‎Voyages‎

‎"MICHAELIS, JOHANN DAVID. - ""THE 100 QUESTIONS"".‎

‎Fragen an eine Gesellschaft Gelehrter Männer, die auf Befehl Ihro Majestät des Königes von Dännemark nach Arabien reisen. - [THE HANDBOOK OF NIEBUHR'S ARABIA-EXPEDITION]‎

‎Frankfurt am Mayn, Garbe, 1762. 8vo. Very nice contemporary full mottled calf with five raised bands to richly gilt spine. Titlelabel with gilt lettering. A bit of wear to spine, causing slight loss of leather and a neat restoration to lower compartment. A paperlabel pasted on top of spine. Small loss of leather to back board. A stamp on title-page (Holstein=Holsteinborg). (70), 397 pp., 4 folded tables, paginated 391-97. Internally clean, some quires printed on thick paper.‎

‎The rare first edition of the founding work of Niebuhr's Arabia-expedition, which would gain world-wide fame and establish the scientific description of the Arabian peninsula. The present work consists in 100 questions, the answers to which constitute the purpose of the Royal Danish Arabia Expedition. In fact, the present work is the handbook of Niebuhr's travel to Arabia Felix, as its author is the spiritual father of it. The work is extraordinary in many ways, and it not only served as the basis for the Arabia-expedition, it also constitutes a forerunner of modern bible science that would begin to emerge a few decades later. Johann Davis Michaelis (1717-19) was a theologian and orientalist, whose fame today rests upon the present work and upon the fact that he was responsible for the first scientific expedition to Arabia Felix, namely that of Niebuhr. In 1753, he had come up with the idea for the the Royal Danish Arabia Expedition (1761-1767) and had gotten the Danish minister Bernstoff to agree to it. In 1760, when the expedition was becoming a reality, Michaelis recommended Niebuhr as a participant, and he outlined the entire purpose of the trip - namaly the list of 100 questions that he prepared and published for the members of the expedition, in order for them to answer in the course of the voyage. For all intents and purposes, Michaelis was the spiritual father of the Arabia-expedition. As a theologian and an orientalist, many of Michaelis' questions have root in the Bible. But unlike many other theolgians of the time, Michaelis sought to shed light over biblical themes through sources outside of the Bible - especially from the Middle East, not least Arabia. In this regard, his 100 Questions also came to be a precursor to the emergence of modern bible science.Although the expedition would have never taken place had it not been for Michaelis and his 100 questions - many of which are also purely naturalistic - he could not quite have foreseen the scientific outcome of the expedition. He had not foreseen that Niebuhr would become the founder of the scientific description of the Arabian peninsula and that Niebuhr's notes would become the basis for the first decipherment of Mesopotamian and Persian cuneiform. On the contrary, he was probably quite disappointed that his questions were not all answered as thoroughly as the had anticipated. Adding to that, Niebuhr's answer to the questions ""only"" takes up six pages in the preface to ""Description of Arabia"", although the text itself contains many detailed explanations and answers to Michaelis' questions.‎

Référence libraire : 56918

‎"MICHAUX, F.A.‎

‎Reise in das innere Nordamerikanischen Freistaaten, westwärts der Alleghany=Gebirge. Aus dem Französischen. Mit einigen Zusätzen und Anmerkungen herausgegeben von T.F. Ehrmann. Mit einer Charte.‎

‎Weimar, Landes=Industrie=Comptoirs, 1805. Unbound, but stitched. XIV,250 pp. and 1 large folded engraved map ""Neue Charte von den Mittleren, Westlichen und Südlichen Ländern der Nord-Americanischen Freistaaten. Gezeichnet von Dupuis, Sohn. Weimar 1805."" A few scattered brownspots. Very light browning to some leaves.‎

‎(Bibliothek der neuesten und wichtigsten Reisebeschreibungen...hrsg. von M.C. Sprengel, fortgesetzt von T.F. Ehrmann, 17. Bd.:2. Theil). - Sabin: 48707‎

