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Six Volume set of New Voyages and Travels:
Consisting of Originals, Translations 1819-1823.
Edited and Published by Sir Richard Phillips.
1819-1823.
Price: $15,000

Sir Richard Phillips was an English School Teacher, Author and Publisher. This Six Volume set of New Voyages and Travels has Engraved fold-out maps, a few foldout aquatints Prints, a few hand-coloured engravings, many full page engravings. Occasional light browning, offsetting and spotting, throughout the set of six volumes. Bound in fine stunning original antique parchment with old hand-written script to front and back of the bindings.
This is A RARE COMPLETE SET of the 1st. Editions of early travel accounts by at the time, World renowned Travellers and Explorers, the golden age of discoveries and travel, they were selected and edited and published by Sir Richard Phillips in London and very expensive at the time to publish, because of the Maps, and Engravings, both black and white and hand-coloured.
Here with the general- and part-titles to each volume: the set includes 1. Otto Von Kotzebue’s “ Voyage of Discovery in the South-Seas and to Behring’s Straits in search of the North-East Passage”. 2. Diary of a Journey overland through the Maritime Provinces of China, from Manchao on the South Coast to Canton in the Years 1819-1820. 3. A Voyage to North America and the West Indies by Edward deMontule. 1821;- 4. Travels on Foot through the Island if Ceylon by J. Haafner. 1821;- 5. Letters written during the late Voyage of Discovery in the Western Artic Sea by an Officer of the Expedition, (Captain Perry). 6. Travels in Egypt 1818-1819 by Edward deMontule. 1821;- 7. Journal of the Tour into the Interior of Missouri and Arkansaw, 1818-1819, by Henry R. Schoolcraft. 8. Picturesque Promenades in and near Constantinople and on the Waters of the Bosphorus. By Charles Pertusier. 1820. 9. Travels in Brazil in 1815, 1816 and 1817, by Prince Maximilian Nuewied. 10. Travels in Africa, to the Sources of the Senegal and Gambia, in 1818 by G. Mollien. 11. A Voyage to Hutson’s Bay Summer 1812, an account of Icebergs and other phenomena A description of the Esquimaux and North American Indians. By Thomas M’Keevor M.D. 12. Journey of a Voyage of Discovery by Alexander Fisher, to the Arctic regions. 1818. And many more in this beautiful set of six volumes. Complete sets are rarely found and were only sold to the nobility and the wealthy. Rare and Scarce set of Six Volumes in fine collectable condition.

$15,000 including postage and insurance.

Volume 1.
1. New Voyages and Travels: Consisting of Originals, Translations and Abridgments. Vol. I. 1819.
Price $2,750

New Voyages and Travels: Consisting of Originals, Translations and Abridgments. Vol. I. 1819
Edited and Published by Sir Richard Phillips. 1819. The 12 books within one in Volume 1, some have their own title page. This Volume 1 consist of first story.. followed by 11 more travel stories;- New Voyages and Travels: Volume I;- Bound in fine stunning original antique parchment with old hand-written script to front and back of the binding. Foldout Chart of the Artic Region in 1818 to the opening page, in good condition, some minor repairs. The Chart or Route on His Majesty’s Armed Vessel The Alexander on the Voyage of discovery 1818. The collected adventures which come with their maps are scarce, the rare maps where generally removed and framed, few have survived. List of titles below. This volume is part of a six volume set, they can be sold separately or as a set of six. Complete sets are rarely found, and even rarer with complete maps, as this format was issued only for the Nobility and the Wealthy. Sir Richard Phillips published a further series in 9 volumes in 1819 to 1823 as New Voyages and Travels. This is a six volumes set, complete with maps and all its engraved plates.

1. Journey of a Voyage of Discovery by Alexander Fisher, to the Arctic regions. 1818, Foldout Chart of the Artic Region in 1818 to the opening page, in good condition, some minor repairs. The Chart or Route on His Majesty’s Armed Vessel The Alexander on the Voyage of discovery 1818. and three full page engravings. Plus 7 pages of Appendix to the end of the chapter, finishes on page 104.

2. Narrative of a Voyage in the Indian Seas in the Nisus Frigate, by James Prior, R.N. 1810-1811;- Own Title-page, Foldout map of the route of H.M.S. Ninus, to the opening page, in good condition, some minor repairs. plus three other plates. 112 pages.

3. Narratives of two Excursions to the Ports of England, Scotland, and Ireland in 1816-1817-1818 Translated from the French of Charles Dupin. Own Title-page, Foldout map to the opening page. Sketch of Plymouth Sound with the Blackwater, with 96 pages. Own Title-page, three engraved plates, and 100 pages. Something important the engraved plate is hand coloured after page 56, Construction of the Breakwater in Plymouth Sound, which is very unusal to be hand-coloured.

4. Travels in Italy by Frederick Lillin de Chateauvieux . Own Title-page, three engraved plates, and 100 pages.

5. Travels in Greece, Turkey, and the Holy Land, in 1817-1818. By Count de Forbin. Own Title-page, stunning large Foldout map of General Views of Jerusalem, to the opening page, in good condition, plus 9 full page engraved plates within. 180 pages.

