Catalogue Number 7

INDIAN OCEAN BOOKS, MAPS, AND PRINTS

Specializing in Antiquarian Materials about the Indian Ocean Islands and Rim

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The catalogue contains 72 books, 25 maps, and 19 prints. Many other items are available on my website. Please send orders or inquiries to Larry W. Bowman at:

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BOOKS:

1. Amin, Mohamed, Duncan Willetts, and Brian Tetley. Journey through Kenya (Nairobi, Camerapix, 1987). 1^st edn, 4to, 192 pp, dj, lavishly illustrated with color photos. Pages 167-192 on the Indian Ocean coast. $35

2. Annual Report on Rodrigues (Port Louis). Five issues: 1949, 1952, 1959, 1962, 1963. The entire lot for $100.

3. Arnold-Forster, F. D., Rear Admiral, The Madagascar Pirates (New York, Lothrup, Lee and Shepard, 1957). 1st edn, 8vo, 251 pp, dj. $50

4. Barnett, Peter. Sea Safari with Professor Smith (Durban, Richford Enterprises, 1979). 2nd edn, 8vo, 68 pp, 40 photographs, decorative hard cover. The first edition of this book was published in 1953 in an issue of only 250 numbered copies and is all but unattainable. This is a story of a specimen collecting research trip up the entire coast of Portuguese East Africa in 1951 with the distinguished South African ichthyologist, Professor J. L. B. Smith. $50

5. Beaton, Rev. Patrick. Creoles and Coolies; or Five Years in Mauritius (Port Washington, NY, Kennikat Press, 1971). Reprint of 1859 1st edn, 8vo, 296 pp, new. $50

6. Belgrave, Sir Charles. The Pirate Coast (Beirut, Librairie du Liban, 1972). 2nd impression of 1960 1st edn, 200 pp, 22 plates, dj. A fine book on piracy and efforts to suppress it in the Straits of Hormuz/Oman area. $35

7. Bellemy, David. Half of Paradise (London, Cassell, 1979). 1st edn, 8vo, 192 pp, profusely illus. with color and b/w photos, numerous maps, endpaper maps. Entirely on two expeditions (1972 and 1975) to the Egmont Islands in the Chagos Archipelago. $25

8. Bernardin de St. Pierre, J. H. Paul and Virginia (New York, H. M. Caldwell, n.d. but late 19th century). 191 pp, 16 mo, 4 plates, decorative cloth cover. Not in Toinet. $25

9. Bertuchi, A. J. The Island of Rodriguez: A British Colony in the Mascarenhas Group (London, John Murray, 1923). 1st edn, 8vo, 117 pp, 47 illus, map, ex-lib. $300

10. Sir Walter Besant’s ‘Bourbon’ Journal, A Visit from Mauritius to Bourbon, August 6th to 28th, 1863 (London, Besant & Co., 1933). 1st edn, 12 mo, 54 pp, etchings, map, dj. Besant, later a well known novelist, took this trip to Bourbon while he was mathematics professor at the Royal College in Mauritius. In Bourbon he climbed Le Piton des Neiges. $125

11. Besant, Walter and James Rice. My Little Girl (London, Chatto and Windus, n.d., ca. 1877). Besant was, for a time, a mathematics professor at the Royal College in Mauritius; this novel is set in Palmiste Island (aka Mauritius). 12 mo, 379 pp. $35

12. Bontekoe, Willem Y. Memorable Description of the East India Voyage, 1618-25 (London, George Routledge & Sons, 1929). Trans. From the Dutch first edn (1646) by Mrs. C. B. Bodde-Hodgkinson and Pieter Geyl, 8vo, 168 pp, 10 plates. Includes one of the earliest descriptions of Reunion Island and much else on the East Indies, esp. Java and Batavia. $65

13. Bradlow, Frank R. Thomas Bowler in Mauritius: A Detail in the History of Contacts Between the Cape of Good Hope & Mauritius 1866-1868 (Cape Town, Balkema, 1970). 1st edn, no. 260 of 300 numbered copies, signed by the author, 64 pp, 16 illus. $125

14. Brewin, Robert. Memoirs of Mrs. Rebecca Wakefield, Missionary in East Africa (London, Andrew Crombie, 1888). 3rd edn, 12 mo, 237 pp, 21 illus, decorative cover. Mrs. Wakefield was in East Africa from 1870-1875 where she died at age 28. Pages 67-110 Zanzibar, 111-237 Mombasa and the Ribi Mission Station just north of Mombasa. $50

