EXPLORATION from Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints

London: Charles Knight, Ludgate Street & Pall Mall East, 1830. Otherwise very good condition. An chine collé aquatint proof of the famed French explorer 'From a Miniature in the possession of La Pérouse's niece at Alby.' Jean François de Galaup, comte de La Pérouse [1740 - 1788], was a French naval officer from Albi, France and explorer of… Read more about this item

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1890. First American edition. Publishers morocco. Otherwise very good condition. A classic of African exploration by the man who found Livingstone, bound in the publisher's half brown gilt morocco, all edges gilt. OCLC: 44656370 cites a Demy quarto edition de luxe, limited to 250 copies. This copy, bound in half brown… Read more about this item

London: W. Byrne, No. 79 Titchfield Street & J. Webber, No. 312 Oxford St., 1784. First printing. Print. Very good condition. The separately published image by Webber of one of the iconic images of the 18th century. Cook, already a successful navigator, was immortalized after his death at the hands of Hawaiian natives at Karakakoa Bay. Cook had… Read more about this item

London, 1620. Very good condition. Sir Walter Raleigh [c.1552 - 1618] was an English soldier, explorer, statesman and writer, and a favorite of Queen Elizabeth I. By the time this portrait was made and printed, Ralegh had fallen from favor, and had spent some years in the Tower of London. Wikimedia Commons: The plate was used… Read more about this item

London: Royal Geographic Society, 1901. Hardcover. Important material on the Antarctic, including: The National Antarctic Expedition, p 154; The German Antarctic Expedition, by Dr. von Drygalski, p 279; The Italian Arctic Expedition, p 282; Dr. Nansen's Scientific Results, p 284; The Antarctic Voyage of the Belgica during the Years 1897, 1898, and 1899, by Henryk Arctowski, with 15 ills… Read more about this item

London: Royal Geographic Society, 1902. Hardcover. Important Arctic and Antarctic material, including: Sir Clements Markham: The National Antarctic Expedition: the Departure of the Morning, pp 209 - 216. Also: The Winter Expedition of the Antarctic to South Georgia, by Dr. J. Gunnar Andersson, pp 405 - 408; Arctic Problems by Sir Clements Markham, pp 481 -485, with sketch map;… Read more about this item

California: Turner Publishing Inc., 1992. Hardcover. Very good overall. A pop-up book describing Ballard's exploration with the tiny submersible "Alvin", eventually discovering the SS Titanic, Mid-Atlantic Ridge, never seen before sea-life,Cayman Trough and more. For the underwater sea enthusiast. All pop-ups complete and in working order. 4to, 12pp, illustrated covers, full color.

Washington DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1990. First edition. Hardcover. Fine. Early Spanish exploration in the greater Florida area, including Tennessee & the Carolinas. Scarce. 8vo, 342pp, orig. hardboard & printed dj, as new.

London: William Daniell, 1811. Otherwise very good condition. A strong impression of Sir Joseph Banks. Banks [1742 - 1820] was a well connected and educated amateur botanist who was included in James Cook's first voyage around the world, probably at the influence of the earl of Sandwich. The botanical specimens collected on Cook's first voyage by Banks, Daniel… Read more about this item

London: Royal Geographic Society, 1901. Hardcover. Important material on the death of the Queen and on the Antarctic, including: Sir Clements Markham: The Death of the Queen and Commemoration of the Reign of Her Late Majesty, Queen Victoria, Empress of India, pp 225 - 250. Also: Exploration of Antarctic Lands by Henryk Arctowski, The Launch of the Antarctic ship… Read more about this item

London: Royal Geographical Society, 1905. Hardcover. Full half year volume of the RGS journal with much Polar content. Pp 497-519, 6 ills and map (+) Bernacchi, L. Preliminary Report on the Physical Observations conducted on the National Antarctic Expedition, from 1902 to 1904, pp 642-661 (+) Nansen, F. Oscillations of Shorelines w/ sketch map, pp 604-616. Color and b&w… Read more about this item

1919. Ephemera. Two letters, one on Library of Congress letterhead dated July 22, 1919, stating that the "Chief of our Order Division (Purchasing Department)" reports that Lewis and Clark's (sic) "Expedition to the source of the Missouri" Philadelphia, 1809, two volumes sells at auction from $5.00 to $20.00..." A note dated July 21 from Charles F. D. Belden,… Read more about this item

Perth, Scotland: R. Morison & Son, 1789. Fourth edition. Hardcover. Very good overall. Full title: An Account of the Voyages Undertaken by the Order of His present Majesty for making discoveries in the Southern hemisphere successively performed by Commodore Byron, Captain Wallis, Captain Carteret, and Captain Cook, in the Dolphin, the Swallow,and the Endeavour drawn up from the… Read more about this item

London: Royal Geographic Society, 1884. Hardcover. Important material on Krakatau, Australia (Northern Territory), New Guinea, New Zealand, and New Hebrides including: Recent Explorations in the Southern Alps of New Zealand, by the Rev. W. S. Green, pp 57 -71; Notes on the Ascent of Ambrym Volcano in the New Hebrides, by C. W. de la Poer Beresford, pp 129… Read more about this item

London: Royal Geographic Society, 1903. Hardcover. Important Arctic and Antarctic material, including: Sir Clements Markham: The First Year's Work of the national Antarctic Expedition, pp 13 - 20, with map. Also: National Antarctic Expedition: Report of the Commander (with map), pp 20 - 38; and The Second Norwegian Polar Expedition in the Fram, 1898 - 1902, by Captain Otto… Read more about this item

Paris, 1841. Very good condition. A print from the Atlas Pittoresque which was published separately from the Voyage autour du monde sur la frégate la Vénus, pendant les années 1836-1839 by Abel Aubert Dupetit-Thouars. Dupetit-Thouars' voyage in the Vénus was critical to the establishment of a French colonial presence in the Pacific, as well as for the… Read more about this item

London: Akermann et Co., 1840. Otherwise very good condition. A lithograph of the 'Bonite' near Cape Horn. Plate 15 from August Nicholas Vaillant's "Voyage autour du Monde... sur la Bonite'. After an original by Lauvergne. 12 1/4 x 9" on paper 18 1/4 x 12 1/4", some fox spotting in margins.

1997. In perfect condition. Le Geographe" or "The Geographer," 1992, is the first design for Hermès by Australian artist, Sandra Laroche, as part of the "Year by the Sea" collection. Her design depicts four of Australia's explorers, Charles-Alexandre Lesueur, Mathew Flinders, Nicolas-Thomas Baudin & François Péron in the corners, a map of Australia in the center surrounded by… Read more about this item

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1899. First American edition. Hardcover. Very good condition. The author Henry Savage Landor [1867 - 1924] was an explorer and artist. In 1896 he undertook a scientific expedition to Tibet, where he was captured and tortured. 2 vols. xvi, 307pp; xii, 250pp. Portrait. frontispiece, 8 color plates, 53 B&W plates, folding… Read more about this item

Australia: Australasian Sketcher, 1876. Very good condition. An engraving published in the newspaper on January 22, 1876, after the fourth of Ernest Giles' expeditions into Western Australia. Giles [1835 -- 1897] was an explorer who led 5 major expeditions into Southern and Western Australia. The expedition began in May 1875 and lasted until November starting from Beltana and… Read more about this item