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76 927 Africa  Robbins A 76 927 Africa Robbins A
76/ 927 [Africa]. Robbins, A. A Journal, comprising an account of the loss of the Brig Commerce, of Hartford (...) With accounts of the manners, costumes, and habits of the wandering Arabs (...). Hartford, S. Andrus, 1823, 16th ed., VII,(6),14-275,(1)p., fold. map, contemp. calf w. red mor. letterpiece.

- Owner's entries on first free endpaper and title-p.; bookplate on upper pastedown; sl. yellowed. Spine sl. rubbed and w. sm. hole.

= Sabin 71738. Very popular work in its time, considering the many editions appeared since the first edition of 1818.

€ (50-70) 50
76 928 Africa  Stanley H M 76 928 Africa Stanley H M
76 928 Africa  Stanley H M 76 928 Africa Stanley H M
76 928 Africa  Stanley H M 76 928 Africa Stanley H M
76/ 928 [Africa]. Stanley, H.M. Stanley's reizen, ontdekkingen en lotgevallen in Midden-Afrika. Zes jaren aan den Congo en de stichting van een nieuwen vrijen staat./ Hoe ik Livingstone vond. Dutch transl. G. van Rijn and J. Scherpenseel. Amst./ Brussels, P. Maes, 1886, 3 vols., (8),559,(1); (4),519,(1); (4),517,(1)p., 6 fold. tinted lithogr. maps, 16 chromolithogr. plates, fold. facs. manuscript, num. woodengr. ills., orig. unif. gilt blindst. cl., 4to.

- One large map w. 2 tears; some foxing.

€ (60-80) 100
76 929 America  Andrews W L 76 929 America Andrews W L
76/ 929 [America]. Andrews, W.L. The Continental Insurance Company of New York 1853-1905. A Historical Sketch. New York, The Continental Insurance Company, 1906, 54,(8)p., frontisp., 8 portraits/ plates, orig. gilt tooled full red mor., gilt inside dentelles, t.e.g.

- Bookplate on upper pastedown. Upper joint rubbed/ splitting.

€ (50-70)
76 930 America  Emory W H 76 930 America Emory W H
76 930 America  Emory W H 76 930 America Emory W H
76 930 America  Emory W H 76 930 America Emory W H
76/ 930 [America]. Emory, W.H. Notes of a Military Reconnoissance, from Fort Leavenworth, in Missouri, to San Diego, in California, including parts of the Arkansas, Del Norte, and Gila Rivers. Wash., Wendell and Van Benthuysen, 1848, 416p., large fold. lithogr. map in rear pocket (±80x180 cm.), 41 plates (incl. 3 maps/ plans), contemp. cl. w. ticket on spine.

- Text and some plates sl. foxed; most plates remarkably clean and the large map fine (only a few sm. creases and tiny tears on intersection of folds); owner's stamp on upper pastedown and fore-edge. Binding worn along extremities; spine-ends repaired.

= Edition Senate Executive, No. 7, w. the author's rank given as Brevet Major. Sabin 22536; Howes E145. Rare, especially with the folding map.

€ (250-350)
76 931 America  Laet J de 76 931 America Laet J de
76/ 931 [America]. Laet, J. de. Beschryvinghe van West-Indien. Leyden, I. Elzevier, 1630, 2nd ed., engr. title, woodcut ills., contemp. vellum, folio.

- Stripped copy; lacks at least 52 pages; bookblock broken; libr. stamps on engr. title. Backcover loose; spine dam. Sold w.a.f.

= Cf. Tiele 626; Willems 230; Asher 2; Sabin 38554; Borba de Moraes I, p.450. De Laet (Antwerp, 1581-1649) had participated in the Synod of Dordrecht on the Contra-Remonstrant side and was director of the West India Company. To prepare for his work on the New World, he interviewed Dutch seamen and reviewed virtually all the existing books on the subject in all languages. The outcome was less alluring than Linschoten's Itinerario, but it was a more informative book with its clear sailing instructions and coastal cards."

