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183756140<p>original hand-colour lithograph. EXTREMELY RARE zoological print from "Atlas Journal de la Navigation Autour du Globe de la Frégate la Thétis et de la Corvette l'Esperance pendant les années 1824 1825 et 1826"; pl. 42; REFERENCE: Borba de Moraes I p. 115; Sabin 6874; cf. Ferguson 2236; Ferguson 1204; cf. Hill p. 31; Numa Broc Oceanie 89; cf. Nissen ZBI 483; Howgego B50.</p> Arthus Bertrand, Paris.
1810S11079Paris:: L'Imprimerie Imperiale 1810. 1810. THREE WORKS IN ONE. 4to. 174; vii 1 272; viii 263 1. Early marbled paper-backed boards; spine rebacked with maroon kozo. Occasional foxing. RARE. Very good. First printing of a "major historical work" / DSB. It was with this work that Delambre initiates his life's work into the history of astronomy that became a standard all started after the present history of mathematics before 1789. Full titles: 1: Rapport du Jury Institue par S.M. l'Empereur et Roi pour le Jugement des Prix Decennaux en vertu des Decrets des 24 fructidor an 12 et 28 novembre 1809 by Institut France. 2: Rapport Historique sur les Progres des Sciences Mathematiques depuis 1789 et sur Leur Etat Actuel Presente a Sa Majeste l'Empereur et Roi en son Conseil d'etat le 6 Fevrier 1808 par la Classe des Sciences physiques et mathematiques de l'Institut conformement a l'arrete du Gouvernement du 13 Ventose an X by Delambre. 3: Rapport Historique sur les Progres de l'Histoire et de la Litterature Ancienne depuis 1789 et sur Leur Etat Actuel Presente a Sa Majeste l'Empereur et Roi en son Conseil d'etat le 20 Fevrier 1808 par la Classe d'Histoire et de Litterature ancienne de l'Institut by Dacier. DSB IV p. 17 by I. Bernard Cohen. L'Imprimerie Imperiale, 1810. hardcover
1987143954Alburgh Harleston Norfolk: Archival Facsimiles Limited 1987. Elephant Folio. Dark green cloth. Gilt lettered green labels on cover and spine. With colour natural history plates and black and white views and maps. Please note that this volume is oversized; additional shipping charges will apply. 1987 Archival Facsimiles Limited hardcover
1770026738Paris: Saillant & Nyon / Delalain. 1st printing n.d. 1770. 255 x 170mm 425 x 340mm framed. Copperplate engraving with hand colour; mounted with gilt border and framed in gilt decorated wood with glass. Plate VIII in "Histoire d'un Voyage au Isles Malouines fait en 1763 & 1764". Par Dom Pernetty &c. chez Saillant & Nyon & Delalain Paris 1770 Fordham 12. Framed by The Parker Gallery London BADA. VG condition with very slight fold as issued . Very Good. No Binding. 1770. Saillant & Nyon / Delalain unknown
2080202105400058Kumamoto Prefecture Bougainville Island Survivor Association N.A. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of pages: 296p Size: 22cm Kumamoto Prefecture Bougainville Island Survivor Association paperback
1890107586Leipzig: Verlag Von Moritz Ruhl 1890. Hardcover. Good. 4th Edition. iv72pp. Octavo. Blue cloth boards with colour illustration pasted to front. Large colour fold-out illustrations attached to back pastedown intact. Boards bumped and cloth to spine is quite worn and starting to fray near the bottom. Binding is a bit loose. Some minor foxing to title page and fold-out else in fairly good condition. A scarce book detailing the uniform and dress of the German Marines. The fold-out illustrations at the back of the book is especially interesting showing the various uniform details dependent on rank and occasion. 1890 Verlag Von Moritz Ruhl hardcover
183760596<p>lithograph view. Reference: Borba de Moraes I p. 115; Sabin 6874; cf. Ferguson 2236; Ferguson 1204; cf. Hill p. 31; Numa Broc Oceanie 89; cf. Nissen ZBI 483; Howgego B50. Condition: margins trimmed cleaned.</p> Arthus Bertrand, Paris.
