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Lot 10
Auguste Van Pers (Dutch, 1815-1871)Twenty-two views of Javanese types, including Princes, soldiers, street vendors and tradershand-coloured lithographed plates by C.W. Mieling after A. Van Pers, captioned in Dutch, French and Javanese in yellow beneath the images, [c.1853-1862]image 265 x 210cm (104 5/16 x 82 11/16in).window-mounted (22)Footnotes:A group of 22 costume studies from the rare portfolio Nederlandsch Oost-Indische Typen by Van Pers, an engraver and draughtsman at Buitenzorg, who 'attempted to portray various ethnic groups in Java for the first time' (Bastin & Brommer).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 107
MOUNTAINEERING - EVEREST AND HILLARYSignatures of Edmund Hillary ('E.P. Hillary'), Sherpa Tenzing Norgay ('Tenzing') and nine other members of the Everest Expedition of 1953 (leader John Hunt, mountaineers Michael Westmacott, George Band, Alfred Gregory, Wilfrid Noyce, Charles Wylie, George Lowe, expedition doctor Griffith Pugh and cameraman Tom Stobart), on a pictorial postcard depicting a B.O.A.C. Argonaut Speedbird, reverse blank, 90 x 140mm., [July 1953]Footnotes:THE FIRST ASCENT OF EVEREST: SIGNATURES OF THE SUCCESSFUL 1953 EVEREST TEAM ON THEIR RETURN FLIGHT TO THE UK. The summit of Everest was reached by Hillary and Tenzing on 29 May 1953 and news of the expedition's success reached London in time to be released on the morning of the coronation of Elizabeth II on 2 June. 'On July 1, Tenzing and the British team left Delhi on a BOAC aeroplane which had been specially rerouted for them. On the way to London they stopped several times and were everywhere greeted by cheering crowds... When they stopped in Rome, as a reporter in The Times quipped, John Hunt and Tenzing came down the steps from the plane together, 'almost as if to avoid any argument about who had been the first to touch Italian soil'' (Conefrey, M., Everest 1953: the Epic Story of the First Ascent, 2014). Their arrival in Rome was captured on film by British Pathé (www.britishpathe.com). Provenance: Accompanying the Everest team on aeroplane was the recipient of our postcard, an air stewardess named Betty. A note with the lot, evidently taken from a scrapbook, confirms that 'The Expedition flew as far as Rome in the plane that Betty was serving in'.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 108
MOUNTAINEERING - EVEREST AND NORWAYHUNT (JOHN) The Ascent of Everest, FIRST EDITION, JAMES WORDIE'S COPY, WITH CUT SIGNATURES OF HILLARY, HUNT AND TENZING pasted in on front free endpaper, and gelatin silver print of the 4 men and Sir Edwin Herbert of the Alpine Club pasted inside the upper cover, printed compliments slip pasted to half-title, plates, publisher's cloth, dust-jacket (spine soiled, a few small tears), 8vo, Hodder & Stoughton, 1953--SCOTT RUSSELL (ROBERT) Peak Hakluyt at Beerenberg (seen from North), Jan Mayen Island, Norway, carbon print, pencil note ('Beerenberg (Mt. Hakluyt from N. R/ Scott-Russell 1938') pasted on verso of mount, with a later note ('Beerenburg Mountain. First climbed by James Wordie, Jan Mayen 1921 Expt.') below, mounted and glazed, image 258 x 175mm., [1938] (2)Footnotes:FROM THE COLLECTION OF JAMES WORDIE (1889–1962), SCOTTISH POLAR EXPLORER, MOUNTAINEER AND PRESIDENT OF THE ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY. In 1914 Wordie was a member of Shackleton's Endurance expedition, and after the war 'set out on a long series of Arctic and Antarctic expeditions... [including] to Jan Mayen and east Greenland in 1921, 1923, 1926, and 1929 (in the former he made the first ascent of Beerenberg, for he was a dedicated mountaineer)' (ODNB). Our photo of Beerenberg was taken by Robert Scott Russell during a climb of the mountain made by him in 1938, about which he read a paper to Alpine Club in February 1929. Later Wordie served as president of the Royal Geographical Society, from 1951 to 1954, 'and in that capacity he welcomed back the expedition under Sir John Hunt which made the first ascent of Mount Everest' (ODNB).Provenance: Sir James Wordie; by descent to current vendor.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
![PANORAMA[BAKE (J. VAN DEN) AND J.C. REINST] Gecostumeerde optogt, gehouden door de leden van het Delftsche Studenten-corps de](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/b6f0ad54-212f-4204-9705-aef900e1376a/01d07810-327f-4025-8d6c-aef900e1dfe7/468x382.jpg)
Lot 11
PANORAMA[BAKE (J. VAN DEN) AND J.C. REINST] Gecostumeerde optogt, gehouden door de leden van het Delftsche Studenten-corps den 5den Mei 1857, voorstellende den Garebeg optogt van den Sultan van Djokjokarta en de meest karakteristieke typen uit den Nederlansch-Indischen archipel], FIRST EDITION, 17 hand-coloured lithographed plates (with 87 numbered figures) by J.H. Hoffmeiester, joined as concertina-style panorama, lacks text (supplied in facsimile), first sheet detached, final 2 with minor loss to corners just touching lettering to one caption, loose in modern portfolio boards [Bastin & Brommer, note 621], total dimensions approx. 275 x 6210mm., [Delft, W. Beets, c.1857]Footnotes:A scarce large panorama depicting the procession of the Sultan of Yogyakarta in the Dutch East-Indies, the Sultan in his horse drawn carriage accompanied by Indonesian troops, dancers and local, Chinese and Dutch dignitaries.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 112
Hastings Hadley D'Oyly (British, 1864-1906)Three views of India inculding the entrance of Government House, Calcutta; an interior scene and an Indian temple the first signed with initials 'H.H.D'O.' (lower right) and inscribed 'for papa from Hadley' (on the reverse)watercolour and pencil23.8 x 35.5cm (9 3/8 x 14in) and smallerall unframedTogether with 8 landscapes by a different hand including Poonah and various other locations, most inscribed in pencil, each 14.3 x 23.2cm. (11)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 12
TEMMINCK (COENRAAD JACOB, EDITOR) AND P.W. KORTHALSVerhandelingen over de Natuurlijke Geschiedenis der Nederlandsche overseesche bezittingen ... Botanie, FIRST EDITION, ONE OF ONLY 250 COPIES, lithographed title, 70 lithographed plates by A. S. Mulder after J. Gaykema, P. W. Korthals and others, 64 of them hand-coloured, occasional spotting (heavier on black and white images, and text), text toned, contemporary half morocco over marbled boards, rebacked in maroon calf lettered in gilt, a few scuff marks to sides [Nissen BBI 1092; Pritzel 4829; Great Flower Books, p.63; cf. Landwehr pp. 39-41], folio (430 x 300mm.), Leiden, J. Luchtmans and C.C. Van der Hoek, 1839-1842Footnotes:The complete botanical section, with text by P.W. Korthals, of Temminck's fine survey of the natural history of Indonesia, based on the findings of a scientific expedition to the region undertaken by the National Sciences Commission in 1826.Provenance: Horticultural Society of New York, bookplate.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 123
BURSLEM (ROLLO)A Peep into Toorkhisthan, FIRST EDITION, 4 lithographed plates (one folding), one folding lithographed map ('Cabul and the Kohistan with the Route to Kollum', short tear repaired to verso), early red half calf, gilt morocco lettering label (some loss), 8vo, Pelham Richardson, 1846Footnotes:An English officer garrisoned in Kabul, in 1840 Burslem undertook an expedition 'snatched from the soldier's life in Affhanistan', through the Hindu Kush and Turkestan. Provenance: Miss Dunville, ownership inscription 'Miss Dunville with Miss Meredith's affectionate regards 2nd March 1850'; William Dunville, bookplate.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 124
ATKINSON (JOHN AUGUSTUS) AND JAMES WALKERA Picturesque Representation of the Manners, Customs, and Amusements of the Russians, 3 vol. in 1, FIRST EDITION, text in English and French, one stipple-engraved frontispiece in volume 1, half-title and title page for each volume, 100 hand-coloured soft-ground etchings with some aquatinting, text and plates watermarked 'J. Ruse 1802' and 'J. Whatman 1804', light toning on first few leaves, occasional light offsetting, some spotting in volume 2 (plates 54-56), contemporary full red morocco gilt by L. Staggemeier & Welcher (binder's label inside upper cover), g.e., slight wear [Abbey Travel 223; Tooley 72], folio (407 x 303mm.), W. Bulmer, for the Proprietors, 1803-1804Footnotes:Atkinson's plates, here in fine condition, 'show the spontaneity and spirit possible when the artist is his own engraver... the colouring is skilfully done, in soft washes' (Abbey). Many of the views depict leisure activities and include the racecourse, swings, boxing, wrestling, dancing, the fairground and public festivals.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 125
