Catalogue Number 8

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INDIAN OCEAN BOOKS, MAPS, AND PRINTS

Specializing in Antiquarian Materials about the Indian Ocean Islands and Rim. Please feel free to send this catalogue to friends, colleagues, or institutions interested in antiquarian materials about the Indian Ocean region. I would welcome receiving the names and email address of any potentially interested clients and WANT LISTS from anyone seeking specific items; I will do my best to find them for you. Thank you. This catalogue contains 69 books, 12 maps, and 30 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. Alpers, Edward A. Ivory and Slaves in East Central Africa: Changing Pattern of International Trade in East Central Africa to the Later nineteenth Century (Berkeley, U. California Press, 1975). 1st edn, 8vo, 296 pp, 7 maps, 6 tables, graph, endpaper illustrations, dj. $35
2. Appleyard, R. T. & R. N. Ghosh, eds. Economic Planning and Performance in Indian Ocean Island States (Canberra, National Centre for Development Studies, ANU, 1990). 1st edn, 8vo, 158 pp, 57 tables, four figures, map, decorative paper cover, new. Thirteen scholarly articles on the region. $35
3. Appleyard, R. T. & R.. N. Ghosh, eds., Indian Ocean Islands Development (Canberra, National Centre for Development Studies, ANU, 1988). 1st edn, 8vo, 236 pp, 4 figs, 6 maps, many tables, decorative paper cover, new. Nine scholarly articles on the islands. $35
4. Ballard, Admiral G. A., C.B. Rulers of the Indian Ocean (Boston and New York, Houghton Mifflin, 1928). 1st edn, 319 pp, 16 illus. A history of European imperial rivalries in the East. $60
5. Bassett, Marnie. Realms and Islands: The World Voyage of Rose de Freycinet in the Corvette Uranie 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, 3 maps, endpaper maps, dj. Pages 36-41 Cape of Good Hope, 42-81 on Flinders, Mauritius, and Bourbon, 82-95 New Holland, 96-108 Timor, 109-122 the Moluccas and Papuan islands. $75

