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George Chinnery RHA (Tipperary 1774-1852 Macau) A view of Macau looking towards the gardens of the Casa, with figures in the foreground,George Chinnery RHA (Tipperary 1774-1852 Macau) A view of Macau looking towards the gardens of the Casa, with figures in the foreground,. Sold for £93,812.50 inc. premium
HURLEY (FRANK) Photographs of Scenes and Incidents in Connection with the Happenings to the Weddell Sea Party, 1914, 1915, 1916, [1917]HURLEY (FRANK) Photographs of Scenes and Incidents in Connection with the Happenings to the Weddell Sea Party, 1914, 1915, 1916, [1917]. Sold for £87,562.50 inc. premium
George Chinnery RHA (Tipperary 1774-1852 Macau) The Grotto of Camoes, MacauGeorge Chinnery RHA (Tipperary 1774-1852 Macau) The Grotto of Camoes, Macau. Sold for £87,562.50 inc. premium
Admiral Sir George Back (British, 1796-1878) 'McKenzie River and the Rocky Mountains.' unframedAdmiral Sir George Back (British, 1796-1878) 'McKenzie River and the Rocky Mountains.' unframed. Sold for £22,562.50 inc. premium
FIRST SIKH WAR Inscriptions on the Seikh Guns Captured by the Army of the Sutledge 1845-46, FIRST EDITION, [?Calcutta, c.1847-9]FIRST SIKH WAR Inscriptions on the Seikh Guns Captured by the Army of the Sutledge 1845-46, FIRST EDITION, [?Calcutta, c.1847-9]. Sold for £10,687.50 inc. premium
YOUNG (JOHN) An Affecting Narrative of the Unfortunate Voyage and Catastrophe of his Majesty's Ship Wager, one of Commodore Anson's Squadron in the South Sea Expedition, FIRST EDITION, John Norwood, 1751YOUNG (JOHN) An Affecting Narrative of the Unfortunate Voyage and Catastrophe of his Majesty's Ship Wager, one of Commodore Anson's Squadron in the South Sea Expedition, FIRST EDITION, John Norwood, 1751. Sold for £6,312.50 inc. premium

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COOK (JAMES) A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty's Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1778, 1779, and 1780], Atlas only, [G. Nichol and T. Cadell, 1784]
PINKERTON (JOHN) A General Collection of the Best and Most Interesting Voyages and Travels in all Parts of the World, 17 vol., Longman, Hurst, 1808-1814
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BULKELEY (JOHN) AND JOHN CUMMINS A Voyage to the South-Seas, in the Years 1740-1, FIRST EDITION, Jacob Robinson, 1743
[PHILIPS (JOHN, ATTRIBUTED TO)] An Authentic Journal of the Expedition Under the Command of Commodore Anson, FIRST EDITION, J. Robinson, 1744
[ANSON (GEORGE)] An Authentic Account of Commodore Anson's Expedition: Containing All That Was Remarkable, Curious and Entertaining, During that Long and Dangerous Voyage, FIRST EDITION, M. Cooper, 1744
OFFICER OF THE FLEET A Voyage to the South-Seas, and to Many Other Parts of the World, Performed from the Month of September in the Year 1740, to June 1744... by An Officer of the Fleet, 2 parts in 1 vol., 8vo; and 2 others, sold not subject to return (5)
THOMAS (PASCOE) A True and Impartial Journal of a Voyage to the South-Seas, and Round the Globe, in His Majesty's Ship the Centurion, FIRST EDITION, S. Birt, 1745
CAMPBELL (ALEXANDER) The Sequel to Bulkeley and Cummins' Voyage to the South-Seas: or, the Adventures of Capt. Cheap, the Hon. Mr. Byron, Lieut. Hamilton, Alexander Campbell, and Others, Late of his Majesty's Ship the Wager, Which Was Wrecked on a Desolate Island... in the South-Seas, Anno 1741, FIRST EDITION, Printed for the Author, and Sold by W. Owen, 1747
CAMPBELL (ALEXANDER) The Sequel to Bulkeley and Cummin's Voyage to the South-Seas, Dublin, J. Kinnier, at the Green-Man, 1747
ANSON (GEORGE) A Voyage Round the World, in the Years MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV, FIRST EDITION, LARGE PAPER COPY, John and Paul Knapton, for the Author, 1748
ANSON (GEORGE) A Voyage Round the World, in the Years MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV, FIRST EDITION, John and Paul Knapton, for the Author, 1748