MUSCAT AND PERSIAN GULFSelections from the Records of the Government of India, Foreign Department... Administration Report on the Persian Gulf Political Residencey and Maskat Political Agency for 1900-1901, FIRST EDITION, half-title, institutional stamps (blind and printed) on title and final leaf, publisher's blue printed boards, rebacked in tape, printed library label on upper cover, folio (335 x 210mm.), Calcutta, Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, 1901Footnotes:Scarce official reports on trade and political relations in the Persian Gulf and Muscat, including a detailed introduction by the resident British Consul and Political Agent, commenting on the Sultan, his tours, customs and taxes, slave trade, an outbreak of plague, and the 'Pearl Dispute'... 'in which the Sultan was interested, connected with the discovery and sale of a pearl of extraordinary value...'. Provenance: The London Library, with cancel stamps.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 130
SPILSBURY (FRANCIS B.)Picturesque Scenery in the Holy Land and Syria, Delineated During the Campaigns of 1799 and 1800, FIRST EDITION, mezzotint portrait frontispiece of Sydney Smith, 19 hand-coloured aquatint plates, light spotting to frontispiece, early brown calf gilt, red morocco spine label (short tears), g.e. [Atabey 1168; Blackmer 1585; Abbey Travel 381; Colas 2788], folio (468 x 325mm.), Edward Orme, 1803Footnotes:EARL OF DERBY'S COPY. Spilsbury was the surgeon aboard H.M.S. Le Tigre during the campaign against the French in Egypt and Syria between 1799 and 1800, and presents in this work 'sketches of almost every remarkable scene of object visible from Le Tigre' (Preface).Provenance: Earl of Derby, bookplate.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 133
ROBERTS (DAVID)The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt & Nubia From Drawings Made on the Spot by David Roberts, With Historical Descriptions by the Revd George Croly [and William Brockendon], 6 vol. bound in 4, FIRST EDITION, 4 lithographed pictorial titles (of 6, without those those for volume 2 in each section), lithographed portrait of the author by C. Baugniet on India paper, 121 tinted lithographed plates and 120 half-page tinted lithographs by Louis Haghe after Roberts, 2 engraved maps, tissue-guards, spotting throughout but especially to first and last leaves of each volume, some damp-staining, browning to first and last flyleaves, publisher's red half morocco gilt, g.e., scuffed and worn [Abbey Travel 385 and 272; Blackmer 1432; Tooley 401-402], large folio (613 x 430mm.), F.G. Moon, 1842-1849Footnotes:First edition of 'one of the most important and elaborate ventures of nineteenth-century publishing, and the apotheosis of the tinted lithograph... there is pleasure to be had from many of the individual plates, where Haghe's skilful and delicate lithography, and his faithful interpretation of Robert's draughtsmanship and dramatic sense, combine in what are undoubtedly remarkable examples of tinted lithographic work' (Abbey). Roberts had toured Eqypt, Alexandria, Jerusalem, Palestine, Lebanon and Balbec during 1838 and 1839, making detailed drawings of the most significant sites, from which he worked up the final pictures for his master work.Provenance: Inscribed on first flyleaf of each volume 'To Dear Mrs Roberts, for Katie Morrison. In fondest remembrance of happy days and the dear one who is gone before. From [??] R. May 1895'. Katherine Morrison, daughter of the 'Mrs Roberts' in question, was the wife of Dr Arthur Andrew Morrison CMG (1858-1934), and it is thought the books were sent to Katherine's mother as a wedding gift for them. The 'one who is gone before' is presumably a reference to David Roberts, and the set has remained in the family until now.Dr Arthur Morrison sat for 40 years on the International Maritime Sanitary and Quarantine Board of Egypt. During the First World War he abandoned his private medical practice to devote his time to treating casualties from Gallipoli. He was awarded the CMG in 1925, and there is still a street named after him in Alexandria, where he lived most of his life.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 137
Pierre-Francois Lehoux (French, 1803-1892)Café a Damas signed and dated '1852 Lehoux' (lower right)oil on canvas57.1 x 44.2cm (22 1/2 x 17 3/8in).Footnotes:ProvenanceAnon. sale, Drouot-Richelieu, Paris, 27 June 2002, lot 195.A former student of Gros and Vernet, Lehoux developed his career in the fashionable field of Orientalist art. Not content with painting 'imagined' subjects from his studio, Lehoux made multiple trips to North Africa and the Middle East, most notably joining renowned Egyptologist, Jean-François Champollion's 1828 expedition to Egypt, where he stayed for two years. There is also evidence that he travelled to Syria with Alexandre de Laborde in January 1827, and ten years later reports from Count de Berton confirm Lehoux's presence in Syria and the Levant. His numerous submissions of Middle Eastern scenes to the Salon enhanced his reputation as an Orientalist artist, and these were no doubt better received as being based on first-hand experiences in these countries. Lehoux submitted regularly to the Paris Salon from 1831 onwards; aside from scenes of the French countryside (notably St Germain-en-Laye), common themes of his included views of Lebanon, and picturesque Egyptian street encounters. His paintings can be found in the museums of Amiens, Reims, Nantes, and Narbonne.In the artist's list of paintings, the only 'Café' works listed are Café a Damas (1853) and Café Egyptien (1857). It is therefore likely that the present work is the listed Café a Damas.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 140
Eugene van Maldeghem (Belgian, 1813-1867)Campement; Les caravanes; Fellah a group of three, each signed 'Eug. van Maldeghem' (two lower left and one lower right); each inscribed (lower centre), the first 'Campement', the second indistinctly 'Les caravanes'? and the third 'Fellah'watercolour and pencilthe first two 29.2 x 25.1cm (11 1/2 x 9 7/8in); the third 3.8 x 17.2cm (9 3/8 x 6 3/4in). (3)Footnotes:ProvenanceAnon. sale, Bearne's, 24 June 1997, lots 617 and 618.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 144
Vittorio Amadeo Preziosi (Maltese, 1816-1882)Four figure studies including: The wine seller;A Turk with dancing bear;A man holding beads;A man at prayerthe first signed and dated 'Preziosi/1856' (lower right) watercolour and pencil 25.7 x 17.5cm (10 1/8 x 6 7/8in) and smaller. (4)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 145
Attributed to Vittorio Amadeo Preziosi (Maltese, 1816-1882)Two figure studies including a Turk with a dancing bear and a mother and childthe first bears inscription 'Turk with a dancing bear' (lower left) watercolour and pencil each 20.6 x 16.5cm (8 1/8 x 6 1/2in)both mounted but unframed. (2)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 147
