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Asia Illustrated Catalogue 2024

The interaction between Europe and Asia has always had the potential to enrich the knowledge of both continents. Sadly, this promise has not always been fulfilled – a glance at the authors of many of the books in the present catalogue betrays their military background with European powers subsuming Asian culture.

A side effect was that many talented artists also made their way eastwards and have left us a superb visual record of Asia.

As the world pivots towards Asia and particularly the economic superpowers that are China and India, it is an ideal time to reflect on the glories of these countries as seen by western artists over the century and a half from 1750 to the turn of the twentieth century.

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  • A Journey from London to Persepolis;

    USSHER, John.
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    An account of Ussher's travels through Russian Dagestan at the time of the Shami uprising, and thence south to view the antiquities of Mesopotamia...

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  • A picturesque illustration of the scenery, animals, and native inhabitants of the island of Ceylon.

    DANIELL, Samuel.
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    Fine pictorial record of Ceylon. Samuel Daniell's Ceylon is the finest pictorial record of the island.Samuel Daniell (1775-1811), the youngest of t...

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  • A series of fifteen views of Ceylon

    O'BRIEN, Captain C.
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    A copy of the first edition of O'Brien's Ceylon with later hand-colouring. O'Brien was employed as Assistant Surveyor in Ceylon, a position which ...

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  • A series of twenty-eight panoramic views of Calcutta,

    WOOD, William.
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    Wood's early panoramic views of Calcutta. William Wood senior, the artist's father, began selling his son's lithographs in parts in 1831. By the ti...

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  • Allerneuester Geographisch- und Topographischer

    HEYDT [aka HEIJDT], Johann Wolfgang.
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    Important early iconography of Jakarta. Heydt's Ost-Indien provides us with an extensive and important work with regard to the town planning and ge...

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  • An authentic account of an embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China [...]

    STAUNTON, Sir George Leonard.
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    The first British embassy to China. The most celebrated and finely illustrated account of the first British embassy to China, which was to lead to ...

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  • Bijdrage tot de kennis van het Japansche Rijk.

    OVERMEER FISSCHER, J.F. van.
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    From the library of the last French Queen. A superb copy with royal provenance of van O. Fisscher's survey of Japan. van O. Fisscher worked in Japa...

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  • Character & costumes of Afghaunistan.

    HART, Capt. Lockyer Willis.
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    Scarcest of the great illustrated books on Afghanistan. The scarcest of the great illustrated books on Afghanistan, Character & Costumes of Afg...

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  • China:

    ALLOM, Thomas.
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    Including views of Hong Kong, Canton, Macao, Nanjing, and Shanghai. At a time of increased interest in China, Thomas Allom (1804-1872) the noted to...

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  • Description de toutes les nations de l'empire de Russie,

    GEORGI, Johan Gottlieb.
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    Fine complete copy of the first edition. The captions for the engravings were printed in three languages, so that it could be placed with the text ...

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  • Description ethnographique des peuples de la Russie.

    PAULY, Theodore de.
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    Magnificent in size and scope. First edition of this striking work: 'l'ouvrage est tres rare et c'est l'un des plus beaux sur les differents costum...

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  • Dessins et peintures d'Asie.

    IACOVLEFF, Alexandre [YAKOVLEV, Aleksandr].
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    Beiruit to Beijing - the Citroen Central Asia Expedition. Finely produced portfolio of illustrations by the official artist of the Citroen Central ...

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  • Eighteen views taken at & near Rangoon [with]

    MOORE, Lieut. Joseph.
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    From the library of a protagonist in the war. Moore's views of Rangoon constitute the finest depiction of events during the first Burmese War. This...

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  • Essai sur la construction navale des peuples extra-européens

    PARIS, François-Edmond.
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    With sketches from the french grands voyages. Paris' comprehensive survey of sailing vessels and a valuable contribution to preserving the artifact...

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  • Exploration of Kina Balu.

    WHITEHEAD, John.
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    Unique author's presentation copy to his parents with all plates and text illustrations specially hand-coloured. A unique copy of Whitehead's Kina ...

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  • Graphic scenes in the Japan expedition.

    HEINE, William.
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    Commodore Perry's expedition to Japan. An important work recording Commodore Perry's expedition to Japan.William Heine was the official artist on C...

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  • India ancient and modern.

    SIMPSON, William; KAYE, Sir John William.
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    The rarest of all the Indian view books. Simpson's views of India is one of the rarest of all the Indian view books and a fine record of the countr...

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  • Inscriptions on the Seikh Guns Captured by the Army of the Sutledge 1845-46.

    [FIRST SIKH WAR].
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    First Sikh War. Scarce. The title-page gives the name of C. Gomeze as the designer and lithographer - probably the Christopher Gomez, of the H.C. L...

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  • Journal of a Voyage in 1811 and 1812, to Madras and China;

    WATHEN, James.
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    With 24 finely coloured aquatints. A very good first edition copy of Wathen's Voyage to Madras, richly illustrated with 24 finely coloured aquatint...

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  • Journal of an Embassy

    CRAWFURD, John
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    The narrative of Crawfurd's Embassy to Burma. In 1827, following the First Anglo-Burmese War, John Crawfurd was chosen to travel to Burma (now Mya...

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  • La Chine. Moeurs, usages, costumes, arts et metiers.

    MALPIERE, D. Bazin de.
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    Botfield copy, superbly bound. Rare. A superbly bound copy of La Chine by Malpiere, a work which is seldom found complete, and which consists 'of a...

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