Antarctic, Arctic, Polar

Earless or True Seal – Vauthier – 1820

A lovely hand coloured copper engraving of the Earless or True Seal “Phoque de Chris” engraved by Smith after a drawing by Antoine Charles Vauthier and published in Paris circa 1820. A very clean example. Classified by Rene Lesson who participated in the Duperry voyage round the world on board La Coquille.

Price $270.00 framed in Voyager Natural History style ready for hanging …

A real seal from the early 19th century … click on me to see all my earlessness

$140.00

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Elephant Seal – Vauthier -1820

A scarce hand coloured copper engraving of the Elephant Seal “Le Phoque a trompe” Peron. In the distance a ship can be seen. Engraved by Barreau after Vauthier and published in Paric in 1820.

Price $270.00 framed in Voyager Natural History style ready to hang in your study …

Rare hand coloured Elephant Seal

$270.00

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This Accursed Land – Lennard Bickel

Published by MacMillan, Melbourne 1977. 210 pages with good photographic illustrations and good end paper maps. Very good condition.

Lennard Bickel’s well written account of Mawson’s epic and tragic journey of the “Australian Party” across 600 miles of unexplored frozen waste.

Mawson had declined Scott’s invitation to join the party to the South Pole to lead this eparate expedition. Sadly Ninnis died at the extremity of their effort. Failing supplies required Mawson and Mertz to partly live off their dogs. Mertz died half way back leaving Mawson to complete what Sir Edmund Hillary to later describe as “the greatest story of lone survival in Polar exploration”

Mawson’s epic journey – well documented

$25.00

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Antarctica Observed – A.G.E. Jones

Published by Caedmon of Whitby in 1982 a very fine copy.

The author Jones published this book in Whitby – he was an Antarctic expert of note. His mission here was to draw a proper conclusion as to who saw the Antarctic first – through thorough research of original logs and diaries and carefully re-plotting the tracks of Cook, Bellingshausen, Smith and Bransfield, Palmer etc all likely candidates. His conclusions are … in the book.

Special Antarctica by an expert

$30.00

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The Journal of the Royal Geographical Society 1913 July – Cmdr. E. R. G. R. Evans – The British Antarctic Expedition, 1910-1913

A very good copy of The Journal of the Royal Geographical Society, July 1913, containing “The British Antarctic Expedition, 1910-1913″ by Cmdr. E. R. G. R. Evans.

Over seventeen pages, Cmdr. Evans explores the fateful expedition that saw the death of Capt. Scott, but explores the subject from a narrative and scientific perspective, commemorating Scott, not through an examination of the man himself (Evans notes this perspective has already been well covered), but through the excellence of Scott’s preparation and vision, aided by fine charts and maps. Also very importantly narrated is the reception of Capt. Scott’s comrades at the Albert Hall in London

Also in this edition; an examination, by Vilhjalmur Stefansson, with a large colour map, of the Canadian Arctic Expedition; and, an exploration, with large map and plates, of the Monte Bello Islands with companion large map of Barrow Island and the area west of the Dampier Peninsua, prepared by P. D. Montague.

$90.00

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The Journal of the Royal Geographical Society 1913 August – Cmdr. Herbert A. Edwards – Frontier Work on the Bolivia-Brazil Boundary, 1911-1912

A very good copy of The Journal of the Royal Geographical Society, August 1913, containing “Frontier Work on the Bolivia-Brazil Boundary, 1911-1912″ by Cmdr. Herbert A. Edwards.

With accompanying marvelous and large survey map and statistical examination, Cmdr. Edwards provides an account of the work done along the Bolivia-Brazil border per the requirements outlined in the Treaty of Petropolis (1903), designed to end tensions between the two nations regarding highly desirable, and previously contentious, areas of rubber during the so-called “rubber boom” of the period.

Captain Scott Fund – This edition contains also an analytical breakdown of amounts received and anticipated for the Capt. Scott fund, for the purposes of assisting the widows and orphans of Scott and his comrades, and a memorial to be erected in their honour.

Also in this edition; a detailed geographical study of Mozambique conducted by Arthur Holmes and Alexander Wray with accompanying plates and sketch-map; and, a narrative concerning Southern Jubaland (Somalia) with map and plates by I.N. Dracopoli.

$90.00

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Earless or True Seal – Vauthier – 1820

Elephant Seal – Vauthier -1820

This Accursed Land – Lennard Bickel

Antarctica Observed – A.G.E. Jones

The Journal of the Royal Geographical Society 1913 July – Cmdr. E. R. G. R. Evans – The British Antarctic Expedition, 1910-1913

The Journal of the Royal Geographical Society 1913 August – Cmdr. Herbert A. Edwards – Frontier Work on the Bolivia-Brazil Boundary, 1911-1912

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