[Africa] Cunha Moraes, J.A. da. Africa occidental

Album photographico e descriptivo. Lisbon, D. Corazzi, 1885-1886. Vols. 1-2 (of 4). W. 38 and 40 photographs of a.o. the Congo and Angola. Orig. gilt-lettered cl., a.e.g. Obl. 8vo.

[Africa] Hanning Speke, J. Journal of the Discovery of the Source of the Nile

New York, Harper & Brothers, 1864. 1st U.S. ed. XXX,31-590,(6) p. Frontisp. portrait, 23 full-p. plates, 2 maps, 1 fold. (dam., w. sellotape repairs), num. in-text ills. Cl. w....

[Americas] Montanus, Arnoldus 1671. Seven engraved double page views

All approx. 28 x 35 cm, from A. Montanus, De Nieuwe en Onbekende Weereld (...). Amst. by J. van Meurs, 1671. Comprises: De Stadt St. Martin, Cartagena, Sinus Omnium Sanctorum,...

Antarctica/ South Pole, four travel books

(1) Lecointe, G. Au Pays des Manchots. Brussels, O. Schepens, 1904. Hcalf. (2) Borchgrevink, C. Das Festland am Südpol. Breslau, Schottländer, 1905. Hcl. w. orig. wr. preserved....

[Australia] Lumholtz, C. Au Pays des cannibales

Voyage d'exploration chez les indigènes de l'Australie orientale 1880-1884. Paris, Hachette, 1890. xii,499 p. Frontisp. portrait, 26 full-p. plates, num. in-text ills., 1 map....

[Central Africa] Martrin-Donos, C. Les Belges dans l'Afrique Centrale,

voyages, aventures et découvertes. Brussels, P. Maes, 1886. Vols. 1-3. Vols. 1-2: Le Congo et ses affluents; Vol. 3: De Zanzibar au lac Tanganika publié sous la direction d'Adolphe...

[China] Trigault, N., ed. Regni Chinensis descriptio,

ex variis authoribus. Leiden, Elsevier, 1639. (8),365,(9) p. Engr. title-p., 2 engr. ills. Contemp. vellum. 16mo.

Collecçao de noticias para a historia e geografia das naçoes ultramarinas,

que vivem dominios Portuguezes, ou lhes sao visinhas: publicada pela Academia Real das Sciencias. Tomo I. Num.os I. II e III. Lisbon, 'Na Typografia da mesma Academia', 1812, VI,178...

[Colombia] Passage du Quindiu, dans la Cordillère des Andes

Handcol. engr. view, 32 x 41.5 cm. By Buttenhofer after Koch/ Von Humboldt, publ. as plate number 5 in A. v. Humboldt's Vues des Cordillères et monuments des peuples indigènes...

[Congo] Thonner, F. Vom Kongo zum Ubangi

Meine zweite Reise in Mittelafrika. Berlin, D. Reimer, 1910. XI,116 p. 20 b/w in-text ills., 114 collotypes (most of indigenous peoples) and 3 fold. lithogr. maps. Orig. dec. cl. 8vo.

Crouch, N. & F.J. van der Heyde. Der Englische Held und Ritter Franciscus Dracke

in einer ausführlichen Beschreibung von dessen Leben, Thaten und See-Reisen, darunter besonders die Reise um die Welt sehr merckwürdig, Vormahls von Roberto Brown in englischer...

[Ecuador] Radeau de la Rivière de Guayaquil

Handcol. engr. view, 32 x 41.5 cm. By Bouquet after Marchais/ Von Humboldt, publ. as plate number 63 in A. v. Humboldt's Vues des Cordillères et monuments des peuples indigènes...

[Ecuador] Vue du Cajambé

Handcol. engr. view, 33.5 x 41.5 cm. By Bouquet after Marchais/ Von Humboldt, publ. as plate number 42 in A. v. Humboldt's Vues des Cordillères et monuments des peuples indigènes...

[India] Haafner, J. Reize in eenen palanquin;

of lotgevallen en merkwaardige aanteekeningen op eene reize langs de kusten Orixa en Choromandel. Tweede druk. Haarlem, A.C. Kruseman, n.d., 2 parts in 1 vol., X,260; IV,289,(1)...

[India] Malleson, G.B. History of the French in India

From the founding of Pondicherry in 1674 to the capture of that place in 1761. London, Longmans, Green and Co., 1868, XI,(1),583 p., fold. lithogr. map handcol. in outline and...

[Japan] Thunberg, C.P. Voyages au Japon,

Par le Cap de Bonne-Espérance, les îles de la Sonde, &c. Traduits, rédigés et augmentés de notes considérable, sur (...) ces différentes contrées, particulièrement sur le Javan...

