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1 ABLAING VAN GIESSENBURG, W(illem)
F(rederik) G(eor Is het ontwerp der cultuurwet
op wettige, billijke en gelijksoortige grondslagen
daargesteld ? Utrecht, J. de Kruyff, 1866.
Original printed wrappers. 30 pp. € 55,00

Privately printed. - Brochure focused on a long
running polemic, the forced cultivation in the
Dutch East Indies.
Cat. KITLV p.195.
2 ANGELBEEK, J(acobus) J(ohannes) van.
Pleidooi, gehouden ter openbare terechtzitting
van den Hoogen Raad der Nederlanden, den
8sten Mei 1873. Voorafgegaan door een woord
van dankbetuiging aan den Minister van
Koloniën (D. Fransen van de Putte). Leiden, T.
Hooiberg en Zoon, 1873.
Original printed wrappers. (8),39 pp. € 95,00

Address dealing with the suspension of a
member of the court of justice of the Dutch East
Indies, Mr. Angelbeek. He refused to execute a
death-warrant and was sent for the ostensible
reason of sick-leave to Holland. - Copy from the
library of Dutch parliament.
Cat. KITLV, 1e suppl., p.98.

3 APIANUS,Petrus & Gemma Frisius. Cosmographia .. apud lovanienses
medicum & mathematicu insignemiam demum ab omnibus vindicata mendis, ac
non-nullis quoq, locis aucta. Additis eiusem argumenti libellis ipsius Gemmae Frisii.
Antwerpen, Aegidius Coppenius Diesthensis for Gregorius de Bonte, 1545.
4to. Contemporary limp vellum, in modern cloth box. With large woodcut on title-
page depicting a geographical globe, folding worl map, woodcut initials and ca. 50
woodcut maps, diagrams, etc. in the text including 5 with volvettes and 1 with
original lead plumb line. (2), 66 lvs. € 13.500,00

First published in 1524 by Apianus, the augmented edition was first published in
1529 and republished many times throughout the 16th century; with contemporary
annotations on endpapers. - A fundamental work on cosmography, augmented by the
Flemish mathematician Gemma Frisius. The world map is one of the earliest maps to
contain the name of America. An attractive copy of one of the most significant and
influential books for navigators and travellers. Extensively illustrated
Shirley 82; European Americana 545/3; Sabin 1748

4 (AUBIN, Nicolas). Dictionaire de marine contenant les termes de la navigation
et de l'architecture navale. Amsterdam, Pierre Brunel, 1702.
4to. Later half calf. With fine engraved title-page by J. Lamsveld, engraved coat of
arms, and 30 engraved plates (12 depicting flags) and numerous woodcuts in the text.
(12),776 pp. € 2.750,00

First edition. - Very important maritime dictionary with the entries in French and
Dutch and the explanation in French. With beautiful plates depicting Dutch vessels
and flags.
Cat. NHSM II, p. 1000; Polak 225.

5 BAKE, R(udolph) W(illem) J(ohan) C(ornelis). De doorgraving der landengte
van Suez, en hare gevolgen voor Nederland en zijne koloniën. Twee voorlezingen,
gehouden in de afdeeling Koophandel der Maatschappij Felix Meritis te Amsterdam.
Haarlem, A.C. Kruseman, 1857. Modern boards,
original printed wrappers preserved. 106 pp. -
Ibrahim-Hilmy I, p.49. - (Some foxing). € 75,00

6 BAKHUYZEN, Ludolf. Dutch shipping near the coast. Rotterdam, Sallieth,
1783.
Engraving after Ludolf Bakhuyzen by Gerret van der Pals. Ca. 28 x 36,5 cm. - Fine.
€ 795,00
7 BANCK, J(ohn) E(ric). Onze aanvrage om
concessie nader toegelicht en met cijfers gestaafd:
door Banck c.s. Amsterdam, Wed. J.C. van Kesteren
& Zoon, 1863.
Original printed wrappers. 64 pp. € 65,00

Request for a railway concession on Java explained
more fully.
Cat. KITLV p.157; NNBW VI, p.69.

