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A selection of stock we have recently added to our website.
A selection of stock we have recently added to our website.
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The King of Aden Hang'd aboard Soliman Bassus Galley.
[London: Awnsham & John Churchill, 1732.]
Engraving. 130 x 165mm (5 x 6½"), set in text, very large margins.
The 1538 execution of the king of Aden by Hadim Suleiman Pasha (c.1467-1547), as punishment for being a friend to the Portuguese. From the account of Philips Baelde (or Father Philippus Baldaeus) of India and Sri Lanka, as published in 'Churchill's Collection of Voyages'.
[Ref: 58627] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
[London: Awnsham & John Churchill, 1732.]
Engraving. 130 x 165mm (5 x 6½"), set in text, very large margins.
The 1538 execution of the king of Aden by Hadim Suleiman Pasha (c.1467-1547), as punishment for being a friend to the Portuguese. From the account of Philips Baelde (or Father Philippus Baldaeus) of India and Sri Lanka, as published in 'Churchill's Collection of Voyages'.
[Ref: 58627] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
The Entrance of ye Harbour of Batavia.
[London: Awnsham & John Churchill, 1732.]
Engraving. 130 x 165mm (5 x 6½"), set in text, very large margins.
A view of the trading ships, both European and Oriental, in the harbour of Batavia (Jakarta), with a letterpress text. From the account of Johann Nieuhof, as published in 'Churchill's Collection of Voyages'.
[Ref: 58632] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
[London: Awnsham & John Churchill, 1732.]
Engraving. 130 x 165mm (5 x 6½"), set in text, very large margins.
A view of the trading ships, both European and Oriental, in the harbour of Batavia (Jakarta), with a letterpress text. From the account of Johann Nieuhof, as published in 'Churchill's Collection of Voyages'.
[Ref: 58632] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
Batavia.
[London: Awnsham & John Churchill, 1732.]
Engraving, 18th century watermark. 130 x 165mm (5 x 6½"), set in text, very large margins.
A view of the defensive walls of Batavia (Jakarta), with a letterpress text. From the account of Johann Nieuhof, as published in 'Churchill's Collection of Voyages'.
[Ref: 58631] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
[London: Awnsham & John Churchill, 1732.]
Engraving, 18th century watermark. 130 x 165mm (5 x 6½"), set in text, very large margins.
A view of the defensive walls of Batavia (Jakarta), with a letterpress text. From the account of Johann Nieuhof, as published in 'Churchill's Collection of Voyages'.
[Ref: 58631] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
![[Batavia] The Hall for the Sale of Stuffs and Cloths. [&] The Chinese Hospital.](jpegs/58629.jpg)
[Batavia] The Hall for the Sale of Stuffs and Cloths. [&] The Chinese Hospital.
[London: Awnsham & John Churchill, 1732.]
Two engravings, printed back to back, 18th century watermark. Both plates c.135 x 165mm (5¼ x 6½"), set in text, very large margins. Printer's crease.
Two European buildings in Batavia (Jakarta): a covered market; and the Chinese Hospital built by Jan Sterkenburgh in 1661, funded by a special tax on the inheritances of the Chinese population. From the account of Johann Nieuhof, as published in 'Churchill's Collection of Voyages'.
[Ref: 58629] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT) view all images for this item
[London: Awnsham & John Churchill, 1732.]
Two engravings, printed back to back, 18th century watermark. Both plates c.135 x 165mm (5¼ x 6½"), set in text, very large margins. Printer's crease.
Two European buildings in Batavia (Jakarta): a covered market; and the Chinese Hospital built by Jan Sterkenburgh in 1661, funded by a special tax on the inheritances of the Chinese population. From the account of Johann Nieuhof, as published in 'Churchill's Collection of Voyages'.
[Ref: 58629] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT) view all images for this item
![[Batavia] The Lodgings of the Artisans belonging to the Company [&] The Latin School.](jpegs/58630.jpg)
[Batavia] The Lodgings of the Artisans belonging to the Company [&] The Latin School.
[London: Awnsham & John Churchill, 1732.]
Two engravings, printed back to back, 18th century watermark. Both plates c.135 x 165mm (5¼ x 6½"), set in text, very large margins.
Two European buildings in Batavia (Jakarta), with a letterpress text. From the account of Johann Nieuhof, as published in 'Churchill's Collection of Voyages'.
