Pascal Sébah, with photographers’ names written in negative. The photographs are housed
in six boxes titled “Egypten. Cairo.”
“Egypten. Moskéer och Koptiska
Kyrkor,” “Egypten. Pyramider, Tempe
loch Obelisker” (2 boxes) and “Egypten.
Landskap och Folkstyper” (2 boxes).
The other 102 Italian views are
housed in two boxes titled “Italien” and
show landscapes, art works and buildings
of Naples, Pompeii, Milan, Lake Como,
Genova, Bellagio, Giornico, Lugano, Capri
etc. The photographs belong to Italian
studios of Sommer, L. Guida, Achille
Mauri and F. Pesce (Napoli), Nessi (Lake
Como), Bosetti, Brogi (Milano) et al].
1890-1. Over a third of the
photographs with ink captions in
Swedish, many with photographers’
signatures in negative. All photographs
mounted on stiff cardboard leaves and
loosely inserted in nine impressive
period custom made red half cloth clam
shell boxes with gilt lettered spines,
moiré interiors and marbled edges.
Eight boxes ca. 34x28 cm (13 ½ x 11 in),
and one, containing the pictures made
by the Queen, ca. 46x37 cm (18x14 ¼
in). Boxes slightly rubbed, with signs of
wear; three boxes with minor tears on
front hinges, two boxes with tears on
front hinges neatly repaired, a couple of
photographs with minor losses of
cardboard on corners, but overall the
collection is in very good condition.
20. Photograph Taken by the Queen
20. Photograph Taken by the Queen, with Her Inscription
A unique and exhaustive collection of photographic views of Egypt, its great monuments, portraits
of people and their everyday life, from the collection of Queen Victoria of Sweden who traveled through
Egypt for health reasons in the winter of 1890-91. Victoria was “described as strong-willed and artistically
talented. She was an accomplished amateur photographer and painter and she also sculpted. On her
travels in Egypt and Italy she both photographed and painted extensively, and experimented with various
photo-developing techniques, producing high quality photographic work The trip triggered her
interest in archaeology and collecting antiques. Her impressive collection of Egyptian antiques was later
donated to the University of Uppsala in Sweden, where the collection is still housed today” (Wikipedia).
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20. Signature on verso of a Photograph
Taken by the Queen
Our collection was obviously assembled by a
person close to the Queen during her travels, most
likely by her attending personal physician and contains
25 large photographs taken by Victoria personally.
One photograph has the Queen’s signed
dedication under the image “Till minne af Nyårsdagen
1891 på Mena House/ från/ Victoria” [In memory of
the New Year’s day 1891 at Mena House/ from
Victoria]; this picture was reproduced in the second
edition of the Queen’s biography titled “Drottning
Victoria” (1931), see below. Fifteen photographs
captioned in Swedish on verso, with four specifically
noted as “Foto taget 1891 af Kronprinzessin” (with slight variations in word’s order).
Six photographs were reproduced in the Queen’s book “Vom de Nil” (1892), and one was published
in “Drottning Victoria” (1931), see about both editions below. The reproduced photographs are 1) in
“Drottning Victoria,” “Mena-Haus, Gize” (p. 78); and 2) in “Vom de Nil”: “Bedouin girls” (p. 21), “Cameel
mit Zuckerrohr” (p. 24), “Chephren-Pyramide” (p. 52), “Cataracten-Landschaft” (p. 102), “Bellal” (p. 103),
“Ammontempel von Karnak” (p. 141).
Other pictures made by the Queen show
accomplished views of the Nile banks, Philae,
Karnak, the Pyramid of Cheops and Great Sphinx of
Giza. The “Royal” photographs are housed in the
clam shell box with gilt lettered title “Egypten” and
supplemented with There is also a leaf with
beautiful gilt printed and hand written calligraphic
Arab text (ca. 57x37 cm or 17 ½ x 14 ½ in),
together with an envelope (ca. 17x24 cm),
inscribed in Arab and decorated with floral
ornaments. The envelope is signed in Swedish
“Ordensbref - Osmanieorden” and hassome tears.
Likely, the leaf is related to the Order of Osmanieh,
the second highest order in the Ottoman Empire.
The photograph collection is supplemented
with the very rare privately printed edition of the
Queen’s account of her Egypt travels (only four
copies found in Worldcat) and also the very rare
first and second editions of her biography (four
and one copy found in Worldcat respectively). All
the books are richly illustrated with photographs
of Egypt, including the ones made by the Queen.
VICTORIA, Kronprinzessin von Schweden
und Norwegen. Vom Nil. Tagebuchblätter
während des Aufenthalts in Egypten im Winter
1890/91 [From the Nile. Diaries During the Stay
in Egypt in Winter 1890-91]. Mit
Lichtdruckbildern nach eigenen
photographischen Aufnahmen und eine Karte.
Als Manuscript gedruckt.
20. 'Egyptian' Views from the Collection
20. 'Egyptian' Views from the Collection
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Karlsruhe: G. Braun’schen Hofbuchdruckerei,
1892. First edition. Folio. [4], 163, [1 errata] pp.
Front., 34 photogravure plates, numerous photo
illustrations in text. Bound without the map. Original
publisher’s pictorial cloth, gilt stamped decorative
endpapers. Overall a near fine copy.
DROTTNING Victoria. En Översikt av
Drottningens Levnad och Verksamhet. Utgiven till
minne av 60-årsdagen [The Queen Victoria. An
Overview of Queen’s Life and Activity. Published to
Commemorate Her 60th Birthday] / Under
redaction av Gustav Åsbrink. Med TVÅ Plancher och
omslag I koppar-Djuptruck Samt 96 Bilder I Texten.
First edition. Stockholm: Aktiebolaget C.E.
Fritzes Kungl. Hovbokhandel, 1923. Folio. 112 pp.
With photogravure portrait frontispiece and a plate,
numerous illustrations in text. Original publisher’s
printed wrappers. A near fine copy.
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DROTTNING Victoria. En Översikt av Drottningens Levnad och Verksamhet [The Queen Victoria.
An Overview of Queen’s Life and Activity] / Utgiven av Gustav Åsbrink. Med TVÅ fotogravurer och
talrika Texbilder.
Second [expanded] edition. Stockholm: Aktiebolaget Hasse W. Tullberg, 1931. Elephant Folio
(35,5x27 cm). 292, [7] pp. With a photogravure portrait frontispiece, a photographic plate, and a facsimile
plate; numerous illustrations in text. Original publisher’s full navy morocco, richly gilt tooled, with the
queen’s monogram on the front board; decorative endpapers, all edges gilt. Corners slightly rubbed, front
endpaper with a minor crack at hinge, but overall a very good copy.
$65,000USD
21. [VOYAGE FROM INDIA TO SCOTLAND]
[An Album of Watercolours and
Gouaches by an Englishman Showing Southern
India, Mt. Sinai, Cape Guardafui in Somalia,
the Isle of Man, Views of Scotland, and a
Series of Views of the Swiss Alps and the
French Riviera].
1869-1881. Small Folio (32x26 cm). 36
leaves. With 36 watercolours, including larger
ones ca. 16x25 cm (6 ½ x 10 in), and smaller
ones ca. 9x15 cm (3 ½ x 6 in). The watercolours
are mounted on slightly larger leaves
supplemented with manuscript captions (in
English) and then mounted on the album
leaves. All but two watercolours have captions.
Period full cloth album, elaborately blind, gilt
and colour tooled. A very good album.
21. Cape Comorine (Kanyakumari)
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An album of accomplished watercolour
views of two travels. Firstly a voyage from India
to Scotland which took place in 1869-1870 and
started in southern India. The earliest
watercolours, dated the 27 th October 1869,
show views of Tellicherry (Thalassery) and
Cannonore (Kannur) on the Malabar coast of
south-west India. Then there are four views of
Cape Comorin (Kanyakumari), the southernmost
tip of India, all dated the 1st of November, and a
view of Vizagapatam (Visakhapatnam) on the
Indian east coast (12 th of November).
In May 1870 the artist was on his/her
way back to Europe via the Red Sea, which is
illustrated with a view of a sunrise over Mt.
Horeb (Sinai) and two views of Cape Guardafui
in Somalia. One of the captions noted that this
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21. Cannonore (Kannur)
voyage was made aboard the S.S. Hooghly, a vessel of the renowned French maritime company
Messagerie Impériale, which was founded in 1851 and specialized in voyages from France to India, Ceylon
and South-East Asia through the Suez Canal. This voyage was a very early one through the Suez Canal as
the canal had only been completed in November 1869.
The album then contains views from the summer of 1870 including a nice panorama of Tivoli,
across the Italian Campagna (June) and a whole series of views of northwestern England and Scotland,
executed in August: sea landscapes of the Isle of Man and the Island of Eigg from Roshven, Kirkcudbright
from the Senwick Shore, a view of the Loch Katrine on the Ellen’s Isle, a picture of hotel at Patterdale with
mount Helvellyn in the background and extensive manuscript description of the artist's activities there.
The second trip dates 1875-1876
and contains two “Italian” sketches - a
chapel of San Giovanni Battista in vicinity
of San Remo and the Gulf of La Spezia
(both 1875), and a series of twelve nice
large drawings of the Swiss Alps (all 1876)
including views of Les Diablerets, Mount
Pilatus from Lucerne (July), Niesen
Mountain “from our window at
Oberhofen” (June), “The Eiger, Mönch and
the Jüngfrau from Oberhofen on lake of
Thun” (June); “The Stockhorn from our
window at Oberhofen” (June), several
watercolours of Lake Geneva and the
Château de Chillon (August), panoramas of
Mont Blanc “from Morges” and “Dent de
Jaman, Rochers de Naye and Doldenhorn”
(September).
21. Mount Pilatus over Lucerne
Later drawings represent French and Spanish Riviera - views of Menton (April 1878), Pyrenees and
coast of Spain, Biarritz (May 1878), Hyeres (1880), and Cannes (two views, both 1881).
Overall a very interesting collection of views by an accomplished amateur artist.
$3500USD

22. [VOYAGES OF HMS MODESTE]
[Two Manuscript Lectures With Great Content About the First Opium War, James Ross' Antarctic
Voyage, Capturing Slavers in the Mozambique Channel and David Livingstone's Last Expedition,
Entitled:] “Reminiscences of a Voyage from England to the Cape of Good Hope via the West Indies”; and
“Reminiscences of a Voyage from the Cape of Good Hope to China in H.M.S. Modeste.”
1866-1867. Both Folio. 25 and 34 loose leaves written on one side; several leaves watermarked
“Stowford Mills. 1866.” With a 21 leaf typescript text of the second lecture. Some leaves of the manuscript
with some edge wear. Housed in a custom made blue cloth clamshell box with gilt lettered label. Overall in
very good condition.
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Two anonymous manuscript lectures, by a British Navy sailor, discussing his travels in 1838-1840 to
the West Indies, South Africa, Mozambique, India, and China, as a crew member of HMS Modeste, an 18-
gun sloop of war (launched 1837, Commander Harry Eyres, RN). The lectures were given at the Keyham
Literary and Musical Society (the author was a member) a year apart, sometime after the Civil War, which
is mentioned in passing. In the second lecture the author noted that he had also participated in “Kaffir
War 1846” (7 th Cape Frontier War, 1846-47 between British colonial forces in South Africa and local Hhosa
tribes).
In October 1838 the Modeste was sent to the West Indies to fortify the West Indian Squadron during
the French war against Mexico, then in May 1839 the ship sailed to Cape Town with the task to combat
slavery in the Mozambique Channel; a year after, she proceeded to China as a part of the British fleet
engaged in the First Opium War 1839-1842. “H.M.S. Modeste was the most actively employed Royal Navy
Ship during the First China War, taking part in all but one of the thirteen actions and operations which singly
offered eligibility to the award of the campaign medal. Captain Eyres was mentioned in despatches on no
fewer than nine occasions for his conduct of affairs during this campaign, which led to his promotion to
Captain on 6 May 1841, and nomination for a C.B. On 14 October 1841” (Dix Noonan Webb Auctions).
In the lectures, the author discusses a crossing-the-line ceremony, gives a description of Jamaica,
and extensive description of New York which he visited in March-April 1839, describes life in Cape Town
(where he witnessed the Erebus and Terror leaving for the Antarctic), describes suppressing the slave
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traffic in Mozambique Channel and capture of several Portuguese slavers (“Escorpao,” “Anna Feliz,” “Rio
Montego” et al). He also makes a very interesting contemporary remark about the last African travels of
David Livingstone.
On the way to China HMS Modeste visited Mauritius, the Seychelles and Singapore. The author
mentions the first ascent of Mauritius’ peak “Peter Bottle” (Pieter Both, 820 m), by Lieutenants of HMS
Undaunted, including “the present Admiral Sir Henry Keppel, Commander-in-Chief of the East Indies”; and
describes Macao. He called Singapore “a fine place for pineapples, we were able to purchase them at less
than a penny each,” and gave an interesting description of opium vessels and the British opium trade,
“one of the great branches of our trade from India to China, but the drug being prohibited by the Chinese
Government, it had to be smuggled into the Country.” The narration was finished on the 26 th of July 1840
when Modeste arrived to the Chusan Islands in the East China Sea, ready to participate in the war
operations.
Note about Terror and Erebus: “On the 6th of April [1840], we were in sight of the Table Mountain,
and making our course for Symons’ Bay, we encountered the “Terror” and “Eritas”[sic], Discovery ships,
and a Naval Transport, standing out of the Bay, under the command of Capt. Sir James Ross, and Capt. E.
Bird, bound for the South Pole. These discovery ships were the same that sealed the fate of Sir John
Franklin and his brave companions, a few years afterwards, in the arctic Seas: where four of my shipmates
lay, in that Desert of deserts, never to return on this side of the grave.”
Interesting contemporary note about David Livingstone (1813-1873) and his last expedition to find
the source of the Nile (1866-1873): “ we shaped our course for Quilimane, a Portuguese settlement.
This place, I think, is familiar to many of my hearers, as being the place where the celebrated African
Traveler, Dr. Livingstone, started from, in his explorations into the interior of Africa. We have heard that
he was cruelly murdered, but I am of the same opinion as the President of the Geographical Society, Sir
Roderick Murchim [sic], that the Doctor is still alive and will yet be spared to receive the congratulations
of his countrymen. I form my opinion from knowing the lying propensities of the Johanna-men, and also
from recent intelligence, that he was seen far beyond the place indicated, and at a recent date.”
The author writes in an accessible and casual style, as evidenced by this exciting description of
capturing a slaver: “As soon as the ship was reported, our Captain gave orders to the Watch, to shorten
sail, after which we lost sight of the Stranger...About five o'clock in the morning, we fired a blank gun, and
as soon as the smoke had cleared, the stranger was perceived, under every stitch of canvas that could be
set, bounding away from us. We immediately turned the hands up, and made all sail, and I can assure you,
there was no trouble in clearing our lower or mess deck; for every officer, man and boy, were doing their
best to endeavor to catch the Slaver...We were soon bounding like an albatross on the crest of the waves
after our Prize...It was by this time 9 o'clock, and the Slaver still out of the range of our guns...After a little
delay [the wind] freshened again from the eastward, and the Slaver being to the westward, we were first
to get advantage of it - we silently glided within range of our prize, and recommenced a sharp firing...The
Slave-captain now seeing no chance of escape, and the risk of many being killed, let go all his halyards,
and surrendered to us, after a long and hard chase, of six hours and a half.”
$3750USD
23. [YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK & MONTEREY]
[Album of 82 Original Photographs of the Yosemite National Park and Monterey].
1910. Oblong Quarto (18x27 cm). 33 leaves. 82 photographs, the vast majority ca. 12,5x7,5 cm (5x3
in), but also four panoramas ca. 6x20,2 cm (2 ½ x 8 in), and five smaller images ca. 8,5x6 cm (3 ½ x 2 ½ in).
Most photographs with handwritten period captions in white, including the title on verso of the front
board “Vacation of 1910.” Period black cloth. Tail of spine with some minor wear, otherwise a near fine
album with strong images.
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Interesting collection of early images of
the Yosemite National Park - the first US
national park (1864) and World Heritage Site
since 1984. The album includes well executed
views of most famous Yosemite sites, and the
Yosemite valley - Merced River, peaks of El
Capitan, Half Dome, North Dome and the
Royal Arches, Eagle Peaks, Cathedral Spires,
Liberty Gap, Agassiz Column, etc.; panoramas
of Sierra Nevada mountains; pictures of Mirror
Lake and Happy Isles, numerous falls (Bridal
Veil Falls, Nevada Falls, Vernal Falls, Yosemite
Falls). The views are supplemented with
photographs of the tourists in their camp and
on a trail, while taking pictures or cooking (e.g.
“Last Camp fire,” “On trail above Mirror Lake” et al.),
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23. Yosemite Valley and Mirror Lake
Indian huts, a forest cabin, a picture of a black bear and an early view of the Yosemite Valley Railroad
“Train crossing Pleasant Valley Bridge.” “The Yosemite Valley Railroad (YVRR) was a short-line railroad
operating from 1907 to 1945 in the state of California, mostly following the Merced River from Merced to
Yosemite National Park, carrying a mixture of passenger and freight traffic” (Wikipedia).
The album also contains approximately a dozen photographs of the Monterey area: views of the
sea shore including Midway Point, cypress forest, dunes and the famous 17-Mile Drive laid out in 1892 by
the Pacific Improvement Company (PIC). “The drive was offered as a pleasure excursion to guests of the
PIC-owned Hotel Del Monte, and it was intended to attract wealthy buyers of large and scenic residential
plots on PIC land” (Wikipedia).
Very interesting is a picture of the
original Pebble Beach Lodge, “a rustic logcabin-style
one-story inn completed by
1909” (Wikipedia); the Lodge burned
down in 1917, being replaced by the Del
Monte Lodge. “The rambling lodge,
featuring private patio nooks and a wide
pergola made of local logs, was
positioned halfway along 17-Mile Drive,
overlooking Pebble Beach. The great hall
or assembly room was 35 by 70 feet (11
by 21 m) wide and was flanked by
massive fireplaces at each end. A tavern
and kitchen supplied food and drink, and
later, cottages could be rented for
overnight guests. Operated under the
same management as the Hotel Del
23. Pebble Beach Lodge, Monterey
Monte, food service was available at all hours, including fresh local abalone chowder. The lodge was built
as the community center for the wealthy residents of the Del Monte Forest, and was popular as a rest
stop for 17-Mile Drive motorists” (Wikipedia).
The final photograph shows a scene of “Canoeing on Russian River” in California, named after Fort
Ross of the Russian-American Company founded on the river in the early 19th century.
$1250USD

24. ACKRILL, Robert
A Scamper from Yorkshire to the United States, with a Glance at Canada.
Harrogate: R. Ackrill, 1878. First Edition. Octavo. v, 179, [1] pp. Extra illustrated with a photograph
of the author inset into a card frontispiece, eleven line drawings, fourteen original topographical
photographs of which four are mounted on card leaves and ten are linen backed and folding, seven
chromolithographs mounted on card leaves, and four watercolours. Handsome original period brown very
elaborately gilt tooled full morocco. A very good copy.
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Very rare work as only eight copies found in Worldcat. As the work was published without
illustrations, the lavish extra-illustration of this copy allows us to presume that this is the author's own
copy. The author, who was editor of the “Harrogate Herald,” “desired to convey, in a familiar strain, his
impressions of a voyage across the Atlantic, as well as a description of the places, scenes and people that
most interested him in the New World”(Preface).
The early photographs, many folding panoramas, include interesting views of Washington D.C.,
New York, Philadelphia, Boston and the Niagara Falls. The well executed watercolours include views of the
Hudson River, Egg Rock Lynn, Lynn Harbour and Nune Island, St. Lawrence River. The author also
wrote:”The York and Ainsty Tragedy; Or, the Last of the Slingsbys; A Narrative of the Terrible Hunting
Accident, in which the Master, the Huntsman, Two Members of the Hunt, and Two Ferrymen were
Drowned in the River Ure, February, 1869.”
$3750USD
25. ADALBERT, Prince of Prussia (1811-1873)
Travels in the South of Europe and Brazil: with a Voyage up the Amazon, and its tributary the
Xingu', now first explored. Translated by Sir R. H. Schomburgk and J. E. Taylor. With an introduction by
Baron von Humboldt.
London: David Bogue, 1849. First English Edition with a signed letter by Schomburgk. Octavo, 2vols.
xvi, 338, [1]; v, 377 pp. With an aquatint frontispiece and four outline hand colored folding maps. Original
publishers brown patterned gilt cloth, set housed in a custom made matching slip case. Spine mildly
sunned, otherwise a very good set.
With an Autographed Letter Signed by this works editor Sir Robert H. Schomburgk addressed to a
Mr. Higgins and dated the 29th of May 1845.
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“FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH, and the
first edition to be published for the public.
The first edition in German had been
privately printed in 1847 in an edition of
only 100 copies for distribution among the
Prince's friends and family”(Christies).
“Prince Adalbert and his suite arrived in Rio
in 1842 and made several journeys in the
vicinity (Nova Friburgo, Macae, Campos).
From Rio they sailed to Para, and from there
up the Amazon to the Xingu, venturing up
this river to a point never reached by white
men before. On returning to Para they
made journeys into Maranghao, Recife, and
Bahia, and from there went back to Europe”
(Borba de Moraes I, p.14). “Of all the
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tributaries of the Amazon, the Xingu was
the least known. A Dutch fort had been placed near its mouth in the early seventeenth century, and a few
Jesuit missions had sprung up along the lower reaches. Adalbert's survey was the first of its kind, but saw
only the lowest 300 kilometers of the river. In fact the upper Xingu remained unexplored until Karl von
den Steinen arrived at the headwaters from Cuiba in August 1884” (Howgego 1800-1850, A3); Sabin 162.
$1975USD
26. ALEXANDER, Sir James Edward (1803-1855)
[Original Watercolour View of the Coast of Jamaica with the Blue Mountains in the Background
and Two Fishing Boats in the Foreground].
1831. Watercolour and ink on paper, ca. 29x38 cm (11 ½ x 15 in). Signed in pencil “Blue Mt.
Jamaica” in the right lower corner. Mounted on period grey cardboard ca. 44x55,5 cm (17 ½ x 22 in),
within additional dark grey border. Manuscript caption in red ink on the lower margin “Blue Mountain.
Jamaica. 1831 - J.E.A.” Card mount with small marginal chips and tears, but overall watercolour in very
good condition.
An evocative watercolour view of
the Jamaican shore with the Blue
Mountains, the longest mountain range
of the island, declared a National Park in
1992 in the background. “As one of the
longest continuous mountain ranges in
the Caribbean, the Blue Mountains
dominate the eastern third of Jamaica
. They rise to the elevation of over
2200 m (7400 ft) from the coastal plain
in the space of about sixteen kilometers,
thus producing one of the steepest
general gradients in the world”
(Wikipedia).
Sir James Alexander, the artist,
also noted the steepness and grandeur
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of the Blue Mountains in his travel account: “After a week’s run we sighted afar off the dim outline of part
of St. Domingo, and then the lofty mountains near Point Morant, the eastern cape of Jamaica. It was a
magnificent scene, this part of the island; the Blue Mountains, eight thousand feet high, towered above a
stratum of clouds, and the rugged hills below them were furrowed by ravines; we could see no level land,
but the steep cliffs descended abruptly into the sea, on which were one or two small coasting vessels. As
we approached nearer, we observed that the hills were not altogether barren, black forests were upon
their sides, and patches of bright emerald green, and white houses, were seen as we ran along the south
coast towards Port Royal” (Transatlantic Sketches, Comprising Visits to the Most Interesting Scenes in
North and South America, and the West Indies, with notes on Negro Slavery and Canadian Emigration’, by
Captain J. E. Alexander, 42nd Royal Highlanders, F.R.G.S. M.R.A.S. London, 1833. 2 vols. Vol. 1. P. 285).
Sir James Edward Alexander was a British army officer and a fellow of the Royal Geographical
Society. He served in India, Persia, South Africa, Canada, New Zealand, participated in the First Anglo-
Burmese War, Crimean War et al. “He saved Cleopatra's Needle from destruction, and had much to do
with its transfer to England in 1877. At its base he buried, among other artefacts, photographs of the
twelve best-looking English women of the day. His extensive travels provided material for his varied
publications, which included Travels from India to England (1827) and Cleopatra's Needle (1879)” (Oxford
DNB).
In 1831, in the rank of Captain of 42 nd Royal Highlanders, Alexander travelled to British Guiana,
West Indies, United States and Canada. In South America he went up the Essequibo River, in the West
Indies extensively travelled around Barbados, Tobago, Trinidad, Grenada, St. Vincent, Jamaica “with its
blue mountains, fertile savannahs, and deadly lagoons” and Cuba. Then he sailed to New Orleans and
went up the Mississippi to Memphis, through Tennessee and Kentucky to Louisville and the Falls of Ohio.
After that he went to Virginia, visited Lake Erie, Niagara Falls, crossed Lake Ontario to York (Upper
Canada), saw Kingston, Ottawa and along St. Lawrence River went to Quebec. Then he moved to New
York, Washington (where met the US President), Boston and from there returned to Liverpool. Alexander
“volunteered to execute commissions” for Royal Geographical Society and “other literary and scientific
individuals” regarding places he visited and was very interested in the problems of “slavery, military
matters, state of society and manners” (from the Preface).
Our watercolour was probably intended to be an illustration for Alexander’s “Transatlantic
Sketches”, but was not included in the book; the West Indies were represented there with views of St.
Vincent and Havana.
$2500USD
27. ANSON, George (1697-1762)
A Voyage Round the World, in the
Years MDCCXL,I,II,III,IV. By George Anson,
Esq.; Commander in Chief of a Squadron of
His Majesty's Ships, sent upon an
Expedition to the South-Seas. Compiled
from Papers and Other Materials of the
Right Honourable George Lord Anson, and
Published Under his Direction. By Richard
Walter, M.A. Chaplain of His Majesty's Ship
the Centurion, in that Expedition.
Illustrated with 42 Copper-Plates.
London: John and Paul Knapton, 1748.
First Edition With a Warrant (commission),
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Signed by 'Anson'. Quarto. [xxxiii], 417 pp. With 42 engraved folding plates and maps. Period brown gilt
tooled mottled full calf. Some rubbing to extremities, hinges slightly cracked, otherwise a very good copy.
