Catalogue Number 12
INDIAN OCEAN BOOKS, MAPS, AND PRINTS
Specializing in Antiquarian Materials about the Indian Ocean Islands and
Rim
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This catalogues contains 71 books, 7 maps, 32 prints, and 1 sea chart.
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BOOKS:
1. Allen, Richard B. Slaves, Freedmen, and Indentured Laborers in
Colonial Mauritius (Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1999).
1st edn, 8vo, 221 pp, 26 tables, 2 maps, dj, new. $75
2. Arnold-Forster, F. D. The Madagascar Pirates (New York,
Lothrop, Lee and Shepard, 1957). 1st edn, 8vo, 251 pp. $60
3. Bassett, Marnie. Realms and Islands: The World Voyage of Rose de
Freycinet in the Corvette Vranie 1817-1820, from her Journal and
Letters and the Reports of Louis de Saulces de Freycinet Capitaine de
Corvette (London, Oxford UP, 1962). 1st edn, 8vo, 275 pp, 46 illus,
maps. $75
4. Belgrave, Sir Charles. The Pirate Coast (Beirut, Librairie du
Liban, 1972). 2nd edn, 8vo, 200 pp, 22 illus, worn dj. A fine book on
piracy in the Straits of Hormuz and along the coast of Oman and efforts
to suppress it in the early 19th century. $20
5. Bernardin de St. Pierre, J. H. Paul and Virginia with an Original
Memoir of the Author and Three Hundred and Thirty Illustrations
(London, W. H. Orr & Co. 1839). 8vo, 28 full-page steel engravings with
India paper mounts and over 300 smaller engravings, with all designers
and engravers acknowledged. Hinges cracked but intact, gilted cover.
David Bland in his History of Book Publication cites this as one of the
finest productions of the period. Toinet, No. 390. $350
6. Buchanan, Francis. A Journey from Madras Through the Countries of
Mysore, Canara, and Malabar (London 1807), from John Pinkerton, A
General History of the Best and Most Interesting Voyages and Travels,
vol. 8 (London, 1811-1814). 8vo, pages 575-776, disbound in good
condition. $45
7. Bullen, Frank T. The Cruise of the Cachalot (New York, D.
Appleton and Co., 1899). 1st USA edn, 8vo, 379 pp, 8 illus, folding map
of Cachalot’s whaling cruise around the world, embossed decorative hard
cover. Bullen’s first book, based on his experiences as a New Bedford
whaler, is a classic of the whaling literature. Pages 97-148 are set in
the Indian Ocean, esp. Mozambique Channel, Comoros, Aldabra, Cosmoledo,
Seychelles. $75
8. Cable, Boyd. A Hundred Year History of the P & O: Peninsular
and Oriental Steam Navigation Company (London, Ivor Nicholson & Watson,
1937). 1st edn, 4to, 289 pp, 20 illus of which 13 in color, 9 pp of
silhouettes. $90
9. Caldwell, Elsie Noble. Satin Skirts of Commerce (New York,
Richard R. Smith, 1945). 1st edn, 8vo, 204 pp, 94 photos including, for
instance, 12 of Seychelles. A journey from Cape Town to Hawaii. More
than half is set in the Indian Ocean including chapters on Mozambique,
Zanzibar, Mombasa, Seychelles, Goa, Bombay, Malaya, Java, etc. $30
10. Carter, Marina and Philippe la Hausse de Lalouviere. Souillac,
Village Historique et Cimetiere Marin (Port Louis, Heritage, 1997).
