wharton captain (15 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New. In.

Trade Paperback. Zustand: Fair. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: None. Red cloth , gilt and black titles and decoration. Cloth very badly mottled; edgewear ; soiling at edges of pages. Unfortunate condition for a very hard-to-find book.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. A Short History of H.M.S. ´Victory´ | Captain W. J. L. Wharton | Taschenbuch | 44 S. | Englisch | 2018 | Outlook Verlag | EAN 9783732652600 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Europäischer Geschichtsverlag, ein Imprint von Outlook Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, Zeilweg 44, 60439 Frankfurt, salzwasser[at]lais-systeme[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu.

, pages 777-874, 2 page of advertisements at front, articles include: Address on the Opening of the Session 1885-6, An Exploration of the Goajira Peninsula, U.S. of Colombia, Report on Admiralty Surveys for the Year 1884 and Letters from Colonel Prejevalsky, A map of The Goajira Peninsula, U.S. of Colombia, Compete monthly issue First Edition , few chips and tears to cover edges, text and map clean, small nick to fore-edge of some pages, in good condition , original blue printed paper covers 24.5 x 16 cm Paperback ISBN:

No Binding. Zustand: Very Good. Chart 70x102cm. Very good, folded, with light creasing. Prepared under the superintendence of Captain WJL Wharton in 1884, first published by the Admiralty on 1 June 1885, new editions to 1917, small corrections to 1969. Scale 1:2,189,000. This also includes quite a lot of land detail, including the Hejaz Railway and its stopping points between Maan and Medina, settlements including Mecca, and hajj and camel routes etc, with extensive labels along the Nile.

Hardback. Zustand: Near Fine. Facsimile Edition. Small Quarto Size [approx 17.5cm x 24cm]. Near Fine condition - an excellent copy. Cream cloth boards, green title patch to spine. Australiana Facsimile Editions No 188. Black & white plates and facsimile documents (2) & fold-out maps and charts. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 400 pages. The first voyage of James Cook was a combined Royal Navy and Royal Society expedition to the south Pacific Ocean aboard HMS Endeavour, from 1768 to 1771. It was the first of three Pacific voyages of which Cook was the commander. The aims of this first expedition were to observe the 1769 transit of Venus across the Sun (3 - 4 June of that year), and to seek evidence of the postulated Terra Australis Incognita or "unknown southern land". Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels.

Cloth. Zustand: Near Very Good. Book measures 27x20.cm. lvi, 400pp, portrait frontis, 6 maps, 2 facsimiles, 2 plates, [ LACKING ONE MAP FROM POCKET ]. Bound in original publishers green cloth, with gilt lines and lettering. Cloth lightly rubbed, abrasion wear on edges, corners. Generally binding in good clean condition. Internally, hinge joints starting to split, slightly loose, some spotting, browning. Pages and maps in good clean condition. A good copy. Size: Small Quarto.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. First Edition. 400 pages. Index. Three maps in pocket at back. Three fold-out maps, the first of these "Modern Chart of South Pacific Ocean" has been cut in half with each half bound separately at page 32. A portion of this map is detached but present. Two fascimile pages of portions from Cook's original journal. Two plates. Frontispiece illustration of Cook. Sturdily rebound in forest green buckram with covers of the original boards affixed to new boards. Library call number gilt stamped to backstrip. Card pocket adhesive inside front board. Minor bit of peeling to new front free endpaper. Moderate overall wear.

No Binding. Zustand: Fair. B/w chart with red hand colouring 70x103cm. Fair, neatly folded but with two chips to the top left corner, one of which partially affects the image, and some closed tears. First published on 1 June 1885, the latest edition stated is 23 Feb 1917 with small corrections up to 1964, and ms correction dated 1965. Mercator Projection drawn on a Natural Scale of 1:2,189,000. Coverage extends to Magdala on the Abyssinian side, and Aden and Kuwais on the Arabian side. In addition to the coasts, this includes settlements along the Nile, a line showing the northern limit of the Italian sphere of influence, inland into Sinai and the Hejaz, including the Hejaz Railway (naming its stations as far as Medina), Mecca and Medina and their environs, and related caravan / pilgrim routes.

unbound. Zustand: very good. Sea chart. Uncolored engraving. Image measures 22 3/8" x 35.25". Beautifully detailed map of the coast line of Kherson Bay in the northern section of the Black Sea. Soundings in feet. Minor overall wear.

No Binding. Zustand: Very Good. B/w chart with red hand colouring 70x103cm. Very good, folded. First published on 1 June 1885, the latest edition stated is 23 Feb 1917 with small corrections up to 1969, and ms correction for Jeddah dated 1970. Mercator Projection drawn on a Natural Scale of 1:2,189,000. Coverage extends to Magdala on the Abyssinian side, and Aden and Kuwais on the Arabian side. In addition to the coasts, this includes settlements along the Nile, a line showing the northern limit of the Italian sphere of influence, inland into Sinai and the Hejaz, including the Hejaz Railway (naming its stations as far as Medina), Mecca and Medina and their environs, and related caravan / pilgrim routes.

A literal transcription of the original MSS. With notes and introduction. Illustrated by maps and facsimiles. London : Elliot Stock, 1893. Large octavo, contemporary blue half calf over marbled papered boards (edges rubbed), spine in compartments, ruled in gilt, contrasting Morocco title label, lettered in gilt, pp. lvi; 400; maps and plates, lacking the three large folding charts which were issued in a rear endpocket. An important publication, for the first time presenting Cook's Endeavour journal in its entirety, unedited andunexpurgated. Beddie 683.

First Wharton edition. First Wharton edition. Frontispiece portrait, 4 folding map and charts, 4 plates including two manuscript facsimiles, 3 folding maps in pocket at rear as issued. lvi, 400 pp. 4to. Beddie 683. Provenance: W.K. Bixby (bookplate); Missouri Historical Society (presentation stamp from Bixby and a few other discrete stamps; bookplate) Publisher's green cloth, spine lettered gilt, facsimile signature of Cook in gilt to upper cover. Some soiling to boards, hinges cracked, leaves toned, title page working loose, very good Frontispiece portrait, 4 folding map and charts, 4 plates including two manuscript facsimiles, 3 folding maps in pocket at rear as issued. lvi, 400 pp. 4to.

unbound. Zustand: very good. Sea chart. Uncolored engraving. Image measures 38.75" x 25.5". Shows the northeast coastal region of Italy, with Chioggia and Venice in beautiful detail. Includes soundings in fathoms and lighthouses are denoted with red and yellow hand coloring. Based on Italian surveys from 1886. Minor chipping along bottom edge.

Sin Encuadernar. Zustand: Muy bien. Rio de la Plata, Montevideo to Buenos Ayres with Archimedes and English Banks : from survey by Captain Sulivan, 1840; Lieutenant Sidney, 1856; Lieutenant Dawson, 1871 and Captain W.J.L. Wharton and the Officers of H.M.S. Sylvia, 1882-3. London: Admiralty,1872. Additions and Correction 1884. Plano en color de época. Medidas: 1240 x 700 mm.Conservación: Buen estado de conservación.