Référence libraire : 40715

‎"MICHAELIS, HERMANN.‎

‎Von Hankau nach Su tschou. Reisen im mittlern und westlichen China. 1879 - 81. Mit drei Karten und zwölf Skizzen im Text.‎

‎Gotha, Julius Perthes, 1888. 4to. No wrappers. (2),100 pp., 3 large folded maps, textfigs.‎

‎(Petermann's ""Geographischen Mittheilungen"", Ergänzungsheft No 91).‎

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‎"MICHAELIS, HERMANN.‎

‎Von Hankau nach Su tschou. Reisen im mittlern und westlichen China. 1879 - 81. Mit drei Karten und zwölf Skizzen im Text.‎

‎Gotha, Julius Perthes, 1888. 4to. No wrappers. (2),100 pp., 3 large folded maps, textfigs.‎

‎"MICHAELIS, JOHANN DAVID. - ""THE 100 QUESTIONS"".‎

‎Fragen an eine Gesellschaft Gelehrter Männer, die auf Befehl Ihro Majestät des Königes von Dännemark nach Arabien reisen. - [THE HANDBOOK OF NIEBUHR'S ARABIA-EXPEDITION]‎

‎Frankfurt am Mayn, Garbe, 1762. 8vo. In a contemporary half calf binding with four raised bands and gilt ornamentation to spine, the gilt lettering being worn of. A bit of wear to spine and hindges. Paper-label pasted on to pasted down front end-paper. A fine copy. (70), 397 pp., 4 folded tables, paginated 391-97.‎

‎"MONROE, JAMES + MORRIS BIRKBECK.‎

‎A Narrative of A Tour of Observation, made during the Summer of 1817. By James Monroe, President of The United States, through The Nort-Eastern and North-Western Departments of the Union: with a View to The Examination of their several military Defenc... - [INVALUABLE ACCOUNTS OF THE EARLY YEARS OF THE UNITED STATES]‎

‎Philadelphia, S.A. Mitchell & H. Ames, 1818 + Philadelphia, Caleb Richardson, 1817. Small 8vo. Bound in one cont. hcalf. Raised bands. Gilt titlelabel in leather(this having some scratches). Monroe: 228,XXXVI pp. - Birkbeck: 189 pp.‎

‎First edition of President Monroe's highly important inspection-journey, which constitutes an immensely important historical document that provides invaluable insight into the early years of the United States, bound together with the very scarce first edition of Birkbeck's travels, which is considered ""One of the most interesting and instructive books that have appeared for many years."" (Sabin). Monroe’s “Narrative Tour…” constitutes a detailed account of his three month long journey, taking him as far west as Detroit. The official aim of the tour was to inspect the American defenses along the border with Canada, visiting military installations, reviewing troops, and confirming that the Rush-Bagot Pact with Britain to limit naval arms on the Great Lakes had been implemented. But Monroe had another just as powerful agenda, namely encountering the American population across the country and connecting with them. He wished to encourage the spirit of the population and through optimism secure the continued building of a strong country. This fascinating account provides detailed descriptions of the people Monroe met, the places he visited, and the events he attended. Although primarily focused on military matters and economic development (he visited many factories and mills to observe the state of American industry), Monroe’s accounts of interaction with the population (he also met up with Native American tribes) are just as interesting. “President Monroe visited the main cities along the Atlantic Seaboard as far as Portland, Maine, and from there he traveled through New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania and New York. In Buffalo, New York, he boarded and early steamboat and voyaged down Lake Erie and the Detroit River to Detroit, the westernmost point of his trip. He spent five days in Detroit and Detroiters held parties, receptions, and balls in his honor. The President also visited Monroe, Michigan, which its citizens had recently named for him. The excitement and good feelings of his visit and the accounts that dignitaries and observers wrote about his visit helped erase the negative “interminable swamp” image that Easterners held of Michigan. After his Michigan visit President Monroe turned southeast and traveled back to Washington D.C. by way of Zanesville, Ohio, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Fredericktown, Maryland. His trip took fifteen weeks and allowed him to meet more people than any other President of his time. He had such a positive impact on Americans that the Boston Columbian Centinel dubbed the eight years of his presidency “the Era of Good Feelings”.” Birbeck's ""Notes on a Journey in America..."" likewise constitutes a travelogue, written in 1818. It describes his journey from Virginia to Illinois, where he intended to establish a settlement for English emigrants. The work provides detailed descriptions of the landscape, climate, and people that Birbeck encountered along the way. Discussing also his observations on American society and politics and comparing it to England at the time, the work provides a unique perspective on early 19th-century America, as seen through the eyes of a European. The later editions have a map, which was not issues with the first edition, and the many later contemporary editions were printed outside The United States. The first edition, printed in the US, is very rare. Sabin: 50023 + 5569.‎