1st edn, 8vo, 114 pp, illus, pictorial soft cover, new. $20
11. Cleveland, Richard J. A Narrative of Voyages and Commercial
Enterprises (Boston, Charles H. Peirce, 1850). 3rd edn, 8vo, 407 pp,
four full-page wood engravings by S. A. Schoff. Narratives of seven
voyages of this famous Salem sea captain to Bourbon, Mauritius, South
Africa, Batavia, Calcutta, China, etc. Pages 30-34 and 126-144 cover
Cleveland’s experiences in Mauritius: June-November 1793, April 1794,
and July 1799-March 1800. $125
12. Decary, Raymond, and others. La France de L’Ocean Indien
(Paris, Societe d’editions geographiques, 1952). 1st edn, 8vo, 314 pp,
16 plates, pictorial soft cover, largely uncut. $50
13. Delaplace, P. F. Le Pere Jacques Desire Laval (Beauchesne, 1931).
1st edn, 8vo, 400 pp. $100
14. Delaplace, P.F. L’Apotre de L’Ile Maurice ou vie du Serviteur de
Dieu, Jacques-Desire Laval (D. Pere, 1899). 1st edn, 8vo, 619 pp. $125
15. De Grandpre, L. A Voyage in the Indian Ocean and to Bengal,
undertaken in the Year 1790; containing an account of the Sechelles-islands
and Trincomale;…. (Boston, David Carlisle, 1803). 1st USA edn, 12mo,
300pp, original leather boards with some water stains and foxing, ffep
torn. Pages 3-13 Seychelles, one of the earliest descriptions of the
islands; 32-45 Trincomale; 45-123 Madras/Pondicherry/Kerikal/Coromandel
Coast; 123-196 Calcutta and Bengal; 208-286 Mocha. $275
16. Dos Santos, Reverend Father Joano. History of Eastern Ethiopia
originally written in the Portuguese Language and published in Paris in
1684, from John Pinkerton, A General History of the Best and Most
Interesting Voyages and Travels, vol. 16 (London, 1811-1814). Pages
337-344<continued at>683-737, disbound, in fine condition. Despite the
odd pagination, the text is continuous. Pages 337-713 on Sofala and the
hinterland to Tete; 713-737 on the East African Coast north from
Mozambique Island to Cape Delgado, Melinda, Pemba, Lamo, Pata, Mombaza.
$30
17. D’Unienville, Noel. L’Ile Maurice et sa Civilisation (Paris,
Durassie, 1949). 1st edn, 8vo, 379 pp, illus with maps and photos, in
original slipcase. This is no. 126 of 150 copies reserved for
subscribers. This entire first and only edition was limited to 650
copies. $150
18. Dupon, Jean-Francois. Contraintes Insulaires et fait Colonial aux
Mascareignes et aux Seychelles: Etude de Geographie Humaine (Lille
and Paris, 1977). Vols. 1-3, pp 1-1620; vol. 4, bibliography, tables,
charts, maps, and photos. $225
19. Farmer, H. V. Seychelles Postage Stamps and Postal History
(London, Robson Lowe, 1955). 1st edn, 8vo, 123 pp, profusely illus. $75
20. Forbes, Henry O. Monkeys (London, John F. Shaw & Co, c.
1894). 1st edn, vol. 1, 8vo , 286 pp, 22 full-page color plates by the
famous wildlife illustrator, J. G. Keulmans. Pages 1-114 are on lemurs
and include 12 of the 22 color plates. $100
21. Francklin, William. Observations made on a Tour from Bengal to
Persia, in the years 1786-7 with a short account of the remains of
the celebrated palace of Persepolis, and other interesting events, from
John Pinkerton, A General History of the Best and Most Interesting
Voyages and Travels, vol. 9 (London, 1811-1814). 8vo, pages 231-278,
disbound, in fine condition. Contains observations of Point de Galle,
Cocheen, Tellicherry, Goa, Bombay, Shiraux, Persepolis; most of the text
is on Persia. $25
22. Gibson, Ashley. Cinnamon and Frangipanni (London, Chapman &
Dodd, 1923). 1st edn, 8vo, 260 pp, 31 illus. Entirely on Ceylon. $35
23. Gordon, Esther S. and Bernard L. There Really Was a Dodo (New
York, Henry Z. Walck, 1974). 1st edn, 8vo, 28 pp, illustrations by
Lawrence Di Fiori on every page, ex-lib. This is a children’s book about
the history of the dodo to its extinction on Mauritius. $15
24. Gudger, E. W. “Nicolas Pike and his Unpublished Paintings of the
Fishes of Mauritius, Western Indian Ocean, with an Index to the Fishes,”
Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, LVIII, Art. IX
(Sept. 7, 1929), pp. 489-530 with 8 illus. 1st edn, 8vo, paper cover,
uncut. This is a rarely seen Nicolas Pike item. $35
25. Hachisuka, Masauji. The Dodo and Kindred Birds or The Extinct
Birds of the Mascarene Islands (London, H. F. & G. Witherby, Ltd.
