Results for: Americana Travels & Voyages
NOVA FRANCIA: OR THE DESCRIPTION OF THAT PART OF NEW FRANCE, WHICH IS ONE CONTINENT WITH VIRGINIA. DESCRIBED IN THE THREE LATE VOYAGES AND PLANTATION MADE BY MONSIEUR DE MONTS, MONSIEUR DU PONT-GRAUÉ, AND MONSIEUR DE POUTRINCOURT, INTO THE COUNTRIES CALLE
Lescarbot, Marc:
London: [Eliot's Court Press] for George Bishop, 1609.
[16],307pp. plus folding engraved map (9 1/4 x 19 1/4 inches). Small quarto. Modern dark green morocco, gilt boards and.. more
Price: $285,000.00
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Lescarbot, Marc:
London: [Eliot's Court Press] for George Bishop, 1609.
[16],307pp. plus folding engraved map (9 1/4 x 19 1/4 inches). Small quarto. Modern dark green morocco, gilt boards and.. more
Price: $285,000.00
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ITINERARIUM PORTUGALLENSIUM E LUSITANIA IN INDIAM ET INDE IN OCCIDENTEM ET DEMUM AD AQUILONEM.
Montalboddo Fracanzano, Antonio:
[Milan: J.A. Scinzenzeler], 1508.
Eight unnumbered leaves and eighty-eight numbered leaves. The two-leaf index, often missing, is supplied here in expert facsimile. Large woodcut.. more
Price: $275,000.00
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Montalboddo Fracanzano, Antonio:
[Milan: J.A. Scinzenzeler], 1508.
Eight unnumbered leaves and eighty-eight numbered leaves. The two-leaf index, often missing, is supplied here in expert facsimile. Large woodcut.. more
Price: $275,000.00
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DISCOURS OF VOYAGES INTO YE EASTE & WEST INDIES.
Linschoten, Jan Huygen van:
London: John Wolfe, 1598.
[7],[1],197,[3],[197]-295,[3],307-447,[3],[451]-462pp. (various mispaginations). Including three small engraved maps on separate titlepages for the second, third, and fourth "books," and four.. more
Price: $275,000.00
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Linschoten, Jan Huygen van:
London: John Wolfe, 1598.
[7],[1],197,[3],[197]-295,[3],307-447,[3],[451]-462pp. (various mispaginations). Including three small engraved maps on separate titlepages for the second, third, and fourth "books," and four.. more
Price: $275,000.00
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HAKLUYTUS POSTUMUS OR PURCHAS HIS PILGRIMES. CONTAYNING A HISTORY OF THE WORLD, IN SEA VOYAGES & LANDE-TRAUELLS, BY ENGLISHMEN & OTHERS...IN FIVE BOOKS....
Purchas, Samuel:
London: William Stansby for Henrie Fetherstone, 1625-1626.
Five volumes. Folio. Crushed blue morocco, gilt, by W. Pratt, covers with central gilt arabesques, spines lettered in gilt in.. more
Price: $200,000.00
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Purchas, Samuel:
London: William Stansby for Henrie Fetherstone, 1625-1626.
Five volumes. Folio. Crushed blue morocco, gilt, by W. Pratt, covers with central gilt arabesques, spines lettered in gilt in.. more
Price: $200,000.00
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RECUEIL DE VOYAGES DE MR. THEVENOT....
Thevenot, Melchisedech:
Paris: Estienne Michallet, 1681.
[2],16,43,[1],18,[2],32,[4],20,14,8,16pp. including six plates and errata leaf, plus two folding maps (of three, lacking the equipolar projection map, "Explication de.. more
Price: $160,000.00
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Thevenot, Melchisedech:
Paris: Estienne Michallet, 1681.
[2],16,43,[1],18,[2],32,[4],20,14,8,16pp. including six plates and errata leaf, plus two folding maps (of three, lacking the equipolar projection map, "Explication de.. more
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[ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT SKETCHBOOK OF THE H.M.S. CHALLENGER EXPEDITION, 1872 - 1874].
[Shephard, Benjamin]:
[H.M.S. Challenger. 1873].
Thrity-six leaves, including illustrated titlepage and thirty-five ink and watercolor illustrations, all but titlepage in full color. Oblong quarto sketchbook,.. more
Price: $150,000.00
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[Shephard, Benjamin]:
[H.M.S. Challenger. 1873].
Thrity-six leaves, including illustrated titlepage and thirty-five ink and watercolor illustrations, all but titlepage in full color. Oblong quarto sketchbook,.. more
Price: $150,000.00
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[THE PETIT VOYAGES, PARTS I - X].
De Bry, Johann Theodor and Johann Israel:
Frankfurt. 1598-1613.
Ten parts bound in three volumes. Collations below. Small folio. Contemporary calf, boards ruled and tooled in gilt, spines gilt,.. more
Price: $150,000.00
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De Bry, Johann Theodor and Johann Israel:
Frankfurt. 1598-1613.
