A fine local history which covers Hampstead, Highgate, Islington, Muswell Hill and Hornsey.8vo (22 x 16 cm), pp. xxvi, 590, 2, 24 publisher's adve...

Scarce. The brothers Alexander and G. J. Gerard explored the Himalayan district from 1817 to 1828. Arriving in Simla in 1817, they travelled throu...

The Palazzo della Consulta was only a recent addition to baroque Rome when depicted by Piranesi, having been erected in the 1730s. It was designed...

The Palazzo Odescalchi, or Chigi-Odescalchi, can be found in the Piazza Santi Apostoli, right in the centre of Rome. It sits opposite the Palazzo ...

A good selection of images, ranging from Allahabad in present day Pakistan, to tea plantations in Assam, various images showing architectural deta...

The plates are after drawings by William Brockendon, W.H. Barlett and other. Born in Ireland, Costello was a soldier, journalist and artist. Tra...

Rare. ESTC lists only 2 copies: British Library and National Library of Scotland.First edition; 8vo; engraved title, engraved explanation leaf, do...

Includes views of the Ionian Islands, Malta, Gibraltar and Sicily.First edition. 4to, engraved additional pictorial title, folding map and 62 plat...

Three aquatints printed in sepia. Some light staining to images, some small tears to edges of sheet.

Attractive, fresh example of the atlas, uncut, from the most desirable edition enhanced with new and larger plates. Printed on thick paper and ext...

A very good copy of the atlas from the most desirable edition enhanced with new and larger plates.'Chardin was a Huguenot who was forced to emigra...

Collection of 22 loose photos mounted on card. Some with pencil captions, numbered; small marginal tears to card, very light soiling.

Prideaux describes this work as 'a good specimen of the early literature on missionary effort, giving a sufficiently vivid record of personal expe...

A scarce account of Nepal. In 1851 he accompanied Jang Bahadur on his return to Nepal after his embassy to England. Includes a chapter on the tr...

Ainsworth was the surgeon and geologist on the Euphrates expedition. This account of the geological work of the expedition is dedicated to the lea...

In contemporary hand-colour. This rare set comprises:1. Gezicht op de Schapen Markt near den Reguliers Toren de Munt en een gedeelte van de Doele S...

The author accompanied Stanley on his expedition to rescue Emin Pasha, the German-born Eduard Schnitzer, who had succeeded Gordon as governor of E...

An attractive copy of this richly illustrated and wide ranging work. Almost 15 years after the first, this new edition includes many more engravin...

The present work describes Keppel's second major journey, on which he visited Constantinople, Scutari and Smyrna, following that of his travels ho...

Simpson joined the ill-fated expedition to observe the negotiations with the Nigerian chiefs to abolish slavery.First edition. 8vo, xii, 139pp., o...

In fine contemporary hand colour. Apparently unrecorded state of this important map, here in beautiful fresh condition and in the finest contempora...

David Roberts' magnificent images of Egypt and the Holy Land rank amongst the finest topographical views of the nineteenth century. Roberts made a...

Albumen print. Very good tonal range and in good condition.

The British Niger Expedition of 1841 was commissioned by the British Government to perform two primary tasks: firstly, to work towards the suppres...