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(International Indian Ocean Expedition)Biblio.com

INTERNATIONAL INDIAN OCEAN EXPEDITION: USC&GS SHIP PIONEER 1964. FOUR VOLUMES

[1920s transatlantic ocean liner: TSS Transylvania (1925), cruise ship with the Anchor Line, requisi tioned by the Royal Navy inBiblio.com

1920s transatlantic ocean liner: RMS Transylvania cruise ship with the Anchor Line. Long Typed Letter from ‘Alex’ to his parents written en route from Glasgow to New York with account and diagrams of a sea rescue and postcard of the liner.

25434Letter from 'S. S. Transylvania' en route from Glasgow to New York 24 26 and 29 November 1928. Postcard undated but contemporaneous. TSS Transylvania the prefix stands for â€˜Twin Screw Steamshipâ€™ was built in Glasgow for the Anchor Line and launched in 1925. She had three funnels but two were redundant only serving to render the ship more attractive to prospective passengers. In 1940 she requisitioned by the Royal Navy and the following year she was torpedoed by the Germans sinking with the loss of 36 lives. The letter is 13pp 12mo; with neat single-space typing on thirteen leaves. It contains three line diagrams and on a separate 12mo leaf is an ink drawing with captions titled â€˜As the Herrewich sic appeared when we last saw herâ€™. Also present is a sepia postcard of â€˜T.S.S. TRANSYLVANIAâ€™. The letter and diagram are in fair condition aged and worn but with text clear and entire. The postcard is good with light aging. Signed in type â€˜Alex.â€™ With manuscript diagrams and salutation to â€˜Dear Mother and Fatherâ€™. A well written missive the use of catch-words implies a good education beginning: â€˜It is surprising that now more than five days after leaving Glasgow we should be only about 1000 miles from home. The explanation is probably well known to you all: but although you will have had newspaper accounts of the great storm and of the wreck we stood by Iâ€™m quite sure that some amplifications in the form of our personal experiences will be both welcome and of interest. In the first place let me hasten to assure you that none of us came to any harm. In the main we are all well. Mary has not been able to be out of bed much so far but on the other hand she has been free from sickness - which is a very remarkable thing considering our experiences.â€™ After news of â€˜Anneâ€™ and â€˜Virginiaâ€™ â€˜Maryâ€™ and â€˜Aunt Mimaâ€™ are also referred to he reports that they â€˜arrived at Moville about midnight on Monday and spent a great night in Lough Foyle. At 10.00 oâ€™clock next morning the Londonderry tender came alongside and we took 350 passengers and their baggage on board - making the total passenger compliment about 1100. There are about 25 in the first class.â€™ He finds the Transylvania â€˜a splendid ship for watching the sea from. The forward extension of B. deck in front of the bridge is very clear of truck and there are no boats on it as there are on the othersâ€™. The account of the journey continues followed by a seven-page account of the storm and rescue beginning: â€˜In the evening of Tuesday it was apparent that the sea was rising higher and higher as was the wind: and through the night it was obvious that something unusual in the way of weather was blowing up. / Now Iâ€™ve thought previously that we have been in Atlantic storms before. Two years ago on the â€œCameroniaâ€ was a bad time: and one day last year the â€œCaledoniaâ€ was thrown about considerably: but our in pencil â€˜myâ€™ farthest stretch of imagination - even my wildest fears - have never pictured anyting so in pencil â€˜asâ€™ tremendous as we awoke in pencil â€˜the situationâ€™ to on Wednesday morning.â€™ He gives a vivid description of the ship â€˜riding out the storm magnificentlyâ€™ as he is caught by â€˜plants flowerpots chairs and so onâ€™: â€˜The second and third class passengers were locked in and battened down for about two days. The stern of the ship was almost completely under water and the hatchways to the stewardâ€™s quarters were stove in during the night and all the stewards woke up to find themselves invaded by a foot or two of water.â€™ The storm subsides and she comes across the wreck of a â€˜large German trampâ€™ he calls the â€˜Herrenwichâ€™ â€˜a poignant and pathetic spectacle; and more so was the view we had of the hapless crew clinging to what was left on the bare decks. We gradually got the story bit by bit as it filtered through the bridge where it was picked up I suppose by signals. A great wave had landed on the â€œHerrenwichâ€ and had stove in the hatch of No. 3 hold on the forward well deck. This hold was full of water and the restraining bulkheads were bulging. The captain sent out his S. O. S. and immediately there - after another sea came on board and carried off bodily the bridge the wireless the wireless room and all the boats save one which was stove in. The captain and a quartermaster were swept overboard with the bidge and were lost immediately.â€™ He describes â€˜a masterly exposition magnificently executed of the tactics of sea rescue. It was obviously impossible to go right up to the ship but sometimes we were not more than 100 yards away and communication by megaphone was possible. It was equally impossible for us simply to take up a position on the nether side and so act as a breakwater. The manoeuvre which was carried out time after time therefore was to circle the wreck as quickly as possible and to drift past her on the weather side and so give her a certain degree of intermittent protection. This meant that twice in every circuit the captain had to bring the â€œTransylvaniaâ€ broadside on to the seas and every time this happened there came the sickening sense of going over on our beam ends - as I believe many less seaworthy and splendid ships would have done. And each time of course until everything was secured anything movable was thrown about in the wildest way. Oil was poured on the water with each circuit and the difference it made was wonderful.â€™ The seven-page account of the storm and rescue ends with the information that â€˜the bridge is 62 feet from the waterline and when we were in the trough 19 out of every 20 waves were seen to be on a level with or higher than the bridgeâ€™. It reflects: â€˜Iâ€™ve often told myself that I wanted to experience a real Atlantic storm. Now I have experienced it. Iâ€™d like it again but never again would I like to take Mary and the children into it.â€™ The letter finishes with two two-page updates from 26 and 29 November the last beginning with the information that the ship has â€˜passed Nantucket light ship and may therefore expect to reach quarantine to-nightâ€™. See Image. Letter from 'S. S. Transylvania' (en route from Glasgow to New York), 24, 26 and 29 November 1928. Postcard undated, but contemp unknown

