Antique Maps, Globes, Charts, Atlases & Vintage Graphics
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Lot#		Title		Subject/Creator		Date/Cond		Sold for:

51 Continent Meridional Austral ou Antarctique Southern Hemisphere A. Mallet 1683 A   $95.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 4.2 x 5.7 inches) A circular south-polar projection depicting the continents with partial coastlines for Antarctica, Australia and New Zealand. Ref: Tooley (Australia) Ant-34.

52 Southern Hemisphere projected on the plane of the horizon of London Southern Hemisphere John Thomson 1814 A   $110.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 20 x 22.5 inches) Interesting hemispheric map centered on the Friendly Islands. Includes New Holland, New Zealand, East Indies and much of Oceania. Comment notes that the map’s "scale only measures with sufficient accuracy distances in the direction of the Meridians." Notation near the pole of "Innumerable Ice Islands." Details the routes of numerous explorers. Very light toning, and light offsetting around ...

53 Volvelle Cartographic Miscellany Galluci 1657 A   $95.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 7 x 10 inches) Fully functional volvelle, which was used for finding the position of the moon in the Zodiac, given the position of the sun and the age of the moon. There is an engraved circle with 31 divisions, into which a separate piece of paper is attached with the original red satin ribbon. This inner piece, onto which the signs of the Zodiac are engraved, rotates around the circle. Slightly weak impressi...

54 Colossus Monarchic Statua Danielis Dan. II, 31 Cartographic Curiosity M. Seutter 1730 A passed Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 19.2 x 22.5 inches) One of the most interesting cartographic curiosities in this famous series. The figure of Colossus, with sword and scepter, represents Daniel's interpretation of King Nebuchadnezzar's dream (Dan. 2:39-40). History's great empires are engraved on the breastplate; Oriental empires on the left leg, Western ones listed on the right. The figure is flanked by mythical animals also representing the gr...

55 Icon Synoptica Sac. Rom. Imp. Electorum, Ducum, Principum Cartographic Curiosity M. Seutter 1730 B passed Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 19.3 x 22.5 inches) Second plate in this scarce series of cartographic oddities. The gigantic symbolic figure is an "Elector" in full robes, which are covered with listings of all the ruler of the Holy Roman Empire, princes, electors, and dukes. An the left is a pillar of heraldic coats of arms and on the right the crown and chair of state. Ref: Tooley, (MCC) 1-36. Original color. Minor toning along fold with ...

56 Globus Terrestris ad Sphaeram obliquam delineatus / Globus Coelestis cum Astrodietico artificiali iunetus Cartographic Miscellany Tobias Conrad Lotter 1774 B   $650.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 22.5 x 19 inches) Handsome large copper engraving of a pair of globes. Ribbon style titles and German text panel at bottom. Lovely original color. Very minor stains on verso with slight show through.

57 Untitled [Figure XXXIV] Celestial A. Mallet 1683 A+   $110.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 4 x 5.8 inches) An interesting miniature celestial chart depicting the northern constellations in allegorical form. The sphere is suspended above an engraved scene of a ship sailing into a harbor on a moonlit night.

58 Systema Ptolomaicum/Systema Copernicanum/Systema Tychonicum/Systema Cartesianum Celestial Homann 1730 A   $190.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 10.7 x 9.3 inches) Four inset maps, each depicting one of the theories of the Solar System. Each system is enclosed in engraved clouds and stars. An attractive sheet with fine original color. Stains in right margins, else fine.

59 Le Globe Celeste represente en deux plans-hemispheres Celestial Anonymous 1740 A   $325.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 8.5 x 6 inches) Charming small double hemisphere celestial map based on the observations of Philippe de la Hire, a famous French astronomer whose work was often published by Nicolas de Fer. La Hire was one of the first to present the full celestial skies in a double hemisphere format. The twin hemispheres include the allegorical representations of the constellations. Above and below are small diagrams of the S...

60 Systemes Planetaires Celestial Lapie 1829 A   $170.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 21.2 x 15.5 inches) This is a handsome sheet featuring an armillary sphere and a compass rose at center. Nine diagrams complete the composition including four theories of the solar system: Ptolemaic, Tycho-Brahe, Copernicus, and "Systeme actuel". Lovely coloring. Small damp stains in bottom margin, well away from the image.

61 Der nordliche gestirnte Himmel [together with] Der sudliche gestirnte Himmel Celestial Justus Perthes 1840-41 B   $75.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 13.5 x 11.2 inches) Interesting pair of celestial maps showing the Northern and Southern Skies. The Northern planisphere includes the outline of the allegorical constellations. The Southern planisphere delineates the constellations only by outlining the various groups of stars. Folding as issued. Discoloration in margins with some very faint foxing. Detailed maps with outline color. Several folds, some discolo...

62 Lot of five charts Celestial Isaac Frost 1860 A   $1,700.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 11 x 7.7 inches) A great set of charts depicting the solar system, from the view of the Holy Scriptures and the opposing view of Newton. Three of the lot depict the "Newtonian System" with the earth circling the sun. The others depicts the "System According to the Holy Scriptures", or earth-centered solar system. The Muggletonians were a small English religious sect that objected to "modern" science, particularl...

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