15. Bulpin, T. V. Islands in a Forgotten Sea (Cape Town, Books of Africa, 1969). 2nd edn (1st 1958), 346 pp, maps, drawings, color photographs, endpaper maps, decorative hard cover. A wonderful history of the Indian Ocean islands. $75

16. Chittick, Neville. Kilwa: An Islamic Trading City on the East African Coast (Nairobi, The British Institute in Eastern Africa, 1974). 1st edn, 4to, published in two consecutively paginated volumes (vol.1-history and archaeology, and vol.II-the finds), 514 pp, 168 plates, 185 figures, dj, new. $225

17. Chittick, Neville. Manda: Excavations at an Island Port on the Kenya Coast (Nairobi, The British Institute in Eastern Africa, 1984). 1st edn, 4to, 258 pp, 49 plates, 161 figures, 5 tables, dj, new. $75

18. Collis, Maurice. The Grand Peregrination being the life and adventures of Fernao Mendes Pinto (London, Faber and Faber, 1951). 2nd impression of 1949 1st edn, 8vo, 313 pp, 13 illus, dj. The first biography of this 16th century Portuguese traveler to East Africa, India, Malacca, Sumatra, Java, and the Far East. $30

19. Conant, S. S. The Home of Paul and Virginia, from Harper’s New Monthly Magazine vol. 47, no. 281 (October 1873), 705-713. This is a nine page article drawn from Nicholas Pike’s, Sub-Tropical Rambles in the Land of the Aphanapteryx. Personal Experiences, Adventures, and Wanderings in and around the Island of Mauritius (New York, 1873). Five woodcuts are included: The Souffleur, The Yamseh, Les Trois Mamelles, Cascade of the River Savane, and Le Pont Naturel. $95

20. Copley, Hugh. Wonders of the Kenya Shore (Nairobi, Noia Kuu Press, 1967). 2nd edn (1st 1946), 12 mo, 78 pp, 17 plates including 88 figures of seashore life, decorative paper cover. $25

21. Cottrell Alvin J. and R. M. Burrell, eds. The Indian Ocean: Its Political, Economic, and Military Importance (New York, Praeger, 1972). 1st edn, 8vo, 457 pp, 21 tables, map. $25

22. Cousteau, Jacques-Yves. Aldabra Sanctuaire de Corail (Paris, Editions Ima, 1959). 1st edn, 4to, 91 pp, 82 tipped in photos (NOTE: this copy lacks 60 of the photos), ragged dj. This is by far the most hard to find Cousteau book. $50

23. Cumpston, I. M. Indians Overseas in British Territories 1834-1854 (London, Oxford UP, 1953). 1st edn, 8vo, 198 pp, dj. $125

24. Day, Beth. Joshua Slocum, Sailor (Boston, Houghton Mifflin Co., 1953). A biography written by Beth Day from the story told by Slocum’s daughter, Jessie Slocum Joyce. 1st edn, 8vo, 249 pp, illus, endpaper maps. $20

25. De Silva, Chandra Richard. The Portuguese in Ceylon 1617-1638 (Colombo, H.W. Cave, 1972). 1st edn, 8vo, 267 pp, map, dj. $65

26. Divine, David. These Splendid Ships: The Story of the Peninsular & Oriental Line (London, Muller, 1960). 1st edn, 8vo, 255 pp, 25 illus, dj. $50

27. Ellis, Rev. William. History of Madagascar embracing the progress of the Christian mission and an account of the persecution of the native Christians (Philadelphia, American Sunday-School Union, 1839). This is an abridgement of Ellis’ two volume History of Madagascar published in 1838. 342 pp, 16 mo, worn marbled and half leather binding. $90

28. The Journal of Mrs. Fenton: A Narrative of Her Life in India, The Isle of France (Mauritius), and Tasmania during the Years 1826-1830 (London, Edward Arnold, Publisher to the India Office, 1901). 1st edn, 8vo, 396 pp plus 32 pp ads, decorative cover. Pages 1-261 India, 262-338 Mauritius, 339-396 Tasmania. Arnold-Toussaint, D-554. $300