[Ref: 58630] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT) view all images for this item
[London: Awnsham & John Churchill, 1732.]
Two engravings, printed back to back, 18th century watermark. Both plates c.135 x 165mm (5¼ x 6½"), set in text, very large margins.
Two European buildings in Batavia (Jakarta), with a letterpress text. From the account of Johann Nieuhof, as published in 'Churchill's Collection of Voyages'.
[Ref: 58630] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT) view all images for this item
View of Tophana or the Artillery Arsenal at Constantinople.
London, Published by James Cawthorne, 24, Cockspur Street, 1813.
Coloured aquatint. Sheet 265 x 395mm (10½ x 15½"). Repair at centre fold, trimmed within plate on three sides, some soiling.
From John Cam Hobhouse's 'A Journey Through Albania, and other Provinces of Turkey in Europe and Asia, to Constantinople'. Hobhouse (1st Baron Broughton, 1786-1869), met Byron at Trinity College, Cambridge, and travelled with him through Italy, Greece and Turkey, a journey which resulted in this book. Hobhouse became Byron's executor after the poet's death in 1824. Despite being imprisoned in Newgate for writing a Radical pamphlet in 1819, Hobhouse became a successful Whig politician, serving in government as Secretary at War, Chief Secretary for Ireland, First Commissioner of Woods and Forests and President of the Board of Control. He became a Privy Councillor in 1832.
[Ref: 58590] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
London, Published by James Cawthorne, 24, Cockspur Street, 1813.
Coloured aquatint. Sheet 265 x 395mm (10½ x 15½"). Repair at centre fold, trimmed within plate on three sides, some soiling.
From John Cam Hobhouse's 'A Journey Through Albania, and other Provinces of Turkey in Europe and Asia, to Constantinople'. Hobhouse (1st Baron Broughton, 1786-1869), met Byron at Trinity College, Cambridge, and travelled with him through Italy, Greece and Turkey, a journey which resulted in this book. Hobhouse became Byron's executor after the poet's death in 1824. Despite being imprisoned in Newgate for writing a Radical pamphlet in 1819, Hobhouse became a successful Whig politician, serving in government as Secretary at War, Chief Secretary for Ireland, First Commissioner of Woods and Forests and President of the Board of Control. He became a Privy Councillor in 1832.
[Ref: 58590] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
No. 21. Storming of Delhi.
Capt. G.F. Atkinson, del.t. G. McCulloch lith.
London, Day & Son, Lithographers to the Queen, Gate Street, Lincoln's Inn Fields.
Tinted lithograph. Printed area 310 x 435mm (12¼ x 17") very large margins. Some spotting. Creasing.
British troops and sepoys storm the city, fired at from above. To the left a man spikes a cannon. The Campaign in India 1857-58. From drawings made during the eventful period of the great mutiny'.
[Ref: 58479] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Capt. G.F. Atkinson, del.t. G. McCulloch lith.
London, Day & Son, Lithographers to the Queen, Gate Street, Lincoln's Inn Fields.
Tinted lithograph. Printed area 310 x 435mm (12¼ x 17") very large margins. Some spotting. Creasing.
British troops and sepoys storm the city, fired at from above. To the left a man spikes a cannon. The Campaign in India 1857-58. From drawings made during the eventful period of the great mutiny'.
[Ref: 58479] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
The Sea Ingagement betwixt the Portuges and Dutch near Goa.
[London: Awnsham & John Churchill, 1732.]
Engraving. 130 x 165mm (5 x 6½"), set in text, very large margins.
The Battle of Goa, January 1638. One of a series of battles which the Portugese won. From the account of Philips Baelde (or Father Philippus Baldaeus) of India and Sri Lanka, as published in 'Churchill's Collection of Voyages'.
[Ref: 58628] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
[London: Awnsham & John Churchill, 1732.]
Engraving. 130 x 165mm (5 x 6½"), set in text, very large margins.
The Battle of Goa, January 1638. One of a series of battles which the Portugese won. From the account of Philips Baelde (or Father Philippus Baldaeus) of India and Sri Lanka, as published in 'Churchill's Collection of Voyages'.
[Ref: 58628] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
![[Kollam] The City of Cowlang.](jpegs/58602.jpg)
[Kollam] The City of Cowlang.
[London: Awnsham & John Churchill, 1732.]
