Printed Books, Stamps & Documents, Maps, Travel & Exploration

Alexander (William). Picturesque Representations of The Dress and Manners of the Turks, London: Thomas M'Lean, circa 1823, 60 hand-coloured plates...

Anderson (George Matthew). The Universal Calculator; being a variety of useful cast-up tables, adapted to the use of India merchants agents, trade...

Andreossy (Antoine Francois, Comte). Constantinople et le Bosphore de Thrace, Atlas volume only, 2nd edition, Paris: Benjamin Duprat and R. Merlin...

Baker (Samuel W.) Ismailia. A Narrative of the Expedition to Central Africa for the Suppression of the Slave Trade, organszed by Ismail, Khedive o...

Bayley (Lt. -Col. S.F. & Mrs C.B. Bayley). Kathmandu. The Capital of Nepal, 1st edition, Calcutta: Johnston & Hoffmann, 1918, 35 photographic plat...

Bennett (George). Gatherings in Australia: Being observations principally on the animal and vegetable productions of New South Wales, New Zealand,...

Bhagatu (Lalu). Kámsen Kámrúp, an original poem, Kurrachee: Lithographed at the Educational Press, 1869, text in Urdu, lightly spotted, hinges rep...

Bolts (William). Considerations on India Affairs; particularly respecting the present state of Bengal and its dependencies, with a map of those co...

Bruce (James). Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile, in the years 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772, and 1773, 6 volumes, 1st Dublin edition, 179...

Burton (Richard Francis). Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to El Medinah and Meccah, 2 volumes, 2nd edition, London: Longman, Brown, Green, Long...

Buy de Mornas (Claude). Atlas Méthodique et Elémentaire de Géographie et l'Histoire, Dédié a Monsieur le Président Hénault..., 1st. edition, Paris...

Cantemir (Demetrius). The History of the Growth and Decay of the Othman Empire, 1st edition in English, 2 parts in 1, London: James, John, and Pau...

Carne (John). Syria, The Holy Land, Asia Minor, 3 volumes, London: Fisher & Son, [1836], 120 steel-engraved plates, contemporary ownership inscrip...

[Chick, Herbert, editor and compiler]. A Chronicle of the Carmelites in Persia and the Papal Mission of the XVIIth and XVIIIth centuries, 2 volume...

Clapperton (Hugh). Journal of a Second Expedition into the Interior of Africa, from the Bight of Benin to Soccatoo, 1st edition, London: John Murr...

Cook (James). A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean; undertaken by command of His Majesty, for making discoveries in the northern hemisphere: performed un...

Dalvimart (Octavien). The Costume of Turkey, illustrated by a series of engravings; with descriptions in English and French, 2nd edition, London: ...

[Dalvimart, Octavien]. The Military Costume of Turkey, 1st edition, London: Thomas McLean, 1818, hand-coloured engraved portrait frontispiece by T...

Denham (Dixon & Hugh Clapperton). Narrative of Travels and Discoveries in Northern and Central Africa, in the Years 1822, 1823, and 1824, by Major...

Ellis (William). An Authentic Narrative of a Voyage Performed by Captain Cook and Captain Clerke, in His Majesty's Ships Resolution and Discovery ...

Evans (Arthur). The Palace of Minos. A comparative account of the successive stages of the early Cretan civilization as illustrated by the discove...

Evans (Edward). South with Scott, 1st edition, London: W. Collins Sons & Co, 1921, portrait frontispiece, 3 folding maps, 1 folding diagram, armor...

Fearnside (W.G., editor). Tombleson's Views on the Rhine, 2 volumes, London: W. Tombleson, 1832, engraved titles, 137 engraved plates, folding map...

Fergusson (James). History of Indian and Eastern Architecture. Forming the third volume of the new edition of the 'History of Architecture', Londo...

Fortune (R.F). Sorcerers of Dobu, 1st edition, London: George Routledge & Sons, 1932, 8 black and white plates after photographs, folding map, fur...

Fryke (Christopher & Schewitzer, Christopher). [A Relation of Two several] Voyages Made into the East-Indies... containing an Exact Account of the...

Gardiner (Captain Allen F.) Narrative of a Journey to the Zoolu Country, in South Africa... undertaken in 1835, 1st edition, London: William Croft...

Gardiner (Captain Allen F.) Narrative of a Journey to the Zoolu Country, in South Africa, undertaken in 1835, 1st edition, London: William Crofts,...

Brice (Germain). Description de la Ville de Paris, et de tout ce qu'elle contient de plus remarquable, 4 volumes, new edition, Paris: Chez les lib...