English School, 19th CenturyA naval officer's sketchbook from his time aboard HMS Asia in 1836 and 1838, including drawings and references to Athens, Piraeus, Aegina, Corinth and Maltainscribed '1836 Asia' (on label attached to one cover) and '1838 Asia' (on label attached to the other cover), extensively annotated in pencil throughoutpencil and watercolouralbum size 21.6 x 13.7cm (8 1/2 x 5 3/8in).Footnotes:HMS Asia was a Royal Navy 84-gun second rate ship of the line, launched on 19 January 1824 at Bombay Dockyard, Mumbai. She was sent to England and fitted out as flagship to Sir Edward Codrington, Commander-in-Chief Mediterranean, who took her out to join the fleet at Malta in 1826. Her first taste of action was the Battle of Navarino in October 1827 in which the Turks were defeated with extremely heavy losses and the eventual attainment of Greek Independence. From 1836-1841 HMS Asia was commanded by Captain William Fisher, travelling in the Mediterranean. There are several depictions of her, including one by Giovanni Schranz from the date of this album anchored in the Grand Harbour, Valetta, Malta in 1838 (Christie's, lot 27, 12 Nov 2014).This album, most likely compiled by an officer, is a fascinating record in watercolour and pencil of ports visited and people encountered by the artist and also some written accounts of excursions undertaken. These include:A rare and interesting study of a waterspout Pembroke off PantelleriaPrincess Charlotte and Wasp off MaltaSquadron becalmed in the Gulf, SmyrnaVanguard & Princess Charlotte running into Vourla Bay, Sept. 10/38'Faneromenis Salaminos, and a study of Joachim Prolegoumenos who was the son of the founder of the Faneromenis monsatery which was used by many of the leaders of the War of Independence, including Tzavelas , Makriyannis , Kriezotis ,Dimitri Ipsilantis, Giorgios Karaiskakis, to plot against the Ottomans and also used as a refuge for women and children.Card players in a caféNear land of Calimaki Bay, Acro CorinthOf Piraeus – vignettes of figures seen at the port and detailed artist's notes on Greek clothingStadium of Hadrian, AthensSciron & his bonesPeak of AeginaLanding at Aegina. June/38Temple, said of Venus. AeginaView of the Acropolis, the Temple of Eumenides and the Philopappou Monument, from Colonos June 8.1838Olive trees in AthensStudies of Greek boats on PiraeusPencil sketch Stadium Panathaniacum (Panathenaic) Near ruin of Hadrians BridgeRemains said of Temple of Bacchus, Hill of Munychia, PiraeusA rare depiction of Pieri at Entrance of Phalerian PortIn addition there is a unique watercolour of boys playing a game, possibly a version of the ancient game of knucklebones and described by the artist thus 'Greek boys playing at Ovitza. One heaving balancing himself, a hole with a stone yonde, coins laying down near. Four of five waiting to throw.' (illustrated). This is probably modern day Ovitja in Athens, near Lycabetus Hill which can be seen in the distance of the scene.There is also a description of the Festa della Donna Carmeli and an amusing report of a visit to Corinth to obtain supplies 'On board without provisions – gambling and grumbling on board... Land at Monastery (Phaneromenis Salaminos) get eggs, water, wine & a sketch.' There is also an account of a visit to Aegina that accompanies the watercolours '...Before dinner go to see the mosaic pavement, and the temple of Venus, of wh. only now remains one pillar...'For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 154
CARTER (JOHN MONEY)Select Views of the Rock and Fortress of Gibraltar, Dedicated to the Army and Navy, 2 vol. (text and atlas), FIRST EDITION, 14 lithographed plates (including pictorial title), ALL HAND-COLOURED AND MOUNTED ON CARD, printed title captions on verso, lithographed title incorporating map to text volume, spotting, text in original plain cloth-backed wrappers, plates loose as issued in contemporary blue half morocco portfolio, flaps detached [Abbey Travel 126], folio (atlas 560 x 460mm.), Baily Brothers, [1846]Footnotes:SCARCE HAND-COLOURED COPY, Abbey noting that these were originally sold for £5.5s., whilst uncoloured sets sold for £3.3s.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 155
POCOCK (WILLIAM INNES)Five Views of the Island of St. Helena, from Drawings Taken on the Spot: to Which is Added a Concise Account of the Island, FIRST EDITION, 5 hand-coloured aquatint views (one double-page) by T. Sutherland after Pocock, list of subscribers (listing 57 names), stiched in publisher's printed wrappers (soiled with some loss to gutter margins, detached) [Abbey 310; Tooley 381], oblong folio (310 x 450mm.), S. and J. Fuller, 1815Footnotes:VERY RARE, Rare Book Hub listing only one complete copy sold in the past forty years. A Lieutenant in the Royal Navy, William Innes Pocock (1783–1836) was the son of the renowned marine artist Nicholas Pocock. He executed his drawings of St. Helena in 1810, when the ship he was serving aboard stopped of to refit en route for China. They were published in 1815, following the exile of Napoleon to the island.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 156
BELLASIS (GEORGE HUTCHINS)Views of Saint Helena, FIRST EDITION, letterpress dedication to the Duke of Wellington, 3pp. list of subscribers, 6 hand-coloured aquatint plates by Robert Havell after Bellasis (one watermarked 'J. Whatman 1811'), tissue guards, contemporary half morocco over marbled boards, worn with small losses to spine [Abbey Travel 309; Tooley 87], folio (335 x 470mm.), John Tyler, 1815Footnotes:Bellasis' fine aquatint views of Saint Helena issued shortly after Napoleon' s arrival on the island, thus making it 'at this time an object of interest to the whole world' (Dedication).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 158
Attributed to Admiral James Stoddart (1813-1892)A costal fortification, thought to be Elmina Castle, Ghana watercolour with traces of pencil22.2 x 33.7cm (8 3/4 x 13 1/4in).Footnotes:The Elmina Castle was built by the Portuguese as Castelo de São Jorge da Mina in 1482. The castle became one of the most important stops on the route of the Atlantic slave trade. Seized by the Dutch in the mid-17th Century, the castle became possession of Great Britain in 1872 as part of the Gold Coast. In 1957, the Republic of Ghana became the first British African colony to gain independence.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 164
Francis Hans Johnston, ARCA, OSA, CSPWC (Canadian, 1888-1949)'Epic of the North' signed 'Franz Johnston' (lower left); inscribed 'Epic of the North/by/Franz Johnston/A.R.C.A O.S.A.' (verso)gouache37.8 x 25.7cm (14 7/8 x 10 1/8in).Footnotes:ProvenanceWith A.M. Cunningham & Son, Hamilton, Canada.Private collection, UK.Francis (Frank) Hans Johnston was born in Toronto and studied at the Central Ontario School of Art. He was a founder member of the Group of Seven, a band of Canadian landscape painters in the early 20th century who believed that a distinct Canadian art could be developed with direct contact with nature. Other members of the group were Arthur Lismer, Frederick Varley, Tom Thomson, J. E. H. MacDonald, and Franklin Carmichael. They met when working for the design firm Grip Ltd in Toronto, Canada. They were joined by A.Y. Jackson in 1913 after they were introduced at the Arts and Letters Club of Toronto where they gathered to share their works. The Group of Seven is often considered as the first major Canadian art movement, and became popular around the world. Johnston's association with the Group of Seven was short lived and by 1921 he had left Toronto to become principal at the Winnipeg School of Art in Winnipeg, Manitoba. In 1927, he changed his name from Frank to Franz. The 'Epic of the North' is a vibrant example of Johnston's style: the angle is small with trees in the foreground, the colour palette is strong and his fascination with the qualities of light is evident.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 167
