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Discover rare travel books and key exploration works spanning the 16th to 20th centuries. This selection includes first-hand accounts from pioneering figures such as Captain Cook, Sir Ernest Shackleton, and David Livingstone, documenting expeditions across Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and the polar regions. With finely illustrated volumes, early maps, and original prints, these works offer invaluable insights into the history of global discovery. Explore the full range of our rare travel books from all over the world today.

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  • one of the great African narratives completing the navigaton of the river niger
    one of the great African narratives completing the navigaton of the river niger

    LANDER, Richard and John
    Journal of an expedition 1832.
    £1,500.00

  • A fine letter providing technical advice, written towards the end of Livingstone's Zambezi Expedition.

    LIVINGSTONE, David.
    Autograph letter, signed, to J. N. Whitaker 10 December 1863,
    £3,000.00

  • Gray's expedition followed the disastrous missions of Peddie and Campbell; Gray was scarcely more successful, being captured by the Fulani of Futa-Toro.
    Gray's expedition followed the disastrous missions of Peddie and Campbell; Gray was scarcely more successful, being captured by the Fulani of Futa-Toro.

    GRAY, Major William
    Travels in Western Africa, 1825.
    £1,750.00

  • Scarce. Important first hand work on the Slave Trade at the time of Sierra Leone and Liberia signing the Anti-Slavery Trade Treaty.
    Scarce. Important first hand work on the Slave Trade at the time of Sierra Leone and Liberia signing the Anti-Slavery Trade Treaty.

    FORBES, Frederick Edwyn.
    Six months' service in the African blockade, from April to October 1848, in command of H.M.S. Bonetta. 1849.
    £1,750.00

  • Printed for subscription only to raise money for Fawckner who had fallen on hard times. An account of the author's travels in West Africa in 1825.
    Printed for subscription only to raise money for Fawckner who had fallen on hard times. An account of the author's travels in West Africa in 1825.

    FAWCKNER, James.
    Narrative of Captain James Fawckner's travels on the coast of Benin. 1837.
    £2,500.00

  • Rare privately printed journal of Davidson's attempt to cross the Western Sahara from Tangier to Timbuktoo which ended with his murder in November 1836.
    Rare privately printed journal of Davidson's attempt to cross the Western Sahara from Tangier to Timbuktoo which ended with his murder in November 1836.

    DAVIDSON, John.
    Notes taken during travels in Africa... 1839.
    £2,500.00

  • Calvert financed this expedition, under the command of Lawrence Allen Wells, to explore unknown portions of inland Western Australia in 1896-97.
    Calvert financed this expedition, under the command of Lawrence Allen Wells, to explore unknown portions of inland Western Australia in 1896-97.

    HILL, J.G. (compiler).
    The Calvert Scientific Exploring Expedition. 1905.
    £375.00

  • An account of relations between the Turks, Greeks, and Latins, written on the instruction of the duc de Bourgogne
    An account of relations between the Turks, Greeks, and Latins, written on the instruction of the duc de Bourgogne

    LA BROCQUIERE, Bertrandon De.
    The Travels of Bertrandon de la Brocquiere... 1807.
    £1,250.00

  • Announcing the appointment of Young as Lieutenant governor of the Eastern Districts
    Announcing the appointment of Young as Lieutenant governor of the Eastern Districts

    YOUNG, Sir Edward Henry Fox.
    Eastern Districts, Cape of Good Hope. Proclamation. 28 April 1847.
    £250.00

  • collected extensive information, principally from slaves which led him to the conclusion that the Niger ended in the great delta of the Blight of Benin.
    collected extensive information, principally from slaves which led him to the conclusion that the Niger ended in the great delta of the Blight of Benin.

    M'QUEEN, James.
    A geographical and commmercial view of northern Central Africa: 1821.
    £1,150.00

  • Rare first edition, uncut and partly unopened in original blue marlbed wrappers, with twelve hand-coloured engraved plates
    Rare first edition, uncut and partly unopened in original blue marlbed wrappers, with twelve hand-coloured engraved plates

    VIALLA DE SOMMIERES, L.C.
    Voyage Historique et Politique au Montenegro, 1820.
    £1,750.00

  • The present letter is one of the first that Bruce sent back. Explains his preparations for resisting the assaults of Barbary Pirates on British property.
    The present letter is one of the first that Bruce sent back. Explains his preparations for resisting the assaults of Barbary Pirates on British property.