1953). 1st edn, 4to, 250 pp, 22 full-page plates, many in color; 35
drawings, teg, gilted dodo on cover. A definitive work on the dodos of
Mauritius and Reunion, the solitaire of Rodriguez and Reunion, and
various other extinct birds of the Mascarenes. This is one of the three
great books on the dodo (the others Strickland, 1848 and Owen, 1866) and
is coveted by collectors and research institutions. The book was
published in a limited numbered edition of 485; this is number 8. $2750
26. Hart, Henry H. Sea Road to the Indies: An Account of the Voyages
and Exploits of the Portuguese Navigators.…(New York, Macmillan,
1950). 1st edn, 8vo, 296 pp, end board maps, ragged dj. $20
27. Hazareesingh, K. Anthologie Poetique de Robert-Edward Hart (Moka,
MGI, 1976). 1st edn, 8vo, 127 pp. $75
28. Hornell, James. “The Origins and Ethnological Significance of
Indian Boat Design,” in Memoirs of the Asiatic Society of Bengal,
vol. 7, no. 3 (Calcutta, Baptist Mission Press, 1920). 1st edn, 4th, pp.
139-256, tables, 34 figs, paper boards. $100
29. Horsburgh, James. The India Directory, or Directions for
Sailing to and from the East Indies, China, New Holland, Cape of Good
Hope, Brazil and the Interjacent Ports (London, 1855). 7th edn, 4to, two
vols bound together. Xxxiv, (1) 681; viii, (1), 978 pp, including
indexes. Nicely bound together in half calf over marbled boards.
Horsburgh’s Directories were the standard works for oriental navigation
for most of the 19th century and are now scarce in any edition. They
contain detailed descriptions of coastal features along the entire route
to the East, information on lighthouses, navigational hazards, etc. $950
30. Gardner, Brian. The East India Company: A History (New York,
McCall Publishing, 1972). 1st USA edn, 8vo, 319 pp, 19 illus, 4 maps, dj,
fine condition. $25 I also have a 1997 Barnes & Noble edition, as new,
for $15.
31. Ibbotson, Peter. Mauritius: Postal History and Stamps, Revisions
and Additions (Newbury, U.K., The Indian Ocean Study Circle, 1995).
1st edn, 4to, 117 pp, profusely illus, dj, new. $75
32. Jayne, K. G. Vasco Da Gama and his Successors 1460-1580
(London, Methuen, 1910). 1st edn, 8vo, 325 pp, 21 plates, map. $40
33. Jourdain, John. The Journal of John Jourdain 1608-1617,
Describing his Experiences in Arabia, India, and the Malay Archipelago
(Cambridge, Hakluyt Society, Second Series, No. 16, 1905). Edited by
William Foster. 1st edn, 8vo, 394 pp, six appendices (including William
Revett’s account of the Seychelles), bibliography, index, 4 maps,
decorative cover. Contains the first known description of the Seychelles
which Jourdain visited in January 1609. Also: Table Bay, Comoros, Pemba,
Aden, Mocha, Socotra, Surat, Agra, Cambay, Dabhol, Red Sea, Tiku,
Bantam, Moluccass, Amboyna, Macassar. $150
34. Jouvancourt, Hugues de. Poetes et prosateurs de l’ile Maurice:
Anthologie 1850-1951 avec des lithographies originales de l’auteur.
(Port Louis, La Fregate, 1951). 1st edn, 260 pp. No. 28 of an edition of
50 only. $600
35. Kaul, H.K. Travels in South Asia: A Selected and Annotated
Bibliography of Guide-Books and Travel-Books on South Asia (Atlantic
Highlands, NJ, Humanities Press, 1979). 1st edn, 4to, 215 pp, author and
geographical index. $75
36. Kallio, Harri. The Dodo and Mauritius Island: Imaginary
Encounters (Stockport, Dewi Lewis Publishing, 2004). 1st edn, oblong
4to, 121 pp, color illus, dj, new. $50
37. Keller, Professor Dr. C. Madagascar, Mauritius and the Other
East-African Islands (London, Swan Sonnenschein, 1901). 1st edn,
8vo, 246 pp, 68 maps and illus, bright pictorial gilt boards. An early
detailed study of the Southwest Indian Ocean region. $325
38. Littler, Mark M. and Diane S. Littler, eds. “Results of the
USSR-USA Expedition in Marine Biology to the Seychelles Islands,”
Atoll Reseach Bulletin, nos. 365-378 (Washington, DC, Smithsonian
Institution, June 1992). Fourteen separate studies comprising ca. 290 pp
and over 100 tables and figs. $35
39. Lorraine, Alain. Jeamblon ou les petites libertes: nouvelles
Creoles de l’ocean indien (Paris, 1996). 1st edn, 8vo, 109 pp. $35
40. Metais, J. Croisiere en Ocean Indien: A bord de l’Aviso-Colonial
“Bougainville” 1938-1939 (Paris, Vigot Freres, 1947). 1st edn, 12mo,
304 pp, pictorial paper cover. $50
41. Mosca, Liliana. Ralph Linton nel Madagascar (1925-1927). Una
Fonte per la Conoscenza della grande Isola Dell-oceano Indiano (Napoli,
Luciano Editore, 1994). 1st edn, 8vo, 275 pp, maps, paper cover. $40
42. Mouat, Frederic J. Rough Notes of a Trip to Reunion Mauritius and
Ceylon (New Delhi, Asian Educational Services, 1997). Reprint of
1852 1st edn, 8vo, 139 pp, 35 illus, pictorial gilt cover, new. $75
43. Nicoll, M. J. Three Voyages of a Naturalist, being and account of
many little-known islands in three oceans visited by “Valhalla” R.Y.S.
