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London, printed by W. Bulmer and Co. and published by G. and W. Nicol, 1814.2 text volumes in 4to, large paper copy, and elephant folio atlas. Later uniformly blue morocco, spines gilt. With 9 steelengravings by William Westall in the text volumes and in the atlas 16 doublepage charts, 4 plates of coastal views by William Westall and 10 plates of botanical specimens by Ferdinand Bauer to illustrate Robert Brown's botanical appendix to the voyage. IX,(10),CCIV,269; 613 pp.First edition, issue on 'Imperial' large paper, of which only 150 copies were prepared and atlas in larger format as usual. - Flinders was the first commander to circumnavigate the Australian continent, and the first to give it its present name. By the time he was given command of the Investigator, Flinders had already demonstrated his unusual talent for navigation and surveying, notably on Captain Bligh's second breadfruit voyage. He surveyed the entire south coast from Cape Leeuwin to Bass Strait, the east coast, and the Gulf of… Leer más

Dordrecht, Amsterdam, Joannes van Braam, Gerard onder de Linden, 1724-1726.5 parts in 8 volumes. Folio. Contemporary half calf, spines gilt and with black title-labels (later boards). With engraved allegorical frontispiece, printed title-page in red and black, folding portrait of Valentijn, 19 portraits of the Governors-General, and 326 illustrations, maps, plans, bird's-eye views and plates (most of them double-page or folding; including fragments of Javanese manuscripts).First edition. -The most important early work documenting the history of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) in the East Indies and the Far East, which never can be superseded as many of the documents of which the author made use, do not longer exist. François Valentijn (1666-1727) was a minister of the Dutch Reformed Church who lived for many years on Amboyna and Java. During this period he collected an enormous mass of information, especially in the fields of history, geography and ethnology, concerning all parts of the world… Leer más

London, W. Strahan & T. Cadell [and others], 1773-1785.10 volumes. 4to + atlas in elephant folio. Uniformly bound in contemporary tree calf, expertly rebacked (1 spine sl. discoloured), original spines laid down, spines gilt with red morocco title label, atlas half calf. All charts, plates and portraits as called-for in all volumes. With armorial bookplate in each volume of W.H.B. Fletcher.Captain Cook's three great voyages form the basis for any collection of Pacific books. In three voyages Cook did more to clarify the geographical knowledge of the southern hemisphere than all his predecessors together had done. He was the first really scientific navigator and his voyages made great contributions to many fields of knowledge (Hill 358).Cook was a brilliant navigator and hydrographer, an excellent administrator and planner, and probably the first sea captain to realize the importance of preserving the health and well-being of his crew (PMM 223).First voyage with the Endeavour. - HAWKESWORTH, John. An… Leer más

London, George Nicol, 1792.4to. Contemporary polished calf, gilt fillets round sides, skilfully rebacked with the original spine laid down, spine richly gilt with green morocco titlelabel, in modern buckram slipcase. With engraved frontispiece portrait, 3 engraved plates (2 folding) and 4 charts (3 folding). (10),153,IV,88, 247-264 pp.First edition; with armorial bookplate of Wiliam Lloyd of Aston, dated 1806. - Our copy is one of the very few known copies of the composite issue of Bligh's complete official account of the Bounty voyage, specially printed to incorporate the original printing of the Narrative of the mutiny, on board his majesty's ship Bounty, London 1790. Bligh, a man of almost pathological integrity, had a special state of the Voyage prepared which excluded the Mutiny chapters, so that those who wished might bind their copies of the Mutiny in with the chapters that preceded and followed that portion of the work (The Davidson collection 111). - In 1787 Lieutenant Bligh took command of… Leer más

's Gravenhage, Pieter de Hondt, Amsterdam, Wed. S. Schouten, a.o., 1747-1767.21 volumes. 4to. Contemporary half calf, spines gilt with floral motifs and red and green labels. With 21 title-pages printed in red and black, engraved portrait of the author, 20 engraved headpieces (vol. I-XX), 27 text-engravings depicting the Governors General of the Dutch East Indies, 195 engraved maps and plans (134 folding) and 365 engraved plates (90 folding) by Jacob van der Schley a.o. First Dutch edition edited by J.P.J. du Bois. This is an enlarged translation of the first 17 books of the French edition, Histoire generale des voyages, Amsterdam 1746-1761; largely based on John Green's series A new general collection of voyages and travels, London 1745-1747. The richly illustrated series contains accounts of the voyages and explorations in Africa, China, Tibet and Tartary, The East Indies, Borneo, Celebes and the Moluccas, Siam, Hindustan, Arabia, Japan, and Phillipines, Vol. XIX contains the voyages of Wouter… Leer más