ANSON (GEORGE) A Voyage Round the World, in the Years MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV, for the Author, by John and Paul Knapton, 1749
ANSON (GEORGE) A Voyage Round the World, in the Years MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV, bound in 2 vol. (text and plates), for the Author, by John and Paul Knapton, 1749
ANSON (GEORGE) A Voyage Round the World, in the Years MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV, 8vo; and 5 further octavo editions (18)
ANSON (GEORGE) A Voyage Round the World, in the Years MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV, [Shaftesbury, Colin Paul, 1994]; and approximately 30 others relating to George Anson, H.M.S. Wager and related voyages, together with several original engravings, and research notes of Colin Paul (small quantity)
MORRIS (ISAAC) A Narrative of the Dangers and Distresses Which Befel Isaac Morris, and Seven More of the Crew, Belonging to The Wager Store-ship, Which Attended Commodore Anson, in his Voyage to the South Sea... ... with a Description of the Manners and Customs of the Indians... the whole serving as a Supplement to Mr. Bulkeley's Journal, Campbell's Narrative and Ld. Anson's Voyage, FIRST EDITION, S. Birt... Sold by A. Tozer, Bookseller, in Exeter, [c.1750]
[YOUNG (JOHN)] An Affecting Narrative of the Unfortunate Voyage and Catastrophe of his Majesty's Ship Wager, one of Commodore Anson's Squadron in the South Sea Expedition, FIRST EDITION, John Norwood, 1751
COYER (GABRIEL-FRANCOIS) A Supplement to Lord Anson's Voyage Round the World. Containing a Discovery and Description of the Island of Frivola, A. Millar, J. Whiston, and B. White, 1752
ANSON (GEORGE) Voyage autour du monde fait dans les années MDCCXL, I, III, IV... dans la Mer du Sud, 4to (2)
BULKELEY (JOHN) AND JOHN CUMMINS A Voyage to the South Seas, in the Years 1740-1. Containing a Faithful Narrative of the Loss of His Majesty's Ship the Wager on a Desolate Island... with Many Things Not Published in the First Edition, Philadelphia, Reprinted by James Chattin, for the Author, 1757
BYRON (JOHN) The Narrative of the Honourable John Byron (Commodore in a Late Expedition Round the World) Containing an Account of the Great Distresses Suffered by Himself and His Companions on the Coast of Patagonia, from the Year 1740, till their Arrival in England, 1746... Written by Himself... also with a Description of the Loss of the Wager Man of War, FIRST EDITION, S. Baker and G. Leigh, 1768
BYRON (JOHN) The Narrative of the Honourable John Byron (Commodore in a Late Expedition Round the World) Containing an Account of the Great Distresses Suffered by Himself and His Companions on the Coast of Patagonia, from the Year 1740, till their Arrival in England, 1746... Written by Himself... Also with a Description of the Loss of the Wager Man of War, FIRST EDITION, 8vo and 12mo; and 2 other editions published by Baker and Leich, 1782 and 1785 (5)
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[PHILIPS (JOHN)] The History of Commodore Anson's Voyage Round the World, at the Commencement of the Late Spanish War... by a Midshipman on the Centurion, 8vo and 12mo; and 3 further Juvenile editions of Byron's Narrative (11)
COOK (JAMES) KIPPIS (ANDREW) The Life of Captain James Cook, FIRST EDITION, G. Nicol, and G.G.J. and J. Robinson, 1788
Lieutenant Francis Henry Boyer(British, 1854-1926)HM Ships Alert and Discovery leaving Portsmouth for the Arctic Expedition, 1875
Lieutenant Francis Henry Boyer(British, 1854-1926)Icebergs in the Antarctic, HMS Clio, 1870
Lieutenant Francis Henry Boyer(British, 1854-1926)Collision between HMS Himalaya and Danish Brig Annie Catherine, Oct 16th 1879; HMS Himalaya - A North Wester in the Irish Channel, Jan 1881; HMS Atlanta, Sept 20th 1879 largest 33 x 24.8cm (13 x 9 3/4in).(3)