Daniel Thomas Egerton (British, 1797-1842)Portrait of a ranchero and his horse, Mexico signed, inscribed and dated 'D.T. Egerton. Mexico.1833' (lower right) oil on canvas41 x 51.1cm (16 1/8 x 20 1/8in).Footnotes:Daniel Thomas Egerton (1797-1842) was born in London and would train at the informal Academy of famed royal physician, art patron and watercolourist Thomas Monro. Like Turner before him, under Monro, Egerton was granted access to a vast art collection and allowed to perfect his draughtsmanship as a student and copyist. Very little of his early works are still in existence, but his skill in drawing can be seen in his etched satirical illustrations for the book of 1824, Fashionable Bores or Coolers in High Life. These illustrations highlight the pomposity of life amongst the upper-classes of London and perhaps give some indication to his early disillusionment with life in London. In the same year that this was published he would begin exhibiting at the newly formed Society of British Artists, later the Royal Society of British Artists, where he would continue to show work up until 1829.In 1831 Egerton would embark on his first trip to Mexico, perhaps attracted by opportunity and adventure following the Spanish departure in 1821 or simply in search of new landscape to explore through his work. He would spend five years travelling the country, recording his findings through sketches which he would later develop into a limited series of thirteen large scale oils and watercolours. He exhibited these at the Society of British Artists between 1838-1840 upon his return from Mexico in 1836. The same scenes would also be depicted in his set of lithographs published in 1840 under the title Egerton's Views in Mexico; being a series of twelve coloured plates executed by himself from the original drawings, accompanied with a short description. This print series would prove hugely popular and went towards funding his next trip to Mexico in the same year. In 1842, after having settled on the outskirts of Mexico City, Egerton and his young companion would be murdered under suspicious circumstances.This striking portrait was painted during Egerton's first visit to Mexico and depicts the ranchero and his horse as seen from The Valley of Mexico, showing the volcanos Iztaccihuatl and Popocatepetl in the distance (the second and third highest peaks in the country). The subject of rancheros and their horses is hugely important in Mexican culture. From the beginning of the 19th century onwards, both have been described in literature and paintings as the Mexican figures par excellence. Like most popular subjects in Mexico and Latin-America, the European romanticism took them into the high social sphere, perhaps not as individuals, but as stereotyped artistic subjects. In this form the rancheros were included in the repertoire of all traveller artists, like Egerton. From a more modern point of view, this painting is a wonderful example of Egerton's understanding of Mexico, bringing together the elements of landscape, history and tradition.We are grateful to Dr Pablo Diener for his assistance with cataloguing this work.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 172
CHALLENGER EXPEDITION, 1875Two microscope specimen slides labelled 'H.M.S. Challenge Red Clay 315gm. 23' 23' N. 35 11' W.', and 'H.M.S. Chall. Globigerina ooze. 2436gm. 00 52' S. 90 51' E', on paper label above specimen, each 75 x 25mm., c.1875 (2)Footnotes:Specimens slides collected on the first major government-sponsored oceanographic expedition, undertaken by HMS Challenger in 1875. Specimens brought back were then distributed to the world's foremost experts for examination. The published Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage made a significant contribution to the geological knowledge of the world. For example this specimen of Globigerina ooze was found in the Indian Ocean, off the Singaporean coast, the Report (p.222) noting that 'In the Indian Ocean, Globigerina ooze is estimated to occupy about 14,800,000 square miles...'. The Red clay specimen was taken in the North Atlantic, off the Western Saharan coast.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 174
JACKSON (FREDERIC GEORGE)A Thousand Days in the Arctic, 2 vol., FIRST EDITION, 5 folding maps, numerous photographic and other illustrations in the text, publisher's blue pictorial cloth gilt, t.e.g., small nicks at head of spines but generally bright, 8vo, Harper & Brothers, 1899Footnotes:Attractive set of Jackson's account of the Jackson-Harmsworth expedition (1894-1897) he led to Franz Joseph Land in search of a route to the North Pole. Two of the expedition members, Albert Armitage and Reginald Koettlitz, subsequently joined Robert Falcon Scott's Discovery Expedition.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
![JAPANESE EXPLORATIONSHIRASE (NOBU) Chisima Tanken-Roku [Records of Chisima], second edition, text in Japanese, 3 full-page,](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/b6f0ad54-212f-4204-9705-aef900e1376a/6465c251-bbfb-4f0e-ab43-aef900e2a31f/468x382.jpg)
Lot 175
JAPANESE EXPLORATIONSHIRASE (NOBU) Chisima Tanken-Roku [Records of Chisima], second edition, text in Japanese, 3 full-page, blue-tinted illustrations (one with long tear), 8-page advertisements printed on purple paper, publisher's pictorial wrappers, price label on upper cover, some soiling, short tear to upper cover, spine repaired [Ross 1.1.2], 8vo, Aichi, Kasuagi, 1901Footnotes:The second edition, described by Shirase bibliographer Chet Ross as 'very rare', of the first book written by Nobu Shirase, celebrated pioneer of Polar exploration. It is an account of his part in the ill-fated two-year expedition led by Captain Shigetada Gunji in 1893 to the Kuril Islands, an archipelago north of Japan. On landing on the north-eastern-most island of Senshu the crew members established themselves in a cave, resulting in the death of 10 men. Shirase and five others were left to overwinter, but with inadequate nutrition three of the party died from scurvy, before the final survivors were rescued by a ship sent by the governor of Hokkaido.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 176
BELGIAN ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION - ADRIEN DE GERLACHEExpédition Antarctique Belge. Résultats du Voyage du S.Y. Belgica en 1897-1898-1899 sous le Commandament de A. de Gerlache de Gomery. Rapports scientifiques, 46 parts (of 64), plates and maps, some diagrams, publisher's printed wrappers, pencil annotations on upper covers, one issue sides frayed and rebacked, a few with small losses to spines or spine split but generally clean [cf. Rosove 149-1A.1 to 149-62.A1], 4to, Anvers, J.E. Buschmann, 1901-1949, sold as a periodical (46)Footnotes:A GOOD RUN OF THE IMPORTANT SCIENTIFIC FINDINGS OF THE BELGICA EXPEDITION. The Belgica set out, under the leadership of Adrien de Gerlache, from Antwerp at the end of August 1897, on what was 'one of the most fascinating of the early Antarctic expeditions and also probably the least comfortable one to have taken part in for all concerned' (Cool Antarctica website). By March 1898 the ship was stuck in the ice, forcing the crew to remain in the Antarctic over winter (including 63 days of total darkness) before eventually escaping the ice in February the following year.In the face of such adversity the expedition still managed to gather an important collection of scientific data (which had been the expedition's main goal), hugely beneficial for the following voyages to Antarctica, including that led by Roald Amundsen, who served on Belgica as first mate.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 177
Charles Reginald Ford (British, 1880-1972)'A feeble attempt to show how the Royal Society Range of mountains appeared sometimes'; 'Some of the inhabitants' both inscribed with titles in margin and signed 'C.R.F' (lower right), the first also with circular CRF inkstampwatercoloureach 8 x 10cm (3 1/8 x 3 15/16in). (2)Footnotes:Charles Reginald Ford joined the Royal Navy at the age of fifteen and volunteered for Scott's Discovery Expedition of 1901-04, as a steward. He also served as Scott's secretary and accountant, and on return to Britain was tasked with the concluding the expedition's financial affairs, which included the sale of the Discovery. He then toured England as Scott's secretary during his lecture tour and himself lectured in Canada and Australia (SPRI).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * AR* VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.AR Goods subject to Artists Resale Right Additional Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 178
BRUCE (WILLIAM SPEIRS) - SCOTIA EXPEDITIONStation Log of the S.Y. 'Scotia,' 1902-1904, 24pp., stapled as issued, marked 'In Private Use. R.S.C.' in ink on upper cover, spotting to first and final leaf, RARE [not in Rosove], 4to, [Edinburgh, Scottish Oceanographical Laboratory, c.1913]Footnotes:EXTREMELY RARE EARLY PROOF COPY OF PART 1 OF THE SCIENTIFIC REPORTS OF THE S.Y. SCOTIA EXPEDITION. 'William S. Bruce, expedition leader, had intended the first volume of the Reports [see following lot] to be 'Narrative of the Log of the Scotia...' written by Bruce himself, but owing to lack of funds this was never published, apart from this ephemeral stapled 'Station List' with full data on weather, positionings, etc. and just a few 'Other Remarks'. These include such details as 'Attempt to land at St. Paul's Rock... 8 sharks', 'Saw green ray well', 'Prion and Wilson's petrels', 'Emperor Penguin 75lbs', and 'Wire fouled ice and on ship, hauled in again'.'The printers' proof for the log was only ready in 1913, and by this time money for publishing had dried up', so the publication was halted, the Log remaining in an archive of material donated to SPRI in 1947, where rediscovered by a research associate Peter Speak, who eventually 'published it in 1992, nearly ninety years after it had been started' (Williams and Dudeney, William Speirs Bruce. Forgotten Polar Hero, 2018).Provenance: 'In Private Use. R.S.C.', ink inscription on upper cover.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 181