    BRUCE, James.
    Autograph letter, signed, concerning Barbary pirates. 1763.
    £4,000.00

  • The book is divided into two sections: geographical observations and ethnographic observations, including accounts of the Inuit and their language.
    The book is divided into two sections: geographical observations and ethnographic observations, including accounts of the Inuit and their language.

    ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY.
    A selection of papers on 1875.
    £400.00

  • Scarce account by a professional travel writer, who later produced works on the Sandwich Islands, the Levant, and Central & South America.
    Scarce account by a professional travel writer, who later produced works on the Sandwich Islands, the Levant, and Central & South America.

    HILL, S[amuel]. S.
    Travels in Siberia. 1854.
    £850.00

  • Campbell joined the East India Company in 1820. He spent 13 years with the Khon people in South Odisha suppressing human sacrifice and female infanticide.
    Campbell joined the East India Company in 1820. He spent 13 years with the Khon people in South Odisha suppressing human sacrifice and female infanticide.

    CAMPBELL, Major General John.
    A Personal Narrative of Thirteen Years Service 1864.
    £675.00

  • exhibitions titled Ancient Mexico and Modern Mexico held in 1824, included artifacts and specimens brought back from trip to Mexico.
    exhibitions titled Ancient Mexico and Modern Mexico held in 1824, included artifacts and specimens brought back from trip to Mexico.

    BULLOCK, William.
    Six months' residence and travels in Mexico; 1824.
    £1,450.00

  • Account of Layard's important second British Museum expedition in 1849, focusing on the momentous Assyrian artefacts.
    Account of Layard's important second British Museum expedition in 1849, focusing on the momentous Assyrian artefacts.

    LAYARD, Austen Henry.
    Discoveries in the Ruins of Nineveh and Babylon; 1853.
    £1,150.00

  • A history of the Vaudois, more commonly known in English as the Waldensians, are a Christian ascetic movement
    A history of the Vaudois, more commonly known in English as the Waldensians, are a Christian ascetic movement

    WICKHAM, Rev. Hill D.
    An historical sketch of the Italian Vaudois: 1847.
    £250.00

  • A parliamentary report concering the aboltion of slavery on the Mosquito Shore, a British protectorate, published in the run up to the Slave Trade Act 1824
    A parliamentary report concering the aboltion of slavery on the Mosquito Shore, a British protectorate, published in the run up to the Slave Trade Act 1824

    [PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS].
    Mosquito Shore. 27 February 1824.
    £250.00

  • A very fresh example of "one of the finest works of travel literature", describing travels in Turkey, Egypt, Palestine, Persia, and the East Indies
    A very fresh example of "one of the finest works of travel literature", describing travels in Turkey, Egypt, Palestine, Persia, and the East Indies

    DELLA VALLE, Pietro.
    Reise Beschreibung... in Turckey, Egypten, Palestina, Persien, Ost-Indien, 1674.
    £4,500.00

  • Notable for the fine coloured aquatint view of the Bay of Algiers. Pananti was captured by Barbary pirates and sold into slavery.
    Notable for the fine coloured aquatint view of the Bay of Algiers. Pananti was captured by Barbary pirates and sold into slavery.

    PANANTI, Filippo.
    Narrative of a Residence in Algiers; 1818.
    £1,250.00

  • serve on board one of the vessels in Commodore Johnstone's expedition to the Cape in 1781, and took part in the engagements at Port Praya and Saldanha Bay.
    serve on board one of the vessels in Commodore Johnstone's expedition to the Cape in 1781, and took part in the engagements at Port Praya and Saldanha Bay.

    JAMES, Silas.
    A Narrative of a Voyage to Arabia, 1797.
    £2,500.00

  • Dressed as Turks and accompanied by an Irishman, James Curtin, two Maltese, and a setter dog named Anubis, they ascended the Nile as far as Meroe
    Dressed as Turks and accompanied by an Irishman, James Curtin, two Maltese, and a setter dog named Anubis, they ascended the Nile as far as Meroe

    WADDINGTON, George; HANBURY, Rev. Barnard.
    Journal of a Visit to Some Parts of Ethiopia. 1822.
    £1,650.00

  • Fine colour plates of Athens and Constantinople
    Fine colour plates of Athens and Constantinople

    HOBHOUSE, J[ohn] C[am], 1st Baron Broughton.
    A Journey through Albania, 1833.
    £2,000.00

  • A witty and irrepressible exploration of where we've been, how we got there, and where we're going.
    A witty and irrepressible exploration of where we've been, how we got there, and where we're going.