(London, Witherby, 1908). 1st edn, 8vo, 246 pp, 56 plates, 4 maps, text
illus. Pages 114-135 plus ten full-page plates on Seychelles. $150
44. Norman, C. B. The Corsairs of France (New York, Edward J.
Clode, 1929). 2nd edn (1st, 1887), 8vo, 314 pp, 8 illus, pictorial
endpapers. Chapters on Jean Bart, Jacques Cassard, Duguay Trouin,
Francois Thurot, Louis Leveille, and Robert Surcouf (pp. 280-314) who
played such an important role in Mauritius. $25
45. North-Coombes, Alfred. The Vindication of Francois Leguat, A
Comprehensive Appraisal of Leguat’s natural history observations on the
Island of Rodrigues (Port Louis, 1979). 1st edn, 8vo, 254 pp, maps and
plates. $100
46. North-Coombes, Alfred. La Decouverte des Mascareignes,
retrospective et mise au point definitive (Port Louis, 1994). 2nd edn,
8vo, 14 maps. $100
47. O’Brine, Manning. Dodos Don’t Duck (London, Hammond, Hammond,
& Co, 1953). 1st edn, 12 mo, 221 pp. A Michael O’Kelley mystery set in
Mauritius. $100
48. Oliver, S. P. Capt. On and Off Duty, Being Leaves from an
Officer’s Note-Book (London, W. H. Allen & Co., 1881). 1st edn, tall
8vo, viii, 386 pp, 35 wood engravings from drawings by the author,
decorative cloth boards stapled in black and gilt with gilt lettering.