Ten parts bound in three volumes. Collations below. Small folio. Contemporary calf, boards ruled and tooled in gilt, spines gilt,.. more
Price: $150,000.00
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PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE. NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER...EXTRA. WASHINGTON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1823 [caption title]....
Monroe, James:
Washington. Dec. 2, 1823.
Broadside, 22 x 16 1/4 inches, printed in five columns. A hint of foxing and light wear, but overall in.. more
Price: $125,000.00
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Monroe, James:
Washington. Dec. 2, 1823.
Broadside, 22 x 16 1/4 inches, printed in five columns. A hint of foxing and light wear, but overall in.. more
Price: $125,000.00
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ADMIRANDA NARRATIO FIDA TAMEN, DE COMMODIS ET INCOLARUM RITIBUS VIRGINIAE...ANGLICO SCRIPTA SERMONE A THOMA HARIOT.
Hariot, Thomas, and John White:
Frankfurt: Johann Wechel for Theodor de Bry and Sigismund Feierabend, 1590 [but ca. 1608].
Engraved title to text, letterpress title to plates, engraved arms on dedication leaf, colophon leaf F6, blank D6. 1 double-page.. more
Price: $95,000.00
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Hariot, Thomas, and John White:
Frankfurt: Johann Wechel for Theodor de Bry and Sigismund Feierabend, 1590 [but ca. 1608].
Engraved title to text, letterpress title to plates, engraved arms on dedication leaf, colophon leaf F6, blank D6. 1 double-page.. more
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HISTOIRE DE LA NAVIGATION DE IEAN HUGUES DE LINSCHOT HOLLANDOIS: AUX INDES ORIENTALES CONTENANT DIVERSES DESCRIPTIONS DES LIEUX JUSQUES À PRESENT DESCOUVERTS PAR LES PORTUGAIS: OBSERVATIONS DES COUSTUMES & SINGULARITEZ DE DELÀ, & AUTRES DECLARATIONS.
Linschoten, Jan Huygen van:
Amsterdam: Evert Cloppenburgh, 1638.
Three parts bound in one volume. Three letterpress titles (two within elaborate engraved surrounds, the third with engraved vignette), engraved.. more
Price: $90,000.00
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Linschoten, Jan Huygen van:
Amsterdam: Evert Cloppenburgh, 1638.
Three parts bound in one volume. Three letterpress titles (two within elaborate engraved surrounds, the third with engraved vignette), engraved.. more
Price: $90,000.00
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AN ACCOUNT OF THE VOYAGES UNDERTAKEN BY THE ORDER OF HIS PRESENT MAJESTY FOR MAKING DISCOVERIES IN THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE...PERFORMED BY COMMODORE BYRON, CAPTAIN WALLIS, CAPTAIN CARTERET AND CAPTAIN COOK....
[Cook, James]: Hawkesworth, John:
London. 1773.
[with:] Cook, James: A VOYAGE TOWARDS THE SOUTH POLE, AND ROUND THE WORLD...IN THE YEARS 1772, 1773, 1774, AND 1775...... more
Price: $85,000.00
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[Cook, James]: Hawkesworth, John:
London. 1773.
[with:] Cook, James: A VOYAGE TOWARDS THE SOUTH POLE, AND ROUND THE WORLD...IN THE YEARS 1772, 1773, 1774, AND 1775...... more
Price: $85,000.00
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BLUE CRANE OR HERON, ARDEA COERULEA. 1. ADULT MALE SPRING PLUMAGE. 2. YOUNG SECOND YEAR. VIEW NEAR CHARLESTONE [sic] S.C. [LITTLE BLUE HERON]. [Pl. 307].
Audubon, John James:
London. 1837.
Hand-colored engraving with aquatint and etching by R. Havell. Watermarked "J. Whatman/1837." Image size (including text): 18 7/8 x 28.. more
Price: $80,000.00
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Audubon, John James:
London. 1837.
Hand-colored engraving with aquatint and etching by R. Havell. Watermarked "J. Whatman/1837." Image size (including text): 18 7/8 x 28.. more
Price: $80,000.00
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THE IOURNALL, OR DAYLY REGISTER, CONTAYNING A TRUE MANIFESTATION, AND HISTORICALL DECLARATION OF THE VOYAGE, ACCOMPLISHED BY EIGHT SHIPPES OF AMSTERDAM, UNDER THE CONDUCT OF IACOB CORNELISZEN NECK ADMIRALL, & WYBRANDT VAN WARWICK VICE-ADMIRALL, WHICH SAYL
Neck, Jacob Cornelissoon van:
London: [Simon Stafford and Felix Kingston] for Cuthbert Burby & John Flasket, 1601.
[1],58,[4] leaves. Woodcut vignette of sailing ship on titlepage. Extra-illustrated with 19 engravings (numbered 1-3, 19, 4-18) from Van Neck's.. more
Price: $75,000.00
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Neck, Jacob Cornelissoon van:
London: [Simon Stafford and Felix Kingston] for Cuthbert Burby & John Flasket, 1601.