The next seven adventures 6 to 12 has one Title- Page Analyses of New Works of Voyages and Travels with a date of 1819, which covers 108 pages, including;- An Index section, one page to the last page of Elementary Popular Books of Geography. Also an Advertisement page behind the title page.

6. Journal of a Route across India, through Egypt to England in 1817-1818 by Lieutenant Fitzclarence.

7. Mission from Cape Coast Castle to Ashantee, with a Statistical Account of that Kingdom, other parts of the Interior of Africa. By T. Edward Bowdich.

8. Letters from the North of Italy, addressed to Henry Hallam by W.S.Rose.

9. Journey from Moscow to Constantinope in 1817-1818 by William Macmichael.

10. Sir Richard Colt Hoare’s Tour through Italy and Sicily.

11. First Impressions in the Summer of 1818 France, Italy, Switzerland, Germany and French Flanders. By Marinne Baillie.

12. A Tour through Sicily 1815 by George Russell.

Volume 2

2. New Voyages and Travels:
Consisting of Originals, Translations 1819-1823.
Volume 2

Price $2,550

New Voyages and Travels: Consisting of Originals, Translations 1819-1823. Volume 2;-

Edited and Published by Sir Richard Phillips. 1819. The 8 books within one, in Volume 2, each has its own title page. This Volume 2 consist of first story.. followed by 8 more travel stories;- New Voyages and Travels: Volume 2 ;- Bound in fine stunning original antique parchment with old hand-written script to front and back of the binding. Foldout Chart of the opposite main title page;-

1. Travels in Egypt, Travels in the Holy Land in 1817-1818 by Count Forbin. With a large fold-out map, a general view of the Pyramids of Gheza. 8 other full page engraved plates. 96 pages.

2. A Voyage to Hutson’s Bay Summer 1812, an account of Icebergs and other phenomena;- A description of the Esquimaux and North American Indians. By Thomas M’Keevor M.D. of Dublin Lying-in Hospital. An engraved plate “Island of Resolution” at the entrance to Hudson Bay, opposite the title page. And 5 more full page engravings. The most famous is the Polar Bear. 76 pages with 2 pages of Vocabulary of the Dialects of the Northern and Chippeway Indians. Added with a separate title-page “Voyage to the North Pole” in the Frigate “The Syrene" to the Island of Iceland by Chevalier de la Poix de Freminville. 1819. 24 pages .

3. Narrative of Thirty-four Years’ Slavery and Travels in Africa,1819 by P.J.Dumont. Portrait of Pierre Joseph Dumont opposite title-page. 42 pages and a two page Supplement added to the final page of 42 pages.

4. Narrative of the Suffering and Adventures of Henderick Portenger, a Private Soldier who was wrecked on the Shores of Abyssinia, in the Red-Sea. By R. De May, Captain of the Regiment. 28 pages including title page. 1819.

5. Travels of M. Burckhardt, in Egypt and Nubia. 32 pages including title page. 1819.

6. Voyages along the Eastern Coast of Africa, to Mozambique , Johanna and Quiloa; to St. Helena; to Rio de Janeiro, and Pernambuco, in Brazil. By James Prior R.N. Chart of the Route of the Nisus in the Indian Ocean opposite title-page. Also a Chart of the Road and Harbour of Mozambique on the Coast of Africa. View of Town and Fort of Mozambique. 114 pages including title page. 1819.

7. A Voyage of Discovery to the Strait of Magellan; with an Account of the Inhabitants; the National Productions of Patagonia, by Admiral Don A. de Cordova. Portrait of Magellan, opposite title-page. Chart of the Strait of Magellan; 104 pages including title page. 1819.

8. A Voyage in the West Indies, Barbados, Leeward Islands;- the City of Paramarabo, in Surinam, by John Augustine Waller, Surgeon, R.N. Map of the Caribbee or Leeward Islands opposite title-page, plus 5 other full engraved plates. 105 pages including title page. 1820.

And finally 12 pages of an Index to Volume 2 to the last pages.

Volume 3.
3. New Voyages and Travels: Consisting of Originals, Translations 1819-1823.
Volume 3.
Price $3,550

New Voyages and Travels: Consisting of Originals, Translations 1819-1823. Volume 3.

Edited and Published by Sir Richard Phillips. 1820. The 8 books within one, in Volume 3, some have there own title page. This Volume 3 consist of first story.. followed by 7 more travel stories;- New Voyages and Travels: Volume 3;- Bound in fine stunning original antique parchment with old hand-written script to front and back of the binding. Some of the most stunning Fold-out Pates of Brazil, are the best I have ever seen.

1. Travels in Lower Canada, 1820. The Soil, Aspect, The Morals, Habits, and Religious Institutions by Joseph Sansom. An full page engraved View of Quebec from the plains of Abraham. 95 pages, finishing on A Description of the Beaver in Canada.

2. Tour in Virginia, Tennessee, & by the Rev. Elias Cornelius. This section of the book deals with the Mineralogy and Geology of this part of America. With a small engraving of Channel of Cedar Creek on page 107.