“This is the official account of Anson's Voyage. England, at war with Spain in 1739, equipped eight
ships under the command of George Anson to harass the Spaniards on the western coast of South
America, for the purpose of cutting off Spanish supplies of wealth from the Pacific area. The Spanish fleet
sent out to oppose the British ran into storms; provisions ran out and many ships were wrecked. Anson
continued taking prizes during 1741-42, off the Pacific coast, and in June, 1743, captured the Manila
galleon and its treasure of 400,000 sterling.., [this work] has long occupied a distinguished position as a
masterpiece of descriptive travel. Anson's voyage appears to been the most popular book of maritime
adventure of the eighteenth century” (Hill 1817). “Consisting at the start of eight ships.., Seven ships were
lost around Cape Horn and on the coast of Chile and out of 900 men who left England on board more than
600 Perished. As Usual Scurvy took an appalling toll.., As with many a ship before and after, the island of
Juan Fernandez proved a blessing in restoring scurvy-stricken men to health”(Cox I, p49); Anson “did
return [home] with a vast bounty” (Howgego A100).
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With a Signed Warrant (commission), signed by 'Anson', 'Thos. Orby Hunter', 'J: Forbes' as Lords
of the Admiralty, 'H. Stanley', and 'J Cleveland' as Secretary, appointing Tonyn 'Commander of His
Majesty's Sloop the Savage'. 'Given under our hands and the Seal of the Office of Admiralty this Second
day of December 1757 [2 December 1757]'.
On one side of a piece of vellum, dimensions 28 x 32,5 cm. Neatly folded to make eight rectangles.
Red wax seal beneath square of paper in top left-hand corner, embossed with the Admiralty anchor. Two
blue 2s 6d stamps in left-hand margin. Small paper stamp on the reverse, which is docketed 'Savage'. Text
entirely legible on lightly discolored and spotted vellum. The body of the document is printed over fifteen
lines, with the specific information added in manuscript. Headed 'By the Commissioners for Executing the
Office of Lord High Admiral of Great Britain and Ireland &c. And of all His Majesty's Plantations, &c. -'
From the Paterson and Tonyn family papers.
$5750USD
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28. BELCHER, Captain Sir Edward (1799-1877)
The Last of the Arctic Voyages; Being a Narrative of the Expedition in H. M. S. Assistance, in
Search of Sir John Franklin, During the Years 1852-53-54 with Notes on the Natural History by Sir John
Richardson..,
London: Lovell Reeve, 1855. First Edition. Octavo, 2 vols. xx, 383; vii, 419 pp. With 36 plates (twelve
color lithographed plates) and four maps and charts (three folding). Original publisher's navy patterned
blind stamped gilt cloth and housed in a custom made matching navy cloth slip case. Recased and with
Historical Society blind stamps on titles, plates and maps, otherwise a very good copy.
“This expedition penetrated up Wellington Channel to the extreme limits of navigation. No claim is
made by Captain Belcher in his narrative to a solution of the fate of Sir John Franklin or of the Northwest
Passage to the Pacific, but regarding the latter he says: “the continuous frozen sea, traced by the officers
under my command, in 1853, proves a water communication through Wellington Channel, round Parry
islands, to the position attained by Captain M'Clure, and.., in 1854 our sledge parties had penetrated to
the southern extreme of Prince of Wales Strait, perfecting the labours of Dease and Simpson.
“This was Belcher's last active service. He became Admiral in 1872” (Hill 106); “in 1852 was
appointed to command an Arctic expedition in search of Sir John Franklin. The appointment was
unfortunate; for Belcher, though an able and experienced surveyor, had already demonstrated that he
had neither the temper nor the tact necessary for a commanding officer under circumstances of peculiar
difficulty. Despite his abilities, Belcher evidently inspired strong personal dislike among his superiors and
his subordinates, and the customary exercise of his authority did not make Arctic service less trying. His
expedition is distinguished from all other Arctic expeditions as the one in which the commanding officer
showed an undue haste to abandon his ships when in difficulties, and in which one of the ships so
abandoned rescued herself from the ice, and was picked up floating freely in the open Atlantic. Belcher's
account, published in 1855 under the extravagant title of The Last of the Arctic Voyages (2 vols.), may be
compared with the description of the abandonment of the Resolute by Admiral Sherard Osborn in his
Discovery of a North-West Passage (4th edn, 1865, 262-6). Belcher was never employed again” (Oxford
DNB); Abbey Travel 645; Arctic Bibliography 1241; Howgego 1800-1850, B25; Sabin 4389.
$3500USD
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29. BESSE, Jean-Charles de
[FIRST ASCENT OF MOUNT ELBRUS] Voyage en Crimée, au Caucase, en Géorgie, en Arménie, en
Asie-Mineure et à Contantinople, en 1829 et 1830 ; Pour servir à l’histoire de Hongrie. [Travels to
Crimea, the Caucasus, Georgia, Armenia, Asia Minor and Constantinople in 1829 and 1830..,].
Paris: A. Delaunay, 1838. Signed First Edition by both the Author and the Editor. Octavo. 464 pp. With
five lithographed plates and a map, 3 folding. Period style brown gilt tooled half straight grained morocco
with marbled boards. Uncut and with original yellow printed papered wrappers bound in. A near fine copy.
Rare work as only six copies found in Worldcat. A narrative of the first ascent of the lower of the two
summits of Elbrus “ascended on 10 July 1829 (Julian calendar) by
Khillar Khachirov, a Karachay guide for an Imperial Russian army
scientific expedition [which included the author] led by General
Emmanuel” (Wikipedia); “First and apparently only edition. The
author travelled through the Caucasus in 1829-30 in an attempt to
trace the origins of the Magyar people” (Atabey I, 105);
Miansarov3043; Salmaslian p.129.
Besse gives an account of the first Russian scientific
expedition to Elbrus, in which he also participated in. Organised by
the Russian Academy of Sciences, the expedition was led by
General Grigory Emmanuel (1775-1837) and included several
notable Russian scientists: Adolph-Theodor Kupffer (1799-1865) -
geologist and founder of the General Geophysical Observatory in
Saint Petersburg; famous physicist Heinrich Friedrich Emil Lenz
(1804-1865); first professional entomologist in Russia Édouard
Ménétries (1802-1861); and botanist Karl von Meier (1795-1855),
later director of the Botanical Garden of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
The summit team included Kupffer, Lenz, Meier, Ménétries, expedition artist Bernardazzi, together
with twenty Cossacks and guides, but a lack of experience forced most of the group to turn back. The final
ascent was undertaken by Heinrich Lenz, Cossack Lysenkov and two local guides. At the altitude of 5300
m. Lenz and his two companions had to descend due to a lack of strength, and it was Khillar Khachirov, a
Karachay guide who became the first man to summit the eastern peak of Elbrus at 11 am, 10th of July
1829. To celebrate this event, General Emmanuel ordered a commemorating inscription to be made on a
stone in the base camp, listing the names of the expedition members, the date of the ascent and finishing
with the words “Let this modest stone tell the progeny the names of those who led the way to conquer
Elbrus, hitherto considered impregnable!” The picture of the stone was reproduced in Besse’s book. It’s
interesting, that the inscription was soon concealed under a layer of lichen and was only re-discovered
103 years later by Soviet mountaineers.
$3250USD
30. BOSMAN, William (born 1672)
A New and Accurate Description of the Coast of Guinea, Divided into the Gold, the Slave and the
Ivory Coasts. Containing a Geographical, Political and Natural History of the Kingdoms and Countries:
With a Particular Account of the Rise, Progress and Present Condition of all the European Settlements
upon that Coast; and the Just Measures for Improving the Several Branches of the Guinea Trade.
London: J. Knapton et al., 1705. First Edition. Octavo. [viii], 493, [16], [3] pp. With a copper engraved
folding map and seven copper engraved plates. Handsome period brown gilt tooled panelled full calf with
a maroon gilt label. Several sections with some mild browning of text, hinges cracked but holding,
otherwise a very good copy.
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“Bosman was the chief factor for the Dutch at the Castle of St. George d'Elmina. He gives an
omnibus type of description” (Cox I p.368). Bosman was “an employee of the Dutch East India Company
and chief Dutch factor at the castle of Elmina. He stayed on the coast for fourteen years, his Voyage de
Guinee, published in 1704, being regarded as the first authoritative and detailed account of the West
Coast of Africa. It is a major source for the Dutch slave trade during the second half of the Seventeenth
century, and provides an interesting picture of international rivalry, current trade, and the wretched
depraved existence of the European factors stationed permanently on the coast” (Howgego, F58). “An
account of Dutch commercial activities in West Africa in the form of letters from Bosman to D. Havart in
Rotterdam. Bosman was an employee of the Dutch West India Company” (Bell, B396).
$1500USD
31. BOURNE, Samuel (1834-1912)
[Album of 41 Photographs of Views and Scenes in India, Including Calcutta, Benares, Delhi, Agra
and the Elephanta Caves].
Ca. 1880. Oblong Folio (37,5x28,5
cm). With 41 large photographs, ca. 28,5x22
cm (11 1/8 x 8 5/8 in) mounted on 40 stiff
cardboard leaves. Photographs unsigned; 12
captioned and numbered in negative, 13
with printed captions on paper labels
mounted under the images; some numbered
or captioned in pencil on the inner margin.
Period brown gilt titled half morocco with
cloth boards neatly rebacked and recornered
with new endpapers. A few leaves with very
minor chipping on the edges and a couple
loose but photographs are generally good
strong images. Overall a very good album.
The album includes scenic views of
Calcutta, including a “Bathing Scene at Kali
Ghat,” a portrait of a group of manure
31. Ganges River in Benares
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dryers, and a funeral scene at Burning Ghat; then a Ganges panorama and the Golden Temple in Benares;
several views of the Tomb of Akbar the Great in Secundra (Sikandra); Itmad-ud-Daula's Tomb in Agra
(“Jewel Box” or “Baby Taj”); interesting double-page city panorama with a railway station on the
foreground.
Agra is shown in photographs of the
exterior and interior of the Agra Fort, the
Motee Musjid or Pearl Mosque; several views
of Taj Mahal, with its Entrance Gate, gardens
and interior with famous inlays. There are also
images of Delhi - “Ruins of the Rajah Jey Singh
Observatory,” the famous landmark of Qutub
Minar (the tallest minaret in India), the Iron
Pillar (the Ashokan pillar), “the “lat” or stone
pillar raised by Feroze Shah;” views of the Fort
and Jeesh Mahalor or Glass Palace in Amer
(Umber). Also interesting are several images of
the ancient carved Hindu and Buddhist
Elephanta Caves (near Mumbai) including one
with three Europeans posing.
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31. Manure Dryers, Calcutta
Bourne took up photography as an amateur in about 1853; by the end of the decade he had
acquired a reputation for the outstanding quality of his landscape work. In 1862 he abandoned his
banking career and in October set sail for India, for what was initially planned as a two-year residence to
exploit the growing photographic market in the subcontinent. He arrived at the hill station of Simla in the
Punjab in March 1863 and formed a partnership with William Howard; by the end of the year they had
been joined by another photographer, Charles Shepherd. With the departure of Howard in 1865, the
business assumed its final form as Bourne and Shepherd. Within a few years it had become the most
successful photograph studio in the subcontinent.
By a natural division of labour, Shepherd undertook the bulk of the firm's studio work while Bourne
took responsibility for topographical and architectural views. From July to October of 1863 Bourne
travelled from Simla along the Sutlej valley
to Chini and Spiti on the first of three major
photographic expeditions. His second
journey (March-December 1864) took him
to Kashmir, where verdant landscapes
inspired some of his finest photographs,
while the successfully achieved goal of the
third expedition (July-December 1866) was
to photograph the source of the Ganges at
the base of the Gangotri glacier. The
resulting photographs of picturesque and
dramatic landscapes “of scenery which has
never been photographed before, and
amongst the boldest and most striking on
the face of the globe” (British Journal of
Photography, 11, 1864, 70)”formed the
basis of the firm's prosperity. Bourne's own
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accounts of his adventures, published in a series of articles in the British Journal of Photography,
established his own reputation both as a sensitive interpreter of the Indian landscape and as a
determined traveller willing to undergo hardships and danger to obtain the perfect negative. By the end
of the 1860s the Bourne and Shepherd catalogue contained upwards of 2000 views, the overwhelming
majority photographed by Bourne. The firm's commercial pre-eminence in India was consolidated by the
opening of additional branches in Calcutta (1867) and Bombay (1870), while Bourne's photographic tour
of southern India in 1869 further broadened the scope of the studio's coverage.
31. Panorama of a Railway station, India
Bourne left India for good in November 1870, but his photographs continued to be marketed for
many decades, and Bourne and Shepherd maintained its reputation as the most prestigious photographic
studio in the subcontinent up to the Second World War (and, in much attenuated form, still trades in
Calcutta under Indian management). This success was not only the product of the technical skills and
commercial acumen of its principal photographer but also owed much to Bourne's ability to present a
vision of India which coincided with, and reinforced European notions of, a picturesque and exotic East.
An impregnable faith in the civilizing power of British rule, allied to strong religious convictions of a
Unitarian character, further imbued his work with the pervasive sense of a moral purpose in photography,
which ‘teaches the mind to see the beauty and power of such scenes as these, and renders it more
susceptible of their sweet and elevating impressions” (British Journal of Photography, 11, 1864, 69). The
qualities of these Indian images place him among the finest nineteenth-century landscape photographers
(Oxford DNB).
$3250USD
32. BRUCE, James (1730-1794)
Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile, in the Years 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772, and 1773.
Edinburgh: J. Ruthven, 1790. First Edition. Quarto, 5 vols. lxxxiii, 535; viii, 718; viii, 759; viii, 695; xiv,
230, [10] pp. With three large folding engraved maps, 58 engraved plates of animals, birds, plants, battle
plans, and four leaves of Ethiopic script. Engraved title vignettes & headpieces. Period brown gilt tooled
diced full calf, rebacked with maroon and dark green gilt labels. The fifth volume has irregular pagination
but is complete with continuous text. Corners and several covers with some wear, sporadic mild foxing of
some plates, maps backed with linen, otherwise a very good set.
“In 1768, accompanied by Balugani, [Bruce] began a journey up the Nile to investigate its source,
which he believed lay in Ethiopia. The hazards of travel in Sudan led him to proceed eastward from Aswan
across the desert to Quseir and thence to Jidda in Arabia; recrossing the Red Sea, he landed at Massawa,
Eritrea, on September 19, 1769. He reached Gondar, then the capital of Ethiopia, on February 14, 1770”
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(Delpar p. 84). “This Work is particularly important for its portrayal of Abyssinia, little known to his
contemporaries, for its literary merits and for the final volume on natural history” (Blackmer Sale 434);
Cox I p. 388-389; Gay 44; Hilmy I, 91.
“Sailing up the Nile to Aswan, [Bruce] visited the ruins of Thebes.., Visiting Karnak and Luxor, Bruce
began making detailed terrestrial observations and charting the course of the Nile.
Having chosen to approach Abyssinia from the Red Sea town of Massawa, Bruce retraced his steps
back from the first Nile cataract in order to make the desert crossing to Quseir on the Red Sea. Arriving at
Jiddah in early May 1769 after an eventful sea-crossing, he stayed for three months in the company of the
British East India Company captains who frequented the port, employing the time to survey and chart the
Red Sea..., [after] Bruce stayed two months in Massawa.., [his] caravan began the laborious ascent into
the mountains of central Abyssinia, bound for the then capital, Gondar. Enduring physical hardships and
surmounting technical difficulties in carrying delicate surveying instruments over the rough mountain
terrain, Bruce first witnessed the Abyssinian custom of eating raw beef cut from living beasts, his account
of which met with great scepticism upon his return to England. After stopping to visit the ruins of Aksum,
capital of Abyssinia from the fifth century AD, he arrived at Gondar on 14 February 1770..,
Bruce was only the second European to visit the isolated mountain kingdom of Abyssinia since the
1630s. Bruce's knowledge of the Tigrinya and Amaharic languages, the favour his medical knowledge won
him with the royal ladies, and his insistence, having dropped his Syrian disguise, that he was no hated
Roman Catholic but a protestant Christian, were instrumental to his success at court in Gondar, and the
emperor made him governor of the province of Ras-el-Fil, on the Sudanese border. In the spring of 1770
he accompanied Michael's army on an expedition against Fasil which enabled him to explore Lake Tana
and visit the falls of Tissisat: but Michael's army was forced to retreat and Bruce had to abandon his first
quest to reach the springs of the Nile at Gish.
On 28 October 1770 Bruce and his party once again left Gondar bound for Gish, which the emperor
had granted him as a fiefdom.., On 4 November 1770 the party crossed the Little Abbai, by this point a
tiny stream, arriving at the swampy ‘Nile source’ at Gish. Bruce triumphantly toasted George III, Catherine
the Great, and the mysterious ‘Maria’ (possibly Bruce's fiancée), and gave vent to the ‘sublime of
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discovery’: “it is easier to guess than describe the situation of my mind at that moment—standing in that
spot which had baffled the genius, industry, and inquiry, of both ancients and moderns, for the course of
nearly three thousand years” (Bruce, 3.597)
Bruce's 1200 mile return journey to Egypt via the Sudanese desert was the most dangerous stage of
his whole expedition.., Striking out across the great Nubian Desert, rather than following the much longer
Nile loop, Bruce's caravan soon ran out of food and water. At Saffeiliyyah the small party slaughtered and
ate their last camel, struggling on to Aswan on foot, having abandoned all specimens and journals. They
arrived at the Egyptian frontier city on 29 November 1772, after a twenty-day desert ordeal; as soon as he
had recovered his strength Bruce plunged back into the desert to retrieve his jettisoned baggage.
Suffering from severely swollen feet, guinea worm in his leg, and malaria, he hastened to Cairo” (Oxford
DNB).
$4750USD
33. CAILLIAUD, Frédéric (1787-1879)
Voyage a Méroé, au Fleuve blanc, au-delà de Fâzoql dans le midi du Royaume de Sennâr, a
Syouah et dans cinq Autres Oasis; fait dans les Années 1819, 1820, 1821 et 1822. [Travels to Meroe, the
White River, beyond Fâzoql in the South of the Kingdom of Sennar, Syouah and five Other Oasis; made
in the Years 1819, 1820, 1821 and 1822].
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Paris: Debure, Tillard & Treuttel et Wurtz, 1823-7. First Edition. Octavo, 4 vols,& 2 in 1 FolioAtlas. xv,
429; [iv], 442; [iv], 431; [iv], 416; [xxxii], [xx] pp. With fifteen engraved plates in text volumes and 150
lithographed plates in the two parts in one atlas volume. Period style brown gilt tooled half calf with
marbled boards and a maroon gilt morocco label. Some mild foxing of plates, otherwise a very good set.
On his last expedition Cailliaud examined the ruins of Meroe, met Hanbury and Waddington,
reached Halfaya at the junction of the White and Blue Nile, went to Sennar and travelled down the Blue
Nile until he was within sight of the mountains of Ethiopia.
“This work gives an account of Cailliaud's second Journey in Egypt between 1819 and 1822
published in collaboration with Jomard. He visited the oasis of Siwah and Jupiter Ammon and
accompanied the military expedition of Ismail Pasha (son of Mehmet Ali) to Nubia, where he explored the
ruins of the ancient city of Meroe, remarkable for its two hundred pyramids. The work is of particular
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importance for its abundance of detail of contemporary Egypt, its people and antiquities” (Blackmer Sale
Catalogue 449); Gay 2572; Ibrahim-Hilmy I, 113.
“Cailliaud joined “the expedition, offering to prospect for gold mines in the Sudan. With it he
advanced well to the South, and at Wadi Halfa encountered the English travellers George Waddington
and Barnard Hanbury. By March 1821 the expedition had reached Berber, where Cailliaud went ahead to
examine the ruins of Ancient Meroe. Using James Bruce's map he located on 25.4.21, at Assour to the
north of Shendi, the stepped pyramids of Bagrawia” (Howgego 1800-1850 C1).
$15,000USD
34. CAILLIE, Rene (1799-1838)
Travels Through Central Africa to Timbuctoo; and Across the Great Desert, to Morocco,
Performed in the Years 1824-1828.
London: Henry Colburn and
Richard Bentley, 1830. First English
Edition. Octavo, 2 vols. viii, 475; xiv, 501
pp. With an aquatint portrait
frontispiece, a double page view of
Timbuctoo, 4 other plates, and 2 large
folding maps. Period style brown gilt
tooled polished full calf. Plates and maps
with mild foxing, otherwise a very good
set.
“Caillie began his quest for
Timbuctoo in March 1827 at the mouth
of the Rio Nunez, in what is now Guinea,
and reached the Niger at Kouroussa in
June. To disarm suspicion along the way,
he claimed to be an Egyptian of Arab
parentage who had been taken to
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France as a youngster and was now returning to the land of his birth. From August 3, 1827, until January
9, 1828, he was forced to remain at Tieme, being felled first by foot trouble and then by a bout with
scurvy. He reached Timbuctoo on April 20, 1828, and stayed there until May 4, thereby becoming the
second European to visit the city of his own volition and the first to survive the journey” (Delpar p.95);
Hess & Coger 5426.
“Caillie reached Kabara, the port of Timbuktu, on 19.4.28, and accompanied Sidi-Abdallahi, the
agent of the sheikh of Djenne, into Timbuktu later that day. Caillie was sorely disappointed with what he
saw: a dreary, sleepy little town on the edge of the desert, having none of the excitement or commerce
that its fame had suggested. The more important buildings had fallen into disrepair and the population
lived perpetually in fear of Tuareg attack. Caillie remained only two weeks in Timbuktu, and on 4.5.28,
anxious to depart, joined a caravan of 1400 camels heading for Morocco” (Howgego 1800-1850 C2).
$1450USD
35. CARTHEW-YORSTOUN, Morden, Lt. Colonel (1832 - after 1905)
[Mawlamyine, Burma: Original Double-Page Watercolour Showing a Panoramic View of
Moulmein].
Ca. 1853. Watercolour and pencil on two conjoined leaves, total size ca. 25,5x70 cm (10 x 27 ½ in).
Weak pencil caption “M. Carthew. Moulmein” on verso. Recent matting. A very good watercolour.
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An impressive panoramic view of Mawlamyine or Mawlamyaing (formerly Moulmein), the thirdlargest
city in modern Burma and an important port and trade centre in British Burma and its first capital
in 1826-1852. The wide panorama shows the city from the Taungnyo hills on the right to the Thanlwin
(Salween) River on the left, with the British ships in the harbor, and rice fields, houses and small pagoda
also shown. Most likely the watercolour was made from the famous viewpoint on Kyaikthanlan Pagoda
located on the hills overlooking Moulmein.
The artist, Lt. Colonel Morden Carthew, was a prominent British colonial officer who served in India
and Burma for 12 years and had several important posts in the administration of Moulmein.
The view from the pagoda, created by a British soldier could have been the basis for Rudyard
Kipling’s poem “Mandalay”:
By the old Moulmein Pagoda, lookin' lazy at the sea,
There's a Burma girl a-settin', and I know she thinks o' me;
For the wind is in the palm-trees, and the temple-bells they say:
“Come you back, you British soldier; come you back to Mandalay!”
General Morden Carthew, C.B., started in 1848 as a cadet in the Madras Presidency of the East
India Company. In around 1850 with his own regiment, the 26 th Madras Native Infantry, he was sent to
Moulmein, Burma. “When the second Burmese war broke out in 1852, young Carthew, then a Lieutenant,
was in England on sick leave; but he hastened out and rejoined his regiment just after a capture of
Martaban, a fortified town belonging to the Burmese on the opposite side of the river on which Moulmein
stands. Some tedious months of garrison work in Martaban followed, which Carthew utilized by setting to
work to study the Burmese language.” Thanks to his skills he obtained a place in the Civil Department of
the British province of Moulmein as an officer assisting “in the pacification and civil administration of the
newly annexed territory.” “During the course of the war in 1852-53 Carthew saw a good deal of what was
going on, and was present at several of the small actions that took place, for there were no pitched
battles, the Burmese troops being very inferior in armament and courage.” Carthew made the first survey
of the town of Sittang and after “obtained a regular certificate for surveying.” He was awarded with the
Burmese war medal.
“On getting to Moulmein early in 1853, Morden Carthew, at twenty years of age, was appointed
Assistant Magistrate of Moulmein, a large town and seaport of over 40,000 inhabitants of every race”; at
twenty one he became a Civil Judge in the Civil Court of the Moulmein town and province. In 1855 he was
appointed the Senior Magistrate of Moulmein “with all its police duties, with a convict jail chiefly
composed of prisoners transported from India to the number of about 1500 men, charge of all the roads
and bridges in the town district, and with a multitude of the other duties that only one accustomed to the
life and work of an Indian soldier civilian can understand or even count.” In 1858 he took the post of the
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Deputy Commissioner of the Province of Mergui, “the most southern point of British possessions on the
Malay Peninsula, under the Indian Government.” Altogether he spent 12 years in India and Burma and
returned to England in 1860. He afterwards lived in Dumfriesshire (Scotland) and took an active part in
the county affairs. He was known of his wood carving skills and exhibited his work in London and
Edinburgh.
[Abstracts of the] Carthew Yorstoun family [genealogy] // The Gallovidian: An Illustrated Southern
Counties Quarterly Magazine. Spring 1905. # 25. Vol. Viii. P. 1-9 (Open Library on-line).
$3750USD
36. CHAILLE-LONG, Charles (1842-1917)
Autograph Letter Signed to Sir Samuel Baker Regarding Chaille-Long’s Recent Book” L’Egypt et ses
Provinces Perdu” (1892) with Sharp Commentaries About Henry Stanley.
Challes-les Eaux, 23 June 1892. Four pages ca. 22,5x17,5 cm (9x7 in). Laid paper with centrefold, the
text is written in ink in a legible hand. Fine condition.
Interesting letter from American soldier and a member of Charles Gordon's staff in Egyptian
Equatoria province Charles Chaille-Long to a British explorer of Africa and abolitionist Samuel White Baker
(1821-1893), who was
Gordon’s predecessor as a
Governor-General of Equatoria
and had personally known
Chaille-Long since 1870-es.
The letter touches
several important points of
British policy in Africa and
slavery suppression. At first
Chaille-Long talks about
prospective German and
English editions of his “L’Egypt
et ses Provinces Perdu” (1892),
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mentioning Macmillan
publishing house and a
potential German translator,
Mr. Leopold Lindau in Berlin.
He also encourages Baker to
communicate any criticisms
regarding his book.