6. Benedict, Burton. Indians in a Plural Society: A Report on Mauritius (London, HMSO, 1961). 1st edn, 8vo, 168 pp, full-page colored map, 16 b/w photos. $40
7. Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, J. H. Paul and Virginia (London, George Routledge and Sons, 1879). 306 pp, 330 illus, decorative gilted cover. This is a reprint of the famed 1839 edition notable, in each case, for its marvelous illustrations. $100
8. Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, J. H. Paul and Virginia (Philadelphia, Henry Altemus, 1892). 296 pp, 8vo, 12 full-page illustrations and many smaller ones by Maurice Lenoir, decorative gilt boards, aeg. $75
9. Blake, S. F. and Alice C. Atwood. Geographical Guide to Floras of the World. Part 1: Africa, Australia, North America, South America, and Islands of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans (Washington, D.C., USGPO, 1942). 1st edn, 8vo, 336 pp. Citations are arranged geographically, and there also is an extensive author index. Small stamp of Dept. of the Interior Library. $45
10. Brewington, M. V. and Dorothy. Kendall Whaling Museum Prints (Sharon, MA., Kendall Whaling Museum, 1969). 1st edn, 4to, 209 pp. 597 illus, 6 color plates. Includes prints of Kerguelen, Amsterdam, Mahe, Madagascar, South Africa, Port Louis, and Zanzibar. An invaluable reference work. $150
11. Brouard, Jean, ed. The Shipwreck of the Bark TRIO at Rodrigues, by Alexander Gardyne 6th March 1846 (Port Louis, Precigraph, n.d., but 2000). 1st edn, 8vo, 66 pp, maps, plates, pictorial paper cover, new. Brouard has edited Gardyne’s journal and added police records, newspaper extracts and other related memorabilia. $15
12. Bulpin, T.V. Islands in a Forgotten Sea (Cape Town, Howard Timmins, nd, but 1958). 1st edn, 8vo, 425 pp, illus, endpaper map, dj. A wonderful history of the Southwestern Indian Ocean islands. $100
13. Chan Low, Jocelyn. “La VOC T’Eylandt Mauritius et Rodrigues” avec Le voyage de Wolfert Harmensz Vers les iles Rodrigues et Maurice 1601 (Port Louis, National Library, 2001). 1st edn, 8vo, 118 pp, 89 b/w and color illus of the 17th century Mascarenes, beautifully done, decorative paper cover, new. $20
14. Cleveland, Richard J. Voyages of a Merchant Navigator of the Days that are Past (New York, Harper & Bros, 1886). Compiled from Richard Cleveland’s journals and letters by H. W. S. Cleveland. 1st edn, 12 mo, ix, 245 pp, ex-lib. Pages 56-75 include several letters from Cleveland explaining his motives for going to Mauritius in 1799-1800. $50
15. Colombo, Ceylon (Colombo, Government Tourist Bureau, ca. 1937). 51 pp, 12 mo, photos on nearly every page, colorful paper cover. A complete tourist guide to the capital. $35
16. Conrad, Joseph. ‘Twixt Land and Sea (Garden City, Doubleday, Page & Co., 1912). 1st USA edn, 12mo, 287 pp, red gilt cover. Pages 9-109 comprise the novella, A Smile of Fortune set in Mauritius. Two other novellas, The Secret Sharer, and Freya of the Seven Isles, are also included. This is Conrad’s only work focused on the Indian Ocean. $75
17. Cubitt, Gerald. Islands of the Indian Ocean/Iles de L’Ocean Indien (Cape Town and Johannesburg, C., Struik, 1975). 1st edn, 4to, 176 pp, maps, profusely illus w/ color and b/w photos of Reunion, Mauritius, Seychelles, Comoros, and Madagascar, dj. $40
18. Decary, Raymond and others. La France de L’Ocean indien (Paris, Societe d’editions geographiques, maritimes, et colonials, 1952). 1st edn, 8vo, 314 pp, maps and illustrations throughout, decorative paper cover. Pages 1-225, Decray on Madagascar; 227-242, Pierre Coudert on Comores; 243-276, Hildebert Isnard on Reunion; 277-297, Robert Lemoyne on French Somalia; 298-309, Bertrand Lembezat on French India. $75
19. De Chazal, Malcolm. L’ile Maurice proto-historique folklorique et legendaire (Port Louis, Mauritius Printing, 1973). No. 1926 of the numbered 1st edn, 8vo, 44 pp, 15 color illus of his paintings, pictorial decorative cover, French text. A wonderful book on this great Mauritian painter. $50
20. D’Unienville, Alix. Les Mascareignes: Vielle France en mer indienne (Paris, Editions Albin Michel, 1954). 1st edn, 8vo, 286 pp, maps, decorative paper cover. $75
21. Dunn, Ross E. The Adventures of Ibn Battuta: A Muslim Traveler of the 14th Century (Berkeley, U. California Press, 1989). 1st paperback edn, 357 pp, 12 maps, 11 photos, as new. All his travels from 1325-1354 are described and backed up by detailed maps, including Arabia and East Africa (1330-1332) and India, Ceylon, and the Maldives (1333-1345). $10
