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For the Armchair Explorer: Books on Travel and Exploration

Curated by Julian MacKenzie and Lucinda Boyle, our travel and exploration collection encourages you to travel the globe from the comfort of your own home. Their selections offer an unparalleled escape into the world of adventure, making perfect gifts for the travel-hungry soul or the history enthusiast. 

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  • Collection of five printed scrolls awarded to the Governor of Bengal.

    [FELICITATION SCROLLS].
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    Collection of felicitation scrolls presented to the Governor of Bengal. A unique collection of felicitation scrolls, all in fine condition, all pre...

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  • 112568_2 112568

    History of the recent discoveries at Cyrene,

    SMITH, Captain Robert Murdoch; E.A. Porcher.
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    Early photography. An attractive description of the excavations of the long neglected site at Cyrene in Libya between Tripoli and Benghazi, with al...

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  • 113629_2 113629

    Oriental Field Sports.

    WILLIAMSON, Thomas; HOWETT, Samuel.
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    Valuable record of the sporting activities of British officers serving in India. Williamson's Oriental Field Sports is a valuable record of the spo...

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  • 113623_2 113623

    A picturesque illustration of the scenery, animals, and native inhabitants of the island of Ceylon.

    DANIELL, Samuel.
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    Fine pictorial record of Ceylon. Samuel Daniell's Ceylon is the finest pictorial record of the island.Samuel Daniell (1775-1811), the youngest of t...

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  • 113622_2 113622

    Views in the Himala Mountains.

    FRASER, James Baillie.
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    First edition of Fraser's Himala Mountains, the finest illustrated work on the Himalayas.James Baillie Fraser (1783-1856) was the eldest son of a ...

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  • 113617_2 113617

    India ancient and modern.

    SIMPSON, William; KAYE, Sir John William.
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    The rarest of all the Indian view books. Simpson's views of India is one of the rarest of all the Indian view books and a fine record of the countr...

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  • 113616_2 113616

    Twenty four views taken in St. Helena,

    SALT, Henry.
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    Fresh, clean copy of Salt's very fine large format views. A fresh, clean copy of the set of Salt's very fine large format views of India, Abyssinia...

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  • 113613_2 113613

    Eighteen views taken at & near Rangoon [with]

    MOORE, Lieut. Joseph.
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    From the library of a protagonist in the war. Moore's views of Rangoon constitute the finest depiction of events during the first Burmese War. This...

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  • 113595_2 113595

    Graphic scenes in the Japan expedition.

    HEINE, William.
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    Commodore Perry's expedition to Japan. An important work recording Commodore Perry's expedition to Japan.William Heine was the official artist on C...

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  • 113593_2 113593

    General Views and special points of interest

    DODGSON, Lieut.-Col. D[avid] S[cott].
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    The rebellion of 1857 produced a spate of publications, many of which were illustrated books and prints after sketches by army officers. Dodgson, ...

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  • 113591_2 113591

    A series of fifteen views of Ceylon

    O'BRIEN, Captain C.
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    A copy of the first edition of O'Brien's Ceylon with later hand-colouring. O'Brien was employed as Assistant Surveyor in Ceylon, a position which ...

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  • 113557_2 113557

    Reise des Grafen Emanuel Andrasy in Ostindien.

    ANDRASY, Graf Emanuel [Mano].
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    Plates of Hong Kong and Calcutta. Andrasy's Ostindien contains a particularly beautiful set of plates of Hong Kong and Calcutta, elephant, rhinocer...

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  • 113555_2 113555

    Ruins of Mandoo,

    HARRIS, Capt. Claudius.
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    Captain Harris (1826-62) served in the 8th Madras Light Cavalry between 1845 and 1860, becoming a captain in 1858. When his regiment was posted to...

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  • 113554_2 113554

    Nederlandsch-Indië Teekeningen.

    RAPPARD, Josias Cornelis (illustrator); PERELAUER, M.T.H; VAN REES, Willem Adriaan.
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    Rare complete set consisting of Batavia, Java, Buitenzorg, and De Buitenbezittingen (outer possessions). The work presents a romanticised account ...

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  • 113505_2 113505

    Exploration of Kina Balu.

    WHITEHEAD, John.
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    Unique author's presentation copy to his parents with all plates and text illustrations specially hand-coloured. A unique copy of Whitehead's Kina ...

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  • 113489_2 113489

    Letters written in a Mahratta camp during the year 1809,

    BROUGHTON, Thomas Duer.
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    With 10 hand-coloured aquatints. Broughton was Commander of the Resident's Escort at the Court of Scindia. His march commenced in Agra and took in ...

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  • 112695_2 112695

    Egypt, the Sinaitic Desert and the Holy Land.

    AGATE, Margaret M.
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    Scots in the Sinai. Margaret Agate kept a diary of her journey in Egypt between Autumn 1901 and Spring 1902. She made an excursion on the Nile and ...

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  • 113615_2 113615

    The costumes of the various tribes,

    RATTRAY, James.
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    The finest illustrated book on Afghanistan. Rattray's is the finest illustrated book on Afghanistan, of great value for showing us the ways of life...

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  • 113432_2 113432

    Scenery and reminiscences of Ceylon.

    DESCHAMPS, John.
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    In his preface to Scenery and Reminiscences of Ceylon, Deschamps states that the views he has selected represent some of the most familiar scenes ...

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    The Autobiography: Traveller's Prelude; Beyond Euphrates; The Coast of Incense; Dust in the Lion's Paw.

    STARK, Freya.
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    Complete set of Stark's autobiography. Freya Stark is one of the most well known female travellers associated with the Middle East. She was one of ...

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