[1],58,[4] leaves. Woodcut vignette of sailing ship on titlepage. Extra-illustrated with 19 engravings (numbered 1-3, 19, 4-18) from Van Neck's.. more
Price: $75,000.00
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THE HAVEN-FINDING ART, OR, THE WAY TO FIND ANY HAVEN OR PLACE AT SEA, BY THE LATITUDE AND VARIATION. LATELY PUBLISHED IN THE DUTCH, FRENCH, AND LATINE TONGUES, BY COMMANDEMENT OF THE RIGHT HONOURABLE COUNT MAURITZ OF NASSAU, LORD HIGH ADMIRAL OF THE UNITE
Stevin, Simon:
London: G. B[ishop], R. N[ewbery], and R. B[arker], 1599.
[16],27pp. including three woodcut figures in the text (one full-page, one three-quarter page). Small quarto. Modern sprinkled calf, boards and.. more
Price: $72,500.00
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Stevin, Simon:
London: G. B[ishop], R. N[ewbery], and R. B[arker], 1599.
[16],27pp. including three woodcut figures in the text (one full-page, one three-quarter page). Small quarto. Modern sprinkled calf, boards and.. more
Price: $72,500.00
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[COLLECTION OF FIVE IMPORTANT DUTCH VOYAGES TO THE FAR EAST].
Marees, Pieter de; [Willem Lodewijcksz]; Jacob Cornelissoon van Neck; Gerrit de Veer; Olivier van Noort:
[Amsterdam. 1605-10].
Five volumes bound in one. Described in greater detail below. Folio. 19th-century half calf and marbled boards, ornate gilt spine... more
Price: $72,500.00
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Marees, Pieter de; [Willem Lodewijcksz]; Jacob Cornelissoon van Neck; Gerrit de Veer; Olivier van Noort:
[Amsterdam. 1605-10].
Five volumes bound in one. Described in greater detail below. Folio. 19th-century half calf and marbled boards, ornate gilt spine... more
Price: $72,500.00
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PRAECLARA FERDINADI CORTESII DE NOVA MARIS OCEANI HYSPANIA NARRATIO.... [bound with:] DE REBUS, ET INSULIS NOVITER REPERTIS....
[Cortés, Hernando, and Peter Martyr]:
[Nuremberg: Fridericus Peypus], 1524.
[4],49,[1],12 leaves, including two portraits, plus half of the folding map (the remainder of the folding map supplied in excellent.. more
Price: $67,500.00
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[Cortés, Hernando, and Peter Martyr]:
[Nuremberg: Fridericus Peypus], 1524.
[4],49,[1],12 leaves, including two portraits, plus half of the folding map (the remainder of the folding map supplied in excellent.. more
Price: $67,500.00
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THE MARCHANTS MAPP OF COMMERCE. NECESARIE FOR ALL SUCH AS SHAL BE IMPLOYED IN THE PUBLIQUE AFAIRES OF PRINCES IN FORAINE PARTES. FOR ALL GENTLMEN & OTHERS THAT TRAVELL ABROADE FOR DELIGHT & PLESURE. AND FOR ALL MARCHANTS OR THEIR FACTORS THAT EXERCISE THE
Roberts, Lewes:
London: Printed for Ralphe Mabb, 1638.
[34],223,[3],262,[4],192,[1]pp., including five full-page maps. Portrait. Engraved titlepage. Folio. Contemporary dark brown goatskin, paneled and tooled in gilt on both.. more
Price: $65,000.00
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Roberts, Lewes:
London: Printed for Ralphe Mabb, 1638.
[34],223,[3],262,[4],192,[1]pp., including five full-page maps. Portrait. Engraved titlepage. Folio. Contemporary dark brown goatskin, paneled and tooled in gilt on both.. more
Price: $65,000.00
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DE NUPER SUB D. CAROLO REPERTIS INSULIS, SIMULQ[UE] INCOLARUM MORIBUS.
Martyr, Peter:
Basel: [Adam Petri], 1521.
43pp. (pp. 20 and 21 misnumbered). Woodcut title border. Small quarto. Later vellum boards. Boards lightly rubbed, endpapers torn. Old.. more
Price: $65,000.00
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Martyr, Peter:
Basel: [Adam Petri], 1521.
43pp. (pp. 20 and 21 misnumbered). Woodcut title border. Small quarto. Later vellum boards. Boards lightly rubbed, endpapers torn. Old.. more
Price: $65,000.00
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DELLE NAVIGATIONI ET VIAGGI...[VOLUME PRIMO, SECONDO, TERZO]...LA DESCRITTIONE DELL' AFRICA, ALL'ISOLE MOLUCCHE...LA NAVIGATIONE ATTORNO IL MONDO...LA RELATION DELL'IOLA GIAPAN...LE NAVIGATIONI AL MONDO NUOVO CRISTOFORO COLOMBO...CORTESE...PIZZARO...NUOVO
Ramusio, Giovanni Battista:
Venice. 1613/1583/1606.