183760602lithograph view. Reference: Borba de Moraes I p. 115; Sabin 6874; cf. Ferguson 2236; Ferguson 1204; cf. Hill p. 31; Numa Broc Oceanie 89; cf. Nissen ZBI 483; Howgego B50. Condition: margins trimmed cleaned. Arthus Bertrand, Paris.
215365Paris D. Belin Fourth edition 1834. 328 pp. 2 engraved plates. With engraved frontispiece and title. Contemporary full calf backstrip gilt with contrasting title-piece marbled edges and end-papers. The full-page plates hand-coloured. An excellent copy. An attractive story of exploration for children. Paris, D. Belin, Fourth edition, 1834. unknown
#[1751]Dordrecht De Leeuw & Krap 1793. 4to. Old marbled boards uncut. With engraved title-vignette engraved plate and 21 folding engraved maps by A. van Krevelt. XII370 pp. First Dutch edition published in 1772 first published in Paris in 1771 Voyage autour du monde. - First French circumnavigation of the world. Louis Antoine Bougainville 1729 - 1811 gives an account of the discovery occupation and natural history of the Falkland Islands which he handed over to Spain. He describes in detail the expulsion of the Jesuits of Paraguay. He visited Rio de Janeiro Montevideo Patagonia Buenos Aires the Tuamotu Archipelago Tahiti the Samoa Islands the New Hebrides the Solomon Luisiada and New Britain archipelago and the Moluccas Batavia and Mauritius were visited before he sailed for home by way of the Cape of Good Hope and Ascension Island and arrived once again in France in 1769. He created a great deal of interest among the French in the Pacific and his work echoed Jean Jacques Rousseau's concept of the 'noble savage'. - Last p. foxed. Tiele 177; Cat. NHSM I p.137 French ed. only; Sabin 6872; Hill 163; Borba de Moraes I p.115; Howgego B142; Mendelssohn I p.161. hardcover
#[36706]Dordrecht Abraham Blussé en Zoon 1772. 4to. Contemporary half calf spine lettered in gilt sl. soiled. With engraved title-vignette engraved plate and 21 folding engraved maps by A. van Krevelt 1 repaired; mostly browned. XXVI 412 pp. First Dutch edition first published in Paris in 1771 Voyage autour du monde. - First French circumnavigation of the world. Louis Antoine Bougainville 1729 - 1811 gives an account of the discovery occupation and natural history of the Falkland Islands which he handed over to Spain. He describes in detail the expulsion of the Jesuits of Paraguay. He visited Rio de Janeiro Montevideo Patagonia Buenos Aires the Tuamotu Archipelago Tahiti the Samoa Islands the New Hebrides the Solomon Luisiada and New Britain archipelago and the Moluccas Batavia and Mauritius were visited before he sailed for home by way of the Cape of Good Hope and Ascension Island and arrived once again in France in 1769. He created a great deal of interest among the French in the Pacific and his work echoed Jean Jacques Rousseau's concept of the 'noble savage'. - Small part of p. 141/142 missing with some loss of text. Tiele 177; Cat. NHSM I p.137 French ed. only; Sabin 6872; Hill 163; Borba de Moraes I p.115; Howgego B142. unknown
183756150<p>lithograph double-page sheet. EXTREMELY RARE map from "Atlas Journal de la Navigation Autour du Globe de la Frégate la Thétis et de la Corvette l'Esperance pendant les années 1824 1825 et 1826"; pl. 52; REFERENCE: Borba de Moraes I p. 115; Sabin 6874; cf. Ferguson 2236; Ferguson 1204; cf. Hill p. 31; Numa Broc Oceanie 89; cf. Nissen ZBI 483; Howgego B50.</p> Arthus Bertrand, Paris.