TAYLOR (THOMAS GRIFFITH)With Scott: The Silver Lining, FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, AUTHOR'S PRESENTATION COPY inscribed 'To Theo Gardner, with congratulations from her Tropical 'Sledge mate' Griffith Taylor' on the title-page, WITH ADDITIONAL MATERIAL, including photograph of the author aboard 'Terra Nova', a self-portrait caricature ink sketch and annotated copy of Griffith's bookplate, 44 mostly photographic plates(one panoramic), 2 folding maps, illustrations in the text, publisher's pictorial cloth [Rosove 324.A1; Spence 1183; Taurus 81], 8vo, Smith, Elder, 1916Footnotes:FINE EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED PRESENTATION COPY of 'one of the most substantial accounts of Scott's Terra Nova expedition, and one of its finest book productions' (Taurus). Taylor accompanied the expedition as the geologist, and led the Western Party explorations.Additional materials, all tipped-into the cop, include; an albumen print photograph of the author on deck, captioned 'The rolling Terra Nova, Antarctica 1912... Theo from Grif' in ink on the verso; an ink self-portrait by Taylor captioned 'To Theo with apologies from her Long-headed friend... Prof. Griffith Taylor'; Taylor's bookplate depicting him and his sledge on the ice (1913), annotated in his hand identifying various features ('Cross to Scott', 'Our hut', 'Map of region we mapped', etc.); Taylor's original pen and ink drawing ('A characteristic portrait in a Blitz! 18.6.11'), pasted onto Commonwealth of Australia Meteorological Bureau headed paper gifting it to Theo (30/10/20) and bound opposite the printed version of the drawing on p.363.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 182
SHACKLETON (ERNEST HENRY)South. The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition 1911-1917, FIRST EDITION, half-title, colour frontispiece, 87 photographic plates on 44 leaves (one double-page), folding map, without errata slip, publisher's pictorial blue cloth, upper cover lettered and stamped with image of 'Endurance' in silver gilt, slight rubbing to extremities but an unusually BRIGHT, FRESH COPY [Spence 1107; Taurus 105], 8vo, William Heinemann, 1919Footnotes:An unusually bright, fresh copy of Shackleton's classic account of the Endurance expedition.Provenance: Gift inscription, dated 'Xmas 1919' on front free endpaper.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 183
SHACKLETON (ERNEST)South, FIRST EDITION, second impression (printed month after the first impression, on better quality paper), publisher's pictorial blue cloth decorated in silver gilt, William Heinemann, [December] 1919--HURLEY (FRANK) Shackleton's Argonauts, jacket price clipped, Angus and Robertson, 1948--RICHARDS (R.W.) The Ross Sea Shore Party 1914-17, Scott Polar Research Institute, 1962--SCOTT (ROBERT FALCON) Scott's Last Expedition, ninth printing of 'Cheap edition', John Murray, 1936--WILSON (EDWARD) Diary of the Discovery Expedition... 19-1-1904, 1966; Diary of the Terra Nova Expedition to the Antarctic 1910-1912, 1972, Blandford Press--THOMSON (JOHN) Elephant Island and Beyond. The Life and Diaries of Thomas Orde Lee, Bluntisham, 2003--WRIGHT (CHARLES S.) Silas. The Antarctic Diaries and Memoir of Charles S. Wright... edited by Colin Bull and Pat.F. Wright, Ohio, State University Press, 1993, FIRST EDITIONS unless otherwise stated, publisher's cloth, all but the first mentioned in dust-jackets, 8vo and small 4to; and 56 others of Polar interest, the majority relating to the Heroic Age of Polar exploration, including fine reprint editions of works by Scott, Amundsen, Priestley, Doorly, Mawson, etc., 16 in paperback, the remainder original cloth, 22 in dust-jackets (64)This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 184
DAVIS (JOHN KING)With the 'Aurora' in the Antarctic 1911-1914, FIRST EDITION, half-title, title printed in red and black, frontispiece, 40 photographic plates, 8 maps and plates (one folding printed in colours), 70 illustrations in text, publisher's blue pictorial cloth gilt [Conrad, p.205; Renard 421; Rosove 87.A1.a; Spence 354; Taurus 101], 8vo, Andrew Melrose, [1919]Footnotes:UNUSUALLY BRIGHT COPY, Taurus noting that most copies 'seen today with its gilt lettering and decoration badly faded' (Taurus). Davis was captain of the Aurora which supported Mawson's Australasian Antarctic Expedition 1911-14. He had previously served with Shackleton on Nimrod 1907-09, Shackleton in 1916-17, and later with the BANZARE expeditions in 1929-30.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 185
SHACKLETON (ERNEST HENRY) - FRANK WORSLEYHOW (WALTER ERNEST) 'S.Y. Endurance'; 'Quest R.Y.S.', pen and ink, on paper (toned), each captioned and signed with initials ('W.E.H.'), the first mentioned dated '1942', 230 x 240mm., pc.1942]; 'James Caird', watercolour, pen and gouache, on card, signed and captioned ('W.How') on image, 150 x 192mm., [n.d.]; and 5 other pen and ink studies of ships associated with Frank Worsley by W.E. How, all signed with initials, one dated '1943' (8)Footnotes:Walter Ernest How (1885-1972) was a member of Ernest Shackleton's Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition in the Endurance, 1914 to 1917. He was 'chosen for the expedition not only for his abilities as an Able Seaman, but also for his artistic talents. There was an official expedition artist in Marston, but How also had a natural artistic flair which would have been attractive to the publicity-minded Shackleton' (Cool Antarctica, website). He was due to accompany Shackleton's last expedition aboard the 'Quest' but had to withdraw on the death of his father shortly prior to departure.All the images in the lot relate to expeditions made by Frank Worsley, a key figure in the 'Heroic age of Polar exploration', who accompanied Shackleton as his Commander on the Endurance, and helping navigate the James Caird. In addition to those of Endurance, James Caird, and Quest are images of the ships Island (2, which Worsley commanded for the Algarsson North Polar Expedition, 1927), Lazy Days, Veracity (taken by Worsley to Cocos Islands, 1930s), and Wairoa (on which Worsley voyaged from New Zealand to London, aged only fifteen).Provenance: Frank Worsley (1872-1943); Bequeathed by Worsley to his wife Jean (née Cuming, 1900-1978). Having met in 1919 they married in 1926; Pat Bamford, in whose house in Claygate, Surrey both Frank and Jean lived until their respective deaths; by family descent to current vendor.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 186
BERNACCHI (LOUIS CHARLES) AND OTHERSThe Polar Book, FIRST EDITION, LOUIS BERNACCHI'S COPY, maps of the North and South Polar Regions printed on one large folding sheet, light spotting to opening leaves and edges of text block, publisher's pictorial wrappers, 8vo, E. Allom & Co., [1930]Footnotes:LOUIS BERNACCHI'S COPY OF THE POLAR BOOK, a book published in conjunction with the British Polar Exhibition of 1930. Bernacchi was a major figure in this pioneering Exhibition, acting as Organising Director, and providing the foreword to the book. He had gone with Borchgrevink on the Southern Cross expedition (1898-1900), and returned to the South Pole as physicist for Captain R. F. Scott's British National Antarctic Expedition (1901-04). He was greatly admired by Scott, who acted as best man at his wedding in 1906. Provenance: Louis Charles Bernacchi, with his ownership inscription 'L.C. Bernacchi, physician to Capt. Scott's 'Discovery' 1901-4' in pencil on the title-page.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 187