29. Foster, Cecil. 1700 Miles in Open Boats: The Story of the Loss of the S.S. Trevessa in the Indian Ocean, and the Voyage of her Boats to Safety (Boston and NY, Houghton Mifflin; London, Martin Hopkinson, 1924). 1st edn, 8vo, 173 pp, 3 maps, 30 illus. Much info and photos of Mauritius and Rodrigues in 1923. $50

30. Franda, Marcus. The Seychelles: Unquiet Islands (Boulder, Westview, 1982). 1st edn, 8vo, 140 pp, 5 tables, 24 illus, dj, mint. $75

31. Fuller, Errol. Extinct Birds (New York, Facts on Files Publications, 1987). 1st edn, 4to, 256 pp, 59 color plates, 81 b/w figures, dj, new. There are 30 pages on Mauritius and the Mascarenes, 14 on Madagascar, 3 on Seychelles, with additional material on Australia and other Indian Ocean countries. A gorgeous book. $50

32. Garsault, M. A. G., ed. Notice sur La Reunion (Paris, Librairie Africaine et Coloniale, 1901). 3rd edn, 8vo, 308 pp, 36 photos, maps, decorative paper cover somewhat ragged, uncut. Prepared for the Exposition Universelle de 1900. $35

33. Golovnin, V. M. **Detained in Simon’s Bay: The Story of the Detention of the Imperial Russian Sloop Diana from April 1808 to May 1809.** Translated from the Russian by Mrs. Lisa Millner; edited with additional notes and index by O. H. Spohr. (Cape Town, Friends of the South African Library, 1964). 1st edn thus, 8vo, 90 pp, plate, map. $25

34. Graham, Gerald S. Great Britain in the Indian Ocean: A Study of Maritime Enterprise 1810-1850 (Oxford, OUP, 1967). 1st edn, 8vo, 479 pp, 10 maps. $150

35. Gray, John C. F. Tranquebar: A Guide to the Coins of Danish India circa 1620 to 1845 (Lawrence, Mass., 1974). 1st edn, 8vo, 83 pp, plates, reverses, obverses, valuations. Combine with item 77 for a rare pair of items on Danish India. $30

36. Graz, Liesl. The Omanis: Sentinels of the Gulf (London, Longman, 1982). 1st edn, 8vo, 202 pp, dj. $15

37. Hockly, T. W. The Two Thousand Isles: A Short Account of the People, History and Customs of the Maldive Archipelago (London, H. F. & G. Witherby, 1935). 1st edn, 8vo, 191 pp, 7 plates. Bookplate of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society. This book is a very hard to find, but please NOTE: pp 65-80 are in facsimile. $35

38. 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), pp. 139-256, tables, 34 figs, paper boards. At the time, Hornell, a fine scholar, was Director of Fisheries in Madras. $75

39. Ingram, Kenneth. A History of East Africa (London, Longmans, 1962). 1st edn, 8vo, 456 pp, 43 plates. $20

40. The Journal of John Jourdain 1608-1617, Describing his Experiences in Arabia, India, and the Malay Archipelago (Cambridge, Hakluyt Society, 1905). Edited by William Foster. 1st edn, 8vo, 394 pp, six appendices, bibliography, index, 4 maps, plus 40 pp misc., decorative cover. Includes the first known description of the Seychelles Islands. $225

41. Kirkman, James. S. Men and Monuments on the East African Coast (New York, Praeger, 1964). 1st edn, 8vo, 224 pp, 23 illus, dj. A marvelous history of the East African coast by the archaeologist of Fort Jesus and Gedi. $50 I also have an ex-lib copy available for $20.

42. McAteer, William. Hard Times in Paradise: The History of Seychelles 1827-1919 (Mahe, Pristine, 2000). 1st edn, 8vo, 322 pp, 2 maps, 42 illus, endpaper illustrations, dj, new. This is the second volume in McAteer’s proposed three volume history of Seychelles. The first volume, Rivals in Eden (1991) is already very hard to find. $35

43. Martin, Esmond Bradley and Chryssee Perry Martin. Cargoes of the East: The Ports, Trade and Culture of the Arabian Seas and Western Indian Ocean (London, Elm Tree Books, 1978). 1st edn, 8vo, 244 pp, profusely illus with maps, b/w and color photos, dj. A gorgeous book. $90

