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An experienced traveller sharing his knowledge View picture(s) 1 AANMERKINGEN van eenen reiziger, over Hollandt, Duitschlandt, Italie, Spanje, Portugaal, Brazilie, Africa. En eenige eilanden in de Middelandsche Zee. Behelzende, een korte, dog naaukeurige beschryving van hunnen opkomst, voortgang, regeering, koophandel rykdommen en magt; beneffens den aert, zeden, godsdienst en gewoontens van ieder naatsie. Als mede het karakter van verscheide, heden nog in leven zynde beroemde mannen. Uit het Fransch vertaalt. Amsterdam, Andriaan Wor & heirs of Gerard onder de Linden for the translator, 1729. 4to. Later half vellum, spine ribbed with title lettered in ink, boards covered with blue paper, red sprinkled edges. With a fine engraving by A. van Laan on title, title printed in red and black. (16), 183, (1) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: Africa  Brazil  Cartography  Germany  Italy  Netherlands  Portugal  Voyages  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Extremely rare history of Jerusalem with the description of the holy sites View picture(s) 2 ABREGÉ de l'histoire de la ville de Jérusalem, où on expose succinctement  les états différens où s'est trouvée cette ville, depuis son origine avec les principales révolutions qui y sont arrivées: mais où on traite spécialement de la ville qui porte ce nom par rapport aux mystères de la loi nouvelle, & à l'état où elle se trouve aujourd'hui, &c. Avec l'ordinaire de la messe. Par un missionaire apostolique. Lille, Van Costenoble, 1769. 8vo. Marbled half calf, spine gilt, red morocco title label lettered in gold. With one folding engraved plate of a city plan of Jerusalem with a printed table of the 49 sites indicated and numbered on the plate, all places relating to the life of Jesus. Interesting engraved head- and tailpieces. (8), XVI, 5-203, (1) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: Asia  Cartography  Holy Land  Middle East  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Greetings from sunny Cuba View picture(s) 3 ALBUM PINTORESCO de la Isla de Cuba. (Berlin), B. May & Ca, (1850). Small oblong folio. Original richly gilt black morocco. With coloured lithographed title, and 27 coloured lithographed  views of Havana and other parts of the island. Full description >> Related Subjects: America, North  Cartography  Cuba  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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With a proclamation by Simón Bolívar to the people of Peru View picture(s) 4 AYACUCHO, Parte detallado de la celebre accion de -, copiado de la gaceta extraordinaria de Lima, publicada  el 22 de diciembre. (Lima), Imprenta de la Independencia, (1824). Folio. Modern boards With wood-engraved head-piece. (3, 1 blank) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: America, South  Cartography  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Interlarded with unexpected details and anecdotes View picture(s) 5 BILLETS in the Low Countries, 1814 to 1817. In a series of letters. Embellished with coloured plates. London, W. Shackell for J.J. Stockdale, 1818. 8vo. Modern half purple morocco with gilt title on spine, marbled endpapers, uncut. Engraved frontispiece of a 'Dutch peasant' and 3 engraved plates showing resp. a 'Flying bridge' or chain ferry, a 'Shrimp cathcher' and a curious 'Pulpit in the Netherlands', all 4 plates after the original drawings by the author and all handcoloured. (2) 228 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: Cartography  Costumes  English  Fishing  Low Countries  Netherlands  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Jesuit letters from Japan View picture(s) 6 CARTAS que los Padres y Hermanos de la Compañia de Jesus, que andan en los Reynos de Japon, escrvieron a los dela misma Compania, desde el año de mil y quinientos y quarta y nueve, hasta el de mil y quinientos y setenta y uno. En las quales se da noticia de las varias costumbres y idolatrias de aquella gentilidad: y se cuenta el principio y successo y bondad de los Christianos de aquellas partes. Alcala, Juan Iñiguez de Lequerica, 1575. 4to with quires of 8 lvs. Contemporary limp vellum with rest of ties, title label pasted on spine. Woodcut of the Crucifixion on verso of the colophon (first unnumbered lv. at the end), charming woodcut initials and woodcut characters of the Japanese alphabet in text. (10), 315, (5) lvs. Full description >> Related Subjects: 16th Century  Cartography  Japan  Mission  Religion  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Unrecorded Antwerp edition View picture(s) 7 DESCRIPTION, LA-, de XVII. Provinces, avec les Terres Circonvoicins, a Scavoir Champagnie, Picardie, Liege, Retelle, &c. Antwerp, Ian Huyssens, 1652. 