OF (2) WHALING DOCUMENTS AND (1) ACCOUNTBOOK. TOinclude: an 1839 document with 27 pages pertaining to Captain Swain Isaac Smalley and the whaleship William out of Dartmouth, Massachusetts. The document is mostly...
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OF (4) WHALING DOCUMENTS. TO INCLUDEAN 1865whale oil shipping receipt from Captain C.A. Gifford of the whaleship Maria from Port Lewis to New Bedford 1865. 5 1/2" by 9". Shows slight chipping to edges and minor...
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VISCONTI 'VOYAGER' ACRYLIC DESIGN FOUNTAINPEN Visconti 'Voyager' limited edition fountain pen in transparent acrylic with three-dimensional design effect, marked 224 on the cap, with documentation and original presentation...
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THE LIFE & VOYAGES OF CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUSBOOK Journals and Other Documents on the Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus, translated and edited by Samuel Eliot Morison, dated 1963, bound in cloth covers and with...
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LOUIS VUITTON PORTE DOCUMENTS VOYAGEMONOGRAM BUSINESS ...DESCRIPTION: Louis Vuitton "Porte-Documents Voyage" with brown monogram canvas (1) interior zipped pocket, (4) flat pockets and double pen loops. Original...
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HARVARD CLASSICS ALUMNI EDITIONSet ofHarvard Classics. Alumni Edition, set no. 434. Edited by Charles W. Elliot, LLD. Published by P. F. Collier & Son, New York, 1910. Titles include ìThe Autobiography of Benjamin...
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RARE ENGRAVED GLASS PRESENTATION TUMBLER,ATTRIBUTED TO...Frederick County, Maryland, New Bremen Glassmanufactory of John Frederick Amelung, circa 1788-1792, blown colorless non-lead glass, tapered cylindrical form,...
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TOM MCNEELY (B. 1935) "JUAN PONCE DELEON" WCTom McNeely (Canadian, B. 1935) "Juan Ponce de Leon's Discovery of Florida" Signed lower right. Original watercolor on Paper.
Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer...
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KEITH REYNOLDS (B. 1929) "GOLDEN HINDE"OILKeith Reynolds (American, B. 1929) "Golden Hinde" Signed lower right. Original Oil painting on Canvas Board.
Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder...
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KEITH REYNOLDS (B. 1929) "JAPANESE WARSHIPS"OILKeith Reynolds (American, B. 1929) "Japanese Warships Nagara and Isuzu" Signed lower right. Original Oil painting on Canvas Board.
Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer...
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CHARLES KNOTEK (1933-2008) AIRSHIP FLGIHTORIGINALCharles A Knotek (American, 1933 - 2008) "First Airship Flight Around the World" Original Mixed Media painting on Illustration Board. Signed lower middle.
Provenance:...
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JOHN SWATSLEY (B 1937) STEAMBOAT WASHINGTON(1816)John Swatsley (American, B. 1937) "Steamboat Washington (1816)" Signed lower left. Original Oil painting on Illustration Board.
Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer...
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ALBUM CONTAINING APPROX. 14 PIECES.AN ARCHIVEOF DOCUMENTS RELATING TO THE ILL-FATED 1894-1895 WHALING VOYAGE OF THE DESDEMONA OF NEW BEDFORD. SHE WAS BUILT IN 1823 AND HAD A LONG CAREER WHALING OUT OF NEW...
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TWO 19TH C DOCUMENTS RELATED TO WHALINGTOINCLUDE A CREW LIST FOR THE SHIP CORNELIUS HOWLAND BOUND FOR A WHALING VOYAGE IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN, NEW BEDFORD 1851, OWNER EDWARD W. HOWLAND. 19" X 11 1/2", SHOWS 6 TEARS...
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ELEVEN 19TH C HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTSRELATEDTO WHALING AND THE SHIPPING INDUSTRY IN NEW BEDFORD AND MASSACHUSETTS. ONE IS FRAMED. FIRST IS A JULY 3, 1877 MANUSCRIPT LIST OF WHALES SEEN AND TAKEN BY THE WHALING...
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4 RARE 19TH C BOOKS RELATED TO WHALINGAND THESOUTH PACIFIC INCLUDES LIFE AND ADVENTURES IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC BY A ROVING PRINTER, NEW YORK, 1861, HARPERS & BROS., PUBLISHERS. 361 PAGES WITH NUMEROUS INTERESTING...
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VISCONTI MIDNIGHT VOYAGER 18K M NIBFOUNTAIN PENVISCONTI Firenze Midnight Voyager 18K gold M nib fountain pen. Nib is marked Visconti, 18k, 750, Firenze, M. Pen is approx. 5 5/8" capped. Box & document included....
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DOCUMENTS PERTAINING TO THE NEW BEDFORDWHALING BARK “ANDREW HICKS” CIRCA 1910-1912 WHALING BARK "ANDREW HICKS", Circa 1910-1912, Approx. 150 documents, including letters, billheads, invoices and receipts...
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PORT OF ENTRY DOCUMENT FOR A WHALINGVOYAGE DATED 1854 FRAMED 22.25” X 33.25”. VOYAGE, Dated 1854, Signed by President Franklin Pierce. Dated "July, 10/54". Framed together with an engraving of Pierce....
