Polar exploration Collection of travel narratives

North-West Passage Collection of travel narratives comprising: Franklin, Sir John. Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea in the Years 1819, 20, 21, and 22. London: John Murray, 1823 [i

Bellin's highly detailed folding map of Taiwan (Formosa) and the coast of Fukien province, based on Jesuit sources, from Prevost d'Exiles' influential collection of travel narratives, Histoire General

Bellin's highly detailed folding map of Taiwan (Formosa) and the coast of Fukien province, based on Jesuit sources, from Prevost d'Exiles' influential collection of travel narratives, Histoire General

Carte de l'Islande. A dramatic, highly detailed and beautifully engraved folding map of Iceland, from Prevost d'Exiles' influential collection of travel narratives, Histoire Generale des Voyages. The

Carte de l'Empire du Japon. Bellin's wonderfully detailed map of Japan from the atlas of Prevost d'Exiles' influential collection of travel narratives, Histoire Generale des Voyages. Considered the be

The two "Indoustan" maps from Prevost d'Exiles' influential collection of travel narratives, Histoire Generale des Voyages, which together depict the entire Indian subcontinent. The first sheet encomp

Bellin's map of southern Africa ("Hottentot country"), from the atlas of Prevost d'Exiles' influential collection of travel narratives, Histoire Generale des Voyages. The map extends from Saint Helena

Bellin's plan of Fort Dauphin (today's Tôlanaro) "built by the French" on the southeastern tip of Madagascar, from the atlas of Prevost d'Exiles' influential collection of travel narratives, Histoire

Coastal profiles of the Canary Islands of Tenerife and Gomera on a single sheet from the German edition of Prevost d'Exiles' collection of travel narratives, Histoire Generale des Voyages.; Cochin / J

de Bry: The Dutch Pillage Chorrera, Cuba, near Havana A dramatic scene from deBry's landmark collection of American travel narratives in which the town of Chorrera, 5 miles west of Havana, is pillaged

de Bry: The Spanish Seize a French Ship off Hispaniola This beautifully preserved engraving from the Grands Voyages, de Bry's monumental collection of history and travel narratives, depicts the Spanis

"Crusings in the Cascades: A narrative of travel, exploration, amateur photograph, hunting, and fishing, with special chapters on hunting the grizzly bear, the buffalo, elk, antelope, rocky mountain g

[Exploration] Denham, Dixon. Narrative of Travels and Discoveries in Northern and Central Africa in the Years 1822, 1823, and 1824. Extending Across the Great Desert to the Tenth Degree of Northern La

Subject: Exploration & Travel,Topic: Arctic,Original/Facsimile: Original,Binding: Fine Binding,Special Attributes: 136 Years Old, 1st Edition, BEAUTFUL BINDING, Illustrated, Maps, NEAR FINE,Publisher:

INCLUDES "THE HEART OF THE ANTARTIC" BY WM. SHACKLETON; 1ST EDITION "SECRETS OF POLAR TRAVEL" BY R. PERRY; "HANDBOOK OF POLAR DISCOVERIES" BY A.W. GREELY; "ARCTIC EXPERIENCES: A HISTORY OF THE POLARIS

[POLAR EXPLORATION]. A group of 27 booklets, maps, pamphlets and 1 poster and 1 book related to Antarctic travel and exploration. [V.p., v.d.] 4tos and 8vos. Publisher’s wrappers or cloth bindin

1879 Exploration 1ed Around the World with General Grant Travel Voyages Young 2v A scarce first edition printing of the Grant family pictorial travel narrative regarding their global voyage. In 1877,

[Travel/Exploration] Hakluyt, Richard. Hakluyt's collection of the early voyages, travels and discoveries of the English Nation. London: printed for R. H. Evans [and others], 1809-1812. 5 volumes. One

1872 INDIA Land of the Veda Travel Exploration Voyages Hindu Sepoy Rebellion A scarce 19th-century travel narrative by the Rev. William Butler entitled, The Land of the Veda. Within Butler shares his

[TRAVEL & EXPLORATION]. GALTON, Francis, Sir (1822-1911). The Narrative of an Explorer in South Africa. London: John Murray, 1853. 8vo (199 x 121 mm). 2 color-printed maps on one folding sheet, 5 tint

[TRAVEL & EXPLORATION]. ARMITAGE, Albert Borlase (1864-1943). Two Years in the Antarctic: Being a Narrative of the British National Antarctic Expedition. London: Edward Arnold, 1905. 8vo. With folding

[Exploration and Travel] William Dampier, Circumnavigator - Australian Exploration and 'Round the World' Narrative with Maps Dampier, William. A NEW VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD DESCRIBING PARTICULARLY THE

A lot of larger format travel and world exploration books. Provenance: Collection of Dick Polich, Polich Tallix Fine Art Foundry. Polich and Tallix produced significant sculptural works over many year

5V Decorative Bindings FOLIO SOCIETY TRAVEL & EXPLORATION Slipcases Gilt Illustrated William Lithgow Scotland Western Isles Samuel Johnson James Boswell Venice George Bull Magellan Voyage Narrative Ac