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Lot 16. ([Lot of 5] Nova Totius Terrarum Orbis Geographica ac Hydrographica Tabula [and] Americae Nova Tabula [and] Africae Nova Descriptio [and] Asia Noviter Delineata… [and] Europa Recens Descripta), Willem Blaeu, ca. 1630 . A superb set of world and continents maps by Willem Blaeu, all with cartes-a-figures borders. These maps were issued separately, and then first used in an atlas in Blaeu's Atlantis Appendix in 1630. These examples have no text on verso, which is extremely rare. Blaeu's atlases published after 1635 had text on the verso, which are more commonly found on the market. This magnificent set includes:
Lot 17. (La Mappe-Monde [and] Carte Generale de L'Europe [and] Carte Generale de L'Asie [and] Carte Generale de L'Afrique [and] Carte Generale de L'Amerique), Herisson, 1809-17 . This is a fine set of matching maps showing major new discoveries around the world. The maps are dissected in 8 parts and linen-backed. All maps are folding, measure approximately 30 x 20" and are bound in decorative paper-board covers with a cloth spine.
Lot 19. (Europa Poly Glotta… [on sheet with] Asia Poly-Glotta… [and] America cum Supplementis Poly-Glottis [and] Africa Poly-Glotta), Homann Heirs, [1741 ]. This is a fascinating set of four separate thematic maps of the continents (each measuring approximately 7.7 x 6") on a folio sheet. Each map identifies the different countries and linguistic divisions, with tables displaying their script, alphabets and spoken languages. Important in the history of thematic mapping, this is one of the first to use color to distinguish areas and subjects on a theme. A Latin key in the lower right of the Africa map describes the colors used to show the habitation of descendants of Ham, Japheth and Shem after the Flood. The American map depicts California as an island, and oddly includes what appears to be Persian and Indian alphabets in panels to the right. Drawn by Gottfried Hensel and engraved by S. Dorn.(B+ ). Estimate: $1,100.00 - $1,400.00
Lot 20. (Typus Universalis), Munster, ca. 1545 . First state of Munster's 'modern' map of the world presented on an oval projection surrounded by vigorous clouds and wind heads. North America is shown with the large cleft nearly separating the east coast from the continent, often referred to as the Sea of Verrazano, and a Northwest Passage stretches towards Asia with a note in Latin that it leads to the Moluccas. The lands in the Arctic are all joined together in one large promontory that includes Iceland and Scandinavia with the name of Terra Nova sive Bacalhos. Terra Florida and Francisca are the only place names on the eastern portion of North America, while the western coast is filled with the name of Temistitian. South America is shown in an ungainly shape labeled America seu Insula Braslii, with the Strait of Magellan noted below. In Africa, the Nile is prominently shown with its twin sources beginning in a range of southern mountains. The mythical islands of Grisonum and Calensuan are placed in the proximity of Australia. The Pacific Ocean is named for the first time on a printed map as the Mare Pacificum. Zipangri is noted for Japan, and the island of Taprobana (Sri Lanka) is named off the coast of India. A sailing ship and several fierce sea monsters occupy the oceans. Latin text on verso.(B+ ). Estimate: $6,000.00 - $8,000.00
Lot 22. (Orbis Terrae Compendiosa Descriptio), Mercator, 1587 . An elaborate strapwork border surrounds this beautiful double-hemisphere map, and an armillary sphere and 32-point compass rose are tucked between the hemispheres. Rumold Mercator based this map on his father's great world map of 1569. The North Pole is depicted as a landmass surrounding a sea from which four rivers radiate and there is a well depicted Northwest Passage. The huge Terra Australis is shown as a part of Tierra del Fuego, and the lands of Lucach, Maletur and Beach (from the travel account of Marco Polo) are noted along the coast in the vicinity of present day Australia with a large island labeled Iava Minor located in the same region. Japan is shown in a kite-shaped configuration, with the fictitious Satyrorum insule (Satyr's Island) shown above. South America has a bulge on its southwest coast, and New Guinea is depicted in a large, circular configuration. The map embodies many ancient authorities and is a wonderful view of classical cartography. Cracks in the copper plate are visible in the title, indicating a later publication circa 1619. French text on verso.(B+ ). Estimate: $5,000.00 - $7,000.00
Lot 23. (Typus Orbis Terrarum, ad Imitationem Universalis Gerhardi Mercatoris…), Quad, ca. 1597 . Quad's version of Mercator's planispherical map of 1569, with the addition of the figure of Christ in an oval frame in the top left quadrant of the map. The North American continent is shown overly large and South America is depicted with the incorrect bulge on the western coast. Quad also retains the mythical islands of Groclant, Thule, Frischlant, and S. Brandam around Greenland. Large landmasses are shown at both poles, and there is a distinct Northern Passage to Asia. Boldly engraved frame border containing both the title at top and a quotation from Cicero at bottom.(A ). Estimate: $1,900.00 - $2,300.00