Three volumes. [4],34,394 leaves plus three double-page and several single-page maps, plans, and plates; 18,[10],256,90 leaves; [6],36,430 leaves plus seven.. more
Price: $62,500.00
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Ramusio, Giovanni Battista:
Venice. 1613/1583/1606.
Three volumes. [4],34,394 leaves plus three double-page and several single-page maps, plans, and plates; 18,[10],256,90 leaves; [6],36,430 leaves plus seven.. more
Price: $62,500.00
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HISTORIA DE LAS GRANDEZAS Y COSAS MARAUILLOSAS DE LAS PROUINCIAS ORIENTALES. SACADO DE MARCO PAULO VENETO, Y TRADUZIDA DE LATIN EN ROMANCE, Y ANADIDA EN MUCHAS PARTES POR DON MARTIN DE BOLEA Y CASTRO...DIRIGIDA A DON BELTRAN DE LA CUEBA, DUQUE DE ALBURQUE
Polo, Marco:
Caragoca: Por Angelo Tauano, 1601.
[180] leaves. Original limp vellum, contemporary ink title on spine. Contemporary ink signature on titlepage, mild tanning. An internally clean.. more
Price: $60,000.00
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Polo, Marco:
Caragoca: Por Angelo Tauano, 1601.
[180] leaves. Original limp vellum, contemporary ink title on spine. Contemporary ink signature on titlepage, mild tanning. An internally clean.. more
Price: $60,000.00
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[ALBUM OF SIX WATERCOLOR VIEWS OF SCENES IN KAMCHATKA AND SIBERIA IN THE LATE 18th CENTURY].
[Kamchatka and Siberia Watercolors]:
[Np. nd, but ca. 1808].
Six watercolors on individual sheets measuring 10 1/2 x 16 1/4 inches on average. Five of the six watercolors titled.. more
Price: $60,000.00
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[Kamchatka and Siberia Watercolors]:
[Np. nd, but ca. 1808].
Six watercolors on individual sheets measuring 10 1/2 x 16 1/4 inches on average. Five of the six watercolors titled.. more
Price: $60,000.00
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VUES DES CORDILLÈRES ET MONUMENS DES PEUPLES INDIGÈNES DE L'AMÉRIQUE.
Humboldt, Alexander von, and Aimé Bonpland:
Paris: [de l'imprimerie de J.H. Stône] chez F. Schoell, 1810.
Two volumes bound in one. [10],350,[1]pp., including engraved dedication leaf. Sixty-nine engraved plates on sixty-eight leaves (twenty-seven handcolored, printed in.. more
Price: $60,000.00
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Humboldt, Alexander von, and Aimé Bonpland:
Paris: [de l'imprimerie de J.H. Stône] chez F. Schoell, 1810.
Two volumes bound in one. [10],350,[1]pp., including engraved dedication leaf. Sixty-nine engraved plates on sixty-eight leaves (twenty-seven handcolored, printed in.. more
Price: $60,000.00
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VUES DES CORDILLÈRES ET MONUMENS DES PEUPLES INDIGÈNES DE L'AMÉRIQUE.
Humboldt, Alexander von, and Aimé Bonpland:
Paris: [de l'imprimerie de J.H. Stône] chez F. Schoell, 1810[-1813].
Two volumes bound in one. [6],16,350pp. Half title, 16pp. "Introduction." Engraved dedication leaf, sixty-nine engraved plates on 68 leaves (twenty-seven.. more
Price: $60,000.00
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Humboldt, Alexander von, and Aimé Bonpland:
Paris: [de l'imprimerie de J.H. Stône] chez F. Schoell, 1810[-1813].
Two volumes bound in one. [6],16,350pp. Half title, 16pp. "Introduction." Engraved dedication leaf, sixty-nine engraved plates on 68 leaves (twenty-seven.. more
Price: $60,000.00
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AN INQUIRY CONCERNING THE TRADE, COMMERCE, AND POLICY OF JAMAICA, RELATIVE TO THE SCARCITY OF MONEY, AND THE CAUSES AND BAD EFFECTS OF SUCH SCARCITY PECULIAR TO THAT ISLAND...TO WHICH IS ADDED A SCHEME FOR ESTABLISHING A PUBLIC BANK.
[Jamaica]:
St. Jago de la Vega, Jamaica: Printed by C. Brett and Co., 1757.
[4],88pp. Contemporary ink manuscript note on p.2. Tall square octavo printed in fours (likely in half- sheets). Antique-style three-quarter calf.. more
Price: $57,500.00
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[Jamaica]:
St. Jago de la Vega, Jamaica: Printed by C. Brett and Co., 1757.