Mandelslo, J.A. Voyages Celebres & Remarquables, faits de Perse aux Indes Orientales,

(...). Contenant une Description nouvelle & très-curieuse de l'Indostan, de l'Empire du Grand-Mogol, (...). Amst., M.C. Le Cene, 1732. 2nd ed. Vols. 1-2. (30),440 columns, (4),445-807...

[Maritime history] Esquemeling, A.O. Historie der boecaniers, of vrybuyters van America

Amst., N. ten Hoorn, 1700. 3 parts in 1 vol. (8),219; 136,(8) p. Engr. frontisp. by C. Huijberts & 7 engr. plates (1 fold.), some signed J. Lamsvelt in the plate. Contemp. vellum...

Milet-Mueau, L.A. Voyage de la Pérouse autour du monde,

Publié conformément au décret du 22 avril 1791. London, A. Hamilton for G.G. and J. Robinson, 1799. Vols. 1 & 2, text only. Vol. 1 w. engr. portrait frontisp. Hcalf over grey paper...

[North America] Govenius, J. Lithografiska Skizzer frän Fregatten Norrköpings Expedition till Amerika och Westindien

Stockholm, F. Boktryckeri, 1863. 40 p. 12 full-p. tinted lithogr. plates. Later hcalf w. marbled paper boards. Obl. 4to. First leaf loose, plates a bit age-toned, lower blank margin...

North Pole, six travel books

(1) Fleming, J.A., ed. The Ziegler Polar Expedition 1903-1905. Scientific Results. Washington, D.C., National Geographic Society, 1907. Gilt-lettered green cl. Former library copy...

Optical views, lot of two: (1) St. Eustache eine der Antillischen Insuln in Nord-America

welche 1781 von den Engelländern, erobert und denen Holländer abgenomen worden. St. Eustache une des Iles d'Antilles dan l'Amerique du Nord (...). Contemp. handcol. engr. optical...

Schenk, P. Twenty (of 100) engraved views from Hecatompolis, sive Totius orbis Terrarum

Amst., P. Schenk, 1702. Obl. 4to. Comprises the engr. index and 16 views taken from one copy, the following numbers (all but 1 from the sections Asia, Africa and the Americas):...

[South America] Ethnographic prints, collection of 30

18th to 19th cent. Most prints depicting indigenous religious scenes. Var. techniques and sizes, incl. hancol. prints. Comprises a.o.: (1) Three finely handcol. engravings, sheets...

[South America] Natuurkundig tafereel van de Andes en de naburige landen

door Alexander von Humboldt en Aimé Bonpland. A. Loosjes, 1808. Engr. elevation profile by D. Veelwaard, 40 x 47 cm. Revolutionary print, taken from Part 1 of Reis van Humboldt...

[South America] Sixteen (maritime) engraved views: (1-3) Three handcoloured views

All 21 x 26 cm, from Hecatompolis, sive Totius orbis Terrarum, Amst., P. Schenk, 1702, all w. captions in Dutch and Latin below the image. Comprises: Juan de Porto Rico (remargined...

Spilbergen, J. van. Speculum orientalis occidentalisque Indiae navigationum

Leiden, N. van Geelkercken, 1619. 1st Latin ed. 175 p. Large engr. title-vignette, 23 engr. views, maps and plans, (incl. 5 double-p.). Contemp. vellum, manuscript title on spine....

[Sri Lanka] Korte beschryving van Adams, en Evaas graf, en graf-zark

Letterpress broadside w. text signed Christiaan Hansz below central engraving depicting Adam's mountain at Mulkirigala and inscriptions found there, total size 62 x 43 cm, Middelburg,...

[Tibet] Hedin, S. Durch Asiens Wüsten

Drei Jahre auf neuen Wegen in Pamir, Lop-nor, Tibet und China. Leipzig, F.A. Brockhaus, 1899. Vols. 1-2. Num. (full-p.) (col.) ills. and maps throughout, incl. 2 large fold. maps. Orig. dec. cl. 8vo.

[Tibet] Landon, P. Lhasa. An account of the country and people

of Central Tibet and of the progress of the mission sent there by the English government in the year 1903-4. London, Hurst & Blackett, 1905. 2 vols. 7 maps (2 col. fold.) & num....

Topographical views, collection of 40

17th-19th cent. Var. sizes (also very large prints) and techniques, incl. nicely handcol. views. A varied collection, comprising a.o.: (1) "Aussicht von Klein-gegen gross-Pechlarn...