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Original drawing relating to an important work on Brazilian plants

[DRAWING - RIO DE JANEIRO]. [MARY, Benjamin (attributed)]. [Ink drawing of Guanabara Bay].
[Rio de Janeiro?, 1837?].
With: (2) [LEBSCHÉE, Carl August (attributed)]. [Drawing of Guanabara Bay].
[Germany?, 1837?].
Ad 1: 19 x 32 cm. Passe-partout: 36,5 x 47 cm. Sepia ink on paper. Ad 2: 24,5 x 34 cm. Passe-partout: 37 x 44 cm. Sepia ink on paper, with blue and sepia ink washes. Full description
€ 6,500
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Sumptuous coloured lithographs of Mayan antiquities bound for Czar Alexander II

DUPAIX, Guillermo, Alexandre LENOIR, David Bailie WARDEN, et al. Antiquités Mexicaines. Relation des trois expéditions du Capitaine Dupaix, ordonnées en 1805, 1806, et 1807, pour la recherche des antiquités du pays, notamment celles de Mitla et de Palenque.
Paris, Jules Didot l'ainé, 1834. 3 parts in 2 volumes. Large folio (55.5 x 36 cm). With lithographed frontispiece and 161 (numbered as 166) lithographed plates (1 double-page and 160 full-page), nearly half beautifully hand-coloured and most of the rest tinted or double-tinted. Lacking (as usual) the map mentioned on the title page. Gold-tooled red morocco (1855?), with the arms of Czar Alexander II of Russia on the boards. [4], XIV, [1], [1 blank], 20, 56, 40, 88, [4]; 82, 224, [4]; [10] pp. Full description
€ 98,500
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Extremely rare Dutch collection of early voyages, including Pelsaert’s account of Australia

[DUTCH VOYAGES - Joost HARTGERS (publisher)]. Oost-Indische voyagien door dien begin en voortgangh van de Vereenighde Nederlandtsche Geoctroyeerde Oost-Indische Compagnie. Vervatende de voornaemste reysen, by de inwoonderen der selver provintien derwaerts ghedaen ... Eerste deel. daer in begrepen zijn 16 voyagien.
Amsterdam, [printed by Adriaen Hermansz. Roest for] Joost Hartgers, 1648.
Comprising:
(1) [VEER, Gerrit]. Verhael van de eerste schip-vaert der Hollandische ende Zeeusche schepen, door 't Way-gat ...
Amsterdam, Joost Hartgers, 1648.
(2) [HOUTMAN, Cornelis]. Eerste schip-vaert der Hollanders naer Oost-Indien ... anno 1595.
Amsterdam, Joost Hartgers, 1648.
(3) [NECK, Jacob van en Wybrand van WARWIJCK]. Waerachtigh verhael van de schip-vaert op Oost-Indien ...
Amsterdam, Joost Hartgers, 1648.
(4) [NOORT, Olivier van and Jacob van NECK]. Wonderlijcke voyagie by de Hollanders gedaen, door de Strate Magalanes ...
Amsterdam, Joost Hartgers, 1648.
(5) [SPILBERGEN, Joris van and Steven vander HAGEN]. Historis journael van de voyage gedaen met 3 schepen ...
Amsterdam, Joost Hartgers, 1648.
(6) [MATELIEF, Cornelis]. Journael, ende historische verhael, van de treffelijcke reyse ghedaen naer Oost-Indien ...
Amsterdam, Joost Hartgers, 1648.
(7) [BROECKE, Pieter van den]. Wonderlijcke historische ende journaelsche aenteyckeningh ...
Amsterdam, Joost Hartgers, 1648.
(8) [SPILBERGEN, Joris van]. Oost- en West-Indische voyagie, door de Strate Magallanes naer de Moluques ...
Including: [SCHOUTEN, Willem Cornelisz. and Jacob le MAIRE]. Journael, ofte beschrijvinge van de wonderlijcke reyse ghedaen door Willem Cornelisz. Schouten van Hoorn. In de jaren 1615, 1616, 1617 ...
Amsterdam, Joost Hartgers, 1648.
(9) HEREMITE, Jacques l' and Gheen Huygen SCHAPENHAM]. Journael vande Nassausche vloot ...
Amsterdam, Joost Hartgers, 1648.
(10) [BONTEKOE, Willem Ysbrantsz.]. Journael ofte gedenckwaerdige beschrijvinge van de Oost-Indische reyse van Willem Ysbrantsz. Bontekoe van Hoorn ...
Including: [RAVEN, Dirck Albertsz.]. Journael ofte beschrijvinge van de reyse ghedaen by den Commandeur Dirck Albertsz. Raven, na Spitsberghen ...
"Sardam, Willem Willemsz., 1648." [= Amsterdam, Joost Hartgers, 1648?].
(11) [PELSAERT, François and Jeremias van VLIET]. Ongeluckige voyagie, van 't schip Batavia, nae Oost-Indien ...
Amsterdam, Joost Hartgers, 1648.
(12) TWIST, Johan van. Generale beschrijvinge van Indien ...
Amsterdam, Joost Hartgers, 1648.
(13) CARON, François. Beschrijvinge van het machtigh coninckrijcke Japan ...
Including:
- GYSBERTSZ., Reyer. Historie der martelaren ...
- KRAMMER, Coenraad. Verhael van de groote pracht ... op den feest ghehouden in de stadt van Meaco ...
- CAMPEN, Leonart. Kort verhael van 't profijt, dienst, ende nuttigheydt dat de Oost-Indische vereenighde Nederlandtsche Compagni in Japan soude genieten, by so verre sy den Chineesen handel bequaemen.
- SCHOUTEN, Joost. Beschrijvinghe van de regeeringe, macht, religie, costuymen, traffijcquen, en[de] andere remercquable saken, des Coninghrijcx Siam. Gestelt inden jare 1636 ...
Amsterdam, Joost Hartgers, 1648. 13 works in 1 volume. 4to. With an engraved general title page for the whole collection, a typographical general title page with a woodcut illustration of ships at sea, each part of the collection has its own title page (in some cases two) with a woodcut illustration (the majority the same as on the general title page). Further with 11 folding woodcut illustrations, several woodcut tailpieces, and woodcut decorated initials throughout. Contemporary blind-tooled vellum with the manuscript title on the spine, remnants of ties. A detailed list of contents is available upon request. Full description
€ 80,000
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First Dutch translation of the first description of Greenland and its natural history,
the Inuit culture, seal hunting and whale fishery