[4],88pp. Contemporary ink manuscript note on p.2. Tall square octavo printed in fours (likely in half- sheets). Antique-style three-quarter calf.. more
Price: $57,500.00
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IOURNAL OU RELATION EXACTE DU VOYAGE DE GVILL. SCHOUTEN, DANS LES INDES: PAR VN NOUUEAU DESTROIT, & PAR LES GRANDES MERS AUSTRALES QU'IL À DESCOUUERT, VERS LE POLE ANTARTIQUE. ENSEMBLE DES NOUVELLES TERRES AUPARAUANT INCOGNUËS, ISLES, FRUICTS, PEUPLES, &
Schouten, Willem:
Paris: Chez M. Gobert, 1618.
[13],232pp. plus four folding maps and four folding plates. Contemporary vellum, manuscript title on backstrip. "E" signature supplied from another.. more
Price: $55,000.00
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Schouten, Willem:
Paris: Chez M. Gobert, 1618.
[13],232pp. plus four folding maps and four folding plates. Contemporary vellum, manuscript title on backstrip. "E" signature supplied from another.. more
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REGIMIENTO DE NAVEGACION Q[UE] MANDO HASER EL REI NUESTRO SEÑOR POR ORDEN DE SU CONSEIO REAL DE LAS INDIAS A ANDRES GARCIA DE CESPEDES SU COSMOGRAFO MAIOR.
García de Cespedes, Andrés:
Madrid: Juan de la Cuesta, 1606.
Two parts bound in one volume. [4],184 leaves including letterpress titlepage for second part plus engraved titlepage for first part.. more
Price: $55,000.00
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García de Cespedes, Andrés:
Madrid: Juan de la Cuesta, 1606.
Two parts bound in one volume. [4],184 leaves including letterpress titlepage for second part plus engraved titlepage for first part.. more
Price: $55,000.00
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A NEW COLLECTION OF VOYAGES AND TRAVELS: WITH HISTORICAL ACCOUNTS OF DISCOVERIES AND CONQUESTS IN ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD...TO BE CONTINUED MONTHLY.
Stevens, John:
London. 1708-1710.
Two volumes containing seven separate works in all. First volume: [general titlepage], [6],260,[8]pp. plus three plates and map; [general titlepage.. more
Price: $50,000.00
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Stevens, John:
London. 1708-1710.
Two volumes containing seven separate works in all. First volume: [general titlepage], [6],260,[8]pp. plus three plates and map; [general titlepage.. more
Price: $50,000.00
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COSMOGRAPHIAE UNIVERSALIS LIB. VI.
Münster, Sebastian:
Basel: Heinrich Petri, 1572.
[188],590,[4],591-752,[4],753-824,[4],825-1333,[3]pp. including woodcut portrait of Münster on verso of titlepage, twenty-five double-page woodcut maps with printed text on versos, woodcut.. more
Price: $50,000.00
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Münster, Sebastian:
Basel: Heinrich Petri, 1572.
[188],590,[4],591-752,[4],753-824,[4],825-1333,[3]pp. including woodcut portrait of Münster on verso of titlepage, twenty-five double-page woodcut maps with printed text on versos, woodcut.. more
Price: $50,000.00
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JOURNAL OF THE HARTFORD UNION MINING AND TRADING COMPANY. CONTAINING THE NAME, RESIDENCE AND OCCUPATION OF EACH MEMBER, WITH INCIDENTS OF THE VOYAGE, &c. &c.
[Hall, Linville J., and George G. Webster]:
Printed by J.L. Hall on board the Henry Lee, 1849.
88pp., with pp.9-20 provided in facsimile. The gathering containing pp.41-44 is included twice herein. Small octavo. Gathered signatures. Several text.. more
Price: $50,000.00
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[Hall, Linville J., and George G. Webster]:
Printed by J.L. Hall on board the Henry Lee, 1849.
88pp., with pp.9-20 provided in facsimile. The gathering containing pp.41-44 is included twice herein. Small octavo. Gathered signatures. Several text.. more
Price: $50,000.00
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A JOURNAL OF A VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD, IN HIS MAJESTY'S SHIP ENDEAVOUR, IN THE YEARS 1768, 1769, 1770, AND 1771; UNDERTAKEN IN PURSUIT OF NATURAL KNOWLEDGE, AT THE DESIRE OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY: CONTAINING ALL THE VARIOUS OCCURRENCES OF THE VOYAGE, WITH DES
[Cook, James]: [Magra, James]:
London: Printed for T. Becket and P.A. De Hondt, in the Strand, 1771.
[2],ii,130,[3]pp. Quarto. Modern half calf and marbled boards. Expert paper repair at bottom of titlepage, slight scattered foxing. Very good,.. more
Price: $50,000.00
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[Cook, James]: [Magra, James]:
London: Printed for T. Becket and P.A. De Hondt, in the Strand, 1771.
[2],ii,130,[3]pp. Quarto. Modern half calf and marbled boards. Expert paper repair at bottom of titlepage, slight scattered foxing. Very good,.. more
Price: $50,000.00
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NARRATIVE OF THE UNITED STATES EXPLORING EXPEDITION. DURING THE YEARS 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842.