Pages 105-315 on the Mascarene Islands and Madagascar. $350
49. Olmsted, J. M. D. Charles-Edouard Brown-Sequard: A Nineteenth
Century Neurologiest and Endocrinologist (Baltimore, The Johns
Hopkins UP, 1946). 1st edn, 8vo, 253 pp, illus, dj. The definitive
biography of this famous Mauritian clinician and scientist. $90
50. Penrose, Boris, ed. Sea Fights in the East Indies in the Years
1602-1639 (Cambridge, Harvard UP, 1931). 1st edn, 8vo, 295 pp, 7
illus. The book reprints contemporary accounts of ten battles fought
between, inter alia, the Portuguese, the Dutch, and the English in the
East. $50
51. Perotin, Yves. Chroniques de Bourbon (Couderc, Nerac, 1957).
1st edn, 8vo, 227 pp, 7 plates, pictorial cover. $225
52. Pingre, Abbe Alexandre-Gui. Courser Venus: Voyage Scientifique a
l’ile Rodrigue 1761 (Mauritius and Reunion, Ars Terres Creoles, EOI,
1993). 1st edn, 8vo, 123 pp, pictorial soft cover. $20
53. Pitot, Genevieve. The Mauritian Shekel: The Story of the Jewish
Detainees in Mauritius 1940-1945 (Lanham, Maryland, USA, Rowman &
Littlefield, 2000). 1st USA edn, 8vo, 259 pp, illus, pictorial paper
cover, new. $30
54. Powell, E. Alexander. Beyond the Utmost Purple Rim: Abyssinia,
Somaliland, Kenya Colony, Zanzibar, the Comoros, Madagascar (New
York and London, The Century Co., 1925). 1st edn, 8vo, 431 pp, 111
photos, 2 maps, pictorial cover. $40
55. Powell, E. Alexander. The Last Frontier: The White Man’s War for
Civilisation in Africa (New York, Charles Scribner’s, 1912). 1st edn,
8vo, 291 pp, 48 full-page illus, folding map, pictorial cover. Pages
143-164 Zanzibar; 165-189 German East Africa, 223-247 South Africa, and
248-257 on Seychelles, incl 5 photos. $75
56. Rochon, Abbe. A Voyage to Madagascar and the East Indies
(London 1792), from John Pinkerton, A General History of the Best and
Most Interesting Voyages and Travels, vol. 16 (London, 1811-1814). Pages
738-807, disbound, in fine condition. $35
57. Rolland, Denis. Esclavages Histoire d’une Diversite de l’Ocean
Indien (Paris, 1998). 1st edn, 8vo, 200pp, soft cover. $40
58. Samuels, Adelaide F. Palm Land, or Dick Travers in the Chagos
Islands (Boston and New York, Lee and Shepherd, 1873). 1st edn,
16mo, 98 pp, illus. A work of fiction in Samuels’ Dick Travers Abroad
series, set on Diego Garcia. $175
59. Sinh, Ranbir. Mauritius: The Key to the Indian Ocean (New
Delhi, Arnold-Heinemann, 1980). 1st edn, 8vo, 80 pp, 24 full-page
plates. $35
60. Staub, France. Birds of the Mascarenes and Saint Brandon
(Port Louis, Organisation Normale des Entreprises, 1976). 1st edn, 8vo,
110 pp, b/w and color illus, maps, endpaper maps, dj. $75
61. Stevens, Henry. The Dawn of British Trade to the East Indies as
Recorded in the Court Minutes of the East India Company, 1599-1603
(London, Frank Cass, 1967). Facsimile reprint of 1886 1st edn, 8vo, 331
pp. $15
62. Stommel, Henry. Lost Islands: The Story of Islands that have
Vanished from Nautical Charts (Vancouver, Univ. British Columbia
Press, 1984). 1st edn, 4to, 146 pp, charts, 25 maps, and a fold-out copy
of an 1817 Admiralty map of the Indian and Pacific Oceans, dj, new. Pp.
123-128 focus on the ‘lost’ islands of the Indian Ocean. $35
63. Strandes, Justus. The Portuguese Period in East Africa
(Nairobi, East African Literature Bureau, 1961). Translation of 1899
first edition by Jean F. Wallwork; edited, with topographical notes by
J. S. Kirkman. 1st English edition, 373 pp, illus, folding map, torn dj.
$25 I also have a 1968 paperback edition for $15.
64. Tara, V. and J-C Woillet. Madagascar, Mascareignes et Comores
(Paris, 1969). 1st edn, 8vo, 381 pp, 72 color and b/w photos, 22 maps.
$100
65. Toussaint, Auguste. “Franconesia, A Little Known Quarter of the
Indian Ocean,” from The American Neptune, XXVI, No. 2 (April 1971),
104-119. On the Mascarenes, Seychelles, and Chagos. The complete issue
is supplied. $15
66. Toussaint, Auguste. History of the Indian Ocean (Chicago,
University of Chicago Press, 1966). 1st USA edn, 8vo, 292 pp, 3 maps.
$30
67. Toussaint, Auguste. Port-Louis Deux siecles d’histoire
(1735-1935) (Port Louis, La Typographie moderne, 1936). 1st edn,
8vo, viii, 516 pp, 50 plates, 9 maps. The definitive history of Port
Louis by the great Mauritian historian. One of 350 copies in the limited
and only edition. $1500
68. Turner, L. C. F., H. R. Gordon-Gumming, and Betzle J. E. War in
the Southern Oceans 1939-1945 (Cape Town, Oxford UP, 1961). 1st edn,
8vo, 288 pp, 42 illus. 7 foldout charts and maps. A full account of
battles with German Surface Raiders and U-Boats in the roaring forties.
$150
69. Tyack, Maurice, ed. Mauritius and its Dependencies, The
Seychelles, Treasures of the Indian Ocean (Lausanne, L.A.M.Tyack,
France Inter Press, 1965). 1st edn, 4to, 192 pp, profusely illus with
maps, charts, b/w and color photos, adverts, pictorial dj, in a
slipcase, one of a limited numbered edition. Especially valuable for the
reprinting of T. Bradshaw’s drawings published in Views in the Mauritius
(1832). $325
70. Vaughn, Megan. Creating the Creole Island: Slavery in Eighteenth
Century Mauritius (Durham, Duke UP, 2005). 1st paperback edn, 8vo,
341 pp, new. $35
71. Wynburne, V. B., compiler. Une Grappe de Cocos Seychellois
(Mont Fleuri, Seychelles, privately printed, December 1949). 1st edn, 16
mo, 56 pp, stapled pictorial paper cover. I believe there should be a
page 57 which would complete the short notes on each contributor. This
booklet is composed of a series of 16 short articles by Seychelles
residents: Rt. Rev. Hugh Otter-Barry, Lord Bishop of Mauritius and
Seychelles; Stanley Jones, Captain Henry Toke Munn, Dr. Hilda Stevenson-Delhomme,
Major Alfred E. Burt, Supt. of Police; Leslie Harris, J. W. Gardner, H.