Lot 24. ([World]), Ritter, ca. 1613 . This scarce and extremely unique map shows the world projected from the North Pole as if it were the table of a sundial. The landmasses are drawn to scale in proportion to their distance from the pole. The result is a very distorted, though mathematically correct, projection. The river systems in South America and Africa are quite enlarged, with the source of the Nile depicted as twin lakes south of the equator. The cartography in the South Pacific is quite conjectural, with a landmass south of Iava Maior with the coastal name of Beach regnum, and an enlarged Nova Guinea attached to another large landmass.(A ). Estimate: $4,000.00 - $5,000.00
Lot 25. (Nova Totius Terrarum Orbis Geographica ac Hydrographica Tabula), Henricus Hondius, 1630 . Henricus Hondius created this baroque-style world map when he updated the Mercator Atlas in response to competition from the Blaeu publishing firm. The map features hemispheres surrounded by voluptuous representations of the four elements: Fire by Apollo driving the Sun's chariot across the sky; Aeros, the goddess of Air, surrounded by clouds and birds; Mother Earth, surrounded by animals and the earth's bounty; and Water represented by a Siren and sea monsters. Tucked between the hemispheres are a celestial globe with the figure of the sun at top, and a scene of Europa receiving tribute from Asia, America and Africa with a figure of the moon at bottom. Four portraits fill the corners: Julius Caesar, Claudius Ptolemy, Jodocus Hondius and Gerard Mercator. The scenes are all beautifully linked together with a rich garland of fruit. For geographical detail Hondius presents California as an island, the Dutch discoveries on the Carpentaria coast of Australia, and Queen Anne's forland (Baffin's Island) on the northeast coast of Canada. The faint outline of Terra Australis Incognita is still in evidence. Latin text on verso. This is the first state.(B+ ). Estimate: $12,000.00 - $15,000.00
Lot 26. (Nova Totius Terrarum Orbis Geographica ac Hydrographica Tabula), Willem Blaeu, ca. 1635 . A magnificent map featuring a carte-a-figures border with allegorical representations of the sun, the moon, the five known planets, the four elements and the four seasons. Along the bottom are vignettes showing the seven wonders of the world: the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Colossus straddling the harbor at Rhodes, the Pyramids, the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus at Cairo, the Temple of Diana, the Statue of Jupiter and the lighthouse at Alexandria. Josua van Ende engraved this map, reducing it from Blaeu's 1605 wall map for inclusion in atlases. 
Lot 27. (Orbis Terrarum Typus de Integro in Plurimis Emendatus, Auctus, et Icunculis Illustratus), Visscher, ca. 1660 . This map is a direct derivative of Nicolas Visscher's first world map designed for inclusion in Dutch Bibles. It has been re-engraved, is nominally larger, and this example is from a German Bible. Identical engravings including allegorical representations of the continents as well as native inhabitants and wildlife surround the double hemisphere world map. Two celestial spheres are displayed in the Eastern Hemisphere. In the lower part of the Western Hemisphere is text describing the discovery of America and recent voyages of discovery. Two diagrams depicting the Ptolemaic and Copernican theories of the solar system are tucked between the hemispheres. The northwest coast of North America is exaggerated and shows California correctly as a peninsula. Parts of Australia and Van Diemen's Land are shown but the north coast of Australia is not depicted. It also includes the western coastline of New Zealand. German text on verso. Shirley notes several derivatives in his Corrigenda and Addenda (2001 revised edition of The Mapping of the World). This most closely matches #414A, although there is no additional outer scroll border.(B+ ). Estimate: $2,300.00 - $2,750.00
Lot 29. (Nova Orbis Tabula, in Lucem Edita), de Wit, ca. 1670 . This is one of the most attractive double-hemispherical world maps of the late seventeenth century. The corners are filled with images of the seasons, the zodiac, and the elements, all combined within four well-composed vignettes. At top left is a personification of Spring, who also represents Virgo, with the element of Air billowing her robes. The bull of Taurus and the ram of Aries are shown to the right. The top right vignette represents Autumn, with the shore in the background illustrating the element Water. A putti holds a crab representing Cancer, and another holds the lion of Leo. The twins of Gemini flank the inset of the North Pole at top. The lower left scene presents Summer and Earth with a wine-imbibing Bacchus and a scene of drunkenness The signs for Scorpio and Libra are held by two followers, while Sagittarius gallops in the background. Winter holds court in the final vignette, with the element of Fire shown to the left. Aquarius is represented by a child pouring water into a basin. A group of raucous children in the background hold a goat representing Capricorn and a fishing pole with the double fish of Pisces. 
