What: Travel & ExplorationWhere: Montpelier St, Knightsbridge, London SW7 1HH, UKWhen: Feb 1, 2017, 1 pm GMTPublic viewing: Jan 29, 11 am - 3 pm GMT; Jan 30 & 31, 9 am - 4:30 pm GMT; Feb 1, 9 am - 1 pm GMT The annual Travel & Exploration sale encompasses pictures, prints and early photographs of far-flung locations, as well as books, maps, and artifacts relating to landmark voyages and expeditions.Top Lots of the Sale:*Shackleton (Ernest Henry, editor), Aurora Australis, First Edition, Limited To Approximately 90 Copies, H.J.L. Dunlop's Copy, Published at the winter quarters of the British Antarctic Expedition, East Antarctica, 1908. Estimate: £25,000 - £35,000 (US$ 31,000 - US$ 44,000)*Daniell (Samuel), African Scenery and Animals at the Cape of Good Hope, First Edition, 2 vol. in 1, [by the Author, 1804-1805]. Estimate: £15,000 - £25,000 (US$ 19,000 - US$ 31,000)*Bhutan and Sikkim White (John Claude), Album containing 37 large photographs by White taken in 1905, c.1907. Estimate: £10,000 - £15,000 (US$ 12,000 - US$ 19,000)*Admiral Sir George Back (British, 1796-1878), HMS Terror trapped in pack ice in Frozen Strait, between 1836-1837 unframed. Estimate: £10,000 - £15,000 (US$ 12,000 - US$ 19,000)*Shackleton (Ernest Henry), The Heart of the Antarctic. Being the Story of the British Antarctic Expedition 1907-1909, 3 vol. (including "The Antarctic Book Winter Quarters 1907-09"). Estimate: £10,000 - £15,000 (US$ 12,000 - US$ 19,000)*Attributed to Thomas Ender (Austrian, 1793-1875), View of the Rock of Gibraltar from the mainland. Estimate: £8,000 - £12,000 (US$ 10,000 - US$ 15,000)*British Antarctic Relief Expedition, Log of midshipman A. N. ["Neville"] Pepper, titled on the flyleaf "National Antarctic Relief Ship/S.Y. Morning/from London, Madeira, Lyttleton N.Z. & the Antarctic", 9 July 1902 to 26 March 1903 and 24 October 1903 to 17 October 1904. Estimate: £8,000 - £12,000 (US$ 10,000 - US$ 15,000)For details, visit, www.bonhams.comClick on the Slideshow for the highlights of the sale.
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