Richard M. Ford Ltd · Royaume-Uni180,00 £GB≈ 205,52 €

[MANUSCRIPT - MAPS - INDONESIA - ISLANDS in the PACIFIC OCEAN].Biblio.com

Suitte du journal depuis le départ de Manille NIII 1755.

1755ABC_474521755. Manuscript of 24 pages 6 printed maps on cardboard. This wonderful logbook details the journey of a French captain from Manila to the Maluku Islands in todays Indonesia. The journey took place during the months of March to May of 1755. The captain of the ship recounted with great detail the events of every day of the journey with detailed daily accounts of the weather winds manoeuvres of the ship its departures anchorages and precise coordinates at every point of the journey. The captain furthermore had a keen eye for the geographical and nautical details along the journey. He recounted the exact locations of for example sandbanks and bays where ships and their crews can take provisions and fresh water. The accounts are detailed and captivating: "After our boats were back on board we set sail . in the afternoon to moor under the old Portuguese fort on the Solor island Indonesia the winds for the tide were fresh at 1:34 a.m. . sand and gravel and then I went back to mooring. The pavilion of the fort . the village is under the said fort at 3 cables from us .". The captain goes on to describe the geographical features of the islands as well as other places en route with great detail. Curiously we find inscriptions in Spanish and the names of one don Phelipe Qui who describes himself as el piloto and one Padre Don Estevan de Melo. The latter might be identical with Don Estevan Roxas y Melo a native of Lima Peru and secretary to the Archbishop of Manila Rodriguez since 1736. Roxas y Melo was part of the 1751 reconstruction of the Cathedral of Manila working under the auspice of the Italian architect Juan de Uguccioni.The logbook comes with six printed maps partly illustrating the journey of the captain pasted on contemporary cardboard. They depict the Bay of Sulavesi with the city of Bantang Pitcairn the coast of New Guinea the coast of Queensland the Santa Cruz Islands in the present-day Solomon Islands and Alejandro Selkirk Island. The plates stem from the French translation of James Hawkesworths An Account of the Voyages Hawkesworth Relation des voyages entrepris par ordre de sa Majesté Britannique actuellement regnante; pour faire des découvertes dans l'hemisphère meridional Paris 1774.Some holes on the first sheet not affecting the text. Small water damage some slighlty affecting the text. Remnants of seals on last page. Otherwise in good condition. unknown