Wilkes, Charles:
Philadelphia: Printed by C. Sherman, 1844 (first three volumes).
Philadelphia: Lea & Blanchard, 1845 (last two volumes). Five text volumes, with the five folding maps (two colored) called for.. more
Price: $50,000.00
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Wilkes, Charles:
Philadelphia: Printed by C. Sherman, 1844 (first three volumes).
Philadelphia: Lea & Blanchard, 1845 (last two volumes). Five text volumes, with the five folding maps (two colored) called for.. more
Price: $50,000.00
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A DISCOURSE UPON SOME LATE IMPROVEMENTS OF THE MEANS FOR PRESERVING THE HEALTH OF MARINERS. DELIVERED AT THE ANNIVERSARY MEETING OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY....
[Cook, James]: Pringle, John:
London: Printed for the Royal Society, 1776.
[4],44pp. Half title. Small quarto. Three-quarter 20th-century calf over marbled boards, gilt label. Leaf C4 (signed C3) a cancel, as.. more
Price: $48,500.00
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[Cook, James]: Pringle, John:
London: Printed for the Royal Society, 1776.
[4],44pp. Half title. Small quarto. Three-quarter 20th-century calf over marbled boards, gilt label. Leaf C4 (signed C3) a cancel, as.. more
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AN HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF NEW SOUTH WALES AND ITS DEPENDENT SETTLEMENTS; IN ILLUSTRATION OF TWELVE VIEWS, ENGRAVED BY W. PRESTON, A CONVICT; FROM DRAWINGS TAKEN ON THE SPOT, BY CAPTAIN WALLIS OF THE FORTY-SIXTH REGIMENT....
Wallis, James:
London: Printed for R. Ackermann, 1821.
[4],42,[2]pp. Six double-page engraved views and six single-page views. Map of Port Macquarie and part of Hastings River (by John.. more
Price: $47,500.00
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Wallis, James:
London: Printed for R. Ackermann, 1821.
[4],42,[2]pp. Six double-page engraved views and six single-page views. Map of Port Macquarie and part of Hastings River (by John.. more
Price: $47,500.00
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DELLE NAVIGATIONI ET VIAGGI...[VOLUME PRIMO, SECONDO, TERZO]...LA DESCRITTIONE DELL' AFRICA, ALL'ISOLE MOLUCCHE...LA NAVIGATIONE ATTORNO IL MONDO...LA RELATION DELL'IOLA GIAPAN...LE NAVIGATIONI AL MONDO NUOVO CRISTOFORO COLOMBO...CORTESE...PIZZARO...NUOVO
Ramusio, Giovanni Battista:
Venice. 1563/1583/1565.
Three volumes. [4],394 leaves, plus three double-page and seven single-page maps, plans, and plates; 18,[10],256,91 leaves; [6],34,456 leaves, plus seven.. more
Price: $47,500.00
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Ramusio, Giovanni Battista:
Venice. 1563/1583/1565.
Three volumes. [4],394 leaves, plus three double-page and seven single-page maps, plans, and plates; 18,[10],256,91 leaves; [6],34,456 leaves, plus seven.. more
Price: $47,500.00
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[AUTOGRAPH LETTER, SIGNED, FROM THOMAS JEFFERSON AS SECRETARY OF STATE, TO MARYLAND GOVERNOR THOMAS SIM LEE, REGARDING WASHINGTON'S NEUTRALITY PROCLAMATION, THE SEIZURE OF A BRITISH SHIP IN THE WATERS OFF MARYLAND, AND THE POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF S
Jefferson, Thomas:
Philadelphia. May 29, 1793.
[1]p. manuscript letter on a quarto sheet, 9 1/4 x 7 1/2 inches. Old folds. Small tape repair on verso;.. more
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Jefferson, Thomas:
Philadelphia. May 29, 1793.
[1]p. manuscript letter on a quarto sheet, 9 1/4 x 7 1/2 inches. Old folds. Small tape repair on verso;.. more
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CAREY'S GENERAL ATLAS.
Carey, Mathew:
Philadelphia: Published by Mathew Carey, May 1, 1796.
Title-leaf plus forty-five folding engraved maps. Folio. Contemporary sheep-backed marbled paper-covered boards (worn). Title-leaf creased, and with some small chips.. more
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Carey, Mathew:
Philadelphia: Published by Mathew Carey, May 1, 1796.
Title-leaf plus forty-five folding engraved maps. Folio. Contemporary sheep-backed marbled paper-covered boards (worn). Title-leaf creased, and with some small chips.. more
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ATUAGAGDLIUTT. NALINGINARNIK TUSARUMINASASSUNIK UNIKÂT.
Berthelsen, Rasmus, and Lars Møller:
[Nuuk, Greenland: Hinrich Rink, 1862-1946, lacking the years 1884-91, 1894-95, 1901-03].
