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$ 525.00
Large Anonymous Four-Part Albumen Photograph Panorama of King William’s Town in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. Ca. 1880s.
$ 425.00
Oswell, William Cotton (1818-1893). Autograph Letter Signed to ‘My dear Nat’‚ a lively letter about family arrangements‚ with a story about Lord Glenelg as Colonial Secretary. St. Leonards. Ca. 1850s.
$ 425.00
Lyon, After, Captain George Francis (1795-1832). Original Unsigned Watercolour Showing a "Tuarick of Ghraat" and "Negresses of the Soudan," Combined from two Illustrations in Lyon's "A Narrative of Travels in Northern Africa," Titled in Brown ink: Lyon's Travels in Africa. After 1821.
$ 3500.00
Historically Significant Album with 77 Original Gelatin Silver Photographs of French Colonial Madagascar, Showing Antananarivo (Royal Palace, Andafiavaratra Palace, St. Lawrence Anglican Cathedral Ambohimanoro, Silver Palace, Andohalo/Jean Laborde Square, &c.), Portraits of Queen Ranavalona III, Prime Minister Rainilaiarivony, General Gallieni and His Staff, General Théophile Pennequin and Queen Binao of the Sakalava People, Numerous Settlements and Sites Across the Island (Antsahavola, Ambohimanga, Tsinjoarivo, Mandraka Falls, Analamazaotra, Maromby, Mahatsara, Fianarantsoa, Tamatave/Toamasina, Ile Sainte Marie/Nosy Boraha, Maroantsetra, Vohemar, Diego-Suarez/Antsiranana, Nossi-Be/Nosy Be, Antongombato, Majunga/Mahajanga, Fort-Dauphin/Taolagnaro, Farafangana, Mananjary, & Others), Scenes of French Weddings and Parties, Portraits of Indigenous Noblemen, Workers, Dancers, Musicians, Warriors, &c. Ca. 1895 – early 1900s.
$ 2750.00
Album with 110 Original Gelatin Silver Photographs of French Colonial Madagascar, Showing Diego Suarez/Antsiranana (Port and Roadstead, Cap Diego, Pointe du Corail, Ville Basse, Rue Colbert, Antsirane Neighbourhood), French military Camp d’Ambre and Forests of the Montagne Ambre, Betsileo, Hova, Sakalava, Antemoro People, Inhabitants of Comoros and Sainte-Marie Island/Nosy Boraha, Malagasy Tirailleurs, Scenes of Kabary, Views of Antananarivo and Toamasina, &c. Ca. 1900s.
$ 3250.00
Album of 84 Gelatin Silver Photographs of Madagascar, Showing Portraits of Rulers (Sakalava Queen Binao, Antankarana King Tsialana II; Anjouan Princes Abdallah and Halid), Portraits of Malagasy People (Sakalava, Betsileo, Tanala, Antankarana; Fianarantsoa, Diego-Suarez (now Antsiranana), Maintirano, Nosy Be, Sainte-Marie (Nosy Boraha)), Views of Villages (Ambositra, a Betsileo Village, a Tanala Village), etc. Ca. late 1890s-1900s.
$ 2750.00
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Collection of 179 Original Gelatin Silver Photos of Madagascar, Taken and Collected by a French Military Doctor Stationed in Majunga/Mahajanga, Showing Majunga Streets and People, Marovoay, Betsiboka River, Antananarivo, the French Military Hospital in Majunga, the Festivities during the Arrival of General Gallieni in Majunga in July 1900, Including Many Well-Executed Portraits of the Native People, etc. Ca. 1895-1901.
Ritchie, Joseph (ca. 1788-1819). Interesting Autograph Letter to John Whishaw, Secretary of the African Institution, Written at the Beginning of Ritchie's Ill-Fated Expedition to Africa, to Introduce Sidi Hassuna D'Ghies, who was a son of the Prime Minister of the Pasha of Tripoli, and Later Would Become the Pasha's Foreign Minister, and Additionally he was Later also Connected to the Fate of Alexander Laing. Marseilles: 28 August 1818.
$ 650.00
Large Photograph Panorama of Valetta Harbour, Malta. Ca. 1870.
$ 1500.00
A Collection of the over 100 Bound-up Original Ordinances, issued by the Government of Mauritius during the years 1857 - 1867. [Port Louis] 1857-1867.
$ 450.00
A Collection of the 33 Ordinances Enacted by the Governor of Mauritius with the Advice and Consent of the Council of Government Port Louis, 1876. 211 pp. [with] A Collection of Proclamations and Government Notices Published at Mauritius during the Year 1876, iv + 49 pp. [with] Index of Government Notices of 1876, xxxiii + Government Notices + 343 pp. Mauritius: G.H. Griffiths, Government Printer, 1876.
$ 525.00
Original Two-part Gelatin Silver Photograph Panorama of Port Louis, Mauritius. Ca. 1890.
$ 1250.00
Album of 91 Albumen Photographs Showing Algeria (Fort National, Algiers, Oran, Tizi Ouzou), Gibraltar, and Morocco (Tangiers), as well as France, England, and Portugal. Ca. 1880-1882.
