Sale 794: Americana - Travel & Exploration - China - Maps, Prints & Views (#794) 08/10/2023 11:00 AM PDT Closed Starts Ending 08/10/2023 11:00 AM PDT Auction Info 794 658 PDF Prices Realized View ▼ Items per page 102550100 Sort by DefaultTime LeftLot#TitleNewestHighest PriceLowest PriceBids (Low - High)Bids (High - Low)Views (Low - High)Views (High - Low)RelevanceAuthorProvenancePublisherDate PublishedConditionCode Filter By Categories Category match ANY of the aboveALL of the above ConditionCodeConditionCode-Select-finenear finevery goodgoodfairpoor sold as is Featured Exclude closed lots Price Lot Number Results: Viewing items 1-100 of 106. Previous|12|Next Lot #3 Handwritten bill of sale for a "negro boy” for 58 British (Colonial) Pounds. View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$937.50StatusSold Heading(African American, 1718)AuthorPeck, Benj.HeadlineScarce early New York Colonial slave sale documentDate PublishedJune 3, 1718 Lot #4 Letter notifying a Maryland grandee that his brother would be legally permitted to bring his slaves into the state View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$437.50StatusSold Heading(African American, 1821)AuthorBarney, JohnHeadlineRich man's brother allowed to bring his slaves to MarylandPublisherMaryland House of DelegatesDate PublishedFeb. 1, 1821 Lot #5 Letter from woman who had emigrated to the South about her loving care from an elderly Black nurse who showed her sisterly affection "like a white person" View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$750StatusSold Heading(African American, 1821)AuthorMaxcy, R.[uth?]HeadlineNew England emigrant lauds Southern Black nurseDate PublishedApril 19, 1821 Lot #6 Letter from Pennsylvania informer about fugitive slave from Virginia View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$593.75StatusSold Heading(African American, 1836)AuthorGriffith, Samuel HarveyHeadlineVirginia fugitive slave tracked to PennsylvaniaDate PublishedJuly 14, 1836 Lot #7 Letter by Senator Sumner recalling Wisconsin's stand against the Fugitive Slave Act View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$562.50StatusSold Heading(African American, 1859)AuthorSumner, CharlesHeadlineLetter from anti-slavery Senator SumnerDate PublishedDec. 4, 1859 Lot #8 The Loyalty and Devotion of Colored Americans in the Revolution and War of 1812 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Heading(African American, 1861)HeadlineSupport in enlisting Blacks into Union Army, 1861PublisherR.F. WallcutDate Published1861 Lot #9 Letter to Mississippi plantation owner after the Union occupation of Natchez View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$687.50StatusSold Heading(African American, 1863)AuthorShaw, W.M.HeadlineFate of Natchez slave plantations after Union occupationDate PublishedAug. 20, 1863 Lot #10 Letter a young Oberlin Abolitionist about the politics behind White command of a Black Ohio Regiment in the Civil War View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$562.50StatusSold Heading(African American, 1863)AuthorShurtleff, G.W.HeadlineWhite Abolitionist General of a Black Civil War RegimentDate PublishedNov. 10, 1863 Lot #11 Circular soliciting financial contributions to defend members of the Ku Klux Klan being prosecuted under the "Ku Klux Acts of Congress" View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$1,875StatusSold Heading(African American, 1871)HeadlineRaising money to fight anti-KKK lawsDate Publishedc.1871 Lot #12 Sample ballot for Indiana election to amend the State Constitution to legalize Black suffrage View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$500StatusSold Heading(African American, 1880)HeadlineRare sample ballot for Indiana legalization of Black votingDate Publishedca. January 1880 Lot #14 “The Negro and the White”, anthology in Quaker periodical “The World Tomorrow / A Journal Looking toward a Christian World” View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Heading(African American, 1922)AuthorDuBois, W.E.B.; Jessie Fauset, et alHeadlineAnthology on Black-White relations after World War IDate PublishedMarch 1922 Lot #15 Negro Musicians and Their Music View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Heading(African American, 1936)AuthorCuney-Hare, MaudHeadlineClassic book by the first African American