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The other way around: North-America and Europe seen through the eyes of a Chilean historian View picture(s) 21 VICUÑA MACKENNA, Benjamin. Pájinas de mi diario durante tres años de viajes. 1853-1854-1855. California, Mexico, Estados-Unidos, Canada, Islas Britanicas, Francia, Italia, Alemania, Paises-Bajos, Costas del Brasil, Provincias del Plata. Santiago, Imprenta del Ferrocarril, 1856. 4to. Half green morocco over marbled boards, spine gilt, title lettered in gold, marbled endpapers and edges. (8), 454 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: America, North  Cartography  Chile  Europe  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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A virtually encyclopaedic history and description of Spain and Portugal View picture(s) 22 [ALVAREZ DE COLMENAR, Juan]. Beschryving van Spanjen en Portugal; Waar in, Op het naauwkeurigste, al het geene, dat, zoo ten opzigte van hunnen ouden, als tegenwoordigen staat, aanmerkens-waardig, noodig en vermaakelijk om te weeten is, verhaald en door kunstige Print-verbeeldingen en Land-kaarten aangeweezen werd; Dienende daar-en-boven, voor een kort begrijp der voornaamste Geschiedenissen, Staats-gevallen, Regten,  Zeden en Gewoontens deezer magtige Koningrijken, En eyndelijk, tot een duydelijke Weg-wijzer, om alle der zelver landschappen, grens-paalen, steeden, vlekken en dorpen, op het kortste, veyligste en gemakkelijkste, te bereyzen. Leyden, Pieter vander Aa, 1707. 5 parts in 1 vol. Folio. Contemporary marbled calf, spine ribbed and richly gilt with dark-brown title-label, red mottled edges. With richly engraved allegorical frontispiece, full-page engraved dedication, and large engraved vignette on title by J. Goeree, title printed in red and black, fine engraved large vignette at the end showing work in the field around a rich corn-barn and put within rich allegorical ornamental borders with in centre of lower border the Dutch Lion holding the coat-of-arms of Leyden, large folding engraved general map  of Spain and Portugal, and 164 almost half-page engravings in  text with regional maps, plans, views, and costumes. (16), 80; 84; 128; 52; 56, (64) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: Cartography  Europe  Portugal  Spain  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) 23 [COSTUMES - WORLD]. Kleine Völker Gallerie 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 [Caribbean Islands]  America, North  Asia  Australia & New Zealand  Cartography  Children's Books  China  Colour Platebooks  Costumes  Europe  Geography  Indonesia  Siberia  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Important history of the Treaty of Utrecht (1713) by an eyewitness View picture(s) 24 [FRESCHOT, Casimir]. Histoire du Congres et de la Paix d'Utrecht, comme aussi de celle de Pastadt & de Bade. Contenant particularitez les plus remarquables & les plus interessantes desdites negociations, depuis leur premiere ouverture jusqu'à la conclusion de la paix generale. Utrecht, Willem van Poolsum, 1716. 12mo. Contemporary blind tooled vellum over boards, spine with title in ink and four small gilt flowers in compartments. With allegorical engraved frontispiece and title vignette by Jan Goeree (1670-1731), title printed in red and black. (24), 503 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 18th Century  Europe  History  Politics  Utrecht  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Basic knowledge of the world and its inhabitants View picture(s) 25 [GEOGRAPHY]. 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 [Caribbean Islands]  America, North  Asia  Australia & New Zealand  Cartography  Children's Books  China  Costumes  Europe  Geography  Indonesia  Siberia  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Östergötland illustrated View picture(s) 26 [SWEDEN]. La Suede ancienne et moderne. Fordna och Närvarande Swerige. Stockholm, Thersner, (1820). Large oblong folio. Original half calf, spine ribbed and gilt. With 2 aquatint titles, and 36 aquatinted plates by U. Thersner and C. Akrell. (37) text lvs. Full description >> Related Subjects: Aquatints  Cartography  Europe  Sweden  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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