The expeditions of the 1700s were limited in scope and significance when compared to the amazing accomplishments of explorers in the 1800s. Never before or since has so much of Earth been discovered in such a brief period of its history. In all, man's compulsion to discover, describe, and catalog his world—as well as conquer it—resulted in a flood of exploration in the 1800s.
Chicago: Rogers & Smith Co., c1890. This scarce brochure highlights the Frost Proof Orange Grove on which the Inn was located. Henry Flagler's East Coast Railroad had reached West Palm Beach in 1894. There is a reference to the railroad reaching Frost Proof. "Ercildoune Inn sat atop the bluff on.....
Philadelphia: Art Press, Loughead & Co., 1893. String-tied Wraps. The Hotel Indian River was large resort hotel in Central East Florida built in 1884-1885, near Cape Canaveral, which operated for a few decades. Located in what is now Rockledge along the western shore of the Indian River. It is adjacent.....
London: Printed by A. Strahan Printers’ Street, for T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1806. Second Edition. Half-leather hardcover. "Barrow accompanied Lord Macartney's mission to the court of China in 1792 as his private secretary, and the present account of the country, accompanied by a number of fine plates, is one.....
![Item #15634 A Pilgrimage to Nejd [Arabia] [Middle East] [Women Explorers]. Lady Anne Blunt](https://blindhorsebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/15634.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1654873132)
New York: John Murray, 1881. First Edition, First Printing. Decorated Cloth Hardcover. A classic of travel literature, describing the 1879 expedition across the Nejd from Beirut, south into the Great Nefud, north to Baghdad and east to the Arabian Gulf, undertaken by Anne Blunt and her husband Wilfrid Scawen Blunt.....
Philadelphia: Sherman & Co., Printers, 1870. Jesse A Graves. A Very Good Hardcover. 19th century travel guide penned by a manager of the Kittatinny House resort hotel, during its heyday. It was under L.W. Brodhead's care that the resort expanded to accommodate 250 guests from the original 25. At the.....
New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1871. First Edition, First Printing. A Near Fine Hardcover. Is it possible to connect two continents by a telegraph line through Bering Strait? Richard J. Bush thought it was possible even though he encountered challenges such as a sinking ship, shortage of supplies, annoying.....
First Edition, First Printing. Illustrated Wraps. Instructions for attending the Fair with an overview and a schedule of events and descriptions of the exhibits.Background Information:The Centennial International Exhibition of 1876, the first official World's Fair to be held in the United States, was held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from May 10.....
![Item #010810 [Norway] With Ski & Sledge Over Arctic Glaciers. Sir Martin Conway](https://blindhorsebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/010810.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1647802057)
London: J.M. Dent & Co., 1898. Photography by E. J. Garwood (1864-1949). First Edition, First Printing. A Good Hardcover. Difficult to find in any condition.Background Information:An exploration of the interior of West Spitsbergen undertaken during the summers of 1896 and 1897, in the company of E. J. Garwood, whose photographs.....
Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1859. First Edition, First Printing. A Near Fine Hardcover. Best known as the author of Two Years Before the Mast, Dana only authored three books and this travelogue has significance as his travels were in 1859, while the U.S. Senate was considering whether the United States.....
![Item #011625 Florida Days [19th Century North Florida Travelogue]. Margaret Deland](https://blindhorsebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/011625.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1647610066)
Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1889. Illustrated by Louis K. Harlow. First Edition, First Printing. A Very Good Hardcover. An early travel account in Northern Florida through St. Augustine and along the St. Johns River in the 1880s. The authors vivid reminiscences of the scenery, natural history, and the local.....
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1890. First Edition, First Printing. A Very Good Hardcover. 'The work may be of value to those who are reading up on the great natural show places on this Coast .... we of the Coast cannot but be thankful for the many pages of warm.....
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1885. Illustrations by J.B. Gibbs. First Edition, First Printing. A Near Fine Hardcover. The British zoologist H.O. Forbes (1851-1932) travelled from the Keeling Islands through Indonesia between 1878-1883. He visited Java, South-Sumatra, the Moluccas and New Guinea. Giving in addition to a general travel-account, special.....
Edinburgh: Adam & Charles Black, 1853. First Edition, First Printing. Half-lLeather Hardcover. Record of Forbes' travels in Norway with additional journals documenting his time in France. The author was a professor of natural philosophy at the University of Edinburgh and developed the "Forbes data set", still used today in statistics.Forbes.....