Gell (William & John P. Gandy). Pompeiana: the Topography, Edifices, and Ornaments of Pompeii, 1st edition, London: Rodwell and Martin, 1817-1819,...

Gilbert (Josiah & G.C. Churchill). The Dolomite Mountains. Excursions through Tyrol, Carinthia, Carniola & Friuli in 1861, 1862 & 1863, 1st editio...

Gould (W.J.D). Ten Years in India, in the 16th Queen's Lancers, and three years in South Africa, in the Cape corps levies, Toronto: Rose & Company...

Grogan (Ewart S. and Arthur H. Sharp). From the Cape to Cairo. The First Traverse of Africa from South to North, 1st edition, London: Hurst and Bl...

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Haggard (H. Rider). Cetywayo and his White Neighbours; or remarks on recent events in Zululand, Natal, and the Transvaal, 1st edition, London: Tru...

Hairat (Mirza). Malcolm's History of Persia (Modern), edited and adapted to the Persian translation by Mirza Hairat, with notes and dissertations ...

Harford-Battersby (Charles F.) Pilkington of Uganda, 1st edition, London: Marshall Brothers, [1898], portrait frontispiece, 2 folding maps, some s...

Hedin (Sven). Central Asia and Tibet, 1st edition, 2 volumes, London: Hurst and Blackett, 1903, portrait frontispieces, 8 full-page colour plates,...

Hohnel (Ludwig von). Discovery of Lakes Rudolf and Stefanie. A narrative of Count Samuel Teleki's exploring & hunting expedition in Eastern Equato...

Hottot (Robert, 1884-1939). French explorer and collector. An original illustrated manuscript diary by Hottot of his expedition in association wit...

India. A History of Junagadh, Bombay: 1913, text in Urdu & Persian, colour and monochrome plates throughout, leaves lightly toned and spotted, hin...

India. Coronation Durbar Delhi 1911. Official Directory with maps, Calcutta: Superintendent Government Printing, 1911, 2 folding maps contained in...

India. The Bombay Almanac, Directory and Register for the year 1842, Bombay: John Fisk, 1841, title printed in red and black, 5 folding plates, sp...

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Murdoch (John). Catalogue of the Christian Vernacular Literature of India: with hints on the management of Indian tract societies, Madras: Caleb F...

Isenberg (Charles William). Grammar of the Amharic Language, 1st edition, London: printed for the Church Missionary Society, 1842, advertisement ...

Japan. Ino Tadataka (after), Kokugun Zenzu (Complete Atlas of Japan), 2 volumes, circa 1838, volume one with printed title to front pastedown, fif...

Kanpur. Cawnpore Improvement Trust, circa 1929, 12 maps (many folding, mostly blueprints), typed report 'A Brief report of the working of the MacD...

Kashify (Hussein Vaiz). Anwari Sohili, a paraphrase, in Persian, of the fables of Pilpay, Bombay: The Bombay Native Education Society, 1828, text ...

Kaye (G.R). The Bakhsh?l? Manuscript, a study in mediaeval mathematics, 3 parts in 2, Calcutta: Government of India Central Publication Branch, 19...

Kha?ib al-Tibrizi (Mu?ammad b. ?Abd Allah). Mishcat-ul-masabih or a collection of the most authentic traditions, regarding the actions and sayings...

Livingstone (David). Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa, 1st edition, London: John Murray, 1857, folding wood-engraved frontispiece...

Marshall (John). Taxila, an illustrated account of archaeological excavations carried out at Taxila under the orders of the government of India be...

Mawson (John). Records of the Indian Command of General Sir Charles James Napier, G.C.B., comprising all his General Orders remarks on Courts Mart...

New (Charles). Life, Wanderings and Labours in Eastern Africa, 1st edition, London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1873, half-title, portrait frontispiece,...

Pearse (Hugh). Soldier and Traveller, Memoirs of Alexander Gardner, Colonel of Artillery in the service of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, 1st edition, Lon...

Persia - Nino Jesus (Florencio del). Biblioteca Carmelitano-Teresiana de Misiones, 4 volumes, Pamplona: Editore Pamplona, 1929-1930, original prin...

[Phipps, Constantine & Lutwidge, Skeffington]. The Journal of a Voyage Undertaken by Order of His Present Majesty, for Making Discoveries Towards ...

Powell (J.W). Fourth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1882-83, Washington: Government Pri...

Powell-Cotton (P.H.G.) A Sporting Trip through Abyssinia. A narrative of a nine months' journey from the plains of the Hawash to the snows of Simi...