1852 Ladys Voyage Round the World Brazil China India Asia Exploration Pfeiffer

1852 Ladys Voyage Round the World Brazil China India Asia Exploration Pfeiffer ‘A Ladys Voyage Round the World’ is the English translation of Austrian explorer Ida Laura Pfeiffer’s

1847 Voyage Round the World Taylor USS Columbia CHINA India Brazil Illustrated Fitch Waterman Taylor was a 19th-century American minister and seaman. He was appointed a chaplain in the U.S. Navy in 18

1845 Voyage Round the World Taylor USS Columbia CHINA India Brazil Illustrated Fitch Waterman Taylor was a 19th-century American minister and seaman. He was appointed a chaplain in the U.S. Navy in 18

1883 VOYAGES Modern Explorers Africa Asia SLAVERY Livingstone Peru India China Thomas Frosts “Modern Explorers” is a late 19th-century history of world travelers and reports of their disco

NO RESERVE Voyages.- Dampier (William) A New Voyage Round the World, first edition, 5 engraved maps (4 folding), folding frontispiece wormed at lower margin, some marginal foxing or light soiling, ink

VANCOUVER, George (1757-1798). A Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean and Round the World. London: G. G. 7 J. Robinson, 1798.   4 volumes, comprising: text, 3 volumes, 4to (295 x 233 mm

George Vancouver's 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

East Asia, China, Eastern Wei or Northern Qi Dynasty, ca. mid 6th century CE. A fascinating limestone sculpture of the bodhisattva Guanyin (Avalokiteshvara), "The Lord Who Gazes Down At The World." Th

Central Asia, Pakistan, India, and Afghanistan, Gandharan, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. An exquisite, life-size terracotta head of the Buddha, depicted nearly in the round, with a wavy coiffure, a gener

the 2-sheet map of Africa and Asia, from the east coast of Brazil to Japan, charting the first Dutch voyage to the East Indies by Houtman, large titlecartouche upper centre of right sheet, ships, comp

Antique lotus carpet, China/India, 19th century, wool on cotton, approx. 435 x 330 cm, condition:(age-related condition, restorations). Antique, old and decorative collector Orientalrugs, Carpets, Tex

NANSEN, Fridtjof (1861-1930). 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 Translati

**This is an oversized piece that requires 3rd party shipping. Please ask for a quote prior to bidding.** South Asia, India, Bihar region, Pala Empire, ca. 10th to 12th century CE. A stunning hand-car

East Asia, China, Tang Dynasty, ca. 618 to 907 CE. Large and very rare style of Tang pottery horse with accompanying TL report confirming the age. Made of molded clay and highlighted in added pigments

East Asia, China, Eastern Zhou Dynasty, ca. 5th to 4th century BCE. A stunning and large leaded bronze ritualistic cauldron known as a ding vessel with a matched lid standing on elegant tripodal legs.

South Asia, India, Rajasthan, ca. 10th to 12th century CE. A breathtaking sandstone sculpture of a dancing surasundari or divine beauty boasting a quixotic visage and voluptuous breasts as she twists

South Asia, India, ca. 1750 CE. An important solid cast bronze figure of Uma (Parvati), so significant as traditionally only deity statues destined for important religious purposes were cast solid. Pa

East Asia, China, Jin to Yuan Dynasty, ca. 12th to 13th century CE. A stunning Jun-Ware / Junyao ceramic bowl with a scalloped rim, the surfaces decorated with luscious sky blue glaze with added purpl

East Asia, China, Six Dynasties Period, Northern Qi Dynasty, ca. 550 to 577 CE. A gorgeous carved-limestone stela featuring a seated Buddha flanked by two bodhisattvas before an intricate backdrop tha

East Asia,China, Neolithic Period, Liangzhu Culture, 3400 to 2250 BCE. A Chinese carved jade bi-disc, colossal in scale and of a substantive girth and thickness, presenting a mesmerizing array of verd

East Asia, China, Qing Dynasty, ca. 1644 to 1912 CE. Two brightly painted roof tiles, both capped by a seated figure of a Longma, a winged horse with dragon scales from Chinese mythology, a good omen

Central Asia, Pakistan, India, and Afghanistan, Gandharan Empire, ca. 1st century CE. An absolutely stunning dark grey schist face with a tremendous turban-style headdress, in a beautiful state of pre

In 1620, the ship Mayflower navigated a dangerous Atlantic crossing of 66 days to bring 102 men, women, and children to establish a home in the New World. This voyage, the founding of Plymouth Colony,

**First Time At Auction** Central Asia, Pakistan, India, and Afghanistan, Gandharan Empire, ca. 1st century CE. An incredible schist head wearing a turban-style headdress, in a beautiful state of pres