1819E1299K01U79OBrest 1819. Folded leaf 20.6 x 16.5 cm. In French. 2 1/2 pp. text. Interesting letter from the famous French explorer Hyacinthe de Bougainville to Baroness Hyde de Neuville died 1849 the wife of Baron Jean-Guillaume Hyde de Neuville 1776 - 1857 French aristocrat diplomat and politician.In this letter Bougainville refers to an earlier visit with the Baroness on his vessel La Seine which he commanded from 1819-21 and a meeting he had with her and her husband in Washington. He also asks whether she can arrange a new meeting between him and her husband. Small hole in margin not affecting text. Fine letter by the famous circumnavigator Hyacinthe de Bougainvile.l On Bougainville: Howgego1800-1850 B50; on the De Neuvilles: New Jersey Women's History. unknown
1772219101772 Voyages of Louis Bougainville Pacific Ocean TAHITI Falkland Islands MAPS 2v SETLouis Antoine de Bougainville was an 18th-century French explorer who after serving in the American Revolution gained notoriety for his attempt to circumnavigate the world. This voyage became famous for being the first expedition to make records of the Falkland Islands and other islands near Papua New Guinea. The two-ship expedition which began in 1766 spent much time in Tahiti and Samoa gaining information on the local tribes and much of what we know now of these peoples is attributed to Bougainville and his expedition. Item number: #21910Price: $1500BOUGAINVILLE Louis Antoine deVoyage autour du monde par la freÌgate du Roi la Boudeuse et la FluÌ‚te l'EÌtoileA Paris: Chez Saillant & Nyon 1772. Details: • Collation: Complete with all pages; 2 volumeso Vol. I – 8 xliii 1 336o Vol. II – 4 453 3o 15 folding illustrations/maps • Language: French• Binding: Leather; tight and secure• Size: ~8in X 5in 20cm x 13cm• Very rare and desirable with auction records and price comparisons at $3000Our Guarantee:Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide.Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving and we will offer a full refund without reservation! 21910Photos available upon request. Saillant & Nyon hardcover
17726475Dublin: J. Exshaw 1772. First Irish Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Textblock Near Fine. First Irish Edition. Hardcover. Period bookplate of "Buchan Hepburn Bar't". Pencil notation at rear reads "collated & perfect B. Quaritch" A handsome ocpy of the smaller Irish imprint published contemeraneously to the larger London edition. Sabin 6869 From the collection of Edouard Stackpole renowned whaling scholar curator of Mystic Seaport Museum Mystic CT. 1951-1966 and director of the Peter Foulger Museum Nantucket MA. 1969-1986. Minor shelf/edge wear binding professionally rebacked/restored see restoration report period bookplate at front pastedown bookseller pencil notation at rear pastedown small tear at tab of frontismap professionally repaired else tight bright and unmarred. Full leather binding red leather spine label gilt lettering and decorative elements large fold-out map folding plate. 8vo. xxxii 480pp. Illus. b/w plate. Glossary. J. Exshaw hardcover
17734504180Neuchâtel: Société Thypographique sic 1773. In fine original condition. Two volumes in one small octavo; a fine copy in an attractive contemporary binding of marbled calf sides bordered in gilt the flat spine ornately gilt with a repeating drawer-handle design. <p><p>A most attractive copy of the Neuchâtel version of the official account of the Bougainville voyage based on the first French edition of 1771. This was the first official French circumnavigation and in many ways the most consequential of all the many French voyages into the Pacific commemorated on today's maps by a multitude of geographical names. Bougainville's description of his travels in the Pacific created enormous interest in France and was largely responsible for building up the romantic vision of a South Sea paradise where Rousseau's noble savage lived in a state of blissful innocence.</p> <p>Bougainville's expedition passed through the Straits of Magellan in January 1768. After some time looking for the mythical "Davis Land" said to be off the Chilean coast they started on a direct route across the Pacific. They discovered the Tuamotus sighted Tahiti in April then visited Samoa sailed through Melanesia sighted the Great Barrier Reef and passed through the Solomons and New Britain to Batavia.</p> <p>Bougainville not knowing of Wallis's stop there a year earlier thought that he had discovered Tahiti and his lengthy account of the island group is an interesting counterpart to Wallis's account. The vocabulary of 300 words that he prints is the first such vocabulary to appear of any Polynesian language.</p> <p>Unillustrated this edition is in a much smaller format than the first edition; the addition referred to in the title is a new 22-page dictionary of nautical terms. This version proved popular and was reprinted several times at Neuchâtel. It is quite scarce today: there is no copy in the catalogue of the Hill Collection.</p> </p> . Société Thypographique [sic] unknown
