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A Mug of Burma.
Lower left (l.l.) in ink: 1848; on mount in ink: A Mug of Burma
A native council of war.
On frame: A Native Council of War. J.A. Gilfillan. 1853
A New Zealand boat by Thomas Tooi.
All inscriptions in Dr Hocken's Hand Through image recto in ink: Drawn by Thomas Tooi & given to George S. Bull and by him to Wm Greenwood; through image recto in pencil: A New Zealand boat by Tooi; around edges of image recto vertically in ink: 12…
A New Zealand boat by Tooi.
Through image in ink: Drawn by Thomas Tooi and given to George S. Bull and by him to Wm Greenwood. A New Zealand boat by Tooi; around edges of image vertically in ink: 12 inches. 7 inches.
A Papuan of Mengeelas, New Guinea.
Lower left (l.l.) in ink: 1848; on mount in ink: A Papuan of Mengeelas, New Guinea; through image in pencil: Allobé of Mengeelas New Guinea
A Papuan of New Guinea.
Lower left (l.l.) in ink: 1848; on mount in ink: A Papuan of New Guinea
A parallel of the antient architecture with the modern
Following a stay in Rome in 1650, Fréart de Chambray published this anthology of ten ancient and modern writers on the classical orders. He argues that the Greek orders (the Doric, the Ionic, and Corinthian) are perfect models for all architecture…
A personal diary
This small vellum diary, with its middle tie, is precisely the sort of notebook an observant gentleman would be expected to carry on his travels. This traveller describes the coinages in Florence and Genoa, records epitaphs, and sketches coats of…
A piece of Muriwai canvas - Wall of death.
Upper centre (u.c.): A piece of Muriwai canvas; c.: Wall of death.
A polite traveller and British navigator
This 12° book, containing two volumes of an eight-volume collection, highlights the strong interest in circumnavigations among readers of every rank. The frontispiece captures the compelling sense of danger, while the title-page enumerates the…