musicologistPublisherAssociate PublishersDate Published1936 Lot #16 A Date with a Dish: A Cook Book of American Negro Recipes View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Heading(African American, 1948 - Cookery)AuthorDe Knight, FredaHeadlineSigned by radio stars Amos N' AndyPublisherHermitage PressDate Published[1948] Lot #18 Five items relating to African American culture and politics in the 1970s View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Heading(African American, 1971-1973)HeadlineBlack power movements in early 1970sDate Published1971-1973 Lot #23 A Glimpse at the United States and the Northern States of America, with The Canadas Comprising Their Rivers, Lakes, and Falls During the Autumn of 1852; Including Some Account of an Emigrant Ship / With illustrations sketched and zincographed by the author View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold Heading(Anti-slavery, 1853)AuthorPatten, EdmundHeadlineAnti-slavery British artist’s American tour finely boundPublisherEffingham WilsonDate Published1853 Lot #24 Letter written one week after Fort Sumter from the anti-slavery, pro-Union community of Northfield, Minnesota View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Heading(Anti-Slavery, 1861)AuthorSmith, John A.HeadlineLetter from anti-slavery oasis in Minnesota 1861Date PublishedApril 21, 1861 Lot #77 Scrapbook of late 19th century North American travel views View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold Heading(Canada)AuthorJenkins, AlfredHeadlineScrapbook of Canada and United States c.1875Date Publishedc.1875 Lot #93 Crofutt's Trans-Continental Tourist's Guide, Containing a Full and Authentic Description of Over Five Hundred Cities, Towns, Villages... passing over the Union Pacific Railroad... View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorCrofutt, George A., & Co.HeadlineCrofutt's Trans-Continental Tourist's Guide 1873PublisherGeo. A CrofuttDate Published1873 Lot #94 Labor contract for an emancipated African slave View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$812.50StatusSold Heading(Cuba - Slavery)HeadlineCuban contract with emancipated black slave 1871Date PublishedJanuary 1, 1871 Lot #95 Printed decree of the provisional rebel government in Camagüey, Cuba, announcing the abolition of slavery in Cuba View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$750StatusSold Heading(Cuba - Slavery)HeadlineRebel decree abolishing slavery in Cuba 1869Date PublishedFebruary 26, 1869 Lot #144 Nybygget Vid Vargkullen En Eller Några Svenska Utvandares Äfventyr I Kansas, Berättelse Af Lodbrok View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$212.50StatusSold Heading(Kansas)Author[Pihlstrand, Ragnor]HeadlineScarce Swedish narrative of trip from NYC to KansasPublisherNils Gleerups FörlsagsexpeditionDate Published1881 Lot #146 Report on the Exploration of the Country Between Lake Superior and the Red River Settlement. View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$343.75StatusSold Heading(Lake Superior)AuthorDawson, S. J.HeadlineExploration of the Country of Lake Superior, 1858PublisherJohn LovellDate Published1859 Lot #147 Langsdorff's Narrative of the Rezanov Voyage to Nueva California in 1806 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$237.50StatusSold AuthorLangsdorff, Georg Heinrich vonHeadlineLangsdorff's Narrative w/ jacket & prospectusPublisherThomas C. RussellDate Published1927 Lot #222 The Union Pacific Railway (Eastern Division) or (Kansas Pacific Railway.) Economy to the Government View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Author[Perry, John D. et al.]HeadlineGovernment savings with transcontinental railwayPublisherGibson Brothers, PrintersDate Published1868 Lot #225 The Gate of the Pacific View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold AuthorPim, BedfordHeadlinePim looks for an alternative the Panama Canal proposalPublisherLovel ReeveDate Published1863 Lot #229 Washington: The Man of Action View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Heading(Presidents, 1789)AuthorHill, Frederick TrevorHeadlineWashington: Man of Action, illustrated by JOBPublisherD. Appleton and Co.Date Published1914 Lot #262 Narrative of a Voyage to California Ports in 1841-42...