18264102423Paris: Annales des Sciences Naturelles 1826. In fine condition. 12 pp. caption-title; tipped into a modern binding of quarter linen and boards. <p><p>The renowned French zoologist Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire on the platypus: an important study read to the Académie des Sciences and set up in print for publication in the appropriate learned journal. This is a very rare separate offprint paginated 1 to 8 for separate issue rather than simply being clipped from its journal version.</p> <p>Saint-Hilaire here discusses research into the platypus made possible by the delivery of a brace of the monotremes by Hyacinthe de Bougainville commander of the Thétis expedition just returned to Paris from the southern ocean. He discusses work by Shaw in England reports by Péron from the Baudin expedition and work by other eminent naturalists in Europe. The second half of the text is the most controversial occupied by vigorous debate about ideas promulgated by the German naturalist Meckel in his ground-breaking Ornithorhynchi Paradoxi published just weeks previously. Meckel's first full separate study of the animal concentrated on the animal's reproductive system and especially the mammary glands of the female. Saint-Hilaire objected strenuously to this approach asserting that the relevant glands were in fact odoriferous and designed only to attract a mate. Saint-Hilaire was of course plain wrong but that didn't become clear for decades. Meanwhile in the furious debates about the classification of the platypus of the 1820s and 1830s Saint-Hilaire occupied centre-stage. Some years ago we handled the sale of a collection of his manuscript drafts and notes on the subject which showed just how controversial the whole subject became.</p> <p>It was Saint-Hilaire himself who had coined the term "Monotremata" as early as 1803. He had been appointed professor of quadrupeds cetaceans birds reptiles and fish at the Musée d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 at the young age of twenty-one. He travelled with Napoleon's campaign to Egypt but it was his long study of the museum's mammalian collection that made him famous and led to comparisons with Cuvier although the two men fell out in 1829. During his tenure he published a series of articles and monographs on the platypus stubbornly holding that it must be a vertebrate and refusing to believe that it could possibly be a mammal.</p> </p> . Annales des Sciences Naturelles unknown
183714699Paris: Arthus Bertrand 1837. Very good overall. An early map of Port Jackson which appeared in de Bougainville's Journal de la Navigation autour de Globe Paris 1837 showing 'Ville de Sidney' and 'Hyde Park' with a key with 13 place names. With soundings marked and a 'Vue de l'entree du Port Jackson' at the upper left. 'Voyage de la Thetis et de l'Esperance' in the upper left corner outside the border and Pl. 52 at the upper right hand corner. <br /> <br /> 25 1/4 x 20". Re-margined at the bottom border so that the text below the border 'Grave par Amboise Tardieu d'apres les dessins de M.E.B. de la Touanne Lieutenant de Vaisseau Ecrit par Besancon Prix un Franc' is lacking o/w very good clean and bright. Tooley 982; Libraries Australia ID 2320744. Prime meridian: Paris; Scale indeterminable. Inset: Vue de l'entree du Port Jackson Don 11 N.E. Arthus Bertrand unknown
18226000069On board 1822. Single-page letter on single folded sheet 255 x 195 mm. address panel slightly torn where originally opened at red wax seal; very good. <p><p>An intriguing letter sent from on board Hyacinthe de Bougainville's command the Thétis to Monsieur Bajot who is noted as being the editor of the Annales Maritimes published by the Ministry of the Marine in Paris. Louis-Marie Bajot was associated with the Ministry for most of his life and was the driving force behind the publication of the Annales Maritimes an important annual that published the latest news of naval affairs and regulations together with long articles and notes on voyages and other maritime matters. </p> <p>The naval officer André-Antoine-Émilien Gay baron de Taradel writes that though he is a subscriber he finds that he is missing the recent volumes; he has just embarked on the Thétis and expects to sail shortly just at the moment when he might conceivably profit from having the volumes to hand. The Annales Maritimes first published in 1816 published all manner of notes and articles on all manner of questions relating to navigation including references to the Baudin and Freycinet voyages. Bougainville and the Thétis did sail in July 1822 to Martinique to trial the vessel but did not sail on the circumnavigation until 1824 including making a long stay at Sydney.</p> </p> . unknown