Toronto: The Radisson Society of Canada Limited, 1925. A Very Good Hardcover. "The expedition crossed the Rocky Mountains by the Yellow Head Pass, journeyed along the north Thompson River to Kamloops, and from there to Yale and the Pacific." The author was secretary to Sir Sandford Fleming, Chief Engineer of.....
![Item #16011 [Travel, Exploration] The Polar World a Popular Description of Man and Nature Arctic...](https://blindhorsebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/16011.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1661108548)
London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1874. Second Edition. A Near Fine Half Leather Volume. A beautifully illustrated and finely bound scientific and historical study of the polar regions. Written with the intention of conveying 'solid instruction under an entertaining form', Hartwig describes the geography, geology and history of exploration in.....
![Item #16010 [Travel, Exploration] The Sea and Its Living Wonders a Popular Account of the Marvels...](https://blindhorsebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/16010.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1661106104)
London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1873. Fourth edition; Enlarged and Improved. Near Fine in Half-leather. A beautifully illustrated and finely bound scientific and historical study of the Marine regions. Written with the intention of conveying 'solid instruction under an entertaining form'.
Boston: Lee and Shepard, 1889. First Edition, First Printing. Decorated Cloth Hardcover. A scarce history and guide for visitors. Includes a chapter on Mountain Retreats and Seaside Resorts. Written during the period when 'health seekers' began to descend on Southern California. It was the health benefit that first brought Holder.....
Jacksonville: St. Augustine and Indian River Railway Company, 1892. String-tied Wraps. A lovely promotional souvenir keepsake. Historic photos and accompanying text describe Florida at the beginning of development.This promotional book was produced for 4-5 years each issue with a different format.
![Item #009509 Passages in Foreign Travel [2 Volumes. complete]. Isaac Appleton Jewett](https://blindhorsebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/009509.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1649618466)
Boston: Charles C. Little and James Brown, 1838. First Edition, First Printing. Very Good Hardcovers. The author, Isaac Appleton Jewett, travelled in England, Scotland, France, Germany, Italy, and Switzerland with chapters on London, Paris, the French and Italian Opera houses, and 'second-rate restaurants.'REF: Smith, American Travellers Abroad J23.
Philadelphia: Childs and Peterson, 1856. Illustrations by J.M Butler; Van Ingen & Snyder. Elisha Kent Kane. First Edition, First Printing. Publisher's Cloth Hardcovers, complete with maps and illustrations. As described by the title-pages, the volumes are "Illustrated by upwards of three hundred engravings, from sketches by the author. The steel.....
Guelph, Ont. The World Publishing Company, 1882. First Edition, First Printing. A Very Good Hardcover. During the course of five separate surveys conducted between 1872 and 1881, the author examined the agricultural potential of various western regions and incorrectly concluded that all of the northwest was ideally suited for agriculture.....
![Item #011035 [West Indies, Slavery, Cuba] The Cruise of the Montauk to Bermuda, The West Indies...](https://blindhorsebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/011035.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1648128226)
New York: Thomas R. Knox & CO., 1885. A Very Good Hardcover. The Montauk's cruise was from New York to the Caribbean, which set sail February 21, 1884 and returned May 3, 1884 stopping at Bermuda, St. Kitt's, St. Pierre, Martinique, Trinidad, Curacao, Jamaica, Cuba, Havana and Florida. An interesting.....
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1890. First Edition, First Printing. A Very Good Hardcover. The dramatic story of the rebellion of the Mahdist in 1885 and of the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition, under H.M. Stanley, journeying to the rescue of General Gordon's lieutenant and friend, Emin Pasha (the German doctor.....
London: Day & Son, Limited, 1865. First Edition, First Printing. Very Good Hardcovers. An account of the English archaeologist's travels and discoveries in the Levant and Asia Minor from 1852 until 1859. The work provides details regarding Newton's studies and excavations in Calymnos; when the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, one of.....
London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1852. First Edition, First Printing. A Very Good Hardcover in a Custom Box. The expedition proved that Franklin's ships had not been lost in Baffin's Bay. Much of the success of the voyage was due to the steam tenders, which, opened new prospects for.....