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10/12/2018

Instructions from the Marquis de Pombal to the Archbishop of Goa, on the ruling of Goa // 1774

26/11/2018

First edition of the first major survey of China, which influenced European perception of China in the century of Discoveries; the first appearance of Espejo’s narrative of his exploration of Mexico // Gonzalez de Mendoza, Juan 1585

08/11/2018

Exquisite Spanish binding of the first years of the 19th century, housing an equally attractive manuscript // 1801

22/10/2018

Important manuscript map of the port of Veracruz in the Gulf of Mexico, showing the reforms and alterations on the castle and port, crucial to prevent piracy; of considerable size and beauty, and signed by the author // 20 April, 1763 [c.1800].

27/09/2018

The first complete Bible in Castilian Spanish; by the Protestant convert Cassiodoro de Reina, banned by the Inquisition // 1569

19/09/2018

The discovery of the Palau (Pelew) Islands in the Pacific, the first printed relation, with the first map of the region // 1707

14/09/2018

Rare Broadside Map Celebrating The Dutch Capture of The Town of Olinda in Pernambuco by the Dutch West Indies Company in February 1630

05/09/2018

Landmark Map In the Search For El Dorado; the earliest map to report the Discoveries of Sir Walter Raleigh's Voyages to South America
The search for El Dorado, the mythical city of Gold in South America, needs no introduction. The present map is the earliest obtainable map based upon the information drawn from source information provided by English sources familiar with the manuscript maps and accounts brought back to America by Walter Raleigh, Lawrence Keymis and William Downe. The map appeared in Theodore De Bry’s Americae pars VIII, accounting the English Voyages in America led by Sir Francis Drake, Thomas Cavendish and Sir Walter Raleigh.
1599

27/08/2018

Sumptuous Ejecutoria made for a Mexican Family, bound in contemporary red morocco; beautifully executed calligraphy and drawings // 1798–1799

22/08/2018

Extremely early and important accounts on Oman and the Gulf, illustrated with a fascinating map of the region and a genealogical table locating the Tribes; published as part of the Transactions of the Bombay Geographical Society; the copy of the author.
First edition of these accounts of the Oman and the Gulf, by Ross and Miles, wonderfully illustrated with maps and charts, including a large map of the Arabian Coast from Abu Dhabi (“Abu Thebi”) and Dubai (“Debay”) to Ra’s Jibsh, published as part of volume 19 of the Transactions, doubtless one of one of the most significant publications of India of the time, which is composed of first-hand news of the member’s explorations, journeys, and scientific researches in Asia, the Middle East, and India, most being here published for the first time. // 1874

20/08/2018

Prince of Anhalt’s copy of Gesner’s encyclopedic work on birds, in a contemporary dated binding
1557 // Fine copy of the first edition in German of Gesner’s thoroughly illustrated encyclopedic work on birds, one of the first to use original drawings of birds, with a fine royal provenance and in a dated contemporary binding; it remained a standard reference during the 16thand 17thcenturies. Of his work PMM 77 states “An encyclopaedia of contemporary knowledge, intended to replace not only medieval compilations but even Aristotle’s work… It was many times reprinted and although it often suffered at the hands of editors, it remained the standard reference book even as late as Linné and beyond, because neither Linné nor Ray included illustrations”. Considered one of the fathers of zoology and called the ‘German Pliny’, Gesner set out to rationalize the animal kingdom in the way that his contemporaries Brunfels, Bock, and Fuchs had done for botany.

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