Engraved map, 18th century watermark. 285 x 350mm (11¼ x 13¾") large margins. Original binding folds.
A plan of the sea port Kollam (or Quilon), on the Malabar coast, in Kerala, an illustration of the account of Philips Baelde's travels in India, as published in 'Churchill's Collection of Voyages'.
[Ref: 58602] £260.00
[London: Awnsham & John Churchill, 1732.]
Engraved map, 18th century watermark. 285 x 350mm (11¼ x 13¾") large margins. Original binding folds.
A plan of the sea port Kollam (or Quilon), on the Malabar coast, in Kerala, an illustration of the account of Philips Baelde's travels in India, as published in 'Churchill's Collection of Voyages'.
[Ref: 58602] £260.00
![[Nagapattinam] Negapatam.](jpegs/58622.jpg)
[Nagapattinam] Negapatam.
[London: Awnsham & John Churchill, 1732.]
Engraved map. 335 x 290mm (14 x 11¼"), very large margins Original binding folds.
A plan of Nagapattinam in Tamil Nadu, capital of Dutch Coromandel from 1660 to 1781, when it was captured by the British. An illustration of the account of the voyages of Father Philippus Baldaeus, originally published by Jabob van Meurs in Amsterdam in 1682, but here republished in 'Churchill's Collection of Voyages'.
[Ref: 58622] £190.00
[London: Awnsham & John Churchill, 1732.]
Engraved map. 335 x 290mm (14 x 11¼"), very large margins Original binding folds.
A plan of Nagapattinam in Tamil Nadu, capital of Dutch Coromandel from 1660 to 1781, when it was captured by the British. An illustration of the account of the voyages of Father Philippus Baldaeus, originally published by Jabob van Meurs in Amsterdam in 1682, but here republished in 'Churchill's Collection of Voyages'.
[Ref: 58622] £190.00
The City of Palembang with its three Forts.
[London: Awnsham & John Churchill, 1732.]
Engraving. 250 x 335mm (9¾ x 13¼") very large margins. Original binding folds.
A prospect of Palembang, Sumatra, from the sea, showing the city under fire from European warships. An illustration of the account of the voyages of Johan Nieuhof, originally published by Jabob van Meurs in Amsterdam in 1682, but here republished in 'Churchill's Collection of Voyages'.
[Ref: 58621] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
[London: Awnsham & John Churchill, 1732.]
Engraving. 250 x 335mm (9¾ x 13¼") very large margins. Original binding folds.
A prospect of Palembang, Sumatra, from the sea, showing the city under fire from European warships. An illustration of the account of the voyages of Johan Nieuhof, originally published by Jabob van Meurs in Amsterdam in 1682, but here republished in 'Churchill's Collection of Voyages'.
[Ref: 58621] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
![[Kingdom of Pattani] The way of Trafficking by Exchange.](jpegs/58625.jpg)
[Kingdom of Pattani] The way of Trafficking by Exchange.
[London: Awnsham & John Churchill, 1732.]
Engraving. 120 x 145mm (4¾ x 5¾"), set in text, very large margins
An illustration of an international trading town on the Malay Peninsula, with a letterpress description. An illustration from 'Churchill's Collection of Voyages'.
[Ref: 58625] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
[London: Awnsham & John Churchill, 1732.]
Engraving. 120 x 145mm (4¾ x 5¾"), set in text, very large margins
An illustration of an international trading town on the Malay Peninsula, with a letterpress description. An illustration from 'Churchill's Collection of Voyages'.
[Ref: 58625] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
![[Persian? caravan.]](jpegs/58515.jpg)
[Persian? caravan.]
[n.d., c.1820.]
Fine lithograph on coloured paper, white highlights. Sheet 205 x 270mm (8 x 10½"), on original backing sheet. Some spotting.
Men standing by horses and a camel.
[Ref: 58515] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
[n.d., c.1820.]
Fine lithograph on coloured paper, white highlights. Sheet 205 x 270mm (8 x 10½"), on original backing sheet. Some spotting.
Men standing by horses and a camel.
[Ref: 58515] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
![[Mounted Persian? warriors.]](jpegs/58516.jpg)
[Mounted Persian? warriors.]
[n.d., c.1820.]
Lithograph on coloured paper, white highlights. Sheet 205 x 270mm (8 x 10½"), on original backing sheet. Some spotting. Slight damage at top and bottom right corners.