Référence libraire : 28578

‎"MOLBECH, CHRISTIAN. - DEDIKATIONSEKSEMPLAR.‎

‎Reise giennem en deel af Tydskland, Frankrige, England og Italien i Aarene 1819 og 1820. 3 Bd.‎

‎Kbhvn., 1821-22. Ubeskåret i 3 originale blå hollanderede bind. Bogtrykte titeletiketter på rygge. Rygge noget slidte på bd. 1-2. 392,410,584 pp. Med egenhændig dedikation i hvert bind. 1.Bd.: ""Til min Kiære Ven F.P.A. Dahl/ fra/ C. Molbech"" - 2. Bd.: ""Hr. Overlærer Dahl/ venskabeligst fra Forfatteren"" - 3. Bd.: ""Til min Kiære og Troe Ven A. Boÿe/ med Hengivenhed/ fra C. Molbech.""‎

‎"MORIER, JACOB.‎

‎Reise durch Persien, Armenien und Klein=sien nach Konstantinopel in den Jahren 1808 und 1809. Mit einer reise-Charte.‎

‎Weimar, Landes=Industrie=Comptoirs, 1815. Unbound, but stitched. VI,210 pp. and 1 large folded engraved map with some handcolouring ""Charte derzwischen Schiraz und Constantinopel gelegenen Länder...im Jahr 1801 verzeichnet sind."" A bit of browning to leaves.‎

‎"MÖLLHAUSEN, BALDUIN.‎

‎Vandringer gjennem det vestlige Nordamerikas Prairier og Ødemarker fra Mississippi til Sydhavets Kyster. Med et Forord af Alexander Humboldt. Oversat af M. Rovsing.‎

‎Kbhvn., P.G. Philipsen, 1862. Samt. hldrbd.Ryg med lettere brugsspor. Hjørner stødte. Stempel og gl. ejernavn på titelblad. XVI,476 pp., 9 tonede litograferede plancher og 1 foldekort.‎

‎First Danish edition of ""Wanderungen durch die Prairien und Wüsten des westlichen Nordamerika vom Mississippi nach den Küsten der Südsee. Lpz., 1860"". (Sabin 49916). The author joined the Government Pacific Railroad Survey Expedition in 1857. With fine lithographs depicting Indians.‎

Référence libraire : 26389

‎"MÖLLHAUSEN, BALDUIN.‎

‎Vandringer gjennem det vestlige Nordamerikas Prairier og Ødemarker fra Mississippi til Sydhavets Kyster. Med et Forord af Alexander Humboldt. Oversat af M. Rovsing.‎

‎Kbhvn., P.G. Philipsen, 1862. Samt. hldrbd. Ryg slidt, tab af lidt skind ved øverste kapitæl. Her og der brunplettet. XVI,476 pp., 9 tonede litograferede plancher og 1 foldekort.‎

‎First edition of ""Wanderungen durch die Prairien und Wüsten des westlichen Nordamerika vom Mississippi nach den Küsten der Südsee. Lpz., 1860"" (Sabin 49916). The author joined the Government Pacific Railroad Survey Expedition in 1857. With fine lithographs, depicting Indians.‎

Référence libraire : 26391

‎"MÖLLHAUSEN, BALDUIN.‎

‎Vandringer gjennem det vestlige Nordamerikas Prairier og Ødemarker fra Mississippi til Sydhavets Kyster. Med et Forord af Alexander Humboldt. Oversat af M. Rovsing.‎

