Sale 843: Americana with Zamorano 80 - Travel & Exploration

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(Asia, Central)
Headline
Confidential British colonial reports on central Asia
Provenance
Professor George Starr Collection
Publisher
Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing/Foreign Department Press
Date Published
1871-1878

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304

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

Author
Belcher, Edward
Headline
Belcher's Voyage Round the World w/ folding maps
Publisher
Henry Colburn
Date Published
1843

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308

A Voyage to the South Seas, In the Years 1740-1. Containing, a faithful Narrative of the Loss of his Majesty's Ship the WAGER on a desolate island...

Author
Bulkeley, John & John Cummins
Headline
Voyage to the South-Seas 2nd edition
Publisher
James Chattin
Date Published
1757

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309

A Chronological History of North-Eastern Voyages of Discovery; and of the Early Eastern Navigations of the Russians

Author
Burney, James
Headline
Burney on Russians in the Arctic 1819
Provenance
Pacific Coast Books
Publisher
Payne and Foss, and John Murray
Date Published
1819

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310

Motoring in the Balkans [with] A Motor Tour in Belgium and Germany

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(Car Travel)
Headline
2 early books on automobile travel in Europe
Provenance
Professor George Starr Collection
Date Published
c.1909

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312

Shanghai: A Handbook for Travellers and Residents to the Chief Objects of Interest In and Around the Foreign Settlements and Native City

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(China - Shanghai)
Author
Darwent, C.E.
Headline
With large folding 1904 map of Shanghai
Publisher
Kelly & Walsh, Limited
Date Published
[c.1904]

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313

Grandeur et Suprématie de Péking

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(China)
Author
Hubrecht, Alphonse
Headline
History of the Forbidden City in French, 1/1000
Publisher
Imprimerie des Lazaristes
Date Published
1928

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314

The Journals of Captain James Cook on His Voyages of Discovery

Author
Cook, James
Headline
The Journals of Captain James Cook
Publisher
Boydell Press
Date Published
[1999]

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315

The Life of Captain James Cook

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(Cook, James)
Author
Kippis, Andrew
Headline
Basel edition of Kippis Cook biography
Publisher
Printed by J.J. Tourneisen
Date Published
1788

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316

The Life of Captain James Cook

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(Cook, James)
Author
Kippis, Andrew
Headline
Kippis Life of Captain Cook 1st edition
Publisher
Printed for G. Nichol, et al
Date Published
1788

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317

A Narrative of the Voyages Round the World Performed by Captain James Cook with an Account of His Life...

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(Cook, James)
Author
Kippis, Andrew
Headline
A Narrative of the Voyages Round the World, 1893
Provenance
Pacific Coast Books
Publisher
Bickers & Son
Date Published
1893

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318

An Account of the Voyages Undertaken by the Order of His Present Majesty for Making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere, and Successively Performed by Commodore Byron, Captain Wallis, Captain Cartaret, and Captain Cook, in the Dolphin, the Swallow, and the Endeavour. Drawn up From the Journals Which Were Kept by the Several Commanders, and From the Papers of Joseph Banks, Esq.

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(Cook, James, 1st voyage)
Author
Hawkesworth, John
Headline
Cook's First Voyage, 1st ed.
Publisher
W. Strahan and T. Cadell
Date Published
1773

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319

An Account of the Voyages Undertaken by the Order of His Present Majesty for Making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere, and Successively Performed by Commodore Byron, Captain Wallis, Captain Cartaret, and Captain Cook, in the Dolphin, the Swallow, and the Endeavour. Drawn up From the Journals Which Were Kept by the Several Commanders, and From the Papers of Joseph Banks, Bart.

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(Cook, James, 1st voyage)
Author
Hawkesworth, John
Headline
Hawkesworth Voyages 1785
Publisher
W. Strahan and T. Cadell
Date Published
1785

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320

Voyage dans l'Hemisphere Austral et Autour du Monde, Fait sur les Vaisseaux de Roi, l'Aventure, & la Resolution, en 1772, 1773, 1774, & 1775... [with] Observations faites, Pendant le Second Voyage de M. Cook...

