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(James, 1746-1831, Historical & Portrait Painter, R.A., & Author) "or in his absence Wm Owen Esq. Royal Academy" (William, 1769-1825, Portrait Painter) saying that as he is "so extremely ill that I cannot venture out today without the greatest danger, I must therefore beg that Mr Owen and yourself will excuse my non attendance...", 1 side 8vo., with original autograph address leaf, no place, Tuesday morning, no date, in a superb presentation red leather case with a crest on the front and the words "Autographe de Sir W. Beechey", corners of address leaf damaged at seal opening
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Autograph Letter to James NORTHCOTE (Sir William, 1753-1839, Painter)
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Autograph Letter Signed to Lady Rawlinson (Sir George Strong, 1831-1915, Admiral & Arctic Explorer)
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saying that he is "going to walk into the dockyard with my two boys in about 20 minutes & if your boys care to accompany us I shall be glad of their company...", 1 side 8vo., H.M.S. Challenger headed paper, no date but annotated in another hand as April Nares's was Captain of H.M.S. Challenger, a wooden corvette of 2,306 tons, which left in December 1872 for a voyage of exploration of the Southern oceans. They reached Cape Town in 1873 and visited the little-known islands of Marion, Kerguelen, and Heard, before making a short visit to the Antarctic regions. It was, the first steamship to cross the Antarctic Circle. In November 1874 the Challenger reached Hong Kong, and Nares was recalled to England in order to lead a government Arctic expedition in the vessels Alert and Discovery, the chief aim of which was to reach the Pole. They sailed on 29 May 1875 and reached winter quarters on the coast of Grant Land. The following spring (Sir) Albert Hastings Markham in the Alert made the…
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Fine Autograph Letter Signed to an unnamed correspondent (Sir William E., 1790-1855, Admiral, Arctic Explorer)
by PARRY
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saying that he has a "dinner engagement every day till the 13th, I wrote to Captain Lyon to ask if he could accept your very kind invitation on that day... I now enclose his reply, and can only say that on any day after the 20th (except the 28th) I shall be most happy to wait upon you, Lyon in Coy..." 1 side 8vo., Admiralty, no date Captain George Francis LYON (1796-1832) was an English naval officer and explorer of Africa and the Arctic. While not having a particularly distinguished career, he is remembered for the entertaining journals he kept and for the pencil drawings he completed in the Arctic; this information was useful to later expeditions. in 1821, he was given the command of HMS Hecla under William Edward Parry on his second attempt at the Northwest Passage. In early 1819 HMS Hecia was converted to an Arctic exploration ship and made three journeys to the Arctic in search of the Northwest Passage, and made one attempt on the North Pole, all under Lieutenant William Edward Parry…
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Fine Signature and inscription (Sir Alan John, 1894-1973, Pioneer Aviator)
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Keep on Flying", 4½" x 3½", no place, 9th March In 1919 Cobham carried the amazing total of 5,000 passengers with the Civil Aviation Company. In 1920 - 1921 he pioneered aerial photography with the Aircraft Manufacturing Company and De Havilland Aircraft. He started the Spanish airline to Morocco, November 1921, flew Belgrade to London in one day, June 1922, London to Cape Town and back, and England to Australia and back, both in 1926. He pioneered re-fuelling in the air and introduced it to the U.S.A.F. in 1948.
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Fine long Autograph Letter Signed to Miss IONIDES (Howard, 1874-1939, Painter and Archaeologist, Discoverer of the Tomb of Tutankhamun)
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(Helen Euphrosyne, 1871-1967, Daughter of Constantine Alexander, 1833-1900, Art Patron and Collector) starting "Who would a poet understand must first visit the poet's land." and going on "To be in Athens is to realize how the unfettered life of an Ant, obeying all the laws of nature, grew, blossomed, faded and alas died. So much is it the case that one wonders whether such marvels were due to any mortal hand, or to the Gods themselves. However, they tell us that this and that was made at such and such a time, or in such and such a moment, and they even stick labels thereon. Phew! Who cares. Fancy Nature labelling her rose. Was then an art created to Bradshaw? Or was it not under suitable conditions, true environment, that the nursery well raised her child? In the harbour the wee 'Ophris' (renamed 'Turine') bubbles like a cork. With a sturdy Captain and crew of eleven we board her tomorrow and plough the waves to the isles in the sea. With every kind thought to…
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Group of 3 unsigned postcard photos (Captain Angus, M.C., 1886-1954, Naturalist and Explorer)]
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of his expedition to the Air region of the Sahara, showing camels feeding on thorn trees in the dry river bed of the Air, transporting "big game specimens to camp" of a new sub-species of damas gazelle, and two ostriches shot by Captain Buchanan, 3½" x 5½", southern central Sahara region, no date, circa See Buchanan's 'Out of the World North of Nigeria (Exploration of the Air)', 1921. He previously wrote 'Three Years of War in East Africa', 1919.
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Large Signature in pencil on piece, (Sir Alan John, 1894-1973, Pioneer Aviator)
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no date, circa light traces of gum on edges of recto, has been laid down In 1919 Cobham carried the amazing total of 5,000 passengers with the Civil Aviation Company. In 1920 - 1921 he pioneered aerial photography with the Aircraft Manufacturing Company and De Havilland Aircraft. He started the Spanish airline to Morocco, November 1921, flew Belgrade to London in one day, June 1922, London to Cape Town and back, and England to Australia and back, both in 1926. He pioneered re-fuelling in the air and introduced it to the U.S.A.F. in 1948.
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Long Typed Letter Signed to Mrs B. S. Boyd in Knoxville (Robert Edwin, 1856-1920, American Naval Commander and Explorer, generally accepted as the first person to reach the North Pole in 1909)
by PEARY
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saying he received her letter on his "return to the city. I deeply regret that I am so pressed for time at present that I shall not be able to furnish an article for you paper... Perhaps it will serve your purpose to reprint (with the permission of the publishers, F. A. Stokes...) some portion of my recent book, 'The North Pole', published by them. If this idea meets your approval, I will suggest that you write the Stokes Company at once... I have written them asking them to forward you a copy of 'The North Pole', which I will ask you to give to your boy, with my compliments. I am heartily in favor with the objects of your league, and trust that you may have the fullest measure of success...", 1 side A4, 'The Dresden', 2226 Conn. Ave., Washington, D.C., 23rd April 1911, together with a copy of the programme for the Presentation of Peary's flag to the National Geographic Society, 4 sides 4to., Constitution Hall, Washington, 6th May 1955, the letter On his…
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Rare unsigned carte de visite photo by M. Manenizza, (Sir Richard Francis, 1821-1890, Traveller, Explorer and Linguist)
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showing him half length, wearing an open necked shirt, 4" x 2½", Trieste, no date, c. rather indistinct and faded Trieste was Burton's home from 1872 when he took over the Consulship, till his death.
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Receipt for £80 from Mr. E.A. Broadbent (Eliot Cecil, Sussex Archaeologist)
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"in respect of Morris Car no. CG 2456", with a note in another hand on verso "£75. Austin 7. 1933. Overhauled. New tyres & petrol pump. Re-plated battery. Reliable", the receipt 1 St. Aubyns, Hove, 13th September Curwen was a pioneer in using aerial photography for archaeology. His 'Air-Photography & Economic History: the Evolution of the Cornfield', 1929, was an early publication of the Economic History Society.
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