The Ted Benttinen Library of Exploration and Adventure

The Ted Benttinen Library of Exploration and Adventure

The Ted Benttinen Library of Exploration and Adventure

The Ted Benttinen Library of Exploration and Adventure

25 November - 9 December 2024 • New York

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Overview
(Alaska and North-West America) | Collection of works

2 (Alaska and North-West America) | Collection of works

(America) | Collection of works

4 (America) | Collection of works

Amundsen, Roald | "Sydpolen," in the rare original parts

5 Amundsen, Roald | "Sydpolen," in the rare original parts

(Amundsen, Roald) | Collection of works

6 (Amundsen, Roald) | Collection of works

(Amundsen, Roald) | Collection of works

7 (Amundsen, Roald) | Collection of works

Amundsen, Roald, Fridtjof Nansen, and Otto Sverdrup | Three letters about the naval history of Norway

8 Amundsen, Roald, Fridtjof Nansen, and Otto Sverdrup | Three letters about the naval history of Norway

Anania, Giovanni Lorenzo d’ | "L’Universale fabrica del mondo." With maps of the world and four continents

9 Anania, Giovanni Lorenzo d’ | "L’Universale fabrica del mondo." With maps of the world and four continents

(Anson, George) | The "extremely rare" first account of Anson's voyage

10 (Anson, George) | The "extremely rare" first account of Anson's voyage

(Anson, George) | Collection of works

11 (Anson, George) | Collection of works

(Antarctic — Australia and New Zealand) | Collection of works

12 (Antarctic — Australia and New Zealand) | Collection of works

(Antarctic Expedition — Japan) | Collection of works

13 (Antarctic Expedition — Japan) | Collection of works

(Antarctic — Terra Nova/Discovery Expeditions) | Collection of works

15 (Antarctic — Terra Nova/Discovery Expeditions) | Collection of works

(Antarctic — Germany) | Collection of works

16 (Antarctic — Germany) | Collection of works

(Antarctic) | Collection of works

17 (Antarctic) | Collection of works

(Antarctic) | Collection of works

18 (Antarctic) | Collection of works

(Antarctic) | Collection of works, including maps and panoramas

19 (Antarctic) | Collection of works, including maps and panoramas

(Antarctic — French language) | Collection of works

20 (Antarctic — French language) | Collection of works

Apianus, Petrus | The scarce edition that first includes Frisius's account of the conquest of the Inca Empire

21 Apianus, Petrus | The scarce edition that first includes Frisius's account of the conquest of the Inca Empire

Apianus, Petrus | An abridgement of the author's 1524 "Cosmographicus liber"

22 Apianus, Petrus | An abridgement of the author's 1524 "Cosmographicus liber"

Apianus, Petrus | Two significant illustrated geographical and astronomical texts

23 Apianus, Petrus | Two significant illustrated geographical and astronomical texts

(Arctic) | Collection of works

24 (Arctic) | Collection of works

(Arctic) | Collection of works

25 (Arctic) | Collection of works

(Arctic) | Collection of works

27 (Arctic) | Collection of works

(Australia and New Zealand) | Collection of works

28 (Australia and New Zealand) | Collection of works

(Australia and New Zealand) | Collection of works

29 (Australia and New Zealand) | Collection of works

Ayres, Philip | First edition of a scarce work on English piracy

30 Ayres, Philip | First edition of a scarce work on English piracy

Barlow, William | The first use of the English word magnetism

31 Barlow, William | The first use of the English word magnetism

Beechey, Frederick W. | A narrative involving the whole theatre of the Pacific Ocean

32 Beechey, Frederick W. | A narrative involving the whole theatre of the Pacific Ocean

Beliavskii, Frants Mikhailovich | With charming lithographs of the indigenous people of Siberia

33 Beliavskii, Frants Mikhailovich | With charming lithographs of the indigenous people of Siberia

Bennett, Frederick Debell | First edition of a work praised by Herman Melville

34 Bennett, Frederick Debell | First edition of a work praised by Herman Melville

Berkh, Vasilii Nikolaevich | Bering's "First Kamchatka Expedition"

35 Berkh, Vasilii Nikolaevich | Bering's "First Kamchatka Expedition"

Betagh, William | "an Account of a Remarkable Enterprize..."

36 Betagh, William | "an Account of a Remarkable Enterprize..."

Blundeville, Thomas | An important book in the history of navigation—the Tomash copy

37 Blundeville, Thomas | An important book in the history of navigation—the Tomash copy

[Bougainville, Louis Antoine, Comte de] | The first official French circumnavigation—and the first to include a woman

38 [Bougainville, Louis Antoine, Comte de] | The first official French circumnavigation—and the first to include a woman

Browne, William H. J. | Tinted lithographed views taken during Ross's Arctic expedition

41 Browne, William H. J. | Tinted lithographed views taken during Ross's Arctic expedition

Burney, James | The most significant general history of early discoveries in the South Seas

45 Burney, James | The most significant general history of early discoveries in the South Seas

(Byrd, Richard E.) | Collection of works

46 (Byrd, Richard E.) | Collection of works

Campbell, Alexander | The suppressed account of “remarkable seamanship”

47 Campbell, Alexander | The suppressed account of “remarkable seamanship”

(Canada) | Collection of works

48 (Canada) | Collection of works

Charcot, Dr. Jean | Collection of works

49 Charcot, Dr. Jean | Collection of works

Cherry-Garrard, Apsley | "The Worst Journey in the World," Polar binding

50 Cherry-Garrard, Apsley | "The Worst Journey in the World," Polar binding

Cherry-Garrard, Apsley | "The Worst Journey in the World," in the rare library binding

51 Cherry-Garrard, Apsley | "The Worst Journey in the World," in the rare library binding

Cherry-Garrard, Apsley | "The Worst Journey in the World," with a presentation copy of his Postscript

52 Cherry-Garrard, Apsley | "The Worst Journey in the World," with a presentation copy of his Postscript

Collins, John | First edition of this treatise on navigation, with the additional title-page

54 Collins, John | First edition of this treatise on navigation, with the additional title-page

Colnett, James | One of the most important voyages in the history of whaling

55 Colnett, James | One of the most important voyages in the history of whaling

Colson, (Nathaniel) | The incredibly rare first edition this navigational guide

56 Colson, (Nathaniel) | The incredibly rare first edition this navigational guide

(Columbus, Christopher) | Collection of works

57 (Columbus, Christopher) | Collection of works

(Cook, Captain James) — Louis Antoine de Bougainville and James Magra | The two earliest works on Tahiti

58 (Cook, Captain James) — Louis Antoine de Bougainville and James Magra | The two earliest works on Tahiti