Eighty-five volumes. Replete with illustrations, many in color. Some issues loose. First volume in original limp patterned cloth. Second volume.. more
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Berthelsen, Rasmus, and Lars Møller:
[Nuuk, Greenland: Hinrich Rink, 1862-1946, lacking the years 1884-91, 1894-95, 1901-03].
Eighty-five volumes. Replete with illustrations, many in color. Some issues loose. First volume in original limp patterned cloth. Second volume.. more
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[BUFFALO BILL AND THE "FRENCHMAN'S BOTTLE GAG," A COMIC TABLEAU FROM THE WILD WEST SHOW].
Agoust, Alfred (French, b. ca. 1870):
1893.
Oil on canvas, laid down on wood, 22 x 30 inches. Signed and dated lower left: "Alfred Agoust / 1893.".. more
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Agoust, Alfred (French, b. ca. 1870):
1893.
Oil on canvas, laid down on wood, 22 x 30 inches. Signed and dated lower left: "Alfred Agoust / 1893.".. more
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STRABONIS RERUM GEOGRAPHICARUM LIBRI XVII. ISAACUS CASAUBONUS RECENSUIT, SUMMÓQUE STUDIO & DILIGENTIA, OPE ETIAM VETERUM CODICUM, EMENDAUIT, AC ACMMENTARIIS ILLUSTRAUIT.
Strabo:
Geneva: Eustathius Vignon, 1587.
Two parts bound in one volume. [8],602,[2],[8],223pp., printed in Greek and Latin in double-columns, plus double- page engraved map, Mercator,.. more
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Strabo:
Geneva: Eustathius Vignon, 1587.
Two parts bound in one volume. [8],602,[2],[8],223pp., printed in Greek and Latin in double-columns, plus double- page engraved map, Mercator,.. more
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ESSAI POLITIQUE SUR LA ROYAUME DE LA NOUVELLE-ESPAGNE. [with:] ATLAS GEOGRAPHIQUE ET PHYSIQUE DU ROYAUME DE LA NOUVELLE-ESPAGNE.
Humboldt, Alexander von:
Paris: J.H. Stône for F. Schoell, 1811 [i.e. 1808]-1811.
Five octavo text volumes plus large folio atlas. Text: Half titles, 4ll. dedication to King Charles IV of Spain in.. more
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Humboldt, Alexander von:
Paris: J.H. Stône for F. Schoell, 1811 [i.e. 1808]-1811.
Five octavo text volumes plus large folio atlas. Text: Half titles, 4ll. dedication to King Charles IV of Spain in.. more
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CHRONOGRAPHIA O REPORTORIO DE LOS TIMEPOS EL MAS COPIOSO Y PRECISO QUE HAST AHORA HA SALIDO A LUZ.
Chaves, Hieronymo de:
Seville: Juan Gutierrez, 1561.
[9],219 leaves. Woodcut map of the New World on the verso of leaf i4, woodcut map of Eastern Hemisphere on.. more
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Chaves, Hieronymo de:
Seville: Juan Gutierrez, 1561.
[9],219 leaves. Woodcut map of the New World on the verso of leaf i4, woodcut map of Eastern Hemisphere on.. more
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KALADLIT OKALLUKTUALLIAIT...[LEGENDS FROM GREENLAND...].
Rink, Hinrich, ed:
Noungme [Godthaab, Greenland: Printed at the Inspectorate Press by L. Møller], 1859-1863.
Four volumes. [8],136,[2]pp. plus eight lithographed plates of music and twelve woodcuts; [8],111pp. plus eighteen woodcuts (twelve handcolored or printed.. more
Price: $42,500.00
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Rink, Hinrich, ed:
Noungme [Godthaab, Greenland: Printed at the Inspectorate Press by L. Møller], 1859-1863.
Four volumes. [8],136,[2]pp. plus eight lithographed plates of music and twelve woodcuts; [8],111pp. plus eighteen woodcuts (twelve handcolored or printed.. more
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[COLLECTION OF TWENTY-FIVE TREATIES BETWEEN MEXICO AND OTHER NATIONS MADE BETWEEN 1825 AND 1856, WITH AN APPENDIX CONTAINING ANOTHER FIVE TREATIES AND DOCUMENTS INVOLVING THE UNITED STATES, MEXICO, AND LATIN AMERICAN NATIONS].
[Mexican Treaties]:
[Various places and dates, as described below].
Various paginations, enumerated below. Most of the treaties are in folio format, with a few (noted below) in octavo. The.. more
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[Mexican Treaties]:
[Various places and dates, as described below].
Various paginations, enumerated below. Most of the treaties are in folio format, with a few (noted below) in octavo. The.. more
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WEST INDIA SCENERY, WITH ILLUSTRATIONS OF NEGRO CHARACTER, THE PROCESS OF MAKING SUGAR, &c. FROM SKETCHES TAKEN DURING A VOYAGE TO, AND RESIDENCE OF SEVEN YEARS IN, THE ISLAND OF TRINIDAD.
Bridgens, Richard:
London: Printed by Wm. Davy, published for the Proprietor by Robert Jennings & Co., [nd, but one plate with imprint dated 1836].