Wald, H. Tyndale-Biscoe, Evelyn Deakin, V. Gardner, V. B. Wynburne, J.
F. S. (two poems) and Anon. (2). The pieces are on a wide range of
topics, from football and cricket to Seychelles during WW II; and from
Indian flying clubs to a Seychelles Cameo, 1907-1947. In his Foreword,
Wynburne says, “This little volume…may arouse controversy—let that be
so;….I offer my sincere thanks to all who have helped towards this
publication which will, I hope, create some interest and provide a
little entertainment for our Community.” Perhaps, if not likely, the
only copy of this publication in existence. $175
MAPS:
Scans of most of these maps can be provided upon request.
72. Bellin, Jacques Nicolas. Carte de la Baye de Trinquemale, from
Histoire Generale des Voyages, vol. 8 (Paris, c. 1760). A detailed map
of the harbor showing the fort, ships at sea, and a compass rose. 14 ½ x
10 ½ inches, with later hand coloring. $125
73. Bellin, Jacques Nicolas. Carte de la Coste d’Arabie, Mer Rouge et
Golfe de Perse (Paris, c. 1740). A detailed map with a fine cartouche
and compass rose, 10 x 8 ¾ inches, later hand coloring. $125
74. Bellin, Jacques Nicolas. Carte de L’Isle de Bourbon autrefois
Mascareigne, from l’Histoire Generale des Voyages, vol. 8 (Paris, c.
1770). Fine copperplate engraving with compass rose and considerable
internal and coastal detail. 9 ½ x 8 inches, later hand coloring. $125
75. Morden, Robert. The Maldives and Ceylon Ilands, from Morden’s
Geography Rectified or a Description of the World (London, 1688).
Engraving of Ceylon, the Maldives, and Southern India. 5 x 4 ¼ inches,
with a cartouche, text at the top, and later hand coloring. $125
76. Porcacchi, Tomaso. Descrittione dell’isola di San Lorenzo.
Copperplate map from his Isolario, or Book of Islands (Venice, c. 1584).
The map is 5 ½ x 4 inches with the full page 10 x 6 inches, b/w. North
is rotated to the left, and there is a fine cartouche, sea monsters, and
text at the bottom and overleaf. $150
77. Sketches of the Island of Santo Paulo, commonly called Amsterdam, in
the Indian Ocean to Latitude 38, 42 South, Longitude 76, 54 East. Four
maps or views on a single sheet: Sketch of the form of the island by Mr. Perron; Plan of the Crater; Sketch of the Island by Mr. Parish; and View
of the Island of Santo Paulo or Amsterdam, the Conical Rock near the
entrance of the Crater bearing West, distant one mile (London, G. Nicol,
1796). 22 x 16 inches, b/w, ion excellent condition. $225
78. Van Braam, Joannes. Kaart van het Eyland Mauritius, published in
Francois Valentijn’s, Oud en Nieuw Oost Indien (Amsterdam, 1726). A
superbly engraved copperplate map of Mauritius from the early 18th
century. 21 ½ x 17 inches, b/w. $1750
PRINTS:
Scans of most of these prints can be supplied upon request.