44. Moree, Perry. Dodo’s en galjoenen: De reis van het schip Gelderland naar Oost-Indie, 1601-1603/Dodos and Galleons: The Voyage of the ship Gelderland to the East Indies, 1601-1603 (Zutphen, Walburg Pers, 2001). 1st edn, 8vo, 348 pp, 121 plates, dj, new, in Dutch with a short English summary. Also included is a CD with three songs about the dodo performed by the Dutch folk group, Pekel. Dr. Moree provides a 61 pp introduction and the rest of the book is given over to the complete journal of this voyage to the Moluccas with a stop in Mauritius in September 1601. Especially impressive is the exact rendering of 100 drawings, either in original brown ink or in color, from the journal. These include drawings of coastlines and harbors (incl. 6 of Rodrigues, 7 of Mauritius, and 23 of East Indies); and 40 drawings of Indian Ocean birds and fish (incl. five of extinct birds from Mauritius: the red rail, and blue pigeon, and 3 of the dodo). $35

45. Newell, Lieut.-Colonel H. A. Lucknow (The Capital of Oudh): An Illustrated Guide to Places of Interest with History and Map (Bombay, H. A. Newell, n.d. ca. 1920s). 4th edn, 16 mo, 65 pp, 10 photos, large folding map, paper covers. $10

46. Oliver, Roland and Gervase Matthew, eds. History of East Africa, vol. 1 (Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1963). 1st edn, 8vo, 500 pp. The classic history of East Africa up to the Scramble. $40

47. Paine, Ralph D. In Zanzibar (Boston, Houghton Mifflin, 1925). 1st edn, 8vo, 327 pp, decorative cover. A novel by this fine historian of early American trade to the East. $30

48. Panikkar, K. M. India and the Indian Ocean: An Essay on the Influence of Sea Power on Indian History (London, George Allen & Unwin, 1951). 2nd revised edn (1st, 1945), 12 mo, 99 pp, 6 plates, endpaper maps, dj. $35

49. Parkinson, C. Northcote. War in the Eastern Seas, 1793-1815 (London, George Allen & Unwin, 1954). 1st edn, 8vo, 477 pp, 12 plates, 17 maps/diagrams, endpaper maps. The classic history of Anglo-French warfare in the Indian Ocean. $125

50. Piddington, Henry. The Sailor’s Horn-Book for the Law of Storms. (London, Smith, Elder and Co, 1851). 2nd edn (1st 1848), 8vo, 360 pp, figures, barometrical charts, tables, 4 large folding maps of which two track cyclones in the Indian Ocean, decorative gilt design of a meteorological pattern on front cover. Piddington was a marine merchant in the East Indies and China trade; later while president of the marine court of inquiry in Calcutta, he began publishing the Sailor’s Horn-Book. Remained the pre-eminent book on storms for most of the 19th century. $250

51. Pike, Nicolas. Sub-Tropical Ramblings in the Land of the Aphanapteryx: Personal Experiences, Adventures, and Wanderings in and Around the Island of Mauritius (New York, Harper & Bros., 1873). 1st USA edn, 8vo, 509 pp, 48 illus, 4 folding maps and charts, 1 appendix. Pike, a naturalist, was the American consul in Mauritius from 1868-1873; this remains one of the finest books ever written on Mauritius. $275

52. Pintado, M. J. A Stroll through Ancient Malacca (Melaka, Loh Printing, 1980). Revised edition by D. P. Pereira of Pintado’s 1977 book, 66 pp, 12 mo, profusely illus with photos, drawings, and maps, decorative paper cover. $20

53. 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. I also have a rebound ex-lib copy for $15.

54. Prosperi, Franco. Vanished Continent: An Italian Expedition to the Comoro Islands (London, The Adventurer Club, 1959). Reprint of 1957 1st edn, 8vo, 232 pp, 68 illus, dj. In addition to the Comoros, this book has chapters on East Africa, Zanzibar, and Aldabra/Cosmoledo in Seychelles. $35

55. Rose, F. Horace. On the Edge of the East (London, Methuen & Co., 1927). 1st edn, 16 mo, 245 pp, pencil marks on endpapers. A trip up the East Coast of Africa: pages 8-24 Lourenco Marques, 25-27 Sofala, 31-46 Beira, 58-77 Mozambique Island, 84-103 Zanzibar, 104-119 Mombasa, 128-139 Aden, 140-167 Red Sea, 168-182 Suez Canal. $25

