AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT, ZUBDAT UL AKHBAR AL MUTA'ALLIQA BIL BIHAR. ON HISTORY OF THE OTTOMAN MARINEAND CAPTAINS by SHEHRI ZADE (SEHRIZADE) ABD UL ALIM IBN MEHMET SAID (D. 1736 AD.) - 1748
by SHEHRI ZADE (SEHRIZADE) ABD UL ALIM IBN MEHMET SAID (D. 1736 AD.)
AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT, ZUBDAT UL AKHBAR AL MUTA'ALLIQA BIL BIHAR. ON HISTORY OF THE OTTOMAN MARINEAND CAPTAINS
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1748 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. OTTOMAN TURKISH TEXT OF AN UN RECORDED WORK OF THIS OTTOMAN SCHOLAR. THIS BOOK IS AN ABBREVIATION OF HIS WORK: AL TUHFAT UL MUSTAFAWIYYA, WHICH IS DEDICATED TO AN OTTOMAN OFFICIAL CALLED MUSTAFA PASHA. UN PAGINATED, 188PP. ALL PAGES RULED IN GOLD, GOLDEN DOTS BETWEEN PHRASES. THE WORD OF MUSTAFA PASHA (WHO THE MAIN WAORK IS DEDICATED TO) IN GOLD. NAMES OF THE OTTOMAN CAPTAINS IN RED. FINE NASKH SCRIPT IN BLACK. COLOPHONE SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR AND DATED: 1162 AH. (1728 AD.). FIRST PAGE FINE ILLUMINATED IN GOLD AND COLOURS. FINE CLASSIC OTTOMAN FULL LEATHER BINDING, RULED AND DECORATED IN GOLD WITH FINE ISLAMIC CENTRAL ILLUMINATIONS ON BOTH SIDES OF OF THE BINDING. PARTLY MARGINAL NEAT HOLES ALMOST ON ALL PAGES, BUT THE TEXT AND BOOK ARE CLEAN AND IN VERY GOOD CONDITION..
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AL KANZ AL MUKHTAR FI KASHF AL ARADHI WA AL BIHAR, THE SECOND AND MOST RARE ED. PRINTED IN THE OFFICE OF TOPJIYYA NEAR CAIRO
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Histoire des Nouvelles Decouvertes Faites dans la Mer du Sud en 1767, 1768, 1769 & 1770. Hydrographie de la Mer du Sud. Vols I & II
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The Sailing Frigate: A History in Ship Models
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A Voyage round the World by Way of the Great South Sea, Perform'd in the Years 1719, 20, 21, 22, in the Speedwell of London, of 24 Guns and 100 Men, (under His Majesty's Commission to cruize on the Spaniards in the late War with the Spanish Crown) till she was cast away on the Island of Juan Fernandes, in May 1720; and afterwards continu'd in the Recovery [sic], the Jesus Maria and Sacra Familia, &c.: FIRST EDITION of one of the most famous buccaneering voyages
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FIRST EDITION of one of the most famous buccaneering voyages. This privately-funded privateering voyage sought to duplicate the success of Woodes Rogers' highly profitable voyage of 1708-1711.
Shelvocke commanded the Speedwell and John Clipperton commanded the Success. They were jointly involved in raids against Spanish shipping on the west coast of South America. Shelvocke parted from Clipperton to conduct his own raids in Peru and to sail up the coast to Cabo San Lucas where he remained for some months and wrote one of the earliest descriptions of the Indians of Baja California. He also was one of the first to suggest the possibility of finding gold in California.
Controversies surrounding the voyage began with his unjustified attack on… Read More
AL KANZ AL MUKHTAR FI KASHF AL ARADHI WA AL BIHAR, THE SECOND AND MOST RARE ED. PRINTED IN THE OFFICE OF TOPJIYYA NEAR CAIRO
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Histoire des Nouvelles Decouvertes Faites dans la Mer du Sud en 1767, 1768, 1769 & 1770. Hydrographie de la Mer du Sud. Vols I & II
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A Voyage round the World by Way of the Great South Sea, Perform'd in the Years 1719, 20, 21, 22, in the Speedwell of London, of 24 Guns and 100 Men, (under His Majesty's Commission to cruize on the Spaniards in the late War with the Spanish Crown) till she was cast away on the Island of Juan Fernandes, in May 1720; and afterwards continu'd in the Recovery [sic], the Jesus Maria and Sacra Familia, &c.: FIRST EDITION of one of the most famous buccaneering voyages
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FIRST EDITION of one of the most famous buccaneering voyages. This privately-funded privateering voyage sought to duplicate the success of Woodes Rogers' highly profitable voyage of 1708-1711.
Shelvocke commanded the Speedwell and John Clipperton commanded the Success. They were jointly involved in raids against Spanish shipping on the west coast of South America. Shelvocke parted from Clipperton to conduct his own raids in Peru and to sail up the coast to Cabo San Lucas where he remained for some months and wrote one of the earliest descriptions of the Indians of Baja California. He also was one of the first to suggest the possibility of finding gold in California.
Controversies surrounding the voyage began with his unjustified attack on… Read More
Adventures on Land and Sea with CD
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