{"title":"Asia 2026","description":"\u003cp\u003eWe are delighted to present our latest travel catalogue from Travel \u0026amp; Exploration specialist Tomos Nutt. Featuring rare books, maps, guides, letters, \u0026amp; more, this collections journeys across Arabia, the Ottoman Empire, Central Asia \u0026amp; Russia, India, and Far East \u0026amp; Southeast Asia. Discover a piece of history. To view a PDF of the catalogue please \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/4694\/1233\/files\/Asia_2026.pdf?v=1774964639\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eCLICK HERE\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"gurney-turner-impressions-india-1841-101708","title":"First impressions","description":"\u003ch4 class=\"srb-faux-head\"\u003efamily copy\u003c\/h4\u003eA family copy of a typically scarce Dawson Turner production. Inscribed: 'To my dear daughter M.A.T. \/ D.T. editor.' D.T. is Dawson Turner (1775-1858), the well-known Norfolk antiquary and father of the author, whilst M.A.T. is Mary Ann Turner (1803-1874), an elder sister of the author. One hundred copies were printed (Warren Turner). The nephew referred to in the title would be one of the three sons of Sir Francis Palgrave, the explorer of Arabia, who married Elizabeth Turner, a sister of the author.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs well as being the eldest surviving son of Dawson Turner, Gurney Turner (1813-1848) was a brother-in-law of the botanist Sir William Hooker (1785-1865). Turner was expected to have a successful medical career in London, however after working hard for some years and failing to establish a private practice, Turner used his family's connections to secure an appointment as a surgeon in the East India Company service in India. In 1841 Turner published this anonymous account of his life in India. It is a work full of information on local life. 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Heydt describes the main factories, settlements and stations of the Netherlands East India Company (VOC) in Africa and Asia, at Jakarta [Batavia], Colombo, Malacca, the Molluccas, Japan, and the Cape. The maps include a twin-hemisphere World map, the East Indies [with northern Australia], Sri Lanka and Greenland. The views include scenes and interiors at Jakarta, Colombo, Malacca and the settlement at Deshima in Japan.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHeydt, born in Amboina in 1702 to German parents, joined the VOC in 1733, spending two years in Ceylon before going to Indonesia. In 1737 he became the architect and draughtsman of the Company. In this capacity he made numerous drawings of Jakarta and West Java. He retired to Europe after resigning from the VOC in 1740 on health grounds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst edition; landscape folio (33 x 39 cm); 115 engraved plates (plate 62, plan of Colombo, hand-coloured) including five maps, by J.M. Seeligman, A. Hoffer, J.G. Puscher, and J.C. 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Having studied medicine, he practised as a junior doctor in St Petersburg and later lived in Ostrov, near Moscow. 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