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Presentation copy to minister Baroche printed on Dutch handmade paper View picture(s) 161 GRANDIDIER, Ernest. Voyages dans l'Amerique du Sud. Pérou et Bolivie. Paris, J. Claye for Michel Lévy Frères, 1861. 8vo. Contemporary blue morocco, gilt title on spine, elaborate gilt inner dentelles, gilt double fillets on binding edges and gilt edges (CAPÉ). With woodcut printer's device on title. (4), 340, (1) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: America, North  America, South  Botany  Cartography  Geology  Zoology  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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An Italian military man depicting the the towns and fortifications in the Low Countries View picture(s) 162 GUALDO PRIORATO, (G.). Teatro del Belgio 'o sia descritione delle Diecisette Provincie del Medesimo; Con le Piante delle Città, e Fortezze Principali; da chi al presente possesse; come, in qual modo, & in qual tempo acquistate. Vienna, Michele Thurnmayer, 1673. Folio. Contemporary marbled calf, spine ribbed and gilt. With richly engraved frontispiece with the coat-of-arms of all Seventeen Provinces, title within woodcut borders, engraving on title, large folding general map, 2 large folding views of a sea-battle and an army crossing the Rhine, and 120 double-page fortified plans of all main cities of the Netherlands. (14), 148, (6) pp. text within woodcut borders. Full description >> Related Subjects: Atlases, General  Cartography  Fortification  Low Countries  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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On the hardships of the missionary life View picture(s) 163 GUATTINI, Michel Angelo & Denys DE CARLI DE PIACENZA. Relation curieuse et nouvelle d'un voyage de Congo. Fait és années 1666. & 1667. Par les RR. PP. Michel Ange de Gattine, & Denys de Carli de Plaisance, capucins & missionaires apostolique audit royaume de Congo. Lyon, Thomas Amaulry, 1680. 12mo. Contemporary calf, spine ribbed and richly gilt, blind-tooled fillet border on covers, gilt inner dentelles, red sprinkled edges. With woodcut vignette on title and several fine woodcut borders and initials. (12), 296, (2) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 17th Century  Africa  Cartography  Mission  Voyages  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Well illustrated popular description of exotic Turkey View picture(s) 164 GUER, Jean Antoine. Moeurs et usages des Turcs, leur religion, leur governement civil, militaire et politique, avec un abrégé de l'histoire Ottomane. Paris, Widow Delatour, for Coustelier, 1746-1747. 2 vols. Large 4to. Contemp. marbled calf, spines richly gilt in compartments, with red title-labels, gilt tripple fillet borders on sides, gilt binding edges, marbled endpapers, g.e. With 2 engraved frontispieces, engraved vignette on 2 titles, beautifully engraved head- and tailpieces, most of them illustrating the text, interesting engraved initials. Large folding view of the Serail in Constantinople (280x920mm, mistakingly bound in vol. 1),  folding view of the city of Constantinople, 4 double-page engraved views and plates, and 22 full-page engraved plates, all within decorative borders, and all engraved by Cl. Duflos, several after F. Boucher and N. Halle. XXIV, 453, (19); VIII, 537, (2, 3 blank) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: Cartography  Costumes  Engravings  Turkey  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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First original French edition of a magnificent work on travels to, and history of China and the Philippines View picture(s) 165 GUIGNES, Chrétien-Louis-Joseph de. Voyages à Peking, Manille et l'Ile de France, faits dans l'intervalle des années 1784 a 1801. Paris, L'Imprimerie impériale (J.J. Marcel), for sale at MM. Treuttel & Würtz, 1808. 3 text vols. and atlas vol. 8vo; atlas: folio. Text vols.: 19th century half calf, spine ribbed and gilt with 2 darkbrown title-labels lettered in gold; atlas vol.: contemporary half calf, spine gilt with red morocco title-label. Atlas with 92 engraved illustrations on 61 leaves by De Guines after Deserve and 5 engraved maps of which folding, by D'Houdan. (4), LXIII, 439; (4) 476; (4), 488 pp.; Atlas: 4 pp. text (title and index).\n Full description >> Related Subjects: Cartography  China  Engravings  Philippines  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Botanic observations by the second director of the Botanical Garden at Padua View picture(s) 166 GUILANDINUS (or WIELAND, VILLANDINO), Melchior. De stirpibus aliquot, epistolae V. Melchioris Guilandini Borussi R. III. Conradi gesneri Tigurini I. Eiusdem Guilandini ad Illustrem Comitem Nicolaum a Salmo & c. Manuco diatrae, hoc est aviculae Dei descriptio. Adiecta est Andrae Patricii ad Gabrielem Fallopium praefatio. Padua, Apud Gratiosum Perchacinum, 1558. 4to. Late limp vellum, title written in ink on spine. With large woodcut illustration of Minerva holding an olive tree on title with the inscription "Oliva Minervae". 48 lvs. Full description >> Related Subjects: Autographs, Letters & Documents  Botany  Cartography  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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A French historian on ancient and modern India View picture(s) 167 GUYON, Claude-Marie. Histoire des Indes Orientales, anciennes et modernes. Paris, J. H. Butard, 1744. 