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A Chart of the Straits of Sunda, with Part of the North Coast of the Island of Java, as far as Batavia
Acquired From: Leen Helmink Colouring: Coloured Condition: Very Good Confirmed: No Date Acquired: 26/12/2023 Dealers ID No.: 19327 Description: Samuel Dunn was an English mathematician, astronomer, and cartographer renowned for his contributions to navigation and cartography during the eighteenth century. Demonstrating an aptitude for mathematics from a young age, Dunn began teaching by the age…
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Map of Australia, Compiled from the Nautical Surveys, Made by Order of the Admiralty, and other Authentic Documents by James Wyld Geographernto…
Colouring: Uncoloured Condition: Good. Thin paper Confirmed: No Description: James Wyld Jr. and his father James Wyld Sr., were prominent London map publishers, both serving as Royal Geographers during their careers. The Wyld publishing house operated from around 1837 to 1893 at Charing Cross and West Strand, producing a variety of maps, as well as…
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An Account of the Voyage to New South Wales by George Barrington, Superintendent of the Convicts to which is prefixed a detail of his life,…
Acquired From: Hordern House Condition: Very Good Confirmed: Yes Description: ''Volume 1: ''This volume presents a semi-fictionalised narrative of George Barringtons transportation to New South Wales following his conviction for pickpocketing. Barrington, a notorious criminal widely known as The Prince of Pickpockets, had served multiple sentences on the prison hulks at Woolwich before being transported…
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To Captain Krusenstern, of the Imperial Russian Navy As A Tribute For His Laudable Exertions to benefit Navigation and Maritime Science, This…
Acquired From: Leen Helmink Colouring: Uncoloured Condition: Very Good Confirmed: No Date Acquired: 6/1/2024 Dealers ID No.: 19355 Description: James Horsburgh, a distinguished hydrographer, significantly advanced maritime navigation and British trade in the East. By age 16, he had mastered mathematics, navigation, and bookkeeping, beginning his maritime career as a cabin boy apprenticed for three…
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This engraved South Pole cap (calotte) was produced
Acquired From: Leen Helmink Colouring: Coloured Condition: Very Good Confirmed: No Date Acquired: 3/2/2024 Dealers ID No.: 19377 Description: This engraved South Pole cap (calotte) was produced by Vincenzo Coronelli in Venice in 1688, forming part of the printed edition of his monumental terrestrial globes originally created for King Louis XIV of France. Designed for…