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(Cook, James, 2nd voyage)
Author
Cook, Captain James
Headline
Cook's second voyage in French w/ Forster's vol.
Publisher
Hotel de Thou
Date Published
1778-1785

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321

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

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(Cook, James, 3rd voyage)
Author
Cook, James and James King
Headline
Cook's Third Voyage with Atlas Volume 1785
Publisher
Printed by H. Hughs, for G. Nicol... and T. Cadell
Date Published
1785

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322

Journal of Captain Cook's Last Voyage to the Pacific Ocean, on Discovery; Performed in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, Illustrated with Cuts, and a Chart, Shewing the Tracks of the Ships Employed in this Expedition

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(Cook, James, 3rd voyage)
Author
[Rickman, John]
Headline
Journal of Cook's Last Voyage 1781
Publisher
Printed for E. Newberry
Date Published
1781

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323

Journal of Captain Cook's Last Voyage, to the Pacific Ocean, on Discovery: Performed in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779 and 1780. Illustrated with Cuts, and a Chart, Shewing the Tracks of the Ships Employed in this Expedition

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(Cook, James, 3rd voyage)
Author
[Rickman, John]
Headline
Cook's Last Voyage 1785 Revised
Publisher
Printed for E. Newbery
Date Published
1785

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324

An Authentic Narrative of a Voyage Performed by Captain Cook and Captain Clerke, in His Majesty's Ships Resolution and Discovery, During the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780; In Search of a North-West Passage Between the Continents of Asia and America. Including a faithful Account of all their Discoveries, and the unfortunate Death of Captain Cook. Illustrated with a Chart and a Variety of Cuts

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(Cook, James, 3rd voyage)
Author
Ellis, W[illiam]
Headline
Surgeon's Account of Cook's Last Voyage
Provenance
Montagu George Knight, 1844-1914 (bookplate)
Publisher
Printed for G. Robinson, J. Sewell, and J. Debrett
Date Published
1783

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325

A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean; Undertaken by Command of his Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere: Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, 1780

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(Cook, James, 3rd voyage)
Author
Cook, James & James King
Headline
Octavo edition of Cook's Third Voyage
Provenance
General Sir John Alexander Ewart (bookplate)
Publisher
John Stockdale, John Fielding et al.
Date Published
1784-5

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326

Captain Cook’s Third and Last Voyage to the Pacific Ocean, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780. Faithfully abridged from the Quarto Edition. Published By Order of His Majesty.

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(Cook, James, 3rd voyage)
Author
Cook, James
Headline
Cook's Last Voyage, abridged
Publisher
John Fielding and John Stockdale
Date Published
c.1785

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327

Travels and Adventures of John Ledyard; Comprising His Voyage with Capt. Cook's Third and Last Expedition...

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(Cook, James, 3rd voyage)
Author
Leydard, John
Headline
Ledyard's account of Cook's 3rd voyage and other travels
Publisher
Henry Colburn
Date Published
1834

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328

Narrative and Successful Result of a Voyage in the South Seas, Performed by Other of the Government of British India, to Ascertain the Actual Fate of La Perouse's Expedition, Interspersed with Accounts of the Religion, Manners, Customs and Cannibal Practices of the South Sea Islanders

Author
Dillon, P[eter]
Headline
Dillon's Voyage in the South Seas
Publisher
Hurst, Chance, and Co.
Date Published
1829

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329

On the Nile

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(Egypt)
Author
Hoppin, Augustus
Headline
With 45 sketches of Egyptian life in 1874
Publisher
James R. Osgood
Date Published
1874

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330

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...

Author
Ellis, Henry
Headline
Ellis' Embassy to China 1817 with color plates
Publisher
Printed for John Murray
Date Published
1817

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331

A Voyage to Hudson's-Bay, by the Dobbs Galley and California, in the years 1746 and 1747, for discovering a North West Passage; with an accurate survey of the coast, and a short natural history of the country. Together with a fair view of the facts and arguments from which the future finding of such a passage is rendered probable...

Author
Ellis, Henry
Headline
Ellis on Hudson's Bay 1748
Publisher
Printed for H. Whitridge
Date Published
1748

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332

Undersøgelses-Reise til Østkysten af Grønland

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(Greenland)
Author
Graah, Wilhelm August
Headline
With Graah in Greenland, first edition 1832
Publisher
J.D. Qvist
Date Published
1832

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333

Nine volumes from Hakluyt Society Series II

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(Hakluyt Society)
Headline
Group of Hakluyt Society Publications
Publisher
Hakluyt Society
Date Published
1984-1998

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334

Thirteen volumes from Hakluyt Society Series III

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(Hakluyt Society)
Headline
Thirteen from Hakluyt Series III
Publisher
Hakluyt Society
Date Published
1999-2003

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335

Account of a Voyage of Discovery to the West Coast of Corea, and the Great Loo-Choo Island

Author
Hall, Basil
Headline
Basil Hall's Voyage to Korea & Okinawa, 1818
Publisher
John Murray
Date Published
1818

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336

Trans-Himalaya, Discoveries and Adventures in Tibet

Author
Hedin, Sven
Headline
Sven Hedin - Trans-Himalaya Discoveries
Provenance
Pacific Coast Books
Publisher
The Macmillan Company
Date Published
1909