183727506Paris: Arthus Bertrand 1837. Very good overall. An early map of Port Jackson which appeared in de Bougainville's Journal de la Navigation autour de Globe Paris 1837 showing 'Ville de Sidney' and 'Hyde Park' with a key with 13 place names. With soundings marked and a 'Vue de l'entree du Port Jackson' at the upper left. 'Voyage de la Thetis et de l'Esperance' in the upper left corner outside the border and Pl. 52 at the upper right hand corner. <br /> <br /> 25 1/4 x 20". Text below the border 'Grave par Amboise Tardieu d'apres les dessins de M.E.B. de la Touanne Lieutenant de Vaisseau / Ecrit par Besancon / Prix un Franc". Some very slight marginal foxing overal a very clean bright copy. Tooley 982; Libraries Australia ID 2320744. Prime meridian: Paris; Scale indeterminable. Inset: Vue de l'entree du Port Jackson Don 11 N.E. Arthus Bertrand unknown
16-6410Paris: Hotel de Thou 1780-1786. 8vo 12 x 19.5cm. Contemporary tree calf occasional worming rubbed bumping to corners and extremities .First 23 volumes of an eventual 45; half-titles 88 engraved plates 17 folding one large folding table vol. 22 lacking map I3 vol. 1 & Y3 vol. 3 with small marginal loss H8 vol. 3 with small marginal hole O2 vol. 9 with short marginal tears just touching text Z8 vol. 13 with paper defect at gutter E2 vol. 22 lacking lower corner very occasional faint spotting and soiling abrasion marks to front pastedowns where label removed.The first 21 volumes of this work were published together in 1780 with the subsequent volumes published between 1786 and 1804. The first of the additional volumes 22 & 23 including within this lot concentrate on the voyages of Captain Cook.OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:896641104:A collection of voyages based on Prévost's Histoire générale des voyages and illustrated with remarkably evocative plates. The work contains the most important voyages to Africa Asia America and the Pacific from the earliest Portuguese explorers to the 18th century extensively commenting on the culture natural history customs and languages of the various regions. Volumes 19-23 contain narratives of Captain Cook's three voyages with many folding illustrations of New Zealand Tahiti Hawaii and the Tonga Islands Paris: Hotel de Thou, 1780-1786 unknown
29401Manuscript in brown ink folio 1 page; headed 'Rade de Macao ce 1er Janvier 1825' the letter is to an unnamed recipient and concerns the Lazarist missionary Lamiot; old vertical and horizontal folds minor tears at the ends roughened at top and bottom edges else clean and complete with red wax seals preserved. Rare unpublished letter of Baron Hyacinthe de Bougainville 1781-1846 written at Macao aboard the corvette Thétis during its circumnavigation of 1824-26. Baron de Bougainville was the son of the navigator Louis-Antoine de Bougainville 1729-1811. Earlier on in his naval career he had taken part in the Baudin expedition to New Holland of 1800-1803. In the years 1824-26 he led a diplomatic mission to East Asia on a round the world expedition with the warships Thétis and Espérance. His ships set sail from France in March 1824 and visited Réunion Pondicherry Manila Macao Cochin-China and Soerabaia. On his return voyage across the Pacific - retracing in part his father's famous circumnavigation of 1766-1769 - he called in at Port Jackson for three months during 1825. Whilst in Sydney he erected monuments to La Pérouse and Receveur at Botany Bay. Bougainville's letter written at anchor off Macao concerns the Lazarist missionary Louis-François Lamiot 1767-1831 superior of the Vincentians in China. Having first arrived in Peking in 1794 for many years Lamiot had acted as court interpreter until in 1820 he was banished from the empire owing to his association with the disgraced Father Clet. He was living in exile at Macao at the time of the arrival of the Thétis and Espérance at the end of 1824. Bougainville writes: 'Lamiot having received the order to return to France after serving the Emperor in Peking for 26 years presented himself to be admitted on the King's frigate that I command'. Bougainville however acting on the advice of the king and of the Vicomte de Chateaubriand writes that he has refused to take Lamiot on board his ship: Lamiot is ordered to return to Peking to attempt to administer the French mission there as best he can. He states: 'I would be all the more reprehensible in the eyes of the King of France if I granted M. Lamiot the passage he is asking for' since Lamiot is currently in a position to offer his services to the Emperor of China as a tutor for young