3. Travels in Africa, to the Sources of the Senegal and Gambia, in 1818 by G. Mollien. Large Fold-out Chart of the Travels to the Sources of the Senegal and Gambia, opposite the title-page, and four other full page illustrations. 128 pages includes “Itinerary” Vocabulary of the Iolof, Poule, & Serrere Languages. Plus Explanation of some Terms in use in Africa.

6. Travels through Portugal and Spain, during the Peninsular War by William Graham.

4. Travels in Brazil in 1815, 1816 and 1817, by Prince Maximilian Nuewied.
1st. fold-out engraved plate is Captain Lourenzo and his Party of Miners which is opposite the title-page, plus 8 other full page engravings, two of the 8 plates are large fold-out of Puris in their Huts and the other is Puris Indians Marching in their Woods. A total of 112 pages. Some of the most stunning Fold-out Pates of Brazil, are the best I have ever seen.

5. Observations on the State of Religion and Literature in Spain, made during a Journey through the Peninsular in 1819 by J. Bowring. Own title-page, 16 pages including details of the Populations of Spain from the Census of 1803.

6. Travels through Portugal and Spain, during the Peninsular War by William Graham. 1820 a fold-out Map of Spain and Portugal , which is opposite the title-page, and 8 other full page plates in which 2 are large fold-out engravings, The Pyrenees near Lizaca and Passage of the Bidassoa. 88 pages in total.

7. Letters on Italy, by A. L. Castellan. 1820 With 7 full page engravings starting with Tomb of Virgil, Pompeii, Cottages of the Shepherds of Puglia, Temples of Vesta and of Sibyl, Cascatelles, Scite of Horace’s House, Chypto-Portious. 108 pages in total.

8. Voyage to Buenos Ayres in 1817 and 1818 by H. M. Brackenridge. By Order of the American Government. 1820 Mr. H. M. Brackenridge was Secretary to the Mission. 116 pages in total.

And finally 14 pages of an Index to Volume 3 to the last pages.

Volume 4.
New Voyages and Travels: Consisting of Originals, Translations 1819-1823.
Volume 4.
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New Voyages and Travels: Consisting of Originals, Translations 1819-1823. Volume 4.
Edited and Published by Sir Richard Phillips. 1820-1823. The 8 books within one, in Volume 4, some have there own title page. This Volume 4 consist of first story.. followed by 6 more travel stories;- New Voyages and Travels: Volume 4. Bound in fine stunning original antique parchment with old hand-written script to front and back of the binding. 20 pages Index to Volume 4 to the first few pages. Before the opening chapter Picturesque Promenades in and near Constantinople.

Picturesque Promenades in and near Constantinople and on the Waters of the Bosphorus. By Charles Pertusier. 1820 Large Fold-Out engraving of the The Hyppodroome, opposite the main title page. Large Fold-Out engraving of the View of Constantinople from the Tower of the Janissaries. Large Fold-Out engraving of The South of Constantinople. And four other full page engravings, one more then the book calls for. 132 pages in total.

2. Travels in Sicily and to Mount Etna in 1819 by M. Gourbillon. 1820 Title-page, with a small engraving of the Cone of Etna, House of Refuge, Philosopher’s Tower. And three other full page engravings, 112 pages in total.

3. Travels in Montenegro; containing a Topographical, Picturesque, and Statistical Account of that hitherto under scribed Country, by Col. L. C. Vialla De Sommiere. 1920;- 8 full page engravings, including the first full page plate is a hand-coloured plate of Cattaro below Montenegro; 108 pages in total.

4. Travels in Epirus, Albania, Macedonia, and Thessaly, by F. C. H. L. Pouqueville, M. D. 1820;- Ali Pacha Vizier of Janana opposite the main title page. And three other engraved plates. 122 pages in total.

5. Journal of the Tour into the Interior of Missouri and Arkansaw, 1818-1819, from Potosi, or Mine a Burton, in Missouri Territory, in South-West Direction, towards the Rocky Mountains, by Henry R. Schoolcraft. Large Fold-Out engraving Map of Missouri and Arkansaw, opposite the main title page.
And the page behind the Fold-Out of Missouri and Arkansaw, is a one page NOTICE. 122 pages in total, including A Poem in 11 pages to the back pages of this section, by Henry R. Schoolcraft, Transallegania, or The Groans of Missouri.

6. Voyage from France to Cochin-China, by Capt. Rey, 1819-1820. Published in 1821. No plates called for.

7. Classical Excursion from Rome to Arpino by Charles Kelsall. 1821;-
First engraved plate is a Large Fold-Out engraving, called Miscellaneous Antiquites. And four more full page engraved plates. 107 pages in total, last pages of this Volume 4 has a Postscript page.

Volume 5.

New Voyages and Travels: Consisting of Originals, Translations 1819-1823. Volume 5.

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New Voyages and Travels: Consisting of Originals, Translations 1819-1823. Volume 5.

