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SE-A105 - BONNE (R) "Les Isles Philippines Celle De Formosa, Le Sud De La Chine Les Royaumes De Tunkin, De Conchinchine, De Camboge, De Siam, Des Laos avec Partie de ceux de Pegu et d'Ava." Paris 1780. 8½X12½. Colored outlines. Nicely engraved chart shows the Philippines in good detail, the coast of China from Formosa (Taiwan) to the Gulf of Tonkin and Hainan. Includes Siam, Laos and Cambodia and the Gulf of Siam. Includes 2 insets: "Isle De Guam" and "Isles Marianes." Locates all harbors, rivers, islands and elevations. Good depiction of Canton & the islands that became Hong Kong etc: also shows Macao. 

SE-A110 - N. BELLIN "Carte Des Isles Voisines Des Moluques Ceram, Bouro,Amboine, Banda, Neyra Etc." Paris c.1750.B/W. 8X12. Finely engraved chart of the islands shows  shoreline topography with harbors, bays and points, rivers and elevations. Compass rose in center. Title in decorative shell and scroll motif. Attractive chart. (Some very light offsetting in a few water areas.)

SE-A113 - R. BENARD "Vue De La Baye De Bonthain Situe a environ 30 Lieues au S.E.de  Macassar dans L'Isle Des Celebes.' Lat.5.34.S." Paris1774. B/W. Fine copper engraving of the Bay on the East India Island of Celebes. Chart shows the harbor and town of Bonthain with soundings & shoreline topography locating settlements, inlets and wooded areas.

SE-A114 - ANON "Carte Particuliere De L'Isle D'Amboine" Paris. c. 1765. B/W 8X12. Fine island chart shows topographical details, mostly elevations, on Amboine, an island off the southwest coast of Ceram, lying north of the Banda Sea and south of the Molucca islands between Indonesia and New Guinea. Chart indicates harbors and small settlements around the coast, and Chateau Victoria a large building on the shore of Lemy Timor. Includes decorative compass rose. 

SE-A118 - J. N. BELLIN "Carte Des Isle de Java, Sumatra, Borneo & Les Detroits de la Sonde, Malacca et Banca ,Golphe de Siam Etc." Paris 1752. Colored.10X11½. Handsome chart shows the Gulf of Siam, Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, Borneo, Celebes, Southern Cambodia & Viet nam. the island of Mindoro in the Philippines & I. de Paragoa (later Palawan) appear in top right. Many small islands are dotted across the chart while the Straits of Malacca, Sonde & Banco divide the major islands from the mainland & each other.Very colorful compass rose with rhumb lines radiating out from it across the chart is positioned in the center. (Included in De La Harpe's Voyages of 1780.) 

SE-A121 - J. N. BELLIN “Carte De L'Isle Celebes ou Macassar pour servir a l'Histoire Générale des Voyages.” Paris 1757. Colored. 8X6. Attractive chart of the island of Celebes situated east of Borneo in Indonesia & once called Royaume de Macassar. Many mountains & rivers, towns & villages are noted on the island & the capital Ujung Pandang (old name Macassar) is located on the southwest coast. Coastal topography includes harbors, bays, gulfs & points & offshore islands. A fine small chart. 

SE-A122 - J. N. BELLIN “Carte Particuliere Des Isles Moloques” Paris. 1757. Colored. 8½X6. Finely engraved map shows the Molucca Islands in the Molucca Sea east of Celebes and Borneo in Indonesia. Depicts I. Ternate, I. Tidor, I. Potterbackers. I. Timor ou Mothir. I. Machian & I. Bachian. Since the 18th century the islands names have changed & the position of the islands has been updated along with island topography. But this is still an attractive chart by a major French cartographer.