EGEDE, Hans Poulsen. Beschryving van oud-Groenland of eigentlyk van de zoogenaamde Straat Davis: behelzende deszelfs natuurlyke historie, standsgelegenheid, gedaante, grensscheidingen, veld-gewassen, dieren, vogelen, visschen, enz. mitsgaders den oirsprong en voortgang der aeloude Noorweegsche volkplantingen in dat gewest; benevens den aart, inborst, wooningen, levenswyze, kleding, spraak, bygelovigheid, dichtkunst, uitspanningen en tydverdryven der hedendaagsche inboorlingen.
Delft, Reinier Boitet, 1746. 4to. With an engraved folding map of Greenland (printed for this edition by Boitet) and 10 engraved plates with full-page views of whales and seals, whale fishery and seal hunting, the Inuits and their cultural habits and houses and (in the first plate) flowers. With the title-page printed in red and black and with some woodcut initials and tailpieces. Contemporary vellum, manuscript title on spine. [24], 192 pp. Full description
€ 2,950
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North-West Passage not through Hudson Bay

ELLIS, Henry. Reize naar de baai van Hudson, ter ontdekkinge van eenen Noord-wester doortogt, gedaan in de jaaren 1746. en 1747.
Leiden, Elie Luzac jun., 1750. 8vo. With large folding engraved map (18 x 44.5 cm), and 9 engraved plates, mostly folding by N. van Frankendaal, with captions in French and Dutch. Contemporary red half roan. XXXII, 440 pp. Full description
€ 2,950
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"A bouquet of poetic flowers" for the newly crowned Emperor of the First Mexican Empire (1822-1823)

EL RUSTICO ANFRISO [= Mariano BARAZÁBAL?]. Ramilletito alegorico de flores poeticas que de su simple huertecillo ofrece á nuestro amado Emperador, en el dia fausto de su coronacion, el rústico Anfriso.
[Mexico City], Mexico, Imprenta Imperial del Señor Valdés [= Alejandro Valdés y Téllez Girón], 1822. 22 x 16.2 cm. Marbled paper wrappers. 11, [1 blank] pp. Full description
€ 2,500
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Collection of 28 early instalments of the most comprehensive scholarly work on Brazilian plants,
printed on large paper

ENDLICHER, Stephan Friedrich Ladislaus and Carl Friedrich Philipp von MARTIUS (editors). Flora Brasiliensis sive enumeratio plantarum in Brasilia hactenus detectarum ... Fasciculus I-XVIII(1-3), XIX-XX, XXIII, XXIX, XXXIV-XXXV, XLIV, and XLVII.
Vienna, Friedrich Beck and Leipzig, Friedrich Fleischer, 1840-1869. 28 fascicles in 20 volumes. Large folio (ca. 48 x 32.5 cm). With one large folding lithographed map of Brazil (hand-coloured in outline), 572 lithographed botanical plates (depicting numerous illustrations of plants and their seeds) and 57 tinted views (printed on 56 leaves) depicting landscapes with native vegetations lithographed by F.W.E. Bollmann, A. Brandmeyer, F. Hohe, M. Kuhn and C.A. Lebschée after designs by J.A. Ackermann, F. Deppe, T. Ender, G. Leuzinger, B. Mary, J.M. Rugendas, J.J. Steinmann, F.J. Stephan and H.A. Weddell.
Loose as issued in the original publishers printed wrappers or sewn with the spines covered in 19th century cloth. Full description
€ 15,000
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Conflict in the Caribbean: the Anglo-Spanish War resolved by the second Treaty of Madrid (1670)

[ENGLAND & SPAIN - TREATY OF MADRID]. [Gaspar de BRACAMONTE] and William GODOLPHIN. A treaty for the composing of differences, restraining of depredations, and establishing of peace in America, between the crowns of Great Britain and Spain. - Concluded at Madrid the 8/18th day of July, in the year of our Lord 1670. Translated out of Latin.
[London], in the Savoy, printed by the assigns of John Bill and Christopher Barker [= Thomas Newcombe], printers to the Kings most excellent Majesty, 1670. Small 4to. With a woodcut factotum and decorative bands built up from typographic ornaments (the crowned rose, harp, leak - depicted by a fleur-de-lis - and thistle representing England, Ireland, Wales and Scotland). Sewn. [1], [1 blank], 11, [1] pp. Full description
€ 1,750
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One of the very few contemporary sources on pirates in the seventeenth century

EXQUEMELIN, Alexandre Olivier. Histoire des avanturiers qui se sont signalez dans les Indes ...
Paris, Jacques le Febvre, 1686. 4 parts in 2 volumes. 12mo. With an engraved title page in vol. 1, 3 engraved folding maps (the Caribbean, the Bay of Maracay in Venezuela, and the Isthmus of Panama), 4 engraved plates outside of collation, 5 decorated woodcut initials, 5 woodcut headpieces, and 4 woodcut tailpieces.
Contemporary gold tooled mottled brown calf. [32], 342, [22]; [6], "384"[=390], [24] pp. Full description
€ 8,500
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