John Jourdain (d.1619) was a captain in the service of the English East India Company (EIC), and the first president of the EIC Council of India. ...

An evocative series of colour photographs of the Philippines, ranging from views of Manilla harbour, to domestic scenes such as a butcher's shop, ...

A charming collection of letters written by nursing sister Jessie Marjorie Morris (d.1964) during her posting in the Quetta, the capital of Baluch...

Giosafat Barbaro (1413-1494) was a member of the Venetian Barbaro family. He was a diplomat, merchant, explorer and travel writer. From 1436 to 14...

Jean de Béthencourt (1362–1425) was a French explorer who in 1402 led an expedition to the Canary Islands, landing first on the north side of Lanz...

Ferdinand Verbiest, (1623-1688) was a Flemish Jesuit missionary in China during the Qing dynasty. He was an accomplished mathematician and astrono...

François Pyrard de Laval (c.1578-c.1623) was a French navigator who is remembered for a personal written account of his adventures in the Maldives...

One of the prototypes for Levantine costume plates. a work whose illustrations helped shaped the West's popular imagination of the Islamic world. T...

.As a trained botanist and accomplished artist, Schweinfurth expanded knowledge of the flora and fauna of central Africa as well as the ethnology ...

Wellsted's classic work on Arabia and the Persian Gulf. Much of this work is based on the travels of Lieut. Ormsby, conveyed to Wellsted verbally ...

George Whitehead's 1883-1950) account of his lengthy stay in the Nicobar Islands. Includes accounts of dress, houses, diet, hospitality, trade, ag...

Dugmore's classic account of his camera safari in Kenya, particularly the Athi Plains. Much on Rhino and plains game.First U. K. edition; 29 x 22 ...

A beautiful and exhaustive work exploring several areas of the Levant, including territories of modern day Israel and Egypt, as well as parts of L...

Singapore. Auguste-Nicolas Vaillant (2 July 1793 - 1 November 1858) was a French sailor who worked his way up through the ranks from common seaman ...

A handsome copy of Trollope's first travel book. It treats the issue of colonialism sensitively and points to the United States as a model for wha...

Signed by the author. The signed limited edition of William Robinson Brown's The Horse of the Desert, a comprehensive account of the Arabian horse ...

Vasco da Gama, 1st Count of Vidigueira (c.1460s-1524), was a Portuguese explorer and the first European to reach India by sea.His initial voyage t...

Henry Hudson (c. 1565-1611) was an English sea explorer and navigator during the early 17th century, best known for his explorations of present-da...

Hernando de Soto (c.1497-1542) was a Spanish explorer and conquistador who was involved in expeditions in Nicaragua and the Yucatan Peninsula. He ...

Pedro Fernández de Quirós (1563–1614) was a Portuguese navigator in the service of Spain. He is best known for leading several Spanish voyages of ...