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 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 101-119 of 119. Previous|12|Next 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. ChapmanDate Published1799 Lot #387 China in a Series of Views, Displaying The Scenery, Architecture, and Social Habits of that Ancient Empire View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$1,375StatusSold Heading(Allom, Thomas, illustrator)AuthorWright, George NewenhamHeadlineAllom's China with steel-engraved platesPublisherFisher, Son & Co.Date Published[c.1843] Lot #398 Overland to China View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold AuthorColquhoun, Archibald RossHeadlineColquhoun, Overland to China, 1900PublisherHarper & Brothers PublishersDate Published1900 Lot #405 Journal of the Proceedings of the Late Embassy to China: Comprising a Correct Narrative of the Public Transactions of the Embassy, of the Voyage to and from China, and of the Journey from the Mouth of the Pei-Ho to the Return to Canton View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$937.50StatusSold AuthorEllis, HenryHeadlineEllis' Embassy to China 1817 with color platesPublisherPrinted for John MurrayDate Published1817 Lot #406 Guide to Peking and its Environs Near and Far View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$212.50StatusSold AuthorFei-Shi [i.e. Emil Sigmund Fisher]HeadlineFei-Shi, Guide to Peking 1924PublisherThe Tientsin PressDate Published1924 Lot #408 Chinese Bridges View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorFugl-Meyer, H.HeadlineDanish-Shanghai Engineer on Chinese BridgesPublisherKelly & Walsh, Ltd.Date Published1937 Lot #415 The Map of Peiping with Street Directory (Alphabetical and Numerical) View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$531.25StatusSold Heading(Map - Beijing)HeadlineStreet map of Peking in the early 20th centuryDate Published[c. 1920s] Lot #418 Pageant of Peking View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$281.25StatusSold AuthorMennie, Donald, photographerHeadlineThe Pageant of Peking by Donald MenniePublisherA. S. Watson & Co.Date Published1920 [i.e. 1921] Lot #420 Narrative of the Earl of Elgin's mission to China and Japan in the years 1857, '58, '59 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$562.50StatusSold AuthorOliphant, LaurenceHeadlineEarl of Elgin's Mission to China and JapanPublisherWilliam Blackwood and SonsDate Published1859 Lot #422 China For the Tourist View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$281.25StatusSold Heading(Republic of China)HeadlineChinese National Railways brochure, 1931PublisherRailway Through Traffic Administration Ministry of RailwaysDate Published1931 Lot #437 The Junks and Sampans of the Yangtze. A Study in Chinese Nautical Research View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold AuthorWorcester, George Raleigh GrayHeadlineJunks and Sampans of the Yangtze vol.1PublisherStatistical Department of the Inspectorate General of CustomsDate Published1947 Lot #438 The Yangtze Gorges in Pictures and Prose [with] A Glimpse through the Gorges of the Great Yangtse View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$212.50StatusSold Heading(Yangtze River)Headline2 photo books on the Yangtze River c.1930sDate Publishedc.1930s Lot #439 Sidelights on Shanghai View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$200StatusSold AuthorYuan, L.Z.HeadlineSidelights on Shanghai, L.Z. Yuan, 1934PublisherThe Mercury PressDate Published[1934] Items per page 102550100 Previous|12|Next Previous 12 Next Previous 12 Next