Edited and Published by Sir Richard Phillips. 1820-1823. The 6 books within one, in Volume 5, some have there own title page. This Volume 5 consist of first story.. Sentimental Sketches, The North of Germany, Denmark, Sweden, and Norway, by Baron Von Hallberg. 1821, followed by 5 more travel stories;- New Voyages and Travels: Volume 5. Bound in fine stunning original antique parchment with old hand-written script to front and back of the binding. 28 Engravings within. 6 Voyages and Adventure also within, 20 pages Index to Volume 5 to the first few pages.

Sentimental Sketches, a late Journey through The North of Germany, Denmark, Sweden, and Norway, by Baron Von Hallberg. There were no engravings issued to the adventure, 74 pages within the Adventure.

1A. An added Adventure “A visit to Madras : being a Sketch of the local and characteristic peculiarities of That Presidency in the year 1811”. There were no engravings issued to the adventure, 35 pages within the Adventure.

1B. Letters from Africa, by Signor Travideani, or Aveiro, to Canova, the Sculptor. 1818;- There were no engravings issued to the adventure, 11 pages dealing with Letters.

2. Views in Italy, 1815-1816 by Herman Friedlander. 6 engraved full page engravings, including a large Fold-Out of Chateau Nuef and Vesuvius.There were no engravings issued to the adventure, 124 pages within the Adventure of Italy.

3. Travels in Egypt 1818-1819 by Edward deMontule. 1821;- 10 engraved full page engravings, including 4 large engraved Fold-Outs ;- 1. March in the Desert, Colossus and Palace of Memnon at Thebes, 2. The Temple of 100 Columns at Carnack, at Thebes, 3. Portal of Etfu from Portico. And 4. Interior of the Temple of Carnack, at Thebes. 96 pages within and 20 pages of Notes added to the last pages of this section.

4. Letters written during the late Voyage of Discovery in the Western Artic Sea by an Officer of the Expedition. (The Writer was, Lieutenant William Edward Parry : the Ship was The Griper which was commanded by Lieutenant Matthew Liddon.) 4 full page engravings, first engraved plate is a Chart of Discoveries made by Captain Perry in 1819-1820 North West Passage;- opposite the Title-Page, 1821;- After the first plate is a two page PREFACE. 124 pages within the Adventure.

5. Travels on Foot through the Island if Ceylon by J. Haafner. 1821;- 3 full page engravings, 2 are large fold-out engravings. Rencontre with a Bear, and the other fold-out plate is The Pambon-Rajah, or Royal Serpent. 118 pages with the Adventure section.

6. A Voyage to North America and the West Indies by Edward deMontule.
1821;- 5 engraved full page engraved plates within. 3 are large fold-out plates 1. Sketch of a Mammoth in the Museum in Philadelphia, 2. Interior of the House of the Cachef at Aboubakir;- (this fold out-plate is not listed in the list of engraving in Volume 5) 3. Rencounter with a Rattle Snake on the banks of the Ohio. Also (this fold out-plate is not listed in the list of engraving in Volume 5). Also a small woodcut with text of Tomb on the banks of the Ohio. Another small woodcut with text of Steam-Boat on the Mississippi. And Another small woodcut with text of The Mansion, or Town House, at Philadelphia. And Another small woodcut with text of The Hospital at Philadelphia. The other 4 full page engraves listed are ;- 1. Part of the Fall of Niagara on the side of Canada. 2. Entrance of the Port of St. Domingo. 3. View of the Island of St. Thomas. 4. View of New York City from the West. 102 pages brings the book to an end.

Volume 6.
New Voyages and Travels: Consisting of Originals, Translations 1819-1823. Volume 6.
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Edited and Published by Sir Richard Phillips. 1820-1823. The 6 books within one, in Volume 6, some have there own title page, 30 engraved plates within. This Volume 6 consist of first story..Voyage of Discovery in the South-Seas and to Behring’s Straits in search of the North-East Passage, undertaken in the Years 1815, 1816, 1817, and 1818, in the Ship Rurick by Otto Von Kotzebue, in two parts, one and two. Some of the most stunning Fold-out Pates of the South-Seas, are the best I have ever seen. New Voyages and Travels: Volume 6. Bound in fine stunning original antique parchment with old hand-written script to front and back of the binding, plus a red seal to teh spine. 5 other Voyages and Adventure also within, 20 pages Index to the last few pages of Volume 6.

Voyage of Discovery in the South-Seas and to Behring’s Straits in search of the North-East Passage, undertaken in the Years 1815, 1816, 1817, and 1818, in the Ship Rurick by Otto Von Kotzebue . A total of 20 engraved plates and Maps to this section 1 and 2 , including 4 hand- coloured full page plates, also 4 fold-out large Maps and 4 fold-out engraving of natives of the South-Seas;- 220 pages between section 1 and 2 of Kotzebue’s Voyage of Discovery.
Kotzebue’s Voyage of Discovery continues. Notes above.

3. Travels to Scotland, The State of Manners, Literature and Science by L. A. Necker de Saussure;- 1821;- No plates called for, 112 pages in total.