Large passage is dedicated to Chaille-Long’s ongoing critique of General Gordon’s activity in
Equatoria. It’s known, that the relations between two of them were tense, and Chaille-Long’s book The
Three Prophets (1884) took a very negative line on Gordon, noting his heavy drinking and apathy. In the
letter Chaille-Long remarks: “In the role of iconoclast I am quite convinced of the fact that my argument is far
from popular in England where as in America - a certain religiously and puritanic prevail among the masses
and consequently in Government itself I am not entirely without hope that some editor may be found
brave enough to present the counter-argument to some fictions which have been promulgated officially.” He
concludes the letter with a bitter attack on Henry M. Stanley: “I re-echo heartily what you say about this
missionary business in Uganda. As you will see in 1887 I made the attempt in the № 11e Revue to expose the
shameless imposition imagined by the fellow Stanley to give himself the reputation for sanctity which was
widely accepted as bona fide until its bogus rescue of Emin and the heartless murders of blacks incident thus
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to have done something to unmask the real character of this pseudo man of God.” The article mentioned by
Chaille-Long was published in # 11 of “Nouvelle Revue” (Paris, 1887, p. 297).
Chaillé-Long, Charles, American soldier, African explorer, and writer. After serving in the Civil War,
he was commissioned (1869) in the Egyptian army under Gen. C. G. Gordon. Chaillé-Long explored the
Victoria Nile and was awarded a medal by the American Geographical Society. In 1875 he crossed the
Congo-Nile divide to the Bahr al Ghazal region. He returned to the United States, graduated from
Columbia Law School, and became (1887-89) consul general and secretary to the legation in Korea (The
Columbia Electronic Encyclopaedia).
$2250USD
37. CHARDIN, John (1643-1713)
The Travels of Sir John Chardin into Persia and the East Indies,
Through the Black Sea and the Country of Colchis.
London: Moses Pitt, 1689. First Edition, Second Impression.
Folio. [xiii], 417; [8]; 154; [5] pp. Frontispiece portrait, engraved title,
printed title, plus a folding map of the Black Sea, and 16 engraved
plates (most of them folding views). Engraved title page vignette.
Period style dark brown gilt tooled half with marbled boards. A near
fine copy.
“Chardin was a Huguenot who was forced to emigrate to
England. He was knighted by Charles II and on his death was buried in
Westminster Abbey. His first visit to the East was made in 1665, at the
age of twenty-two, when he both gratified a love of travelling and
carried on his trade as a dealer in jewels. His more important voyage
was made in 1671. His route differed from that usually taken by
travellers to the East Indies in that he proceeded by way of the Black
Sea and the countries bordering thereon. His account of the Persian
court and of his business transactions with the shah are of great
interest. Sir William Jones regarded his narrative as the best yet
published on the Mohammedan nations” (Cox I p 249-250).
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“Chardin set out for Persia for a second time in August 1671, but on this occasion diverted through
Smyrna and Constantinople, and took the Black Sea Route to Caucasia, Mingrelia and Georgia, finally
arriving at Esfahan in June 1673. In Georgia he heard of a race of warlike women, the Amazons, who had
at some time in the recent past invaded a kingdom to the northwest. He remained in Persia for four years,
as he says 'chiefly following the court in its removals, but also making some particular journeys.., as well
as studying the language.' He apparently knew Esfahan better than Paris, and visited nearly every part of
the country. His account of the Persian court and his business transactions with the shah are of
considerable interest. In 1677 he proceeded to India, afterwards returning to France by way of the Cape
of Good Hope” (Howgego C102). “His second and more notable voyage to Persia, is important because it
is in the account of this voyage that he describes life in late Safavid Persia” (Ghani p. 71).
$2750USD
38. CLEVELEY, John the Younger (1747-1786)
[Original Watercolour Showing Several British Warships (with possibly HMS Devonshire in the
foreground), in the English Channel off the Needles, West of the Isle of Wight].
Ca. 1770. Watercolour and ink on paper, ca. 13x18,5 cm (5 1/8 x 7 3/8 in). Signed in pencil “J.
Cleveley” in the left lower corner. Blind stamp “VWN” in the right lower corner [ex collection of V.
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Winthrop Newman]. In a 19 th century black lacquered frame under glass, with a cracked and chipped label
on verso with “Cleveley, John, 1747-1786” written in ink. A very good watercolour.
John Cleveley was a prominent British marine painter who participated in Sir Joseph Banks’
expedition to Iceland (1772), Captain Phipp’s Arctic expedition (1773), and produced watercolour scenes
of Captain Cook’s last Pacific Voyage (1776-80) based on sketches brought back by his brother James
(1752 - after 1780) who was a ship carpenter on the Resolution.
This watercolour shows a group of British warships of the Needles, “a row of three distinctive stacks
of chalk that rises out of the sea off the western extremity of the Isle of Wight, England, close to Alum
Bay. The Isle of Wight is the largest island in England, located in the English Channel, on average about 2-5
miles (3-7 km) off the south coast of the county of Hampshire, separated from the mainland by Solent
strait. The Island has many resorts which have been holiday destinations since Victorian times”
(Wikipedia).
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John Cleveley the Younger “was known primarily as a watercolour painter and draughtsman,
winning a premium for this from the Society of Arts. Many of his drawings were also engraved. He first
exhibited two drawings at the Free Society in 1767 In 1770-71 he was appointed draughtsman to (Sir)
Joseph Banks' expedition to Iceland in 1772, and he exhibited two drawings of Iceland at the Royal
Academy in 1773. He is widely reported to have been on Captain Phipps's Arctic expedition, which sailed
in the Racehorse and Carcass on 3 June 1773, an error springing from his various drawings of it, including
those engraved in Phipps's published account and elsewhere Cleveley's views of this subject are
mainly in the British Museum, the Victoria and Albert Museum, and the National Maritime Museum, but
which were the pair exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1774 is uncertain.
On 23 June 1773 Cleveley himself was present at George III's review of the fleet at Spithead; he
exhibited two drawings of it at the Academy in each of the years 1774 and 1775, of which three are now
in the National Maritime Museum. He also painted this in oils. from 27 August 1775 to January 1776
he made a voyage to Lisbon. This also produced exhibited views, and a bound-up volume of thirty-seven
watercolour and wash drawings from it was sold at Sotheby’s in 1983 and subsequently dispersed. A
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number of later watercolours, one shown at the academy in 1781 (and a painting of 1784), were of
episodes on Captain Cook's last Pacific voyage (1776-80) and four engraved in aquatint by Francis Jukes
were advertised as being based on sketches brought back by his brother James, in the Resolution.
John Cleveley the Younger's exhibited oil works show a broad range of marine subjects, mostly of
British and north European situation, but there are few in public collections: the National Maritime
Museum has only one confirmed example, with drawings, which are more widely encountered” (Oxford
DNB).
This watercolour had a prominent previous owner, namely V. Winthrop Newman, who collected
French paintings, drawings from the Dutch, English, French, and Spanish Schools in addition to Americana.
Newman's collection was sold in auctions held from 1920-1934 in New York City at the American Art
Galleries (Archives Directory for the History of Collecting in America on-line).
A watercolour similar to this one - with the same composition but slightly different colours and
titled “Ships of the fleet and other smaller vessels becalmed off the Needles” - was sold at Christies on
November 4th, 2010 for GBP 2375.
$3750USD
39. CLIFFORD, Samuel (1827-1890)
Tasmanian Scenes [Album of 54 Original Photographs of Tasmania].
Hobart, 1873. Large Quarto (29,5x25 cm). 14 leaves. With 54 photographs ca. 10,5x18 cm (4 ½ x 7 ½
in) mounted on 14 stiff cardboard leaves. All photographs with manuscript captions. Also with a
presentation inscription on the first free endpaper “To Mrs. John Wilson from James Cochran. Melbourne.
March 28th/ 73.” Period red cloth album with gilt tooled title and photographer’s name on the front
board. Extremities rubbed, spine with a couple of cracks on front hinges, otherwise a very good album with
strong images.
Extremely rare photograph
album of Tasmanian views, of which
only one other copy with only 24
images is recorded in Worldcat.
The album contains strong well
executed panoramic views of Hobart
Town, the Tasmanian capital - from
Lime Kiln Hill and the Queen’s Domain,
from the Esplanade (with a man
sleeping on a bench and ships on the
foreground) and the top of Mount
Wellington, a nice view of Hobart Town
& Mount Wellington from Kangaroo
Point. Hobart’s landmarks are
represented with images of
Government House (a closer view near
39. Hobart Town from Lime Kiln Hill
Hobart River and more distant, with the New Baths), Hobart’s Wharfs taken from Military Barracks, and
several pictures of Macquarie Street, including a view of the Town hall. A couple of images show New
Town, a suburb of Hobart.
Several nice panoramas are dedicated to the Derwent River, including views from the Government
House, the Royal Society Garden, river view at Glenorchy (modern suburb of Hobart) et al. Several images
show Mount Wellington, including panoramic views (from White Rocks, from the Cascade Brewery
Reservoir or Upper Macquaire Street) and photographs made on the mountain (view of the beacon on
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top, Huts at the Springs, landscape left of the Upper Ice
House, a view from the beacon et al). A series of six images
are dedicated to the Fern Tree Bower, on lower slopes of
Mount Wellington (images of woody promenade, waterfalls
and ferns).
Additionally the album contains other Tasmanian
cities with photographs of New Norfolk: the salmon ponds
(2), the Derwent River (2), [Top] Grounds, Road to the
Salmon Ponds, bridge over the Derwent, panorama from
Peppermint Hill; Fort Arthur: view from Government
cottage, prison establishment from Dead Island; and
Launceston: bridge over the South Esk, Cora Linn Bridge
(North Esk), the Cataract at Launceston, Princes Square and
fountain.
The album ends with six photographs showing the
interiors of the Government House in Hobart (dining room,
ball room, drawing room, His Excellency’s bedroom et all).
39. Macquarie Street, Hobart Town Captions to these pictures mention Sir Charles Du Cane,
KCMG (1825-1889), the Governor of Tasmania in 1868-1874.
The images were produced by Hobart photographer Samuel Clifford (studio at 138 Liverpool St.),
who “arrived in Hobart from London in December 1848, with the principal occupation of grocer, and in
1851, he was appointed store keeper at the Hobart Town Prisoners’ Barracks where he remained
until 1856. He then delved and dabbled in real estate while maintaining his day job as a grocer, but by
1861 he was advertising in the Hobart Town Advertiser that his stereoscopic views and photographic
equipment were on sale at his grocery shop in Australia House, 69 Liverpool Street.
After a short trip to Melbourne, he returned to Hobart
and developed a highly successful full-time business as a
photographer of landscapes, buildings, Royal visitors and the
ruling class, everyday townspeople, the military, and
cityscapes. But the bulk of his business was stereographic
scenery, offering young photographers like Thomas Nevin
guidance and expertise. Most of his work was done by 1873,
although he remained in business until bought out by the
Anson Brothers in 1878” (Tasmania in photographs on-line,
pinnacletimes.wordpress.com). This album was presented to
the wife of John Wilson by James Cochrane both some of the
first settlers of the State of Victoria. Portraits of John Wilson
and James Cochrane were reproduced in T. F. Chuck’s
historical photographic montage “The Explorers and Early
Colonists of Victoria” (Melbourne, 1872). This collection of
713 photographs of the early settlers of Victoria was
39. Bridges in Launceston, Tasmania
published together with an
accompanying index of the names and dates of arrival of
those in the montage. According to the Index, James Cochrane arrived in 1841 (photograph № 261), and
John Wilson arrived in 1840 (№ 490).
$5750USD
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40. COOK, Captain James (1728-1779)
Chart of the NW Coast of America and the NE Coast of Asia Explored in the Years 1778 & 1779.
The Unshaded Parts of the Coast of Asia are Taken from a M.S. Chart Received from the Russians.
London: T. Harmar, 1784. Ca. 66,8x38,7 cm (26 ¼ x 15 ¼ in). Copper engraved double-page map by
T. Harmar on laid paper with original centrefold. A fine wide-margined map.
Plate 36 from the atlas of Cook's third voyage “A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean, Undertaken... For the
Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere in 1776, 77, 78, 79 and 1780” (London, 1784; 3 vols. And atlas)
shows Cook's discoveries in the North Pacific. It was Cook who for the first time “accurately depicted the
Northwest coast of America” (Oxford DNB).
“The north-west coast of North America was sighted on 7 March and for the next six and a half
months Cook carried out a running survey of some 4000 miles of its coast from Cape Blanco on the coast
of Oregon to Icy Cape on the north coast of Alaska, where he was forced to turn back by an impenetrable
wall of ice. A search for a route back to Europe north of Siberia also proved fruitless. During this cruise
Cook became the first European to enter Nootka Sound on the north-west coast of Vancouver Island,
where he remained for a month taking astronomical observations and cutting spars for use as spare masts
and yardarms. Trade was carried out with the native Mowachaht for furs, mostly of the sea otter, which
when sold later in China drew attention to the commercial potential of this trade” (Oxford DNB); Wagner
696; Lada-Mocarski 37; Sabin 16250.
$1500USD
41. COXE, William (1748-1828)
Account of the Russian Discoveries Between Asia and America, to Which Are Added The Conquest
of Siberia, and the History of the Transactions and Commerce Between Russia and China.
London: J. Nichols for T, Cadell, 1780. First Edition. Quarto. xxii, 344, [13], [2] pp. Folding map
frontispiece, with 3 other folding maps and charts, and one folding wood engraved panorama. Handsome
period brown elaborately gilt tooled treed full calf, rebacked in style. A very good copy.
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“During a stay in St. Petersburg, Coxe researched recent Russian discoveries between Asia and
America, which resulted in the present work, he endeavored to collect the journals of the several voyages
subsequent Bering's expedition in 1741, with which Gerhard Mueller concluded his account of the first
Russian navigations. Coxe recounts the principal Russian discoveries and explorations made in
Northwestern America in their attempts to open communications with Alaska and the Aleutian Islands.
The voyages and discoveries of Nevodsikoff, Serebranikoff, Trapesnikoff, Pushkareff, Drusinin, Kulkoff,
Korovin, Glottoff, Solovioff, Otcheredin, Krenitzin, Levasheff, Synd, Bering, Chirikov, and several others are
included. Accounts of some of these journeys had already been published, mostly in German, but Coxe
took the trouble to verify the correctness with such eminent authorities as Gerhard Friedrich Mueller and
Peter Simon Pallas. Coxe made suggestions which led the Russians to promote expeditions of discovery to
the northern parts of Siberia. Notable in the present work are a useful bibliography and pertinent
observations on the fur trade between Russians and the Chinese”“ (Hill 391); Howes C834; Cordier Sinica
2447; Sabin 17309.
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“Coxe's important compilation of contemporary accounts which was supplemented by details of
Krenitzin and Levashev's “secret” expedition. Part I of the work is a translation of Johann Ludwig Schultz's
Neue Nachrichten (Hamburg and Leipzig: 1776) and the other parts are similarly based on previouslypublished
narratives and accounts, principally German. However, Coxe took advantage of a sojourn in
Russia to verify these accounts with Gerhard Friedrich Muller and Peter Simon Pallas and other eminent
Russian experts on the subject. “[Coxe] also succeeded in securing additional material (for instance the
narrative and maps of Krenitzin and Levashev's 'secret' expedition, the first official Russian government
expedition since Bering's second expedition of 1741). He was able to secure this particular information,
not widely known at the time even in Russia, from Dr. William Robertson, who in turn obtained it through
his friend Dr. Rogerson, first physician to Empress Catherine II” (Lada-Mocarski 29)” (Christies).
$3750USD
42. DAPPER, Olfert (1636-89)
[AFRICA: MOST COMPLETE 17TH CENTURY DESCRIPTION] Umbständliche und eigentliche
Beschreibung von Africa und denen darzu gehörigen Königreichen und Landschaften als Egypten,
Barbarien, Libyen, Biledulgerid, dem Lande der Negros, Guinea, Ethiopien, Abyssina und den
Africanischen Insulen zusamt deren verscheidenen Nahmen, Grentzen, Städten, Flüssen ... : aus
unterschiedlichen neuen Land- und Reise-Beschreibungen mit Fleiss zusammengebracht [Africa: Being
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an Accurate Description of the Regions of Aegypt, Barbary, Lybia, and Billedulgerid, the Land of
Negroes, Guinee, Aethiopia, and the Abyssines, with all the Adjacent islands, either in the
Mediterranean, Atlantic, Southern, or Oriental Sea, belonging thereunto ; with the several
Denominations of their Coasts, Harbors, Creeks, Rivers, Lakes, Cities, Towns, Castles, and Villages ; Their
Customs, Modes, and Manners, Languages, Religions, and Inexhaustible Treasure].
Amsterdam: Jacob van Meurs, 1670-1671. First German
Edition. Folio, 2 parts in one. [viii], 695, [13] [i], 101, [3] pp. Title
to part one printed in red and black, engraved additional title,
engraved portrait, forty-three engraved folding maps and plates
and fifty-six engraved illustrations in text. Beautiful period style
crimson very elaborately gilt tooled full morocco with a black gilt
label. A near fine copy.
Beautifully and vividly illustrated, this “work is one of the
most authoritative 17 th century accounts on Africa published in
German. Dapper never travelled to Africa but used reports by
Jesuit missionaries and other explorers. The fine plates include
views of Algiers, Benin, Cairo, Cape Town, La Valetta,
Marrakech, St. Helena, Tangier, Tripoli, Tunis, as well as, animals
and plants” (Christies). Translated into German by F. von Zesen.
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This copy has the engraved
title, dedication and portrait leaves
lacking in most copies. “An important
early work on Africa in general, which
was translated into several European
languages.., “it was carefully compiled
from the best sources of information”
(Mendelssohn I, p. 414). Dapper
“wrote a book on the history of
Amsterdam. Later he also wrote
about Africa, China, India, Persia,
Georgia, and Arabia, although he had
not visited these exotic destinations
himself. In fact, he never travelled
outside Holland. His books became
well-known in his own time.., To this
day, Dapper's book Description of
Africa Naukeurige Beschrijvinge van
Africa gewesten (1668) is a key text
for Africanists” (Wikipedia); Cox I, p. 361; Gay 219.
$11,500USD
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43. DENHAM, Major Dixon (1786-1828) & CLAPPERTON, Hugh (1788-1827)
Narrative of Travels and Discoveries in Northern and Central Africa in the Years 1822, 1823 and
1824, by Major Denham, Captain Clapperton, and the late Doctor Oudney, Extending Across the Great
Desert to the Tenth Degree of Northern Latitude, and from Kouka in Bornu, to Sackatoo, the Capital of
the Fellatah Empire; With an Appendix by Major Dixon Denham and Captain Hugh Clapperton, the
Survivors of the Expedition.
London: John Murray, 1826. First Edition. Quarto, 2 vols in one. xlviii, 335; [iv], 272 pp. With a
copper engraved frontispiece and 36 plates in lithograph and copper engraving (one hand coloured) and
one large folding engraved map. 19th century green gilt tooled half morocco with marbled boards. Extra
illustrated with a hand colored aquatint of Sidy Hassan, late Bey of Tripoli mouted on the front free
endpaper. Map mounted on thin period paper, with a minor chip, some very mild foxing of plates,
otherwise a very good copy.
“The course of the Niger was still untraced. Attempts
to trace it from west Africa, begun originally by Mungo
Park, had ended in disaster, and it was proposed instead to
approach it from Tripoli, where the British consul-general,
Hanmer Warrington, had established friendly relations with
the ruling Turkish pasha, Yusuf Karamanlı.., In April 1822
they left Tripoli for Murzuq, the capital of the Fezzan. The
success of their journey depended on the pasha's support.
They travelled across the desert along the long-established
Sahara trade route to the kingdom of Bornu (later Nigeria),
a route littered with the skeletons of thousands of slaves
abandoned there over the centuries. At the pasha's
suggestion they wore European clothes (consular
uniforms), since they were in no danger under his
protection. In February, having sighted Lake Chad, they
reached Kuka (later Kukawa), the capital of Bornu, where
to their amazement they were welcomed by a spectacular
array of some five thousand horsemen, many of them
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wearing chain-mail armour, sent by Sheikh Muhammad el Kanemi, the Muslim prophet who ruled Bornu
in the king's name. Though delighted to meet them, he refused to let them leave Bornu, lest they meet
some misadventure for which he would be blamed. Unwillingly he let Denham accompany a campaign
against some neighbouring Fulani. The Bornu forces were routed, Denham was wounded and nearly
captured. During the rains Denham and his companions stayed in Kuka.., They then separated. Oudney
and Clapperton made for Kano, but Oudney died on the way. Denham investigated Lake Chad, but was
prevented by warfare from reaching its eastern shore. Once Clapperton was back from Kano they
returned to Tripoli, suffering a terrible desert crossing. They reached England in June 1825, having failed
to find the Niger, but having opened much of north central Africa to European knowledge.
Unlike his companions, Denham retained his health throughout the expedition. Clapperton, despite
his broken condition, immediately embarked again on the Niger quest, where he died. Denham, fêted in
London as the hero of the expedition, and elected a fellow of the Royal Society, published his Narrative of
Travels and Discoveries in Northern and Central Africa (1826), in which he suppressed as much as possible
all mention of his companions, and took the credit for some of their discoveries. Written in a lively style,
and embellished with engravings of his own sketches, it became one of the classics of its genre” (Oxford
DNB). “The book brought Denham considerable admiration” (Howgego 1800-1850).
“Clapperton “was asked to join Dr. Walter Oudney who had been named by the British government
to undertake a journey to the Bornu kingdom for the purpose of exploring the interior of Africa and
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tracing the course of the Niger
River... And were soon joined by
Dixon Denham, and army officer
who claimed that he, not Oudney,
was to be leader of the expedition...
According to E.W. Bovill, Clapperton
ranks among the most important
African explorers but failed to get
the recognition he deserved for
three reasons: his own modesty and
reserve; the enmity of Dixon
Denham, who claimed for himself
the principal achievements of the
Bornu Mission in his 'Narrative of
Travels and Discoveries'; and the
fact that Clapperton's accurate
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belief that the Niger flowed into the Gulf of Guinea contradicted the cherished convictions of the
influential John Barrow, Second Secretary of the Admiralty” (Delpar, pp.127-8).
The most important accomplishment of the expedition was to prove that the Niger river had no
connection to Lake Chad, and thus, probably the Nile river as well. The extremely fine plates show the
people and the places of this interesting expedition. A penciled note on the title page contends that, while
Denham claimed to author the illustrations and that they were perfected by an artist, the author could
not in fact draw. Gay 337; Hess & Coger 5470; Work, p.21.
$1250USD
44. DURAND, Paul (1806-1882)
Souvenir de l'Isle de Philae [Watercolour of Island of Philae with Manuscript Notes on the
Ancient Egyptian Temple Complex].
Island of Philae, Egypt, January 1843. Ca. 61x32 cm (24x12 ½ im). Watercolour in very good
condition.
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Large folio watercolour plan of the island of Philae assembled from three sheets signed ‘Paul
Durand’; Archaeological remains are described with handwritten comments. Paul Durand was a physician
and archaeologist, author of works on early Christian iconography, he made several trips to Egypt,
including one with Ampère, the son of scientist Andre Ampere, whose wanted to verify the information
collected by Champollion.
“Philae is an island in the Nile River and the previous site of an Ancient Egyptian temple complex in
southern Egypt. The complex was dismantled and relocated to a nearby island during a UNESCO project
started because of the construction of the Aswan Dam, after the site was partly flooded by the earlier
Aswan Low Dam for half a century” (Wikipedia).
$2250USD
45. DUVERNAY, N.C.
[Large Manuscript Map of Belize] Plan of the British Settlement in Honduras. From the Actual
Surveys of N.C. Duvernay, Surveyor, Made in and Between the Years 1808 and 1816.
1889. Ink on linen backed cloth, waterways
colored in blue; ca. 59x87 cm (23 ½ x 34 ¼
in). Inscription in black ink on the right
lower margin “Certified Copy - by W.
Blackley. Gordon Allan [?] S.L.[?] Jan. 89”;
inscription in red ink on the right upper
margin “Presented to the Royal Colonial
Institute by F.H. Parker, F.R.C.I. Aug. 1890.”
Several stamps of the Library of the Royal
Colonial Institute on verso. A very good
linen backed map.
This detailed manuscript map of
Belize (British Honduras) outlines the Belize
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River and the city of Belize, the adjacent
Ambergris Caye Island and Rocky Point on the mainland; includes main rivers (New River, Northern, Sibun
or Sherboon, Mannatee), numerous creeks (Barton, Roaring, Kettle, Muscle, Spanish, Irish) and lagoons
(New River, Crab Catchers, Western, Northern, Southern, Peru and Mexico). The map outlines the roads,
caves in the southwestern part of the region, indicates sea depths in feet, and gives a thorough plan of
over 50 numbered pieces of land throughout the whole territory of Belize.
This important map from the period of the early British settlements and administration in Belize is a
certified copy from the original survey made in the beginning of the 19 th century. The copy was executed
under auspices of Frederick Hardyman Parker, a British colonial administrator who served in the late 19 th
century as Registrar of the Supreme Court, Provost Marshal and Keeper of Records in British Honduras
(See: British Honduras Legal Manuscripts/ Royal Commonwealth Society Collection/ Cambridge University
Library). “In 1889 Parker was appointed to act as Attorney-General of British Honduras He “was the
only son of Mr. William Alexander Parker, Chief Justice of British Honduras. He was educated at the
University of Edinburgh” (The Solicitors’ Journal and Reporter. Vol. Xxxiii, № 26. April 27, 1889. P. 416).
Parker was a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and a member of the Royal Colonial Institute (since
1882). In 1906 he was mentioned as a District Judge in Nicosia, Cyprus (Proceedings of the Royal Colonial
Institute. Vol. Xxxvii. London, 1906. P. 454).
Most likely the map was copied to be presented to the Library of the Royal Colonial Institute (now the
Royal Commonwealth Society), and according to the presentation inscription, the was done in August 1890.
$3250USD
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46. EGEDE, Hans Poulsen (1686-1758) & Poul Hanson (1708-1789)
Omstændelig og Udførlig Relation, Angaaende den Grønlandske Missions Begyndelse of
Forsættelse, samt hvad Ellers mere der ved Landets Recognoscering, dets Beskaffenhed, og
Indbyggernes Væsen of Leve-Maade Vedkommende, er Befunden. [A Comprehensive Relation About
the Greenland Mission, its Reconnaissance, its Character, and the Inhabitants].