$ 2250.00
Maison Bonfils (fl. ca. 1860s-1839); Zangaki Brothers (fl. ca. 1880s-1890s); Hakim, S. (fl. ca. 1880s-1890s). Album of 50 Albumen Studio Photographs Showing a Trip Around the Eastern Mediterranean, Including Jerusalem (Church of Mary Magdalene, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Mosque of Omar, City Views), Bethlehem (Pilgrims Entering the City on Christmas), Baalbek (Temple of Bacchus), and Damascus (Sulaymaniyya Takiyya, Maktab Anbar, City Views) and Views of Spain (Alhambra), the Canary Islands (Las Palmas and La Atalaya on Gran Canaria; Santa Cruz on Tenerife), Madeira (Funchal), and Egypt (Alexandria). Ca. 1887, 1893-94.
Album with Thirty-Seven Original Gelatin Silver Photographs of an Early Cruise from New York to the Mediterranean, Showing the Holy Land (Jerusalem, Tiberias, Nazareth), Egypt (Cairo, Giza), Algiere (Algiers), Greece (Athens), Portugal (Lisbon), Spain (Seville), Italy (Venice, Rome), Gibraltar, and Monte Carlo; titled: Photographs. 1926.
$ 525.00
Westermarck, Edward Alexander (1862-1939). Two Autograph Letters Signed‚ Discussing Publication of a Chapter from his Latest Book, Apparently, “The Origin and Development of Moral Ideas” (London, 1906-1908, 2 vols.), and Mentioning His Recent Return from Morocco. Two letters: London‚ 10 October 1908; Helsingfors‚ 26 April 1909.
$ 1500.00
Collection of Two Albums with 79 Original Gelatin Silver Photographs Showing Casablanca During French Occupation After the Bombardment of Casablanca (1907). Ca. 1907-1908.
$ 1750.00
Album of 107 Original Gelatin Silver Photographs Showing French Military Activity (Camps, Camp Raids, etc. in Casablanca; French Soldiers and Officers in “Dar el Baroud”), the Bombardment of Casablanca (Preparations, Aftermath), a “Nzaha” in “Dar el Baroud,” Moroccan Sultan Abd al-Aziz in Rabat. Ca. 1907-1908.
$ 2250.00
Cosme, Robert. Album of ca. 228 Original Gelatin Silver Photographs of a French Naval Officer’s Service Aboard the French Cruisers Galiée and Desaix During the First Year of the French Conquest of Morocco, Showing the Bombardment of Casablanca, Combat Exercises, French Officers and Sailors, Sultan Abdelaziz of Morocco, the Harem of the Pasha of Mogador Bel-Ghazi, and Moroccan Cities (Tanger, Mazaghan, Mogador, Saffi), etc., Titled: Campagne du Maroc. Ca. 1907-1908.
$ 1250.00
Romero, Jeronymo, Second Lieutenant of the Navy. [PRESENTATION COPY of:] Memoria ácerca do Districto de Cabo Delgado [Report about the District of Cabo Delgado; With:] Supplemento á Memoria Descriptiva e Estatistica do Districto de Cabo Delgado com Uma Noticia ácerca do Estabelecimento da Colonia de Pemba [Supplement to the Descriptive and Statistical Report of the District of Cabo Delgado with the Latest News about the Establishment of the Colony of Pemba]. Lisboa: Impr. Nacional, 1856-1860.
$ 275.00
Portrait Pencil Drawing of Gustav Nachtigal. Ca. 1880.
$ 1250.00
Album of 25 Gelatin Silver Photographs of Namibia Showing Abbabis (Train Station, Convalescent Home, Public Gardens, German Soldiers, etc.), Okahandja (Train Station, Horse Race), Environs, etc. Ca. 1900s.
$ 1750.00
Wywias, R., [Attributed to]. Historically Significant Album with 65 Original Gelatin Silver Photographs of German Colonial Namibia, Mostly Windhoek, Showing Group Portraits of Native Namibians and German Soldiers, a German Military Band, Local Military Hospital, the City’s First Fort, Police Bureau, the Governorate House, Wooden Constructions with the German Empire’s Coat of Arms, Local Cemetery, etc.; also with a Photo of Military Fort in Okahandja; titled: Album. Ca. 1900-1910.
$ 2250.00
Album with 33 Original Gelatin Silver and Albumen Photographs, Taken and Collected by an Officer of HMS Niobe during the Second Boer War and Showing the Defence Installations in Walvis Bay (Fort Niobe, Cuddy Cop, Fort Stocker), Artillery and Maxim Guns, Cape Garrison Artillery Camp in Walvis Bay, HMS Niobe, Its Officers and Crew, Boer Prisoners and Their Tent Camp on Saint Helena, Imprisoned Boer General Piet Cronje, Governor of Walvis Bay, et al.; with Two Ink-Drawn “Plan of Settlement Shewing Fortifications and Defences Forming Fort Niobe, Erected by Naval Brigade from HMS “Niobe” for Defence of Settlement from Boer Raids, Feb. 10th-14th 1900;” and “Plan of the Boer Enclosure and Deadwood Camp, St. Helena, 1900”. Ca. 1900-1901.
