The Art of Travel

The Art of Travel

The Art of Travel

The Art of Travel

2 December - 12 December 2019 • London

FRANK HENRY MASON | The Cunard Liner Carpathia Outward Bound from Liverpool in the Moonlight

1 FRANK HENRY MASON | The Cunard Liner Carpathia Outward Bound from Liverpool in the Moonlight

LUDWIG BLUM | A Street in Jerusalem

2 LUDWIG BLUM | A Street in Jerusalem

LUDWIG BLUM | The Damascus Gate, Jerusalem

3 LUDWIG BLUM | The Damascus Gate, Jerusalem

CARL HASCH | The Nile Cataract, Aswan

4 CARL HASCH | The Nile Cataract, Aswan

BEDŘICH FEIGL | Jerusalem

5 BEDŘICH FEIGL | Jerusalem

AUGUST LÖFFLER | The Al-Aqsa Mosque, Jerusalem

6 AUGUST LÖFFLER | The Al-Aqsa Mosque, Jerusalem

CHARLES THÉODORE FRÈRE | On the Nile

7 CHARLES THÉODORE FRÈRE | On the Nile

LEHNERT AND LANDROCK | Four large-format panorama photographs of desert scenes of travellers and camels.

8 LEHNERT AND LANDROCK | Four large-format panorama photographs of desert scenes of travellers and camels.

EUGENE VAN MALDEGHEM | A Seated Turkish gentleman

9 EUGENE VAN MALDEGHEM | A Seated Turkish gentleman

BRITISH SCHOOL, POSSIBLY LATE 19TH CENTURY | An Arab Warrior

10 BRITISH SCHOOL, POSSIBLY LATE 19TH CENTURY | An Arab Warrior

FOLLOWER OF JEAN-BAPTISTE VAN MOUR | A Spice Market

11 FOLLOWER OF JEAN-BAPTISTE VAN MOUR | A Spice Market

GEORGES CLAIRIN | Visiting Luxor

12 GEORGES CLAIRIN | Visiting Luxor

HERCULES BRABAZON BRABAZON | The Bazaar Souk-el-Alharini, Tunisia

13 HERCULES BRABAZON BRABAZON | The Bazaar Souk-el-Alharini, Tunisia

HERCULES BRABAZON BRABAZON | A Fortress near Candia, Crete

14 HERCULES BRABAZON BRABAZON | A Fortress near Candia, Crete

FREDERICK ARTHUR BRIDGMAN | The Orange Seller

15 FREDERICK ARTHUR BRIDGMAN | The Orange Seller

AMADEO PREZIOSI | A Promenade, Constantinople

16 AMADEO PREZIOSI | A Promenade, Constantinople

REINHOLD HANSCHE | Arrival of Kaiser Wilhelm II in Constantinople

17 REINHOLD HANSCHE | Arrival of Kaiser Wilhelm II in Constantinople

CHARLES THÉODORE FRÈRE | Promenade by Rumeli Hisari, On the Bosphorus

18 CHARLES THÉODORE FRÈRE | Promenade by Rumeli Hisari, On the Bosphorus

CARLO BOSSOLI | The Bosphorus, by Night

19 CARLO BOSSOLI | The Bosphorus, by Night

NORMAN PARKINSON | The Art of Travel, 1951

20 NORMAN PARKINSON | The Art of Travel, 1951

NORMAN PARKINSON | Wenda and Ostriches, 1951

21 NORMAN PARKINSON | Wenda and Ostriches, 1951

JACQUES MAJORELLE | In the Majorelle Gardens, Marrakech

22 JACQUES MAJORELLE | In the Majorelle Gardens, Marrakech

JACQUES MAJORELLE | The Village of Aït Rba in The Atlas Mountains, Morocco

23 JACQUES MAJORELLE | The Village of Aït Rba in The Atlas Mountains, Morocco

JACQUES MAJORELLE | Women of West Africa

24 JACQUES MAJORELLE | Women of West Africa

TRAVEL PHOTOGRAPHS | A large collection of photographs including stereo cards, and magic lantern slides, together with a graphoscope. [late 19th century to early 20th century]

25 TRAVEL PHOTOGRAPHS | A large collection of photographs including stereo cards, and magic lantern slides, together with a graphoscope. [late 19th century to early 20th century]

THOMAS BAINES | The British Expedition to Abyssinia, 1868; Indian elephants carrying guns up a mountain pass

26 THOMAS BAINES | The British Expedition to Abyssinia, 1868; Indian elephants carrying guns up a mountain pass

HENRI CARTIER-BRESSON | Transatlantic Liner Arriving in the Harbour, New York City, 1959