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343

An Account of the Pelew Islands, Situated in the Western Part of the Pacific Ocean, Composed from the Journals and Communications of Captain Henry Wilson, and Some of His Officers, Who, in August 1783, Were There Shipwrecked, in the Antelope, a Packet Belonging to the Honourable East India Company

Author
Keate, George
Headline
Keate's Account of the Pelew Islands first Dublin edition
Publisher
Luke White
Date Published
1788

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344

Travels From Berlin, Through Switzerland, to Paris, in the year 1804

Author
Kotzebue, Augustus von
Headline
Augustus von Kotzebue's european travels, 1804
Publisher
Richard Phillips
Date Published
1805

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345

Voyage in Search of La Pérouse [with] Atlas Pour Servir à la Relation du Voyage à la Recherche de la Pérouse...

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(La Pérouse, Jean François Gallup de)
Author
Labillardière, Jacques Julien Houton de
Headline
Labillardière's Voyage in Search of La Pérouse w/ Atlas
Provenance
Pacific Coast Books
Publisher
Printed for John Stockdale
Date Published
1800

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346

Voyage in Search of La Pérouse, Performed by Order of The Constituent Assembly During the Years 1791, 1792, 1793 and 1794

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(La Pérouse, Jean François Gallup de)
Author
Labillardière, Jacques Julien Houton de
Headline
Voyage in Search of La Pérouse, 1800
Provenance
Pacific Coast Books
Publisher
Printed for John Stockdale
Date Published
1800

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347

In the Forbidden Land: An Account of a Journey into Tibet, Capture by the Tibetan Llamas and Soldiers, Imprisonment, Torture...

Author
Landor, A. Henry Savage
Headline
Henry Savage Landor In the Forbidden Land 2 vols.
Provenance
Pacific Coast Books
Publisher
Harper & Brothers
Date Published
1899

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349

The History of Persia, from the Most Early Period to the Present Time: Containing an Account of the Religion, Government, Usages, and Character of the Inhabitants of that Kingdom

Author
Malcolm, John
Headline
Malcolm's History of Persia 1815
Publisher
John Murray
Date Published
1815

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352

Farthest North: Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship "Fram" 1893-96 and of a Fifteen Months' Sleigh Journey by Dr. Nansen and Lieut. Johansen

Author
Nansen, Fridtjof
Headline
Farthest North in 2 vols Harper & Bros 1897
Provenance
Pacific Coast Books
Publisher
Harper & Brothers
Date Published
1897

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353

In Northern Mists: Arctic Exploration in Early Times

Author
Nansen, Fridtjof
Headline
Fridtjof Nansen, In Northern Mists
Publisher
Frederick A. Stokes
Date Published
1911

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354

Nearest the Pole: A Narrative of the Polar Expedition of the Peary Arctic Club in the S.S. Roosevelt, 1905-1906

Author
Peary, R.E.
Headline
R.E. Peary Nearest the Pole 1st Edition
Provenance
Pacific Coast Books
Publisher
Doubleday, Page & Company
Date Published
1907

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355

Egypt, the Soudan and Central Africa: With Explorations From Khartoum on the White Nile to the Regions of the Equator, Being Sketches from Sixteen Years' Travel

Author
Petherick, John
Headline
American Envoy Frederick Coleman's copy
Publisher
William Blackwood and Sons
Date Published
[1861]

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357

A Voyage Round the World; But More Particularly to the North-West Coast of America: Performed in 1785, 1786, 1787, and 1788, in the King George and Queen Charlotte, Captains Portlock and Dixon

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(Portlock, Nathaniel)
Author
Portlock, Nathaniel
Headline
Handsome Richard Smart binding of Portlock's Voyage
Publisher
Printed for John Stockdale and George Goulding
Date Published
1789

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358

An Abridgement of Portlock and Dixon's Voyage Round the World, Performed in 1785, 1786, 1787, and 1788

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(Portlock, Nathaniel)
Author
Portlock, Nathaniel
Headline
Abridgment of Portlock's Pacific Voyage
Publisher
John Stockdale and George Goulding
Date Published
1789

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360

Viaje de Ceylan a Damasco, Golfo Pérsico, Mesopotamia, Ruinas de Babilonia, Ninive y Palmira y Cartas sobre la Siria y la Isla de Ceylan

Author
Rivadaneyra, Adolfo
Headline
Travels of Adolfo Rivadaneyra, 1871
Publisher
Imp. de M. Rivanedeyra
Date Published
1871

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361

Explanation and Answer to Mr. Braithwaite's Supplement

Author
Ross, John
Headline
John Ross' ongoing feud over failed expedition
Publisher
A.W. Webster
Date Published
[1835]

