Asia / Cartography, Exploration, Travel & Voyages

TACHARD, Guy, and Gotfried van BROEKHUIZEN (translator). Reis na Siam, gedaan door den ridder de Chaumont, gezant van zyn allerchristelykste Majesteit aan den Koning van Siam.
Amsterdam, Aart Dirksz Oossaan, 1687.
With:
(2) CHAUMONT, Alexandre de and Gotfried van BROEKHUIZEN (translator). Verhaal van het gezantschap des ridders de Chaumont aan het hof des Konings van Siam ...
Amsterdam, Aart Dirksz. Oossaan, 1687.
(3) HERBERT, Thomas, and Lambert van den BOSCH (translator). Zee- en lant-reyse, na verscheyde deelen van Asia en Africa ...
Amsterdam, Arent Gerritsz van den Heuvel, 1665. 3 works in 1 volume. 4to. Ad 1: with an etched frontispiece, a small woodcut device on the title page, 22 etched plates (including 2 with a small detail hand-coloured in red on p. 184 and p. 206), 5 etched folding plates, a small woodcut device on the title page, and several woodcut initials and woodcut tailpieces throughout. All etchings were made by Jan Luyken. Ad 2: with a small woodcut device on the title page, a woodcut decorated initial, and a woodcut tailpiece. Ad 3: with an engraved frontispiece, 12 engraved plates, a small woodcut device on the title page, and several large woodcut initials. 18th-century half vellum and mottled paper boards, sewn on 4 supports laced through the joints. [1], [1 blank], [1], [1 blank], [12], 294, [14]; 83, [5]; [1], [1 blank], [1], [1 blank], [4], 183, [1 blank] pp. Full description

THÉVENOT, Melchisedec Jean-Baptiste. Alle de gedenkwaardige en zeer naauwkeurige reizen ...; mitsgaders de voornaamster byzonderheden van d'Archipel, Konstantinopolen, 't Heilige Land, Egypten, de woestynen van Arabie, Mekka ...
Amsterdam, Gerrit Bos, 1731. 4to. With engraved title-page, standing portrait of the author in Eastern garb, 19 engraved plates (including 2 folding) drawn, etched and engraved by Jan Luyken. 18th-century half calf, sprinkled-paper sides, refurbished in the 19th century and with a 20th-century spine label. [4], 484, [4] pp. Full description

[THORNTON, John]. A large draught of the coast of Arabia from Maculla to Dofar. By Sam.l Thornton at the signe of England, Scotland, and Ireland, in the Minories London.
London, Samuel Thornton, [1711]. Engraved map (43 x 53 cm), hand-coloured in outline. Full description

THUNBERG, Carl Peter. Resa uti Europa, Africa, Asia, förrättad åren 1770-1779.
Uppsala, tryckt hos directeur. Joh. Edman, 1788-1793. 4 volumes. 8vo. With 11 engraved plates (1 folding, 9 full page, and 1 in the text). Contemporary or slightly later gold-tooled quarter brown calf, with a beige morocco title label on the spine, lettered in gold, a volume number lettered in gold underneath, sprinkled paper sides, blue sprinkled edges. [26], 389, [1]; [32], 384; [14], "414" [= 402]; [36], "341" [= 339], [1 blank] pp. Full description

THUNBERG, Carl Peter. Travels in Europe, Africa and Asia, made between the years 1770 and 1779.
London, printer for F. and C. Rivington, and sold by W. Richardson, 1795. 4 volumes. 8vo. With an engraved frontispiece, and 10 engraved plates (1 folding, 9 full page). Contemporary gold-tooled tree-marbled brown calf, with a red morocco title label on the spine, lettered in gold, a volume number lettered in gold underneath, gold-tooled board edges, blue sprinkled edges. [2], xii, 317, [3 blank], [18]; xiv, [2], 316, [15], [1 blank]; xiii, [3], 285, [1 blank], xv, [1 blank], 31, [1 blank]; xix, [1 blank], [4], 293, [1], [17], [1 blank] pp. Full description

TIMKOWSKI, Egor Fedorovitch. Voyage à Peking, à travers la Mongolie en 1820 et 1821.
Paris, Dondey-Dupré père et Fils, 1827. 2 text volumes (8vo) and one atlas volume (folio). With lithographed title-page, 3 lithographed maps and plans, 8 lithographed plates with copies after Chinese and other drawings. Text volumes in contemporary half calf and atlas in original brown wrappers. [8], XII, 480; [4], 459; 32 pp. Full description

TITSINGH, Isaac. Cérémonies usitées au Japon, pour les mariages, les funérailles, et les principals fêtes del'année; ... Orné de 24 gravures, faites d'après des peintures japonaises.
Paris, Nepveu (back of half-title: printed by dHautel), 1822. 3 volumes. 18mo. With 23 (of 24?) etched plates (including 3 as frontispiece, and 17 folding), all but one in contemporary hand-colouring. Late 19th-century, gold-tooled brown half morocco, gilt edges. XXX, IV, 127, [1 blank]; [4], 139, [1 blank]; [4], 206 pp. Full description

TORÉN, Olof. Voyage de Mons. Olof Torée aumonier de la Compagnie Suedoise des Indes Orientales, fait à Surate, à la Chine &c. depuis le prémier avril 1750. jusqu'au 26. juin 1752.Milan, Les Freres Reycends, 1771. 12mo. Contemporary blue paper wrappers. 92 pp. Full description

TORÉN, Olof. Voyage de Mons. Olof Torée[,] Aumonier de la Compagnie Suedoise des Indes Orientales, fait à Surate, à la Chine &c.
Milan, Reycends brothers, 1771.
With:
(2) ECKEBERG, Carl Gustaf. Précis historique de l'économie rurale des Chinois.
Milan, Reycends brothers, 1771.
(3) BLACKFORD, Dominique de. Précis de l'état actuel des colonies Angloises dans l'Amérique Septentrionale.
Milan, Reycends brothers, 1771. 3 works in 1 volume. 12mo. Contemporary French mottled calf, gold-tooled spine. 92; [4], 47, [1 blank]; 99, [1] pp. Full description

TRIGAULT, Nicolas. La vie du P. Gaspar Barzee Zelandois, de la Compagnie de Jesus. ... En la conqueste d'un Nouveau Monde à la foy Chrestienne, soubs les estandarts du bon Jesus, en l'Inde Orientale.
Douai, Noel Wardavoir, 1615. Small 8vo (14.5 x 9 cm). Contemporary limp vellum. [24], 444, [4] pp. Full description