BYRD (RICHARD EVELYN)Little America. Aerial Exploration in the Antarctic. The Flight to the South Pole, NUMBER 905 OF 1000 COPIES, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, photogravure portrait frontispiece, 2 folding maps, illustrations (most photographic), publisher's half boards, New York, G.P. Putnam's, 1930; Into the Home of the Blizzard, COPY NUMBER 95 from an unspecified edition, this copy presented to John Wells Morss, illustrations, bookplate ('from the Polar Collection') of Andrew Taylor, publisher's stiff wrappers [Spence 225], New York, New York Times, 1928--PETERSEN (CARL OSCAR) Med Byrd og Balchen mot Sydpolen. Nordmennene i Little America, FIRST EDITION, AUTHOR'S PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED, 'To my good friend Dr. Daana Coman, one of the Norwegian members good friends on the Byrd Expedition, with best wishes and thanks for the good time we had together at Little America. Hope we will be together on another expedition. Carl' on the title, photographic plates, publisher's cloth, dust-jacket (split at inner margin of upper cover), Oslo, Gyldenal, 1931, 8vo (3)This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 23
Reginald Burroughs Rudyerd (1840-1888)'New Harbour, Singapore'; 'Waterworks, Singapore', a set of two the first signed with initials, titled and dated 'New Harbour./Singapore/14.1.70/RBR' (lower left); the second signed with initials, titled and dated 'Waterworks./Singapore./RBR 9.10.70' (lower right)watercolourthe first 13.7 x 24.5cm (5 3/8 x 9 5/8in); the second 17.5 x 25.1cm (6 7/8 x 9 7/8in).Together with another watercolour by a different hand, 14.7 x 24.2cm. (3)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 25
William John Huggins (British, 1781-1845)The HCS Marquis of Huntley coming out of Penang artist label attached to the backing boardwatercolour32.7 x 50.2cm (12 7/8 x 19 3/4in).Footnotes:ProvenanceAnon. sale, Sotheby's, London, 21 May 1997, lot 31.The Marquis of Huntley was a West Indiaman launched in 1804 in Aberdeen, Scotland. She was used as transport by the British Government, carrying cargoes and troops. She disappeared from the LR and the Register of Shipping between 1814 and 1824. The Marquis of Huntley made four voyages to New South Wales transporting convicts to Sydney, Australia. The first journey with 200 male convicts on board took 4 months, and was supervised by Captain William Ascough. The ships transporting convicts often came back to England with merchandise and resources such as oil, wool or alcohol. In 1832, Marquis of Huntley was hired by Emperor of Brazil Dom Pedro and was converted into a warship under the name Madeira. A crew of 50 and 10 guns went to sea for 2 years before returning the ship to her original owner J.Somes. In November 1834, she suffered a maritime incident on the Middle Sand which resulted in a court case. The Marquis of Huntley made her last convict voyage the following year. She was listed for the last time in 1843 and was possibly demolished in 1844.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
![[SULAYMAN AL TAJIR AND ABU ZAYD HASAN IBN YAZID SIRAFI]Ancient Accounts of India and China by Two Mohammedan Travellers, Who](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/b6f0ad54-212f-4204-9705-aef900e1376a/b07ed3ab-d541-49fd-9810-aef900e1f648/468x382.jpg)
Lot 28
[SULAYMAN AL TAJIR AND ABU ZAYD HASAN IBN YAZID SIRAFI]Ancient Accounts of India and China by Two Mohammedan Travellers, Who Went to Those Parts in the 9th century; Translated from the Arabic by the late learned Eusebius Renaudot, 2 parts in 1 vol., title printed in red and black with wood-engraved printer's device, neatly repaired tear on title, light spotting and age-toning, tear on side margin of D1, lacks lower free endpaper, contemporary blind-stamped calf, worn with some loss to corners and spine extremities, 8vo, Printed for Sam[uel] Harding at the Bible and Anchor on the Pavement in St. Martins-Lane, 1733Footnotes:GEORGE MACCARTNEY'S COPY - The first edition in English of important accounts by 'Sulaiman, the Merchant' and Hasan ibn Yazid al Sirafi, translated from the Arabic and based on events they witnessed such as the great revolution which swept across China in the 9th century. Later Arabic geographers such as Ibn Khordadhbe and al-Mas'udi relied heavily on this work for their information on India and China. 'Ces relations sont de la plus haute importance pour la connaissance de l'Inde et de la Chine au moyen-age' (Nouvelle biographie générale).Provenance: Charles Simspon, early ownership inscription on first flyleaf; George Macartney 1st Earl Macartney, armorial bookplate. George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney (1737–1806) was an Irish-born statesman who led the first British Envoy to China.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 34
Chinese School, Mid 19th CenturyMacau, from the South looking Northoil on canvas 44.4 x 77.5cm (17 1/2 x 30 1/2in).Footnotes:Macau is the oldest European Settlement in China, having been leased to the Portuguese in the sixteenth century as a reward in return for help with the pirates who were plaguing the South China seas. With the introduction of the Canton System in 1757 and the subsequent limiting of Chinese trade with the West until the close of the First Opium War in 1842, Macau took on an increasingly important role in the China trade. Macau was a popular subject for Chinese School artists working for a European clientele, often as part of sets of four views of the Pearl River: Macau, The Boca Tigris, Whampoa and Canton, reminding western voyagers of their journeys into the fringes of the mysterious kingdom of the Qing Emperors. The present view is taken from Penha Hill looking north along the Praia Grande, the magnificent waterfront that curves around Macau's shallow inner harbour. The Fortaleza do Monte is prominently placed on the hilltop in the centre of this painting, built by the Jesuits 1616-26 and the site of the first Portuguese Governor's Residence. Beneath the fort are two large, glistening white buildings, the Palacio and the East India Company headquarters. Further right, on the highest point of Macau, is the Guia Fortress, built around 1622-38 to give additional protection to the valuable trading settlement. This painting captures the hot and humid climate of southern China, with sunset-tinged monsoon clouds building up over the bay.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 4
Charles William Andrews (British, circa 1830-1869)Manila Cathedral after the 1863 earthquake, Philippines signed and dated 'C.W.Andrews.1863' (lower left)watercolour 35.8 x 26.2cm (14 1/8 x 10 5/16in).Footnotes:This work depicts the Manila Cathedral damaged after the earthquake on the 3rd June 1863. The earthquake damaged several buildings in the city including the residence of the governor-general which had to be relocated. Charles William Andrews moved to Hong Kong from Sydney in 1857, visiting Manila for the first time in the same year. He worked for the press in Hong Kong and the Philippines from 1857 into the 1860s, and was the main artist for the short-lived Ilustracion Filipina in Manila in 1859-60.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 49
Tang Muli (Chinese, born 1947)Portrait of a stall keeper at an agricultural fair signed and dated '78.2.24/M.TANG' (lower left)oil on canvas42.6 x 53.9cm (16 3/4 x 21 1/4in).Footnotes:Tang Muli is a Chinese painter and poet born in 1947 currently based in Montreal, Quebec. He started painting at the early age of six, and received his first international art award when he was twelve. During the Cultural Revolution launched by Mao Zedong in 1966, Tang was assigned to work in a dairy-farm and received art commissions during the same period. He was then assigned to work as a designer at the Shanghai Agricultural Exhibition. He completed several art degrees in the 1980s including a degree from the Royal College of Art in London.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 52