3 vols. 8vo. Contemporary mottled calf, spine ribbed and gilt, with light brown title label, gilt binding edges, red painted edges. With 2 large engraved folding maps by Desbruslins of India and Indonesia, and several nice woodcut initials and head- and tailpieces. (22), 396; (2), 353 (1); (2), 471, (9) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: Asia  Cartography  India  Voyages  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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The English in Venezuela in 1817 View picture(s) 168 HACKETT, James. Relation de l'expedition partie d'Angleterre en 1817 pour joindre les patriotes de Vénézuéla, comprenant des particularités sur sa formation, son histoire et son sort, suivie d'observations et de renseignemens authentiques sur le caractère de la querelle, la manière de faire la guerre, l'état des armées, etc., etc., etc. Traduite de l'Anglais par N. Perrin. Paris, Librairie de Gide fils, 1819. Contemporary half red morocco, spine gilt. xviii, 159, (1 blank) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: America, North  Cartography  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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The greatest historical source for England's interests abroad in the 16th century View picture(s) 169 HAKLUYT, Richard. The principal navigations, voyages, traffiques and discoveries of the English nation, made by sea or overland, to the remote and farthest distant quarters of the earth, at any time within the compasse of these 1600 yeres. London, George Bishop, Ralph Newberie, Robert Barker, 1599-1600. 3 vols. Small folio (292 x 191 mm.). Modern brown morocco, spine in six compartments with raised bands, lettered in gold, decorative blind-stamped borders on sides, g.e. (BAGGULEY, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME). Woodcut initials, and folding facsimile map. (24), 619, (1 blank); (16), 312, 204; (16), 868 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: America, North  Asia  Cartography  East Indies  England  Europe  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Presentation copy by the author View picture(s) 170 HAUSSMANN, A. Souvenirs du Cap de Bonne-Espérance. Clichy, Imprimerie de Maurice Loignon et Cie., 1866. 2 parts in one vol. 8vo. Contemporary half calf, spine gilt, with black title label. (4), 348 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: Africa  Cartography  Voyages  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Beautiful views of the Netherlands View picture(s) 171 HAVARD, H. La Hollande à Vol d'Oiseau. Paris, G. Decaux, A. Quantin, 1881. Large 8vo. Contemporary half morocco, spine ribbed and gilt, top gilt, uncut, orig. wrappers preserved. With lithographed map of the Netherlands, printed in black and blue, double suite of 24 etched plates, showing views of the main Dutch cities, one suite in proof-state, one suite with the printed text, and numerous wood-engraved views and illustrations in text, by Maxime Lalanne. (8), 400 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: Cartography  Netherlands  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Classic travel literature View picture(s) 172 HEARNE, S. Voyage du Fort du Prince de Galles dans la Baie de Hudson, a l'Océan Nord, Entrepris par ordre de la Compagnie de la Baie de Hudson, dans les années 1769, 1770, 1771 et 1772, et exécuté par terre, pour la découverte d'un passage au Nord-Quest. Traduit de l'Anglais. Paris, Patris, An VII, (=1798). 2 vols. 8vo. Contemporary half calf. With large folding map of the Hudson Bay, engraved by Blanchard, and 8 folding engraved plans and views. LVIII, 373, (1 blank); 332, XXIX, (3) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: America, North  Cartography  Northern Passage  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Charming lithographes View picture(s) 173 HÉDOUIN, (P). Souvenirs Historiques et Pittoresques du Nord de la  France, ou Collection des plus belles Vues et des plus  beaux Monumens, de cette partie de la France. Paris, Dondey-Dupré, Père et Fils, 1830. Folio. Modern half calf, old boards. With 25 full-page fine lithographed views of Northern France by Langlumé after various artists. (56) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: Cartography  France  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Very nice volume on the Low Countries in the famous Elzevier series of the 'Republics' View picture(s) 174 HEGENITIUS, Gotfridus, Abraham ORTELIUS & Johannes VIVIANUS. Itinerarium Frisio-Hollandicum, et abr. Ortelii Itinerarium Gallo-Brabanticum. In quibus quae visu, quae lectu digna. Leiden, Ex officina Elzeviriana (Bonaventura and Abraham), 1630. 18mo. Contemporarry vellum with turned edges. Title printed in red and black, with the Elzevier printer's device, some woodcut tailpieces. 