4. Letters from Switzerland and France, 1821;- 3 full page engravings, All 3 engraved plates are large fold-out plates, of Lausanne, Vevey and Berne. 104 pages in total.

5. Diary of a Journey overland through the Maritime Provinces of China, from Manchao on the South Coast to Canton in the Years 1819-1820. Published in 1822, one page Advertisement after title-page. No plates called for, 116 pages in total.

6. Narrative of the Shipwreck of the Sophia, on the 30th. May 1819, on the Western Coast of Africa, and the Captivity of a part of the Crew in the Desert of Sahara by Charles Cochelet. 8 full pages, engravings, 4 large fold-out plates, including an engraved Map of a part of Africa, North Africa which is opposite the main title-page, and 4 full page engravings. 118 pages in total and 20 pages of an Index with the last page repeated twice. page 29-30 and the same pages 29-30.

Compositions from the Works, Days, And Theogony of Hesiod;- by John Flaxman, William Blake;-
Two Volumes in One
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Compositions from the Works, Days, And Theogony of Hesiod;- by John Flaxman, William Blake;- Designed by John Flaxman, R.A. P.S.;- Published by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, & Brown. London Jan 1. 1817;- - a very scarce volume of plates relating to Hesiod's Works and Days. Designed by John Flaxman and originally engraved by William Blake. With 37 plates included;-

   Part two of two in one volume is Titled “ Compositions from the Tragedies of Aeschylus” Designed by John Flaxman, Engraved by Tommaso Piroli, and Frank Howard, with 36 engraved Plates;- Published in April 15th. 1831, by Mrs. Flaxman & Mrs. Maria Denman;- Maria Denman was a publisher/printer; printmaker; painter and Female draughtsman; The two Women published after John Flaxman’s death his unpublished drawings from there home at 74, Upper Norton Street, Fitzroy Square, London. Anne Flaxman was the wife of John Flaxman nee Anne Denman, Maria Denman, was John Flaxman’s sister-in-law. The Neo-classical sculptor John Flaxman was known throughout Europe for his innovative drawing style and for his sculptures. The style and design is Flaxman’s own invention, derived from Greek vases; superfluous detail is suppressed in favour of pure outline. A two in one volume of Large landscape format, oblong folio, approximately 10.5" x 17" inches, some foxing on all pages, which is to be expected considering the way paper was made at the time, otherwise the engravings are in very good condition. Marble end papers, full morocco red leather binding, with gilt & blind filet borders, blind decorations, roll borders outside a large tooled gilt border of shamrocks, acorns, oak leaves and foliage. Spine in panels, decorated in gilt bands. In good collectable condition.

   In 1792, whilst on his seven-year sojourn in Italy, with his wife, Anne, John Flaxman was commissioned by the art collector and connoisseur Thomas Hope to produce 109 illustrations of Dante's "Divine Comedy" to be engraved. Concurrently Flaxman was commissioned and worked on illustrations for Homer's "Iliad" and "Odyssey" by other important Patrons. The latter works were by far both the most lucrative and significant for Flaxman's immediate status, as Hope commissioned the Dante illustrations for his own private consumption. He had the drawings bound as a volume and the engravings, by Tommaso Piroli, circulated only within a very limited group of his friends and acquaintances. By contrast the Homer illustrations were published publicly first in Italy in 1793, the "Iliad" in England in 1795 and new editions of the "Iliad" and "Odyssey", with an additional new eleven plates between them, in England in 1805. Hope later sold Tommaso Piroli's copper plates of the Dante engravings to the publisher Longman & Co in 1807 who then printed and publicly circulated an English edition. John Flaxman’s drawing shows the influence of early Italian art in the monumentality of the figures - Dante especially - and the schematic draperies. This drawing of the apparition of the blessed shows more lights and is more complex than the final engraving, which is much simplified. This composition engraved by Tommaso Piroli and published May 1st, 1807, London, from drawings in the possession of Thomas Hope.

John Flaxman, William Blake;-
“The Iliad of Homer”
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John Flaxman, William Blake;- “The Iliad of Homer”
      Published in London by Longman, Hurst, Rees, & Orme, 1st. Edition in England of 1805. An Oblong folio. Engraved title and 75 full page outline engravings. Large landscape format, oblong folio, approximately 10.5" x 17" inches, some foxing on all pages, which is to be expected considering the way paper was made at the time, otherwise the engravings are in very good condition. Marble end papers, full morocco red leather binding, with gilt & blind filet borders, blind decorations, roll borders outside a large tooled gilt border of shamrocks, acorns, oak leaves and foliage. Spine in panels, decorated in gilt bands. In good collectable condition. Plates 1, 2, and 5 Engravings are by William Blake. Plate 1, Homer Invoking the Muse,. Plate 2, Minerva Repressing The Fury of Achilles, Plate 5, Thetis Entreating Jupiter to Honour Achilles;- Most copies of this book, have only 39 plates this 1st. edition has a 75 full plates, including Title-page. Designed by John Flaxman R.A.; Some Plates Engraved by Tommaso Piroli; William Blake; and James Parker;-