8 BANCKERT, Adriaen. E. manhafte zee-
held Adriaan Bankert, L. Admiraal van
Zeeland. (No pl., ca. 1650). Engraved
halflength portrait with sea-battle in the
background after H. Berckman by Jean du
Bois (Johannes van Houten) with 12 line
poem by W. Brest. Ca. 44 x 34 cm.
€ 295,00

Adriaen (ca. 1620-1684) was the oldest son of
the famous Joost Banckert (ca. 1597-1647;
'Gesel der Spanjaarden, schrik der
Portugezen'). Adriaen played an import role in
the Second and Third Anglo-Dutch Wars, but
did not receive the recognition he deserved
because he was from Zeeland.
Cf. Muller, Portretten, 203 a; Hollstein 3;
Van Someren 241.
9 BAUMGARTNER, Alexander. Reisebilder aus
Schottland. 3. vermehrte Auflage. Freiburg, 1906.
Original decorated cloth. With folding map and 87
plates and illustrations. XIV,369 pp. € 65,00

10 BEKKING, H(enri) C(harles). De 'schandalen' van den 'vrijen arbeid in
Rembang'. Eene toelichting op het rapport van den heer O. van Rees, over de
vrijwillige tabakskultuur. 's Gravenhage, Martinus Nijhoff, 1864.
Modern wrappers. (8),159 pp. € 195,00

Comment on free-labour and tobacco-plantations in Middle-Java by an 'Oud-
Resident van Rembang'. - Cat. KITLV p.194.

11 BEMMELEN, W. van. Naar hooge toppen en
diepe kraters. Batavia, G. Kolff & Co., (1919).
Original green cloth gilt (spine sl. dam.). With 9 fine
sepia plates. 155 pp. € 45,00

Mountaineering in Indonesia. € 45,00
12 BERNATZIK, Hugo Adolf.
Gari-Gari. Leben und Abenteuer
bei den Negern zwischen Nil und
Kongo. Berlin, Deutsche Buch-
Gemeinschaf, (1930). Original
pictorial boards, spine half cloth.
With folding map and 116
photographic illustrations. 204,(2)
pp.
€ 65,00

First edition. - Classic travel-
account by the Austrian
ethnographer Hugo Adolf Bernatzik (1897-1953) dealing with his trip along the Nile
in Anglo-Egyptian Sudan. - A fine copy.
Kainbacher p.41.

13 BICKMORE, Albert S(mith). Reizen in den
Oost-Indischen archipel. Uit het Engelsch vertaald en
van aanteekeningen voorzien door J.J. de Hollander.
Schiedam, H.A.M. Roelants, 1873.
2 volumes. Contemporary half green cloth, spines
lettered in gilt. With 2 folding lithographed maps.
XVI,314; VII,291 pp. € 325,00

First Dutch edition. - The American professor in
natural history Bickmore, sponsored by the Boston
Society of Natural History, arrived in 1865 in
Indonesia to study the natural history. Besides the
flora and fauna he also devoted a great deal of
attention to the physical geography and the
population. The concept of a Western and Eastern division between the Indonesian
peoples was initiated by him. - Fine.
Tiele 118; Cat. NHSM I, p.248; Cat. KITLV p.5.
14 BLOEMEN WAANDERS, F(rançois)
G(erard) van. De gouvernements-koffiecultuur op
Java (naar aanleiding van het rapport der
staatscommissie ingesteld bij koninklijk besluit van 14
october 1888). 's Gravenhage, H.C. Susan C.Hzn.,
1890.
Original printed wrappers (spine rep.). 28 pp.
€ 35,00

A memoir on the coffee plantations in Java managed
by the Dutch colonial administration, written by Van
Bloemen Waanders (1825-1892), Minister of the
Colonies.
Cat. KITLV p.733; Von Hünersdorff p.1581.