SE-A124 - L. I. DUPERREY “Carte D'Une Partie Des Iles Des Papous au Nord-Ouest De La Nouvelle Guinee.” Paris 1827. 20X30. B/W. Large striking chart shows the tracks of Duperrey's ship La Coquille in 1823, crossing the region northwest of New Guinea & passing the northern coast of the island of Waigiou (Waigeo) & on to Iles Vayag, on the way to Halmahera & the Molucca Sea. Chart also shows the track of Las Perouse in 1793 crossing the same area. Once again, Duperrey was interested in following the tracks of earlier navigators, utilizing their surveys & updating them from his own experiences. This chart was published in 1827 in Duperrey's “Voyage Autour Du Monde” which was a collection of his surveys brought back from his round the world voyage in 1822-1825.

SE-A125 - L. I. DUPERREY “Plan De Port Praslin (Ile Tombara) Leve par Mm. Lottin et Berard, Officiers de la Marine. Expedition de la Corvette de s.m. La Coquille.” Paris 1827. 29X18¼. Chart shows the tracks of Duperrey's ship La Coquille during his round the world voyage in 1823 when he sailed from the Solomon Islands to New Guinea and thence to New Ireland & the Bismarck Archipelago, stopping at Port Praslin on Tombara Island, where two of his officers drew this chart including two landmark approach views for entering the Port at a distance of 2 miles and 8 miles, as well as noting depth soundings & drawing island topography in fine detail. This chart was published in Duperrey's “Voyage Autour Du Monde” in 1827, which was a collection of the surveys he brought back from his round the world voyage in 1822-1825. 

SE-A126 - L. I. DUPERREY “Plan De L'Ile Bouka Redige par M. L. I. Duperrey, Capitaine de Fregate d'apres le plan dresse en 1792 par M. Beautemps-Beaupre...et les relevemens pais par M.Berard, Officier De La Marine en 1823. Expedition de la Corvette de s.m. La Coquille. Aout. 1823.” Paris 1827. B/W. 19½X14. Chart shows the island of Buka in the Solomon Islands, off the eastern coast of New Guinea, and the track of Capt. Duperrey's ship La Coquille during his round the world voyage between 1822-1825. This fine chart was included in Duperrey's “Voyage Autour Du Monde”, published in 1827, which was a collection of the surveys Duperrey brought back from his round the world voyage.

SE-A128 - C. S. HAMMOND “Philippine Islands.” N.Y.1936. Printed color. 12X8. Finely detailed map of the Archipelago shows Manilla with steamship routes leading to the harbor with sea miles noted along each line from major Southeast Asian ports. Locates the Capitals of the Provinces and names hundreds of harbors around all coastlines. Includes the island of Palawan and two small inset maps 1. North Luzon and 2. Manilla. Good detail. From C. S. Hammond's "New World Atlas."

SE-A129 - C. S. HAMMOND “India. East. Including Burma, Siam and French Indo-China.” N.Y. 1936. Printed color. 15X11.Fine map covers an area from eastern India showing Mandalay and Rangoon, to the Siamese Shan States or Laos States, Siam, Tongking, Cambodia, Anam in French Indo-china ,Cochin China and the Malay Peninsula. Locates Bangkok and many cities, towns & harbors throughout the region and includes the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, plus steamship lines indicated in the Gulf of Siam and the Gulf of Tongking. A finely detailed map with old place names. From C. S. Hammond's “New World Atlas.”

SE-A130 - C. S. HAMMOND “East India Islands.” N.Y.1936. Printed color. 10½X15. Excellent map covers a region from Singapore at the end of the Malay Peninsula to Sumatra, Java, Bali, the Philippine and Celebes Islands & Melanesia to New Guinea. Map shows hundreds of harbors and major port- cities throughout and locates the Capitals of States & Colonies, Governments and Dependencies. Also shows steamship routes crossing sea areas & submarine telegraph lines. Notes sea depths in English feet and indicates battlefields and lighthouses. A large insert in top right shows the southern part of New Guinea in good detail. A fine map. From C. S. Hammond's “New World Atlas.”