Two mounted warriors, one firing a pistol, the other about to throw a spear.
[Ref: 58516] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
[n.d., c.1820.]
Lithograph on coloured paper, white highlights. Sheet 205 x 270mm (8 x 10½"), on original backing sheet. Some spotting. Slight damage at top and bottom right corners.
Two mounted warriors, one firing a pistol, the other about to throw a spear.
[Ref: 58516] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
![[Mounted Persian? warriors.]](jpegs/58514.jpg)
[Mounted Persian? warriors.]
[n.d., c.1820.]
Lithograph on coloured paper, white highlights. Sheet 205 x 270mm (8 x 10½"), on original backing sheet. Some spotting.
Two warriors loading their muskets and firing from their horses.
[Ref: 58514] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
[n.d., c.1820.]
Lithograph on coloured paper, white highlights. Sheet 205 x 270mm (8 x 10½"), on original backing sheet. Some spotting.
Two warriors loading their muskets and firing from their horses.
[Ref: 58514] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
![[Thoothukudi] Tutecornyn](jpegs/58603.jpg)
[Thoothukudi] Tutecornyn
[London: Awnsham & John Churchill, 1732.]
Engraved map, 18th century watermark. 290 x 350mm (11½ x 14"). Original binding folds, trimmed to plate on left.
A plan of the sea port Thoothukdi (or Tuticorin) in Tamil Nadu. This plate was first published in Amsterdam in 1672 to illustrate the account of Philips Baelde's travels in India; this example was issued in 'Churchill's Collection of Voyages'.
[Ref: 58603] £260.00
[London: Awnsham & John Churchill, 1732.]
Engraved map, 18th century watermark. 290 x 350mm (11½ x 14"). Original binding folds, trimmed to plate on left.
A plan of the sea port Thoothukdi (or Tuticorin) in Tamil Nadu. This plate was first published in Amsterdam in 1672 to illustrate the account of Philips Baelde's travels in India; this example was issued in 'Churchill's Collection of Voyages'.
[Ref: 58603] £260.00
![[The Kingdom of Tonquin] Their New Years Pastime & Feats of Agility, of Bady, w.th other hocus Pocus Tricks.](jpegs/58636.jpg)
[The Kingdom of Tonquin] Their New Years Pastime & Feats of Agility, of Bady, w.th other hocus Pocus Tricks. The Manner & Order of Choosing Literadoes
[London: Awnsham & John Churchill, 1732.]
Engraving. 140 x 160mm (5½ x 6¼"), set in letterpress, large margins. Crease in margin.
Illustrations from Jean-Baptiste Tavernier's 'A New and Sigular Relation of the Kingsom of Tunquin', northern Vietnam, as published in 'Churchill's Collection of Voyages'. A circus image.
[Ref: 58636] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
[London: Awnsham & John Churchill, 1732.]
Engraving. 140 x 160mm (5½ x 6¼"), set in letterpress, large margins. Crease in margin.
Illustrations from Jean-Baptiste Tavernier's 'A New and Sigular Relation of the Kingsom of Tunquin', northern Vietnam, as published in 'Churchill's Collection of Voyages'. A circus image.
[Ref: 58636] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
![[Matsya, the fish avatar of the god Vishnu] The Idol of Vistnum.](jpegs/58626.jpg)
[Matsya, the fish avatar of the god Vishnu] The Idol of Vistnum.
[London: Awnsham & John Churchill, 1732.]
Engraving. 210 x 165mm (8¼ x 6½"), set in text, very large margins.
An illustration of the upper body of Vishnu protruding from a fish's mouth., with a letterpress description. An illustration from the account of Philips Baelde (or Father Philippus Baldaeus) of India and Sri Lanka, as published in 'Churchill's Collection of Voyages'.
[Ref: 58626] £90.00 (£108.00 incl.VAT)
[London: Awnsham & John Churchill, 1732.]
Engraving. 210 x 165mm (8¼ x 6½"), set in text, very large margins.
An illustration of the upper body of Vishnu protruding from a fish's mouth., with a letterpress description. An illustration from the account of Philips Baelde (or Father Philippus Baldaeus) of India and Sri Lanka, as published in 'Churchill's Collection of Voyages'.
[Ref: 58626] £90.00 (£108.00 incl.VAT)