[With] Continuation af Relationerne Betreffende den Grønlandske Missions Tilstand og
Beskaffenhed, Forfattet i Form af en Journal fra Anno 1734 till 1740. Af Colonien, Christians-haab udi
Discobugt. [Continuation the Relation of the Greenland Mission Written in the form of a Journal from
Anno 1734 till 1740..,].
Copenhagen: J.C. Groth, 1738-41. First Editions. Small Quarto, 2 vols in one. [20], 408; [8],184 pp.
With two folding wood cut maps. Period dark brown elaborately gilt tooled full sheep with a light brown
gilt label. Label faded, text mildly browned and with some very mild staining of a few leaves, maps with
minor repairs and with a small library marking on the title page, otherwise a very good copy.
After much hardship Hans
Poulsen Egede landed on
the west coast of
Greenland with three ships
and 40 people (including
family) on 3 July 1721.
Egede was the first
missionary to the Inuit of
Greenland, where he
served for 15 years and
founded the colony of
Godthaab. His work was of
fundamental importance
for the colonization of
Greenland. As a missionary
he was groundbreaking
and was nicknamed the
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Apostle of Greenland. He also gave an important contribution to the understanding of Greenland's
geography and Inuit culture and language. (Universitetsbiblioteket i Oslo).
Hans Poulsen Egede “established a successful mission among the Inuit and is credited with
revitalizing Dano-Norwegian interest in the island after contact had been broken for hundreds of years.
He founded Greenland's capital Godthåb, now known as Nuuk” (Wikipedia).
“Egede first visited Nuk, the site of Godthab, the first year of his Greenland colony, 1721, when
seeking a better site for permanent settlement than his temporary residence at Haabets Oe at the mouth
of Godthab's Fjord. He found Nuk a fine site with a good harbour. He saw the site again several times in
ensuing years, but it was not until 1727 that he again took up the plan to move there” (Holland p95).
“Egede converted many of the Inuit to Christianity and eventually established a considerable commerce
with Denmark” (Howgego E17). First Part: “detailed and full relation regarding the beginning and
continuation of the Greenland mission: in addition to other things observations concerning the
reconnaissance of the country, its nature and the manners and way of life of its inhabitants” (Arctic
Bibliography 4366); Sabin 22021; Second Part: “The diaries of Poul Egede.., containing observations,
mainly pertaining to the church and the mission, together with incidents from the everyday life in West
Greenland” (Arctic Bibliography 4370); Sabin 22035.
$4250USD
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47. FERNANDEZ, Juan Patricio (1661-1733)
Historica Relatio, de Apostolicis Missionibus Patrum Societatis Jesu apud Chiquitos, Paraquariae
Populos, Primo Hispano Idiomate Conscripta. [Historical Relation of the Jesuits and the Chiquitos
Missions, and about the Paraquayan People].
Augsburg: Mathias Wolff, 1733. First Edition. Small Quarto. [xl], 276, [16], [2] pp. Title printed in red
and black, and with woodcut initials and vignettes. Handsome period brown full sheep, spine with raised
bands and blind-stamped floral ornaments, edges tinted blue-green. Occasional light foxing, one leaf with
a repaired tear, otherwise a very good copy.
“First Latin edition of this Jesuit history of Paraguay, “of
great importance for the history of Sao Paulo, as it deals with the
incursion of the 'Bandeirantes' into the missions of Paraguay.
[Southey used it for his History of Brazil]” (Borba de Moraes 305-
6). The present work chronicles this history from the beginning
until within a few years of publication, with much on customs,
language, and native religion. The work includes a number of
pastoral texts in Chiquito and related languages. The work was first
published in Spanish in 1726, and proved popular, with additional
translations into German and Italian” (Sothebys).
“Between the years 1690 and 1720, the Jesuits from
Asuncion undertook numerous attempts to locate a direct and
reliable route from Asuncion to the missions of Chiquitos in
eastern Bolivia.., In October 1704, Father Juan Patricio Fernandez
left San Rafael to follow the route cut by Hervas and Yegros”
(Howgego A114); Bosch 174 (Spanish edition); Sabin 24137.
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$1950USD
48. FRANCKLIN, William (1763-1839)
Observations Made on a Tour from Bengal to Persia in the Years 1786-7. With a Short Account of
the Remains of the Celebrated Palace of Persepolis; and Other Interesting Events.
London: T. Cadell, 1790. Second Edition With an
Autographed Letter Signed. Octavo. viii, 351, [1 -
advertisement] pp. Handsome period style brown gilt tooled
half calf with marbled boards and red gilt morocco label. A
very good copy. Period ink inscription on the first page of the
Preface: “G. Matcham.” A very good, handsome copy.
With Autograph Signed Letter from Colonel Francklin
to Major Moor, dated 1835.
The letter is attached to the front endpaper. 23x18,5 cm.
Two pages. Brown ink on laid paper. The writing is not
particularly clear, but the letter is in very good condition.
Most likely, from the library of English explorer and
Officer of East India Company George Matcham (1753-1833).
Being William Francklin’s older contemporary, Matcham
served in the Company in 1771-85 and extensively travelled
across the Near East and the Red Sea on the way from India to
England and back (Oxford DNB).
William Francklin was an Officer of the East India
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Company and a prominent Orientalist; member, and in later years, librarian and member of the council, of
the Royal Asiatic Society. He was also a member of the Asiatic Society of Bengal.
“A distinguished officer, Francklin also enjoyed considerable reputation as an oriental scholar. In
1786 he made a tour of Persia, in the course of which he lived at Shiraz for eight months as the close
friend of a Persian family, and was thus able to write a fuller account of Persian customs than had before
appeared. This was published as Observations Made on a Tour from Bengal to Persia (Calcutta, 1788) and
was translated into French in 1797” (Oxford DNB). Francklin’s account was also published in German the
same year as our English edition. The first edition was published in Calcutta in 1788.
“An important book in the growing interest of “Orientalism.” There are numerous references to
Hafez. (Francklin’s book was read by Byron, among others). The book is also important because of the
retelling of comments the author had heard about Karim Khan Zand. The author states eye-witnesses had
told him Karim Rhan always rode at the head of his troops; his soldiers liked him; there was nothing great
in him but he was considered a just man even though during the last year of his reign he committed some
cruel acts. We are also informed that Karim Khan was a “debaucher.” The author saw a full cycle of Ta’zie
during his stay in Shiraz” (Ghani 138).”Describes Cochin, Tellicherry, Anjengo, Goa, Bombay etc.”(Kaul
Travels 858); Cox I p.257.
$1500USD
49. GREENE, Duane M., Captain
[Important Archive of Materials from Captain Duane M. Greene of the 6th California Infantry,
Detailing Operations Against Indians in Northern California during the Civil War].
Humboldt County, 1863-4. A total of more than 80 pages of manuscript material, mostly on quarto
sized sheets. Plus an additional thirty-six printed and manuscript items relating to the later military career
of Second Lieutenant Duane M. Greene. Most documents with old folds; a few with edge wear and tears,
occasionally affecting some text. Overall the collection is in very good condition.
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A very important and interesting manuscript archive,
giving an account of actions against Indians in northern
California during the Civil War. This archive contains the
military papers of Captain Duane M. Greene of Company E,
6th California Volunteers, stationed at Fort Gaston in
present-day Humboldt County. During the period covered
by this archive, Fort Gaston was headquarters of the
California Volunteers, whose main mission was battling
hostile Indian tribes, including what is referred to in these
papers as the “Weitchpec” tribe.
Duane M. Greene volunteered for service at San
Francisco in February 1863 and served for two years. Aside
from his service against Indian tribes in Humboldt County,
he was also an Assistant Commissary of Musters. Four of
Greene's reports have been printed in the massive
collection, “The War Of The Rebellion: A Compilation Of The
Official Records Of The Union And Confederate Armies”
(1880). The present archive, however, goes far beyond the
printed record of Greene's experiences and gives a full view
of the eight months he spent engaging Indians in northern
49. Green's original notes (Feb. 17 th , 1864)
California. The archive contains several of Greene's manuscript drafts and notes used to produce his
formal reports, and a few of the reports are present also in final manuscript versions, in a secretarial
hand. It also contains several manuscript copies of orders sent to Greene regarding his mission, the
conduct of his company, records of promotions and discharges, notes regarding the discipline of
disobedient or deserting soldiers, orders regarding requisitions, and much more.
A part of this archive that has certainly not been
printed, for example, is a fourteen-page series of notes, in
Greene's hand, beginning February 17, 1864, describing the
movement of his company from Benicia to northern
California - first to Arcata and then to Fort Gaston. This
manuscript appears to have some gaps, but it gives
interesting insight into Greene's early attitudes toward his
service, and the challenges faced by his company as they
travelled to the Humboldt region.
A letter to Greene of March 10, 1864 was written by
Major Thomas Wright at “Camp at Gaston,” and gives
Greene instructions on interacting with local Indians:
“I send you by Lt. Taylor rations for 10 days. You will
remain until further orders near the junction of the Trinity
and Klamath [rivers]. You will select such a position as you
may deem best - with an eye to defense and comfort,
putting your men in huts as soon as possible. You will send
out one detachment at a time of 15 men in such directions
as you may think best. I hardly think one Indian is worth
going for to the mouth of the Klamath. Believe little that you
hear from the Indians but do not let them discover your
unbelief. Find out all you can, give as little information in
return as possible and never trust one of them when out of sight.”
49. Manuscript order to Green from the
headquarters at Humboldt's Camp
(March 14 th , 1864)
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Among the manuscript orders and directives is a copy
of “Orders No. 2” issued from headquarters of Humboldt
Camp and dated March 14, 1864, which instructs that
“hereafter all Indians - 'Bucks' - captured in open hostility
will be hung and none will be shot after capture. The women
and children will always be spared and sent as prisoners of
war to the cmdg. Officer of Fort Humboldt.”
Several of the documents contain Greene's original
manuscript notes of missions and reconnaissance in very
brief and rough form. They are not final, polished, reports,
but rather his original notes giving details of missions, from
which his longer reports were written. They therefore
constitute the “first draft” reports of his troops' activities
and encounters with Indians. For example, there are four
pages containing notes on missions sent out by Captain
Greene in March 1864, one of which resulted in the capture
of two Indians:
“Saturday [March] 12. The Capt. With 20 men started
on an expedition down the river taking 4 days rations leaving
20 men in camp. Monday 14 - at 7:30p.m. The Captain and a
party returned to Camp having in custody 2 Indian prisoners,
49. Green's 'first draft' report
(March, 1864)
'Jack' and 'Stone.' Confined them in the log cabin under a guard of 6 men. 15 Tuesday - The 2 Indians still
in confinement having no means convenient to hang them.”
Greene notes that the next day the Indians were transported to Fort Gaston, where they were hung
on Thursday the 17th. Reports for later in the month describe the search for two missing privates:
“March 19. Lt. Taylor with 28 men and 10 days
rations for the command arrived from Fort Gaston -
reported 2 men...of my company missing. A scouting party
of ten men out from 9am until 5pm marched n. Easterly
making a sweep of about 5 miles inclining towards the river
which they touched at about 3 miles below the ferry. Seen
nothing of any Indians. [March] 20 Lt. Taylor with an escort
of 10 men started for Fort Gaston having the pack mules in
charge. Sent out Sgt. Hines and 15 men across the river on a
scout towards 'French Camp' to examine the trails and
more particularly search for the two men who was missing
from Lieut. Taylor's command on the previous day.”
An eight-page manuscript report in a secretarial hand
is accompanied by an eight-page rough draft manuscript (in
pencil) in Greene's hand and an incomplete four-page
version of the same report, also in Greene's hand. These
are expanded and more polished versions of the reports
noted above, and contain detailed information on “scouts
and movements made from the 8th to the 15 day of March,
1864 inclusive by a detachment of Company 'E' 6th Infantry.”
The scouting expeditions mostly involved searches for
belligerent Indians and encounters with “friendly” Indians.
For example, part of the report for March 8 reads:
49. Green's expanded report
in secretarial hand
(March 15 th , 1864)
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“I proceeded about five miles and met an Indian whose right hand was bleeding profusely, and on
examination I found it was a rifle shot round. I asked him how he got hurt, and he said it was by the
accidental discharge of his piece. He said he belonged to Lieut. Middleton's party which he said was within
half a mile of me, returning to Fort Gaston. Suspecting that he belonged to the band reported opposing
Middleton, and endeavoring to escape, I made prisoner of him and proceeded about half a mile and met
Middleton who said the Indian's story was correct, whereupon I released him. Middleton told me the
rumor of his being attacked, or that the Indians were collecting for that purpose was not correct. He saw
some Indians, but they scattered and fled to the mountains.”
Another pair of manuscript reports (one of them seven pages in a secretarial hand and the other
four pages in Greene's hand) provide reports from the month of April, that also give details of scouts in
search of any actions against unfriendly Indians. The report is datelined at Camp Iaqua and describes in
great detail an action of April 8, 1864 in which Greene's troops, in conjunction with friendly Indians,
attacked a tribe led by “Ceonalton John,” which led to a meeting between Greene and “John” to discuss
terms of the Indians' surrender.
Another original manuscript report in Greene's hand (written in pencil) is dated May 2nd and gives
details of a successful attack on an Indian camp:
“Up before daylight and started for
the Indian camp which we surrounded in
a short time. Lieut. Taylor occupying the
south and a part of the east and west
side, while I occupied the north and part
of the east and west sides, I having a part
of Lieut. Taylor's detachment. Lieut.
Taylor opened fire on the Indians when
they run towards me I then fired on them
and the fire became general from all
sides. After the fight was over we found
that we had killed three bucks and three
squaws and broke one bucks arm, took
two squaws and two children prisoner.
The attack took the Indians so much by
surprise that they had not time to carry
off any of their property or plunder.”
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49. Green's signature
An original two-page manuscript report, dated March 15, 1864 at “Camp Greene,” and written by
Second Lieutenant John B. Taylor, gives a detailed reconnaissance of the area around the Klamath River,
the quality of trails, good places to cross, etc. An order, dated April 23, 1863 at Benicia Barracks, orders
that “no more 'small boys' of the same age or height as Patrick Ford are to be enlisted. Bugles and not
drums will be the field music of the Regiment.”
Also included in this collection are another three dozen items relating to the later military career of
Second Lieutenant Duane M. Greene. This was apparently Captain Greene's son, who served as an
adjutant in Kansas and Arizona Territory. This grouping contains a collection of printed and manuscript
orders, 1872-77, written from Fort Hays, Fort Riley, Kansas, and Camp Bowie, Camp Lowell, and Yuma
Station, Arizona Territory. Also included are other documents relating to Greene's later life, including his
career as a grocer in Pasadena.
“Fort Gaston was founded on December 4, 1859, in the redwood forests of the Hoopa Valley, in
Northern California, on the west bank of the Trinity River, 14 miles from where the Trinity flows into the
Klamath River. It was located in what is now the Hoopa Valley Indian Reservation. Fort Gaston as part of
the Humboldt Military District was intended to control the Hupa Indians and to protect them from hostile

white settlers. The post was named for 2nd Lieutenant William Gaston, of the First Dragoons, who had
been killed May 17, 1858, during the Spokane-Coeur d'Alene-Paloos War.., On December 25, 1863, a
battle with the Indians took place near Fort Gaston. The Indians holed up in several log buildings, firing at
Companies B and C of the Mountaineers from rifle ports. Attempting to drive them out the Army attacked
them with howitzers. At nightfall, with the buildings in ruins, the Indians were able to escape in the
darkness.
The Mountaineers continued operating against Indians in 1864, Company B in a skirmish near
Boynton's Prairie May 6, 1864. Company C, at the Thomas House, on the Trinity River, May 27, 1864 and
in operations in the Trinity Valley September 1-December 3, 1864. The Mountaineer companies held the
fort until June 1865” (Wikipedia).
$12,500USD
50. HAWKESWORTH, John (1715?-1773) & COOK, Captain James (1728-79)
An Account of the Voyages for making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere, and successively
performed by Commodore Byron, Captain Wallis, Captain Carteret and Captain Cook, in the Dolphin,
the Swallow and the Endeavour.
London: W. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1773. Second and Best Edition. Quarto, 3 vols. xxxiv, [iii], [i], [viii],
456; xiv, 410; [vi], 395 pp. Fifty-two engraved plates, maps and charts, mostly double-page or folding,
including Straits of Magellan chart and the 'Directions for Placing the Cuts' leaves. 20 th century brown gilt
tooled half morocco with brown cloth boards. A very clean set.
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This “second edition is considered the best one. It is easily distinguished from the first in having a
preface containing a reply by Hawkesworth to a letter from Alexander Dalrymple” (Hill 783). “This
important collection chronicling English maritime expeditions, edited by John Hawkesworth. John Byron,
in the Dolphin, visited the Tuamoto Islands and Nikunau in what would later be called the Gilbert Islands;
an unofficial account, often attributed to Charles Clerke, had been published earlier. Captain Wallis, also
in the Dolphin, discovered the volcanic island of Tahiti, which he named King George Island, and Morea.
He also discovered and named Wallis Island and visited Tinian and Batavia. Captain Carteret, in Command
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of the Swallow, became separated from Captain Wallis in a storm and was feared lost. He discovered
Pitcairn Island and some remote atolls in the South Seas.
The first voyage under the not-yet-famous Captain Cook's command, on the Endeavour, was of a
primarily scientific nature. The expedition was to sail to Tahiti in order to observe the transit of Venus
across the disk of the sun, to determine the earth's distance from the sun, and also to carry on the
geographical discovery that John Byron had started. Entering the Pacific around Cape Horn, Cook reached
Tahiti in 1769 and carried out the necessary astronomical observations. Excellent relations with the
Tahitians were maintained, and Sir Joseph Banks and Daniel C. Solander carried out extensive ethnological
and botanical research, leaving Tahiti in July, Cook discovered, named, and charted the Society Islands,
and then heading southwest, explored New Zealand, which resulted in a circumnavigation of that land in
a figure eight, and a detailed survey of the country. Cook then headed towards Australia and discovered
and charted the eastern coast for 2,000 miles, naming the area New South Wales. He nearly lost his ship
on the Great Barrier Reef.
Both Australia and New Zealand were annexed by Britain as a result of this voyage, which began in
1768 and ended in 1771. Cook had charted upwards of 5,000 miles of coastline under great difficulties.
Cook's discoveries won him prominence, promotion, and the opportunity to sail again. They also ensured
John Hawkesworth's position in maritime literary history, as the chronicler of Cook's first voyage.
Hawkesworth, an eminent London author, was chosen by Lord Sandwich and commissioned by the
Admiralty to prepare these narratives for publication.., Hawkesworth was expected to add polish to the
rough narratives of sea men, and to present the accounts in a style befitting the status of the voyages as
official government expeditions, intended to embellish England's prestige as a maritime power. He was
pad 6,000 pounds for his editorial labors. This is an early issue of the first edition, which does not contain
the chart of the Strait of Magellan, but does include the directions for placing the cuts and charts, and lists
the various errata” (Hill 782); Bagnall 2514; Beddie 650; Cox I p.19-20. “The first volume contains accounts
of the voyages of Byron, Wallis and Carteret. The remaining two volumes relate wholly to Cook's first
voyage” (Holmes 5); Sabin 30934.
$8750USD
51. HILL, S[amuel]
Travels in Siberia.
London: London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1854.
First Edition. Octavo, 2 vols. Xv, [1], 458; xvi, 432 pp. Period dark
brown gilt tooled half morocco with green pebbled cloth boards. A
very good set.
The author travels from Moscow via towns and places including
Nizhny Novgorod, Kazan, Yekaterinburg, Tomsk, Krasnoyarsk, Irkutsk,
Kyakhta, Miatchin, Lena River, Yakutsk, Ochotsk, to Kamchatka. It
seems that after Kamchatka Hill travelled to Hawaii and these travels
are recorded in his “Travels in the Sandwich and Society Islands.”
“Samuel Hill was a prolific writer of Travel books, the National
Union Catalogue records seven titles by him published between the
years 1837 and 1866” (Hawaiian National Bibliography III, 2175).
$1500USD
52. HORSBURGH, James (1762-1836)
[Edmund Fanning's (1769-1841) Copy]. Memoirs: Comprising the Navigation to and from China,
by the China Sea, and Through the Various Straits and Channels in the Indian Archipelago; also, the
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Navigation of Bombay Harbour. Four Parts in one Volume Including: Memoir of a Chart, Explanatory of
the Navigation of the China Sea; Memoir of a Chart, Elucidating the Navigation of the Straits of Malacca
and Sincapour; Memoir of the Navigation to and from China, by the Straits and Channels to the
Eastward; Memoir of a Plan, Developing the Navigation of Bombay Harbour.
London, 1805. First Edition. Quarto, 4 vols. in one. vi, [i], 44; 30, [1]; 77, [1]; 19 pp. With one copper
engraved plate. Original blue papered boards rebacked in style with beige paper spine. Overall a very good
uncut copy.
A rare work with only fourteen copies found in Worldcat
with the contemporary ownership inscription of Edmund Fanning
at the top of page one. “A successful trader, Fanning made a
fortune in the China trade, killing seals in the South Pacific and
exchanging their skins in China for silks, spices, and tea; which he
in turn sold in New York City. As master of the Betsey in 1797-
1798, he discovered three South Pacific Islands - Fanning,
Washington, and Palmyra - which are collectively known as the
Fanning Islands” (Wikipedia).
“After his shipwreck on Diego Garcia, and particularly during
his time as commander of the Anna, Horsburgh developed his
interest in scientific observation and charting. As an interested
commander of a country ship regularly crossing between India and
China, Horsburgh was best placed to collect information and
observations bearing on the navigation of the eastern seas, and to
compile charts of and sailing directions for those waters.
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Alexander Dalrymple, hydrographer to the East India Company,
published three of his first charts, of the Straits of Macassar, of the
western Philippines, and of the tract from Dampier's Strait to Batavia, after they had been officially
transmitted from Canton to the East India Company. When introduced in London in 1796 to Dalrymple by
a letter from James Drummond in Canton, Horsburgh provided Dalrymple with a ‘Book of remarks’ which
Dalrymple later published for the East India Company as Observations on the Eastern Seas (1799). On his
1799 and 1801 visits Horsburgh was introduced to the circle which included Sir Joseph Banks, Nevil
Maskelyne, and Henry Cavendish. For Cavendish he maintained, from April 1802 to February 1804, a
continuous register of the barometer, taken every four hours, by day or night, at sea or in harbour, which
established the diurnal variation of the barometer in open sea between 26° N and 26° S. Horsburgh's
departure on retirement was delayed by his unsuccessful attempts to obtain official consent to initiate a
boat survey of shoals in the China Sea, for the
refinement of the charts he was constructing in
Canton. On his return to London he was elected a
fellow of the Royal Society in March 1806.
Without extensive wealth to remit to Europe
on retirement, Horsburgh planned to capitalize on his
experience by publishing privately in London a series
of charts of the China Sea, Malacca Strait, and
Bombay Harbour. This he did, with Heywood's help
and Dalrymple's encouragement, in 1805, with the
explanatory text Memoirs Comprising the Navigation
to and from China” (Oxford DNB); Cordier Sinica 136;
Howgego 1800-1850 K6; Lust 166.
$5750USD
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53. HOSKINS, G[eorge] A[lexander] ESQ. (1802-63)
Travels in Ethiopia, Above the Second Cataract of the Nile; Exhibiting the State of that Country,
and its Various Inhabitants, Under the Dominion of Mohamed Ali, and Illustrating the Antiquities, Arts,
and History of the Ancient Kingdom of Meroe.
London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, & Longman, 1835. First Edition. Quarto. xix, 367 pp.
With 54 (six colour) lithographed plates (on 53, as № 53 and 54 are printed on one sheet, as issued), 35
woodcuts in text and one folding map. Original publisher's blue-gray decorative pictorial gilt cloth. Spine
very light faded and map with very mild foxing, otherwise a very good copy.
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“Hoskins explored, in 1833, a relatively little-known area: Ethiopia above the second cataract,
especially Meroe. He was the first European to describe the antiquities of Meroe and he spent a year in
Upper Egypt studying the monuments, sculpture and hieroglyphics” (Blackmer Sale Catalogue 695). He
“first visited Egypt and Nubia in 1832-33. He returned later in life for reasons of health, but died in Rome
in 1863. His two books, the first published after his first journey, and the second in the year of his death,
are important for comparing how many of the ancient monuments had been carried off or destroyed
during the intervening period” (Howgego 1800-1850 E4); Fumagalli 162; Gay 2574; Hess & Coger 1376;
Ibrahim-Hilmy I, 310.
$4500USD
54. KIRKPATRICK, William (1754-1812)
An Account of the Kingdom of Nepaul, Being the
Substance of Observations Made During a Mission to that
Country, in the Year 1793.
London: William Miller, 1811. First Edition. Quarto. xix, [ii],
386, [2], [4] pp. With a copper engraved vignette, a large folding
copper engraved map, thirteen copper engraved plates, and one
hand colored aquatint. Period brown gilt tooled diced full calf,
rebacked in style with a maroon gilt label. A very good copy.
“In 1792 [Kirkpatrick] headed a diplomatic mission to Nepal,
leading the first Britons into that kingdom. Kirkpatrick told
Cornwallis's secretary, Colonel Ross, on 27 October 1792, that the
mission went to settle a dispute between Nepal and Tibet and ‘to
advance useful knowledge’ (BL OIOC, Kirkpatrick MSS, MS Eur.
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F/228/1, fol. 41). Arriving after the dispute ended, he spent three weeks in Nepal, and though he returned
to India without concrete benefit, the mission was regarded as a successful foray into an unknown land”
(Oxford DNB).
“Account of the first Englishman's visit to the Kathmandu Valley. The author was sent in with a
small party by Lord Cornwallis as “mediator” between China and Nepal in 1793. He also gives a historical
sketch of Nepal” (Yakushi 214). “Kirkpatrick arrived in Nawakot early in 1792, but was too late to influence
the peace terms already agreed, or to establish closer ties between the British and Nepalese. He returned
to India later that year.., His account of Nepal, which did not appear until 1811, was the first primary
account of Nepal to be written in English, and was the only reference work on the country for many
years” (Howgego K27).
$3250USD
55. LABILLARDIERE, Jacques Julien Houten de (1755-1834)
Relation du Voyage a la Recherche de La Perouse, Fait par Ordre de l'Assemblee Constituante,
Pendant les annees 1791, 1792, et pendant le 1ere. et la 2de. annee de la Republique Francoise.
[Voyage in Search of La Pérouse, Performed by Order of the Constituent Assembly, During the Years
1791, 1792, 1793, and 1794, and Drawn by M. Labillardiere].