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THE AMERICAS AND MEXICO (11 Works in11 Volumes)
A group of works about The Americas and Mexico, comprising: OBER, Frederick. Travels in Mexico and Life Among the Mexicans. Boston: Estes and Lauriat, 1884. MAYER,...
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PAIR OF EXCEPTIONALLY RARE AND HISTORICALLYSIGNIFICANT SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TEETH BY JOSIAH SHEFFIELD, JR., KNOWN AS THE "LOG TEETH" CIRCA 1831-1835 LENGTHS 6" AND 6.25". INCLUDES STANDS. SIGNIFICANT SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S...
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19TH CENTURY MARITIME RECORDS FOR ANAMERICAN STEAMER AND A BRITISH VOYAGE The first being a manuscript ledger for the Statesman, a steamer plying Long Island Sound, New York. Manuscript line item entries cover...
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ENGLISH COROMANDEL NéCESSAIRE DE VOYAGEOR DRESSING/ VANITY CASE BY JENNER & KNEWSTUB, 1884, LONDON, COROMANDEL WOOD CASE WITH FITTED BLUE VELVET INTERIOR DESIGNED AND WITH PATENTED MECHANISMS BY GEORGE BETJEMANN...
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WHALING JOURNAL AND DOCUMENTS OF NEWBEDFORD INTEREST BEDFORD INTEREST, Whaling journal from the ship Chris Mitchell of New Bedford for a voyage that commenced August 16, 1856 and ended May 17, 1860, captained...
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DOCUMENT "EVENTFUL AND LAST VOYAGE"OF THE BRITISH BARQUE "BRITISH YEOMAN" ENGLAND, CIRCA 1917 PAGES AS LAID DOWN 22" X 25.25". FRAMED 27.5" X 34.5". OF THE BRITISH BARQUE "BRITISH YEOMAN", England, Circa 1917,...
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STORE AND REQUISITION BOOK FOR THE CLIPPERSHIP "HENRY B. HYDE" CIRCA 1897 13.5" X 8.5". SHIP "HENRY B. HYDE", Circa 1897, Store and Requisition Book of Flint & Co's Sailing Ships,. Printed by Henry Dawson, Stationer,...
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CAPTAIN MOSES RICH COLMAN LAP DESK ANDA COLLECTION OF LETTERS AND DOCUMENTS RELATING TO HIS VOYAGES DESK HEIGHT 7". WIDTH 19". DEPTH 10.5". A COLLECTION OF LETTERS AND DOCUMENTS RELATING TO HIS VOYAGES, Mid-19th...
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GOLD RUSH-ERA JOURNAL OF THE BRIG "AMELIA"ON A VOYAGE FROM MAINE TO SAN FRANCISCO NOVEMBER 1849-MAY 1850 13.5" X 8.5". ON A VOYAGE FROM MAINE TO SAN FRANCISCO, November 1849-May 1850, "Journal of a Voyage from Eastport...
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OIL PAINTING ON CANVAS, CA 1820, PORTRAITOFCLEMENT P. COVELL, MASTER OF THE SHIP PARNASSO, WITH A CREW OF 21 MEN ON A WHALING VOYAGE TO THE PACIFIC. SIGHT SIZE 32 1/2" X 26 1/4". OVERALL 39" X 32 1/2". PAINTING...
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A LARGE COLLECTION OF LETTERS AND DOCUMENTSRELATEDTO SIMPSON JENNEY A WHALESHIP CAPTAIN FROM FAIRHAVEN, MA TO INCLUDE A 1869 DOCUMENT FOR 1/8 SHARE IN THE SCHOONER ELLEN RODMAN, NUMEROUS 19TH C DEEDS FOR PROPERTY IN FAIRHAVEN,...
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1771 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT AGREEMENT BETWEENTHEPARTIES AND CAPTAIN JOHN PETTY TO PAY HIM FOR CERTAIN REPAIRS TO THE SLOOP INDUSTRY SO SHE COULD CONTINUE ON A VOYAGE TO NEW PROVIDENCE AND AN ISLAND IN THE BAHAMAS. THIS...
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LARGE LOT OF MOSTLY LATE 19TH CENTURYEPHEMERARELATED TO SHIPPING AND WHALING. APPROXIMATELY 250 PIECES TO INCLUDE NUMEROUS ITEMS FROM CAPTAIN JOHN WESLEY THOMPSON OF MAINE. HE WAS BORN IN THE 1830S AND COMMANDED...
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VISCONTI 'VOYAGER' ACRYLIC DESIGN BALLPOINTPEN Visconti 'Voyager' ballpoint pen with grey marbled design, with documentation and original presentation box. 5.375" L....
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(9) HISTORIC MARITIME SHIPPING DOCUMENTS.19TH C.To include: a letter dated Sept 30, 1845, related to the ship Meridian. A statement letter of Marten W. Brown, a crew member on the ship Washington Irving, June 17,...
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THOMASTON, ME-BUILT "JOSEPH B. THOMAS"SHIP PAPERS Folder containing Original Documents Relating to San Francisco, Baltimore and Liverpool Voyages in 1884, under the command of Captain William J. Lermond; including...
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James Guy Evans (English b. 1810; activeNew Orleans 1843-53) "The Aurelia Juan Netto Captain" 1852 oil on canvas signed lower right dated and inscribed "Aurelia su Capn Don Juan Netto año 1852" lower center 29...
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