‎Kbhvn., P.G. Philipsen, 1862. Samt. hldrbd.Ryg med lettere brugsspor. Hjørner stødte. Stempel og gl. ejernavn på titelblad. XVI,476 pp., 9 tonede litograferede plancher og 1 foldekort.‎

‎"MÖLLHAUSEN, BALDUIN.‎

‎Vandringer gjennem det vestlige Nordamerikas Prairier og Ødemarker fra Mississippi til Sydhavets Kyster. Med et Forord af Alexander Humboldt. Oversat af M. Rovsing.‎

‎Kbhvn., P.G. Philipsen, 1862. Samt. hldrbd. Ryg slidt, tab af lidt skind ved øverste kapitæl. Her og der brunplettet. XVI,476 pp., 9 tonede litograferede plancher og 1 foldekort.‎

‎"NAUMANN, EDMUND.‎

‎Neue Beiträge zur Geologie und Geographie Japans. Mit drei Karten und zwei Skizzen im Text.‎

‎Gotha, Julius Perthes, 1893. 4to. No wrappers. (4),45 pp. and 3 folded maps.‎

‎"NIEBUHR, CARSTEN.‎

‎Beschreibung von Arabien aus eigenen Beobachtungen und im Lande selbst gesammleten Nachrichten abgefasset.‎

‎Kopenhagen, Nicolaus Möller, 1772. 4to. Later halcalf (around 1850). Gilt spine. Gilt lettering. Engraved titlevignette. XLVII,(1),431,(1) pp., 1 large folded map, handcoloured in outline (Terræ Yemen) and 24 engraved plates (of which 6 are charts, 2 handcoloured, many large folded). Printed on good paper. A few minor marginal brownspots. The folded map with faint dampstain in top of the map.‎

‎First edition of Niebuhr's famous classical account of his Arabian travel, being the first scientific expedition to Arabia Felix. Having the famous map of Yemen (35x55 cm.) in outline colouring and the large folded map of the Arab Gulf (Mare Rubrum seu Sinus Arabicus), which is the first map at all to mention Kuwait.""Niebuhr was one of the best scientific travellers that ever lived... His works have long been classical, and even noW must be consulted by any who desires to have the most trustworthy accounts,.."" (Enc. Brit. 9th ed.).‎

Référence libraire : 56601

‎"NIEUHOF, JOAN. (JAN, JOHAN).‎

‎Het Gezantschap der Neêrlandtsche Oost-Indische Compagnie, aan den Grooten Tartarischen Cham, Den tegenwoordigen Keizer van China: waar in de gedenkwaerdighste Geschiedenissen, die onder het reizen door de Sineesche Landtschappen, Quantung, Kiangsi, N... - [TRAVELLING AROUND CHINA 1655-57]‎

‎Amsterdam, Jacob van Meurs, 1665. Folio. Contemp. full mottled calf. Richly gilt spine. 6 raised bands. Gilt lineborders on covers. Cracking to leather on hinges, externally repaired with thin leather-strips. Corners reinforced. Engraved title-page and printed (in red/black). (10),208,258,(10) pp., Engraved portrait, large folded engraved map, 2 engraved plates with coat of arms, 34 double-page engraved views, 110 large engraved textillustrations. A faint dampstain to upper margin of the last few leaves. The 2 plates with coat of arms a bit frayed in right margins and a faint dampstain in upper margin. A bit of browning to the first 5 leaves. otherwise internally clean.‎

‎First edition of Nieuhof's famous travel round China, a trip of 2,400 km from Canton to Peking, in 1655-1657, which enabled him to become an authoritative Western writer on China. He wrote this ""An embassy from the East-India Company"", the written account of this journey which he undertook for the Dutch-Indian Compagny. He deals with nearly all aspects of Chinese life, folklore, religion, crafts, topography, architecture, zoology, geography, geology etc. etc. The work is one of the first illustrated books to describe China, and it profoundly influenced the Western view on China.Brunet IV, 77. - Cordier, 2344.‎