4to. Contemporary marbled calf, spine ribbed and richly gilt. With double-page title within typographical borders, and 39 double-page engraved maps of the Northern and Southern Netherlands by J. Colom, nicely coloured by hand. Full description >> Related Subjects: Atlases, Low Countries  Cartography  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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An eyewitness account of the American Revolution View picture(s) 8 EXTRAIT du journal d'un officier de la marine de l'escadre de M. le comte d'Estaing. N. pl., (Amsterdam?), n. pr., 1782. 8vo. Original grey wrappers. With an engraved frontispiece portrait of Charles Henry comte d'Estaing. 126 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: America, North  Cartography  Militaria  Voyages  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Magnificent atlas with 80 coloured manuscript maps and plans of fortifications View picture(s) 9 FORTIFICATION.- Collection of 80 superbly executed maps and plans of fortifications, fortified towns and castles. Included are plans of fortifications and towns in the Netherlands (51), Germany (16), Italy (3), France (4), Poland (2), Belgium (2), Malta (1) and Brasil (1). (The Netherlands, ca. 1612-1629). Folio (430 x 290 mm). Contemporary calf, spine with red label lettered in gold. With 6 folding (416-560 x 535-793 mm) and 74 double-page plans (ca. 417 x 535 mm). 71 of the plans are coloured. Full description >> Related Subjects: Atlases, General  Atlases, Low Countries  Cartography  Fortification  Manuscripts  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Extremely rare German children's book on the various peoples of the world View picture(s) 10 GALLERIE, Kleine Völker -, für Kinder in unterhaltenden Erzählungen von den Sitten, Meinungen, Gebräuchen und Kleidungen fremder Nationen. Cologne, Vom Verfasser der unterhaltenden Erzählungen für das erste Kindesalter, 1811. Small 12mo. Later half red morocco, gilt spine. With 24 engraved illustrations, all coloured in a contemporary hand. Each engraving (ca. 70 x 30 mm) is mounted on a leaf of laid paper. 170 (4) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: Africa  America, North  Asia  Australia & New Zealand  Caribbean  Cartography  Children's Books  China  Colour Plate Books  Costumes  Europe  Geography  Indonesia  Siberia  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Extensive discussion of Japan and the Japanese View picture(s) 11 GEMÄLDE, NEUESTES-, von Japan und den Japanern. Nach den neuesten Reisen eines Krusenstern, Langsdorf und Golownin, mit steter Vergleichung der ältern Berichte von Kämpfer, Thunberg und andern. Nebst einem Abriß der zweyjährigen Gefangenschaft Golownins und seiner Gefährten in diesem Lande. Pesth, Hartlebens Verlag, 1821. 2 volumes. 12mo. Contemporary marbled boards, gilt spine with manuscript title. Folding engraved frontispiece depicting Japanese women in their library and 14 engraved plates (7 in each volume). (4), 264; (4), 234, (2) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 19th Century  Cartography  Japan  Russia  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Basic knowledge of the world and its inhabitants View picture(s) 12 GEOGRAPHIE VIVANTE, ou tableaux raisonnés et comparatifs des principaux habitans du globe, avec leur costume; des animaux divers qui s' y trouvent, et une exacte description de leurs moeurs, de leurs usages et habitudes. Paris, Alexis Eymery, 1823. Oblong 8vo. Contemporary boards covered with green paper with printed title with imprint (Paris A. Eymery, 1821), decorative border and title printed on spine. With an engraved frontispiece, engraved illustration on half-title and printer's device on title,  30 engraved plates with 2 charming illustrations each. (2), II, 194, (2) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: Africa  America, North  Asia  Australia & New Zealand  Caribbean  Cartography  Children's Books  China  Colour Plate Books  Costumes  Europe  Geography  Indonesia  Siberia  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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On ownerless estates in Surinam View picture(s) 13 INSTRUCTIE en Ordonnantie voor de Nieuwe Wees-, Curateele-, en Onbeheerde Boedels-Kamer, der Colonie Surinaamen, voor zo verre de Onbeheerde Boedels aanbetreft. Amsterdam, Petrus Schouten, (1787). 12mo. Modern wrappers. 48 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: America, North  Cartography  Surinam  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Interesting work on slavery by an anonymous Frenchman View picture(s) 14 JOURNAL d'un voyage sur les costes d'Afrique et aux Indes d'Espagne; avec une description particuliere de la riviere de la Plata, de Buenosayres, & autres lieux; commencé en 1702 & fini en 1706. Amsterdam, Aux dépens de la Compagnie, 1730. 