Lieutenant Francis Henry Boyer(British, 1854-1926)Spain and Portugal: The Sierra Nevadas & Coast of Spain from the Mediterranean, 1879; Signal Station, Minorca, 1874; Sierra Nevada, Spain; La Mola, Minorca, ruins of a British Fort, Oct 1881; Sunrise, Port Mahone, Oct 1881; Cape St Vincent, 1881; Organ in Cathedral at Port Mahon, Minorca, 1874 largest 32.4 x 25cm (12 3/4 x 9 13/16in).(6)
Lieutenant Francis Henry Boyer(British, 1854-1926)Gibraltar: Gibraltar from the Gut, 1879; The Mole, Gibraltar, 1875; Gibraltar from Queen Isabella's Seat, 1875; Gibraltar from the Sky Battery, 1875 largest 18 x 32cm (7 1/16 x 12 5/8in).(3)
Lieutenant Francis Henry Boyer(British, 1854-1926)Southern Italy and the Mediterranean: The Straits of Messina, August 12 1881; The Fountain of Cyane, near Syracuse January 1882; Taranto, Italy, January 29 1882; Temple of Minerva, Cape Colonna, 1875; Mount Etna; Pantellaria; Ras Addar; Man overboard largest 16.5 x 23cm (6 1/2 x 9 1/16in).(4)
Lieutenant Francis Henry Boyer(British, 1854-1926)Greece: Ulysses Island from One Gun Battery; Gabdo Island & Candia, June 8th 1870; Well, Suda Bay, Crete, June 1st 1882 largest 17 x 24cm (6 11/16 x 9 7/16in). (3)
Lieutenant Francis Henry Boyer(British, 1854-1926)Cyprus: A friendly islander?; Limasol one 17 x 10.5cm (6 11/16 x 4 1/8in), the other 12.5 x 16cm (4 15/16 x 6 5/16in).(2)
Lieutenant Francis Henry Boyer(British, 1854-1926)Quarantine Harbour & Valletta, Malta, 1879
Lieutenant Francis Henry Boyer(British, 1854-1926)The Grand Harbour, Malta, from Fort Ricasoli, 1880
Lieutenant Francis Henry Boyer(British, 1854-1926)Malta: St Paul's Bay, Malta 1881; Maltese Dysos 1874 largest 17 x 24cm (6 11/16 x 9 7/16in).(2)
Lieutenant Francis Henry Boyer(British, 1854-1926)South Africa: Cape Town, S.Africa, Dec 1879; Cape of Good Hope, 1879; Embarking the 99th Regiment, Durban, Natal largest 18 x 26.5cm (7 1/16 x 10 7/16in).(3)
Lieutenant Francis Henry Boyer(British, 1854-1926)Scenes from the Bombardment of Alexandria, Egypt, 1882 largest 21.5 x 32cm (8 7/16 x 12 5/8in). (5)
Lieutenant Francis Henry Boyer(British, 1854-1926)Jebel Hassan, near Aden; The Perim in the Gulf of Suez, Red Sea, 1878; A view in the desert, 1876; A view in the Suez Canal, June 1880; Wreck of the Duke of Lancaster on Jebel Tukur Island, July 17th 1880; Aden from the outer Anchorage, Funeral cortege going ashore in boats, June 18th 1880 largest 17.2 x 24.5cm (6 3/4 x 9 5/8in).(5)
Lieutenant Francis Henry Boyer(British, 1854-1926)Stalactite Caves, St George's, Bermuda; Island of St Vincent & HMS Newcastle largest 23 x 31.5cm (9 1/16 x 12 3/8in).(2)
Lieutenant Francis Henry Boyer(British, 1854-1926)Atlantic: Ascension; God Be Thanked Tank, Ascension; St Helena largest 16 x 30cm (6 5/16 x 11 13/16in).(3)
Lieutenant Francis Henry Boyer(British, 1854-1926)Pacific Islands: Apia, Upolu Samoa; Levuka, Fiji; Patiola, Kanaka House, Apolu; largest 19 x 30.5cm (7 1/2 x 12in).(3)
Lieutenant Francis Henry Boyer(British, 1854-1926)The Hildergarde owned by H.R.H. the Prince of Wales; HMS Modeste 1877; HMS Brig Squirrel 1876 largest 23.5 x 33.5cm (9 1/4 x 13 3/16in). (3)
Lieutenant Francis Henry Boyer(British, 1854-1926)HMS Victory; P&O Steamer Lambesi 1876; P&O Steamer Lambesi 1877 largest 16.5 x 22.8cm (6 1/2 x 9in).(2)
Lieutenant Francis Henry Boyer(British, 1854-1926)Torpedo Practice HMS Vernon, Portsmouth; The Mediterranean Fleet Regatta, Published in the Illustrated London News, Sep 1881; A day's Canoeing, 1876 largest 34.5 x 22.6cm (13 9/16 x 8 7/8in).(3)
Lieutenant Francis Henry Boyer(British, 1854-1926)The Needles, Isle of Wight, Aug 15th 1880; Avranches, Normandy; St Michaels Mount largest 23 x 31cm (9 1/16 x 12 3/16in).(2)
Lieutenant Francis Henry Boyer(British, 1854-1926)HMS Lord Warden off Pantellaria, 1875; 'Man Overboard', Away Life - Boat's Crew largest 23 x 33cm (9 1/16 x 13in). (2)
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