Michael Chow (Chinese, born 1939)Ancient forest, 1958 signed, titled and dated 'ANCIENT FOREST/CHOW YING WHA/1958 Feb.' (on the reverse)oil on canvas61.2 x 75.9cm (24 1/8 x 29 7/8in).Footnotes:Michael Chow is a British-Chinese artist and restaurateur born in 1939. He moved in London at the age of 13 and later studied at both Saint Martin's School of Arts and Hammersmith School of Building and Architecture. He started his career with acting and painting before opening his first restaurant in Knightsbridge in 1968. Chow always had a passion for art and never stopped producing paintings. He organised a collaboration with Sotheby's Dubai this year to sell 8 works in July called 'One Breath'.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 53
MOORE (JOSEPH)Eighteen Views Taken at & Near Rangoon; [MARRYAT (FREDERICK) AND SAMUEL THORNTON. Six Coloured Prints, Illustrative of the Combined Operations of the British Forces in the Birman Empire, 1824 & 1825], 2 works bound in 1 vol., engraved pictorial dedication leaf incorporating the title to first work, engraved pictorial list of subscribers, and 3pp. lithographed list of 'Subscriptions in India', together 24 hand-coloured aquatint plates by H. Pyall, G.Hunt, T. Fielding and others after Joseph Moore, Samuel Thornton, and Frederick Marryat, contemporary half morocco over marbled boards, gilt morocco lettering label on upper cover, worn, upper joint split [Abbey Travel 404 ('rare work'); Tooley 334], oblong folio (355 x 485mm.), Thomas Clay, [1825-26]; with the 2 rare accompanying volumes of 'Notes', one with folding lithographed map, publisher's printed wrappers, one cover detached, small 4to, T.Clay, [1825-6] (4)This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 63
CHATER (JAMES)A Grammar of the Cingalese Language, FIRST EDITION, with initial and final blanks, neat repair to blank upper margin of title, modern half morocco, gilt morocco spine label, 8vo, Colombo, Nicholas Bergman at the Government Press, 1815Footnotes:The first English grammar of Sinhala, the major language of Ceylon/Sri Lanka.Provenance: William Martin Harvard, early ownership inscription with note on title. A Weslyan missionary, who supervised the Missionary Press. Harvard intended that the book '...may be copied by missiona[ries] coming out to the South of Cey[lon] and furnish matter for study on the voyage... Nov. 8. 1816'.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 7
BLANCO (FRANCISCO MANUEL)Flora de Filipinas. Segun el sistmea sexual de Linneo, FIRST EDITION, occasional light paper toning, later vellum, retaining original printed paper spine label ('Flora de Filipinas'), preserved in purpose-made solander box [BM(NH) I, p.172; Pritzel 828; Palau 30213; Stafleu 551], small 4to (207 x 142mm.), Manila, en la imprenta de Sto. Thomas por Candido Lopez, 1837Footnotes:FIRST EDITION OF THE FIRST AND MOST IMPORTANT LOCALLY PUBLISHED WORK ON THE BOTANY OF THE PHILIPPINES. Blanco (1779–1845), a Spanish friar and botanist, was posted by his order to Manila, and here describes 1081 plant species, classifying them according to the Linnaean system. He also provided information on their history, uses in medicine, construction, and industry.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 75
BLAGDON (FRANCIS WILLIAM)A Brief History of Ancient and Modern India, for the Earliest Periods of Antiquity to the Termination of the Late Mahratta War, additional stipple-engraved frontispiece 'taken from the pediment of the portico to the East-India-House' by James Godby after E. Orme, letter-press title, hand-coloured stipple-engraved group portrait of 'The Native Judges and Officers of the Court of the Recorder, Bombay', 1805; 24 Views in Hindostan Drawn by William Orme from the Original Paintings by Mr. Daniell, engraved title, 24 hand-coloured aquatint views by J.C. Stadler, H. Merke, J. B. Harraden and others after F. S. Ward, T. and W. Daniell and others, 1805-- HUNTER (JAMES) Picturesque Scenery from the Kingdom of Mysore from Forty Drawings taken on the spot by James Hunter, Lieutenant in the Royal Artillery; Serving in a Detachment from that Corps under Marquis Cornwallis in the War with Tippoo Sultan, letter-press title, hand-coloured stipple-engraved portrait of Tippoo Sultan, 40 hand-coloured aquatint views by H. Merke, J. C. Stadler, J. B. Harraden and others after Hunter, 1805 [watermarks 1801-1802], 3 works bound in 1 vol., light off-setting, some spotting to first leaves and to some internal margins, contemporary red morocco gilt, gilt dentelles, g.e., minor abrasions and spotting to sides [Abbey Travel 425], large oblong folio (433 x 526mm.), W. Bulmer and Co. for E. OrmeThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 76
CARPENTER (PERCY)Hog Hunting in Lower Bengal, FIRST EDITION, tinted lithographed title with large hand-coloured vignette and dedication to the The Calcutta Tent Club, 8 hand-coloured lithographed plates, all mounted on printed card as issued, occasional light spotting, 2 or 3 short marginal tears repaired to margin to 2 leaves of text and one plate, publisher's cloth, rebacked in morocco [Czech, Asian, p.44; Schwerdt I, p.97], folio (515 x 365mm.), Day and Son, 1861Footnotes:RARE. 'One of the few books on pig-sticking and very difficult to find in good condition' (Schwerdt). The drawings were taken from sketches made during a meet held by the Calcutta Tent Club in March 1860 on the Sowerra Burrea Plains, near Tumluk, 50 miles south east of Calcutta. The hunt lasted three days during which time thirty-seven hogs were killed'.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 77
COLEBROOK (ROBERT HYDE)Twelve Views of Places in the Kingdom of Mysore, the Country of Tippoo Sultan, from Drawings taken on the Spot, FIRST EDITION, 12 uncoloured aquatint plates with accompanying leaf of descriptive text, list of subscribers, dedication leaf, text leaves watermarked 'J. Whatman' and 'J. Taylor', light spotting and soiling, red morocco gilt, slight wear [Abbey Travel 419 (with coloured plates, and date 1794); Tooley 149], oblong folio (600 x 490mm.), for the Author, 1793Footnotes:RARE FIRST ISSUE, DATED TO 1793, UNRECORDED IN ABBEY AND ESTC. The plates in this copy are all dated several months earlier than those in Abbey's copy - ranging from February to July 1793, as opposed to August 1793 to January 1794. The order of the plates also differs.Provenance: Henry Barrett-Lennard; Walter Combermere Lee Floyd, bookplates.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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Lot 78
COLEBROOK ((ROBERT HYDE)[Twelve] Views of Places in the Kingdom of Mysore, the Country of Tippoo Sultan, from Drawings taken on the Spot, FIRST EDITION, 6 uncoloured aquatint plates only (of 12), the word 'Twelve' excised from title-page, lacks list of subscribers, extensive ink explanatory annotations on the verso of two of the plates, contemporary half calf over marbled boards, worn [Abbey Travel 419 (with coloured plates, and date 1794); Tooley 149], oblong folio (515 x 350mm.), for the Author, 1793Footnotes:Plates present in this copy; 'The Lake of Mooty Tallow near Seringapatam', 'South View of Sewandroog', 'Prospect of the Country near Mooty Tallow', 'S.W. View of Ootra-Durgum', 'West View of Ramgherry', and 'N.W. View of Seringapatam'.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 8
ILUSTRACION FILIPINAIlustracion Filipina. Periodico quincemal, issues 1-20 bound in 1 vol., edited by Ramirez Giraudier, pictorial lithographed general title, 20 tinted lithographed plates by Giraudier after C.W. Andrews and others, original blind- and gilt-stamped green morocco sides and spine pasted onto modern cloth, g.e. [Palau VII 118306], small folio (315 x 220mm.), Manila, Ramirez y Girauder, 1 March-15 December 1859Footnotes:A complete run of 20 issues to the first year of Ilustracion Filipina, a short-lived but important periodical printed in Manila, which included some of the earliest examples of Philippine lithography. These, mostly lithographed after Charles William Andrews (died 1865), include fine portraits of costumed types (11) and views (9, including the volcano at Albay and the Botocan waterfalls).Provenance: M.B. Jones, pencil gift inscription dated 1933 on front free endpaper.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 80