22. DuPavillon, Berthe. Petite Historie Illustree de L’Ile Maurice (Port Louis, n.d. ca. 1975). 1st edn, 12 mo, 75 pp, many illus. Stapled booklet by a local author. $10
23. Dupon, J. F. Recueil de Documents pour servir a L’Histoire de Rodrigues (Port Louis, Mauritius Archives Publication No. 10, Impr. Commerciale, 1969). 1st edn, 8vo, 121 pp, maps, tables, photos, pictorial paper cover. A rich source of early documentation on the little-known island of Rodrigues in the Mascarenes. $75
24. Ecology and Geomorphology of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Atoll Research Bulletin, nos. 399-414 (Washington, D.C., National Museum of Natural History, 1994). Sixteen scholarly papers on the Cocos (Keeling) Islands. The papers are uncut and unbound. $30
25. Eibl-Eibesfeldt, Irenaus. Land of a Thousand Atolls: A Study of Marine Life in the Maldive and Nicobar Islands (Cleveland and New York, World Publishing Co., 1964. 1st edn, 8vo, 195 pp, 125 color and b/w illus, folding map, dj. $15
26. Gordon-Brown, A., ed. Year Book and Guide to East Africa 1964 (London, Robert Hale, 1964). 352 pp, 8 maps (Union-Castle East African Atlas), 77 pp of ads, dj. Covers East Africa, Mozambique, and the Indian Ocean islands. $25
27. Green, Lawrence G. Harbours of Memory (Cape Town, Howard Timmins, 1969). 1st edn, 8vo, 255 pp, 5 illus, decorative endpapers, Salvation Army stamps on front and rear endpapers, dj. Wonderful true harbor tales from Simon’s Bay, Mossel Bay, Port Elizabeth, East London, Durban, Lourenco Marques, Mozambique Island, Dar es Salaam, and Port Louis among others. $30
28. 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 book was published in a limited edition of 485 and is highly coveted by collectors. This is the first copy I have seen offered in nearly a decade. $2,250
29. A Handbook for Travellers in India Burma and Ceylon. (London, John Murray, 1909). 7th edn, 12 mo, 528 pp, 82 maps and plans, many folding. $125
30. Harvey-Brain, Vere C. My Seychelles Years (New Zealand, Harvey-Brain, 1987). 1st edn, 8vo, 265 pp, 4 maps, illus. The memoirs of a New Zealand sailor, this book largely focused on sailing around the Chagos Archipelago. $40
31. Hass, Hans. Manta: Under the Red Sea with Spear and Camera (New York, Rand McNally, 1953). 2nd printing of 1st edn, 8vo, 278 pp, profusely illus with b/w photos, endpaper map, dj. $15
32. Holman, James. Travels in Madras, Ceylon, Mauritius, Comoro Islands, Zanzibar, Calcutta, etc. (London, George Routledge, 1840). 2nd edn (1st, 1834), 8vo, 473 pp, six full-page illus incl. the King of Joanna, Port Louis, and Trincomalee. This is vol. 3 of Holman’s four-volume Travels Around the World. Holman was in the Indian Ocean region from ca. August 1829-August 1830. Pages 1-44 Comoros, 45-51 Zanzibar, 54-103 Seychelles, 104-185 Mauritius, 197-363 Ceylon, 364-473, east coast of India, esp. Madras, Pondichery, and Calcutta. $500
33. Howarth, David. Dhows (London, Quartet Books, 1977). 1st edn, 4to, 159 pp, beautifully illus with color and b/w photos, dj. Everything you wanted to know about dhow designs, construction, and navigation; plus the history of the Indian Ocean dhow trade. $75
34. Huttenback, Robert A. Gandhi in South Africa: British Imperialism and the Indian Question, 1860-1914 (Ithaca, Cornell UP, 1971). 1st edn, 8vo, 368 pp, 17 illus, map, dj, ex-lib. $20
35. Jewell, John H. A. Dhows at Mombasa (Nairobi, East African Publishing House, 1969). 1st edn, 4 to, 96 pp, beautifully illus with color and b/w photos, worn dj. $75
36. Jugement Rendu Par Le Tribunal du Deuxieme arrondissement Du Departement de Paris…Entre les ci-devant Interesses pour le Commerce des Indes reunis en Societe, a Paris, place & fection des Piques poursuite & dilegence de leurs Directeurs & Syndics,…(Paris, De l’Imprimerie de Lottin, rue de Jerusalem, 1793). 1st edn, 8vo, 44 pp bound with thread, contemporary inscription on final page. This document is entirely focused on the demise of the French East India Company during the height of the French Revolution. $125
37. Kennedy, Sir William, Vice-Admiral, K.C.B. Hurrah for the Life of a Sailor! Fifty Years in the Royal Navy (Edinburgh and London, William Blackwood and Sons, 1900). 1st edn, 8vo, 356 pp, 47 full-page illus. His naval career took him to South Africa, Zanzibar, Mauritius, Rodriguez, Seychelles, Reunion, Madagascar, Bombay, the Andamans, Muscat and the Persian Gulf, and Ceylon—with tales to tell on all these ports of call. $100