London, T. Woodward, a.o., 1744-1748. 2 volumes. Large folio. Period-style blind-stamped calf, with red morocco title labels. With title-pages printed in black and red, royal privilege as frontispiece in volume one, woodcut head-pieces and 61 engraved maps, charts and plates (15 folding). (32),984; (10),1056,(22) pp. (Text in double-column ).'This is a revised and enlarged version of the 1705 first edition of John Harris's 'compleat collection of voyages and travels'. The second edition, especially prized for its maps, has been called the most complete by several authorities. Particularly valuable is the inclusion of a printing of Tasman's original map and two short articles printed on the map. One discusses Quiros's voyage, while the other speculates about the possibility of the Australian continent being colonized' (Hill p.275). Book I, Chapter I: History of the circumnavigators: Magellan, Francis Drake, Thomas Cavendish, Olivier van Noort, Sebald de Weert, Joris van Spilbergen, François Pelsaert,… Leer más

London, printed for Stanfield Parkinson, 1773.Large 4to. Contemporary polished calf, skilfully rebacked, spine gilt with red morocco title label. With engraved frontispiece portrait by J. Newton, engraved map and 26 engraved plates. XXIII,212 pp. + errata leaf. First edition of the principal alternative account of Cook’s first voyage. - 'This is an account of the first expedition under the command of Captain Cook, 1768-1771. Parkinson was engaged as natural history draughtsman by Sir Joseph Banks, to accompany him and Captain Cook in the Endeavour to the South Seas. Parkinson made numerous drawings of botanical and other subjects, including landscapes and portraits of native chiefs. After exploring Tahiti, New Zealand, Australia, and the Great Barrier Reef, the expedition reached Batavia. On leaving for the Cape of Good Hope, Parkinson succumbed to fever and dysentery and was burried at sea' (Hill p.462). Parkinson's manuscripts and drawings became a matter of dispute. Banks considered that they… Leer más

Amsterdam, F. Kaal, 1831.Oblong 8vo. Modern boards, original printed wrappers mounted. With 50 lithographed plates after P. Le Comte by Desguerrois, all coloured by hand. (8),60,(3) pp.First edition. - Standard work on Dutch sailing ships and a few early steamships. Each plate with blindtooled initials PLC (Pieter le Comte), letters RMWO and the ribbon of the distinguished mark of the Militaire Willemsorde in blank margin. Beautifully illustrated work on sailing ships of all types including military, merchant and fishing. The first plates also include types of masts, sails and rigging. - Very fine clean handcoloured copy.Cat. NHSM II, p.756; Irene de Groot & Robert Vorstman, Zeilschepen, 219-227; Scheen I, p.221.

London, John Stockdale & George Goulding, 1789.4to. Contemporary tree-calf (top of spine sl. dam.; hinges restored). With engraved frontispiece portrait of Portlock, 5 handcoloured engravings depicting birds, 6 folding engraved charts and 8 engraved plates. XII,384,XL pp.First edition; copy on large and thick paper; with armorial bookplate of Samuael Beckwith. - Two ships, the King George and Queen Charlotte, under the commands of Portlock and Dixon were sent out by the King George's Sound Company in 1785 for the purpose of pursuing the fur trade in America and China. Both men had accompanied Captain Cook on his last voyage. After visiting the Falkland Islands, the two ships made a long stay at the Hawaiian Islands. Portlock and Dixon separated, with Portlock exploring northward up the Alaskan coast and Dixon proceeding southward to Nootka Sound. Both captains published accounts of the voyage, but Portlock is of greater value for his particularly vivid descriptions of the Native Americans and Russians… Leer más

Amsterdam, J. Müller & Comp., 1833.Large 4to. Contemporary calf; a presentation binding with gilt medallions in the corners enclosing a central panel decorated in gilt and blind, original printed wrappers preserved, spine richly gilt, a.e.g. (spine sl. discoloured; one joint sl.splitting but firmly holding). With 15 finely hand-coloured plates, heigthened with gum arabic, depicting Japanese costumes and scenes from daily life. VII,(3),320 pp.Firts edition; binder's ticket of J.H. Peters of Amsterdam on rear pastedown. - Johannes van Overmeer Fisscher (1800-1848), a Dutch civil servant, stayed nine years in Deshima since his arrival in Japan in 1822. He made one court journey to the shogun of Japan at Edo.His charmingly illustrated 'Contribution to knowledge of the Japanese empire' features observations and commentaries rooted in his own experience of the country when Japan was still closed to the outside world. He describes the various aspects of Japanese culture. - A handsome copy with brightly… Leer más

(No pl., ca. 1850).Oblong 8vo. Boards. Ca. 29 x 40 cm.Exceptional album by a Dutch artist including 2 plates with flags, 'vlaggen van verschillende handeldrijvende natien' - 'flags of various trading nations'', 9 steam-sailing ships and 9 sailing ships from different nations. - Superb bright coloured plates, finished with gum arabic and heightened with gilt.

