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First edition of a richly illustrated account of Surinam

BENOIT, Pierre Jacques. Voyage a Surinam. Description des possessions néerlandaises dans la Guyane.
Brussels, De Wasme & Laurent (back of half-title: Imprimerie de Societé des Beaux-Arts), 1839. Folio (47.5 x 31 cm). With a lithographed frontispiece, a small wood-engraved illustration on the title-page, and 99 tinted lithographed illustrations on 49 plates. Contemporary half black morocco, black cloth sides, gold-tooled spine. [4], 1-69, [3], 75-76, [2] pp. Full description

€ 2,750

Anthropology & Ethnography Arboriculture & Dendrology City Plans, Topography & Views Geography South America Surinam Travel & Voyages South America

An extremely negative and colourful description of New Orleans, just before the Louisiana Purchase

BERQUIN-DUVALLON, Pierre-Louis. Vue de la colonie Espagnole du Mississipi, ou des provinces de Louisiane et Floride Occidentale, en l'année 1802...
Paris, Imprimerie expéditive, 1803. 8vo. With 2 folding engraved maps of the Louisiana territory by Alexandre Blondeau after Berquin-Duvallon, both coloured by hand. Modern red half morocco, richly gold-tooled spine. XX, 318, 5, [5] pp. Full description

€ 3,500

Charts & Maps North America Slavery Travel & Voyages North America

Dutch voyage through the Pacific looking for commercial opportunities

BOELEN, Jacobus. Reize naar de oost- en westkust van Zuid-Amerika, en, van daar, naar de Sandwichs- en Philippijnsche eilanden, China enz. gedaan, in de jaren 1826, 1827, 1828 en 1829. Met het koopvaardijschip Wilhelmina en Maria.
Amsterdam, Ten Brink & De Vries, 1835-1836. 3 volumes. 8vo. With a different view on each of the 3 engraved title-pages, by Dirk Sluyter, 5 folding lithographed maps by Daniel Veelwaard (1 hand coloured in outline), 8 lithographed views (3 folding) by Desgerrois & Co., and 6 hand-coloured engraved plates by Dirk Sluyter, mostly of costumes. Modern black half sheepskin. [4], X, 379, [1]; VIII, 445, [3]; VIII, 396, [4] pp. Full description

€ 3,950

Chile China Circumnavigation Hawaii Latin America Pacific Islands Philippines South America Travel & Voyages Asia Travel & Voyages East Asia Travel & Voyages Pacific Travel & Voyages South America

Official record of an important French circumnavigation around the world

BOUGAINVILLE, Hyacinthe-Yves-Philippe POTENTIEN, Baron de. Journal de la navigation autour du globe de la frégate la Thétis et de la corvette l'Espérance pendant les années 1824, 1825 et 1826.
Paris, Impr. De Rignoux for Arthus Bertrand, 1837. 2 text volumes (4to) and 1 atlas volume (folio: 545 x 350 mm). With 34 full-page lithographed views and costume plates, 12 hand-coloured, full-page engraved plates, a double-page, hand-coloured aquatint, 7 engraved maps (1 folding, 6 double-page), 2 double-page plates, and few steel-engraved illustrations in the text. Later three-quarter red morocco. VIII, 742; XVI, 351, 165, [3] pp. Full description

€ 45,000

Circumnavigation Faunas & General Zoology Floras & General Botany France Travel & Voyages Asia Travel & Voyages Australia Travel & Voyages South America Travel & Voyages Southeast Asia

Very rare, large map of North and South America,
showing the political developments of the 1820s and 30s

BRUÉ, Adrien Hubert. Nouvelle carte de l'Amerique meridionale, et des îles qui en dépendent ...
Paris, chez Mme Vve Brue, rue des Maçons-Sorbonne, 1834-1835. All maps ca. 93 x 65 cm. With 8 large, folding, cloth-backed maps. Including: (2) BRUÉ, Adrien Hubert. Nouvelle carte de l'Amerique septentrionale, du Groënland et des îles qui en dépendent.
Paris, Chez Charles Picquet, 1835.
The maps are housed in a contemporary folder of purple paste paper, which is housed in contemporary slipcase of gold-tooled brown calf on the edges, with the author and title lettered in gold on the spine, and purple paste paper sides. [8] maps. Full description

€ 8,500

Charts & Maps Middle America North America South America

3 little-known works by Italian scientist on astronomy, hydrostatics and navigation