SE-A133 - U. S. COAST & GEODETIC SURVEY “Philippine Islands. Manilla & Cavite Harbors.” Wash. D.C. 1945. B/W. 25½X37. Chart is divided into two sections. The 1st depicts Intramuros and block plan of Port District, Ermita & Malate. Shows the Pasig River & many depth soundings, courses, breakers and includes navigational notes for entering the Harbors. The 2nd section is titled “Philippine Islands. West Coast of Luzon. Cavite Harbor” and shows street block plans of Canacao, San Roque and Cavite with wharves, roads and anchorages. This fine chart was used aboard the U. S. Escort Carrier “Mission Bay” in WWII. Chart #4236.

SE-A134 - U. S. COAST & GEODETIC SURVEY “Philippine Islands. Manila Bay. Manila to Cavite.” Wash. D.C. 1945. B/W. 33X25. Chart shows Quezon City and street block plan for Manila Harbor showing wharves, anchorages, streets and public and commercial buildings. Includes a street block plan of Cavite with roads leading to Manila around the Bay. Depicts many depth soundings, courses and includes navigational notes. An excellent sea-chart used aboard the U. S. Escort Carrier “Mission Bay” during WWII. Chart #4243.

SE-A135 - DIRECION DE HYDROGRAPHIA. “Archipelago Asiatico. Estrecho De Macassar. Hoja Is. Segun los trabajos Holandeses mas Modernos.” Madrid. 1863. B/W. 38X24. Very fine Spanish chart of the Macassar Strait, between Borneo and the Celebes Is. Depicts Borneo's east coast with rivers, harbors and small offshore islands from the Rio Bulongan Kajan at 3°45'N. down to Islas Pamarung and Balikpapan at 1°15'S. Locates the Palabalagan Islands and the west coast of Celebes Is., showing details of harbors and inlets. Includes a compass pointer with flleur-de-lys motif, and depth soundings along Borneo's coast. A very good chart.

James Horsburgh (1762-1836) was an Officer of the British East India Company in the early 19th century, whose primary interest was in sailing, surveying, navigating and drawing charts of the East India Islands around Malay, Sumatra, Java, Borneo, the Philippines and the East coast of China. In 1786 he was shipwrecked off Diego Garcia, an island off Mauritius in the Indian Ocean. He survived and returned to England and in 1810 he compiled and published the East India Directory for which he was justly famous. When he was 42 he studied and wrote about the diurnal variations of barometric pressure, and was made a Member of the Royal Society who published his works. In 1830 he helped found the Royal Geographic Society and subsequently became the Chief Hydrographer in the East India Office where he continued his work on the navigation of the East India islands until his death in 1836. The Horsburgh Lighthouse in the Singapore Strait is a fitting memorial to his work in East India waters. (Ref. The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. Edited by Peter Kemp. Oxford University Press. 1976).

SE-A147 - W. DAMPIER “Carte Ou Est Marquee De Route Que Le Cap. Dampier Tint Dans Son voyage Depuis Timor Auteur De La Nouv. Bretagne. Etc. ” Amstd.1698-99. B/W. 16½X15¾. William Dampier (1651-1715) spent a great part of his life as a buccaneer, making three circumnavigations of the world before his death in 1715. On his return to London after his first voyage in 1691 when he was 40, he wrote popular travel books based on his experiences overseas. In 1697 he published “A New Voyage Around the World” in which he included maps & sketches from his travels, & many of his maps showed wind & current vectors & navigational notes which he had compiled during his voyages with the buccaneers. This chart shows Dampier's route from Timor at the eastern end of Indonesia, northwest of the Australian continent, not yet explored, as he sailed northward to Ceram, rounding the northwestern tip of New Guinea and then following the coast southward down to the island of New Britain. On his chart Dampier shows New Britain close to the coast of New Guinea, separated only by a channel named for him as “Passage de Dampier.” Actually Dampier's survey was not too far off as New Britain, which is quite a large island located in the Bismarck Archipelago, is relatively close to New Guinea's southeastern coast. This rare chart was included in the French edition of “A New Voyage...” published in Amsterdam by Paul Marret in 1898.

