Null Meteorite Gibeon
Great Nama Land/Namibia, fallen 1836, partly polished and …

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Meteorite Gibeon Great Nama Land/Namibia, fallen 1836, partly polished and etched specimen, the Widmanstätten structures clearly visible, l 9 cm, g approx. 341 g.

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Meteorite Gibeon Great Nama Land/Namibia, fallen 1836, partly polished and etched specimen, the Widmanstätten structures clearly visible, l 9 cm, g approx. 341 g.

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Franklin, JohnNarrative of a second expedition to the shores of the Polar Sea in the years 1825, 1826 and 1827. Including an account of the progress of a detachment to the eastward by J. Richardson. Mit 6 gefalteten gestochenen Karten (1 grenzkoloriert) und 31 Stahlstichtafeln. London, J. Murray 1828. XXIV, 320, CLVII S., 1 Bl. Ldr. mit schwarzen RSchild und Goldprägung. (etwas berieben). Polargebiete Franklin, John Narrative of a second expedition to the shores of the Polar Sea in the years 1825, 1826 and 1827. Including an account of the progress of a detachment to the eastward by J. Richardson. Mit 6 gefalteten gestochenen Karten (1 grenzkoloriert) und 31 Stahlstichtafeln. London, J. Murray 1828. XXIV, 320, CLVII S., 1 Bl. Ldr. mit schwarzen RSchild und Goldprägung. (etwas berieben). Eins von wenigen teils handkolorierten Exemplaren. Staton/Tremaine 1434. - Chavanne 4269. - Henze II, 278. - Howgego F 20. - Bedeutender Bericht über die zweite Forschungs- und Entdeckungsreise auf Bestreben der britischen Regierung (die erste fand 1819-21 statt) der Geographen und Entdecker Franklin, Richardson, Back, und Drummond. - "F. und seine Begleiter haben sich um die Entdeckung, Kartierung und wissenschaftliche Erforschung des arktischen Amerika größte Verdienste erworben. Ihre Reisen und Arbeiten sind Pionierleistungen ersten Ranges. Mit Mackenzie, Hearne und Parry gehören sie zu denjenigen Forschern, die die Grundzüge der Topographie und Natur der kanadischen Arktis aufdeckten" (Henze S. 279). Der Band exploriert neben dem ausführlichen Reisebericht über Land und Leute, geognostischen Beobachtungen der Geologie, die Aurora Borealis, astronomische Beobachtungen, Zoologie, Ichtyologie und botanische Entdeckungen. Gutes Exemplar. Polar regions. - Arctica. - With 6 folded engraved maps (1 border coloured) and 31 steel engraved plates. - Important report on the second voyage of exploration and discovery at the request of the British government (the first took place in 1819-21) by the geographers and explorers Franklin, Richardson, Back, and Drummond. - "F. and his companions rendered the greatest services to the discovery, mapping and scientific exploration of Arctic America. Their voyages and work are pioneering achievements of the first rank. Along with Mackenzie, Hearne and Parry, they are among the explorers who uncovered the basic features of the topography and nature of the Canadian Arctic" (Henze p. 279). The volume explores the aurora borealis, astronomical observations, zoology, ichthyology and botanical discoveries in addition to the detailed travelogue about the country and its people, geognostic observations of the geology. Good Copy. Dieses Werk ist regelbesteuert. Auf den Zuschlagspreis fallen 23,95% Aufgeld sowie auf den Rechnungsendbetrag 7% (Bücher) bzw. 19% Mehrwertsteuer in der Europäischen Union an. This work is subject to the regular margin scheme. There is a 23.95% buyer's premium on the hammer price and 7% (Books) or 19% VAT on the final invoice amount in the European Union.