[with] Printer Thomas C. Russell comments on Nash, DeVinne, Cowan et al. in a Letter to M.J. Ferguson. State Librarian View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$312.50StatusSold AuthorSimpson, George; Thomas C. RussellHeadlineMilton J. Ferguson's copy with ALS from RussellPublisherThomas C. Russell; Tamalpais PressDate Published1930; 1970 Lot #287 Report of the Expedition to Hudson Bay and Cumberland Gulf in the Steamship "Diana" View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold AuthorWakeham, WilliamHeadlineExpedition of the Diana to Hudson Bay, 1898PublisherS.E. DawsonDate Published1898 Lot #293 Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition. During the Years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$437.50StatusSold AuthorWilkes, CharlesHeadlineWilkes United States Exploring Expedition 5 vols.PublisherLea and BlanchardDate Published1845 Lot #294 The Pacific Tourist. Williams' Illustrated Trans-Continental Guide of Travel, from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean... Complete Traveler's Guide to the Union and Central Pacific Railroads... View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$281.25StatusSold AuthorWilliams, Henry T., editorHeadlineWilliams' Pacific Tourist 1876 w/ mapPublisherHenry T. Williams, PublisherDate Published1876 Lot #303 The Progress of His Royal Highness Prince Alfred Ernest Albert Through the Cape Colony, British Kaffraria, The Orange Free State, and Port Natal, in the Year 1860 View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$812.50StatusSold Heading(Albert, Prince Consort)HeadlineFirst book with original photos printed in AfricaPublisherSaul SolomonDate Published1861 Lot #304 A Journal of the Forces Which Sailed From the Downs, in April 1800. On a Secret Expedition Under the Command of Lieut.-Gen. Pigot, Till Their Arrival in Minorca, and Continued Through All the Subsequent Transactions of the Army... View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold AuthorAnderson, AeneasHeadlineAgainst the French in the Mediterranean 1802PublisherJ. DebrettDate Published1802 Lot #306 A Narrative of a Visit to the Australian Colonies. View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$281.25StatusSold AuthorBackhouse, JamesHeadlineVisit to Australian Colonies w/ maps, 1843 signedPublisherHamilton, Adams & Co.; John L. LinneyDate Published[1843] Lot #307 Ismailïa: A Narrative of the Expedition to Central Africa for the Suppression of the Slave Trade View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold AuthorBaker, Samuel W.HeadlineBaker's suppression of African slave trade, 1875 ed.PublisherHarper & Brothers, PublishersDate Published1875 Lot #308 The Danube, Its History, Scenery, and Topography View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$406.25StatusSold Heading(Bartlett, William Henry, illustrator)AuthorBeattie, WilliamHeadlineBartlett's Danube River in full moroccoPublisherVirtue & Co.Date Published[c.1840s] Lot #309 Scotland Illustrated in a Series of Views Taken Expressly for this Work by Messrs. T. Allom, W.H. Bartlett, and H. M'Culloch View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold AuthorBeattie, WilliamHeadlineBeattie & Bartlett illustrations of Scotland, 1842PublisherGeorge VirtueDate Published1842 Lot #311 Narrative of a Voyage Round the World, Performed in Her Majesty's Ship Sulphur, During the Years 1836-1842, Including Details of the Naval Operations in China, From Dec. 1840, to Nov. 1841 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$937.50StatusSold AuthorBelcher, EdwardHeadlineBelcher's Voyage Round the World 1843 w/ folding mapsPublisherHenry ColburnDate Published1843 Lot #314 Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to El-Medinah and Meccah View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$1,062.50StatusSold AuthorBurton, Richard F.HeadlineBurton's Pilgrimage to Mecca, second editionPublisherLongman, Brown, Green, et al.Date Published1857 Lot #315 Voyage of H.M.S. Blonde to the Sandwich Islands, In the Years 1824-1825 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$500StatusSold AuthorByron, Captain [George Anson]HeadlineByron's voyage to Hawaii on Blonde 1826PublisherJohn MurrayDate Published1826 Lot #316 Lettres Sur La Morée, L'Hellespont et Constantinople View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold AuthorCastellan, Antoine-LaurentHeadlineCastellan's