€ (100-150)
76 932 America  Marmontel  J F  76 932 America Marmontel J F
76/ 932 [America]. Marmontel, (J.F.). Les Incas, ou la destruction de l'empire du Perou. Paris, Lacombe, 1777, 1st ed., 2 vols., (2),VIII,252; (4),280,(4)p., contemp. unif. calf w. gilt spine.

= Good/ fine copy of the first edition without the plates (published in the same year as the illustrated edition). Cioranescu 43018; cf. Cohen/ De Ricci p.690; Tchemerzine VII, 463; Sabin 44652; Sander 1303.

AND 2 others.

€ (70-90)
76 933 America  Robertson W 76 933 America Robertson W
76 933 America  Robertson W 76 933 America Robertson W
76/ 933 [America]. Robertson, W. Geschiedenis van America. Amst., Yntema and Tieboel, 1778, 4 vols., 4 fold. engr. maps, 1 fold. engr. plate, contemp. unif. mottled hcalf w. richly gilt spine in 6 compartments and black mor. letterpiece.

- One plate loose. Vol. I sm. dent in backcover. Fine copy.

= In 1801 a fifth vol. was published. Sabin 71999. Maps of Mexico (2x), Central America and the South American continent.

€ (150-250)
76 934 Asia  Dapper O 76 934 Asia Dapper O
76/ 934 [Asia]. Dapper, O. Asia, of naukeurige beschryving van het Rijk des Grooten Mogols, en een groot gedeelte van Indiën (...). Beneffens een volkome beschryving van geheel Persie, Georgie, Mengrelie en andere gebuur-gewesten. Amst., J. van Meurs, 1672, 3 parts in 1 vol., 379,(3); (2),184; 43,(5)p., engr. frontisp., 1 double-p. map (of 4), 10 plates (of 28), 33 textills., modern antique style full leather binding w. red letterpiece, large 4to.

- Lacks 3 maps and 18 plates; frontisp. and first lvs. (incl. title-p.) remargined; occas. fingersoiled.

= Tiele 299; cat. NHSM p.219. The first part containing descriptions of Northern India, Pakistan, Afghanistan (known as the land of the Grand Mogol), the second and third part dealing with Persia and neighbouring countries.

€ (300-500) 300
76/935 Asia  Hedendaagsche Historie of Tegenwoordige Staat van alle Volkeren  II Deel Behelzende  Sundasche Eilanden en wel inzonderheid Borneo Java Sumatra en der Koninkryken Siam76/935 Asia Hedendaagsche Historie of Tegenwoordige Staat van alle Volkeren II Deel Behelzende Sundasche Eilanden en wel inzonderheid Borneo Java Sumatra en der Koninkryken Siam
76/ 935 [Asia]. Hedendaagsche Historie, of Tegenwoordige Staat van alle Volkeren (...). II. Deel. Behelzende (...) Sundasche Eilanden, en wel inzonderheid Borneo, Java, Sumatra en der Koninkryken Siam, Kochin-China en Tonkin. Dutch transl. and enl. ed. M. van Goch. Amst., I. Tirion, 1739, 2nd ed., (12),676,(14)p., engr. frontisp., 8 (of 9) fold. views/ plates, sl. later hcalf, gilt spine w. mor. letterpiece.

- Lacks the 2 maps and 1 plate/ view; occas. browned; some foxing; without p.579-580 as always (erratic pagination but text complete). Backstrip cracking; spine-ends chipped.

= Contains maps of Borneo, Sumatra and Java and of "Malakka, Siam (Thailand), Cambodia, Chiampa, Kochinchina, Laos, Pegu enz." and a nice fold. panoramic view of Batavia.

€ (70-90) 130
76 936 Asia  Hedin S 76 936 Asia Hedin S
76/ 936 [Asia]. Hedin, S. Im Herzen von Asien. Zehntausend Kilometer auf unbekannten Pfaden. Leipsic, F.A. Brockhaus, 1929, 6th ed., 2 vols., XII,396; VIII,390p., 4 fold. (col.) lithogr. maps (3x in rear pocket), portrait, num. (col. lithogr.) plates, ills., orig. unif. gilt and pict. cl.

