Travel, Atlases, Maps & Natural History

Travel, Atlases, Maps & Natural History

Travel, Atlases, Maps & Natural History

Travel, Atlases, Maps & Natural History

3 November - 15 November 2022 • London

Overview
Jean-Pierre Bergeret | Phytonomatotechnie universelle. Paris, 1783-1784, 2 volumes, folio, modern marbled boards

1 Jean-Pierre Bergeret | Phytonomatotechnie universelle. Paris, 1783-1784, 2 volumes, folio, modern marbled boards

Carl Ludwig Blume | Collection des orchidées, Amsterdam, 1858, folio, contemporary green half morocco

2 Carl Ludwig Blume | Collection des orchidées, Amsterdam, 1858, folio, contemporary green half morocco

C.L.J.L. Bonaparte | Iconografia della fauna Italica. Rome, 1832-1841, 3 volumes, folio, half calf

3 C.L.J.L. Bonaparte | Iconografia della fauna Italica. Rome, 1832-1841, 3 volumes, folio, half calf

Richard Bradley | The History of Succulent Plants, 1739, 5 parts in one volume, 4to, calf

4 Richard Bradley | The History of Succulent Plants, 1739, 5 parts in one volume, 4to, calf

Thomas Brown | Illustrations of Game Birds. London, 1834, folio, publisher's brown cloth gilt

5 Thomas Brown | Illustrations of Game Birds. London, 1834, folio, publisher's brown cloth gilt

Johann Theodor de Bry | Anthologia Meriana. Frankfurt, 1776, folio, contemporary vellum

6 Johann Theodor de Bry | Anthologia Meriana. Frankfurt, 1776, folio, contemporary vellum

Pierre Bulliard | Herbier de la France. Paris, 1780 [-93], 15 volumes, folio, contemporary pink boards

7 Pierre Bulliard | Herbier de la France. Paris, 1780 [-93], 15 volumes, folio, contemporary pink boards

Alfred Chandler and William Beattie Booth | Camellieae. London, 1831, orange morocco gilt

8 Alfred Chandler and William Beattie Booth | Camellieae. London, 1831, orange morocco gilt

Caspar Commelin | Praeludia botanica. Leiden, 1703, first edition, 4to, contemporary speckled calf

9 Caspar Commelin | Praeludia botanica. Leiden, 1703, first edition, 4to, contemporary speckled calf

Edward Donovan | The Natural History of British Quadrupeds. London, 1820, 3 volumes

10 Edward Donovan | The Natural History of British Quadrupeds. London, 1820, 3 volumes

H.-L. Duhamel du Monceau and L.H. de la Marre | Traité Général des Pesches. Paris, 1769-1782, folio, later half calf

11 H.-L. Duhamel du Monceau and L.H. de la Marre | Traité Général des Pesches. Paris, 1769-1782, folio, later half calf

Henry John Elwes and Augustine Henry | The Trees of Great Britain and Ireland. 1906-13, 15 parts in 7 volumes

12 Henry John Elwes and Augustine Henry | The Trees of Great Britain and Ireland. 1906-13, 15 parts in 7 volumes

A.D. Férussac and G.P. Deshayes | Histoire...des mollusques, terrestres et fluviatiles. Paris, 1820-51, 4 volumes, folio

13 A.D. Férussac and G.P. Deshayes | Histoire...des mollusques, terrestres et fluviatiles. Paris, 1820-51, 4 volumes, folio

F. du Cane Godman & others | Biologia Centrali-Americana: Coleoptera. London, 1881-1911, 7 volumes in 18

14 F. du Cane Godman & others | Biologia Centrali-Americana: Coleoptera. London, 1881-1911, 7 volumes in 18

John Gould | Monograph of the Ramphastidae, or family of Toucans. London, 1834

15 John Gould | Monograph of the Ramphastidae, or family of Toucans. London, 1834

John Hill | The Vegetable System. London, 1761-1775, 20 volumes bound in 13, folio, contemporary calf

