The Central Asiatic Expedition went into Mongolia to seek and discover the ancestry of man, and explore the natural history of the region. Andrews...

Including views of Hong Kong, Canton, Macao, Nanjing, and Shanghai. At a time of increased interest in China, Thomas Allom (1804-1872) the noted to...

'There are two interesting chapters on Chinese field sports, with sections on tiger, leopard and a few other species of big game. The appendix con...

The author was the artist on Colonel Sosnovsky's scientific expedition across Siberia to Lake Baikal and Mongolia in 1874-75. This was one of the ...

The rare Russian first edition.Pavel Piasetskiy (1843 - 1919) was not only a respected doctor but also talented artist and writer. These versatile...

China under the Qing dynasty. A remarkable collection of sixty-four fine large-format Chinese watercolours with subjects depicting tradesmen, flowe...

The Qing Emperor Kangxi commissioned Jesuit surveyors to chart his kingdom from 1708 to 1716. The resulting maps were published as the Kangxi Atla...

Scarce. Alexandre de Rhodes (1591-1660), 'the father of the romanization of Vietnamese' (Lust), wrote several books relating to his own experience...

With map. A very scarce work, with an Introduction by the Right Revd. George Smith, D.D. Lord Bishop of Victoria (Hong Kong), which sketches out We...

Scarce. 'Sulaiman's works had a profound effect on many Arabic and Persian geographers and are of exceptional importance for the study of early Is...

Rare playing card map. Designed to play the Florentine version of the tarot game, the 'Minchiate'.The card features a miniature map to its upper p...

Rare playing card map. Designed to play the Florentine version of the tarot game, the 'Minchiate'.The card features a miniature map to its upper p...

A fine group of Chinese export watercolours showing flowers and butterflies.Pith came into use for painting to satisfy the increasing demand for s...

Well executed and highly atmospheric watercolours capturing the importance of the river for trade in early nineteenth century China.A fine group o...

Well executed and highly atmospheric watercolours capturing the importance of the river for trade in early nineteenth century China.A fine group o...

Well executed and highly atmospheric watercolours capturing the importance of the river for trade in early nineteenth century China.A fine group o...

Well executed and highly atmospheric watercolours capturing the importance of the river for trade in early nineteenth century China.A fine group o...