Lot 32. (Mappe-Monde Geo-Hydrographique, ou Description Generale du Globe Terrestre et Aquatique en Deux Plans-Hemispheres…), Jaillot, 1691 . This beautiful double-hemisphere map by Nicolas Sanson was reworked by his sons Guillaume (1633-1703) and Adrian (1639-1718) and published in 1691 by Alexis-Hubert Jaillot. The map displays some interesting cartographic myths such as California as an island and a large Terre de Iesso. In addition, the northwestern coast of North America is largely blank and the Great Lakes are in early formation. The cusps of the spheres are decorated at top with cherubs supporting the coat of arms of the Dauphin of Viennois and at bottom with mermen supporting the publisher’s cartouche. This is the first state of the fourth plate of this map.(B+ ). Estimate: $3,500.00 - $4,250.00
Lot 33. ([Lot of 2] Facies Una Hemisphaerii Terrestris [and] Facies Altera Hemisphaerii Terrestris), Zahn, [1696 ]. This very scarce world map is presented as a pair of hemispheres, printed on two separate sheets. The cartography is based on contemporary Dutch maps and is consistent for the period. In North America, California is shown as an island with a flat northern coastline, the Straet Anian hints at a possible Northwest Passage, and there is a single, large open-ended Great Lake. Partial coastlines for Australia and New Zealand, and numerous islands appear in the Pacific. The Asia continent is truncated without any indication of Kamchatka or the spurious Yedso, which does show up on the Western Hemisphere sheet (just to cover all the bases). The surrounding decorations are presented in an unique and original manner with a broad zodiacal band at the top of each hemisphere, and the bottom corners filled with graceful female representations of the four seasons and cherubs representing the four elements. Johann Zahn (1641-1707) was a German mathematician and philosopher who is known for his creation of an advanced camera obscura. He was also the author of a number of curious scientific publications including the Mundus Mirabili (Marvelous World).(B+ ). Estimate: $3,750.00 - $4,500.00
Lot 59. (Hemisphaerium Coeli Boreale in quo Fixarum Loca Secundum Eclipticae Ductum ad Anum 1730…), Doppelmayr/Homann, [1742 ]. A magnificent celestial chart that illustrates the northern firmament, north ecliptic pole to ecliptic. The constellations are per the catalogue of Johannes Hevelius and include Virgo, Leo, Gemini, Ursa Major, Aries, Libra, and Sagittarius. The corners of the chart are decorated with vignettes of the astronomical observatories of Tycho Brahe at Hven, at Paris, of Hevelius at Danzig, and of Eimmart at Nuremberg . At both sides of the celestial chart are tables of the constellations with their magnitudes and the locations of their main stars. Johann Gabriel Doppelmayr was a professor of mathematics at the Aegidien Gymnasium in Nuremberg, and collaborated with Homann on most of Homann's celestial maps.(B+ ). Estimate: $1,500.00 - $1,800.00
Lot 63. (Planisphaerium Copernicanum sive Systema Universi Totius Creati ex Hypothesi Copernicana in Plano Exhibitum), Cellarius/Schenk & Valck, ca. 1708 . This magnificent chart depicts the Copernican solar system, based on his theory of a heliocentric solar system, published in the mid-sixteenth century. In this chart, the sun is depicted at center radiating outwards and surrounded by planetary rings with the twelve signs of the zodiac in the outer ring. The Earth is shown with its moon and Jupiter is shown with four moons. The title cartouche is split into two ornate Baroque banners. At bottom right is Copernicus with Galileo at bottom left, both pictured with instruments and globes. Galileo was a strong supporter of Copernicus' ideas, which resulted in him being sentenced to house arrest by the Inquisition in 1633.(A+ ). Estimate: $1,600.00 - $2,000.00