Amsterdam, F. Halma, 1705.Folio. Contemporary vellum. With engraved alligorical frontispiece by Jan Goere, title-page printed in red and black and with engraved vignette by J. Punt, engraved portrait of the author, 5 large engraved vignettes and 60 beautifully engraved plates attributed to Maria Sybilla Merian. (28),340,(43) pp.First published in 1705. - Georg Everhard Rumphius (1628-1702) entered the VOC's service in 1652 and arrived in Ambon in 1653, where he was successively appointed to the ranks of ensign, assistant merchant and merchant and where he died in 1702. He became blind in 1670, but worked on, by help of an assistant. Another disaster followed in 1674 when his wife and daughter died during an earthquake and in 1687 his library, including his manuscripts and drawings, were destroyed by fire. But he started again from the outset. 'G.E. Rumphius, also known as the 'Indian Pliny', was one of the great tropical naturalists of the seventeenth century. Born in Germany, he spent most of his… Leer más

London, F. Newbery, 1775.Contemporary calf, skilfully rebacked, spine lettered in gilt. With large chart and additional chart of 'Part of the tropical discoveries of the Resolution sloop, Captain J. Cook in 1774' and 5 engraved plates. (14),328 pp.First edition. - Preceding Cook's official account by some 18 months, this was 'the first account of Cook's second voyage and the first account of exploration within the Antarctic circle' (Davidson 81). This eye-witness account was written by the Irish gunner's mate on the Resolution whom Cook had picked up in Batavia during his first voyage. It contains many events not recorded in the official account by Cook and gives the reasons which caused Sir Joseph Banks and his twelve assistants to withdraw from the expedition at the last moment. Marra made an unsuccessful attemp to desert at Tahiti on May 14, 1774, during this second voyage. With the very rare additional chart showing the track of the Resolution from Norfolk Island to the New Hebrides. This book is… Leer más

Nürnberg, Johann Daniel Tauber, 1672.Sm. folio. Later overlapping vellum, with red morocco titlelabel, with ties. With titlepage printed in red and black, finely engraved portrait and frontispiece by J.A. Böner, 15 half-page engravings, plus 2 additional ones on seperate leaf, and several woodcut head and tail pieces and initials. (52),168,(16) pp.Second and best edition, first published in 1662. - In this second edition Daniel Wülfer inserted more descriptions in the text and added many voluminous notes, citing as authorities a great many of the published descriptions of Asia available at the time. His account is very useful for its description of the daily life of a VOC soldier, and it is particularly valuable for its detailed portrayal of the Dutch conquest of Colombo and Jaffnapatam from the Portuguese in the 1655-1658 compaigns, in which Saar participated. Saar describes Java, Batavia, Amboina, and Banda, a Dutch defeat in Persia, conquest of some towns in India and Malacca, etc. Most of his… Leer más

Leyden, Amsterdam, 's Hage, Honkoop, Allart en van Cleef, 1795-1803.13 volumes + index volume. Contemporary half calf (top of spines of 3 volumes sl. dam.) with morocco labels to spines. With engraved portrait, 13 engraved title-pages, 52 folding engraved maps by C. van Baarsch and 134 engraved plates (mostly folding) by J.S. Klauber. First Dutch edition; with bookplate of B.J. van Dongen. - First collected accounts of the three great voyages by James Cook (1728-1779), the first really scientific navigator, providing 18th century Europeans with their first virtually complete insight into the previously more or less unexplored region of the Pacifc.Volume I-III contain the life of Cook and his first voyage 1768-1771. The expedition sailed aboard HMS Endeavour to Tahiti, then sailed to New Zealand.where he mapped the complete coastline. He was the first European in New Zealand since Abel Tasman in 1643. Cook then voyaged west, reaching the southeastern coast of Australia near today's Point Hicks on 19… Leer más