38. LeBlond, Marius. Les Iles Soeurs ou Le Paradis Retrouve: La Reunion—Maurice (Paris, Alsatia, 1946). 1st edn, 8vo, 255 pp, profusely illus with b/w photos, decorative paper cover, largely uncut. $50
39. Le Forestier, Francois. Le Forestier’s Relation: Autobiography and Voyages of Francois Le Forestier, A Refugee from Mauritius and a Teacher in New England (Boston, The Boston Athenaeum, 1904). 1st edn, 8vo, 77 pp, 6 illus, French text. $90
40. Lionnet, Guy. The Romance of a Palm: Coco de Mer (Bell Village, l’ile aux images, 1986). 1st edn, 8vo, 96 pp, maps, many color and b/w photos, plates, parallel text in French and English, pictorial paper cover, new. The history and legends about the Coco de Mer palm from the Vallee de Mai on Praslin Island, Seychelles. $25
41. Lobato, Alexandre. Ilha de Mocambique Panorama Estetico (Lisbon, Agencia-Geral do Ultramar, 1966). 1st edn, 8vo, 156 pp, lavishly illus with photos and drawings, both b/w and in color, including a large folding architectural map of the island, pictorial paper cover, Portuguese text. An invaluable historical and photographic record of Mozambique Island. $50
42. Macau: A Glimpse of Glory (Hong Kong, Ted Thomas, 1980). 1st edn, 12mo, 94 pp, profusely illus with color photos, parallel texts in English, Portuguese and Chinese. Commissioned by the Dept. of Tourism and Information, Government of Macau. $15
43. Malim, Michael. Island of the Swan Mauritius (London, Longmans, Green and Co., 1952). 1st edn, 8vo, 232 pp, 16 b/w photos, dj. $25
44. 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. $100
45. Martin, R. Montgomery. History of Southern Africa: Comprising the Cape of Good Hope, Mauritius, Seychelles, &c (London, Henry G. Bohn, 1843). 2nd edn (1st 1836), 12mo, 417 pp, tables, appendix, ads, folding maps of Mauritius, and the Cape of Good Hope, both with outline color. Pages 1-347 Cape of Good Hope, 348-396, 413-417 Mauritius, and 397-412 Rodrigues, Seychelles, and Madagascar. Adolphe/Toussaint D-1051. $350
46. Moorhouse, Geoffrey. India Britannica (New York, Harper & Row, 1983). 1st edn, 8vo, 288 pp, beautifully illus with ca. 30 color and 70 b/w photos, maps, and illus, dj. A fine one volume history of the British in India by the author of Calcutta. $20
47. Moreau, Chantal. L’Histoire Maritime de L’ile Rodrigues (Port Louis, Arts Graphiques Modernes, 1999). 1st edn, 8vo, 46 pp, map, numerous photos, French text, pictorial paper cover, new. $10
48. Moree, P. J. A Concise History of Dutch Mauritius, 1598-1710: A Fruitful and Healthy Land (London, Kegan Paul International, 1998). 1st edn, 8vo, 127 pp, 27 illus and maps, dj, new. Beautifully published. $40
49. Mott-Smith, May. Africa from Port to Port (London, Hutchinson & Co., n.d., but 1930). 1st edn, 8vo, 424 pp, 66 illus, rear hinge cracking. A trip around Africa beginning in Tripoli and ending in Port Said. Pages 312-331 Cape Town to Lourenco Marques; 346-359 Beira, Mozambique Island, and Zanzibar; 361-380 Madagascar; 381-384 Mauritius; 385-401 Reunion; 402-409 Mombasa; 410-424 Mogadishu and Red Sea. $35
50. Muller, Yvonne. Aventures d’une Parisienne dans L’Ocean Indien (Paris, Editions de la Pensee Moderne, 1957). 1st edn, 8vo, 206 pp, illus, paper cover. Largely on Seychelles, including both inner and outer islands. $75
51. Peyton, W. D. Old Oman (London, Stacey International, 1983). 1st edn, 8vo, 128 pp, profusely illus, dj. This is a photographic history of Oman from ca. 1900-1970. $40
52. A Pocket Guide to Netherlands East Indies (Washington, D.C., Special Service Division, War and Navy Departments, 1944). 78 pp, 24 mo, map, drawings, tables. A broad discussion of Indonesia “for use of Military Personnel only.” “You’re in the Indes to fight until the last Jap is driven out,” “Be generous and share your cigarettes,” “Keep away from Moslem mosques,” etc. $15
53. Raban, Jonathan. Arabia: A Journey Through the Labyrinth (New York, Touchstone, 1980). 1st paperback edn, 8vo, 344 pp, map, pictorial paper cover. $10
54. The Red Sea and Gulf of Aden Pilot containing the descriptions of the Suez Canal, the Gulfs of Suez and Akaba, the Red Sea and Strait of Bab-el-Mandeb, the Gulf of Aden with Sokotra and adjacent islands, and part of the Eastern Coast of Arabia (London, Eyre and Spottiswoode, for the Admiralty, 1900). 5th edn, 8vo, 528 pp, maps. The cover is badly water damaged and the backstrap is missing, but the text is fine. These navigation guides provide exhaustive coastal detail of the area covered. $75