Letters on the Peloponnese, 1820PublisherA. NepveuDate Published[1820] Lot #317 The Worst Journey in the World: Antarctic 1910-1913 View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$1,875StatusSold AuthorCherry-Garrard, ApsleyHeadlineCherry-Garrard's Worst Journey in the WorldPublisherConstable & Company LimitedDate Published[1922] Lot #319 An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales: With Remarks on the Dispositions, Customs, Manners, &c. of the Native Inhabitants of That Country. To Which are Added, Some Particulars of New Zealand View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$1,000StatusSold AuthorCollins, DavidHeadlineCollins, English Colony in New South Wales 1798PublisherPrinted for T. Cadell Jun. and W. Davies, in the StrandDate Published1798 Lot #320 A New, Authentic, and Complete Collection of Voyages Round the World, Undertaken and Performed by Royal Authority, Containing a New, Authentic, Entertaining, Instructive, Full, and Complete Historical Account of Captain Cook's First, Second, Third and Last Voyages... in the Southern and Northern Hemispheres, &c. &c. &c. and Successively Performed in the Years 1768...1780. His First Voyage—being Professedly Undertaken in his Majesty's Ship the Endeavour... View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$3,750StatusSold Heading(Cook, James)AuthorAnderson, George WilliamHeadlineVoyages round the World, 157 copper engravingsPublisherPrinted for Alex. HoggDate Published[c.1784-1786] Lot #321 A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken by Command of His Majesty, for making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere. To determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerk, and Gore, in his Majesty's Ships the Resolution and Discovery, In the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold AuthorCook, James, & James KingHeadlineCook's Third Voyage 1784, volume 1PublisherPrinted by W. and A. Strahan for G. Nicol and T. CadellDate Published1784 Lot #322 Set of Cook’s Three Voyages including Atlas [with] Life of Cook View details Estimate$20,000 - $30,000StatusUnsold AuthorCook, James, et al.HeadlineCook’s Three Voyages, 1st eds. with Atlas & LifePublisherW. Strahan & T. Cadell, et al.Date Published1773-1788 Lot #323 Atlas volume to Cook's Third Voyage View details Estimate$6,000 - $9,000Sold for$8,750StatusSold AuthorCook, JamesHeadlineAtlas to Cook's Third VoyagePublisherW. & A. StrahanDate Published1784 Lot #324 Set of Cook's Three Voyages View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$1,500StatusSold AuthorCook, JamesHeadlineSet of Cook's Three Voyages, mixed editionsPublisherW. Strahan & T. Cadell, et al.Date Published1773-1785 Lot #325 A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty's Ships the Resolution and Discovery; in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$1,500StatusSold AuthorCook, JamesHeadlineCook's Third Voyage 1785, second editionPublisherPrinted by H. Hughs, for G. Nicol... and T. CadellDate Published1785 Lot #326 Voyages in the Northern Pacific. Narrative of Several Trading Voyages from 1813 to 1818, Between the Northwest Coast of America, the Hawaiian Islands and China, with a Description of the Russian Establishments on the Northwest Coast. Interesting Early Account of Kamehameha's Realm; Manners and Customs of the People, Etc... View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$437.50StatusSold AuthorCorney, PeterHeadlineVoyages in the Northern Pacific 1896PublisherThos. G. ThrumDate Published1896 Lot #328 Histoire Générale des Voyages par Dumont D'Urville D'Orbigny, Eyriès et A. Jacobs Tome I-III View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold AuthorD'Urville, DumontHeadlineHistoire Générale des Voyages Vols, I-IIIPublisherFurneDate Published[1859] Lot #329 A Statistical Account and Political Description of Venezuela, Margarita, and Tobago: Containing Various Anecdotes and Observations, Illustrative of the past and Present State of These Countries.... View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$200StatusSold AuthorDauxion-Lavayasse, Jean FrançoisHeadlineAccounts of Venezuela, Margarita and TobagoPublisherPrinted for G. and W. B. WhittakerDate Published1820 Lot #332 Twenty Years before the Mast: With the More Thrilling Scenes and Incidents while