   A revered artist in both his home country of Britain and continental Europe during the early 17th and late 18th centuries, John Flaxman was a prolific artist who created works of sculpture, illustrations and designs for the world-famous potter Josiah Wedgwood. The Neoclassical period occurred during the late 18th and early 19th century in England and continental Europe. It developed in a decorative and artistic sense as a reaction to the over-zealous decoration and often fussy compositions of the Rococo and Baroque styles of the first half of the 18th century. There was a heavy influence from Ancient Greco-Roman art which was entering England from Italy and Greece through archaeological excavations. Such material was commonly collected by members of the British upper classes or 'Grand Tourists', who travelled around the continent for both pleasure and education. Neoclassicism as an artistic style consisted of clean lines and uncomplicated designs, whilst sculptures copied the realistic nature of their Roman counterparts, producing beautifully ethereal figures in marble. John Flaxman used sparse composition, with a great deal of symmetry and balance. The almost two-dimensional aspect of the artist's illustrations and the stilted way in which objects far away are portrayed suggest that John Flaxman preferred working with objects close to the viewer. Almost like a snapshot in time, with the viewer witnessing the action first hand. John Flaxman was heavily influenced by a range of factors surrounding his upbringing and life in Britain at the turn of the 19th-century. They include the artistic reaction to the complicated Rococo style which dominated the early 18th century with the influx of Greek and Roman artefacts brought to Britain by the wealthy Grand Tourists of the age. Objects coming into Britain from Italy and Greece from archaeological excavations started to become highly collectable pieces for the British upper classes and Flaxman took inspiration from what was known as this "pure" form of art. In many cases, John Flaxman himself admits simply copying the compositions on ancient pottery. Certainly for some of his designs for Wedgwood, they were supposed to be close replicas of one-off pieces which most people could not get hold of. Red and black-figure-ware pottery from classical Greece certainly seem to be the basis of Flaxman's classic illustrations and Jasper-ware designs.
   In 1792, whilst on his seven-year sojourn in Italy, with his wife, Anne, John Flaxman was commissioned by the art collector and connoisseur Thomas Hope to produce 109 illustrations of Dante's "Divine Comedy" to be engraved. Concurrently Flaxman was commissioned and worked on illustrations for Homer's "Iliad" and "Odyssey" by other important Patrons. The latter works were by far both the most lucrative and significant for Flaxman's immediate status, as Hope commissioned the Dante illustrations for his own private consumption. He had the drawings bound as a volume and the engravings, by Tommaso Piroli, circulated only within a very limited group of his friends and acquaintances. By contrast the Homer illustrations were published publicly first in Italy in 1793, the "Iliad" in England in 1795 and new editions of the "Iliad" and "Odyssey", with an additional new eleven plates between them, in England in 1805. Hope later sold Tommaso Piroli's copper plates of the Dante engravings to the publisher Longman & Co in 1807 who then printed and publicly circulated an English edition.

Mémoires pour servir a L’Histoire de la Guerre entre la France et la Russie, en 1812; Avec un Atlas Militaire. Par un Officier
de L’État-Major de L’Armée Francaise. 2 vols. (1. Contenant les Mémoires - 2. Contenant L’Atlas Militaire).
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Guillaume Vaudoncourt;-
Memoirs for a History of the War between France and Russia, in 1812; With Military Atlas. By an Officer of the General Staff of the French Army. 2 vols. (1 Containing Memoirs -. 2. Container Atlas Military, Battle plans some outlined in red of attacking Armies and opposing Armies).
Published in Paris;- by Barrois L’Aine, 1817;-

2 Volumes ;- Second Volume calls for 14 Maps; but this Scarce / Rare Volume has 15 Fold-out maps in perfect condition;- Bound in fine original antique parchment with old hand-written script to front and back of the binding, the hand-written notes on the binding parchment are in English, the name Brownlow, Bishop of Winchester at the time, a date of 1817 is on Volume 1, and George IV and the Bishop of Winchester, 1823 on Volume 2, the Russia Campaign Maps.
General Guillaume de Vaudoncourt was one of the best informed officers that ever had written books on Military Affairs. Guillaume de Vaudoncourt was born in Vienna, Austria of French Parents, in 1772; and educated in Berlin, in The Kingdom of Prussia . After this Military education, Guillaume de Vaudoncourt went and lived in France in 1786. He entered the French Army in 1791, and gradually rose to the grade of General. General Guillaume de Vaudoncourt served with great distinction in various Campaigns of Napoleon Bonaparte who made use of his talents including political affairs. General Guillaume de Vaudoncourt missions were various under Napoleon Bonaparte, whenever he was sent by his Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, General Guillaume de Vaudoncourt behaved and served with great honour, and on elf the few Army Officers who abstained entirely from obtaining or enriching himself or family. Because of General Guillaume de Vaudoncourt training in Germany as a Military Officer , he was well received when he had to leave France after the restoration of the Bourbons. General Guillaume de Vaudoncourt had written numerous books, some of which appeared in London at the time. General Guillaume de Vaudoncourt most famous woks were “Histoire des Campagnes d’Annibal en Italie,” a 3 volume set with a few maps, published in Milan in Italy at the time. This work was very well received for his facts and research, what was extraordinary was General Guillaume de Vaudoncourt precise route Hannibal had taken was considered by many experts as masterly. General Guillaume de Vaudoncourt other extraordinary book was his first hand book on the campaign in Russia with General Bonaparte. “Mémoires pour servir a L’Histoire de la Guerre entre la France et la Russie, en 1812; Avec un Atlas Militaire. Par un Officier de L’État-Major de L’Armée Francaise. in 2 volumns, plus the campaign military maps used by General Bonaparte in Russia, considered one of the best military book’s with their original Maps on the campaign in Russia used by General Bonaparte and his Generals. The two Books are in French;- 1st. Edition;-Highly collectable with the campaign in Russia used by General Bonaparte and his Generals, the maps intact and very fine condition. Fine collectable set of 2 books;-