56. Runciman, Steven. The White Rajahs: A History of Sarawak from 1841 to 1946 (Cambridge, Cambridge UP, 1960). 1st edn, 8vo, 320 pp, 3 maps, 12 plates. $30

57. St. Mary’s Church, Fort St. George, Madras, 1680-1953: A Brief History with a Description of its Monuments and other Objects of Interest with Illustrations and a Plan (Madras, Diocesan Press, 1953). Compiled by W. H. Warren and N. Barlow, heavily drawing on a 1905 book by The Rev. C. H. Malden. 1st edn, 8vo, 48 pp, photos, folding map, paper cover. $20

58. Sastri, K. A. Nilakanta. A History of South India from Prehistoric Times to the Fall of Vijayanagar (London, Oxford UP, 1955). 1st edn, 8vo, 486 pp, 28 illus, 7 maps, ragged dj. $35

59. Sauer, Jonathan D. Coastal Plant Geography of Mauritius (Baton Rouge, Louisiana State UP, 1961). 1st edn, 4to, 153 pp, maps, figures, tables, photos. $30

60. The Seychelles Annual (No. 1, 1959). 1st edn, 8vo, 48 pp, pictorial paper cover. Includes a colored map, illus ads, and eight articles, including ones on sport fishing, palm trees, and sea shells. $35

61. Tibbetts, G. R., translator. Arab Navigation in the Indian Ocean before the coming of the Portuguese by Ahmad b. Majid al-Najdi (London, Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, Luzac and Co., 1971). 1st English edn, 8vo, 614 pp, 7 folding maps. $100

62. Tinker, Hugh. A New System of Slavery: the Export of Indian Labour Overseas 1830-1920 (London, Hansib Publishing, 1993). 2nd edn (1st 1974), 8vo, 434 pp, 19 plates, decorative paper cover, new. Tinker here adds a new preface and a three page epilogue to this hard to find book. $50

63. Towle, George M. Voyages and Adventures of Vasco da Gama (Boston, Lee and Shepard, 1878). 1st edn, 12 mo, 294 pp, 8 illus, decorative hard cover. $25

64. Twinam, Joseph Wright. The Gulf, Cooperation and the Council (Washington, D.C., Middle East Policy Council, 1992). 1st edn, 8vo, 294 pp, decorative soft cover. $10

65. 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 slip case. No. 763 of a limited numbered edition. Especially valuable for the reprinting of T. Bradshaw’s drawings published in Views in the Mauritius (1832). $250

66. Vali, Ferenc A. Politics of the Indian Ocean Region: The Balances of Power (New York, The Free Press, 1976). 1st edn, 8vo, 272 pp, map. $20

67. Van Dyke, John C. In Java and the Neighboring Islands of the Dutch East Indies (New York, Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1929). 1st edn, 12mo, 310 pp, frontis plate, endpaper map, decorative cover, ex-lib. pp 45-154 Celebes, Borneo, Moluccas; 155-186 Bali; 187-310 Java. $25

68. Waugh, Alec. Where the Clocks Strike Twice (New York, Farrar, Strauss and Young, 1951). 1st edn, 8vo, 311 pp, dj. Pages 101-233 on Seychelles. $35

69. Wilcox, Robert. Madagascar & Comoros: A Travel Survival Kit (Victoria, Australia, Lonely Planet, 1989). 1st edn, 16 mo, 182 pp, profusely illus with color and b/w photos, and maps. $10

70. Winchester, Simon. The Sun Never Sets: Travels to the Remaining Outposts of the British Empire (New York, Prentice Hall, 1985). 1st USA edn, 8vo, 317 pp, 26 illus, 14 maps, dj. Pages 27-60 on the British Indian Ocean Territory and Diego Garcia. $25

71. Wood, William Maxwell. Fankwei: or, The San Jacinto in the Seas of India, China and Japan (New York, Harper & Bros., 1859). 1st edn, 12mo, 545 pp, water stain at top of endpapers, worn cover. Includes chapters on South Africa 69-95, Mauritius 95-104, Ceylon 105-122, Penang 123-142, Singapore 142-146, Siam 149-260. $100

72. Wright, Carol. Mauritius (Newton Abbot, David and Charles, 1974. 1st edn, 8vo, 179 pp, 2 maps, 30 illus, dj, mint. $25

MAPS:

73. Bellin, Jacques Nicolas. Carte de la Baye de Trinquemale, from l’Historie Generale des Voyages, vol. 8 (Paris, ca. 1760). A detailed map of this fine harbor in Ceylon with a compass rose and five ships. 14 x 10 � inches, later hand coloring. $125

74. Bellin, Jacques Nicolas. Carte de L’Isle de Monbasa, from l’Histoire Generale des Voyages, vol. 5 (Paris, ca. 1760). A fine small map of the town and harbor. 8 � x 6 � inches, later hand coloring. $100

75. Bellin, Jacques Nicolas. Cartes de Toutes les Isles connues a la Coste de Zanzuebar et Madagascar Que l’on trouve dans la route de l’Inde (Paris, 1740). A detailed map of the islands of the Southwest Indian Ocean. Centered just east of northern Madagascar, the map includes the East African coast from just north of Lamu to south of Sofala, Madagascar, the Comoros, the Mascarenes, the Seychelles, and islands as far east as Diego Garcia. 11 � x 9 � inches, rhumb lines, later hand coloring. $200

76. Bellin, Jacques Nicolas. Carte des Isles de Madagascar, de Bourbon, de France et de Rodrigue, from History Universal, vol. 63 (Paris, ca. 1766). A map of Madagascar, the Comoros, and the Mascarenes with detailed insets of Bourbon, I. De France, and Rodrigue. 13 � x. 9 � inches, later hand coloring. $175

77. Bellin, Jacques Nicolas. Carte du District de Tranquebar, from l’Histoire Generale des Voyages, vol. 9 (Paris, ca. 1760). An extremely detailed city plan of this former Danish settlement on the Coromandel coast. 12 � x 12 � inches, later hand coloring. $150

78. Bellin, Jacques Nicolas. Carte du Golphe de Bengale, from l’Histoire Generale des Voyages, vol. 2 (Paris, 1740). A detailed map of the Gulf showing the entire Coromandel coast around to nearly the tip of the Malaysian peninsula, Ceylon, the Andaman and Nicobar islands, northern Sumatra, with a fine compass rose in the center of the gulf. 10 � x 8 � inches, later hand coloring. $150

79. Bellin, Jacques Nicolas. Carte du Pays des Hottentots, from History Universal, vol. 64 (Paris, ca. 1766). A fine map of the Southern African coast from just north of Lourenco Marques in the Indian Ocean to Praya de Francisco Cedendo in the Atlantic, with a large inset of False Bay and the Cape of Good Hope.13 � x 9 � inches, later hand coloring. $200

80. Bellin, Jacques Nicolas. Empire du Monomotapa et Etats Voisins, from l’Histoire Generale des Voyages, vol 5 (Paris, ca. 1760). A detailed map of the Indian Ocean coast and the Southern African interior from just north of Mozambique Island to just south of Inhaqua 10 � x 8 inches, later hand coloring. $125

81. Bellin, Jacques Nicolas. Isle de Madagascar autrement Isle de St. Laurent, from l’Histoire Generale des Voyages, vol. 5 (Paris, 1747). A fine map of the island with a small compass rose and rhumb lines. 11 � x 9 � inches, later hand coloring. $150

82. Bellin, Jacques Nicolas. Le Pays des Hottentots aux Environs du Cap de Bonne Esperance, from l’Histoire Generale des Voyages, vol. 5 (Paris, ca. 1760). A detailed map of the Cape from Baye de St. Helene to Baye de Mussel. 13 � x 9 �, later hand coloring. $200

83. Bellin, Jacques Nicolas. Plan de la Ville et du Port de Macao, from l’Histoire Generale des Voyages, vol. 5 (Paris, ca. 1760). A fine map showing the harbor and fort of this Portuguese outpost on the south China coast. 8 � x 6 � inches, later hand coloring. $150

84. Bellin, Jacques Nicolas. Plan du Fort Dauphin Construit par les Francois dans l’Isle de Madagascar, from l’Histoire Generale des Voyages, vol. 8 (Paris, 1750). 11 x 8 � inches, later hand coloring. $125

85. Bellin, Jacques Nicolas. Theatre de la Guerre Sur la Coste de Coromandel, from l’Histoire Generale des Voyages, vol. 9 (Paris, ca. 1760). A very detailed map from north of Lake Frikans to south of Cape Kallamedu. 12 � x 9 � inches, compass rose, later hand coloring. $125