15 BOLTS, Willem. État civil,
politique et commerçant, du
Bengale; ou histoire des conquêtes
& de l'administration de la
Compagnie Angloise dans ce pays.
Ouvrage traduit de l'Anglois. La
Haye, Gosse, 1775.
2 volumes in 1. Contemporary
mottled calf (hinges dam., but
holding), spine gilt. With 2
engraved frontispieces and large
folding engraved map. XL,222;
240 pp. € 395,00

First French edition. - Willem Bolts (c. 1740-1808) was a Dutch adventurer who
entered the English East India Company in Bengal, and got into trouble for private
trading in the name of the East India Company. The government of Benares sent him
off to England as a prisoner. He sought legal action against them, but ruined himself
in the proces. This vigorous exchange of views developed into a bitter controversy
and played an important part in fuelling the extensive public debate that was taking
place on the subject of the East India Company's operations in India. The French
translation was made by Jean Nicolas Demeunier. - Pasted in is a letter in French,
dated 1776, dealing with the ceding of Benares by the Rajah to the English East
India Company. - Cox I, p.299; Chadenat 2791.
16 BOOL, H(endrik) J(ohannes). De opiumpacht op Java. (No pl., 1888).
Wrappers. 21 pp. € 35,00

Offprint Vragen des Tijds. - Opium lease on Java. Written by Bool (1828-1898)
'verdienstelijk ambtenaar bij het Ned. Indisch bestuur en lid der Tweede Kamer'
(NNBW IV, p.206). Proceeds, direct or indirect, from opium sales were a significant
part of state revenues, especially during the 19th century.

17 BRAAM, Jacob Pieter
van. Jacob Pieter van Braam
Capitein ter Zee en thans
Schout bij Nacht van Holland
en West Friesland.
Rotterdam, M. de Sallieth,
1790.
Stipple-engraved oval
halflength portrait with sea-
battle in the background and
coat of arms by M. de
Sallieth after Schmidt. Ca. 42
x 31 cm. € 295,00

Van Braam (1737-1803) was
a servant of the Dutch East
India Company (1764-1795. -
Fine portrait with coat of
arms and ships. - Very fine
state.
Van Someren 734; not in
Muller.
18 BREITENSTEIN, H(einrich). 21 Jahre in Indien.
Aus dem Tagebuche eines Militärarztes. Erster Theil:
Borneo. Leipzig, Th. Grieben, 1899.
Original green cloth with coloured pictorial lithographed
title mounted. With frontispiece and 8 illustrations.
VIII,264 pp. € 65,00

Original edition. - 'Ich werde ihn in die Hütte des
Kopfjägers begleiten, welcher im Herzen Borneos in
grossen Hütten aus Bambus sein leichtsinniges Leben
führt;' (Vorwort).
Cat. KITLV, p. 29.

19 BRUCE, James. Travels to discover the source of
the Nile, in the years 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772, and
1773. Edinburgh, printed by J. Ruthven for G.G.J. and J.
Robinson, 1790.
5 volumes. 4to. Contemporary marbled calf with gilt
fillets round sides, spines gilt with red morocco labels (1
label missing; rebacked with the original spines laid
down, some wear to spines and extremities), inner
dentelles. With engraved title-vignettes, 3 battle plans, 3
folding maps, 4 leaves of Ethiopian dialects and 55
engraved plates. € 4.250,00

First edition. - James Bruce, Laird of Kinnaird (1730-1794), the first European to
undertake an expedition aimed specifically at finding the Nile's source, failed in his
attempt, but his exploration paved the way for many more travelers who came after
him. In mid-1768 Bruce ascended the Nile from Alexandria and journeyed into the
Ethiopian interior. In 1770 he believed to have found the source of the Nile near
Gondar, the ancient capital of Abyssinia. Still he was mistaken, as he had not
reached the source of the Nile, but only that of its considerable tributary. He
descended the Blue Nile to its confluence with the White Nile at the site of present-
day Khartoum. He was one of the earliest explorers to report this connection between
the White and Blue Nile. The results of Bruce's travels was a very great enrichment
of the knowledge of geography and ethnography especially of Ethiopia. His very
readable account is still fascinating today. The plates based on Bruce's own and
Balugani's drawings include botanical and zoological specimens, antiquities and
artefacts. - 'One of the most splendid narratives in the litterature of African
exploration' (Hallet, Africa to 1875, p.110). - Some foxing and offsetting from
plates, otherwise a fine copy of a milestone in the history of travel literatur.
Nissen ZBI, 617; Ibrahim-Hilmy I, p.91; Gay 44; Blackmer Collection 221.