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362

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

Author
Ross, John
Headline
Discovering the magnetic pole with Ross
Provenance
Pacific Coast Books
Publisher
A.W. Webster
Date Published
1835

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363

A Voyage Round the World: Including an Embassy to the Muscat and Siam, in 1835, 1836, and 1837

Author
Ruschenberger, W. S. W.
Headline
Ruschenberger, Voyage Round the World 1st
Publisher
Carey, Lea & Blanchard
Date Published
1838

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365

Scott's Last Expedition

Author
Scott, Robert Falcon
Headline
Scott's Last Expedition 1st edition 1913
Provenance
Professor George Starr Collection
Publisher
Smith, Elder, & Co.
Date Published
1913

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366

The Heart of the Antarctic: Being the Story of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1907-1909

Author
Shackleton, E. H.
Headline
Shackleton's Heart of the Antarctic 1st trade
Publisher
William Heinemann
Date Published
1909

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367

Narrative of a Journey Round the World During the Years 1841 and 1842

Author
Simpson, Sir George
Headline
Simpson's Journey Round the World
Publisher
Henry Colburn
Date Published
1847

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368

Viaje por los paises biblicos. Excursión al través de la península Sinaítica, de la Arabia Petrea y Desierta de la Filistea y del pais de Moab

Author
Soler, Mariano
Headline
Journeys through Biblical countries 1897
Publisher
Tip. Uruguaya de M. Martinez
Date Published
1897

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370

A Voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, Towards the Antarctic Polar Circle, and Round the World...

Author
Sparrman, Andrew
Headline
Handsome set of Sparrman's narrative, 1786
Provenance
Pacific Coast Books
Publisher
G.G.J. and J. Robinson
Date Published
1786

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371

In Darkest Africa: or the Quest, Rescue, and Retreat of Emin Governor of Equatoria

Author
Stanley, Henry M.
Headline
Stanley's In Darkest Africa 1890
Publisher
Charles Scribner's Sons
Date Published
1890

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372

Congo Natives: An Ethnographic Album

Author
Starr, Frederick
Headline
Congo Natives 1912 - 130 photo plates
Publisher
[Lakeside Press]
Date Published
1912

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373

Antiquities of Athens, Measured and Delineated

Author
Stuart, James and Revett, Nicholas
Headline
James Stuart Measuring & Delineating Greece
Publisher
Priestley and Weale
Date Published
1825-1827

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374

Tahiti et Les Isles Adjacents. Voyages et séjour dans ces iles de 1862 à 1865.

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(Tahiti)
Author
Arbousset, Jeans Thomas
Headline
Missions to Tahiti, signed by the author
Publisher
Chez Grassart, Libraire
Date Published
1867

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375

Narrative of an Expedition to Explore the River Zaire, Usually Called the Congo, in South Africa, in 1816...to Which is Added, The Journal of Professor Smith...and an Appendix: Containing the Natural History of that Part of the Kingdom of Congo...

Author
Tuckey, Captain J.K.
Headline
Expedition to River Zaire by Capt. Tuckey 1818
Provenance
Pacific Coast Books
Publisher
John Murray
Date Published
1818

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376

An Account of the Pelew Islands, Situated in the Western Part of the Pacific Ocean, Composed from the Journals and Communications of Captain Henry Wilson, and Some of His Officers, Who, in August 1783, Were There Shipwrecked, in the Antelope, a Packet Belonging to the Honourable East India Company

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(Wilson, Henry)
Author
Keate, George
Headline
Keate's Account of the Pelew Islands 1788
Provenance
Pacific Coast Books
Publisher
Printed for Captain Wilson and sold by G. Nicol
Date Published
1788

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379

[Atlas to:] A Voyage Round the World, in the Years MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV

Author
Anson, George
Headline
Atlas to Voyage Round the World 1848
Date Published
[1748]

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380

Carte des Pays traverses par le Capne. Beerings depuis la Ville de Tobolsk jusqu' à Kamtschatka

Author
Anville, Jean-Baptiste Bourguignon
Headline
Map of Behring's first expedition to Kamchatka 1737
Provenance
The Warren Heckrotte and Margaret Gee Collection
Date Published
1737

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383

Map of the redwood timber lands of Humboldt County, California

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(California - Humboldt County)
Headline
Redwood timber lands in Humboldt
Date Published
c.1890-1900

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384

Tahoe-Truckee Forest, Placer County, Calif.

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(California - Lake Tahoe)
Headline
Rare Tahoe-Truckee Forest map
Publisher
Wickham Havens, Incorporated
Date Published
[c.1920]

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