PASSAGES TO INDIA: A JOURNEY THROUGH RARE BOOKS, PRINTS, MAPS, PHOTOGRAPHS, AND LETTERS (24-26 JULY 2024)

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Lot 19

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Franz Anton Schrambl (1751 - 1803) Erster Theil der Karte von Asien welche ... Franz Anton Schraembal, Erster Theil der Karte von Asien welche die Türkei, Arabien, Persien Indien diesseits des Ganges und einen Theil der Tatarei enthält [2 sheet Map], 1786 Rare two sheet later hand-coloured copper engraved mounted map of India, Persia and Arabia. Northern Sheet: 15.9 x 31.1 in (40.5 x 79 cm) (Without Mount) 22.2 x 37.5 in (56.5 x 95.5 cm) (With Mount) Southern Sheet: 17.1 x 31.1 in (43.5 x 79 cm) (Without Mount) 23.5 x 37.5 in (59.7 x 95.5 cm) (With Mount) Will form a huge map of 37 x 31.1 in (94 x 79 cm) approximately, when both the sheets are joined together.	Artist Profile
Estimate Rs 75,000 - 1,00,000 $905 - 1,205 Artwork Details	Winning bid Rs 78,000 \| $940 (Inclusive of Buyers Premium)

Lot 27

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William Julius Mickle (1734 - 1788) The Lusiad; Or, the Discovery of India: An Epic Poem translated from The Original Portuguese of Luis De Camoens William Julius Mickle, The Lusiad; or the Discovery of India. An Epic Poem. Translated from the original Portuguese of Luis de Camöens. By William Julius Mickle, Oxford: Jackson and Lister, 1776, first edition [xii], clxvii, 484pp. (482pp. as there is an error in paging, pages 153 - 154 omitted - see SABIB); full leather bound with spine decorated in gilt 28 x 23.5 x 4.5 cm 0 x 0 in (0 x 0 cm)
Estimate Rs 60,000 - 80,000 $725 - 965 Details	Winning bid Rs 66,000 \| $795 (Inclusive of Buyers Premium)

Lot 35

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Joseph Guibal Mes Croisieres aux Indes. Ceylan, Zanzibar, Le Kénia, L‘Afrique Orientale, L‘Egypte, La Palestine, La Syrie et la Méditerranée. Avec soixante treize illustrations Joseph Guibal, Mes Croisieres aux Indes. Ceylan, Zanzibar, Le Kénia, L'Afrique Orientale, L'Egypte, La Palestine, La Syrie et la Méditerranée. Avec soixante treize illustrations (My Cruises to India. Ceylon, Zanzibar, Kenya, East Africa, Egypt, Palestine, Syria and the Mediterranean. With seventy-three illustrations) , Montpellier, 25 March 1946, 2nd edition 222 pages enriched with 12 original watercolors or gouaches in colour, some signed, by the painter Gaston Astier along with 106 photographic plates and 14 reproductions of the painters’ watercolours; representing scenes of wild animals and caravans; half-leather bound with marbled boards and 5 raised bands at the spine, marbled end papers enclosed in a slipcase 23 x 19 x 4 cm This is copy number 6 from a limited edition of 10 numbered copies. 0 x 0 in (0 x 0 cm)
Estimate Rs 75,000 - 1,00,000 $905 - 1,205 Details	Winning bid Rs 78,000 \| $940 (Inclusive of Buyers Premium)

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