James Rennell;-

Observations on the Topography of the Plain of Troy, and on the Principal Objects Within and Around It Described or Alluded to in the
Iliad. Shewing ... Is Founded on a Most Erroneous Topography. 1814.

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James Rennell;-
Observations on the Topography of the Plain of Troy, and on the Principal Objects Within and Around It Described or Alluded to in the Iliad. Shewing ... Is Founded on a Most Erroneous Topography. 1814.

Published by W. Bulmer 1814;- in London;- 1st. Edition with a very large folding Map as the frontispiece, opposite the title-page, and in fine condition. Original three quarter dark brown leather binding with brown marbled paper to the covers, back and front;- The brown lather to the spine and covers is spotted with foxing. Gilt lettering to the top of the spine. Some slight foxing, to the title-page otherwise a highly collectable book. Opening cover has the book-plate and image of one, His Most Gracious Majesty, George-Augustus-Frederick, The Fourth. The very large fold-out map is The Topography of the Road from the Observations of Mess. Gell, Kauffer, and Carlyle; Mr. Gell being the basis. Observations on the Topography of the Plain of Troy And on the Principal Objects Within, and Around It Described, Or Alluded To, In the Iliad. That the System of M. De Chevalier, so long upheld, is founded on a most erroneous typography, and also, that the Two Sources, denominated the Warm, and the Cold, Spring, on which his System materially rests, Do Not Present Any Contrast; but are Exactly Alike, In Point of Temperature; that is, Cold. With a map. In Which the Topography Set Forth by M. De Chevalier, is contrasted with the several Statements of Three other Travellers in the Troad. Also, a Sketch of the Western Part of the Region of Mount Ida. Errata page is xxii to the front pages, 3 page of an Addenda to the last few pages before the Index, which has the 6 last pages. The book is very clean, free of notes or creasings throughout
Major James Rennell, was an English cartographer, adventurer and was considered the Father of Oceanography. James Rennell could also be claimed as the Father of historical geography. After a long career at sea and in India, during which he had learned surveying and cartography, he returned to England and entered the circle of Sir Joseph Banks, who encouraged him to widen his interests to include the geography of the ancient world. In this work, published in 1814, Rennell compares the actual topography of the area in which Troy was believed to be located with the accounts of ancient commentators on Homer, with the Homeric accounts themselves, and finally with the work of ancient geographers. Without offering his own solution to the problem, he demolishes with zest the then current theory that Troy was located at the village of Bournabashi, a conclusion with which Heinrich Schliemann later agreed.

Marcus Rainsford;
An Historical Account of the Black Empire of Hayti:
Comprehending a View of the Principal Transactions in the Revolution of Saint Domingo; with Its Ancient and Modern State.
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Marcus Rainsford;
An Historical Account of the Black Empire of Hayti:
Comprehending a View of the Principal Transactions in the Revolution of Saint Domingo; with Its Antient and Modern State.
Published in London: Albion Press : Published by James Cundee, 1805. 1st. Edition. Original three quarter brown leather binding with red marbled paper covers, the covers are warped, slightly curved, but original;- Book plate of one His Royal Highness, Frederick Duke of York , inside front cover. Ads of the publisher's to the back pages. 11 plates as called for at the back of book are present;- Frontispiece and engraved plates by J. Barlow after drawings by the author, letter facsimile, Fold-out Map of the island of St. Domingo, Fold-out Plan of the City of Cape Francois as it existed before the revolution. Includes A Succinct historical View of the Colonies of Hispaniola and St. Domingo, Origin of the Revolutionary Spirit of this Period in St. Domingo, Account of the Progress and Accomplishment of the Independence of St. Domingo, State of Manners on the Independence of the Blacks in St. Domingo, View of the Black Army, and of the War between the French Republic and the Independent Blacks of St. Domingo, On the Establishment of a Black Empire, the Black Army, a very particular military force, created for the sole purpose of the Revolution-, both in very particular attires, a map of Santo Domingo, a plan of the city of the French Cape and nine plates with military and costumes views, some folding-, made by J. Barlow after the drawings of the Author. Of particular interest, is one engraved plate entitled ‘The Mode of exterminating the Black Army’, as practiced by the French, showing a French soldier about to strike a soldier of the Black Army over a boat and members of the Black Army being destroyed by dogs in the water. Ostensibly a history of the Islands of Hispaniola and Santo Domingo, from their discovery by the Spanish until 1789, including the relations of the religious revolution, the independence of the natives and the black slaves from Africa, the Black Armada and the war with the French Republic. This is a very Rare/Scarce book, in good condition;- The Original Binding is not perfect, but is original;- Scarce/Rare;-