mathematicians. The French mission was as much a scientific enterprise as it was an apostolic one. Contrary to the King of France's wishes however Father Lamiot would remain in Macao until his death in 1831. Bougainville signs the letter with his title: 'The Ship's Captain Commanding a Division of the naval forces of his Majesty the King of France in the seas of Asia. H. Baron de Bougainville'. While Bougainville's brief communiqué is undoubtedly a piece of official correspondence containing information of a diplomatically sensitive nature it is not clear for whom precisely it was intended; nor can we be absolutely certain whether it was carried by him back to France or delivered to an unknown party en route. Immediately after leaving Macao Bougainville's ships called at Da Nang where the French were treated civilly for several weeks in January-February 1825 but were refused an audience with the Emperor Minh Mạng. The expedition then visited Soerabaia Sydney Valparaíso and Rio de Janeiro before returning to France. unknown
177244162Five maps and one engraving all fldg The author was Colonel of Foot and Commodore of the Expedition in the Frigate La Boudeufe and the Store-Ship L'Etoile from the title page. Bougainville Nov.121729-Aug 31 1811 was a French Admiral and expolorer who circumnaviagated the globe in a scientific expedition. This is the travel log of that journey which proved to be very popular when it was published especially his observations on Tahitian society. J. Nourse hardcover
1771000180<p><strong>First edition of Louis Antoine de Bougainville's account of his famous circumnavigation between 1766 and 1769. </strong></p><p><strong>Description:</strong> Near contemp. green and brown morocco separated with gilt fillet; spine with 4 raised bands decorated with gilt fillets; gilt titling on spine. Brown marbled endpapers. Quarto: 27 × 20 cm; 4 ll. 417 3 pp. With 20 maps 17 fold-outs incl. the large world map and 3 engraved plates.</p><p><strong>Ref.:</strong> Brunet i 1167; Hill p.31; Sabin ii 6864</p><p><strong>Condition:</strong> Boards somewhat rubbed and bumped. Pages slightly yellowed with age occasional light mainly marginal spotting some maps slightly tanned.</p><p><strong>Notes:</strong> French Navy admiral and diplomat Louis Antoine de Bougainville 1729–1811 was commissioned by Louis XV in 1766 to circle the Earth in a voyage of exploration with the frigates La Boudeuse and L'Etoile. The purpose of this expedition was to explore the Pacific especially the Australian coast and New Guinea to examine the geographical and ecological conditions for economic benefit and to extend the influence of the French crown by seizing land. From an economic point of view the journey was not very successful but in Europe the description of Tahiti shaped the image of the island as a paradise where people seem to live free of constraints. Bouganville's travelogue became a bestseller that spread throughout Europe and the myth of the South Seas continues to inspire philosophers artists and writers to this day.</p> Saillant & Nyon hardcover
1772625061772. BOUGAINVILLE Lewis de. Voyage Round the World. Performed by Order of His Most Christian Majesty in the Years 1766 1767 1768 and 1769. London; Printed for J. Nourse . and T. Davies 1772. 1st English ed. 4to. xxviii476pp. Copper-engraved folding plate 12 charts on five copper-engraved folding plates. Orig. marbled boards rebacked in period-style gilt-decorated calf raised spine bands red morocco spine label. Boards rubbed edgewear some faint scattered foxing else very good or better. Cox I55. Hill 165. Sabin 6869. Account of the first official French circumnavigation. Louis de Bougainville had been aide-de-camp to Montcalm in Canada and acted for the French at their surrender at Montreal in 1760. A chapter of this work is devoted to the natural history of the Falkland Islands. "During this voyage Bougainville visited Rio de Janeiro Notevideo and Patagonia in South America; he was also in Buenos Aires when the order for the expulsion of the Jesuits of Paraguay arrived which he describes in detail. He then proceeded through the Strait of Magellan and across the Pacific visiting the Tuamotu Archipelago Tahiti the Samoa Islands the New Hebrides and the Salomon Louisiade and New Britain archipelagos. There is a long description of Tahiti containing observations on the natives as wel as a vocabulary of 300 words used on the island"--Hill. Bougainville's voyage created a great deal of interest among the French in the Pacific which resulted in the voyages of du Fresne and de La Perouse. The flowering vine is named for him as well as the largest island in the Solomons. He later took part in the American Revolution survived the French revolution and was made a senator and count by Napoleon. unknown