Paris: H.J. Jansen, An VIII [i.e. 1800]. First Octavo Edition. Octavo, 2 vols. & Folio Atlas. xvi, 440; 332,
109, [2] pp. Atlas with an engraved title page and 44 copper engraved plates, including a large folding
map. Period dark green gilt tooled quarter morocco with marbled boards. Text rebound in style, otherwise
a very good set.
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“After three years had passed by without any news of the ill-fated expedition under La Pérouse, the
French Government sent out to the South Seas two vessels under the command of D'Entrecasteaux and
Kermadee to search for him. Among the scientists on board was the naturalist Labillardière. Although
entirely unsuccessful in its search, the voyage was of considerable importance. Labillardière gives the first
scientific description of the New Zealand flax, and brought back several New Zealand plants. He describes
the visits paid by the expedition to Tasmania, New Caledonia, the Solomon Islands, New Guinea, etc.”
(Cox I, p. 67-68). “Although unsuccessful in the search for La Perouse, the voyage was of considerable
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importance because of the scientific observations that were made and the surveys of the coasts of
Tasmania, New Caledonia, the north coast of New Guinea, and the southwest coast of Australia.
Labillardiere's account of the Tongans is an excellent contribution to the ethnology of that people. This is
the first octavo edition.., A quarto edition, also published in Paris in 1799-1800 is frequently referred to as
the first edition. However, it appears that this octavo edition and the quarto edition were published
simultaneously” (Hill 954); Howgego E26; Ferguson I, 307.
$8750USD
56. LAW, Arthur
Fraser River Cañon, near Yale, B.C., 1911. [Watercolour View of the Fraser River in British
Columbia].
Watercolour on paper, ca. 31,5x48 cm (12 ¼ x 19 in). Signed “Arthur Law” in the left lower corner.
Later matting with hand drawn borders and manuscript caption. The watercolour is in near fine condition.
A very beautifully and skilfully executed watercolour of Fraser Canyon near Yale during most likely
an Indian summer evening in 1911.
“Yale is on the Fraser River and is generally considered to be on the dividing line between the Coast
and the Interior. Immediately north of the village the Fraser Canyon begins, and the river is generally
considered un-navigable past this point, although rough water is common on the Fraser anywhere
upstream from Chilliwack, and even more so above Hope, about 20 miles south of Yale. But steamers
could make it to Yale, good pilots and water conditions permitting, and the town had a busy dockside life
as well as a variety of bars, restaurants, hotels, saloons and various services. Its maximum population
during the gold rush was in the 15,000 range, although typically it housed 5-8,000. The higher figure
relates to the evacuation of the Canyon during the Fraser Canyon War of 1858” (Wikipedia).
$3250USD
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57. LESSEPS, Ferdinand de (1805-1894)
[Two Items Relating to Ferdinand de Lesseps and the Suez Canal] An Autograph Two Page Letter
Signed ‘Ferd. De Lesseps, 'Dated Paris, 14 December 1882 and Addressed to 'Commandant' [In French]
thanking him for his communication from Port Said, discussing the case of La Frégate Carmen in the
Suez Canal, expressing his sympathy with all the officers on board, and thanking his correspondent for
the proposal for agents for the Canal.
[With] Suez Maritime Canal Universal Company.
Working Department. Regulations for the Navigation of the
Suez Maritime Canal. Printed in double columns; in French
and English. 16 pages including 3 pages of signals. Folio.
Occasional marginal tears. Unbound. Printed at Port Said.
Regulations in force on and after 1 July 1878.
Paris & Port Said, 1878-1882. Letter approx. 21 x 14 cm
(8.5 x 5.5 inches). The letter is written in a legible hand and in
fine condition.
“Ferdinand Marie, Vicomte de Lesseps, was the French
developer of the Suez Canal, which joined the Mediterranean
and Red Seas in 1869, and substantially reduced sailing
distances and times between the West and the East.., The
Suez Canal, also known by the nickname “The Highway to
India,” is an artificial sea-level waterway in Egypt, connecting
the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea. Opened in
November 1869 after 10 years of construction work, it allows
water transportation between Europe and Asia without
navigation around Africa. The northern terminus is Port Said
and the southern terminus is Port Tawfik at the city of Suez.”
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(Wikipedia).
$1250USD
58. LESSON, [René] P[rimevere] (1794-1849)
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Voyage Autour du Monde
Entrepris par Ordre du Gouvernement
sur la Corvette la Coquille. [Voyage
Around the World in the Corvette La
Coquille Undertaken by Order of the
Government].
Paris: P. Pourrat Frères, 1838-9.
First Edition. Octavo 2 vols. [iv], 510, [2];
[iv], 547, [2] pp. With two engraved title
vignettes, one engraved portrait
frontispiece, twenty-three other
engraved plates (some folding) and
nineteen hand colored plates.
Handsome period brown gilt tooled full
mottled sheep with red and olive gilt
morocco labels. Some mild foxing of
some plates, otherwise a very good set.
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“Commanded by Louis Isidore Duperrey, this voyage of 1822-25 was largely scientific in purpose,
calling at Brazil and the Falkland Islands, and then rounding Cape Horn and sailing up the coast visiting
Concepcion, Callao, and Payta. Heading towards the Tuamotu Archipelago, Duperrey discovered Clermont
Tonnerre (Reao) and then proceeded to Tahiti. In June 1823, the 'Coquille' sailed for Port Jackson via
Tonga, the Santa Cruz Island, New Britain, New Ireland, and the Moluccas. In 1824 Duperrey had arrived
in the Bay of Islands at New Zealand. He sailed to Rotuma, the Gilberts, the Carolines, New Guinea and
Java before making his way home.The expedition achieved notable scientific results and corrections in
maps, accumulated much meteorological data, and brought back many rock samples and botanical
specimens. Lesson was the naturalist of this expedition, and his account of the voyage supplies details
which Duperrey failed to include in his own account” (Hill 1012); Howgego 1800-1850, D37; O'Reilly-
Reitman 828; Sabin 40214.
$2250USD
59. LILLINGSTON, Luke (1653-1713)
Reflections on Mr. Burchet's Memoirs: Or Remarks on His
Account of Captain Wilmont's Expedition to the West-Indies.
London, 1704. First Edition. Octavo. [xviii], 171 pp. Period
dark brown blind stamped panelled full calf, rebacked in style with
red gilt label. Cover corners worn, otherwise a very good copy.
“Lillingstone's battalion took part in Robert Wilmot's
expedition to Jamaica in 1695, sent in response to alarmist reports
that the island had fallen to France. In reality, French forces under
Du Casse, based in Hispaniola, had simply raided Jamaica, although
much property had been destroyed. Wilmot and Lillingstone
attacked the French-held section of Hispaniola in ill-conceived and
poorly co-ordinated operations, failing to dislodge Du Casse from
the south of the island. Wilmot died late in 1695 but, when
Lillingstone returned to England in 1696, he submitted to the
council of trade and plantations a scathing indictment of Wilmot's
conduct. At the root of the problem was a clash of personalities
resulting in a failure of army-navy co-operation. Lillingstone's
weakened battalion was disbanded in 1697 and he was reduced to
half-pay until 1705, although he was compensated by the
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retrospective grant of a pension of £200 by Queen Anne on 9 March 1702. In 1702 Lillingstone published
an account of the Hispaniola operations and his reputation was further damaged by the rejoinder of
Josiah Burchett, secretary of the Admiralty” (Oxford DNB).
“Burchett evidently made some unfavorable remarks concerning Col. Lillingston's conduct in the
West Indian Naval operations during 1694-97, and in this work the Colonel gives further particulars
concerning the expeditions against Martinique and St. Domingo in which he was in command of the
landing parties” (Cox II, p438).
“Colonel Lillingston was Lieutenant-Colonel of Colonel Ffoulkes’s regiment of foot in the Martinique
expedition in February to October, 1693. His brother, Jarvis Lillingston, an officer of Gustavus Hamilton’s
(20th) foot, was made Major in Ffoulkes’s, and died on the expedition. Colonel Ffoulkes also died on the
expedition, and Luke Lillington obtained the colonelcy. The expedition miscarried, and Lillingston’s
regiment was put on board the homeward-bound men-of-war at Newfoundland and Boston to supply the
place of seamen. The regiment, 670 strong, was broken at Plymouth by order of Lord Cutts, and reformed
with six hundred men of the regiment and six hundred of Colt, Norcott, and Farrington (29th foot), in
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December, 1694, and embarked as a reinforcement for Jamaica in January, 1695. That island, still
suffering from the effects of the Port Royal earthquake of 1602, had been harried by buccaneering attacks
from the French settlement in Hispaniola (St. Domingo). A naval squadron, under Captain Robert Wilmot,
with Lillingston’s troops on board, acting in concert with the Spaniards, took and destroyed the French
port of Porto Paix, Hispaniola. Thereupon the English troops withdrew to Jamaica, and Governor William
Beeston reported that Lillingston’s regiment was so weak and sickly that he had to send them into the
country for change of air. Lillingston went home to recruit, and made various claims on the Government.
His regiment disappeared from the rolls on the peace of Ryswick, and he published this reply to Burchett’s
account of the Porto Paix affair, to which Burchett issued a rejoinder.” (Maggs Catalogue (Publ. 1928);
Sabin 41072.
$2500USD
60. LIVINGSTONE, David (1813-1873)
[PRESENTATION COPY] Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa; Including a Sketch of
Sixteen Years' Residence in the Interior of Africa, and a Journey From the Cape of Good Hope to Loanda
on the West Coast: Thence Across the Continent, Down the River Zambesi, to the Eastern Ocean.
[With] A Carte de Visite Portrait Photograph of David Livingstone with his Printed Signature from
the London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company ca. 1860.
London: John Murray, 1857. First Edition Presentation Copy to W .H. Wylde from the Author.
Octavo. ix, [i], 687, [8] pp. Folding frontispiece, and 23 other wood engravings on plates, a portrait steel
engraving, two folding maps (one large in rear pocket) and many wood engravings in text. Original brown
blind stamped gilt cloth. Spine very mildly faded, otherwise a very good copy.
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“Presented to W. H. Wylde by the Author” written in ink on the top of the dedication page.
“Livingstone was immediately hailed as the greatest British explorer since the time of Elizabeth I.
He had achieved the first transcontinental African journey by a pure-blood European and his observations
and cartography were far superior to anything achieved by the Portuguese, necessitating a complete
redrawing of the map of Central Africa” (Howgego 1850-1940 Continental Exploration, L33); Hess & Coger
3068; Mendelssohn I, p. 908-910.
“Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa, evokes earlier accounts of southern Africa,
notably by Philip and Moffat, but Livingstone's book stands out from these by reason of its intellectual
breadth. Throughout his sixteen years in Africa, Livingstone had kept himself supplied with reading matter
on religion, medicine, natural history, and physical anthropology. He had, moreover, maintained an
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extensive correspondence with friends made in
Glasgow, Ongar, and London. And from 1851, aware of
his growing reputation as an explorer, he kept a
journal. Here he recorded a miscellany of ruminations
and minute observation which attest to a wide-ranging
curiosity about the human race and the natural world,
and owe much to his medical training. When he came
to write his book, he enriched a stirring narrative, told
in conversational style, with insights acquired by
informed eyes and ears, as well as with shafts of caustic
humour” (Oxford DNB).
The W. H. Wylde this book is presented to is
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possibly the same that explored the Ruwenzori Mountains
and “with a companion named Ward climbed to the crest in the Mobuku valley” (Howgego !850-1940,
Continental Exploration, U1).
$4250USD
61. LOUBERE, Simon de la (1642-1729)
A New Historical Relation of the Kingdom of Siam by Monsieur De La Loubere, Envoy
Extraordinary from the French King, to the King of Siam, in the years 1687 and 1688. Wherein a Full and
Curious Account is Given of the Chinese Way of Arithmetick, and Mathematick Learning.
London: Thomas Horne, Francis Saunders & Thomas Bennet, 1693. First English Edition. Quarto. [iv],
260 pp. With two copper engraved maps and nine copper engraved plates. Handsome period brown
elaborately gilt tooled paneled full calf with brown gilt morocco label. Hinges with small cracks, title page
with mild browning, otherwise a very good copy.
“In addition to the interesting
account of Siam and the
Siamese, this work contains
many curios matters of
information: The Life of
Thevetat, Siamese Alphabet,
Smoking Instrument, Chess-
Play of the Chinese, Relation of
the Cape of Good Hope, with
four cuts, Siamese Astronomy,
Problem of Magical Squares,
according to the Indians,
Manners of the Chinese. This
embassy was one of the several
sent from Louis XIV to Siam, all
of which were accompanied by
priests of the Jesuit orders.
Tachard made his second
voyage with La Loubere. French
interest in Siam seems to have
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declined after this embassy. La Loubere must have been busy with his eyes to note so much in a three
months' stay” (Cox I p.329); Cordier Indosinica 723.
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“La Loubere was French ambassador to Siam from 1687 to 1688” (Sothebys). “The embassy,
composed of five warships, arrived in Bangkok in October 1687 and was received by Ok-khun Chamnan.
De la Loubère returned to France onboard the Gaillard on 3 January 1688, accompanied by the Jesuit Guy
Tachard, and a Siamese embassy led by Ok-khun Chamnan.., Simon de la Loubère is also famous for
making one of the earliest account of a parachute following his embassy to Siam. He reported in his 1691
book that a man would jump from a high place with two large umbrellas to entertain the King of Siam,
landing into trees, rooftops, and sometimes rivers” (Wikipedia).
$6750USD
62. LOUREIRO, Adolpho Ferreira de
O Porto de Macau: Anteprojecto para o seu Melhoramento.
[The Port of Macau: Draft of an Improvement Plan].
Coimbra: Imprensa da Universidade, 1884. First Edition.
Large Octavo. 286, [1] pp. With eight very large folding color
lithographed plates, including a very large folding plan of Macau
and a map of the south coast of China. Period style red gilt half
morocco with marbled boards. A very good copy.
Rare work as only nine copies found in Worldcat. “Macau
and East Timor were again combined as an overseas province of
Portugal under control of Goa in 1883.., and the Beijing Treaty
(signed in Beijing on 1 December 1887) confirmed “perpetual
occupation and government” of Macau by Portugal” (Wikipedia).
Thus as Portugal had affirmed control over Macau the current
work describes and illustrates the plans of the Portuguese
government in Macau to develop and expand the port for
commercial purposes.
$1250USD
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63. MACFARLANE, W.
Sketches in the Foreign Settlements and Native City of Shanghai. Reprinted from the “Shanghai
Mercury.”
Shanghai, 1881. First Edition. Quarto. [iv], 113 pp. Period
navy gilt tooled half morocco with orange pebbled cloth with gilt
stamped title. A very good copy.
A rare work as only eight copies found in Worldcat.
With a presentation inscription from A.W. Danforth of
Shanghai to Mrs S.H. Danforth. Danforth, an American, was
originally brought to Shanghai in 1882 by Li Hongzhang as an
advisor for the Shanghai Cotton Cloth Mill, China's first factory
producing cloth with modern machinery. Danforth went on to
become the founder of the Xinwenbao newspaper in Shanghai in
1893. This interesting publication contains much information on
1880 Shanghai including articles on foreign-Chinese relations,
Chinese manners and customs, Shanghai by night, Chinese
theatre and a trip on the Yang-Tsze-Kiang from Shanghai to
Hankow. Cordier Sinica 2218.
$1750USD
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64. MACKENZIE, Alexander (1763/4-1820)
Voyages from Montreal, on the River St. Laurence, Through the Continent of North America, to
the Frozen and Pacific Oceans; In the Years 1789 and 1793; With a Preliminary Account of the Rise,
Progress, and Present State of the Fur Trade of that Country.
London: T. Cadell et al, 1801. First Edition. Quarto. cxxxii, 413 pp. With a copper engraved portrait
frontispiece with three large folding maps. Handsome period style brown elaborately gilt tooled speckled
full calf. Maps backed on Japanese paper with old tears repaired, otherwise a very good copy.
“First and finest edition of the earliest expedition
made by a white man in this direction. His investigations,
although pursued at so early a period of Arctic exploration,
were remarkable for their accuracy; Sir John Franklin more
than once expressed his surprise at being able to corroborate
their correctness in his own exploration. Some Indian
vocabularies are included” (Sabin 43414).
“This is a fascinating account of the descent of the
river named after this intrepid explorer, who was the first
white man to navigate its length from its source in the Great
Slave Lake to its mouth... On the way back he heard reports
of the western sea and of another great river, likely the
Yukon, and of white traders, who may have been those
exploring the coast. His trip from Fort Chipewyan to the
Arctic and return lasted about three months and a half.
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Having resolved to continue exploration to the west, he
returned to England to purchase instruments in preparation
for the difficult task ahead of him. He left Fort Chipewyan on October 12, 1792. Working his way up the
Peace River he finally established winter quarters. In the spring he continued up across the Rocky
Mountain Divide, and after many hazardous experiences reached the Pacific Ocean by way of the Bella
Coola river. The vast region of the Rocky Mountains and the coastal zone was thus opened up at last and
Mackenzie won to the top rank of explorers on the American continent” (Cox Travel II, p.178).
“Not long after his successful expedition to the Pacific,
Mackenzie returned to eastern Canada... His accomplishments
won him a knighthood... Sir Alexander Mackenzie's 1789
expedition to the Arctic coast of Canada showed that the Rocky
Mountains extended farther north than was thought, and cast
severe doubts on the idea of a Northwest Passage west of Hudson
Bay. Mackenzie also brought back the first reports of the coal
deposits north of Great Slave Lake. Mackenzie's expedition of
1792-3... Constituted the first overland journey across North
America north of the Rio Grande. His accomplishment was the
first recorded transcontinental journey since Alvar Nunez Cabeza
de Vaca in 1536. Mackenzie's writings on the voyages came to the
attention of Thomas Jefferson and gave impetus to the
subsequent overland expedition of Merriwether Lewis and
William Clark” (Waldman, p.416); Hill 1063; Holland, p.157; TPL
658.
$5250USD
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65. MAKSIMOV, Sergey Vasil’evich (1831-1901)
[Russian Arctic] God na Severe [A Year in the North].
Saint Petersburg: Typ. of “Obschestvennaya Pol’za” Partnership, 1864. Second Enlarged Edition.
Octavo, 2 vols. bound in one. V, 333; [2], ii, 337-608 pp. Period marbled boards, rebacked in period style
with maroon quarter morocco with gilt lettering. Owner’s stamp of Fedor Nikolaevich Malinin on the title
page. A very good copy.
Very Rare as only one copy found in Worldcat.
The first book by Sergei Maksimov, famous Russian
ethnographer and traveller, honorary member of Russian
Academy of Sciences. This is the account of his expedition to the
Russian Arctic, organised in 1855 by the Russian Naval Ministry.
The head of the Ministry, Great Duke Konstantin Nikolaevich,
decided to send several ethnographic expeditions to different
parts of Russia. Maksimov went to the White Sea, proceeding to
the Arctic Ocean and then went to the rivers Pechora, Mezen,
Pinega and Dvina. This book describes the famous Pustozersk
where the Russian nobility was exiled in 17-18th centuries,
Novaya Zemlya, Kolguev Island, Solovetskiy archipelago with its
famous monastery, walrus and beluga hunting, Archangelsk,
Kholmogory, Onega etc. Interesting are Maksimov’s ethnographic
descriptions of locals and old believers, and their memoirs about
recent events of the Crimean War when English ships attacked
the Solovetsky monastery, Kola and Kem.
Maksimov’s captivating accounts of his Arctic travel had
been published in several Russian magazines ("Morskoi Sbornik,"
"Syn Otechestva," "Bibliteka dlia Chteniia") before they were
issued as a separate edition in 1859 which was highly successful
and was reissued three more times (1864, 1871, 1890).
In 1860-61 Maksimov participated in the next expedition organised by the Naval Ministry to study
the inhabitants of the just annexed Amur territories, and he also published an account of this travel
(1864). His most famous works were related to his travel to Siberian katorga. His book "Exiles and Prisons"
was published in 1862 for state officials only, stamped "Confidentially" and with a print run of only 500
copies. Only several years later a public edition appeared, becoming extremely popular. Maksimov’s
books strikingly describe the manners and customs of Russians, including beggars, old believers, kossaks,
inhabitants of the Caspian shore, Urals, and Amur are still highly popular and being reissued by modern
publishers.
$2250USD
66. MARTYR, Peter (1457-1526)
[Account of the Discovery and Conquest of the New World] De Rebus Oceanicis et Novo Orbe:
Decades tres, Petri Martyris ab Angleria Mediolanensis. Item eiusdem, de Babylonica sua legatione,
Libri III. Et item de Rebus Aethiopicis, Indicis, Lusitanicis & Hispanicis, opuscula queda Historica
doctissima, quae hodie non facile alibi reperiuntur, Damiani. A Goes Equitis Lusitani. Quae omnia
sequens pagina latius demonstrat. Cum duplici locupletissimo Indice.
Cologne: Gervinus Calenius & Heirs of Quentel, 1574. Early Edition. Small Octavo. [xlviii], 655, [28]
pp. 18th century brown gilt tooled marbled papered boards. Covers with wear and text with some
scattered mild water staining of the bottom margin, otherwise a very good copy.
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“An early edition of Peter Martyr's important account of the
discovery and conquest of the New World, assembled in part
through personal correspondence with Columbus, Cabot, Vespucci,
Magellan, Vasco de Gama, and Cortes. He wrote eight “decades,” of
which the present work contains the first three, covering the years
1492 to 1516. It also contains the section De insulis nuper inventis
relating Cortes' expedition to Mexico, and De babylonica legatione
covering the author's own diplomatic mission to Egypt in 1501-2. In
1520 Martyr was given the new post of chronicler to the Council of
the Indies by Emperor Charles V, charged with describing the
explorations to the New World. By 1530 the first edition of the full
eight decades was published in Alcala” (Bonhams); Borba de Moraes
II, 532; Howgego M65; Sabin 1558.
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“An early authoritative history of the discovery and conquest
of the New World, containing the first account of Balboa's sighting of
the Pacific Ocean, as well as the earliest account of Cabot's
discoveries along the northeast coast of America (Decade III, Book
6). Anghiera was the first writer to emphasize the importance of his
countryman Columbus and his discovery. As an Italian scholar, living
in Spain from 1487, he was a friend and contemporary of Columbus,
Cabot, Vespucci, Magellan, Vasco de Gama, and Cortes. Through
personal correspondence with the navigators, and from the
examination of documents to which he had access as an official of
the Council for the Indies, he was able to record the events
surrounding the discovery of the New World. The first edition of the
first “decade” was published in 1511. Two more decades were
added in 1516 and the first complete edition of eight decades
appeared in 1530. The work was translated into English in 1555, and
used by Hakluyt, who himself produced in Paris (1587) an edition of
the complete work. The present edition contains the first three
decades, covering the years 1492 to 1516, together with the De
insulis nuper inventis relating Cortes' expedition to Mexico, and the
three books of the De Babylonica Legatione, describing Anghiera's
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diplomatic mission to Egypt in 1501-1502. Also included are miscellaneous writings by Damiaeo de Goes,
Portuguese historian and statesman, among them a description of Lapland and an account of the religion
and customs of the Ethiopians” (Sotheby's).
$12,500USD
67. MEROLLA DA SORRENTO, P. Girolamo
Breve Relazione del Viaggio nel Regno di Congo Nell' Africa Meridionale. [Brief Relation of Travels
in the Kingdom of Congo in Southern Africa].
Napoli: Per Francesco Mollo, 1692. First Edition. Small Octavo. [xxiv], 466, [39] pp. With an
engraved frontispiece and twenty other engraved plates. Beautiful period Italian style crimson very
elaborately gilt tooled full morocco with a black gilt label. Several expertly removed library stamps,
otherwise a very good copy.
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Extremely Rare Work as no copies of this first edition found in Worldcat.
Girolamo Merolla was “a Capuchin from Sorrento who
went to Africa in 1682. Between 1684 and 1688 Merolla
worked largely in the region of Songo, about 150 miles
northeast of Luanda. His Viaggio del Regno di Congo provides
an interesting picture of life in seventeenth-century Angola and
is often cited for its anecdotal observations. He was possibly to
note the use of drums for military signalling. During a
confrontation with an English slaver who was attempting to
trade under the pretext that the Duke of York, the president of
the Royal African Company, was a Catholic, Merolla infuriated
the captain by suggesting that he would send a complaint about
the behaviour of the English to his countrywoman Mary of
Modena, Duchess of York. Apparently the King of the Congo did
trade privately with the English, behind the back of the
Capuchins” (Howgego M151). The author, who “comments
upon the influence of the Portuguese in the Congo, describes in
detail the life of the people and the natural resources of the region..,
his narrative contains some interesting pictures of the life there and presents a good account of the
superstitions of the natives” (Cox I, p373).
“The Capuchins generally
had three or four
missionaries in the whole
of Kongo, occasionally they
had as many as ten, never
enough to truly take over
the instruction of the
people or educate more
than an elite of political
actors and their own staff.
The Capuchins generally
constructed hospices near
political centers, such as
São Salvador, Mbamba, and
Soyo or in territory
relatively far from the
political centers such as the
hospice at Nsuku in the
north of the country. There
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they and their staff of freed slaves (nleke) who carried them on their annual rounds of the countryside.
While travelling they stopped at centrally located villages for a few days while people from neighboring
settlements came in, and then they performed the sacraments, especially baptism, to thousands. It was
not uncommon for a long serving missionary to record tens of thousands of baptisms in their reports, and
many fewer marriages and communions” (Wikipedia).
$7500USD
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68. MEYNELL, Francis, RN, Lieutenant (1821-1870)
Calcutta from Garden Reach. HMS Calliope Saluting. [Original Watercolour].
1841. Watercolour on paper, ca. 31x54 cm (12 x 21 ¼ in). Signed in ink “G. Meynell” in the left lower
corner. Captioned and dated in pencil on verso by the artist. Recently mounted and matted. A very good
watercolour.
The watercolour shows the moment of the British warship HMS Calliope going through the Garden
Reach - the entrance to the port of Kolkata on the Hooghly River. “The port of Kolkata is the oldest
operational port in India, having originally been constructed by the British East India Company, and it was
the premier port in British India in the 19th century” (Wikipedia). The port’s buildings and a grand
residence on the bank to the left, as well as a boat carrying two Europeans being rowed by Indians, are
shown in the watercolour.