SE-A148 - HARPER & GOOGIN CO. “Philippine Islands.” Maine 1899. Colored. 21X13½. Excellent map of the Philippine Islands shows harbors in fine detail around the islands. Depicts Mindoro and Mindoro Strait, Panay, Manila & Manila Bay, Mindanao, Leyte, Samar, Luzon & the Sulu Sea. Includes two inset maps 1.) Manila Province and Vicinity Showing the Seat of War & 2.) Lower Part of Mindanao. The map has an interesting history, as it was printed in Chicago by Fort Dearborn publishers for a Maine Coal and Wood Company, Harper & Googin of Lewiston who had it folded into a Pocket Map for use as a promotional piece to distribute to their clients. Harper & Googin imported special Asian wood products from the Philippines.

SE-A150 - JAMES IMRAY “East India Archipelago. Western Route to China. Chart 2. Sheets 3 & 4.” London. 1884. B/W. 49X40½. This great chart on 2 sheets joined takes in an area from the Singapore Strait & Battam, Bintang & Boetang Islands depicts Singapore surrounded by Channels & hundreds of depth soundings. Depicts Palembang on the southeast coast of Sumatra & the coast of Borneo & the Karimata Strait, along with the Anamba Islands & the Natuna Islands. A note on the chart states “The Letters P.D. on the chart signify Position Doubtful.” Another note states “This chart was compiled from the best existing authorities. Dutch charts & Others. But a satisfactory examination of the Seas comprised within its limits not having yet been made, too much dependence must not be placed in it. There are reasons for supposing that undiscovered dangers exist & that many of the known reefs are not accurately represented in position or extent. The Publishers respectively request communication that may tend to the improvement of this or any of their publications.” Published in 1884 by James Imray & Sons, 89 Minories & Tower Hill, London. 1884. (Condition. Good with a couple of edge tears reinforced.) This is an Imray blueback chart.

SE-A151 - JAMES IMRAY “East India Archipelago. Western Route to China. Chart 4. Sheets 7&8.” London. 1884. B/W.41X49½. This fine chart in 2 sheets joined, covers an area from the Natuna Islands over to the northwest coast of Borneo depicting Bruni Bay & Labouan & Palawan Island off the southwestern Philippines. Includes 4 large inset charts 1.) Southwest Extremity of Palawan Island, 2.) Bruni & Labouan, 3.) Balambangan Island, & 4.) Ambong Bay Etc. Also depicts 4 landfall approach views 1.) Mt. Kini Balu, 2.) Sampadian Island, 3.) Cape Sipang, & 4.) Cape Datou. The chart also includes a course to Hong Kong during the northeast monsoon, and a small section of Cochin China in the chart's top left corner. Includes thousands of depth soundings & dozens of small island groups, and all primary harbors, inlets & bays. A note on the chart states “Most of the Reefs so profusely scattered over the surface of the China Sea undoubtedly exist. Vessels having been wrecked upon them, but their extent as represented on this chart must be considered uncertain as well as their position, the Meridian distance of which has not been determined from any well ascertained point of departure. The delineation of the Coast of Cochin China & the outlying islets, and also of the Natuna Islands is incomplete anf far from satisfactory. The Sea comprised within the limits of this chart not having been surveyed, shipmasters should navigate it with more than ordinary watchfulness.” The chart was published by James Imray & Son, one of the most prominent chartmakers in 19th century London. Their concern for mariners & navigators using their charts, is apparent in the cautionary notes they affixed to all their surveys where their information about rocks, reefs, islands, channels etc, might not have been as accurate as they would have liked it to be. Imray's also welcomed information from mariners, returning from voyages, that would provide updates & improvements to be included in further editions of their famous charts. (Condition. Very good overall.) This is an Imray blueback chart.

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