Natural History, Travel, Atlases & Maps - L08407

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Natural History, Travel, Atlases & Maps

13 November 2008 • London

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Sale Number: L08407

40. Album d'un voyage en Turquie fait par ordre de Sa Majesté l'empereur Nicolas Ier en 1829 et 1830. Paris: [Godefroy] Engelmann, [1830], first edition, folio (539 x 376mm.), 51 lithographed plates, including 2 double-page (one with overlays) and 4 hand-coloured, contemporary morocco-backed boards, spine gilt, spotting and staining, marginal tear to first leaf of subscribers' list (repaired), other small tears, some leaves loose, spine cracking and with loss at base of spine

Estimate: 4,000 – 6,000 GBP

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41. The Antiquities of Athens. London: Priestley and Weale, 1825-1830

Estimate: 1,500 – 2,000 GBP

BIDDING IS CLOSED
42. Les six voyages... en Turquie, en Perse, et aux Indes. Paris: Clouzier & Barbin, 1677, 2 volumes, first edition, 4to (235 x 175mm.), 33 engraved plates (of 34), contemporary calf, lacking numismatic plate at beginning of vol.2, stab holes in margin at beginning of vol.2, somewhat spotted and browned, bindings worn

Estimate: 1,500 – 2,000 GBP

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43. Description de L'Asie Mineure faite par ordre du gouvernement Français, de 1833 a 1837. Paris: Firmin Didot, 1839-1849

Estimate: 7,000 – 10,000 GBP

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44. A collection of 39 volumes in French, including:

Estimate: 2,500 – 3,500 GBP

BIDDING IS CLOSED
45. A collection of 9 volumes on the Greek War of Independence, in English, comprising:

Estimate: 1,000 – 1,500 GBP

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46. Tabula Sexta de Asia. [Florence, 1482], 315 x 510mm., double-page engraved map, laid on old thin backing paper, evidence of the original binding stitch-holes

Estimate: 4,000 – 6,000 GBP

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47. Carta particolare che comincia con il capo Baduis è finisce con il capo Cumana, è mostra la bocca dell mare Russo. [Florence, 1648], 480 x 725mm.

Estimate: 2,500 – 3,500 GBP

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50. [Untitled map of the Western Indian Ocean, with Arabia. Paris, 1663], 690 x 510mm., large folding engraved map, some strengthening to old folds, a few small tears

Estimate: 2,000 – 3,000 GBP

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51. Collection of seven maps including three travellers' routes through Arabia, six prepared for the R.G.S. Journal. London, [1865-1948], lithographs, various sizes, mostly unfolded and apparently uncirculated

Estimate: 1,500 – 2,000 GBP

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52. A collection of 8 lithographed maps covering the Arabian peninsula. [Brussels, 1827], each approx. 455 x 495mm., contemporary hand colour, good wide margins

Estimate: 7,000 – 9,000 GBP

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53. Persian Gulf. Arabia. Bahrain Harbour. Southampton: 15th Aug. 1862, revised to April 1875, corrections to March 1883, 680 x 495mm. full-page engraved chart, laid on official linen backing, narrow upper margin, with loss to border, the lower margin rubbed with loss of engraver's name

Estimate: 1,500 – 2,000 GBP

BIDDING IS CLOSED

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