The time of the event shown by the artist is known to be August-September 1841 when HMS
Calliope arrived to Kolkata from Canton with $6 million of ransom money taken during the marine
operations of the First Opium War (1839-1842). HMS Calliope (28 guns, built in 1837) participated in the
blockade of the mouth of the Pearl River and operations at Canton in 1841. Circa Aug 1841 it departed for
Calcutta with the bulk of the Canton ransom money (See: Clowes, W.L. The Royal Navy: A History from the
Earliest Times to the Present. In 7 vols. Vol. 6. London, 1901. P. 294).
The artist, Francis Meynell, was a midshipman on Calliope (See: Allen, J. The New Navy List and
General Record of the Service of Officers of the Royal Navy and Royal Marines. London, 1853. P. 146).
“Meynell entered the navy as midshipman during the campaign in China, on board the Calliope. He
was mentioned for the assistance rendered at the capture on 13 March 1841 of the last fort protecting
the approaches of the city of Canton” (National Maritime Museum (Greenwich) on-line). [Later he served
as] mate in the Penelope during anti-slavery operations off the west coast of Africa, [and was promoted
Lieutenant in 1846]. During the Crimean War 1853-55 he served on HMS Royal George. His illustrated
journal mostly dedicated to the Baltic campaign of the Crimean War (1853-55) is now in the collection of
the National Maritime Museum (Greenwich).
$4750USD
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69. MURRAY, James (1865-1914) & Marston, George (1882-1940)
Antarctic Days, Sketches of the Homely side of Polar life by two of Shackleton's men. Illustrated
by the Authors, James Murray and George Marston, and introduced by Sir Ernest Shackleton.
London: Andrew Melrose, 1913. First Trade Edition.
Octavo. xxi, 199, [1] pp. With 29 black and white photographic
plates and many text illustrations, some full page. Original
publishers blue gilt cloth. Spine very slightly darkened,
otherwise a very good copy.
Very rare trade edition of this book. “Antarctic Days is a
fine compliment to the two giants of the Antarctic
bibliography also emanating from Shackleton's 1907-09
expedition, Aurora Australis and The Heart of the Antarctic,
and is one of the most sought-after Antarctic titles.., [and is]
very scarce” (Rosove 236.A2). “Topical accounts of expedition
life that help give the flavour of life with the Boss” (Conrad p.
145); Spence 831. “Written with a good deal of jocularity, it
gives us a feeling for the personal side of Shackleton's Nimrod
expedition” (Taurus 61).
“The shore party [of the Nimrod Expedition] consisted
of fifteen men, including Shackleton. Professor T. W.
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Edgeworth David and Douglas Mawson had embarked at Sydney. Their sledge journey to the south
magnetic pole was one of the three foremost achievements of this expedition. The other two
achievements were, first, the ascent and survey of Mount Erebus (12,448 feet), the active volcano on Ross
Island and, second, the southern sledge journey, which reached within 100 miles of the south pole”
(Oxford DNB).
$2250USD
70. NIEBUHR, Carsten (1733-1815) & MICHAELIS, J. D. (1717-1791)
Voyage en Arabie & en d’Autres Pays Circonvoisins: 2 vols.
[With] Description de L’Arabie, faite Sur des observations
propres et des avis recueillis dans les lieux mêmes.
[With] Michaelis, (J. D.). Recueil de Questions, proposée à
une Société de savants, qui par Ordre de sa Majesté Danoise font le
Voyage de L `Arabie. Par Monsieur Michaélis.
[Travels to Arabia [With] Description of Arabia [With]
Collection of Questions].
Amsterdam & Utrecht: S. J. Baalde & J. Van Schoonhoven et al.,
1774-1780. First Amsterdam French Editions. Quarto four volume set.
[i], viii, [vi], 409, [1]; [i], iv, [x], 389, [1]; [i], xlii, 372; [i], xliv, [ii], 256,
[16], 38, [12], [1] pp. Complete with 150 engraved maps and plates,
many folding and some hand colored. Very handsome period brown
gilt tooled mottled full calf with red, green, and yellow gilt labels.
With a couple of private library markings, otherwise a near fine set.
Rare complete set of Niebuhr's and Michaelis' works.
“Niebuhr joined the expedition for the exploration of Egypt,
Arabia and Syria organized in 1760 by Frederick V of Denmark.., [The
expedition] left Denmark in January 1761 for Egypt, where they made
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the ascent of the Nile, journeyed to Suez and Mount Sinai, went to Jiddah and from there travelled
overland to Mocha which they reached in 1763. Conditions were so severe that all the members of the
expedition except for Niebuhr had died by the end of the stay in Mocha. Niebuhr himself reached India
and returned overland via Persia, Syria, Cyprus and Constantinople” (Atabey 873).
“Niebuhr was warmly welcomed back to Denmark, and the government provided the financial
assistance for the engraving of all the plates of his travels, which were presented to him as a free gift. He
immediately set about writing an official report on the expedition, and his maps remained in use for over
100 years” (Howgego N24). “This is a justly famous and popular work. Niebuhr, though German born, took
part as astronomer and naturalist in the Royal Danish expedition to Arabia, 1763-67. His accounts are
probably the best and most authentic of their day. Though Arabia was his chief concern, his travels
extended into Egypt, Persia, and Hindustan” (Cox I p.237).
“Niebuhr was the only survivor
of an expedition sent by the King of
Denmark to Arabia. Amongst the
other members were the philologist
van Haven, the naturalist Forskal, a
surgeon and an artist: none of whom
survived. The present detailed works
cover most aspects of the trip, but
concentrate largely on the journey
itself: the expedition travelled via
Constantinople, to Cairo, then Arabia:
the Yemen, Persia, Syria and
Palestine. The expedition acted as a
spur to the study of cuneiform: as
Niebuhr returned with a large
number of examples, particularly
from Persepolis” (Christies).
$9500USD
71. NIEUHOFF, Jan (1618-72)
Voyages and Travels into Brasil, and the East-Indies: Containing, an Exact Description of the Dutch
Brasil, and Divers Parts of the East-Indies: Their Provinces, Cities, Living Creatures, and Products: The
Manners, Customs, Habits, and Religion of the Inhabitants: With a most Particular Account of all the
Remarkable Passages that Happened During the Author's stay of Nine Years in Brasil: Especially, in
Relation to the Revolt of the Portuguese, and the Intertine War Carried on There from 1640 to 1649. As
also, a most Ample Description of the most Famous City of Batavia, in the East-Indies.
London: Henry Lintot and John Osborn, 1732. Second English Edition. Quarto. 369 pp. With a copper
engraved portrait frontispiece, an engraved title-page, and 49 other engravings on plates (including many
double-page), and many other half-page engravings in text. Handsome period style brown gilt tooled half
calf with marbled boards, raised bands and a red gilt morocco label. A very good copy.
This in itself complete profusely illustrated account was issued as Vol. II of Churchill's “A Collection
of voyages and travels.” “Nieuhoff, who was in the service of the Dutch East India Company, gives
detailed and explicit news of the unsettled condition of the districts on the Malabar coast. He
characterises the inhabitants of that region as “either Merchants or Pirates.” The lower castes inhabiting
the Malabar towns he shows to have been living under horrible conditions” (Cox I p.288).
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“Nieuhoff's stay in Brazil
extended from 1640 to 1649. He was a
Dutch official there during the time the
Dutch were making establishments in
that country. His work was long
considered a standard authority on
Brazil” (Cox II p.268). “Between 1640
and 1644 Nieuhof was serving as an
official of the Dutch West India
Company in Brazil, but by 1655 he was
at Batavia, in Java, as a servant of the
Dutch East India Company (VOC)..,
[Nieuhof] visited Amboina, Sumatra, the
Coromandel coast of India.., In 1662 he
participated in the campaigns of Rijcklof
Van Goens along the Malabar coast..,
[His] travels in Brazil and the East Indies
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appeared posthumously in 1682, edited from his notes and papers by his brother Hendrik. Both volumes
were lavishly produced and bore engravings taken from Nieuhof's sketches” (Howgego N25).
$4500USD
72. NOORT, Olivier van (1558/1559-1627)
[Description of the Arduous Voyage Around the
Globe] Description du Penible Voyage de Faict Entour
de l'Univers ou Globe Terrestre par Sr Olivier du Nort
d'Utrecht, généralde quatre navires : assavoir de celle
dite Mauritius, avec laquelle il est retourné comme
Admiral, l'autre de Henry fils de Frédéric Vice-Admiral,
la troisiesme dite la Concorde, avec la quatriesme
nommé l'Espérance, bien montées d'équipage de guerre
& vivres, ayant 248 hommes en icelles, pour traversant
le destroict de Magellanes, descouvrir les costes de
Cica, Chili & Peru & y trafiquer & puis passant les
Molucques & circomnavigant le globe du monde
retourner à la patrie : elles singlèrent de Rotterdam le 2
juillet 1598 et l'an 1601 d'aoust y tourna tant seulement
la susdite navire Mauritius : où sont déduites ses
estranges adventures & pourtrait au vif en diverses
figures, plusieurs cas estranges à luy advenuz qu'il y
rencontrez & veuz.
Amsterdam: Widow of Cornille Nicolas, 1610.
Second French Edition. Small Folio. [2],61,[1] pp.
Engraved title page vignette. Twenty-five in-text
engravings (including three maps). Handsome period
style brown gilt tooled full calf with a red gilt morocco
label. Some leaves with very mild staining, otherwise a very good copy.
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This second French edition (first French edition published in 1602) describes the fourth
circumnavigation of the globe after Magellan, Drake, and Cavendish.”Van Noort was the first Dutch
navigator to sail round the world, and the fourth in all. He started from Goree (Rotterdam) Sept. 13, 1598,
and returned home Aug. 26, 1601. His voyage.., opened up the way to the establishment of the Dutch in
the East Indies” (Cox I, p.53).
“Originally a tavern-keeper of Rotterdam, Van Noort's voyage was fitted out by a consortium of
Dutch merchants with the tacit approval of the government. Leaving Goeree (Rotterdam) on 13.8.98 with
four ships, the Maurits, Concord, Hoop and Hendrick Fredericke the fleet followed the African coast
to Guinea before crossing the Atlantic to the coast of South America.., landfall was made on the southern
coast of Brazil… Following the coast of South America, and after noting the presence of the Patagonian
'giants' at Port Desire, Van Noort entered the Strait of Magellan… [Van Noort then proceeded up the
western coast of South America as far as California and then crossed the Pacific via the Marianas,
Phillipines and Borneo]… After trading at Brunei and Ternate, where he acquired a cargo of Cloves, Van
Noort continued through the Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra. Sailing directly across the Indian
Ocean and rounding the Cape of Good Hope, he returned to Holland on 26.08.01, penniless and with only
one battered ship and eight crew left (although some accounts suggest that forty-five crew survived).
His voyage had some effect in opening the way to the establishment of the Dutch in the East
Indies… Van Noort's achievement captured the imagination of his countrymen, and the published
accounts sold well, the first appearing only eighteen days after his return. A more complete edition
appeared later that year, followed by two amended editions in 1602” (Howgego N37). Noort “attempted
to enter Guanabara Bay in Rio but was repulsed by the Portuguese. He managed however, to obtain
provisions for his ship” (Borba de Moraes II, p.617); European Americana 610/79; Sabin 55438.
$25,000USD
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73. NORRIE, Orlando (1832-1901)
[INDIAN REBELLION OF 1857, SIEGE OF DELHI] Original Watercolour Battle Scene Entitled “Fight in
the Street Taking of Delhi (Verso).”
Ca. 1857. Watercolour and pencil on paper, image size ca. 21x32 cm (8 ¼ x 12 ¾ in). Signed in
watercolour “Orlando Norie” on the right upper margin; weak pencil caption “Fight in the Street Taking of
Delhi” on card verso. Recently matted. With a couple of minor surface scratches, otherwise a very good
watercolour.
A compelling watercolour battle scene showing one of the heavy street fights during the Siege of
Delhi by combined British, Bengal and Punjab troops in September 1857. The scene shows a group of
fighters including two British soldiers in uniform and three men in native Indian dress hiding behind the
ruins and shooting in the direction of the enemy.
The Siege of Delhi (8 June - 21 September 1857) was one of the decisive conflicts of the Indian
rebellion of 1857. With over 1200 killed and almost 5000 wounded, British and loyal Indian troops
crushed a large part of the rebel Sepoy forces, and by capturing the aged Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah
II deprived the rebellion of much of its national character. “Although the rebels still held large areas, there
was little coordination between them and the British were inevitably able to overcome them
separately”(Wikipedia). The last six days of the street fights in Delhi were especially brutal with high
casualties among the conflicting sides and civilians, extensive looting and bombarding throughout the
city.
Orlando Norie was “an
artist of military
subjects, perhaps the
most prolific painter of
the British army in the
19th century along
with Richard Simkin.
He spent most of
his working life in
Dunkirk where he
painted many scenes,
primarily in watercolour
for the the firm
of Rudolf Ackermann.
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His work was first recognized in the autumn of 1854 when his print of the Battle of the Alma was
advertised. This was followed by prints of the Battle of Inkerman and the Battle of Balaclava, all for
Ackermann's. This company's Eclipse Sporting and Military Gallery served as an outlet for many of the
artist's watercolours. Norie was viewed as the natural successor to Henry Martens, and Ackermann's were
so pleased with his work that they occasionally profiled him in exhibitions, one of which was staged in
1873 to showcase his pictures of the recent Autumn Manoeuvres held in September and October 1871
around Aldershot and the Surrey heaths” (Wikipedia). He exhibited at the Royal Academy between 1876
and 1889 and had a studio at Aldershot to study his military subjects first hand.
$2250USD
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74. PAGET, Walter Stanley (1863-1935) & James, Lionel (1871-1955)
[FIRST MOHMAND CAMPAIGN, Original Watercolour Entitled:] “Men of the Royal West Kent
Regiment Recovering the Body of a Wounded Officer During General Jeffrey’s Action With General
Bindon Blood’s Division.”
Ca. 1897. Watercolour on cardboard, heightened in white, image size ca. 17,5x26,5 cm (7 x 10 ½ in).
Signed in pencil “W Paget” on the left lower margin. Period printed label on verso with the watercolour
with the name of the artist and a brief historical note about the event shown. Recently matted. A very
good watercolour.
A moving battle scene illustrating the events of the First Mohmand Campaign (1897-98) by the
British army in the North-West Frontier region of the British Raj. The watercolour shows the battle in the
Mamund valley on the 30th of September 1897, when Brigadier general Jeffreys’ resumed punitive
operations, where he “encountered strong opposition at Agrah, and [the British] had 61 casualties”
(Wikipedia). The watercolour shows British soldiers carrying a wounded officer and shooting at a group of
Mahsuds in native dress, armed with sables and guns. A more detailed description of the work is provided
by the printed label mounted on the back of the frame:
“During General Jeffrey’s action,
on September 30, the Mahsuds
at one time attacked the centre
so vigorously that the men of
the Royal West Kent came to
close quarters, and had
difficulty for a few minutes in
recovering the body of a
wounded officer. By a staunch
stand it was eventually
recovered”.
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The original sketch was made by a first-hand witness of the events, British war journalist Lionel
James who acted as Reuter’s Special Correspondent during the campaign and later published a book
based on his experiences “The Frontier Indian War, Being an Account of the Mohmund and Tirah
Expedition 1897” (London, 1898) illustrated with 31 photographs and drawings based on his own
sketches.
This sketch wasn’t included in the book and was very likely intended to be published in a magazine,
as its “final” artist was Walter Stanley Paget, one of three brothers - renowned British illustrators of books
and magazines of the 19-20th centuries. Paget illustrated the Arabian Nights, Robinson Crusoe et al, while
his brother Sidney became world-famous for his illustrations of several editions of Conan Doyle’s stories
of Sherlock Holmes. Paget received a gold medal from the Royal Academy of Art and worked in The
Sphere, Illustrated London News and The Strand Magazine. It is known that one of his “duties” while
working in The Sphere was “turning the rough sketches sent by the paper's “specials” in South Africa into
complete illustrations for publication” (See: Allingham, P.V. A Biographical Sketch of Illustrator Walter
Paget (1863-1935) // The Victorian Web on-line). Most likely the same process happened with the James’
sketch of a Mohmand Campaign’s engagement.
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Lionel James, F.R.G.S. Worked as Reuter’s Special Correspondent in the Chitral campaign (1894-5),
Mohmand, Malakand and Tirah campaigns (1897-8), in Soudan (1898); also acted as Times Special
Correspondent in South Africa (1899-1901) and during Russian-Japanese War (1904-1905). He was the
author of over ten books including With the Chitral Relief Force (1895); Frontier Indian War (1898), On the
Heels of De Wet (1902), A Study of the Russo-Japanese War (1905) et al.
$2250USD
75. PALLAS, Peter Simon (1741-1810)
Voyages de M.P.S. Pallas en Differentes Provinces de L'Empire de Russie, Et Dans L'Asie
Septentrionale; Traduits de L'Allemand, Par M. Gauthier de la Peyronie, Commis des Affaires
Etrangeres. [Travels of P.S. Pallas in different Provinces of the Russian Empire, and in Northern Asia,
Translated from the German, By Mr. Gauthier de la Peyronie, Commisioner of Foreign Affairs].
Paris: Maradan, 1789-93. First French Edition. Quarto 5 vols.&SmallFolio Atlas. xxxii, 773, [3]; [iv],
550, [1]; [iv], 491, [1]; [iv], 722, [2]; [iv], 559, [1]; [iv] pp. With a large folding hand-colored copperengraved
map on 2 sheets; 122 copper engravings on 107 sheets, 29 of them folding or double-page.
Original pink papered boards, rebacked in style with new printed paper labels. A few leaves with very mild
water staining, otherwise a very handsome large uncut set.
“In 1767 Pallas received an invitation from Catherine II of Russia to take a position at the Academy
of Sciences in St. Petersburg. From that position he was authorized to lead an expedition into Siberia to
observe the transit of Venus. He took seven astronomers and five naturalists with him, and the expedition
became primarily oriented toward natural history. The exploration continued from 1768 to 1774, during
which time some of the information was prepared for publication. The first volume appeared in 1771, a
German edition printed in St. Petersburg, with subsequent volumes issued to 1776. The text is a broad
survey of all aspects of natural history, as well as a study of the various peoples of Siberia. The atlas
includes a number of maps, plus natural history, costume, and scenery, etc” (PBA Galleries).
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“The expedition set out from Moscow on 30.4.68.., The first summer was spent traversing the
plains of European Russia, and the winter passed at Simbirsk on the Volga. The next year was spent on the
borders of Kalmuk Tartary, when Pallas carefully examined the shores of the Caspian Sea. The transit of
Venus on 3.6.69 was observed at Tobolsk. The party then proceeded through Orenburg and passed the
next winter (1769-70) at Ufa. In 1770 Pallas crossed the Ural Mountains to Katarinenburg, examining the
mines in the neighbourhood. In 1771 the members of the expedition reached the Altai Mountains, from
where they travelled to winter at Krasnoyarsk, observing that the mercury froze in their thermometers.
They also found a wide distribution of mammoth and rhinoceros fossils in the Siberian Ice. In the
following spring (1772) Pallas penetrated as far as Lake Baikal, and followed the caravan route as far as
Kiakhta on the Mongolian border. For the next two years the members of the expedition slowly
proceeded homewards, on the way visiting Astrakhan and the Caucasus Mountains. Pallas arrived back in
St. Petersburg in July 1774 with a vast amount of data and many fossil specimens, but broken in health.
His hair was apparently whitened with fatigue, and nearly all of his companions had died” (Howgego P10);
Atabey 918.
$5750USD
76. PALMERSTON, Temple Henry John (1784-1865)
[CAPTAIN EDWARD BELCHER’S CIRCUMNAVIGATION 1836-1842] Manuscript Dispatch from the
Foreign Office (London) to H.M. Consul in Guayaquil, Walter Cope, notifying Commander Belcher’s
Departure to the Pacific Ocean, to Survey the West Coast of America, Requesting the Consul to Explain
to the Government of New Granada Belcher’s Mission and Asking Assistance from the Ecuadorian
Authorities.The dispatch is written by a secretary, marked “№ 4” and signed “Palmerston”.
London, 15 November 1836. Three pages. Ca. 31x20 cm (12 ¼x 8 in) Watermarked laid paper with
centrefold. Fine condition.
The dispatch signed by Henry
Palmerston while the head of the
British Foreign Office (1830-1841)
concerns Edward Belcher’s
circumnavigation on HMS Sulphur in
1836-42. It informs the British Consul
in Guayaquil that “Commander
Belcher” is being sent by the Admiralty
to complete “the survey of the Western
Coast of America,” and instructs him to
request the Government of New
Granada to support the expedition: “to
afford to Captain Belcher and to the
Officers under his Command, such
friendly assistance and good offices as
may facilitate the satisfactory
execution of the Duties with which they
are charged.”
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The Consul is also obliged to inform the Ecuadorian authorities that “when the proposed Survey
shall be completed, HMS Government will be happy to present the Granadian Government with a copy of
it.” The dispatch finishes with the description of Belcher’s route to South America: “Commander Belcher
will proceed in the first instance to Panama crossing the Isthmus from Chagres, and on his arrival at the
former Port, he will take the command of the vessels which have been placed under his orders.”
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“In November 1836 [Belcher] was appointed to the Sulphur, a surveying ship, then on the west
coast of South America, from which Captain Beechey had been obliged to invalid out. During the next
three years the Sulphur was employed on the west coast of both North and South America, and at the end
of 1839 received orders to return to England by the western route. After visiting several of the island
groups in the south Pacific and making such observations as time permitted, Belcher arrived at Singapore
in October 1840, where he was ordered back to China, because of the war there; during the following
year he was actively engaged, especially in operations in the Canton River. The Sulphur finally arrived in
England in July 1842, after a commission of nearly seven years. Belcher had already been advanced to
post rank (6 May 1841) and was made a CB (14 October 1841); in January 1843 he was made a knight, and
that year published his Narrative of a Voyage Round the World Performed in H.M.S. Sulphur during the
Years 1836-42 (2 vols.)” (Oxford DNB).
$1750USD
77. PATERSON, Lieutenant William (1755-1810)
A Narrative of Four Journeys into the Country of the Hottentots, and Caffraria, in the Years 1777,
1778, 1779.
London: J. Johnson, 1790. Second Corrected and Enlarged
Edition. Quarto. xii, 175 pp. With a folding map and nineteen
copper engraved plates. Handsome period style brown gilt tooled
speckled half calf with marbled boards. Some plates very slightly
foxed, otherwise a very good copy.
“Mr. Patterson accompanied Colonel Gordon (Commander
of the Troops of the Dutch East India Company in South Africa)
and Jacob van Reenen in several trips to the interior. He
remarked that he does not give a description of the Cape as he
would be only repeating what Sparrman and Mason (Masson)
had already communicated in their publications. In the course of
his travels the author penetrated as far as Namaqualand on the
west, and the Great Fish River on the south-east. Although the
principal feature of the work is a description of the botanical
specimens collected and noted by Mr. Paterson, there are many
interesting notes respecting the natives, with a few remarks on
the Dutch Colonists” (Mendelssohn II p.143)”.
Paterson is credited with having brought to England the
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first giraffe skin ever seen there. He made four expeditions into the interior from the Cape to the Orange
River and Kaffir land, mainly in the interest of natural history. He collected many birds and numerous
specimens of plants. In 1789 he was one of the lieutenants who were chosen to recruit and command a
corps for the purpose of protecting the new convict colony at Botany Bay. Later he was appointed
Governor of New South Wales” (Cox I p.390); “Paterson's journal, one of the first in English to describe
the interior of South Africa, was published in 1789” (Howgego P28).
$2750USD
78. PEARSON, William B.
[British Maritime Officer's Journal of Three Voyages on Three Separate Vessels, Sailing Round Trip
between England and South America in 1850-51 With Interesting Sketches of Cape Horn and Robinson
Crusoe Island].
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1850-1851. Small Quarto. 92 leaves. Three journals in one volume with coastal profiles on first and
last leaves and a drawing of a sea leopard on the first page. Period brown quarter sheep with marbled
boards. Extremities mildly rubbed, a few leaves with some mild spotting otherwise the journal is in very
good condition.
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These are the journals of British maritime officer William B. Pearson from three consecutive
voyages on which he sailed from England to South America, around the Cape Horn, and back to England in
1850 and 1851. The journals record each of the separate voyages in much detail and include notes about
his time in Valparaiso and Rio de Janeiro between voyages. Pearson served as either first or second officer
on the following voyages and vessels:
1) May 20 - Sept. 2, 1850: First officer on the Bark Juverna (William Birch, Master) from Liverpool to
Valparaiso, with a harbor journal at Valparaiso, Sept. 3-25, 1850.
2) Sept. 26 - Nov. 20, 1850: First officer on the Bark Nueve Pacifico (Thomas Rowett, Master) from
Valparaiso to Rio de Janeiro, with a harbor journal at Rio de Janeiro, Nov. 21 - Dec. 14, 1850.
3) Dec. 15, 1850 - Feb. 16, 1851: Probably second officer on the Bark Advice (Mr. Grey, Master)
from Rio de Janeiro to Falmouth, England, with a record of his trip home to Dewesbury, Yorkshire,
England on Feb. 17-19, 1851.
The journals provide a daily record of the location and course of the vessels as well as notes on the
weather, winds, sailing conditions, and specific sails utilized at particular times. While the entries
recorded during the voyages focus on the daily operation of the ships and the conditions of the voyages,
Pearson also writes of his fellow sailors and incidents on board, and is particularly expansive and
expressive in his entries as the ship approaches land and is anchored near the different ports. He provides
much information about activities while ships are anchored in harbor, waiting to unload cargo, and
records his observations of people and places while on shore. He also encountered several ships and
crews who were headed for California, while in the Pacific ports of South America.
Two pen sketches - profiles of the islands (signed “WBP”): “The appearance of Horn Island From
Cape Horn to the Deceit Islands, 5 miles distance (The land all covered with snow)”; and “The Appearance
of Juan Fernandes - Robinson Crusoe Island, 30 miles distance. 1850.” A pen sketch of “The Patagonian
Bolas” with annotation: “two lead balls fast to a length of plaited hide about a foot long - used for
entangling the legs of Guanacos, ostriches and any other wild animals (a Guanaco is a species of Llama).
A fine, detailed set of journals recording a British maritime officer's mid-19th-century voyages to
the South America.
$2500USD
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79. RAEBURN, Henry Macbeth (1860-1947)
[GEORGE VI, Original Pencil Drawing Portrait in Scottish Regimental Uniform].