DELHI DURBAR 1911The Historical record of the Imperial Visit to India 1911: Compiled from the Official Records Under the Orders of the Viceroy and Governor-General of India, FIRST EDITION, ONE OF 250 DE LUXE COPIES, numerous photographic plates including 9 coloured, 2 photogravures, 43 collotype portraits of princely rulers, 4 plans (one folding), illuminated head and tail-pieces, light spotting to photogravures and end otherwise clean throughout, original decorative full blue crushed morocco gilt by Kelly & Sons (stamped inside upper cover), g.e., preserved in the original box (soiled, 2 sides of lid loose), large 4to (320 x 240mm.), John Murray, for the Government of India, 1914Footnotes:A FINE COPY of a richly illustrated and attractively bound record of the Royal visit to the Delhi Durbar of 1911, including numerous portraits of Princely Rulers.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 82
D'OYLY (CHARLES)Views of Calcutta and its Environs, FIRST EDITION, lithographed pictorial title, 27 views on 25 tinted lithographed plates (one folding) by W. Robert and Lowes Dickinson after D'Oyly, ALL HAND-COLOURED, some heightened with gum arabic, paper guards, some spotting, front free endpaper torn, publisher's red half morocco over cloth, the upper cover gilt-blocked with illustration and title, worn with some loss to lower part of spine [Abbey Travel 497; Tooley 187], large folio (695 x 500mm.), Dickinson, 1848Footnotes:RARE ISSUE OF THE FIRST EDITION, WITH ALL THE PLATES HAND-COLOURED.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
![[DURHAM] (WILLIAM THOMAS)]A Subaltern's Life in Madras, being the Adventures of Ensign Blobbs 'of Ours', FIRST EDITION, AUTHO](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/b6f0ad54-212f-4204-9705-aef900e1376a/4df932d8-2c51-4323-ba8c-aef900e23508/468x382.jpg)
Lot 83
[DURHAM] (WILLIAM THOMAS)]A Subaltern's Life in Madras, being the Adventures of Ensign Blobbs 'of Ours', FIRST EDITION, AUTHOR'S PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed in ink 'From the author, Wm.T. Durham, 76th Regt.' to a Miss Dudley (name in pencil) on the front free endpaper, pictorial lithographed title-page and 20 lithographed plates, publisher's limp green cloth, gilt lettered with title on upper cover, soiled, small loss to lower spine, upper hinge splitting, oblong folio (295 x 480mm.), Madras, G. Winchester, [1865]Footnotes:A scarce work, presumably privately published for the author by the Madras printer-lithographer G. Winchester. The author was evidently attached to the 76th Regiment of Foot, originally raised by the East India Company in 1787, and once again posted to India in 1863, two years prior to the publication of A Subaltern's Life, which in a series of 'humorous' sketches follows the typical escapades a young ensign engaging with Colonial life and local street life.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
![[FOTHERINGHAM (J.F.)Sporting Sketches and Scenes in India], FIRST EDITION, 7 hand-coloured lithographed plates by and after](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/b6f0ad54-212f-4204-9705-aef900e1376a/3958aba7-f7c8-4111-a3dc-aef900e2362a/468x382.jpg)
Lot 84
[FOTHERINGHAM (J.F.)Sporting Sketches and Scenes in India], FIRST EDITION, 7 hand-coloured lithographed plates by and after Fotheringham, lacks title-page, variable spotting [Schwerdt I:182], oblong folio (345 x 500mm.), [C. Moody, 1851]Footnotes:Scarce. According to Schwerdt Sporting Sketches and Scenes in India is 'one of the few books dealing with the 'chase of the wild boar in the east''. The plates, executed in a vibrant amateur style, follow the hunt, from 'Interior of a Subaltern's Tent During a Shikar Party', to 'The Boar Breaking Cover', to 'The Death'.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 85
FORREST (CHARLES RAMUS)A Picturesque Tour Along the Rivers Ganges and Jumna in India, FIRST EDITION, 24 hand-coloured aquatint plates, one uncoloured aquatint map, coloured aquatint vignette on title-page, vignette on p.191, occasional off-setting, publisher's green cloth gilt, g.e., hinges starting, spine ends frayed, light stains on upper cover, later slipcase [Abbey Travel 441; Tooley 227], folio (400 x 302mm.), R. Ackerman, 1824This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
![FRASER (JAMES BAILLIE)[Views of Calcutta and its Environs, from Drawings... from Sketches Made on the Spot], FIRST EDITION,](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/b6f0ad54-212f-4204-9705-aef900e1376a/82b400c6-8528-4e6d-ab2c-aef900e238df/468x382.jpg)
Lot 86
FRASER (JAMES BAILLIE)[Views of Calcutta and its Environs, from Drawings... from Sketches Made on the Spot], FIRST EDITION, 24 hand-coloured aquatint plates by Robert Havell Jun. after J.B. Fraser, ALL PRINTED ON THICK PAPER, good margins, as issued without title and text, contemporary straight-grained maroon morocco gilt by Herington (with binder's label inside upper cover), gilt lettered 'Views of Calcutta' on the upper cover, g.e., some scuffing and rubbing with small loss to lower spine end [Abbey 494], folio (565 x 410mm.), [Rodwell & Martin, and Smith, Elder, Rodwell and Martin, 1824-1826]This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 87
HODGES (WILLIAM)Select Views in India, drawn on the Spot, in the Years 1780, 1781, 1782, and 1783, and Executed in Aqua Tinta, FIRST EDITION, SECOND ISSUE, single issue edition with title and text in English and French, 48 HAND-COLOURED AQUATINT PLATES, one hand-coloured engraved folding map, corners of title and a few leaves neatly repaired at corners, occasional damp-staining and light foxing, modern quarter morocco [Abbey Travel 416; Tooley 264], folio (590 x 430mm.), for the Author, [1785-88]Footnotes:HAND-COLOURED COPY OF ONE OF MOST IMPORTANT SERIES OF AQUATINT VIEWS OF INDIA, which includes the first printed depiction of the Taj Mahal (shown in the background of plate 15 'A View of the Fort of Agra').William Hodges (1744-1797) made his name as a draughtsman whilst accompanying Captain Cook on his second voyage to the Pacific. In 1779, under the patronage of Warren Hastings, he travelled to India and remained there for six years, making visits to Calcutta, Cawnpoor, Lucknow, Allahabad, Agra, and Fatehpur Sikri. On his return he was made a Royal Academician and published the present work in parts between 1785 and 1788 'making a substantial contribution to the British perception of India's past... Alexander Humboldt [recording] that the sight of Hodges' Indian views was one of the inducements which led to travel' (ODNB).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 88
HODGES (WILLIAM)Select Views in India, drawn on the Spot, in the Years 1780, 1781, 1782, and 1783, and Executed in Aqua Tinta, FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, single-volume issue with title-page, dedication and text in French and English, one engraved map and 48 aquatint plates printed in bistre, by and after Hodges, small tears neatly repaired to 2 text leaves, lacking three leaves of text (2 from 'Views of Gwalior'; one from 'View of Firozeabad'), occasional very light spotting, modern quarter morocco [Abbey Travel 416; Tooley 264], folio, for the Author, [1785-88]Footnotes:THE FIRST SUBSTANTIAL SERIES OF VIEWS OF INDIA, including the first depiction of the Taj Mahal, shown in the background of plate 15, 'A View of the Fort of Agra'. Abbey suggests that this is the first issue, with the plates uncoloured and fewer leaves of text.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 89
HOME (ROBERT)Select Views in Mysore, the Country of Tippoo Sultan; from Drawings Taken on the Spot; With Historical Descriptions, FIRST EDITION, ROBERT ABERCROMBY'S COPY, 29 engraved plates, 4 folding engraved maps and plans (2 printed on blue paper, occasional light spotting), contemporary full red morocco gilt by C. Hering (binder's label inside upper cover), flat spine tooled in compartments, gilt dentelles, g.e., 4to (345 x 270mm.) , Bowyer, 1794Footnotes:AN IMPORTANT ASSOCIATION COPY IN A FINE BINDING BY HERING.Provenance: Sir Robert Abercromby (c.1740-1827), bookplate. Abercromby, having served throughout the American War of Independence, was posted to India in 1782, becoming Governor of Bombay, and in charge of the army during the Third Anglo-Mysore War (1790–92), during which time he was instrumental in the defeat of Tippoo Sultan at Seringapatam. In 1793 he succeeded Cornwallis as Commander-in-Chief of India.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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