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Cartography & Exploration / Australia, New Zealand & Pacific

Second and improved edition of one the finest items of Australiana

PÉRON, François Auguste and Louis Claude de Saulses de FREYCINET. Voyage de découvertes aux Terres Australes, fait par ordre du gouvernement, sur les corvettes le Géographe, le Naturaliste et la goëlette le Casuarina, pendant les années 1800, 1801, 1802, 1803 et 1804; historique.
Paris, (printed by Lebel for) Arthus Bertrand, 1824. 4 text volumes (8vo) and 1 atlas volume (folio). With lithographed portrait of François Péron; the atlas with engraved title-page and 68 (27 hand-coloured) lithographed plates, maps and charts, including a double-page map of Australia. Contemporary gold-tooled red half sheepskin. XXIV, 400; 532; 432; 353, [4] pp.; Atlas vol. [10] pp. text (Index of plates). Full description
€ 35,000
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The Pacific in your hand, three famous related voyages
all in their first edition in contemporary uniform bindings

PÉROUSE, Jean Francois de Galaup de la. Voyage autour du monde.
Paris, Imprimerie de la République, An V (= 1797). 9 volumes: ad 1 in 4 volumes; ad 2 in 2 volumes; ad 3 in 2 volumes, with the atlases of the 3 works bound together in 1 volume. 4to (30 x ca. 23 cm.) and large folio (ca. 57 x 40 cm.). Ad 1: with an engraved portrait of De la Pérouse by Tardieu and tables in the text. The atlas contains an engraved title-page, 1 large double-page folding map of De la Pérouse's journey, 20 double-page maps, and 48 full-page maps, views, and illustrations. Ad 2: with tables in the text. The atlas contains an engraved title-page, 1 double-page map, and 43 full-page plates. Ad 3: with 33 folding engraved plates and with tables in the text. The atlas contains an engraved title-page, an engraved table of contents, 37 large double-page folding maps, 2 large double-page folding views, and 10 full-page maps and illustrations. The three atlases for ads 1-3 are bound together in a large folio matching contemporary gold-tooled marbled calf binding.
With:
(2) LABILLARDIÉRE, Jacques Julien Houton de. Voyage à la recherche de Lapérouse.
Paris, H.J. Jansen, An VIII (= 1799-1800).
(3) ENTRECASTEAUX, Antoine Raymond Joseph de Bruni, chevalier d'. Voyage envoyé à la recherche de Lapérouse.
Paris, Imprimerie Impériale, 1808.

Contemporary uniform gold-tooled marbled calf, richly gold-tooled spines with a red title-label and a small green volume number label, both lettered in gold, gold-tooled board edges, marbled endpapers. Full description
€ 175,000
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Magnificent engraving of the 1661 mosaic floor map of the world in 2 hemispheres,
incorporating Tasman's discoveries not otherwise published for decades

[PLAN - AMSTERDAM CITY HALL]. [CAMPEN, Jacob van]. Le pavé de la grand' sale des bourgeois.
[Amsterdam, Gerard Valk, 1719]. Very large engraved folding plan comprising 1 1/2 sheets (measuring 46 x 83 cm as assembled), engraved by Danckert Danckertsz. and his father after drawings by Jacob Vennekool, including the two hemispheres of the world map and a celestial map of the constellations of the northern hemisphere (each 10 cm in diameter). Full description
€ 2,500
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Important account of Cook's final voyage

[RICKMAN, John]. Troisieme voyage de Cook, ou Journal d'une expédition faite dans la Mer Pacifique du Sud & du Nord en 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, & 1780 ... Seconde edition.
Paris, Belin, 1783. 8vo. With folding engraved plate, illustrating the death of Captain James Cook, and folding engraved chart, depicting the route of Cook's expedition. Modern half calf. [4], "376" [= 378] pp. Full description
€ 3,500
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Surprising respect for Australian Aboriginal languages, with 4 botanical wood engravings and colour-printed decorations

RIDLEY, William. Kamilaroi, Dippel, and Turrubul: languages spoken by Australian Aborigines.
Sydney, Thomas Richards (New South Wales government printer), 1866. 4to. With an armorial vignette printed in several colours and gold (the unofficial "Advance Australia" Australian coat of arms), 4 fine full-page wood engravings of plants and flowers. Original publisher's maroon textured cloth. VI, 88, [2] pp. Full description
€ 1,950
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22 excellent watercolour views of rocky sea-coasts in New Caledonia & Peru

ROMIEUX, Osmond. [Watercolour views of sea-coasts in New Caledonia and Peru].
[New Caledonia & Peru], [1855/60?]. Album: full-sheet leaves (oblong 1mo) (39.5 × 52.5); drawings: oblong folio and oblong 4to. An album with 21 watercolour drawings on paper with views of sea coasts from the shore (24 × 31 cm to 29.5 × 46.5 cm), one with a 22nd watercolour drawing on the back with a similar view, and one with about 15 human figure drawings in graphite pencil on the back. All bear the artists stamp on the front (Lugt 3703) and 4 are signed or initialled by the artist. Richly gold- and blind-tooled green goatskin morocco, white watered silk endleaves. 21 album ll. with 1 drawing mounted on each recto. Full description
€ 18,000
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First edition of a very interesting account of the first Swedish circumnavigation

SKOGMAN, Carl Johan Alfred. Fregatten Eugenies Resa Omkring Jorden, Åren 1851-1853, under befäl af C.A. Virgin.
Stockholm, Adolf Bonnier, [1855]. 2 volumes. 8vo. With 3 folding tinted lithographed maps, 26 plates (6 full-page wood-engravings, 20 full-page chromo-lithograps) 18 wood-engraved illustrations in text. Contemporary three quarter calf with gilt lettering on spine, marbled covers. VI, 250, [2]; V, [3], 224, [2] pp. Full description
€ 1,500
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Sparrman's ethnographical objects, collected on Cook's 2nd voyage

SÖDERSTROM, Jan Georg Karl. A. Sparrman's ethnographical collection from James Cook's 2nd expedition (1772-1775).
Stockholm, Aktiebolaget Thule, 1939. 4to (29 x 22.5 cm). With 24 full-page numbered collotype plates, reproducing photographs of artifacts, and a few line illustrations in the text. Original publisher's green textured cloth. 70 pp. Full description
€ 750
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Establishment of a colony at Port Phillips (Melbourne) and the foundation of Hobart

TUCKEY, James Hingston. Bericht von einer Reise nach Neu-Süd-Wallis um zu Port-Philipp in der Bass's Strasse eine Kolonie anzulegen. Gethan in dem Schiffe Kalkutta in den Jahren 1802, 1803 und 1804.
Weimar, Im Verlage des F.G. priv. Landes-Industrie-Comptoirs 1805. 8vo. Contemporary blue paper over boards. VI, 136 pp. Full description
€ 500
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