Antiquariaat FORUM BV · Pays-Bas3 750,00 €

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The France A Chateau on the Atlantic French Line Compagnie Generale Transatlantique S.S. France Ocean Liner Brochure

19266543New York: Compagnie Generale Transatlantique 1926. First Thus. Printed Wrappers Stapled. Very Good. Although undated we've posited 1926 as publication date based on the style of the cover and photographs. 8vo measures 6 x 9.25 inches. Unpaginated 24 pp. Promotional brochure intended for American travelers. Frontis. illustration. Substantially illustrated with black-and-white photography mostly interior shots along with a couple exterior views featuring passengers strolling on decks. Borders of photos are enhanced with line drawings. Bound in folded blue stock with three-color design printed on the front cover. Saddle-stapled with staples oxidized at the centerfold with slight migration of rust. A well preserved copy. A superb brochure for one of the fabled ocean liners of the Jazz Age the S.S. France of the French Line fleet operated by Compagnie Generale Transatlantique. She entered into service the week following the sinking of the Titanic. Following WWI the France was "Weekly Express Service" between New York and England or France. Published in New York for discriminating Yank travelers many of whom enjoyed transatlantic travel as an escape from Prohibition constricts and indeed showed a club-like allegiance to The France. <p>In somewhat breathless prose "she isn't as big as the biggest but neither is the Ritz . In speed she is one of the fastest liners on the Atlantic - and one of the most luxurious" the swanky attributes of the ship are extolled as well as the refined company one would keep among fellow passengers. Photos promote first class cabins staterooms and suites the grand salon dining salon smoking room children's playroom gymnasium and deck activity including a tennis match. The cover is an exquisite exercise in restrained French styling presenting an art-deco porthole vignette of the ship's red funnels. A charming publication quite scarce: No copies were located by OCLC. Now housed in a removable clear archival sleeve with an acid-free backing.</p> . Compagnie Generale Transatlantique unknown

Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books, ABAA · États-Unis200,00 $US≈ 169,22 €

[MARITIME - Ocean Liners]Biblio.com

The Paris French Line Compagnie Generale Transatlantique S.S. Paris Ocean Liner Brochure

19266542New York: Compagnie Generale Transatlantique 1926. First Thus. Printed Wrappers Stapled. Very Good. Although undated we've posited 1926 as publication date based on the styles of the cover and photographs and the history of the ship. 8vo measures 6 x 9.25 inches. Unpaginated 24 pp. Promotional brochure intended for American travelers. Frontis. illustration. Substantially illustrated with black-and-white photography mostly interior shots along with a couple exterior views featuring passengers strolling on decks. Borders of photos are enhanced with line drawings. Bound in folded brown stock with two-color art-deco design printed on the front cover. Slight edge-wear light dampstain spanning the gutter of all leaves and with slight abrasion smaller than a US dime at the top right corner of the cover. A well preserved copy. A superb art deco brochure for one of the fabled ocean liners of the Jazz Age the S.S. Paris of the French Line fleet operated by Compagnie Generale Transatlantique. We suspect this brochure was produced prior to sinking after a 1929 fire; although refloated activity was chastened by the Great Depression; promoting luxurious travel with lavish collateral was likely limited. However in the mid- to late-'20s she was providing "Weekly Express Service" between New York and England or France. Published in New York for discriminating Yank travelers many of whom enjoyed transatlantic travel as an escape from Prohibition constricts. <p>In somewhat breathless prose "how delightfully life is arranged on the Paris! You Madame may desire to entertain in the exclusive individuality of your own luxe suite . " the swanky attributes of the ship are extolled as well as the refined company one would keep among fellow passengers. Photos promote first class cabins staterooms and suites the grand salon dining salon smoking room children's playroom gymnasium and deck activity. The cover is an exquisite exercise in restrained art-deco styling presenting a porthole glimpse of the ship set as a vignette within a single funnel amid wispy smoke and rigging lines. A charming publication quite scarce: No institutional copies are located by OCLC. Now housed in a removable clear archival sleeve with an acid-free backing.</p> . Compagnie Generale Transatlantique unknown

Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books, ABAA · États-Unis225,00 $US≈ 190,37 €