Circumnavigating the Globe under the Command of the Late Admiral Charles Wilkes, 1838-1842 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold AuthorErskine, CharlesHeadlineCharles Erskine's 20 Years Before the MastPublisherCharles ErskineDate Published1890 Lot #333 An Account of the Polynesian Race: Its Origin and Migrations and the Ancient History of the Hawaiian People to the Times of Kamehameha I View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold AuthorFornander, AbrahamHeadlineSwedish ethnologist examines Polynesian racePublisherKegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co.Date Published1890; 1880; 1885 Lot #334 AA/BA BE BI BO BU/AM AH. . . View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Heading(Gilbert Islands)HeadlineGilbert Islands Spelling sheet broadside c.1858Date Published1858? Lot #337 Brazil, the River Plate, and the Falkland Islands; with the Cape Horn Route to Australia. Including Notices of Lisbon, Madeira, the Canaries and Cape Verds View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorHadfield, WilliamHeadlineHadfield, Brazil, River Plate, Falkland Islands, 1854PublisherLongman, Brown, Green, and LongmansDate Published1854 Lot #338 Extracts from a Journal Written on the Coasts of Chili, Peru, and Mexico, in the Years 1820, 1821, 1822 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold AuthorHall, BasilHeadlineHall explores coasts of South America, 1824PublisherArchibald Constable and Co.Date Published1824 Lot #339 Notes, during a Visit to Egypt, Nubia, The Oasis, Mount Sinai, and Jerusalem View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$200StatusSold AuthorHenniker, FrederickHeadlineHenniker, Visit to Egypt... Mount Sinai, Jerusalem 1823PublisherJohn MurrayDate Published1823 Lot #340 A Journey into England by Paul Hentzner in the Year MDXCVIII View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold AuthorHentzner, PaulHeadlineHentzner's travels, Strawberry Hill Press fine bindingPublisher[Horace Walpole]Date Published1757 Lot #341 Over the Sea and Far Away, Being a Narrative of Wanderings Round the World View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold AuthorHinchliff, Thomas WoodbineHeadlineHinchliff's Wanderings Round the World, 1876PublisherLongmans, Green, and Co.Date Published1876 Lot #342 An Historical Prospect of the Admired Citty and State of Venice View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$468.75StatusSold AuthorHowell, JamesHeadlineJames Howell on Venice, 1663 re-issue w/ new titlePublisherPrinted for Henry HarringmanDate Published1663 Lot #343 An Historical Journal of the Transactions at Port Jackson and Norfolk Island including the Journals of Governors Phillip and King, since the Publication of Phillip's Voyage. With an Abridged Account of the New Discoveries in the South Seas View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$625StatusSold AuthorHunter, JohnHeadlineHunter's Journal 1793, engraving by William BlakePublisherPrinted for John StockdaleDate Published1793 Lot #344 An Historical Journal of the Transactions at Port Jackson and Norfolk Island, with Discoveries Which Have Been Made since the Publication of Phillip’s Voyage View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$1,062.50StatusSold AuthorHunter, JohnHeadlineHunter's Journal 1793, earliest view of SydneyPublisherPrinted for John StockdaleDate Published1793 Lot #346 Travels Through Part of the Russian Empire and the Country of Poland; Along the Southern Shores of the Baltic...Illustrated with Maps and Numerous Coloured Plates View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold AuthorJohnston, RobertHeadlineJohnston's Travels Through Part of Russia 1815PublisherJ.J. StockdaleDate Published1815 Lot #348 Taschenbuch der Reisen oder unterhaltende Darstellung der Endeckungen des 18 Jahrhunderts... View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Heading(Kamschatka)AuthorZimmerman, Eberhard August WilhemHeadlineGerman travel book about Siberia, Alaska, KamschatkaPublisherGerhard Fleischer d. JungDate Published1809 Lot #349 An Account of the Kingdom of Nepaul, being the Substance of Observations made during a Mission to that Country, in the Year 1793 View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$1,125StatusSold AuthorKirkpatrick, William J.Headline1811 account of Nepal