86. Brion de la Tour, Louis. Carte de la Partie Meridionale de la Presqu’ile de L’Inde en deca du Gange. A detailed map of Southern India, the Maldives, and Ceylan, from History Universal, vol. 2 (Paris, ca. 1766). 13 � x 9 �, later hand coloring. $150

87. Brion de la Tour, Louis. Partie de L’Afrique an-dela de l’Equateur, comprenant Le Congo, La Cafrerie &e, from History Universal, vol. 62 (Paris, ca. 1766). A map centered on the Mozambique Channel showing all Southern Africa, Madagascar, Comoros, and the Mascarenes. 13 � x 9 � inches, later hand coloring. $175

88. Mallet, Alain M. Isle de Madagascar dite de St. Laurens ou Isle Daufine/Die Insel Madagascar, sonst S. Lonentz oder Dauphin genanndt (Frankfurt, 1719). A rare copperplate engraved map of Madagascar divided by the Tropic of Cancer with a wonderful decorative title cartouche featuring two dolphins. With numerous place names and small neighboring island including Bourbon, Mauritius, and the fanciful I. St. Apolline. From Mallet’s monumental Description de L’Univers. 5 � x 4 inches with beautiful hand coloring. $200

89. Mauritius (London, Harrison & Sons, 1887). A concise map showing 9 districts, railroads, main roads, close in islands. 7 � x 4 � inches, full color. $40

90. Mauritius (London, Waterlow & Sons, 1904). A concise map showing 9 districts, railroads, main roads, nearby islands. 7 � x 4 � inches, full color. $25

91. Mauritius (London, Waterlow & Sons, 1915). A concise map showing 9 districts, railroads, main roads, nearby islands. 7 � x 4 � inches, full color. $25

92. Monin/Fremin. Ile Bourbon ou de La Reunion, from Petit Atlas National De La France et de ses Colonies (Paris, 1835). 9 � x 7 � inches, later hand color, with text and an inset of St. Denis. $75

93. Morden, Robert. Madagascar or St. Laurance (London, 1688). A fine map of Madagascar but also including the East African coast from Pemba and Zanzibar south to Mozambique, the Mascarenes, the Comoros, and various islands of the Seychelles and Chagos, not always in their actual positions! Image 5 � x 4 � with text below, color. $150

94. Jansson, Jan/Abraham Ortelius. Erythraei Sive Rvbri Maris Periplvs. Olim Ab Arriano Descriptvs. Nvnc Vero Ab Arbah Ortelio ex Eodem Delineatvs. (Amsterdam, ca. 1640). As the title indicates, this is Ortelius’s famous map of the Indian Ocean (1597) as slightly modified by Jan Jansson. The main alteration was the deletion of an inset of the Mediterranean World at the bottom center of the 1597 map, and its replacement there by a textual insert that had been located in China in the 1597 map. The result is a much more handsome map. Centered on the Maldives, the map contains the Indian Ocean and the east African coast as far south as northern Madagascar, Arabia and the Gulf, the subcontinent, Taprobana, and a rather speculative Sumatra attached to the mainland, and perhaps Java, with sailing ships, sea monsters, etc., with two circular inserts in the top corners of the North Pole and Northwest Africa. A very elegant map, 18 � x 15 � inches, on thick paper with French text verso, in full old color. Ref. Koeman Me 177A, 15. $1350

95. Pemba (Survey Department, Zanzibar, 1929). 6 � x 3 � inches, hand coloring. $20

96. Seychelles. Two maps: Mahe, Seychelles, and Praslin and Group (London, Waterlow and Sons, 1910). Each map 7 � x 4 � inches, full color. $40

97. Vallnight, F. A New & Exact Plan of the Harbour of Port Louis with ye Attack on Fort St. Louis Taken by Admiral Knowles Mar. 8: 1747/8, from The London Magazine (vol. 17, 1748). Engraved key A-Z, AB, 1-8 at the bottom. 7 � x 4 inches, compass rose, later hand coloring. $175

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Antarctica and sub-Antarctica Islands:

98. Christmas Harbour in Kerguelen’s Land, with the manner of Killing Penguins. (London, Alexander Hogg at the Kings Arms, n.d. ca. 1800). Elegant copper plate engraving from Cook’s voyage with ships in the harbour, figures, penguins, an elephant seal. 6 � x 4 � inches, b/w. $45