1937. Pencil on thick album paper, image size ca. 65x39,5 cm (25 ½ x 15 ½ in). Signed in pencil
“H.M.R. 1937” in the right lower corner; title space is blank. Corners and centers of the margins
strengthened, otherwise a very good drawing.
A handsome portrait of King George VI
(1895-1952) made during the first year of his
reign (ascended the throne in 1936). The King is
shown in Scottish Regimental Uniform, full
length, with the Scottish Highlands in the
background.
This drawing by Henry Macbeth-Raeburn,
a prominent Scottish portrait painter and
mezzotint and aquatint engraver, was
preparatory drawing to a mezzotint plate that
was engraved, but never published. Raeburn
exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1881 to
1904. He changed his name because of his
devotion to the paintings of Henry Raeburn
after whom he often etched.
King George VI (1895-1952), reigned
1936-52. The second son of George V and
Queen Mary, he served in the navy (1909-17),
and qualified as a pilot in the Royal Flying Corps
in 1919. He was President of the Industrial
Welfare Society, an area of special concern. He
married Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon in 1923. He
became King on the abdication of his brother
Edward VIII in 1936. He and Queen Elizabeth
‘The Queen Mother’ were held in great
affection by the population for the courage and
sense of duty they showed during the World
War II. His popularity was recently much
revived due to the 2010 film “The King's
Speech” starring Colin Firth as George VI.
Benezit, Dictionnaire de Peintres,
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Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs et Graveurs, vol. 7, p. 37 (reprint 1976).
$4750USD
80. ROSS, [Sir] John (1777-1856)
A Voyage of Discovery, made Under the Orders of the Admiralty for the Purpose of Exploring
Baffin's Bay, and Inquiring into the Probability of a North-West Passage.
London: John Murray, 1819. First Edition. Quarto. [iv], xxxix, [i], 252, cxliv pp. With fifteen hand
colored aquatint plates (four folding) and ten other aquatint plates (two folding) and four engraved tables
(three folding) and three folding charts (including frontispiece). Handsome period brown gilt tooled
polished full calf. Rebacked in style and with a couple of very minor paper repairs, otherwise a very good
copy.
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“In January 1818 Ross was appointed to the Isabella,
a hired whaler, as commander of an expedition, which with
the Alexander, commanded by Lieutenant William Edward
Parry, sailed in April to endeavour to make the North-West
passage through Davis Strait. Ross's nephew James Clark
Ross, in whose career he took a special interest, sailed with
him. It was the renewal of the search which had been laid
on one side during the war, and resulted in the rediscovery
of Baffin Bay, the identification of several points named in
Baffin's map, and proof that Buss and James islands did not
exist. Ironically, however, when Ross attempted to proceed
westward through Lancaster Sound, he was deceived by a
mirage and described the passage as barred by a range of
mountains, which he named the Croker mountains. He then
returned to England, thereby losing his only possibility of
penetrating the north-west passage. His report was, in the
first instance, accepted as conclusive, and he was promoted
to post rank on 7 December 1818. In the following year he
published A voyage of discovery made … for the purpose of
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exploring Baffin's Bay, and inquiring into the probability of a North-West passage (1819).
Sir John Barrow was furious that the attempt to find the ‘open polar sea’ had failed and gave vent
to his anger in person to Ross. The Admiralty had already learned that there were some doubts as to the
reality of the Croker mountains, and had dispatched another expedition, under the command of Parry.
Ross's book was attacked by Barrow in the Quarterly Review (January 1819). Edward Sabine, who had
been one of the scientific staff
of the expedition, in his
Remarks on the Account of the
Late Voyage alleged that Ross
was the only person to have
seen the Croker mountains and
that Ross had appropriated to
himself and misrepresented
some scientific results of the
voyage. Ross defended himself
in Explanation of Captain
Sabine's Remarks (1819).
Parry's return in October 1820
brought proof that Ross had
judged too hastily, and led to
an undue disparagement of his
work and a rift with his
nephew” (Oxford DNB); Abbey Travel 634; Arctic Bibliography 14873.
“A famous, even notorious, voyage led by Captain John Ross.., Ross attempted to proceed
westward through Lancaster Sound, but, presumably deceived by a mirage, he described the passage as
barred by a range of mountains, which he named the Croker Mountains, despite the disbelief of his
colleagues” (Hill 1488); Sabin 73376.
$6500USD
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81. ROSS, Sir John (1777-1856)
[Autograph Letter Signed and Marked ‘Private’ to Viscount Palmerston, About Ross’ Observations
in Berlin and Intelligence About a Secret Treaty between Russia, Prussia, Austria and Holland, and Plans
about the Construction of a Prussian Fleet].
Berlin, June 5th 1835. Quarto (25x20 cm). Four Pages written in a legible hand, with a period
manuscript remark in another hand on the verso of the last leaf (the date and name of the sender).
Whatman paper watermarked 1835. Mild fold marks, otherwise the letter is in very good condition.
A very interesting informative letter by renowned British Arctic Explorer Sir John Ross. The letter
was written during Ross’ travels to Europe after his second Arctic expedition 1829-1833, at the peak of his
popularity, he “made a tour of the Continent and received a number of foreign awards and medals”
(Dictionary of Canadian Biography online).
The letter was addressed to British Foreign
Secretary Lord Palmerston and concerned the latest
political events in Europe, caused by the Belgium
revolution of 1830.
“The European powers were divided over the
Belgian cry for independence. The Napoleonic Wars
were still fresh in the memories of Europeans, so
when the French, under the recently installed July
Monarchy, supported Belgian independence, the
other powers unsurprisingly supported the continued
union of the Provinces of the Netherlands. Russia,
Prussia, Austria, and Great Britain all supported the
somewhat authoritarian Dutch king, many fearing the
French would annex an independent Belgium.
However, in the end, none of the European powers
sent troops to aid the Dutch government, partly
because of rebellions within some of their own
borders Only in 1839 the Treaty of London
signed by the European powers (including the
Netherlands) recognized Belgium as an independent
and neutral country” (Wikipedia).
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Ross reported about possible “secret treaty to which Russia, Prussia, Austria, and Holland are
parties, constructed by Prince Wittgenstein, Prince Menchikoff, Prince Mitternich and the Prince of
Orange.” Russia, according to the treaty, was going “to have the same number of ships in commission this
year as they had during the last, the first division has been at sea for some time, the second is to carry the
Guards to Dantzig, which are to march to the frontiers of Silesia where a great view[?] of troops is to take
place in September, there are to consist of 2 Corps d’armeé from Russia, Prussia and Austria, and of which
all the courts are to take present.” The Russian Emperor was heard to say that he “should like to have a
trial with the English [at sea], they might perhaps beat him, at first, but he had no doubt that at last he
would beat the English.”
Ross reported that Prussia’s main intention was “to construct a navy, their principle port is to be
Svinemunde, at the mouth of the river of Stettin they are to begin with 2 or 3 sloops of war and a flotilla of
steam gun vessels, Prince Adalbert, Nephew to the King, looks forward to the command of those.” For that
reason Ross was going to have an observation trip to Swinemunde at the nearest future in order to
“obtain a complete knowledge if not a survey of the harbour, which I understand is excellent for small
vessels - a calculation has been made of a flottilla to cost 2 million dollars!” He also visited Potsdam “and
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examined the manufactory of arms there, in which there is nothing remarkable excepting that they have
made an immense number, and all exactly of the same dimensions.”
Ross also describes anti-French and anti-Belgian feelings at the Prussian court, saying that “they
consider that Belgium will not be long in existence”; and noting several “great fetes which the King and
Prince Royal of Prussia gave, that English, Belgian and French Corps Diplomatique were left out, while
Russian, Dutch and Austrian down to the rank of Lieutenant were invited, the feeling against Belgium is
extremely strong, and not much less against France.”
In the letter he mentions several members of European Royal families, including the King of Prussia
Friedrich Wilhelm III (reigned 1797 to 1840) who gave Ross an audience, awarded him with “the order of
the Red Eagle” and “accepted” Ross’ book, just published “Narrative of a Second Voyage in Search of a
North-West Passage” (London, 1835. 2 vols.). He also talks about Grand Duke Michael Pavlovich of Russia
(1798-1849) who “was very desirous to know what brought me here, and immediately asked me this
question, but my excuse was so good that no suspicion was excited, he told me that I was expected in
Russia to build my ship, but I said owing to the change which had taken place it was abandoned for this
season.” Among other notable persons mentioned in the letter are Crown Prince of Prussia, future King
Frederick William IV (reigned 1840-1861); Prince William of Orange, future King of the Netherlands
(reigned 1840-1849); and several high ranking diplomats, most likely Prince Alexander Menshikov (1787-
1869), Prince Petr Wittgenstein (1769-1843) and Austrian Prince Klemens Wenzel von Metternich (1773-
1869).
Ross’ mentions in detail Prussian Count Karl
von Groeben (1788-1876), who was the Prussian
Crown Prince’s personal adjutant at the time. Ross
“took up [his] lodging with the Count de Groeber,”
he also went together with the Count to
Swinemunde, but most striking was that it was the
Count who gave Ross the information about the
“secret treaty,” as Ross noted, “he [Groeben] insists,
that there is a secret treaty.”
In the end of the letter Ross mentions that he
was going to stay in Berlin until 14 th of June, then
move to Copenhagen and return to England from
Hamburg on the 18th. His activities in the field of
European diplomacy were most likely highly
appreciated, as in March 1839 he was appointed British consul in Stockholm, where he remained until
1846 (Dictionary of Canadian Biography online).
$2750USD
82. SALT, Henry (1780-1827)
The Obelisk at Axum.
London: William Miller, Jan. 1, 1809. Ca.45 x 60 cm (18 x 25 inches). Hand colored aquatint drawn
by Henry Salt and engraved by D.Havell. The edges of the aquatint are slightly chipped but not affecting
the printed area, otherwise a very good copy.
Plate No. XX. from Henry Salt's 'Twenty-Four Views in St. Helena, The Cape, India, Ceylon, The Red
Sea, Abyssinia and Egypt'. Henry Salt accompanied Lord Valentia on a diplomatic mission to counteract
Napoleon's efforts in Egypt. The Obelisk of Axum was removed from Ethopia by Italian soldiers but
returned to Ethiopia in 2005.
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“The Obelisk of Axum (today,
especially in Axum, also called the
Rome Stele) is a 1,700-year-old, 24-
metres (78-foot) tall granite
stele/obelisk, weighing 160 tonnes, in
the city of Axum in Ethiopia. It is
decorated with two false doors at the
base, and decorations resembling
windows on all sides. The “obelisk”
ends in a semicircular top part, which
used to be enclosed by metal frames”
(Wikipedia).
“On 20 June 1802 Salt left
England on an eastern tour, as
secretary and draughtsman to
Viscount Valentia (later the earl of
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Mountnorris). He visited India, Ceylon,
and the Red Sea, and in 1805 was sent by Valentia on a mission into Abyssinia, to the ras of Tigré, whose
affection and respect he gained, and with whom he left one of his party, Nathaniel Pearce. The return to
England in 1806 was made by way of Egypt, where he first met the pasha, Mehmet Ali. Lord Valentia's
Travels in India (1809) was partly written and completely illustrated by Salt, who published his own 24
Views in St Helena, India and Egypt in the same year” (Oxford DNB).
$1500USD
83. SANDOVAL Y GUZMAN, Doctor Don Sebastian de
[IMPERIAL CITY OF POTOSI] Pretensiones de la Villa Imperial de Potosi, propuestos en el Real
Consejo de las Indias. Dedicados al Excelentissimo Señor don Garcia de Haro y Avellaneda, Conde de
Castrillo, etc. Por el Doctor Don Sebastian de Sandoual y
Guzman, Procurador general de la dicha villa, Catedratico de
Visperas de Leyes en la Real Vniversidad de Lima, en el Peru,
y Regidor de la misma ciudad. [The Claim of the Imperial City
of Potosi, Proposed in the Royal Council of the Indies..,].
Madrid: Juan Goncalez, 1634. First Edition. Small Folio.
[2], 66 leaves. Beautiful period Spanish style crimson very
elaborately gilt tooled full morocco. Expert repair to upper
blank margin of title page, otherwise a very good copy.
Extremely rare work as only three copies found in
Worldcat. There seems to be varying collations for this work
with different copies including different numbers of parts.
This copy matches the Yale University copy and represents
the complete first part.
The work is full of invaluable information on early Alto
Peru and is one of the first important sources for information
on Potosi itself. The author Dr. Don Sebastian de Sandoval y
Guzman was Attorney General of Potosi and professor of law
at the Royal University of Lima, in Peru, and also an alderman
in Lima.
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“Founded in 1546 as a mining town, [Potosi] soon produced fabulous wealth, becoming one of the
largest cities in the Americas and the world, with a population exceeding 200,000 people.., It is from
Potosí that most of the silver shipped through the Spanish Main came. According to official records,
45,000 short tons (41,000 metric tons) of pure silver were mined from Cerro Rico from 1556 to 1783...,A
1603 report stated that of 58,800 Indians working at Potosi” (Wikipedia); European America 634/122;
Palau 29715-78; Sabin 7643.
$4750USD
84. SANTA ANNA, Antonio Lopez de (1794-1876)
[A Partially Printed and Completed in Manuscript Document Signed by Santa Anna, Hiring Edward
Gottlieb as his Interpreter and Private Secretary].
Staten Island, N.Y., April 5, 1867. Partially
printed and completed in manuscript, ca. 47 x 29.5
cm (19 x 11.5 inches). Document with old folds and
backed with Japanese paper. Printed green seal in
lower right corner. Housed in a green gilt tooled
quarter morocco with cloth boards folding portfolio.
In very good condition.
An interesting document, signed by Santa
Anna, (the famous victorious Mexican commander
at the Battle of the Alamo) in which the former
President and commanding general of Mexico, hires
an interpreter and personal assistant. At the time,
Santa Anna was living in exile on Staten Island, trying
to raise funds for an army so that he could retake
power in Mexico. In this elaborately printed
document, in which Santa Anna pronounces himself
“General in Chief of the Liberating Army of Mexico,”
he hires one Edward Gottlieb to be his private
secretary and interpreter, at a salary of two hundred
“pesos” per month. The document is also signed by
“R. Clay Crawford, Maj. Gen.” Crawford, a notorious
soldier of fortune, styled himself at times as a
Turkish general called “Osman Pasha,” and also
involved himself in Mexican military conflicts in the
1860s.
“In 1869, 74-year-old Santa Anna was living in exile in Staten Island, New York. He was trying to
raise money for an army to return and take over Mexico City. During his time in New York City, he is
credited with bringing in the first shipments of chicle, the base of chewing gum. He failed to profit from
this, since his plan was to use the chicle to replace rubber in carriage tires, which was tried without
success. Thomas Adams, the American assigned to aid Santa Anna while he was in the United States,
experimented with chicle in an attempt to use it as a substitute for rubber. He bought one ton of the
substance from Santa Anna, but his experiments proved unsuccessful. Instead, Adams helped to found
the chewing gum industry with a product that he called “Chiclets”“ (Wikipedia).
$2750USD
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85. SCHOUTEN, Wouter (1638-1704)
[EAST INDIES] Voiage de Gautier Schouten aux Indes orientales, Commencé l’An 1658. & fini l’An
1665. Traduit du Hollandois. Où l’on void plusieurs Descriptions de Païs, Roiaumes, Isles & Villes, Sièges,
Combats sur terre & sur mer, Coutumes, Manières, Religions de divers Peuples, Animaux, Plantes,
Fruits, & autres Curiositez naturelles. Nouvelle Edition Corrigée & Augmentée de Figures. Voyez la page
suivante. [Gautier Schouten's voyage to the East Indies, from the Year 1658 to the Year 1665..,].
Paris: Pierre Mortier, 1708. New Edition, corrected and with additional illustrations. Duodecimo,
2vols. [iv], 508; [ii], 592 pp. Engraved title frontispiece in each volume, an engraved portrait of the author
and nine folding engraved plates, bound without the large folding engraved plate of natural history
subjects usually found in this edition. Handsome period brown elaborately gilt tooled mottled full calf with
brown gilt labels. A very good set.
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“Schouten first sailed from Amsterdam as ship's surgeon in April 1658 and spent the following
seven years in the East, participating in many notable voyages. In 1660 he was present at the Dutch siege
of Makassar (in Sulawesi), and in November 1661 visited Colombo, in Ceylon. During 1661-62 he
participated in the campaigns of Rucklof van Goens along the Malabar coast, and in 1664 he was in Bengal
and Arakan. In Batavia in 1667 he collected information about the loss of Zeelandia (on Formosa). He also
visited Sumatra, the Moluccas, and Amboina, finally returning to Holland in October 1665. Schouten was
an observant traveller who explored inland into the environs of nearly every port-of-call, sometimes by
himself or with a small group of comrades” (Howgego S66).
$1750USD
86. SNOW, William Parker (1817-1895)
Voyage of the Prince Albert in Search of Sir John Franklin: A Narrative of Every day life in the
Arctic Seas.
London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1851. First Edition. Octavo. xvi, 416 pp. With four
chromolithograph plates and a folding map. Original publisher's navy pictorial gilt and blind stamped
cloth. Plates with some very minor foxing, top of back hinge of spine with small crack, otherwise a very
good copy.
In 1850 Snow volunteered “for one of the expeditions in search of Sir John Franklin, prompted by a
dream, which he believed had shown him the true route. The idea came to dominate his whole life. He
served in 1850 as purser, doctor, and chief officer of the Prince Albert, a small vessel fitted out at the
expense of Lady Franklin, under Commander C. C. Forsyth RN. On his return Snow published Voyage of
the Prince Albert in Search of Sir John Franklin (1851) and was awarded the polar medal. He was
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convinced that success had been hindered by Forsyth's refusal to go
on, and during the following years he vainly importuned the Admiralty
to send him out again in command of any vessel, however small, and
tried to organize unofficial searches” (Oxford DNB).
“William Parker Snow here describes an 1850 Franklin search
expedition in the Prince Albert, a small vessel fitted out at the expense
of Lady Franklin and captained by Commander Forsyth of the British
Navy. Snow accompanied the voyage as purser, doctor, and chief
officer.., the Prince Albert crew discovered traces of the Franklin
expedition's first winter. Encampment on Beechey Island, upon their
empty-handed return, Snow was convinced that Forsyth had
sabotaged the success of the search by his refusal to go on or to
pursue Snow's foretold route” (Hill 1598); Arctic Bibliography 16362;
Howgego 1850-1940 Polar Regions S38.
$2250USD
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87. SPINKS, Walter (1856-?)
[Album of Watercolours & Pencil Drawings of a Surveying Voyage (North Coast of Australia
Including Darwin and Bass Strait) Entitled:] “H.M.S. Myrmidon. Australia, 1886.”
Ca. 1886-1888. Oblong Quarto (18,5x25,5
cm). 32 leaves. 25 watercolours, including one
double-page and 13 pencil drawings, with a loosely
inserted pencil-drawn map (on a leaf from exercise
book ca. 16x20 cm or 6 ½ x 8 in). Unsigned, the
majority captioned in pencil on the lower margin.
Period quarter sheep album with pebble-grain cloth
boards. Covers rubbed & stained and the leaves
untied and loose, otherwise a very good album.
An album of evocative watercolours
illustrating the surveying voyage of HMS Myrmidon
from England to Australia via the Mediterranean,
Egypt, the Sudan, the Red Sea, Sri Lanka, Singapore
and Indonesia in 1886-1888.
87. Townsville
87. Flores Strait
“H.M.S. Myrmidon was launched in 1867 at
Chatham Dockyard as a wooden screw gun vessel
of 697 tons. She was completed the same year as
a survey ship. [She] left England for Suakin on the
Red Sea in February 1884. There she gave
‘constant assistance to troops repelling night
attacks on our lines’ (History of the Hydrographic
Service 1795-1919 refers). During that year the
ship was used on surveys in the Red Sea – off
Suakin, Port Berenice, Hanish Island and Zeila. In
1885 she continued with further survey work in
the Red Sea and then sailed for similar work
around Timor and Northern Australia. In 1886-87
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she was engaged in survey work around
Australia, along the Bass Strait, Great Barrier
Reef and Coral Sea. In 1888, after further work
around Tasmania it was found that her engines
were worn out and she was paid off for disposal”
(Dix Noonan Webb Auctioneers).
In Australia HMS Myrmidon was assigned
to the Royal Navy’s Australian Squadron and
undertook surveys along the north coast of
Australia, Darwin and Bass Strait (e.g. charted
waters around Pasco Islands). Hoskyn Islands in
the southern Great Barrier Reef were named
after ship’s Commander, Admiralty
Hydrographer Richard Frazer Hoskyn R.N. (d.
1892).
87. Massowah (Massawa)
The watercolours executed by crew
member, Walter Spinks, include several
dramatic scenes, including two watercolours
illustrating night attacks in Suakin and
another showing the arrival of sailors and a
machine gun to protect the town (the Mahdi's
revolt in 1885 resulted in the siege which led
to the death of General Gordon). Another
view shows the collision with HMS Tyne on
the 25th of April 1887 off Wilson's Promontry
peninsula, the southernmost part of
Australian mainland. There is also a stunning
double-page view of the British assault on
Alexandria in July 11th 1882.
87. Wetta (Wetar Island, Indonesia)
The remaining images are of ports
visited, or of ships encountered on the voyage,
including: Bay of Biscay, “Giberalter”, Malta,
Alexandria, Port Said, Suez, “Massowah,” “Fight
with a slaver,” Aden, Colombo, Singapore,
Batavia, “Sourabaya,” Flores Passage, Wetta,
Timor, Port Darwin, Townsville, H.M.S. Rapid,
Farm Cove (Sydney), H.M.S. Iris, Oberon Bay,
Port Melbourne, Franklin island, Farm Cove,
and Port Melbourne.
Contemporary travellers left an
interesting note about Myrmidon’s stay in
Townsville (north-eastern Australia): “Monday,
August 8th 1887 We sailed swiftly up the
coast as far as Townsville - a pretty-looking
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town of foreign appearance, with its wharves and business-houses close down on the beach, whilst the
villas and private residences stand on the little nooks and corners of a hill at the back. The officers of
H.M.S. 'Myrmidon,' which was lying in harbour, soon came on board to see us. They had broken their
rudder-head outside the Barrier Reef, where they too were hard at work surveying, and had come into
Townsville for repairs” (Brassey, A. The Last Voyage to India and Australia in the “Sunbeam.” London,
1889. P. 370).
87. The Bombardment of Alexandria by the British fleet, July 11th 1882
Strangely enough, the artist of the album, Walter Spinks was also announced as a deserter from
Myrmidon in the New South Wales Police Gazette on the 24th March 1886 (p. 95): “SPINKS, Walter. HMS
Myrmidon. Deserter, at Melbourne, on the 10th instant. Painter, 2nd class, two badges, 30yrs, 5’ 5½”, fair
complexion, light brown hair, blue eyes.”
$12,500USD
88. STANFORD, Edward, Publisher (1827-1904)
Stanford's Map of India Based on the
Surveys Executed by order of the
Honourable The East India Company,
Special Maps of the Surveyor General and
Other Authorities; Showing the Latest
Territorial Acquisitions of the British Empire
and the Independent and Protected States,
Railways, Canals, &c. 1857.
London: Edward Stanford, 1857. Handcoloured
engraved map with inset map of the
Malay Peninsula, chronological table of
acquisitions made by the British Empire in
India, and three charts describing the
distances and bearings from Bombay,
Madras and Calcutta respectively. Ca.
165x128 cm (65 x 50 ½ in). The map is
dissected and mounted on linen, in two
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sections, housed in the original brown cloth slipcase, with a publisher's printed paper label mounted on the
outside. Slipcase faded and with wear, but map in near fine condition.
This large highly detailed and attractive map of India and Sri Lanka, published during the year of the
Indian Mutiny, includes a chronological table of the various acquisitions made to the British Empire in
India starting with Bombay in 1661 and finishing with Tanjore in 1856 (Tooley Q-Z p. 202).
The British East India Company “eventually came to rule large areas of India with its own private
army, exercising military power and assuming administrative functions. Company rule in India effectively
began in 1757 after the Battle of Plassey and lasted until 1858 when, following the Indian Rebellion of
1857, the Government of India Act 1858 led to the British Crown assuming direct control of India in the
new British Raj” (Wikipedia). Thus this map shows India at the height of power of the British East India
Company, shortly before its demise in 1858.
$1500USD
89. STANLEY, Henry Morton (1841-1904)
Press Reviews of “Through the Dark Continent”, 1878
[With] Reviews of the 'Congo' and the Founding of its Free State, Published May 1885.
London [?]: Privately Printed [?], ca. 1885. First Edition. Quarto. 133; 117 pp. Period black half sheep
with black cloth boards and a manuscript paper label. A very good copy.
Very Rare works as no copies of each found in Worldcat. The
manuscript title of the paper spine label “My Printed Speeches &
Letters” alludes to the probability that this is from H.M. Stanley's
own personal library. These two works consist of an assortment of
reviews and press releases by The Standard, Daily Telegraph,
Hampshire Advertiser, Sheffield & Rotherham Independent, The
Athenaeum, The Graphic, The Scotsman, Liverpool Mercury and
The Pall Mall Gazette etc.
The violence which accompanied Stanley's expedition gave
rise to controversy in the British press. His attempts at selfjustification
for the punishment of the Bumbiri were challenged:
‘He has no concern with justice, no right to administer it; he comes
with no sanction, no authority, no jurisdiction nothing but
explosive bullets and a copy of the Daily Telegraph’ (Saturday
Review, 16 Feb 1878). His expedition was said by some to amount
to exploration by warfare: ‘Exploration under these conditions is,
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in fact, exploration plus buccaneering, and though the map may be
improved and enlarged by the process, the cause of civilisation is
not a gainer thereby, but a loser’ (Pall Mall Gazette, 11 Feb 1878).
John Kirk, the Zanzibar consul, launched a discreet enquiry in 1878, and concluded in a confidential
report that ‘if the story of this expedition were known it would stand in the annals of African discovery
unequalled for the reckless use of power that modern weapons placed in his hands over natives who
never before heard a gun fired’ (1 May 1878, Foreign Office papers, TNA: PRO).
