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 ...

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

Pre-war Singapore. Dickson's narrative of his flight from Southampton to Singapore shortly before WWII. Very rare. No other copies traced.First edi...

A bright and smart copy of this account of Sydney John Hickson's (1859-1940) time journeying through the Celebes Sea and northern Celebes (Sulawes...

A fascinating snapshot of life in the Philippines at the turn of the century, capturing the Revolution, war, and insurrection which characterised ...

Rare complete set consisting of Batavia, Java, Buitenzorg, and De Buitenbezittingen (outer possessions). The work presents a romanticised account ...

The narrative of Crawfurd's Embassy to Burma. In 1827, following the First Anglo-Burmese War, John Crawfurd was chosen to travel to Burma (now Mya...

A profusely illustrated record of Singapore before the Japanese invasion.First edition. Folio. illustrated throughout, original wrappers, light we...

With sketches from the french grands voyages. Paris' comprehensive survey of sailing vessels and a valuable contribution to preserving the artifact...

Important early iconography of Jakarta. Heydt's Ost-Indien provides us with an extensive and important work with regard to the town planning and ge...

Watercolours of Singapore and the West Indies. A richly illustrated record of service in the Royal Navy at the height of British maritime supremacy...

An important and comprehensive account of the mapping of East Indian Islands, with valuable information on the maps made from classical times to t...

Rare. Raffles became lieutenant-governor of Java in 1811, and governor of Sumatra shortly thereafter, gaining renown for his benevolence and his o...

Bigandet (1813-1894), French Catholic Missionary and Buddhist Scholar, spent over fifty years in Burma. Based on Burmese sources and printed in Ra...

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

From the library of renowned 19th-century woman bibliophile. Sangermano, a missionary, worked in Burma from 1783 to 1806. His book provides a good ...

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...