[OCEAN LINERS -- INDIA & SINGAPORE CRUISE]. [RUTHERFORD, Mr & Mrs, WEIR, Miss].Biblio.com

An excellent Edwardian souvenir photo album chronicling the trio sailing on the SS Prinzess Irene with North German Lloyd Lines in Oct. 1909 through the Azores a stop in Naples and then onto India. Including a combination of Albumen and silver gelatin photographs they attend a state dinner with British and Indian royalty tour the sights in Calcutta view a man-eating Tiger visit Jeypore and then sail onto Singapore and attend a dinner at Government House on March 2 1910; together with nine loose mounted albumen photographs of the Taj Mahal Temple of Tanjore Jessamine Tower the Great Temple of Madura and the Pearl Mosque located inside the Red Fort in Delhi.

190955870n.p.: Mr. & Mrs. Rutherford 1909-1910. Oblong 4to. 11.5 x 7.5 in. 46 pp unpaginated. on thick gray card stock mounted on green linen hinges at gutter margin. With 56 silver gelatin & albumen photographs 3 hand-coloured 1 RPPC sized from 2.5 x 4.25 in. up to 6.75 x 9.75 in. several of the photos have descriptive text w/in the negative at lower margin some w/ lettering in manuscript below the images; seating chart for dinner with the Viceroy two ALS invitations on letterhead dance card menu and clipping touting the attendees. Recent leather post-binder lettering stamped on front cover occasional fading to a few images some albumen photos w/ wrinkling from being applied to boards occasional edgewear couple minor tears still a VG exemplar; Nine albumen photos sized from 7 x 9.25 in. up to 8.5 x 11 in. uniformly mounted on 11 x 14 in. gray studio board and 8 of the 9 w/ manuscript notes in bold hand on versos minor edgewear a few corners w/ minor wear still a VG set of images. This intriguing souvenir album for a voyage on the SS Prinzess Irene through the Mediterranean and onto India and Singapore opens with photos on shipboard of the Rutherfords and Miss Weir with their small dog companion. They have incorporated three albumen photos of Naples including a panoramic view of Naples St. Martin’s Charterhouse the Neapolitan Monastery and Santa Lucia street. Additional views on shipboard as they sail to India including a view of camels and desert dunes along the Suez Canal. Upon their arrival in Calcutta India they are invited and attend a state diner with Sir Syed Hussain Ali Bahadur b. 1875 the Nawab of Murshidabad two Maharaja’s British officers and Baron Charles Hardinge Viceroy of India with menus and invitation included and a mounted hand-coloured view of the Nawab. The menu featured Filets de Canetons au Foie Gras Mousses de Volaille Petits Rolls Mayonnaise Plum Cake Bavarois Chocolat Pistache and Macedonian Champaign while the musical accompaniment featured old favorites of Teddy Bear’s Picnic Die Meistersinger by Wagner ballet music from Faust and compositions by Rosse. Street scenes of markets native dress elephants owning the road as well as several different wagons pulled by horses camels and oxen. Also included are albumen views of pilgrims washing in the Ganges at Benares Varanasi Hawa Mahal or Palace of the Winds at Jeypore street scene in Jeypore depicts oxen market buildings by Bourne & Shepard whose images were marketed throughout India by agents and wholesale distributors. From there the trio voyage onto Singapore shown in images of Kampong Bugis along the Kallang River with a native in their boat with thatched homes built on stilts; a bustling port views along palm tree lined streets a bustling market scene elephants washing as well as a particularly striking scene of oxen pulling a large loaded woven cart. The nine separate views include albumen photos of the entrance gate to the Taj Mahal a detail shot the inner courtyard and screen around the the tombs of Shah Jehan and Mumtaz Mahal three striking and large albumen photos of the Thanjavur temple site including the Brihadishavara Temple and the monumental Gopuras gateways and finally the Pearl Mosque. The SS Prinzess Irene was an 18000 ton lier launched in 1900 for North German Lloyd was seized in 1917 in the United States renamed the USS Pocahontas and eventually sold back to North German Lloyd in 1922 first renamed the Bremen and then the Karlsruhe and sailing until 1932. Mr. & Mrs. Rutherford, hardcover

Zephyr Used & Rare Books · États-Unis1 750,00 $US≈ 1 480,68 €

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