27 HENRI CARTIER-BRESSON | Transatlantic Liner Arriving in the Harbour, New York City, 1959

HENRI CARTIER-BRESSON | Eunuch of the Imperial Court of the Last Dynasty, Peking, 1949

28 HENRI CARTIER-BRESSON | Eunuch of the Imperial Court of the Last Dynasty, Peking, 1949

HENRI CARTIER-BRESSON | Near Trivandrum, Kerala, 1966

29 HENRI CARTIER-BRESSON | Near Trivandrum, Kerala, 1966

HENRI CARTIER-BRESSON | Bali, Sajan, Indonesia, The Alloeng Kotjok Dance, 1949

30 HENRI CARTIER-BRESSON | Bali, Sajan, Indonesia, The Alloeng Kotjok Dance, 1949

A vintage horse race crocodile leather case, Asprey London, 1925, with binoculars by Carl Zeiss, Jena

31 A vintage horse race crocodile leather case, Asprey London, 1925, with binoculars by Carl Zeiss, Jena

JAPANESE, 20TH CENTURY | Two Bamboo Baskets, 20th Century | The second, signed Chikubosai, 20th century

32 JAPANESE, 20TH CENTURY | Two Bamboo Baskets, 20th Century | The second, signed Chikubosai, 20th century

JAPANESE SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY | A Hanaike [Flower Vase] Edo Period, 19th Century

33 JAPANESE SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY | A Hanaike [Flower Vase] Edo Period, 19th Century

STÉPHANE COUTURIER | Nouvelle Calédonie #4, 2002

34 STÉPHANE COUTURIER | Nouvelle Calédonie #4, 2002

SIMON NORFOLK | King Amanulla's Victory Arch at Pagham, 2003

35 SIMON NORFOLK | King Amanulla's Victory Arch at Pagham, 2003

EUROPEAN SCHOOL, 19TH/20TH CENTURY | Whampoa anchorage on the Pearl River

36 EUROPEAN SCHOOL, 19TH/20TH CENTURY | Whampoa anchorage on the Pearl River

GEORGE CHINNERY | Four Men Playing a Board-game

37 GEORGE CHINNERY | Four Men Playing a Board-game

J. RUEDOLF | Entrance to the Temple of Confucius, Peking

38 J. RUEDOLF | Entrance to the Temple of Confucius, Peking

ALBERT GOODWIN, R.W.S. | The Beach, Sri Lanka

39 ALBERT GOODWIN, R.W.S. | The Beach, Sri Lanka

WILLEM AND JOAN BLAEU | Le Theatre du Monde. Amsterdam, 1643-1645

40 WILLEM AND JOAN BLAEU | Le Theatre du Monde. Amsterdam, 1643-1645

GUSTAVE LE GRAY | The Brig, 1856

41 GUSTAVE LE GRAY | The Brig, 1856

EMANUEL PETERSEN | Bear Hunting in Greenland

42 EMANUEL PETERSEN | Bear Hunting in Greenland

Stroma Yole "Bee" 1904, Scotland

43 Stroma Yole "Bee" 1904, Scotland

PIETER VAN DEN KEERE | Nova totius terrarum orbis geographica ac hydrographica tabula. Amsterdam: Johannes Janssonius, 1632

44 PIETER VAN DEN KEERE | Nova totius terrarum orbis geographica ac hydrographica tabula. Amsterdam: Johannes Janssonius, 1632

FREDERICK DE WIT | Composite atlas. [c.1680-1686]

45 FREDERICK DE WIT | Composite atlas. [c.1680-1686]

ВИЛЬБРЕХТ АЛЕКСАНДР МИХАЙЛОВИЧ. WILBRECHT, ALEKSANDR MIKHAILOVICH | [Российский атлас. Санкт-Петербург: Географический департамент Кабинета Е.И.В., 1792]. [Russian Atlas. St. Petersburg: Geographical Department of the Cabinet E.I.V., 1792]

46 ВИЛЬБРЕХТ АЛЕКСАНДР МИХАЙЛОВИЧ. WILBRECHT, ALEKSANDR MIKHAILOVICH | [Российский атлас. Санкт-Петербург: Географический департамент Кабинета Е.И.В., 1792]. [Russian Atlas. St. Petersburg: Geographical Department of the Cabinet E.I.V., 1792]

Europa. [Amsterdam: Reiner and Joshua Ottens, early eighteenth century]

47 Europa. [Amsterdam: Reiner and Joshua Ottens, early eighteenth century]

An intact and complete elephant bird egg. [Madagascar, 17th century or earlier]

48 An intact and complete elephant bird egg. [Madagascar, 17th century or earlier]