55. Rogers, Stanley. The Indian Ocean (New York, Thomas Y. Crowell, 1932). 1st edn, 8vo, 254 pp, many drawings and maps, endpaper map. $60
56. Ruete, Emily. Memoirs of an Arabian Princess (New York, Doubleday, Page & Co., 1907). xvi, 227 pp, 8vo, 32 full page illus including, inter alia: the author, Otto von Bismarck, many from Zanzibar, teg. Translated by Lionel Strachey. A lovely edition. $150
57. Simpson, Colin. Blue Africa: Travels in South Africa, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Tanzania plus the Indian Ocean Islands of Mauritius, Madagascar, Reunion, and Seychelles (Melbourne, Horwitz Grahame, 1981). 1st edn, 8vo, 264 pp, 85 color plates, 9 maps, 4 drawings, dj. Pages 3-70 South Africa, 91-110 Mauritius, 111-124 Reunion, 125-154 Madagascar, 155-188 Kenya, 189-212 Seychelles, and 213-253 Tanzania. $40
58. Slave Trade, Mauritius. Copy of a Letter addressed by Sir Robert T. Farquhar to the Secretary of State, dated 10th June 1829, upon the Report made by the Commissioners of Inquiry on the Slave Trade at the Mauritius. 5 pp, folio (London , House of Commons, 24 June 1829). “It is the most inconclusive, vague, incoherent and frivolous rhapsody that was ever produced in the shape of a public document.” Farquhar had been Governor from 1810-1823. $25
59. Slocum, Captain Joshua. Sailing Alone Around the World (New York, Dover, 1956). xx, 294 pp, ads, 65 illus by Thomas Fogarty and George Varian, pictorial paper cover. Slocum visited Australia, Cocos-Keeling, Rodrigues, Mauritius, and South Africa on his great circumnavigation. $15
60. Slocum, Captain Joshua. Sailing Alone Around the World (Annapolis, Naval Institute Press, 1988). xxvii, 221 pp, 65 illus, appendix. $25
61. Smith, J. L. B. and Margaret Smith. Fishes of Seychelles (Grahamstown, Rhodes University Dept. of Ichthyology, 1963). 1st edn, 4to, 215 pp, 57 full-page b/w plates and 42 full-page color plates, endpaper map, torn dj. A great scientific work by this remarkable South African couple. Although centered on Seychelles, 98 percent of the fish covered occur over the whole tropical Western Indian Ocean, so the book can also serve as an introduction to the fish of Mauritius, Madagascar, and the East African coast. $100
62. Staub, France. Fauna of Mauritius and Associated Flora (Port Louis, Precigraph, 1993). 1st edn, 8vo, 86 pp, 36 full-page plates, mostly in color, pictorial paper cover, new. A wonderful history of the fauna of flora of Mauritius from its initial discovery as an island uninhabited by humans. $35
63. Stoddard, John L. John L. Stoddard’s Lectures. vol. 4, India (Boston, Balch Bros., 1904). 1st edn, 8vo, 335 pp, 400 plus illus, aeg, spine binding is missing. Pages 1-46 are on Ceylon, 47-225 India, 227-335 on a performance of the Passion Play in Ober-Ammergau in Germany. A detailed historical and visual presentation. $15
64. Swettenham, Sir Frank. Also and Perhaps (London, John Lane, The Bodley Head, 1912). 1st edn, 12mo, 304 pp, 3 illus. Pages 143-214 Mauritius, 215-226 Reunion, 227-304 Malaya. Rebound, quarter leather quite worn. $100
65. Toussaint, Auguste. History of the Indian Ocean (London, Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1966). 1st English edn, 8vo, 296 pp, 3 maps, decorative paper cover. $45
66. Venter, Al J. Under the Indian Ocean ( Lymington, Hamps., Nautical Publishing Co., 1973). 1st edn, tall 8vo, 219 pp, profusely illus with b/w and color photos, maps, dj. A fine scientific work covering all of the Western Indian Ocean. $75
67. Venter, Al J., ed. Underwater Africa (Cape Town, Purnell, 1971). 1st edn, tall 8vo, 164 pp, profusely illus with b/w and color photos, maps, dj. Twenty articles on diving adventures and dangers, largely in Southern and Eastern Africa, but including Madagascar and the Red Sea. $75
68. Vine, Peter. Seychelles (London, Immel Publishing, 1992). 2nd edn, 8vo, 208 pp, profusely illus with maps and color photos, dj. A fine introduction to the Seychelles, with an emphasis on natural history by Dr. Vine, a marine zoologist. A gorgeous book. $40
69. Welch, S. R. Europe’s Discovery of South Africa (Cape Town and Johannesburg, Juta & Co., 1935). 1st edn, 8vo, 365 pp. On Portugal’s exploration of Africa to Dias’s voyage to the Cape. $45