Dallas, R. C. (Robert Charles)
The History of the Maroons, 1803

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Dallas, R. C. (Robert Charles)
The History of the Maroons, from their origin to the establishment of their chief tribe at Sierra Leone, including the expedition to Cuba, for the purpose of procuring Spanish Chasseurs and the state of the island of Jamaica for the last ten years, with a succinct history of the island previous to that period;- 1803

    Published in London: by A. Strahan for T.N. Longman and O. Rees. 1803 - 2 Volume;- 2 Fold-out Maps;-1st. Edition;- Original three quarter brown leather bindings and marbled paper cover. Gilt lettering and decorations to the both spines.

Volume 1. Frontispiece;- 1. Old Cudjoe making Peace,
2. A very large fold-out Map of Jamaica;-
3. A very large fold-out Map, The Seat of the Maroon War,

359 pages to volume 1.

Volume 2. Frontispiece;- 1. A Caffeur of the Island of Cuba,

514 page in total to volume 2.

   This is an account of the runaway slaves of the Spanish in 18th century Jamaica and their struggles for independence under the British. These 2 volumes contain a brief history of Jamaica under Spanish rule; its conquest by Britain; the Earl of Belcarres and other early administrators; the origin of the Maroons; Juan de Bolas and the Clarendon rebels; the Maroon chief Cudjoe and his activities during the 1730's fighting; the 1739 treaty between the British and the Maroons; origins of the Second Maroon War in the 1790's; declaration of martial law; burning of Maroon towns; progress of the war under General Walpole; Maroon raids on British planters; the use of Cuban attack dogs on the natives; the Maroons' surrender and terms of the peace; and much more. An appendix at the end prints legislation regarding slavery, votes of the Jamaican assembly, and legal depositions of Maroon prisoners and British natives. There is an engraved frontispiece of a Cuban "chasseur" (dog-handler) and two folding maps- one of Jamaica and the other of the Cock-Pits area in the interior of Jamaica where the Second Maroon War was fought. Errata page to the last page of volume 2, and the final back page of volume 2 is an Ad for Lately Published by T. N. Longman and O. Rees. Highly collectable books, in fine condition, with the fold-out maps in fine condition; Rare/Scarce.

Richard and John Lander:
Journal of an Expedition to Explore the Course and Termination of the Niger;

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Richard and John Lander:
Journal of an Expedition to Explore the Course and Termination of the Niger; with a narrative of a voyage down that river to its termination.
The 3 Volumes Set is small and was Published in London, in 1832:- by John Murray;- A true 1st. Edition with 9 Engravings including two maps, one very large fold-out map, and numerous small woodcuts throughout the 3 volumes as called for.

   All 3 volumes have a frontispiece, opposite the three title pages ;-

   Volume 1- An engraving of Richard Lander;- 2. An engraved Map of Quorra, Senegal, and Gambia, 3. A very large fold-out Map of The Course of the Quorra, The Joliba or Niger of Park, Rivers .1830 and three pages of drawings of Africa Art Figures. All in fine condition.

   Volume 2- An engraving of John Lander;- and 3 other Engraved Plates;- 1. The Fetish at Patashie;- 2. The Nouffie Canoe;- 3. Mount Kesa;- All in fine condition.

   Volume 3;- Engraved Plates;- 1. Banks of the Quorra ;- 2. The Eboe Canoe;- and smaller engraving throughout the text. In very fine condition;-

   Appendix to the last pages of volume 3;- Re-bound in half brown leather with dark green cloth covers. In Highly collectable condition;- Gilt lettering to the spines of all 3 volumes;- All Plates & Maps present...Richard Lander had previously served with Hugh Clapperton on the latter's second and last expedition into the African interior, his account of which was published in two volumes in 1830. That year Lander, together with his brother John, undertook an expedition to explore the course and termination of the Niger River. They travelled from Cape Coast Castle to Accra, Bogádry, Boussa (where Mungo Park was killed), and finally Yaoorie, a further one hundred miles upstream. Returning to Boussa, they began their descent of the river in canoes. During the journey they were robbed and mistreated by natives, and at Eboe (Ibo) were held for ransom by the King. Eventually they reached the mouth of the Niger, accomplishing their mission, and arrived back in England in July of 1831. Richard was awarded a gold medal, and John Murray, the publisher, offered the brothers one thousand guineas for their Travel Journals, which were edited for publication by Lieut. Alexander Bridport Beche;- Early travel books into Africa. All. Rare/Scarce in such fine condition. All Plates present which is very unusual. No complete copies to be found on the Internet. Early travel books with MAPS of Africa, the Dark Continent of Africa are very sought after and always demand high prices.