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1 Africa.- Bruce (James) Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile..., 5 vol., first edition, 3 maps and 58 plates, 1790.  
Lot 1

Africa.- Bruce (James) Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile..., 5 vol., first edition, 3 maps and 58 plates, 1790.

 

Hammer Price: £350

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2 Americas.- Cartwright (George) A Journal of Transactions and Events, during a Residence of nearly Sixteen Years on the Coast of Labrador..., 3 vol., first edit
Lot 2

Americas.- Cartwright (George) A Journal of Transactions and Events, during a Residence of nearly Sixteen Years on the Coast of Labrador..., 3 vol., first edition, with A.L.s. from the author, Newark, 1792.

 

Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000

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3 Americas.- Central America.- Gage (Thomas) A New Survey of the West-India's..., second edition, 4 engraved maps, by E.Cotes, and to be sold by John Sweetin
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Americas.- Central America.- Gage (Thomas) A New Survey of the West-India's..., second edition, 4 engraved maps, by E.Cotes, and to be sold by John Sweeting, 1655.

 

Hammer Price: £2,400

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4 Canada.- Quebec.- Peachey (Attributed to James William, surveyor, draughtsman, army officer, and artist, d. 1797) The Montmorency Falls, with figure sketching
Lot 4

Canada.- Quebec.- Peachey (Attributed to James William, surveyor, draughtsman, army officer, and artist, d. 1797) The Montmorency Falls, with figure sketching in the foreground, watercolour [probably late 18th century]

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5 Upper Canada.- First Nations.- Bouchette (Lt.-Col. Joseph, Canadian Surveyor-General of British North America, 1774-1841) A Plan of the Province of Upper Canad
Lot 5

Upper Canada.- First Nations.- Bouchette (Lt.-Col. Joseph, Canadian Surveyor-General of British North America, 1774-1841) A Plan of the Province of Upper Canada, manuscript map with decorative title cartouche, [circa 1790-1795].

 

Hammer Price: £34,000

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6 China.- Daniell (Thomas & William) A Picturesque Voyage to India, by the way of China, first edition, 1810.  
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China.- Daniell (Thomas & William) A Picturesque Voyage to India, by the way of China, first edition, 1810.

 

Hammer Price: £2,800

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7 India.- Hunter (Lt. James) Picturesque Scenery in the Kingdom of Mysore, 9 original parts only (of 10), first edition, 37 hand-coloured aquatints, original wra
Lot 7

India.- Hunter (Lt. James) Picturesque Scenery in the Kingdom of Mysore, 9 original parts only (of 10), first edition, 37 hand-coloured aquatints, original wrappers, W.Bulmer & Co. for Edward Orme, 1805.

 

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8 India.- Williamson (Capt. Thomas) and Charles Doyley. The Costume and Customs of Modern India, 20 hand-coloured aquatints by Doyley with yellow wash borders, 1
Lot 8

India.- Williamson (Capt. Thomas) and Charles Doyley. The Costume and Customs of Modern India, 20 hand-coloured aquatints by Doyley with yellow wash borders, 1839.

 

Hammer Price: £700

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9 Pacific.- Suarez de Figueroa (Christobal) Hechos de Don Garcia Hurtado de Mendoza quarto Marques de Canete, rare first edition, complete with the often missing
Lot 9

Pacific.- Suarez de Figueroa (Christobal) Hechos de Don Garcia Hurtado de Mendoza quarto Marques de Canete, rare first edition, complete with the often missing 'Prologo' leaves, includes an account of Álvaro de Mendaña y Neira's voyage in search of the Solomon Islands and the discovery of the Marquesas Islands, Madrid, la Imprenta Real, 1613.

 

Hammer Price: £6,000

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10 Voyages.- Harris (John) Navigantium atque Itinerantium Bibliotheca, 2 vol., second edition, 61 engraved maps and plates, T.Woodward [& others], 1744. &n
Lot 10

Voyages.- Harris (John) Navigantium atque Itinerantium Bibliotheca, 2 vol., second edition, 61 engraved maps and plates, T.Woodward [& others], 1744.

 

Hammer Price: £2,600

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