MAPS:

70. A Correct Chart of the Indian Ocean Engraved for Malham’s Naval Gazeteer (Boston, Spotswood and Nancrede, 1796). 9 ¼ x 7 ½ inches, b/w. A complete map of the northern IO centered on the Malabar Coast with rhumb lines, and cartouche. $125
71. Bellin, Jacques Nicolas. Carte des Isles de Comore, Johanna ou Anjouan, Mohilla ou Moaly et Mayotte (Paris and Amsterdam, ca. 1760). Map also includes Dutch names. 9 ¾ x 9 inches, rhumb lines, decorative cartouche, later hand coloring. A beautiful map of this island group. $150
72. Bellin, Jacques Nicolas. Carte des Isles Maldives, from l’Histoire Generale des Voyages (Amsterdam and Paris, c. 1750). Text in French and Dutch. 9 x 6 inches, later hand coloring, $100. I also have a b/w version for $75.
73. Bellin, Jacques Nicolas. Plan de L’Isle et Ville de Quiloa, from l’Histoire Generale des Voyages, vol. 5 (Paris, ca. 1760). A fine bird’s eye view of the fort and other structures on Kilwa island. 8 ¾ x 6 inches, later hand coloring. $125
74. Boone, Rigobert. Carte de la Partie Inferieure de L’Inde en Deca du Gange contenant L’Isle de Ceylan, Les Cotes de Malabar et de Coromandel. (Paris, c. 1781). A fine map of Southern India, Ceylon, the Maldives, Laquedives, Andaman and Nicobar islands, and including wind directions for the seasonal monsoons. 12 ¾ x 8 ½ inches, later hand coloring. $150
75. Dufour, A. H. Carte des Iles d’Afrique comprenant Madagascar, Bourbon, et Maurice (Paris, Gustave Barba, 1856). This map was published in the Geographie Universelle de Malte-Brun; the title page is included. 12 ½ x 10 inches, original color. The map is centered on northern Madagascar and includes the east coast of Africa, Madagascar and the Mascarenes, the Seychelles and Comoros. $150
76. India. All thirteen (13) maps of India published by the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge in their laudable World Atlas (London, 1844). All 13 maps have the Society’s distinctive outline color, and each is printed on a page measuring 16 ½ x 13 ½ inches, mint condition. $325
77. The Indian Ocean—Physical (London, The Geographical Institute, ca. 1920). There are also two large insets of the Malay Archipelago and the East Indies and smaller insets showing elevations. The main map is 12 ½ x 12 ½ inches; the entire sheet is 21 x 14 inches, full color. A physical map of the entire IO region, also showing telegraph lines. $60
78. Lasor a Varea, Alphonso (aka Raffaelo Savonarola). Goa, from Universus Terrum Orbis (1713). This volume contained elegant maps derived from Valegio and Rosaccio produced a century earlier. Copper engraving showing a highly detailed view of the Portuguese settlement, churches, fort, ships in the harbor. 5 ½ x 4 inches with considerable accompanying text below; entire image 7 x 7 inches, with distinctive hand coloring. $125
79. Levasseur, Victor. Ile Bourbon. Colonie Francaise (Ocean indien). Engraved by A. Piat for Levasseur’s, Atlas National Illustre (Paris, A Combetti, 1847). 17 x 12 inches, steel engraving. The perimeter of the island and major rivers are outlined in color. There are about 24 lines of statistical information at the bottom. The map is beautifully decorative with insets of Parny and Bertin, fashionable dwellings, seascapes, volcanic peaks, elaborate flora, mother and child, et al. $150
80. Ortelius, Abraham. Abissinorvm Regio/Presbiteri Johannis sive abysinorum, from his Epitome Theatri Orteliani (Antwerp, 1595). A fine copperplate engraved map with great detail showing East Africa south to Mozambique, with the Nile, elephants, and also including Arabia (Mecca and Medina), the Red Sea, and Persian Gulf. 4 ¼ x 3 ½ inches, b/w. $375
81. Sketches of the Island of Santo Paulo, commonly called Amsterdam, in the Indian Ocean in 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, in excellent condition. $225

