‎Gougaud Henri‎
‎L'expedition‎

‎Le Japon. Voyage autour du monde. Expédition du commodore Perry pendant les années 1853, 1854 et 1855 [...]. Traduit de l'allemand par A. Rolland.‎

‎Bruxelles, H. Dumont, 1859. Deux tomes en un volume grand in-8 de 304 pp., - 316 pp., 11 planches hors-texte sur papier de chine dessinées d'après nature par l'auteur (sur fond teinté) dont le titre frontipice. Intérieur très frais pour le texte, une petite et pâle mouillure angulaire aux planches sans gravité. Demi-veau. Reliure à l'imitation.‎

‎Rare édition originale française. Heine (1827-1885) fut un membre extrêmement important de l'expédition américaine du Commodore Matthew C. Perry. Cet artiste fut constamment envoyé en exploration et réalisa de nombreux dessins et peintures. L'expédition de Perry est une expédition militaire et diplomatique américaine au Japon, incluant deux voyages distincts vers et en provenance du Japon de navires de guerre américains, surnommés « Navires noirs », entre 1853 et 1854. Ses quatre « bateaux noirs », ainsi surnommés parce qu'ils utilisent du charbon et crachent de la fumée, provoquent un grand émoi chez les Japonais. Ces derniers prennent conscience de leur retard sur les « Barbares » d'Occident. Il faut dire que l'archipel est soumis depuis 1603 aux shôguns de la famille Tokugawa. Lors d'une seconde visite, le 13 février 1854, le commodore Perry commande sept navires de guerre, dont quatre à vapeur. Il se fait menaçant et exige du shôgun qu'il ouvre les ports japonais aux navires de commerce et aux baleiniers américains. Le shôgun s'incline et ses représentants signent un traité le 31 mars 1854 à Kanagawa par lequel ils garantissent le rapatriement des éventuels naufragés. Ils consentent aussi à ouvrir les ports de Shimoda et Hakodaté aux navires de commerce battant pavillon américain. Ils offrent enfin aux États-Unis un statut de faveur et accueillent en 1856 un premier consul américain, Townsend Harris. Bel exemplaire, complet. Cordier Japonica 517.‎

‎La Seconde expédition suédoise au Grönland (L'Inlandis et la côte orientale).‎

‎Paris, Hachette, 1888. In-8 de 482 pages, nombreuses illustrations, 5 cartes dépliantes. Rousseurs. Demi-basane marron à coins usée, accidents aux coiffes. Nombreux tampons de Radio France et ORTF.‎

‎Fragen an eine Gesellschaft Gelehrter Männer, die auf Befehl Ihro Majestät des Königes von Dännemark nach Arabien reisen. - [THE HANDBOOK OF NIEBUHR'S ARABIA-EXPEDITION]‎

‎Frankfurt am Mayn, Garbe, 1762. 8vo. Very nice contemporary full mottled calf with five raised bands to richly gilt spine. Titlelabel with gilt lettering. A bit of wear to spine, causing slight loss of leather and a neat restoration to lower compartment. A paperlabel pasted on top of spine. Small loss of leather to back board. A stamp on title-page (Holstein=Holsteinborg). (70), 397 pp., 4 folded tables, paginated 391-97. Internally clean, some quires printed on thick paper.‎

‎The rare first edition of the founding work of Niebuhr's Arabia-expedition, which would gain world-wide fame and establish the scientific description of the Arabian peninsula. The present work consists in 100 questions, the answers to which constitute the purpose of the Royal Danish Arabia Expedition. In fact, the present work is the handbook of Niebuhr's travel to Arabia Felix, as its author is the spiritual father of it. The work is extraordinary in many ways, and it not only served as the basis for the Arabia-expedition, it also constitutes a forerunner of modern bible science that would begin to emerge a few decades later. Johann Davis Michaelis (1717-19) was a theologian and orientalist, whose fame today rests upon the present work and upon the fact that he was responsible for the first scientific expedition to Arabia Felix, namely that of Niebuhr. In 1753, he had come up with the idea for the the Royal Danish Arabia Expedition (1761-1767) and had gotten the Danish minister Bernstoff to agree to it. In 1760, when the expedition was becoming a reality, Michaelis recommended Niebuhr as a participant, and he outlined the entire purpose of the trip - namaly the list of 100 questions that he prepared and published for the members of the expedition, in order for them to answer in the course of the voyage. For all intents and purposes, Michaelis was the spiritual father of the Arabia-expedition. As a theologian and an orientalist, many of Michaelis' questions have root in the Bible. But unlike many other theolgians of the time, Michaelis sought to shed light over biblical themes through sources outside of the Bible - especially from the Middle East, not least Arabia. In this regard, his 100 Questions also came to be a precursor to the emergence of modern bible science.Although the expedition would have never taken place had it not been for Michaelis and his 100 questions - many of which are also purely naturalistic - he could not quite have foreseen the scientific outcome of the expedition. He had not foreseen that Niebuhr would become the founder of the scientific description of the Arabian peninsula and that Niebuhr's notes would become the basis for the first decipherment of Mesopotamian and Persian cuneiform. On the contrary, he was probably quite disappointed that his questions were not all answered as thoroughly as the had anticipated. Adding to that, Niebuhr's answer to the questions ""only"" takes up six pages in the preface to ""Description of Arabia"", although the text itself contains many detailed explanations and answers to Michaelis' questions.‎