with platesPublisherPrinted for William Miller by Bulmer & Co.Date Published1811 Lot #351 Voyage of Discovery in the South Sea, and to Behring's Straits, in search of a North-east Passage; Undertaken in the Years 1815, 16, 17, and 18, in the Ship Rurick View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$937.50StatusSold AuthorKotzebue, Otto vonHeadlineEnglish edition of Kotzebue's Voyage 1821PublisherRichard PhillipsDate Published1821 Lot #352 The Journal of Travel and Natural History View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold AuthorMurray, Andrew, editorHeadlineThe Journal of Travel and Natural HistoryPublisherWilliams & Norgate; Edward StanfordDate Published[1869] Lot #356 The Memoirs of Gregorio Panzani; Giving an Account of His Agency in England, in the Years 1634, 1635, 1636 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold AuthorPanzani, GregorioHeadlineAn Italian Catholic in 17th century EnglandPublisherPrinted by Swinney & Walker; for G. G. J. & J. Robinson, and R. FaulderDate Published1793 Lot #357 Memoires Relating to the State of the Royal Navy of England, For Ten Years, Determin'd December 1688 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,875StatusSold Author[Pepys, Samuel]HeadlinePepys Memoirs of the Royal Navy 1690Date Published1690 Lot #358 Album of photographs recording the U.S. invasion and occupation of the Philippines in 1898, the resulting insurrection, and daily life View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$10,000StatusSold Heading(Philippines)HeadlinePhotographs of U.S. invasion of Philippines 1898Date Published1896-1899 Lot #359 A New, Complete, and Universal Collection of Authentic and Entertaining Voyages and Travels to all the Various Parts of the World View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$625StatusSold AuthorPortlock, Wiliam HenryHeadlineMassive collection of voyages with maps & platesPublisher[Alex. Hogg?]Date Published[c.1794] Lot #361 The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, and Arabia [with] Egypt and Nubia View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$531.25StatusSold AuthorRoberts, DavidHeadline2 Folio Society volumes of David RobertsPublisherThe Folio SocietyDate Published2010 Lot #362 A Voyage Round the World, Between the Years 1816-1819 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold AuthorRocquefeuil, Camille deHeadlineA Voyage Round the World, 1823PublisherPrinted for Sir Richard Phillips and Co.Date Published1823 Lot #363 Narrative of a Second Voyage in Search of a North-West Passage, and of a Residence in the Arctic Regions During the Years 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833... Including the Reports of Commander, now Captain, James Clark Ross... and the Discovery of the Northern Magnetic Pole...[with] Appendix to the Narrative of a Second Voyage... View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500StatusUnsold AuthorRoss, JohnHeadlineRoss Narrative of a 2nd Voyage with AppendixPublisherA.W. WebsterDate Published1835 Lot #365 A Journal of the Disasters in Affghanistan, 1841-2 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold AuthorSale, Florentia, LadyHeadlineLady Sale's Journal of Afghan War 1843PublisherJohn MurrayDate Published1843 Lot #366 Scott's Last Expedition View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorScott, Robert FalconHeadlineScott's Last Expedition 1st EditionPublisherDodd, Mead and CompanyDate Published1913 Lot #367 Travels, or Observations Relating to Several Parts of Barbary and the Levant View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$406.25StatusSold AuthorShaw, ThomasHeadlineThomas Shaw, Travels in Barbary and Levant 1738PublisherPrinted at the TheatreDate Published1738 Lot #368 Fregatten Eugenies: Resa Omkring Jorden aren 1851-1853, under Befal af C. A. Virgin. View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold AuthorSkogman, Carl JohanHeadlineOfficial account of voyage to South Seas, Hawaii, BrazilPublisherAdolf BonnierDate Published[1854-55] Lot #369 Voyage of the Prince Albert in Search of Sir John Franklin: A Narrative of Every-Day Life in the Arctic Seas View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$562.50StatusSold AuthorSnow, William ParkerHeadlineWith map of route and 4 chromolithograph platesPublisherLongman, Brown, Green