99. Island of Saint Paul-View Taken from the North-East. From Elisee Reclus, The Earth and its Inhabitants (New York, D. Appleton, 1890s). A fine woodcut by T. Taylor looking into the caldera. 7 � x 5 � inches, with later hand coloring. $50

Ceylon and Maldives:

100. Distant View of Adam’s Peak from Fort Colombo Roads, from The Penny Magazine of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (June 8, 1833). The front page of this issue. 10 � x 6 � inches. The image is 6 x 5 inches with text above and below, later hand coloring. $75

101. Point de Galle, Ceylon from Commodore Matthew Perry, Narrative of an Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan (Washington, D.C. A.O.P. Nicholson, 1856). An engraving by William Heine of a tropical coastal scene with a native hut and many individuals and boats in and near the water. Image is 6x 5 inches with text above and below, b/w. $50

East Africa and Zanzibar:

102. Slave-Dealers and Slaves-A Street Scene in Zanzibar. A fine woodcut from The Graphic (3 May 1873). A detailed view of approximately 20 men, women, and children. 9 x 6 � inches, b/w. $75

103. Views on the Slave Coast, East Africa from Illustrated London News (6 March 1875). Six views on a single sheet: Lamoo, Melindi, Brava, Magadona, Vasco di Gama Pillar Melindi, and Town of Mombasa. 13 � x 10 inches with later hand coloring. $75

104. Zanzibar. A wonderful woodcut by T. Taylor of the Zanzibar waterfront looking toward the sea. From Elisee Reclus, The Earth and its Inhabitants (New York, D. Appleton, 1890s). 7 � x 5 � inches with later hand coloring. $75

105. Zanzibar from the Sea (lithograph, ca. 1880s). A detailed view of the waterfront from the sea at dusk with dhows and sailing ships in the foreground and a crescent moon above. 8 � x 6 � inches, later hand coloring. $75

India and the East Indies:

106. A Malay native of Bencoolen (London, W. Marsden, 1810). A fine engraving by T. Heaphy of a young boy. 8 � x 6 inches, b/w. $35

107. Draw Bridge at Malacca. An elegant and detailed copper engraving by George Cooke after a drawing by E. H. Locker (London, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown, 1807). 7 � x 5 � inches, b/w. $45

Madagascar and Comoros:

108. Female Black Lemur with Young, from Schater, Proc. Zool. Soc. (London, 1885). 5 � x 4 � inches, b/w. $25

Mauritius, Reunion, and Seychelles:

109. Conant, S. S. see item 19 for five woodcuts of Mauritius. $95

110. Mallet, Alain Manesson. Isle Maurice, from his monumental Description de l'Univers (Paris, 1683). An elaborate portrayal of the mountainous coastline with ships at sea and the Dutch on land, sitting on tortoises, killing the dodos, etc. 5 � x 4 inches, color. $300

111. Port Louis. A photograph of a coloured aquatint (mid-19th century) by C. Rosenberg after C. Beaufoy of Port Louis from the sea. Photograph (negative number 650) from the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich. 5 � x 2 � inches. $10

112. Port Louis-Statue of Bourdonnais. A fine engraving by A. Kohl looking from the sea toward the statue with carriages, individuals, palm trees, and Pieter Both in the background. From Elisee Reclus, The Earth and its Inhabitants (New York, D. Appleton, 1890s). 7 � x 5 � inches with fine later hand coloring. $75

113. Saint-Denis, Reunion (Paris, late 19th century. Woodcut engraving by Taylor viewed from the mountains down upon the town with the sea in the background. From Elisee Reclus, The Earth and its Inhabitants (New York, D. Appleton, 1890s). 7 � x 5 �, later hand coloring. $60

114. Shark Shooting at Port Louis, Mauritius, from The Graphic (October 16, 1880). Shooting in the foreground with a fine view of the harbor, the Pouce, and Pieter Both in the distance. 9 x 6 � inches, later hand coloring. $75

South Africa and Mozambique

115. Cape Town (New York, late 19th century). Fine wood engraving by Gray of the town and its buildings with ships in the harbor and Table Mountain in the background. 6 � x 5 � inches, later hand color. $75

116. Mallet, Allain Manesson. Sofala, from Mallet’s Description de l’Univers (Paris, 1683). Birds-eye view of this Portuguese fort and environs in Southern Mozambique. 6 x 4 inches, later hand color. $150

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February/March, 2002