Référence libraire : 50802

‎"NIEBUHR, CARSTEN.‎

‎Beschreibung von Arabien aus eigenen Beobachtungen und im Lande selbst gesammleten Nachrichten abgefasset. - [WITH THE VERY FIRST MAP TO MENTION KUWAIT]‎

‎Kopenhagen, Nicolaus Möller, 1772. 4to. Bound in a very fine contemp. Danish full calf binding, blindtooled covers and a gilt border on covers (spejlbind - Cambridge binding style) with 5 raised bands and richly gilt compartments. Titlelabel with gilt lettering. Engraved titlevignette. XLVII,(1),431,(1) pp., 1 large folded map, handcoloured in outline (Terræ Yemen) and 24 engraved plates (of which 6 are charts, 2 handcoloured, many large folded). One folded plate repaired in outer margin, outside image and a small close tear with repairs on verso. A bit of browning to a few foldings. A fine copy on good paper with broad margins.‎

‎"NIEBUHR, CARSTEN.‎

‎Description de L'Arabie d'apres les Observations et Recherches faites dans la Pays meme.‎

‎Copenhague, Nicolas Möller, 1778. 4to. Bound in a fine (20th Century) full calf. Raised bands. Gilt lineborders on spine. Titlelabel with gilt lettering. Engraved title-vignette. XLIII,(3),372 pp., folded table, 1 large folded map (Terræ Yemen) and 24 engraved plates (of which 6 are charts, many large folding). The large map with some browning and foxing. Otherwise clean and fine, wide-margined, printed on good paper.‎

‎"NIEUHOF, JOAN. (JAN, JOHAN).‎

‎Het Gezantschap der Neêrlandtsche Oost-Indische Compagnie, aan den Grooten Tartarischen Cham, Den tegenwoordigen Keizer van China: waar in de gedenkwaerdighste Geschiedenissen, die onder het reizen door de Sineesche Landtschappen, Quantung, Kiangsi, N... - [TRAVELLING AROUND CHINA 1655-57]‎

‎Amsterdam, Jacob van Meurs, 1665. Folio. Contemp. full mottled calf. Richly gilt spine. 6 raised bands. Gilt lineborders on covers. Cracking to leather on hinges, externally repaired with thin leather-strips. Corners reinforced. Engraved title-page and printed (in red/black). (10),208,258,(10) pp., Engraved portrait, large folded engraved map, 2 engraved plates with coat of arms, 34 double-page engraved views, 110 large engraved textillustrations. A faint dampstain to upper margin of the last few leaves. The 2 plates with coat of arms a bit frayed in right margins and a faint dampstain in upper margin. A bit of browning to the first 5 leaves. otherwise internally clean.‎

‎"NUSSER, FRANZ.‎

‎Gedenktage. Die Entdeckung der Nordwestpassage vor 100 Jahren und die erste Bezwingung der Nordostpassage vor fast 75 Jahren - zwei Jubiläen‎

‎[No place, nor printer], 1953. 4to. In half cloth with gilt lettering and stamp to front board. Two stamps to first and last leaf. Offprint from ""Deutschen Hydrographischen Zeitschrift, Band 6, Heft 4/5/6"". Pp. 227-230‎

Référence libraire : 58777

‎"PARIS - (BATTY, ROBERT).‎

‎(Views of Paris= gilt title on back).‎

‎London, n.d. (ca. 1830). Royal8vo. Cont. full cloth. Some tears to back. (30) pp. of text and 15 large steel-engraved views from Paris (3 with a small dampstain in upper margin, touching the image). Plates ""Drawn by Capt. Batty - Engraved by Edw. Finden.""‎

Référence libraire : 28506

‎"Par l'Auteur des ""Aventures de voyage"""‎

‎Musée du jeune naturaliste chrétien, recueil des observations les plus curieuses et des épisodes d'histoire naturelle‎

