Rev. Baker gives an account of the opening of the second Anglo-Burmese War, when Rangoon was occupied by the British shortly after they had seized...

In 1787, after a sojourn at Constantinople in the service of Choiseul-Gouffier, Le Chevalier accompanied Alexander Ipsilanti, the Hospodar (ruler)...

Scarce. An account of a three month stay in South Africa in 1825. Much information on the native people and Graham's Town.First edition. 8vo, xvi,...

"At the Universities of Heidelberg and Munich, Schweinfurth specialized in geology and botany. An 1862 specimen-collecting trip up the Nile River ...

Born in London in 1810, Kinloch joined the Indian Civil Service, becoming a judge in Bengal. He wrote several books including De Zieke Reiziger an...

A 'very interesting work' (Blackmer), containing long accounts of Beirut, Damascus and Aleppo, as well as detailed accounts of the Druses. A caree...

Rare slavery chart. Scarce colour-coded map concerning the sugar trade and its link to slavery.The section shaded yellow is the appropriate climate...

Illustrated with fine hand-coloured plates. Scarce. 'An early eyewitness description of the territories of the western coast of Africa promoting gr...

"Perhaps the most famous of all African exploration books, this recounts Dr. Livingstone's travels through South Africa, with the discovery of Lak...

'Nunn had joined the crew of the Royal Sovereign on a sealing voyage, which after being chased by pirates down the West African coast arrived at K...

The Tryton, Gilbert Slater commander latitude 20. 30' South Mer: Dist from Java Head 32' West 26th Jan.y 1751/2 … Signed "John Hood at Limehouse 1...

Toyokuni III was one of the greatest exponents of such depictions of Kabuki classical Japanese dance-drama scenes and actor portraits, vividly cap...

With superb engraved plates. An exceptionally fresh copy of Le Brun's account of his trans-Asia expedition, noteworthy in particular for its superb...

Watercolour over graphite, on wove paper. Signed ch. Pierron lower right. 28 x 62 cm.(11 x 24 1/4 in)

John Dunn Hunter (ca. 1796–1827), was a leader of the Fredonian Rebellion, the first attempt by Anglo settlers in Texas to secede from Mexico. Bef...

Robert Adams was an American seaman, the son of a New York sail maker and an Afro-American mother. His real name was Benjamin Rose. Having set sai...

Remarkable relic of Britain's Imperial past. Printed entirely on vellum and bound in the finest morocco, a magnificent tribute to the participants ...

Scarce account by a Polishman (actual name Chodasiewicz) who was forced to join the Russian army before changing his allegiance to the allies. He ...

The account of a lengthy tour made by the geologist Bakewell (1767-1843), accompanied by his second wife. The work contains an early description i...