‎The Geographical Work of the Greely Expedition [Greely] (+) The Configuration of Grinnell Land and Ellesmere Land [Boas] (+) [Large folded map:] North America polar regions : Baffin Bay to Lincoln Sea, showing the most recent discoveries including tho... - [FIRST ACCOUNT OF THE LADY FRANKLIN BAY EXPEDITION]‎

‎(New York, 1885). 4to. In later half cloth with gilt lettering and stamp to front board. In ""Science"", Vol. 5, No. 108, Feb. 27. Paper label pasted on to front board. The two titles underlined in blue pencil. Stamp to verso of map and almost parted in two, long tear in foldings, otherwise internally fine and clean. Pp. iii-iv, 163-185 + large folded map: ""North America polar regions : Baffin Bay to Lincoln Sea, showing the most recent discoveries including those of U.S.S. Polaris Expedition in 1871-2, under Captain C.F. Hall, British Arctic Expedition in 1875-6, under Captain G.S. Nares, R.N., The Lady Franklin Bay Expedition in 1881-4, under Lieutenant A.W. Greely, U.S.A""‎

‎First edition of Lieutenant A. W. Greely's first short account of the fatal Lady Franklin Bay Expedition (Also known as the Greely expedition). The present account is presented as a commentary to the accompanying map. A more extensive account was published in 1886 (Three Years of Arctic Service) and the full official account was published in 1888 (Report on the Proceedings of the United States Expedition to Lady Franklin Bay, Grinnell Land)The Lady Franklin Bay Expedition of 1881-1884 to Lady Franklin Bay in the Canadian Arctic was led by Lieutenant Adolphus Greely and its purpose was to establish a meteorological-observation station as part of the First International Polar Year, and to collect astronomical and magnetic data. During the expedition, two members of the crew reached a new Farthest North record, but of the original 25 men, only seven survived to return.""The United States expedition during the First International Polar Year, based at Fort Conger, Lady Franklin Bay, about 81°45' N, on the east coast of Ellesmere Island, explored the north coast of Greenland from Cape Bryant to Cape Washington, about 82°30'-83°30"" N, the interior and west coast of Grinnell Land (northern Ellesmere Island), and extended the maping of Hayes Sound, about 79° N, on Ellesmere. As relief ships failed to reach them, members of the party made a march out of the Hall Basin area, all but seven dying of starvation before rescue at Cape Sabine, Smith Sound"" (Arctic Bibliography).‎

‎Die Oesterreichisch-Ungarische Nordpol-Expedition in den Jahren 1872-1874, nebst einen Skizze der zweiten deutschen Nordpol-Expedition 1869-1870 und der Polar-Expedition von 1871. Mit 146 Illustrationen und 3 Karten.‎

‎Wien, Alfred Holder, 1876 ; fort in-8 ; cartonnage de l'éditeur bleu-noir-or décoré d'images "polaires" : navire, ours blanc, chien de traineaux, explorateurs en fourrure, toutes tranches dorées (reliure signée H. Scheibe) ; CVI, 696 pp., 3 cartes dépliantes lithographiées en couleurs et 146 dessins gravés sur bois.‎

‎EDITION ORIGINALE du récit de l'expédition polaire austro-hongroise du "Tegetthoff" commandé par le célèbre cartographe et scientifique Julius von Payer et Karl Weyprecht, qui permit la découverte de la Terre François-Joseph, archipel inconnu découvert lors de la dérive du navire pris dans les glaces au nord de la Nouvelle Zemble. Le navire, pris dans les glaces depuis août 1872, fut abandonné en mai 1874 et, grâce à des traineaux, les membres de l'expédition atteignirent les eaux libres et furent recueillis par des pêcheurs russes. Cette expédition permit une sérieuse avancée dans la découverte du passage nord-est par Nordenskiold et entraina aussi une meilleure coopération internationale dans les explorations suivantes ; elle avait aussi permis de mieux connaitre les aurores boréales, le magnétiste, etc. ‎