Small format advertisement slip facing titlepage. Handcolored lithographic additional title by Bridgens, twenty-six lithographic plates (three handcolored, twenty by and.. more
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Bridgens, Richard:
London: Printed by Wm. Davy, published for the Proprietor by Robert Jennings & Co., [nd, but one plate with imprint dated 1836].
Small format advertisement slip facing titlepage. Handcolored lithographic additional title by Bridgens, twenty-six lithographic plates (three handcolored, twenty by and.. more
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ARTE DE LA VERDADERA NAVEGACION.
Syria, Pedro de:
Valencia: Juan Chrysostomo Garriz, 1602.
[8],152,[8]pp. Woodcut vignette on titlepage and six woodcut diagrams in text. Quarto. 19th-century purple polished calf, with gilt stamp of.. more
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Syria, Pedro de:
Valencia: Juan Chrysostomo Garriz, 1602.
[8],152,[8]pp. Woodcut vignette on titlepage and six woodcut diagrams in text. Quarto. 19th-century purple polished calf, with gilt stamp of.. more
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DISCURSO DEL DOCTOR DON IUAN CEVICOS, COMISSARIO DEL S.OFFICIO. SOBRE UNA CARTA PARA SU SANTIDAD, QUE EN LENGUA LATINA SE IMPRIMIO, Y DIVULGÒ EN MADRID, POR DESTE AÑO DE 1628. FECHA EN OMURA, CIUDAD DEL IAPON A 20. DE ENERO DE [1]624. DE LA QUAL HAN HECHO
Cevicos, Juan:
Seville: Antonio Moreno, [1628].
16 leaves ([32]pp.). Woodcut decorative initials on first three pages and illustration of the four winds blowing on a globe.. more
Price: $37,500.00
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Cevicos, Juan:
Seville: Antonio Moreno, [1628].
16 leaves ([32]pp.). Woodcut decorative initials on first three pages and illustration of the four winds blowing on a globe.. more
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[MANUSCRIPT LETTER, SIGNED WITH THE ROYAL SIGN MANUAL, TO THE VICEROY OF NEW SPAIN, CONCERNING ADMIRAL PORTER CASANATE'S EXPEDITIONS TO THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA].
Philip IV of Spain:
Madrid. Aug. 6, 1650.
2pp. Folio. In a green levant morocco case. [with:] Philip IV of Spain: [MANUSCRIPT LETTER, SIGNED WITH THE ROYAL SIGN.. more
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Philip IV of Spain:
Madrid. Aug. 6, 1650.
2pp. Folio. In a green levant morocco case. [with:] Philip IV of Spain: [MANUSCRIPT LETTER, SIGNED WITH THE ROYAL SIGN.. more
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NOVUS ORBIS SEU DESCRIPTIONIS INDIAE OCCIDENTALIS LIBRI XVIII....
Laet, Joannes de:
Leiden: Elzevier, 1633.
[32],690,[18]pp. plus fourteen double-page maps by Hessel Gerritsz. Sixty-eight woodcuts in text. Half title. Engraved title with elaborate emblematic and.. more
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Laet, Joannes de:
Leiden: Elzevier, 1633.
[32],690,[18]pp. plus fourteen double-page maps by Hessel Gerritsz. Sixty-eight woodcuts in text. Half title. Engraved title with elaborate emblematic and.. more
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GRAPHIC SCENES OF THE JAPAN EXPEDITION.
Heine, Wilhelm:
New York: GP Putnam & Company, 1856.
Twelve leaves letterpress text. Ten lithographic prints: one tinted portrait of Perry from a daguerreotype by P. Haas; nine views.. more
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Heine, Wilhelm:
New York: GP Putnam & Company, 1856.
Twelve leaves letterpress text. Ten lithographic prints: one tinted portrait of Perry from a daguerreotype by P. Haas; nine views.. more
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THE PRINCIPAL NAVIGATIONS, VOIAGES, TRAFFIQUES AND DISCOVERIES OF THE ENGLISH NATION, MADE BY SEA OR OVER- LAND, TO THE REMOTE AND FARTHEST DISTANT QUARTERS OF THE EARTH, AT ANY TIME WITHIN THE COMPASSE OF THESE 1500 YEERES...AND LASTLY, THE MEMORABLE DEF
Hakluyt, Richard:
London: George Bishop, Ralph Newberie and Robert Barker, 1598-1600.
Three volumes in bound two. [24],619; [16],312,204; [16],868pp. Folio. Late 19th-century morocco, expertly rebacked, raised bands, spines gilt. Moderate edge.. more
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Hakluyt, Richard:
London: George Bishop, Ralph Newberie and Robert Barker, 1598-1600.
Three volumes in bound two. [24],619; [16],312,204; [16],868pp. Folio. Late 19th-century morocco, expertly rebacked, raised bands, spines gilt. Moderate edge.. more
Price: $35,000.00
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