- Very fine copy.

AND 3 others, incl. a fine copy of IDEM, Rätsel der Gobi (...) (ibid., idem, 1931, 1st ed., 2 loose tinted maps in rear pocket, orig. cl.).

€ (40-60)
76 937 Asia  Valentia G 76 937 Asia Valentia G
76 937 Asia  Valentia G 76 937 Asia Valentia G
76/ 937 [Asia]. Valentia, G. Voyages dans l'Hindoustan, à Ceylan, sur les deux côtes de la Mer-Rouge, en Abyssinie et en Égypte, pendant les années 1802, 1803, 1804, 1805 et 1806. Atlas. English transl. by P.-F. Henry. Paris, Veuve Lepetit, 1813, (2) text lvs., 4 (fold.) engr. maps, 24 (fold.) views/ plates, modern boards w. orig. letterpiece on frontcover, obl. 4to.

- The atlas vol. only, without the 4 text vols.; title-p. foxed. Otherwise fine. = Gay 138.

€ (150-250) 150
76 938 Atlases  Andree R 76 938 Atlases Andree R
76/ 938 [Atlases]. Andree, R. Andrees Allgemeiner Handatlas in 126 Haupt- und 139 Nebenkarten. Ed. A. Scobel. Bielefeld/ Leipsic, Von Velhagen & Klasing, 1910, 5th rev. impression of the 4th ed., (4),188,(1) prelim./ indexp., num. (double-p.) col. lithogr. maps, orig. gilt hmor., folio.
€ (50-70)
76 939 Atlases  Barthélemy J J  76 939 Atlases Barthélemy J J
76 939 Atlases  Barthélemy J J  76 939 Atlases Barthélemy J J
76 939 Atlases  Barthélemy J J  76 939 Atlases Barthélemy J J
76/ 939 [Atlases]. (Barthélemy, J.J.). Voyage du jeune Anacharsis en Grèce, vers le milieu du quatrième siècle avant l'ère vulgaire. Atlas. Paris, É Ledoux, 1825, atlas vol. only, 7,(1) fold. textp., 43 (fold.) engr. maps/ plans/ plates/ views, sl. later hcalf w. tooled border.

- Some offsetting from turn-ins; occas. trifle/ sl. foxed. Lacks portion of ±3,5 cm. of backstrip; calf rubbed.

€ (70-90) 70
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76/ 940 [Atlases]. Blaeu, J. Le grand atlas ou cosmographie Blauiane. Amst., Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, 1967-1968, 12 vols., 609 double-p. maps (some col.), printed in 1000 numb. copies, orig. unif. gilt imitation vellum, large folio.

- Vol.3 bound upside down.

= Facs. reprint of the ed. Amst., 1663. Our copy unnumbered.

€ (700-900)
76 941 Atlases  Delamarche F 76 941 Atlases Delamarche F
76/ 941 [Atlases]. Delamarche, F. Atlas de la géographie ancienne, du moyen âge, et moderne. Paris, chez l'auteur, 1843, title and list of contents, double-p. engr. plate, 36 double-p. maps w. handcol. borders, contemp. hcl., folio.

- Several maps margins strengthened on verso; partly vaguely waterst. in upper corner; 2 maps bound in incorrect order; title sl. yellowed/ soiled. Lacks backstrip.

= Cf. Phillips 3554 (ed. 1850). Including a "Tableau des différens systèmes" and a "Mappemonde".

€ (80-100)
76 942 Atlases  Dufour A H 76 942 Atlases Dufour A H
76 942 Atlases  Dufour A H 76 942 Atlases Dufour A H
76/ 942 [Atlases]. Dufour, A.H. Atlas géographique dressé pour l'histoire universelle de l'Église Catholique de l'Abbé Rohrbacher. Paris, Gaume frères et J. Duprey, 1870, (4)p., 24 double-p. handcol. steelengr. maps, contemp. hmor., folio.

- Occas. trifle foxed. Binding worn; lacks portion of paper over frontcover; backstrip loosening.

= Cf. Phillips 3300 (1st ed. 1861).

