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- Tags: Asia
A Share in the Austrian East-India Company
Ruins of desert Cathay
The six voyages of John Baptista Tavernier
Printer's name from Wing CD.
The second part has separate title page with imprint "printed in the year, 1678", pagination and…
Tags: 17th century, Asia, engraved illustrations, exploration, folio, history, illustrated, India, Iran, Japan, map, Schulich gift, travel, Turkey, woodcut illustrations
The general history and state of Europe
Volume 2 is dated 1755 and called 'Part III.'
Volumes 3-5 are dated 1657 [sic] and called 'Part IV.', 'Part V.' and 'Part VI and…
Tags: 18th century, Asia, Europe, history, octavo, Woolf gift
The historie of George Castriot, surnamed Scanderbeg, King of Albanie : containing his famous actes, his noble deedes of armes, and memorable victories against the Turkes, for the faith of Christ : comprised in twelue bookes
Printer's name from STC.
With sonnet by Edmund Spenser on leaf [par.]8r.
Printer's device on title-page; head- and tail-pieces; initials; printed…
The fight for Everest : 1924
With the Russians in Mongolia
Publisher's advertisements ([4] pages) and catalogue (16 pages) at end.
Overland explorations in Siberia, northern Asia, and the great Amoor River country
First ed. published in 1860 under title: A voyage down the Amoor.
Publisher's advertisements ([8] pages) at end.
Tags: 19th century, Asia, China, exploration, history, Japan, Russia, Schulich gift, travel
The Japan expedition
Tags: 19th century, Asia, exploration, history, illustrated, Japan, Schulich gift, travel
An introduction to universal history
With half-title.
Tags: 18th century, Africa, Asia, Europe, geography, history, illustrated, map, North America, South America, Woolf gift
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Liber chronicarum
Hand-coloured by Johann Kruyshaar c. 1521, his and other early marginal notes (some shaved) intermittently throughout, including his catalogue of the…