16 John Hill | The Vegetable System. London, 1761-1775, 20 volumes bound in 13, folio, contemporary calf

William Hooker | The Rhododendrons of Sikkim-Himalaya. London, 1849 [-51], folio, half morocco

17 William Hooker | The Rhododendrons of Sikkim-Himalaya. London, 1849 [-51], folio, half morocco

Horticultural Society of London | Transactions, First and Second Series. London, 1812-48, green half morocco

18 Horticultural Society of London | Transactions, First and Second Series. London, 1812-48, green half morocco

L'Heritier de Brutelle | Stirpes novae, aut minus cognitae, quas descriptionibus et iconibus illustravit. Paris, 1784-5

19 L'Heritier de Brutelle | Stirpes novae, aut minus cognitae, quas descriptionibus et iconibus illustravit. Paris, 1784-5

Syman Latham | Latham's Falconry: or, the Faulcons Lure, and Cure, London, 1633, 2 vols in one, later calf

20 Syman Latham | Latham's Falconry: or, the Faulcons Lure, and Cure, London, 1633, 2 vols in one, later calf

L. Linden, J. Linden, and others | Lindenia: Iconographie des Orchidees. Ghent, 1885-1903, 17 volumes

21 L. Linden, J. Linden, and others | Lindenia: Iconographie des Orchidees. Ghent, 1885-1903, 17 volumes

Joseph Quer y Martinez | Flora Española. Madrid, 1762-84, 6 volumes, contemporary mottled calf

22 Joseph Quer y Martinez | Flora Española. Madrid, 1762-84, 6 volumes, contemporary mottled calf

von Meidinger | Icones piscium Austriae indigenorum, Venice, 1785-90, fascicles 1-4 (of 5), Achille Valenciennes' copy

23 von Meidinger | Icones piscium Austriae indigenorum, Venice, 1785-90, fascicles 1-4 (of 5), Achille Valenciennes' copy

Joseph Paxton | Paxton's magazine of botany and register of flowering plants. London, 1834-49, 16 vols, green half calf

24 Joseph Paxton | Paxton's magazine of botany and register of flowering plants. London, 1834-49, 16 vols, green half calf

Rivinus | Introductio generalis in rem herbarium, Leipzig, 1690-99, 4 parts in one volume, contemporary calf

25 Rivinus | Introductio generalis in rem herbarium, Leipzig, 1690-99, 4 parts in one volume, contemporary calf

Guillaume Rondelet | La première [-seconde] partie de l'histoire entière des Poissons, Lyon, 1558, 2 parts in 1

26 Guillaume Rondelet | La première [-seconde] partie de l'histoire entière des Poissons, Lyon, 1558, 2 parts in 1

Sadeler, after Hoefnagel | Copy of Archetypa Studiaque Patris Georgio Hoefnagelii. Venice, [c.1614], contemporary boards

27 Sadeler, after Hoefnagel | Copy of Archetypa Studiaque Patris Georgio Hoefnagelii. Venice, [c.1614], contemporary boards

J.A. Scopoli | Deliciae Florae et Faunae Insubricae seu novae. Ticino, 1786-88, 3 parts in one, contemporary vellum

28 J.A. Scopoli | Deliciae Florae et Faunae Insubricae seu novae. Ticino, 1786-88, 3 parts in one, contemporary vellum

Leopold Trattinick | Neue Arten von Pelargonien deutschen Ursprunges, Vienna, 1825-43, contemporary boards

29 Leopold Trattinick | Neue Arten von Pelargonien deutschen Ursprunges, Vienna, 1825-43, contemporary boards

Christoph Jakob Trew | Hortus nitidissimis, Nuremberg, [1750]-72, 2 parts in one vol., contemporary half calf

30 Christoph Jakob Trew | Hortus nitidissimis, Nuremberg, [1750]-72, 2 parts in one vol., contemporary half calf

Willem II van Royen | Two Silver Pheasants and a Black-crowned Night Heron in a landscape, watercolour, 1735