But these misgivings were to be swamped by numerous tributes to Stanley's success in solving the
remaining mysteries of African geography. On his return to Paris and London at the end of 1877, leading
figures in geographical societies across Europe were lavish in their praise. In February 1878 he addressed
the Royal Geographical Society twice, stubbornly defending his record against ‘soft, sentimental, sugarand-honey,
milk-and-water kind of talk’ (PRGS, 22, 1878, 145). His two-volume work Through the Dark
Continent, published in June 1878, became another best-seller. Nevertheless, the controversy added to
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Stanley's disillusionment with the British government, which was lukewarm about his schemes to further
the commercial penetration of the Congo region..,
Although it did not involve any significant geographical discoveries, Stanley considered his work on
the Congo to be among the most important of his life. His book The Congo and the Founding of its Free
State (2 vols., 1885) promoted what he called the ‘gospel of enterprise’ (2.377), emphasizing both the
commercial potential of the region and the hard labour necessary to exploit it. He revelled in the name
Bula Matari, portraying his aim in the Congo as nothing less than the conquest of nature. On his return,
however, Stanley found himself a small player in a much larger game of international diplomacy,
culminating in the Berlin Congress of 1884-5, at which he acted as an adviser to the American delegation.
The establishment of the Congo Free State, a territory of nearly 1 million square miles which Stanley had
done much to secure, was one of the most significant events in the history of the so-called ‘scramble for
Africa’. Subsequent events were to show that Leopold's ambitions were not quite so philanthropic as
Stanley represented them. But he denied to the last any responsibility for the atrocities that were to
follow” (Oxford DNB).
$1750USD
90. SUKACHEV, Vladimir Platonovich (1849-1920)
Irkutsk: Ego Mesto i Znachenie v Istorii i Kulturnom Razvitii
Vostochnoi Sibiri [Irkutsk: Its Place and Significance in the
Cultural Development of the Eastern Siberia].
Moscow: Typ. Kushnerev and C°, 1881. First Edition. Octavo.
[2], 268, [3] pp. 1200 copies, including 25 numbered copies on
Watman paper and 25 numbered copies on laid paper. Handsome
period style red half morocco with gilt lettered spine and marbled
boards. Title very mildly soiled, owner’s marginalia on verso of the
last page, otherwise a very good copy.
Very Rare as only 5 copies found in Worldcat. First historical
monograph of Irkutsk, as previous books on Irkutsk history were
mostly collections of documents and materials. It was published on
assignment and totally sponsored by the Irkusk Mayor (Gorodskoi
Golova) Vladimir Sukachev; the author of the text was the history
teacher N. Bakhmetiev, exiled to Irkutsk for anti-government
activities. When the publishing of the book was almost finished,
Sukachev put his name on the title page instead of Bakhmetiev’s,
thus becoming the "author." Bakhmetiev initiated a trial which
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eventually recognized his copyright.
The book’s chapters divide Irkutsk’s history into the administrations of the various governors,
notably M.M. Speransky and N.N. Muraviev-Amursky. The last chapters give a detailed analysis of
Irkutsk’s history from 1870-1890, and the city’s role in Siberian studies and education - being dedicated in
fact to the results of Sukachev’s work while Irkutsk City Mayor. It’s difficult to underestimate his
contribution, as it was Sukachev who initiated the installation of the street lamps in Irkutsk, the
construction of the first bridge over the Angara River, the building of the city theatre and the Irkutsk
branch of the Russian Geographical Society. Sukachev founded the city’s first Art Gallery and influenced
the decision of routing the Trans-Siberian railway through Irkutsk. He was also a member of the Russian
Geographical Society and sponsored Grigory Potanin’s expedition to Mongolia and China.
$1250USD
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91. SYMES, Michael (1761-1809)
An Account of an Embassy to the Kingdom of Ava sent by the Governor-General of India, in the
year 1795.
London: W. Bulmer & Co., 1800. First Edition. Quarto. xxiii, [i], 503, [1] pp. With two large folding
copper engraved maps, twenty-six copper engraved plates (eight botanical plates), six folding. Original
beige and blue papered boards, with the original printed paper label. Paper spine with crack, three plates
with mild marginal water stain, otherwise a very good uncut completely original copy, very rare in this
condition.
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“In 1795 Symes was sent by the governor-general, John Shore, to the court of King Bodawpaya of
Burma, to try to improve political and commercial relations, and also to confirm whether the French were
actively courting the Burmese as they were rumoured to be doing elsewhere in Asia. Border tensions had
recently escalated when Burmese troops had pursued Arakanese rebels into British territories and then
refused to leave until the rebels were handed over. The embassy was counted a success, for Symes
returned with signed documents which the British believed would open Burmese markets to British and
Indian traders, and the French threat was shown to be largely illusory. These agreements, which fell short
of what might properly be called a treaty, allowed British traders to purchase Burmese wood, instituted a
procedure for addressing merchant grievances, and, provided import duties were paid, exempted British
goods from inland customs and duties.
Symes wrote of his seven months in Burma – which took him from Rangoon to the capital at
Amarapura - in An Account of an Embassy to the Kingdom of Ava Sent by the Governor-General of India in
1795 (1800), one of the first detailed accounts of the country written in English. In just over 500 pages, it
addressed the history, geography, culture, and economics of Burma, and the text was accompanied by
illustrations and maps. It painted a generally favourable impression of Burma, emphasizing its civility,
culture, and stability, while also hinting at the Burmese court's suspicions of the British” (Oxford DNB).
“According to Pinkerton this is the only satisfactory account on Burma till then published. Symes's
embassy resulted in leave being given by the “Emperor of Ava” for a British Resident to reside at Rangoon
to protect British subjects” (Cox I p. 309). The “embassy to Ava [was] to attempt to induce the king to
close his borders to French shipping.., [the mission resulted in] the first reliable survey of the lower River
Irrawaddy. Permission having been granted for a British resident to be present at Rangoon” (Howgego
S200); Cordier Indosinica 445; Kaul Early Writings 2887.
$3250USD
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92. TEMPLER, Charles Bertram, Major (1860-1931)
[Album of 52 Watercolours of Ladakh, South Africa, Switzerland, France, Portugal, England and
Italy].
1886-1928. Oblong Folio (28x37 cm). 24
leaves. With 49 watercolours mounted on recto
and verso of the album leaves, including 40
larger ones, ca. 18x25 cm (7x10 in), and nine
smaller ones, ca. 12,5x18 cm (5x7 in). With
three loosely inserted watercolours (two larger
and one smaller, see sizes above). All
watercolours captioned in ink on lower margins
of the album leaves, all but one are signed
“CBT” and dated from 1886 to 1925 in the
lower left or right corner of the drawings.
Manuscript title of the album on the first free
endpaper “C.B. Templer. Octr. 1928. Exmouth.
With sketches dating from 1886.”
92. Leh, capital of Ladakh
Supplemented with a group of newspaper
clippings mounted in the rear, and several
loosely inserted items: a large cabinet portrait
photo ca. 20x15,5 cm (7 ¾ x 6 in), captioned
“Charles Lohann” [?] in the right lower corner,
newspaper clippings and manuscript notes.
Period black gilt tooled half morocco with green
pebble-grain cloth boards A very good album.
This is an album with watercolours by
Major C.B. Templer of the Indian Army, 19th
Regiment of Bengal Lancers (Fane’s Horse). He
served in India in 1880-1893 and took part in
the second Mirazai Expedition of 1891, ten
years after having been promoted to
Lieutenant. According to the newspaper
clipping “Some reminiscences of Indian
Sport” in the rear of the album, while serving in
the 19th Lancers he participated in the horse
races and was the first winner of Indian Grand
National Trophy, being nicknamed “Tosser
Templer” on account of “the number of times
he was put into his hat”. Templer objected to
the article revealing the real story of him
getting the nickname (see his manuscript notes
on the clipping). After his service time, he lived
in Execliff (Exmouth) and actively travelled
around Europe and also visited South Africa.
The last page of the album includes his
photograph with his wife, taken in 1929, two
years before his death.
92. View of snows near Narkanda, near Simla
92. Cannes
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The album starts with eleven
accomplished watercolours of Ladakh
produced in 1886, during Templer's time
in the Indian Army - a view of “Leh, capital
of Ladakh.” “Tartar Camp,” “Snows from
Narkhanda, near Simla.” portraits of a
Buddhist Lama with the prayer wheel, a
Ladakh shepherd “Biparu” and a woman
coolie, as well as sketches of local animals
supplemented with curious
commentaries: “Ladakh Transport!! Yak,
goat & sheep,” “Spiti Pony. Very hard,
never shod!! Feet as hard as iron!!,”
“Fighting Cock!,” “Watch dog - Guards the
92. South Africa, George Mountain
sheep, goats &c., protected by iron collars
against Leopards, wolves &c.” An undated
drawing, but obviously directly related to the same period, shows the grave of Templer’s charger Loreley
somewhere in the Ladakh hills, inscribed “She was with me for 18 years, was my Charger and won me
eleven races!! She was perfection in every way!!.”
Another interesting group of
watercolours is dated 1923 when Templer
visited South Africa. Nine drawings show
Cape Town’s Sea Point area with views of
Lion’s Head Mountain, Camps Bay and
Twelve Apostles mountain range. There is
also a view of George city west to the Cape
Town with the historic Montagu Pass and a
view of a pine plantation in the George
City's vicinity. A humorous sketch shows a
rickshaw in Johannesburg with
commentary “A Conveyance much used by
the Dutch in Jo'burrg, something after the
style of the Indian Jin-Rickoshaw! The men
with them wear fantastic costumes!!!.”
92. A conveyance in Johannesburg
A large group of watercolours from 1912 is dedicated to the Swiss and French Alps (St. Croix,
Chamonix) and includes nice views of Mont Blanc, Aig Verte, Aig Dru, Grand Charmoz, Aig du Blatcere, Aig
du Plan, autumn colours of Argentière village near Chamonix and others. There are also watercolours
from the trip to French Riviera (Menton and Cannes, 1921), the Estoril resort in Portugal (1924); several
views of Exmouth (1916, 1924), Lake Geneva (1914, 1925), and Lake Maggiore in Italy (1926) et al.
$6750USD
93. TENISON, Lady Louisa Mary Anne (1819-1882)
Castile and Andalucia.
London: Richard Bentley, 1853. First Edition. Quarto. xi, 488 pp. With 23 tinted lithographed plates,
a folding panoramic tinted lithographed frontispiece and wood engravings in text Period style brown gilt
tooled half calf with marbled boards and brown gilt label. A very good copy.
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“Well-illustrated description of Spain, with a folding frontispiece showing the Alhambra. The plates
are from drawings by the author and Egron Lundgren” (PBA Galleries); The places visited include
Gibraltar, Malaga, Granada, Cádiz, Madrid, Valladolid, Toledo, Córdoba and Seville. Foulche-Delbosc 456.
$1750USD
94. THOMPSON, George (1796-1889)
Travels and Adventures in Southern Africa. Eight Years a Resident at the Cape. Comprising a View
of the Present State of the Cape Colony. With Observations on the Progress and Prospects of British
Emigrants.
London: S. & R. Bentley for Henry Colburn, 1827. First
Edition. Quarto. xviii, [ii], 493, [1] pp. With twenty aquatint plates
(one folding), two folding lithographed plans, One folding
lithographed map and seventeen wood-engraved text
illustrations. Very handsome period brown elaborately gilt tooled
polished full calf. Expertly rebacked in style, a near fine copy.
“This valuable work was written by a Cape Town merchant
who resided in South Africa for many years, and who travelled
throughout the greater part of the Cape Colony and a
considerable part of Bechuanaland” (Mendelssohn II p.493-
4).Abbey Travel 330 (2nd edition); Gay 3058. “In 1823-24
[Thompson] travelled to the Orange River and as far as the
missionary station at Kuruman. He is most remembered for
providing the first detailed description of the Aughrabies Falls”
(Howgego 1800-1850, T5).
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95. VANCOUVER, George (1757-1798)
Voyage de découvertes a l'Ocean Pacifique du Nord, et autour du monde : dans lequel la côte
nord-ouest de l'Amérique a été soigneusement reconnue et exactement revelée: ordonné par le Roi
d'Angleterre, principalement dans la vue de constater s'il existe, à travers le continent de l'Amérique,
un passage pour les vaisseaux, de l'Océan Pacifique du Nord à l'Océan Atlantique septentrional ; et
exécuté en 1790, 1791, 1792, 1793, 1794 et 1795, par le Capitaine George Vancouver. [A Voyage of
Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean, and Round the World; in Which the Coast of North-West America
has been Carefully Examined and Accurately Surveyed Undertaken by his Majesty's Command,
Principally with a View to Ascertain the Existence of any Navigable Communication Between the North
Pacific and North Atlantic Oceans; and Performed in the Years 1790, 1791, 1792, 1793, 1794 and 1795 in
the Discovery Sloop of War, and Armed Tender Chatham.
Paris: De l'Imprimerie de la Republique, [1800]. First French Edition. Quarto text, 3 vols.&FolioAtlas.
xi,[i],491; [iv],516; [iv],562; 4 pp. Text with eighteen folding engraved plates and maps and folio atlas with
sixteen charts and coastal views, many double page. Period half vellum with marbled boards and red gilt
tooled labels. Atlas expertly rebound to match, otherwise a near fine set.
“George Vancouver, who had served on Captain Cook's second and third voyages, was made
commander of a grand-scale expedition to reclaim Britain's rights, resulting from the Nootka Convention,
at Nootka Sound, to examine thoroughly the coast south of 60' in order to find a possible passage to the
Atlantic, and to learn what establishments had been founded by other powers. This voyage became one
of the most important made in the interests of geographical knowledge. Vancouver sailed by way of the
Cape of Good Hope to Australia, where he discovered King George's Sound and Cape Hood, then to New
Zealand, Hawaii, and the northwest coast of America. In three season's work Vancouver surveyed the
coast of California, visited San Francisco, San Diego (one of the folded charts, dated 1798, depicts the port
of San Diego), and other Spanish settlements in Alta California; settled the necessary formalities with the
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Spanish at Nootka; investigated the Strait of Juan de Fuca; discovered the Strait of Georgia;
Circumnavigated Vancouver Island; and disproved the existence of any passage between the Pacific and
Hudson's Bay. Vancouver died before the narrative was finished; his brother John, assisted by Captain
Peter Puget, edited and published the complete record” (Hill 1753), Cox II p.30-31.
“The first French Edition of the Vancouver voyage. In the first text volume, the “Notice des
planches”(repeated in folio atlas) describes the maps, charts, and land views to be found in the atlas. This
information does not appear in the first (London) edition.., Copies of the French edition are printed both
in a more attractive manner and on better paper than the English edition” (Hawaiian National
Bibliography 324).
The voyage was remarkable for the accuracy of its surveys, the charts of the coasts surveyed
needing little improvement to the present day. When Charles Wilkes resurveyed Puget Sound for the U.S.
Navy in 1841, he was amazed at the accuracy Vancouver had achieved under such adverse conditions and
despite his failing health. Well into the 1880's Vancouver's charts of the Alaskan coastline remained the
accepted standard” (Howgego V13); Lada-Mocarski 55; Sabin 98441.
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96. VIDAL, Léopold
[Hectographed Edition Entitled;] “Les Territoires Aurifères du Soudan Français. De France au
Déébédougou, au Koukadougou et au Bouré” [Gold Field Territories in French Sudan].
[Hyères], ca. 1897. Folio. 123 pp. With seventy original photographs mounted on separate leaves
and in text with manuscript or hectographed captions, including 21 larger ones, ca. 10x16 cm, and 49
smaller ones, ca. 6x8 cm. Owner’s stamps “Adolphe Roux, Expert Géomètre. Hyères (Var)” on the first and
last pages. Recent blue marbled papered boards with maroon gilt label. Title page backed with old paper,
several pages with strengthened margins, otherwise a very good copy.
Important, interesting and extremely rare report on the gold deposits of the Bambouk region of
French Sudan, modern eastern Senegal and Western Mali with no copy found in Worldcat. “The area was
renowned as a major centre for gold mining from the 12th century until the 19th, and some gold mining
still takes place on the Malian side of the border” (Wikipedia).
Explorer and geologist, Leopold
Vidal undertook two expeditions in the
area: the first, in 1894-1895, for ten
months, with four Europeans; and the
second in 1896-1897, for 20 months,
with 10 Europeans (see page 47).
During this last expedition, he was
assisted by more than 200 natives (p.
74).
The text, divided into 11
chapters, first gives a detailed
description of a journey from France to
Senegal (shipping companies, rates,
taxes and duties); then from Dakar to
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Saint Louis by rail, then from St. Louis
to Kayes along the Senegal River, and
again by railway from Kayes to
Dioubéba. There is also a description of the different routes from Kayes to Diébédougou, Koukadougou
and Bure.
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The author then presents an extensive description of the
Bambouk region, south of Kayes (its political organization, business
and indigenous industries, commerce and trade, agriculture, and
mineral deposits), and gives special attention to the gold deposits,
giving a detailed geological survey, including the average thickness
of alluvium, composition and average gold grade, native farms, and
the water issues. He concludes this part by describing a gold
mining project that can process 100 tons per day. There is also a
special study on the fields of Bure, located near the Niger River (its
location and analysis of exploitation of a prospect gold-bearing
quartz deposits in Sétiguya-Koutinian).
The last two chapters contain practical information for
European travelers wishing to visit these areas: equipment, food,
clothing, weapons, indigenous personnel, guards, interpreters,
boys, penalties and rewards, specific diseases in Sudan, hygienic
rules et al.
96. Malinke Women
96. Malinke Chief
The photographs, taken by the author, include views of the
main towns or villages of the region (St. Luis, Podor, Kayes,
Médine, Mahina, Diouroudiourou, Falémé and Liguiri), landscapes
(Senegal and Niger Rivers, Félou Falls, baobabs, Cliffs in
Tambaoura, Koukadougou plain, alluvial lands in Falémé), scenes
of everyday life, numerous portraits of local people in groups and
alone (types of Moors, Malinke women drawing water, Malinke
family, a chief of Malinke village, a wedding dance, a group of
boys on the circumcision ceremony) et al. Also an image of Vidal`s
house in Sanougou and, most likely, a self portrait with a huge
rock on the background (p. 78) and in the environs of Boukaria
(94); there is also an interesting image of the native ways of gold
mining in Batteé.
This report, printed in a few copies only, is not mentioned
in the catalogs of Bibliothèque Nationale de France and Catalogue
Collectif de France. No reference to Leopold Vidal is found in the
inventories of the Geographical Society. However, the National
Archives have, in Series F 17 (Education), 31 pieces on his
exploration mission in Sudan in 1894 (Inventory of Scientific
missions granted by the Ministry of Education in Sub-Saharan
Africa, F/17/3013). In addition, the National Archives Overseas
contains 5 pieces of correspondence dating from 1893 on an
exploration of Faleme by Leopold Vidal, Hyères (Missions French
Sudan, 1890-1893, document FR 1603 COL ANOM 7).
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97. WARD, Colonel A.E.
[Photograph Album of 58 Photographs from an Early Trek in Kashmir by Indian Naturalist, Colonel
A. E. Ward and his Family].
1896. Oblong Quarto (23x27 cm). 58 large photographs, ca. 15x20,5 cm (6x8 in) mounted on 29 stiff
cardboard leaves. All images captioned and numbered in ink on the lower margins of the album leaves,
with a manuscript title “Kashmir 1896” above the first image. Period red gilt tooled half morocco with red
cloth boards and moiré endpapers. Expertly recased, first leaf with a minor tear of the upper blank margin,
otherwise a very good album.
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This unusual album shows a trek across
Kashmir, first along the Jhelum River from
Islamabad to Wular Lake and Srinagar, and
then up the Lidder River to the hill stations
of north-western Himalayas, Sansar and
Kolhoi Glaciers. The “river” part of the trip
resulted in interesting panoramas of the
Jehlum River in Islamabad, Srinagar, Domel,
Sopur; images of wooden Naikader bridge
in Srinagar, Brijbehara temple, local
boatmen; travelers’ dunga (houseboat)
stationed on the Wular Lake et al.
The “mountainous” part documents
the approach up the River Lidder, showing
the Pahalgam Hill Station (2200 m), distant
views of the Kolhoi Peak (5425 m) and
Glacier, Aru valley, alpine meadows of
Lidderwat, mountainous stations Presland
and Tannin on the upper Lidder, camping at
Logipal, Mount Sansar with its glacier and
lake Sansar Nag, lake Sheshnag (Shisha Nag),
alpine station of Sonamarg, Tarsar Lake, and
“Desolation from Tarsar,” Dharnar valley et
al. The images are very well executed and
show impressive mountainous panoramas,
but at the same time reveal interesting
details of the equipment of the British
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trekkers in Kashmir.
Three photos show “Colonel Ward with family” in mountain camps.
Colonel A.E. Ward, an amateur naturalist and member of the Bombay Natural History Society. Two
species of mammals inhabiting mountainous regions of Ladakh were named after him: Ward’s Field
Mouse (Apodemus wardi) and Ward’s Long-eared Bat (Plecotus wardi). “He was active as a naturalist in
the Ladakh region of northern India, which is where the type specimens of both mammals originated. In
1924, in the Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society, he published an article “The Mammals and
Birds of Kashmir and the Adjacent Hill Provinces” (Beolens, B. The eponym dictionary of mammals. The
John Hopkins University Press, 2009. p. 438).

British tourist T.R. Swinburne met with
Colonel Ward during his travel to Kashmir and
left a description of Ward in his travel notes:
“An enthusiast in natural history, Colonel
Ward has given himself with heart-whole
devotion for many years to the study of the
beasts and birds of Kashmir, and he is
practically the one and only authority on the
subject” (Swinburne, T.R. A Holiday in the
Happy Valley with pen and pencil. London,
1907. p. 170).
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97. Colonel Ward with family at Ganesbal hill station
98. WEBBER, John (1751-1793)
Balagans or Summer Habitations, with the Method of Drying Fish at St. Peter and Paul,
Kamtschatka.
London: Boydell and Co., April 1st 1809, [1819]. Hand coloured aquatint on Whatman paper
watermarked “1819” on the upper right blank margin. Printed image size ca. 29x41,5 cm (11 3/8 x 16 3/8
in). Recently matted. A very good aquatint.
Plate 11 from the “Views in the South Seas from drawings by the late James Webber, draftsman on
board the Resolution, Captain James Cooke, from the year 1776 to 1780” published by Boydell and Co in
1808. “The title page [of “Views in the South Seas”] is dated 1808 in all copies, but the plate imprints are
dated April, 1809, and the water mark dates vary widely copy to copy” (Hill 1837). This plate depicts
native inhabitants of Kamchatka and their method of drying fish during summer season.
“Webber was appointed at 100
guineas a year on 24 June 1776 and on 12
July he sailed from Plymouth in Cook's
Resolution. His fame largely rests on his fine
topographical and ethnographic work from
the voyage, planned with Cook and with
publication in view. Guided by the surgeon,
William Anderson, he also drew natural
history subjects (as did William Ellis,
surgeon's mate and the other active
draughtsman). He returned in October
1780, after Cook's and Anderson's deaths,
with over 200 drawings and some twenty
portraits in oils, showed a large selection to
George III, and was reappointed by the
Admiralty at £250 a year to redraw and
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direct the engraving of sixty-one plates, plus unsigned coastal views, in the official account. It appeared in
June 1784 as A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean (3 vols, ed. J. Douglas). Webber also painted other views for
the Admiralty, his last payment being in July 1785. He also published two sets of voyage prints; four
aquatints made by Marie Catherina Prestel (1787-88: one repeating his own etching of 1786), and sixteen
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soft-ground etchings by himself (1788-92) of which more were probably intended. The latter were
pioneering, both in the medium used and as an artist's rather than publisher's selection. Reissued in
aquatint from about 1808 as Views in the South Seas, they continued to sell into the 1820s” (Oxford DNB).
Webber was the son of a Swiss sculptor who had emigrated to England. He was appointed as
draughtsman to Cook’s third voyage (Abbey 595). Tooley 501; Holmes (Captain James Cook: A
bibliographical excursion) 79.
$2500USD
99. WHITE, Richard Dunning, RN (1819-1899)
[Original Watercolour Showing a Panoramic View of Freetown Harbour, Sierra Leone].
1851. Watercolour and pencil on paper, ca. 27x63 cm (10 ½ x 25 in). Unsigned, captioned in ink on
verso “Sierra Leone, West C. Of Africa. 1851 by B.D. White Commander H.M.S. 'Cygnet'.” Recently
mounted and matted. A very minor repair on the left side of the watercolour, otherwise a very good
watercolour.
A fine original watercolour by the Commander of the HMS Cygnet, Richard Dunning White showing
a panoramic view of Freetown, the capital of British West Africa in 1808-1874, famous for its beautiful
harbour which is recognized as one of the largest natural deep harbours in the world.
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Freetown “also served as the base for the Royal Navy's West Africa Squadron which was charged
with halting the slave trade” (Wikipedia). HMS Cygnet (8-gun brig-sloop, launched in 1840) was also
involved in suppressing the slave trade, and in 1850-53 under command of R.D. White served on the coast
of West Africa. In 1851 the ship was in Sierra Leone (Index of 19th Century Naval Vessels//
www.pbenyon.plus.com) where its Commander obviously created this view of Freetown.
Richard Dunning White, the youngest son of Admiral Thomas White, entered Navy in 1826 and for
ten years served on the west coast of Africa (1843-53). At the time of the creation of the watercolour he
was the Commander (since 1847). He retired in 1874 as Rear-Admiral and in 1881 became a Companion
of the Bath. Another watercolour by R.D. White (“The Bombardment of St. Jean D'Acre,” 1840) is now in
the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum.
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100. WITTMAN, William
Travels in Turkey, Asia-Minor, Syria, and across the Desert into Egypt During the Years 1799,
1800, and 1801, in Company with the Turkish Army, and the British Military Mission. To which are
annexed, Observations on the Plague, and Meteorological Journal.
London: Richard Phillips, 1803. First Edition. Quarto. xvi, 595, [1] pp. With sixteen hand colored
costume aquatints, five uncolored copper engraved plates (one folding) and two maps, (one hand
coloured). Original brown papered boards with the original printed paper label. A near fine uncut copy in a
completely original state, very rare in this condition.
“Wittman was a member of the Anglo-Turkish expeditionary force which travelled overland from
Constantinople to Egypt in 1799 to take part in the campaign against the French” (Atabey 1344).
“Wittman was surgeon to the British Military Mission acting with the army of the Grand Vizier between
1799 and 1801, travelling through Turkey, Syria and Egypt and later Greece. This volume dedicated to
Lord Elgin, includes observations of the plague” (Blackmer Sale Catalogue 1105); Cox I p.240; Lipperheide
1426; Roehricht 1597.
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