Natural History, Travel, Atlases and Maps - L09770

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Natural History, Travel, Atlases And Maps

07 May 2009 • London

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Sale Number: L09770

209. Dai Nihon meijin zento [Illustration of major attractions of Great Japan]. Tokyo: Kabai Tatsunosuke, 1889, 470 x 695mm., small coloured woodcut map of Japan, border vignettes of views of principal ports, numerous insets, folding into orginal yellow paper cover, some light discoloration at folds, lacking title label

Estimate: 1,500 – 2,000 GBP

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210. Tokai do gojiusan eki shokei [The 53 views of Tokaido Stations]. Tokyo: Maruya Tokuzo, 1860], volumes 1 and 2 (of 12), each with a panorama in 7 sections, coloured woodblock on native paper in 7 sections, total dimensions of each 230 x 1600mm., folding into blue paper cases with title labels

Estimate: 1,500 – 2,000 GBP

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211. Edo osetsu yo kainai zo [Grand Calendar of Edo]. Tokyo, 1864

Estimate: 2,000 – 3,000 GBP

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212. shinsen zoho [Street map of Kyoto]. Kyoto: Hayashi Yoshinaga, [1699, but 1800], 1600 x 1220mm., detailed woodblock printed plan on native paper, with explanatory notes and keys in Japanese, folding into 8vo wrappers with printed label on upper cover

Estimate: 5,000 – 7,000 GBP

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213. Five regional maps covering Sumatra, Borneo, Philippines, New Guinea and South America. [Amsterdam, 1600], each approx. 80 x 120mm.

Estimate: 1,000 – 1,500 GBP

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214. An account of the kingdom of Cabul, and its dependencies in Persia, Tartary and India; comparing a view of the Afghan nation and a history of the Dooraunee monarchy. London: for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, 1815

Estimate: 1,500 – 2,000 GBP

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215. Journal of a tour through part of the snowy range of the Himala mountains. London: Rodwell and Martin, 1820

Estimate: 1,500 – 2,000 GBP

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216. albums. [early to mid twentieth century]

Estimate: 1,500 – 2,000 GBP

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217. Operations in the Canton River in April 1847, under the joint command of Major General D'Aguilar C.B. and Captain McDougall, of the Royal Navy, from drawings made on the spot by Lieut. Martin, 42nd Madras Native Infantry, Acting Engineer. [London: Henry Graves & Co., 1848]

Estimate: 20,000 – 25,000 GBP

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218. of 50 glass slides mostly of Taiwan. [early twentieth century]

Estimate: 1,500 – 2,000 GBP

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219. A collection of photographs of Asia. [late 1860s]

Estimate: 12,000 – 16,000 GBP

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220. Photographs of the Himalayas. [c.1910-1913; printed 1924?]

Estimate: 2,000 – 2,500 GBP

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