    GARFIELD, Simon.
    On The Map: Why The World Looks Like It Does. 2012.
    £14.99

  • Excellent history and survey of North Wales
    Excellent history and survey of North Wales

    EVANS, Rev. John.
    Letters written during a tour through North Wales, 1804.
    £200.00

  • Fine example, handsomely bound, of the first edition of the famous Victorian novelist's account of Jamaica and the West Indies in 1860.
    Fine example, handsomely bound, of the first edition of the famous Victorian novelist's account of Jamaica and the West Indies in 1860.

    TROLLOPE, Anthony.
    The West Indies and the Spanish Main. 1859.
    £1,000.00

  • As a member of the Hudson's Bay Company's London committee Halkett supported his cousin Lord Selkirk's Red River Project and visited the area in 1821.
    As a member of the Hudson's Bay Company's London committee Halkett supported his cousin Lord Selkirk's Red River Project and visited the area in 1821.

    [HALKETT, John].
    Statement respecting the Earl of Selkirk's Settlement of Kildonan, upon the Red River, in North America; 1817.
    £650.00

  • First issue of this anonymous account of the janissary rebellions which unseated Sultan Ahmed III and put his nephew Mahmoud on the Ottoman throne in 1730.
    First issue of this anonymous account of the janissary rebellions which unseated Sultan Ahmed III and put his nephew Mahmoud on the Ottoman throne in 1730.

    [CONSTANTINOPLE].
    Relation des deux rebellions 1737.
    £4,250.00

  • fine copy of the first edition of the work describing different traditions of nations populating africa and oceania
    fine copy of the first edition of the work describing different traditions of nations populating africa and oceania

    HENRICY, Casimir.
    Les Moeurs et Costumes de Tous les Peuples, 1847.
    £2,750.00

  • With plates after Colonel Cockburn, Major Irton and Messrs. Bartlett, Leitch and Wolfensberger. The plates differ from those in the author's earlier work.
    With plates after Colonel Cockburn, Major Irton and Messrs. Bartlett, Leitch and Wolfensberger. The plates differ from those in the author's earlier work.

    WRIGHT, George Newenham.
    The Rhine, Italy, and Greece. [1841-42].
    £750.00

  • A fine local history which covers Hampstead, Highgate, Islington, Muswell Hill and Hornsey.
    A fine local history which covers Hampstead, Highgate, Islington, Muswell Hill and Hornsey.

    HOWITT, William.
    The Northern Heights of London 1869.
    £150.00

  • The brothers Alexander and G. J. Gerard explored the Himalayan district from 1817 to 1828.
    The brothers Alexander and G. J. Gerard explored the Himalayan district from 1817 to 1828.

    GERARD, Alexander.
    Account of Koonawur, in the Himalaya, 1841.
    £2,250.00

  • Rare. Only 2 copies of the first edition of Cary's survey of Middlesex are listed by ESTC: at the British Library and at the National Library of Scotland
    Rare. Only 2 copies of the first edition of Cary's survey of Middlesex are listed by ESTC: at the British Library and at the National Library of Scotland

    CARY, John.
    Cary's actual survey of Middlesex, Jany. 1st, 1786.
    £1,850.00

  • Attractive, fresh example of the atlas, from the most desirable edition enhanced with new and larger plates
    Attractive, fresh example of the atlas, from the most desirable edition enhanced with new and larger plates

    CHARDIN, Sir John.
    Voyages du Chevalier Chardin, en Perse, et autres lieux de l'Orient, 1811.
    £6,750.00

  • A very good copy of the atlas from the most desirable edition enhanced with new and larger plates.
    A very good copy of the atlas from the most desirable edition enhanced with new and larger plates.

    CHARDIN, Sir John.
    Voyages du Chevalier Chardin, en Perse, et autres lieux de l'Orient, 1811.
    £5,750.00

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