‎H. & L. Casterman. Non daté. In-4. Cartonnage d'éditeurs. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 326 pages augmentées de nombreuses illustrations bleutées hors texte et en frontispice, gravures en bandeaux et culs-de-lampe. Lettrines. Illustrations dorées sur le 1er plat. Petite annotation au crayon de papier en page de garde. Tranches dorées.. . . . Classification Dewey : 508-Histoire naturelle‎

‎Classification Dewey : 508-Histoire naturelle‎

Référence libraire : R240156553

‎"PARK, MUNGO & MAJOR RENNELL. - PMM 253‎

‎Travels in the Interior Districts of Africa: performed under the Direction and Patronage of The African Association, in the Years 1795, 1796, and 1797. With an Appendix, containing Illustrations of Africa by Major rennell. Second Edition.‎

‎London, W. Bulmer and Co., 1799. 4to. Bound to style in a fine later hcalf. Title-and tomelabels with gilt lettering. Blindtoolings to bands and compartments of spine. Engraved portrait as frontispiece. XXVIII,(2),372,XCII pp., 2 engraved plates with music, 5 engraved plates (of which 3 are views) and 3 large folded engraved maps. One map strenghtened in foldings and edges, one map with a closed tear to folding. Wide-margined, a few margins slightly brownspotted. Light offsetting to title and portrait.‎

‎Second edition - the same year as the first - of this classic work of travel litterature.""Until the publicationof Park's book in 1799 hardly anything was known of the interior of Africa, apart from the north-east region and coastal areas....the real opening up of Africa by the white races began with the African Association, founded in 1788 with the express purpose of exploring Africa and furthering British tradee and political influence onthe continent...Parl's travels had an immediate success and was translated into most European languages...ita scientific observations on the botany and meteorology of the region, and on the social and domestic life of the negroes , have remained of lasting value. Park's career was short, but he made the first great practical advance in the opening-up of Central Africa."" (Printing and the Mind of Man: 253.).‎

Référence libraire : 42460

‎"PARK, MUNGO.‎

‎Reisen im Innern von Afrika auf Veranstaltung der afrikanischen Gesellschaft in den Jahren 1795 bis 1797. Aus dem Englischen.‎

‎Berlin, Haude und Spener, 1799. Later hcalf. Gilt back. Engraved portrait-frontispiece. VIII,325,(2) pp. and 5 engraved plates (all). 2 old owner-names on title. Occasionally slightly browned.‎

‎"PETERMANN, A. und B. HASSENSTEIN.‎

‎Inner-Afrika nach dem Stande der geographischen Kenntniss in den Jahren 1861 bis 1863. Nach den Quellen bearbeitet. Nebst Original-Berichten von M. von Beurmann, Kotschy, Brun-Rollet, Behm, Antinori, Th. von Heuglin, Morlang und von Harnier. 4 Theile....‎

‎Gotha, Julius Perthes, 1862-63. 4to. Contemp. hcalf., spine gilt. A few scattered brownspots. Lithographed frontispiece. XII,50,80,78,(2),79-164 pp. 10 large folded lithographed maps with outline colouring. With general titlepage ""Mittheilungen, Erg.-Bd."", General titlepage with map (Skizze von Inner Afrika). A small stamp to first general titlepage.‎

‎(Petermann's ""Geographischen Mittheilungen"", Ergänzungsband II. 1862/1863).‎

Référence libraire : 46625

‎"PERCIVAL, ROBERT.‎

‎Beschreibung der Insel Ceylon und ihrer Bewohner. Nebst einer Nachricht von einer Gesandtschafts=reise an den Hof von Kandi. Aus dem Englischen übersetzt. Mit einer historisch - literarischen Einleitung herausgegeben von Theoph. Friedr. Ehrmann, Mit e...‎

‎Weimar, Landes=Industrie=Comptoirs, 1804. Unbound, but stitched. XX,440 pp. and 1 folded engraved map ""Charte von Ceylon. Nach Arrowsmith...Weimar 1803"".A few scattered brownspots. Occasional light browning. Map with a tear, no loss. Map with lightr yellowing.‎