12mo. Contemporary calf, spine gilt in compartments, red morocco title label lettered in gold, marbled endpapers. With woodcut frontispiece of a "Sauvage du Perou", woodcut vignette on title, title printed in red and black. (2), 372 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: Africa  Argentina  Brazil  Cartography  Slavery  Voyages  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Only edition of a Calcutta printed poem View picture(s) 15 LAY OF CORNELIS, THE-, in three Cantos. By an Officer who was present at the storm of the French Camp, at that place, 26th August, 1811. Calcutta, Telegraph press, 1812. Contemporary half red morocco, spine gilt. With original folding manuscript map of the battle. IV, 64 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: Asia  Cartography  India  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Three lists of ships and their whereabouts in 1735 View picture(s) 16 LYST VAN SCHEEPEN, Welke volgens Tydinge (ingekomen in de Maanden January en February, 1735.) zouden Gebleven, Gestrant ofte waar elders Beschadigt binnen gelopen  zyn. Welke Lyst men Maandelyks zal continueeren gemeen te maken, gelyk reeds met de Maanden January en February  begonnen is, zullende als dan daar by, gelyk nu, by continuatie gevoegt zyn, de Lyst van Scheepen, welke in elken Maand in Texel, van dag tot dag gearriveert of van die van daar in Zee gegaan zyn. Voor de Maanden January en February, 1735.- LYST VAN SCHEEPEN ... voor de  Maand Maart 1735.- LYST VAN SCHEEPEN ... voor de Maand April 1735. Amsterdam, Wed. J. van Egmont, 1735. Three parts in one vol. 4to. Modern half vellum. 18; 12; 12 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: Cartography  Navigation  Netherlands  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Giving a lively picture of why you should emigrate to Australia View picture(s) 17 NEW SOUTH WALES. The mother state of Australia. A guide for immigrants and settlers. (N. Pl.), The intelligence department by authority of the gouvernment of the state of New South Wales, (1906). 4to. Contemporary cloth with gilt title on spine and large decorated gilt title on front cover including a map of Australia flanked by banderoles with texts as: "Hints to immigrants and settlers" and "Industrial possibilities". With a full-colour frontispiece depicting a pool on the upper Orara river, 3 folding maps showing the principal minerals in New South Wales, its agriculture, and a "Mean annual rain and isohyets map" of the area, many advertisements printed in black and red and numerous black and white illustrations (photographs) throughout, comprising many views. XVI, (14), 418, XVII-XXXII pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: Australia & New Zealand  Cartography  Voyages  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Romantic travelling through Northern Europe View picture(s) 18 NORDLAND-FAHRTEN. Malerische Wanderungen durch I: Norwegen, Schweden, Irland und Schottland, II: England und Wales, III: England und die Kanalinseln, IV: Holland und Dänemark. Mit besonderer Berücksichtigung von Sage und Geschichte, Literatur und Kunst. Geschildert durch F. Broemel, H. Hoffmann, R. Oberländer, A. Brennecke, A. Rosenberg, J. Proestz. Leipzig, F. Hirt & Sohn, 1881-1882. 4 vols. Large 4to. Original richly gilt and illustrated red cloth, gilt or marbled edges. Richly illustrated with hundreds of views and landscapes in wood-engraving, many full-page. VIII, 192; VIII, 238, (2); VIII, 240; IV, 228 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: Cartography  Europe  Great Britain  Netherlands  Scandinavia  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Royal Charter of the Royal Philippine Company View picture(s) 19 REAL CEDULA DE ERECCION de la Compañia de Filipinas de 10 de Marzo de 1785. Madrid, Pedro Marin, (1785). Folio. Contemporary wrappers in half morocco slipcase. With full-page engraved Royal Arms. (4), 58 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 18th Century  America, North  Cartography  Philippines  Spain  Trade  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Rare complete set of the Novara expedition View picture(s) 20 REISE der oesterreichische Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jahren 1857-1859 unter den Befehlen des Commodore B. von Wüllersstorf-Urbair. Vienna, Kaiserl.-Königl. Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, 1861-1875. 21 parts bound in 18 volumes. Large 8vo (3x) and 4to. Library cloth and half calf. With altogether 80 lithographed maps, 491 lithographed plates (incl. 148 finely hand coloured an 67 tinted lithographs) and ca. 150 illustrations in the text. Full description >> Related Subjects: 19th Century  Austria  Cartography  Circumnavigation  Natural History  Voyages  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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