Estim. 300 - 450 EUR

Collection Meteorite consisting of polished chondrite disc, Allende/Mexico, approx. 25 x 28 mm, g approx. 5.3 g; polished chondrite, Morocco, approx. 62 x 83 x 12 mm, g approx. 75.0 g; chondrite, Allende/Mexico, approx. 41 x 32 x 36 mm, g approx. 51.4 g; iron meteorite, Canyon Diablo/Arizona, approx. 71 x 36 x 18 mm, g approx. 90.9 g; two iron meteorite discs with pronounced Widmannstätten structures, Jiquipilco/Mexico, approx. 59 x 67 x 5 mm, G approx. 100 g and 52 x 37 x 3 mm, G approx. 28.6 g; iron meteorite, Arizona crater/Winslow/Arizona, approx. 39 x 24 x 7 mm, G approx. 14.7 g; polished and lacquered pallasite disc, Brenham, Kansas, approx. 74 x 45 x 9 cm, G approx. 111.5 g, partly with slight traces of corrosion.

Estim. 60 000 - 80 000 EUR

Ludwig van Beethoven Autograph Letter Signed to the Brother-in-Law of Pianist Marie Pachler Scarce ALS in German, signed “Beethoven,” 4.5 x 7.75, April 22, 1816. Handwritten letter to Anton Pachler, in part (translated): "You can do me a great favor today if you will accompany me in the afternoon to Alsergasse, where the house appraisal will take place. Please kindly let me know in writing where I can pick you up around half past 2 this afternoon. I am still not feeling well, otherwise, I would have visited you long ago." In very good to fine condition, with overall creasing, and two areas of paper loss to the integral address leaf which have no effect on the letter itself. Accompanied by a carte-de-visite-type portrait of the composer, a contemporary identification slip, and an export certificate from the French Ministry of Culture. The recipient of the letter, jurist Anton Pachler, was the elder brother of the Graz lawyer Dr. Carl Pachler. The latter's wife, Marie Leopoldine Pachler (1794-1855), née Koschat, would become particularly esteemed by Beethoven as an interpreter of his piano compositions [cf. Theodor v. Frimmel, Beethoven-Handbuch, Vol. II, Leipzig 1926]. Notably, Marie Pachler was a close friend to Franz Schubert; Schubert dedicated his song, 'An Sylvia,' to her, and she performed with Schubert in an 1827 charity concert organized by the Graz Music Association. In April 1816, Beethoven lived "Auf der Seilerstädt" C. No. 1055/56 in the Count Lambert's house. The residence was first documented on May 15, 1816, by Charles Neate [Rudolf Klein, Beethovenstätten in Österreich, Vienna 1970, p. 89]; according to Smolle [Kurt Smolle, Wohnstätten Ludwig van Beethovens von 1792 bis zu seinem Tode, Munich/Duisburg 1970, p. 50], Beethoven had moved there after March 21, 1815, but possibly only lived there from autumn 1815 [Klein, Beethovenstätten, p. 90]. Aside from summer stays in Baden, the master remained here until the end of April 1817. On April 4, he wrote the two-part canon 'Ars longa, vita brevis' (WoO 170) for the departing Johann Nepomuk Hummel, and in the same month, he completed the song cycle 'An die ferne Geliebte' op. 98. Beethoven was in poor health at that time, a fact he acknowledges in this letter and others. 'I was unwell for some time,' he wrote to Ferdinand Ries on February 28, 'the death of my brother [on November 15, 1815] affected my mind and my works' [KK, p. 350]. On February 2, as the guardian of his nephew Karl, he placed him in the Giannatasio del Rio educational institution. In the following weeks, he was plagued by severe colic, but his health seems to have improved again in May. Why Beethoven was particularly interested in the house appraisal in Alservorstadt on April 16, where he had found his first Viennese residence in November 1792 at No. 45 Alsergasse (then called Alstergasse), is unknown. According to an entry in his diary, he seemed to be considering buying a house in the suburb at that time: 'To live and sustain oneself, a house in the suburb, nothing goes with Karl in the countryside' [Ludwig van Beethoven, Bericht der Zeitgenossen, edited by Albert Leitzmann, Leipzig 1921, Vol. II, p. 258, No. 98]. However, Beethoven did not move until about a year later, from the Sailerstätte to Gärnergasse in the suburb of Landstrasse [Smolle, Wohnstätten, p. 50].

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