's Gravenhage, Zutphen, 1909-2023.123 volumes (several volumes in two or more parts). Original blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt, gilt vignette to upper board, the later volumes with dust-jackets (binding vol. XL and XLII soiled). With many maps and plates. + TRESOOR DER ZEE- EN LANDREIZEN. Beredeneerd register op de werken der Linschoten- Vereeniging. Deel 1- 100. 's Gravenhage, Zutphen, 1939-2007. 3 volumes. Cloth.Linschoten-Vereeniging. - All published. - Rare complete run of this very important series, containing standard editions of unabridged narratives of travel and exploration of Dutchmen, with scholarly annotations, many of which were originally available for consultation in manuscript only. Including the early accounts of the Dutch East- and West India Company: Jan Cornelis May, Henry Hudson, Jan Huygen van Linschoten, Jacob van Roggeveen, De Marees, Cornelis de Houtman, Dirck Gerritsz. Pomp, Abraham Rogerius, Jacob van Heemskerk, Jan Cornelisz. Rijp, Hendrik Ottsen, Mahu en de Cordes,… Leer más

Amsterdam, Balthasar Lakeman, 1725.4 volumes in 2. 4to. Contemporary marbled calf (sl. rubbed), with red and green labels to spines, spines ribbed and richly gilt. With 4 title-pages printed in red and black, 2 engraved frontispieces (mounted), 13 engraved maps and plans (12 folding) and 81 engraved plates. 18,350; 404; 254; 200,167,(32) pp.First Dutch edition; first published in Paris in 1722 Nouveau voyage aux isles de l'Amerique. - Labat (1663/64-1738) went to the West Indies as a Dominican missionary, and gives in this, his most famous work, details of all the islands he visited, and notably of Martinique and Guadeloupe' (Cox II, p.235). 'His highly perceptive and scientific description of these islands and some of the smaller surrounding islands provides some of the only information available from this period. .. His book contains his scientific observations, as well as descriptions of the soil, trees, plants, fruits, and herbs of the islands. He also deals with the natural resources of the… Leer más

Amsterdam, Joost Hartgers, 1648.4to. Modern half red morocco, spine ribbed, a.e.g. (binding by Sangorski & Sutcliffe). With large woodcut title-vignette depicting two vessels and folding engraved plate depicting 6 views. 92 pp.The journal of Van Neck and Warwijck was first published by Cornelis Claesz in Amsterdam in 1600. - The Dutch navigator Van Neck (1564-1638) was a representative of the Verre Compagny who in 1598 commanded three of the ships of the first successful Dutch trading voyage to the East Indies. The other ships were commanded by Van Warwijck and Jacob van Heemskerk. Van Neck's ships became separated from those of Warwijck and Heemskerk shortly after rounding the Cape of Good Hope. He did see them only some time after his arrival at Bantam. Loaded with cargo, four of the ships under Van Neck returned to Holland in 1599, while Warwijck continued to the Moluccas and Heemskerk to the Banda Islands. Van Neck was accompanied by Willem Jansz, the discoverer of Australia, then on his first… Leer más

Enchutsen, Jacob Lenaertsz Meyn, 1598.Sm.8vo. 17th century vellum (back cover soiled). With woodcut device on titlepage and decorated woodcut initials and tailpieces. (7),389,(8) lvs. First Dutch edition, translated by Jan Huygen van Linschoten; first published in Seville in 1590: Historia natural y moral delas Indias. - José de Acosta (1540-1600), Spanish Jesuit missionary and historian, wrote this early important eye-witness account of South America, dealing i.a. with the history of the Indians of Peru and Mexico. 'Agosta was one of the first scholars to formulate a systemic theory of anthropology, suggesting a classification of different peoples into different types, and anticipating later theories of social evolution' (Howgego p.3). It is one of the earliest balanced accounts of the New World, concentrating on the Spanish possessions in Peru and Mexico, covering the Inca and Aztec people. A great classic translated into nearly every European language. It opened the eyes of Europe to the… Leer más

Amsterdam, Wed. Aart Dirksz. Oossaan, 1693-1694.2 volumes. Large folio. Contemporary red morocco, with central gilt ornament within gilt fillets, with gilt crowns in the corners, a.e.g. (hinges sl. damaged but firmly holding, spines discoloured and spine ends sl. damaged). With woodcut coats of arms on each title-page, title-page printed in red and black, engraved frontispiece by G. van Gouwen after P. Tideman, 57 maps, plans and plates, (46 double-page) and 77 half-page engravings. (20),1223,(40) pp.A very fine large paper copy of the rare first edition, published posthumously. - This is the best 17th century description of Amsterdam, based on the works by the predecessors Dapper and Van Domselaar and on materials furnished by the author's father Isaac Commelin. The author (1636-1693) descended from a family of book printers, booksellers and publishers, had free access to the archives of the city and therefore his work contains much more reliable sources and official documents than the works by… Leer más