Delamarche, F. Atlas de la géographie ancienne, du moyen-age, et moderne. Paris, Delamarche, 1836, title and index leaf, 35 (of 37) double-p. engr. maps w. handcol. borders, contemp. hcalf, folio.

- Lacks final 2 maps; a few maps at the end badly (water)stained. Binding worn/ dam.; backcover loose.

= Cf. Phillips 3554 (ed. 1850). Including a "Tableau des différens systèmes" and a "Mappemonde".

€ (80-100) 80
76 943 Atlases  Johnston A K 76 943 Atlases Johnston A K
76/ 943 [Atlases]. Johnston, A.K. The Royal Atlas of Modern Geography (...). Edinb./ London, W. Blackwood and Sons, 1861, VIII,(1) textp., 48 double-p. lithogr. maps w. handcol. borders, each w. accomp. index lvs., orig. gilt hmor., a.e.g., large folio.

- Occas. trifle foxed; hinges strengthened. Binding w. a few rubbed spots. = Phillips 835.

€ (200-300) 250
76 944 Atlases  Stieler A 76 944 Atlases Stieler A
76 944 Atlases  Stieler A 76 944 Atlases Stieler A
76 944 Atlases  Stieler A 76 944 Atlases Stieler A
76/ 944 [Atlases]. Stieler, A. Schul-Atlas über alle Theile der Erde nach dem neuesten Zustande und über das Weltgebäude. Nach Stieler's Hand-Atlas verkleinert. Gotha, J. Perthes, 1834, 12th corr. ed., letterpress title-p., steelengr. plate of the solarsystem and 25 (of 26) steelengr. maps w. contemp. handcol. borders (incl. 2 worldmaps), contemp. hcalf, 4to.

- Lacks 1 map; owner's entry on title-p.; a few vague stains/ contemp. annots. Spine dam.

= Rare edition. Cf. Petermann I, p.336 (not listing this edition).

€ (60-80)
76 945 Australia  Heeres J E 76 945 Australia Heeres J E
76/ 945 [Australia]. Heeres, J.E. Het aandeel der Nederlanders in de ontdekking van Australië 1606-1765./ The part borne by the Dutch in the discovery of Australia 1606-1765. Leyden/ London, E.J. Brill/ Luzac & Co., 1899, (5),6,(1),XVII,(2),106p., 2 fold. col. maps, ills., text in Dutch and English, modern giltlettered cl., folio.

= Cat. NHSM p.296.

Wieder, F.C. Tasman's kaart van zijn Australische ontdekkingen 1644. "De Bonaparte-kaart". The Hague, M. Nijhoff, 1942, XI,(1),140p., ills., orig. hcl., folio.

- As usual without the actual size reproduction of the map. Fine copy.

€ (70-90)
76 946 Australia  Leupe P A 76 946 Australia Leupe P A
76/ 946 [Australia]. Leupe, P.A. De reizen der Nederlanders naar het Zuidland of Nieuw-Holland, in de 17e en 18e eeuw. Amst., "Het Etablissement voor de Zeevaart van de Wed. G. Hulst van Keulen", 1868, 217p., large fold. lithogr. map, modern cl. w. part of orig. frontwr. laid down.

= Tiele 657; Ferguson 11600; not in Cat. NHSM; Muller, America 2009: "A very interesting work, printed in a small number of copies".

Tasman, A.J. Journaal van de reis naar het onbekende Zuidland, in den jare 1642, door Abel Jansz. Tasman; medegedeeld en met eenige aanteekeningen voorzien door Jacob Swart. Amst., n.publ., n.d. (1854-1859), 3 parts in 1 vol., (2),75-162; 75-166; 77-95p., fold. lithogr. map, contemp./ sl. later boards w. mounted title-piece.

= From: Verhandelingen en berigten betrekk. het zeewezen en de zeevaartkunde (Tiele 1143), also publ. separately in 1860 by Wed. G. Hulst van Keulen (cf. Tiele 1079; Muller, America 2013; cat. NHSM p.125).

€ (100-150) 100
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