177(178), (8), 183-343 (344), (16) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: Belgicana  Cartography  Friesland  Groningen  Netherlands  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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With etching by Rembrandt View picture(s) 175 HERCKMANS, E. Der Zee-vaert lof, handelende van de gedenck-waerdigste zee-vaerden met de daeraenklevende op en onder-ganghen der voornaemste heerschappijen der gantscher wereld: zedert haere beginselen tot op den dagh van huyden. In VI boecken beschreven. Amsterdam, Jacob Pietersz. Wachter, 1634. Folio. Contemporary vellum. With richly engraved allegorical title, and 18 large etchings in text, including , with an original etching by Rembrandt: an allegorical scene of the "Ship of Fortune", the others by W. Basse. (20), 236, (8) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: Art General  Cartography  East Indies  Literature  Rembrandt  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Celebrating the Chinese New Year in Manado View picture(s) 176 HICKSON, Sydney John. A naturalist in North Celebes. A narrative of travels in Minahassa, the Sangir and Talaut Islands, with notices of the fauna, flora and ethnology of the districts visited. London, John Murray, 1889. 8vo. Contemporary brown morocco, ribbed spine with title lettered in gold, gilt vignette of Owen's School 'Cambridge local examination honopurs. First class' on front cover, gilt inner dentelles, g.e. Charming coloured lithographed frontispiece, 2 folding maps with blue background of Minahassa and the islands between the Philippines and Celebes, 6 full-page lithographed plates mostly of landscapes and 29 views and plates of natural history and artifacts of the native peoples in text, among which also an image of his dog: "Tommy Kwack, a Menado dog, my friend and companion in many of the adventures recorded in this volume". XV, 392 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: Cartography  Pacific  Philippines  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Pittoresque views from the Low Countries View picture(s) 177 HILLS, R. Sketches in Flanders and Holland; with some account of a Tour through Parts of those Countries, shortly after the Battle of Waterloo; in a Series of Letters to a friend. London, J. Haines, J. Turner for John Booth, R. Ackerman, W.H. Pyne, 1816. 4to. Modern calf spine, old title-label mounted, contemporary board covers with old calf corners preserved. With 36 fine engraved aquatint plates, one large folding, 5 in full colours, with views of Brussels, Ghent, Bruges, several of Waterloo, Antwerp, Amsterdam, Haarlem, Leyden, The Hague, Rijswijk, Delft, and Rotterdam, several with 2 or 3 views to one plate, the 5 plates in colours showing costumes, Flemish implements of husbandry, carriages and dilligences. VIII, 215, (1 blank) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: Cartography  Netherlands  Topography  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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One of the highlights of 18th century book production View picture(s) 178 HOUEL, Jean. Voyage pittoresque des isles de Sicile, de Malte et de Lipari, où l'on traite des antiquités qui s'y trouvent encore; des principaux phénomènes que la nature y offre; du costume des habitants, & de quelques usages. Paris, de l'imprimerie de Monsieur, 1782-1787. 4 vols. Folio. Contemporary calf, spines ribbed and richly gilt with red title labels, gilt border on sides, richly gilt inner dentelles, g.e. Woodcut coat-of-arms on the 4 titles, 263 aquatint plates of topographical and antiquarian views and maps, all coloured in sepia, and 2 double-page plates, numbered 1-264; 245-246 printed on one plate. VIII, 7, (1 blank), 138; (4), 148; (4), 126; (4), 124 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: Cartography  Italy  Malta  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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The constitution and description of the Dutch republic and the ancient history of the Netherlands till 836 View picture(s) 179 HOUVE, Matthijs vander. Hantvest of chartre Chronyck van de landen van Oud-Batavien, Oud-Vriesland, Oud-Francenland. Nu Holland, Zeeland, West-Vriesland, ende andere Vrieslanden, Gelderland, Utrecht ende Over-Ysel. Maeckende het Vrye Heerschende Vereenighde Neder-Land, t' samenghevought ende verbonden van dese seven vrye provincien, Gelderland, Holland-West-Friesland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Vriesland, Over-Ysel, Groeningen ende Vriesche-Omlanden. Leyden, Joannes Maire, 1636 (vol.1); The Hague, Dirck Maire 1638 (vol.2). 2 vols. Folio. Contemporary vellum with title in ink on spine. Two different printer's devices of Joannes Maire (Breugelmans, ill. 2, nr. 8 in vol. 1, and an unrecorded variant in vol. 2) on titles, woodcut initials, 4 woodcut illustrations in text of vol. 1: a plan of the Brittenburg near Katwijk, and 3 siege machines. (8), 190; (4), 452 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: Cartography  History  Netherlands  Topography  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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On the prosperity of Cuba View picture(s) 180 HUBER, Bertrand. Aperçu statistique de l'île de Cuba, précédé de quelques lettres sur la Havane, et suivi de tableaux synoptiques, d'une carte de l'île, et du tracé des côtes depuis la Havane jusqu'a Matanzas. Paris, Dufart, 1826. 8vo. Contemporary half calf, spine tooled in blind, gold and black, with black title label, red painted edges. With 6 folding tables and 2 maps, one full-page and one folding, depicting Cuba and surrounding islands. 331, (1) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: America, North  Cartography  Cuba  Voyages  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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