PRINTS:

Antarctica and sub-Antarctic Islands:

82. Islands of the South Indian Ocean Visited by the H.M.S. Comus in Search on Shipwrecked Crews, from The Illustrated London News (September 18, 1880). Ten views (6 of Crozet, 3 of Kerguelen, and 1 of St. Paul) on a single sheet. Each view is 4 ¼ x 2 3/8 inches. $50
83. Life on the Crozet Islands, from The Illustrated London News (April 22, 1876). Four sketches on a single sheet, with text on rear. 13 x 8 ½ inches, b/w. $25

Ceylon and Maldives:

84. A Buddhist Ordination in Ceylon, from Harper’s Weekly (February 19, 1876). Three engravings on a single sheet. 14 ½ x 9 ½ inches with text on rear, b/w. $30
85. The Lighthouse and Flagstaff at Colombo, Ceylon, from The Illustrated London News (Sept. 17, 1864). 9 ¼ x 5 ¼ inches with text on rear. $30
86. The Perraherra, or Annual Festival of the Singhalese at Kandy, Ceylon, from The Graphic (July 25, 1885). Six views on a double page; elegant detailed engravings of individuals, elephants, parade/procession, the Temple of the Tooth, etc. A fabulous rendition, could be beautifully colored. 20 x 14 inches with text on rear, b/w. $125
87. Rosset, C. W. The Maldive Islands, from The Graphic (October 16, 1886). Four full pages from The Graphic with extensive text and 23 engravings. An unusually detailed amount of early information on this remote island archipelago. Each page is 15 x 11 inches. $150
88. Sketches in the Maldive Islands, from Harper’s Weekly (May 7, 1881). Nine engravings on a single sheet, with text on rear. 15 x 10 inches, b/w. $35

East Africa and Zanzibar:

89. Effects of the Hurricane at Zanzibar from a Sketch by Lieut. Henn, of the Livingstone Expedition, The Illustrated London News (June 1, 1872). 9 ½ x 7 ½ inches with text on rear, later hand coloring. A view of the devastation of the harbor with ships wrecked at the sea front. $45
90. HMS “Rifleman” and “Nassau” bombarding the Port of Mombaza, Zanzibar, from The Graphic (March 3, 1875). Despite the geographical confusion, the bombardment is of Fort Jesus. 9 x 6 ¼ inches with text on rear, later hand coloring. $35
91. Sir Samuel Baker’s Expedition up the White Nile: Hauling a Steamer through Cuttings in the River-Grass, from The Illustrated London News (November 14, 1874). Shows scores of Africans dragging the steamer. 14 x 9 ½ inches, with text on rear, b/w. $40
92. Vessels Used in the Zanzibar Slave Trade, from the Illustrated London News (March 1, 1873). Sketches of five different types of vessels/dhows on a single sheet with text. Includes a cross section of a vessel “showing the manner of stowing slaves on board.” 15 x 10 inches, b/w. $40
93. Zanzibar (Carlsruhe, Kunstverlag, mid-19th century). An elegant steel engraving of the Zanzibar waterfront with a British man-of-war and smaller dhows in the foreground. $75

India and the East Indies:

94. Andaman Islands. The Island Prison of the King of Delhi, from Harper’s Weekly (April 24, 1858). Three views on a single page with accompanying text. 14 ½ x 9 ½ inches with text on rear, b/w. $35
95. Bombay Harbor in the Monsoon, from R. Montgomery Martin, The Indian Empire (London, 1860). Drawn by Clarkson Stanfield; engraved by E. Goodall. A dramatic scene of fishing boats in heavy seas in the foreground, with town, mountains, and stormy sky to the rear. 7 ¼ x 5 inches, b/w. $50
96. Designatio Horrendi Cvivs-Dam Latrocinii, in Goa Civitate Patrati, from Theodore De Bry’s, Petits Voyages (Frankfurt, 1601). A very early view of Goa—partly showing a pleasant pastoral scene, partly an apparent scene of adultery with one person being stabbed and others showing great distress. 7 x 5 ½ inches with Latin text at top and bottom. Full size of print 10 ½ x 7 inches, $150
97. Karratschi (c. 1850). A fine steel engraving of the port with figures, elaborate settlement, the harbor with ships, and distant snow covered mountains. 6 ¼ x 4 ¼ inches, hand colored. $60
98. Various Boats on the Coast of Malabar. Steel engraving by J. Lodge for John Hamilton Moore’s, Complete Collection of Voyages and Travels (London, Alex Hogg, c. 1780). An elaborate coastal view with ships, figures, trees, and a distant town. 11 x 6 ½ inches, b/w. $100

Madagascar and Comoros:

99. Iles Comores, from Magasin Pittoresque (April 1855). 21 folio pages including a map and eleven engravings. Articles on Anjouan, L’ile Moheli, Mayotte, and La Grande Comore ou Angazija. French text.
$150
100. Qvo Ritv Incolae S. Lavrentii Insvlae, from Theodore De Bry’s, Petits Voyages (Frankfurt, 1601). One of the earliest representations of Madagascar with Latin text above and below. Entire image 10 x 7 ½ inches. $100
101, Ring-Tailed Lemurs, from Cassell’s Natural History (London, 1883). An intertwined group of, I think, ten lemurs. 8 x 5 ½ inches, b/w. $25

Mauritius, Reunion, and Seychelles:

102. Ascent of the Peter Botte Mountain, Mauritius, from The Illustrated London News (February 4, 1865). Two views, each 5 x 4 ½ inches, with text on front and rear. Later hand coloring. $50
103. Cutting Up Shark at Port Louis, Mauritius, from The Illustrated London News (November 17, 1880). 9 x 6 ½ inches, with story on rear with all the details on how the sharks are caught, how they smell, who eats them, etc., later hand coloring. $100
104. H.M.S. Lyra Disembarking Liberated Slaves at Fort Victoria, Seychelles, from The Illustrated London News (January 5, 1867). View from the sea looking into the harbor with mountains in the background. 9 ½ x 7 inches, with text on rear. Later hand coloring. $125
105. Port Louis, Mauritius, from The Illustrated London News (June 13, 1868). A fine view of the harbor, ships at sea, with mountains in the background. 9 ¼ x 7 inches, with text on rear. Later hand coloring. $100
106. Saint-Pierre, ile de la Reunion (Paris, mid-19th century). View of buildings and trees looking out to ships in the harbor. 9 x 4 ½ inches, with text on rear. Later hand coloring. $75
107. Sketches from the Mauritius—A Hindoo Religious Ceremony, from The Graphic (March 5, 1881). An elaborate view of Tamil fire walking. 9 x 6 ½ inches, with text on rear. Later hand coloring. $125

South Africa and Mozambique

108. An Old Dutch House at Cape Town, South Africa, from The Illustrated London News (March 5, 1864). A fine Dutch house with Table Mountain in the background. 9 ½ x 7 inches, with text on rear. b/w. $75
109. Breakwater, Harbour, and Docks, Table Bay, Cape of Good Hope, from The Illustrated London News (November 19, 1870). A large elaborate view. 14 x 10 inches, with text on rear. Later hand coloring. $135. I also have a b/w copy for $100.
110. Cape of Good Hope.—Cape Town and Table Mountain , People and Countries of Africa (1875). A view of the harbor and mountain from the sea. 6 ¼ x 4 ¼, with text on rear. Later hand coloring. $50
111. First Sale of Sugar in the Market-Square of D’Urban, Port Natal, from the Illustrated London News (February 16, 1856). 9 ½ x 6 ¼ inches, with text on rear. Later hand coloring. $75

Larry W. Bowman October, 2002
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