Antarctica and sub-Antarctic Islands:
79. H.M.S. Challenger’s Scientific Ocean Surveying Expedition, from The
Illustrated London News (November 28, 1874). Two views: Off Cape
Challenger, the Most Southern Extremity of Kerguelen Island; and Among
the Icebergs of the Antarctic, each 9 ½ x 6 ½ inches, b/w, on a single
sheet with accompanying text overleaf. $30
80. Transit of Venus Observations at Kerguelen Island: Erecting
Buildings at the Chief Station, from The Illustrated London News (March
27, 1875). 9 ¼ x 5 ¼ inches, b/w, with accompanying text overleaf. $30
Ceylon and Maldives:
81. Elephant Kraal, Island of Ceylon, from The Illustrated London News
(Jan. 5, 1851). 9 x 6 inches, b/w, with accompanying text on the
capturing of wild elephants. $40
82. Environs of Colombo, from The Illustrated London News (Jan. 28,
1882). 9 ½ x 6 inches, b/w. $15
83. Habitans des Iles Maldives, from Pierre Blanchard, Le Yoyages de La
Jeunesse dans les Quatre Parties de Monde (Paris, Le Prieur, 1809). 4 ½
x 3 inches, b/w, with three pages of accompanying text. A facsimile of
the title page is also included. $20
84. Mitton, G. E. Ceylon, Lovely Island of Flower and Forest, from an
unknown publication (c. 1920s), pp. 1303-1331, with six full pages of
color plates, 20 photographs, and accompanying text. $25
85. The Prince Giving Sugar-Cane to the Elephants at the Rehearsal of
the Perehera, Kandy, Ceylon, from The Illustrated London News (Jan. 8,
1876). 14 x 9 ½ inches, b/w. $30
86. Sketches in Ceylon, from Black & White (May 6, 1905). Six
photographs on a single sheet including a Buddhist priest, temple
elephants being bathed, the beach at The Galle Face Hotel, Tamil women
bathing near Nuwara Eliya, and tea pickers near Kandy. 12 ½ x 9 inches,
b/w. $25
87. Skirmish Between the British Troop and the Kandian Insurgents in
Ceylon, from The Illustrated London News (Nov. 25, 1848). 6 x 6 inches,
b/w with accompanying text. $30
Dodos and Lemurs:
88. Dodo and Ostrich, from Oliver Goldsmith, A History of the Earth and
Animated Nature (London, Henry Fisher Caxton, 1822). Engraved by T.
Dixon. 8 ½ x 5 inches, color. $75
89. Dodo, and others, from Encyclopaedia, or a Dictionary of Arts,
Sciences and Miscellaneous Literature (Philadelphia, 1798). Engraved by
Thackara & Vallance. The dodo is 4 ½ x 4 inches on a 10 ½ x 8 ¼ inch
page, b/w. $125
90. Dodo with Ostrich and Cassowary, from F. J. Bertuch, Atlas
Naturgeschitche (Weimar, 1824). Fine stipple engraving on Whatman Turkey
Mill paper, 10 ½ x 8 ½ inches, original color. A facsimile of the title
page is included. $250
East Africa and Zanzibar:
91. The Blockade on the East Coast of Africa: Overhauling the Papers of
a Suspicious Dhow, from The Illustrated London News (February 9, 1889).
Double page, 18 ½ x 13 inches, b/w. $50
92. Farewell to Africa: Stanley and his Officers Leaving Mombasa in the
Steamship Katonia, sketch by Mr. Joseph Bell, The Illustrated London
News (Feb. 1, 1890). Double page, 18 ½ x 13 inches, later hand coloring.
$75
93. Seyyid Bargash Bin Said, Sovereign of Zanzibar, from The Graphic
(June 19, 1875). The complete front page of this issue including
masthead. 16 x 11 ½ inches, b/w. Portrait of the Sultan with sword and
dagger. $40
94. Slave-Dealers and Slaves—A Street Scene in Zanzibar, from The
Graphic (May 3, 1873). 9 x 6 ½ inches, b/w. $40
95. Zanzibar, from Elisee Reclus, The Earth and its Inhabitants (New
York, D. Appleton & Co., 1890). A wood engraving by T. Taylor of the old
stone town with the sea behind. 7 ½ x 5 ¼ inches with later hand
coloring. $75
India and the East Indies:
96. Bombay, on the Malabar Coast, belonging to the East India Company of
England (c. 1780s). Nicely detailed copperplate engraving with ships at
anchor in the foreground and buildings, fort, and seawall to the rear. 7
½ x 4 ½ inches, b/w. $45
97. De Stadt Coylang, from W. Schouten, Reistogt Naar En Door Oost
Indien (1775). Engraved by C. Decker. Copper engraving of the Dutch
fleet taking the city of Coylang on the Malabar Coast. 11 x 8 inches,
b/w. $125
98. Exposition of the Body of St. Francis Xavier at Goa, from The
Graphic (c. 1870s). Three views: Tomb of St. Francis Xavier, The Body of
St. Francis Xavier, and House and Convent of Bom Jesus on a single
sheet. 9 ½ x 6 inches, b/w. $30
Madagascar and Comoros:
99. Visages de Madagascar, presentes par Pierre Benoit. Edited by Les
Ecrivains Francais (Bellevue (S.-et.O.), for the Gouvernement General de
Madagascar (n.d., c. 1920s). Twenty-four aquarelles de Cheriane;
legendes d’Andre Demaison. This is a 14 x 10 inch booklet with 24
colored plates; each plate has a tissue guard and detailed description.