31 Willem II van Royen | Two Silver Pheasants and a Black-crowned Night Heron in a landscape, watercolour, 1735

Johann Christoph Volkamer | Nürnbergische Hesperides. Nuremberg, 1708[-14], contemporary vellum, volume one (only, of 2)

32 Johann Christoph Volkamer | Nürnbergische Hesperides. Nuremberg, 1708[-14], contemporary vellum, volume one (only, of 2)

Waldstein and Kitaibel | Descriptiones et icones plantarum rariorum, Vienna, [1799-] 1802-12, contemporary half-morocco

33 Waldstein and Kitaibel | Descriptiones et icones plantarum rariorum, Vienna, [1799-] 1802-12, contemporary half-morocco

Warner, Williams, and Moore | The Orchid Album, London, 1882-1897, 11 vols, publisher's pictorial cloth gilt

34 Warner, Williams, and Moore | The Orchid Album, London, 1882-1897, 11 vols, publisher's pictorial cloth gilt

Weinmann | Phyzantoza Iconographia, Regensburg, 1737-45, 4 volumes plus index volume, contemporary calf gilt

35 Weinmann | Phyzantoza Iconographia, Regensburg, 1737-45, 4 volumes plus index volume, contemporary calf gilt

Henry Alken | The National Sports of Great Britain, London, 1825, 4to, contemporary blue morocco gilt

36 Henry Alken | The National Sports of Great Britain, London, 1825, 4to, contemporary blue morocco gilt

Charles King | The British Merchant. London, 1721, 3 volumes, contemporary panelled calf

37 Charles King | The British Merchant. London, 1721, 3 volumes, contemporary panelled calf

John Thomson | Street Life in London [and] Street Incidents. London, 1877-81, 2 volumes, publisher's pictorial cloth

38 John Thomson | Street Life in London [and] Street Incidents. London, 1877-81, 2 volumes, publisher's pictorial cloth

Johannes Blaeu and Martino Martini | Novus Atlas Sinensis, 1655, folio, publisher's vellum gilt

39 Johannes Blaeu and Martino Martini | Novus Atlas Sinensis, 1655, folio, publisher's vellum gilt

Johannes Blaeu | Novum Italiae theatrum. 1724, 4 volumes, contemporary calf

40 Johannes Blaeu | Novum Italiae theatrum. 1724, 4 volumes, contemporary calf

Henri Abraham Chatelain | Atlas historique, Amsterdam, 1739, 7 volumes, half calf over marbled boards

41 Henri Abraham Chatelain | Atlas historique, Amsterdam, 1739, 7 volumes, half calf over marbled boards

Alexis Donnet | Carte topographique, minéralogique et statistique de la France, Paris, 1817, green quarter morocco cases

42 Alexis Donnet | Carte topographique, minéralogique et statistique de la France, Paris, 1817, green quarter morocco cases

John Gibson | Atlas Minimus. London, 1758, contemporary calf, 16mo

43 John Gibson | Atlas Minimus. London, 1758, contemporary calf, 16mo

Joseph Harris | The Description and Use of the Globes, and the Orrery, London, 1734

44 Joseph Harris | The Description and Use of the Globes, and the Orrery, London, 1734

Abraham Ortelius | Théâtre de l'Univers, Antwerp, 1587, extra-illustrated with 11 maps by Jaillot, Frieux and Danckerts

46 Abraham Ortelius | Théâtre de l'Univers, Antwerp, 1587, extra-illustrated with 11 maps by Jaillot, Frieux and Danckerts

John Owen and Emanuel Bowen | Britannia Depicta, or Ogilby improv'd. London, 1731, calf gilt

47 John Owen and Emanuel Bowen | Britannia Depicta, or Ogilby improv'd. London, 1731, calf gilt

John Rocque | A plan of the cities of London and Westminster, London, c.1749

48 John Rocque | A plan of the cities of London and Westminster, London, c.1749

Berlin, St Petersberg, Moscow, Vienna | Album of photographs, 1897

49 Berlin, St Petersberg, Moscow, Vienna | Album of photographs, 1897