and LongmansDate Published1851 Lot #370 Travels in Upper and Lower Egypt: Undertaken by Order of the Old Government of France View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$1,187.50StatusSold AuthorSonnini, Charles SigisbertHeadlineC.S. Sonnini, Travels in Upper and Lower Egypt 1799PublisherPrinted for John StockdaleDate Published1799 Lot #371 Manuscript document relating to the shipment of items from Barcelona, Spain, to Montevideo, which was apparently rerouted to Lima because of unrest in region View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Heading(South America - Uruguay)HeadlineShip bound for Montevideo in troubled timesDate Published1813? Lot #372 My Early Travels and Adventures in America and Asia View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold AuthorStanley, Henry M.HeadlineHenry Stanley's travels in America and AsiaPublisherCharles Scribner's SonsDate Published1895 Lot #373 Through the Dark Continent; or, The Sources of the Nile, Around the Great Lakes of Equatorial Africa and Down the Livingstone River to the Atlantic Ocean View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$625StatusSold AuthorStanley, Henry M.HeadlineStanley, Through the Dark ContinentPublisherHarper & BrothersDate Published1878 Lot #374 Two titles by Viljalmur Stefansson View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold AuthorStefansson, ViljalmurHeadlineTwo works by Viljalmur Stefansson, 1 inscribedPublisherMacmillanDate PublishedVarious dates Lot #375 Ruins of Desert Cathay. Personal narrative of explorations in Central Asia and westernmost China View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$937.50StatusSold AuthorStein, AurelHeadlineAurel Stein in Western China 1912PublisherMacmillan & Co.Date Published1912 Lot #378 A Complete Account of the Settlement at Port Jackson, in New South Wales, including an Accurate Description of the Situation of the Colony; of the Natives; and of Its Natural Productions View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$1,875StatusSold AuthorTench, WatkinHeadlineTench Account of Settlement Port Jackson 1793PublisherSold by G. Nicol, Pall-Mall; and J. Sewell, CornhillDate Published1793 Lot #379 An Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour Round the Southern Coast of England View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$200StatusSold Heading(Turner, J.M.W., illustrator)HeadlineTurner's Southern Coast of England 1849PublisherM. A. NattaliDate Published1849 Lot #381 A Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean, and Round the World; In Which the Coast of North-West America has been Carefully Examined and Accurately Surveyed. Undertaken by His Majesty's Command, Principally with a View to Ascertain the Existence of Any Navigable Communication Between the North Pacific and North Atlantic Oceans View details Estimate$15,000 - $25,000StatusUnsold AuthorVancouver, GeorgeHeadlineVancouver's Voyage, 1st edition with AtlasPublisherG.G. & J. Robinson, & J. EdwardsDate Published1798 Lot #382 The Royal Commentaries of Peru, in Two Parts View details Estimate$1,200 - $1,800Sold for$2,125StatusSold AuthorVega, Garcilaso de laHeadlineThe Royal Commentaries of Peru, 1688PublisherPrinted by Miles Flesher for Christopher WilkinsonDate Published1688 Lot #383 Views in India, Chiefly Among the Himalaya Mountains View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold AuthorWhite, George F.HeadlineWhite's Himalayan Views, 1838PublisherFisher, Son & Co.Date Published1838 Lot #384 Scrambles Amongst the Alps in the Years 1860-1869 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorWhymper, EdwardHeadlineScrambles Amongst Alps: mountaineering classicPublisherJohn MurrayDate Published1871 Lot #385 A Missionary Voyage to the Southern Pacific Ocean, Performed in the Years 1796, 1797, 1798, in the ship Duff, commanded by Captain James Wilson. Compiled from journals of the officers and the missionaries. With a preliminary discourse on the geography and history of the South Sea Islands; and an appendix, including details never before published, of the natural and civil state of Otaheite View details Estimate$800 - $1,200StatusUnsold AuthorWilson, WilliamHeadlineMissionary voyage to Tahiti 1799PublisherPrinted by S. Gosnell for T. 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