The binding is hand stitched; the cover is ragged but the plates are in
fine condition. The plates are largely views and include: Tamatave (3),
Diego-Suarez, Nossi-Be, Majunga (3), and Fort Dauphin. $175
Mauritius, Reunion, and Seychelles:
100. De Sainson, Louis Auguste. Four views of Mauritius on two sheets
from Jules S-C Dumont d’Urville, Voyage pittoresque Autour du Monde
(Paris, Chez L. Tenre, 1834), vol. 1. The views are: Port Louis, Eglise
des Pamplemousses, Riviere du Mesnil, and Une Sucrerie. Each of these
delicate detailed engravings are 5 x 4 inches, with later hand coloring.
$300 I also have a b/w set for $250.
101. Grand River Bridge of the Midland Railway, Mauritius, from The
Illustrated London News (January 19, 1867). 9 ½ x 7 inches, b/w. $30
102. Imperial German Consulate, Mahe. POSTCARD, 5 ¾ x 3 ½ inches,
unused, ca. 1910. Photograph by S. Ohashi, Seychelles. $20
103. H.M.S. Lyra Disembarking Liberated Slaves at Fort Victoria,
Seychelles, from The Illustrated London News (January 5, 1867). The ship
is at anchor in the foreground with the town and mountains behind. 9 ¼ x
6 ¾ inches, later hand coloring. $75
104. The Royal Mail Screw Steam-Ship “Calcutta” in a Hurricane, off the
Island of Mauritius, from The Illustrated London News (Feb. 26, 1853). 9
x 6 inches, b/w, with accompanying text of the hurricane encountered on
Dec. 20, 1852. $50
105. Saint-Pierre, ile de la Reunion, from L’Illustration (c. 1860s). 9
x 4 ½ inches, later hand coloring. $25
Red Sea and Arabian Peninsula
106. Le Canal de Suez (Paris, Campagnie Liebig, late 19th c). Six
brightly illustrated and very detailed cards showing views of he canal
with text on rear (in French). Each card, 4 ¼ x 2 ½ inches, full color.
$20
107. Thubare, A Small Harbour on the Arabian Coast, Upper Part of the
Red Sea, from Captain Robert Elliot, R.N., Views in the East: Ceylon,
India, Canton, and the Shores of the Red Sea (London, Fisher, Son & Co.,
1833). Sketched by Elliot, drawn by S. Austin, engraved by William
Miller. A view of the harbor with dhows at anchor and mountains to the
rear. 7 ½ x 5 ½ inches, original color. $45
South Africa and Mozambique
108. The Colonial Mail Steamer Windsor Castle Ashore on Dassen Island,
Cape of Good Hope, from The Illustrated London News (December 2, 1876).
This is the full front page of this issue, including masthead. 15 x 9
inches, b/w. A fine engraving with the ship at anchor and plenty of
penguins in the foreground. $40
109. The Defences of Lourenco Marques, from The Graphic (December 15,
1894). Three views: A Funeral near Delagoa Bay, South Africa; A Watch
Tower on the Railway; and A Street Barricade of Iron Tanks and Trollies,
with accompanying text on the African uprising against the Portuguese.
13 ½ x 9 inches, b/w. $35
110. The East African Slave Trade, from The Illustrated London News
(July 19, 1873). Four views: Mozambique with Fort St. Sebastian; Mafamale Isle, Mouth of the Angoxa; Rovooma River; and Lurio River, with
the Picos Fragos; on a single page, with accompanying text overleaf. 14
½ x 9 inches, b/w. Good text on views of Mozambique Island and the more
remote bays to the north. $40
SEA CHART
111. Norie, J. W., Hydrographer &c. A New Chart of the Isle of France or
Mauritius (London, 1832). A very striking blueback chart measuring 38 x
26 inches. On the right (ca. 40% of the chart) is a large map of Isle de
France with soundings, great internal detail of the island, compass
rose, a fine cartouche, etc. The left 60% of the chart consists of 4
large maps: to the left, The Island of Rodrigues, and The Island of
Bourbon; and in the center, a Plan of Port Louis, and a Plan of Port
Bourbon. Sailing directions are printed in the insets, all five maps
have considerable internal of coastal details, and the chart is lined
along the top with recognition views. This is a beautiful chart in very
good condition. $1750
Larry W. Bowman, Ph.D. November 2005
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