BRUNETTI, Francesco Saverio. Trattenimenti scientifici su la sfera, geografia istorica, meteore, ed astronomia.
Rome, Bernabò and Lazzarini, 1754. With several woodcut illustrations in the text (including an armillary sphere), and an extra added folding engraved frontispiece.
With:
(2) BRUNETTI, Francesco Saverio. Trattenimenti scientifici su lindrografia, nautica, blasone, statica, meccanica, architectura, pirotecnia, e suono.
Roma, Bernabò and Lazzarini, 1755. With several woodcut illustrations in the text, and an extra added frontispiece (facsimile of an engraving?).
(3) BRUNETTI, Francesco Saverio. Macchina semplicissima per cui lacqua da se stessa salice ad una data altezza.
Rome, Bernabò and Lazzarini, 1747. With folding engraved plate as frontispiece. 3 works (the first in 2 parts) in 1 volume. 4to. Contemporary sheepskin parchment. [24], 180, 112; [8], 173, [3 blank]; 12 pp. Full description

€ 4,500

Arabian Peninsula & Gulf States Architecture Astronomy & Cosmography Ceremonial Festivities & Fireworks Iran / Persia Islamic Art, Culture & Science Navigation North Africa & Egypt Science Technology Turkey & Ottoman Empire

The greatest collection of travel writings on the Americas assembled in early modern Europe

BRY, Theodor de. [The great voyages in Latin].
Frankfurt am Main and Oppenheim, Johann Wechel, Matthias Becker, Johann Feyrabend, Hieronymus Galle and Johannes Hofer, 1590-1620. 11 parts in 3 volumes. Folio (ca. 33 x 23.8 cm). With 11 maps (mostly folding), 300 engraved plates (double-page, full-page and in text), engraved title-pages to each part, numerous decorated woodcut initials, and numerous woodcut head- and tailpieces. 18th-century gold-tooled Dutch red morocco, bound by the Double Drawer Handle Bindery in Amsterdam, gold-tooled spines, with green morocco title-labels lettered in gold, marbled edges, marbled endpapers. Full description

€ 375,000

Bindings Early Printing - 16th century North America South America Travel & Voyages North America Travel & Voyages South America

The first English traveller in Mexico since 1640

BULLOCK, William. Le Mexique en 1823, ou relation d'un voyage dans la Nouvelle-Espagne ...
Paris, Alexis-Eymery, 1824. 3 volumes. 8vo (text) and oblong 4to (atlas). The atlas contains 2 large folding maps (44.2 x 32 and 32 x 35.5 cm), and 19 lithographed plates by Marlet, including 6 nicely coloured by hand and one folding (14 x 36.5 cm), depicting views, costumes and scultpture of Mexico. Contemporary half green painted vellum, green paste paper sides, with brown title labels lettered in gold on the spines. [4], III, LXXII, 364; [4], 370, [2]; 11 pp. Full description

€ 4,950

Geology Latin America Mexico Travel & Voyages North America

An important early Americanum concerning the discovery by Columbus

CANINI, Angelo; Antonio de NEBRIJA and Gaspar BARREIROS (or Caspar VARRERIUS). De locis s. scripturae Hebraicis Angeli Caninii commentarius et Antonii Nebrissensis quinquagena. Nunc primùm simul emendatiùs edita. Accessit Gasparis Varrerii lusitani De ophira regione in sacris litteris disputatio.
Louvain, Gerardus Rivius, 1600. 8vo. With a woodcut "IHS" vignette on the title-page. Contemporary limp vellum with the manuscript title on the spine, remnants of ties. [8], 197, [9], [3], [14], 299-250, [6] pp. Full description

€ 12,500

Bibles, Liturgy & Devotional Works Italy North America Portugal Spain Travel & Voyages Europe Travel & Voyages North America

Dutch edition of accounts of two travels to 'Virginia'

CANNER, Thomas. Scheeps-togt van Martin Pringe, gedaan in 't jaar 1603. Van Bristol na 't noorder-gedeelte van Virginien.
Including: Een tweede reys in 't selfde jaar 1603. Na Virginien, gedaan van Kap. Bartholomeus Gilbert.
Leyden, Pieter van der Aa, 1706. 8vo. With engraved publisher's device and 2 folding engraved plates. Modern marbled boards. [2], 16, [4] pp. Full description

€ 675

North America Travel & Voyages North America

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