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Account of a Geographical and Astronomical Expedition to... Russia

BILLINGS’ EXPEDITION TO SIBERIA AND TO THE COAST OF AMERICA, 1802

SAUER, Martin. Account of a Geographical and Astronomical Expedition to… Russia. London, 1802.

First edition of this important Russian survey of the extreme northeastern parts of Asia and the coast of Siberia, with large folding chart and 14 full-page copper-engraved plates by William Alexander of views, elevations, portraits of natives, their dress and implements, as well as a comparative glossary of indigenous languages. $4000.

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Compendio de las Historias de los Descubrimientos

“CONSECRATING PORTUGUESE TRIUMPHS”

MARTINEZ DE LA PUENTE, Jose. Compendio de las Historias de los Descubrimientos. Madrid, 1681.

First edition of Martinez de la Puente’s history of the Portuguese empire in the East Indies to the year 1600, including a chapter on Brazil, an account of the discovery of the Moluccas, as well as descriptions of the Philippines and New Guinea. $3800.

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View at Lucknow. FROM: Twenty-Four Views Taken in St. Helena, the Cape, India

MAGNIFICENT HAND-COLORED AQUATINT “VIEW AT LUCKNOW”

SALT, Henry. View at Lucknow. FROM: Twenty-Four Views Taken in St. Helena, the Cape, India. London, 1809.

Splendid, large hand-colored aquatint prospect of the famous Asafi Mosque, Plate VI from Salt’s folio views of India, Egypt, Ceylon, Abyssinia, the Cape of Good Hope, and St. Helena. Engraved by Daniel Havell. $3350.

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Punishments of China

"THE WISDOM OF THE CHINESE LEGISLATURE IS NOWHERE MORE CONSPICUOUS THAN IN ITS TREATMENT OF ROBBERS"

(CHINA) [MASON, Major George Henry] (MILLER, William, publisher). The Punishments of China. London, 1804 [i.e., circa 1819].

Later edition of this survey of the punishments of China, illustrated with 22 folio engravings, each finely hand-colored. A handsome copy in contemporary morocco-gilt. $3200.

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Asia [Map]

LARGE IMPORTANT ARROWSMITH MAP OF ASIA, 1801, NEARLY 4 BY 5 FEET

ARROWSMITH, Aaron. Asia [Map]. London, 1801.

Wonderful large-scale and accurate Arrowsmith map, engraved by George Allen and mounted in 24 separate panels, hand-colored in outline and dedicated to James Rennell, “founder of oceanography.” $3000.

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Journey from Bengal to England

FORSTER’S A JOURNEY FROM BENGAL TO ENGLAND, 1808, IN HANDSOME CONTEMPORARY CALF

FORSTER, George. Journey from Bengal to England. London, 1808. Two volumes.

Second edition of this fascinating narrative of travel through Eurasia, the Middle East, and India, with large folding map of Forster’s route from Loldong to Petersburg, in handsome contemporary calf-gilt. $2800.

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Voyages en Anglois et en Francois

"VERACITY AND EXACTNESS… CHARACTERIZE THESE TRAVELS"

(RUSSIA) (POLAND) LA MOTTRAYE, Aubrey de. Voyages en Anglois et en Francois. The Hague, 1732.

First edition of this lively narrative of La Mottraye's travels through eastern Europe, including Russia, Poland, Prussia, and Estonia—with text in English and French—illustrated with engraved frontispiece and nine engraved views, maps, and costume plates (one folding). Handsome in contemporary full calf-gilt. $2200.

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