Lot 64. (Planisphaerium Arateum sive Compages Orbium Mundanorum ex Hypothesi Aratea in Plano Expressa), Cellarius/Schenk & Valck, ca. 1708 . This stunning celestial chart is based on the theories of the 3rd century Greek astronomer, Aratus, in which the Earth is at the center of the celestial universe with the Sun and Moon orbiting around it. The orbits of the planets are shown with the twelve signs of the zodiac and their human representations depicted around the edge of the sphere, with additional illustrations of principal Greek gods and goddesses. The title cartouche is split into two banners held aloft by putti. At bottom are scenes of scientists studying the earth and sky with several terrestrial and celestial globes.(B+ ). Estimate: $1,600.00 - $2,000.00
Lot 65. ([Lot of 2 - Wilson & Sons Thirteen-Inch Terrestrial and Celestial Globes]), 1831 . This stunning pair of desk globes were produced by Wilson & Son's Co., James Wilson, a farmer and blacksmith, is widely considered the father of American globe-making. He was the first to manufacture globes in the United States, and taught himself geography and engraving. 
Lot 72. ([World]), Morrill, ca. 1910 . This original illustration by G. F. Morrell depicts a very sad face on our Earth due to political unrest in the world. Viewing the world from the heavens, the artist points out some of the deadly incidents from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, such as the naval revolt in Brazil in the 1890's and the revolution in Portugal in 1910. Illustration using watercolor, guache, pencil and ink. This will be a most unusual, one-of-a-kind, additional to any cartographic collection. 
Lot 76. (Americae sive Novi Orbis, Nova Descriptio), Ortelius, 1587 . This is one of the most famous maps of America and one that had enormous influence on the future cartography of the New World. Frans Hogenberg engraved this map and it is primarily based on Gerard Mercator's great multi-sheet world map of 1569. The map features an exaggerated breadth of the North American continent, with a lengthy St. Lawrence River reaching across the continent to nearly meet the fictitious, westward flowing Tiguas Rio. The strategically placed title cartouche hides the unknown South Pacific and therefore most of the conjectural great southern continent, which is shown attached to both New Guinea and Tierra del Fuego. This is the third of the plates that Ortelius used of the Americas, evidenced by the removal of the bulge on the southwestern coast of South America and an added cartouche in North America. Also on this plate, the Solomon Islands are noted for the first time since their discovery in 1568, and the names California, R. de los estrechos, and C. Mendocino have been added to the west coast of North America. The native name of Wingandekoa has been added to the eastern coast, originating from an unsuccessful attempt to colonize the Outer Banks by the English. French text on verso, published in 1598.(A ). Estimate: $6,000.00 - $7,000.00
Lot 77. (America Noviter Delineata), Henricus Hondius, 1631 . This beautiful and popular map of the Americas was emulated by numerous cartographers and went through various editions. Originally issued by Jodocus Hondius II in 1618 with carte-a-figures borders, it was derived from two earlier maps by Blaeu. North America retains the peninsular California and the East Coast is beginning to take shape, although it still lacks detail in the mid-Atlantic region. In the Southwest, the famous seven cities of Cibola appear on the banks of a large lake. In South America, there is a large inland sea on the equator and two engraved scenes - one detailing a cannibalistic feast. Two stylized insets of the polar regions are enclosed in strapwork cartouches; the North Pole depicts Frobisher's theory of the Northwest Passage and the South Pole shows the long-held notion of the mythical southern continent. The map is richly ornamented with a strapwork title cartouche, fleets of ships and sea monsters. 
Lot 80. ([Western Hemisphere]), Happel, ca. 1687 . This rare map of the Western Hemisphere was engraved by Heinrich Irsinger, an obscure German engraver from Ulm. California as an island is featured with the coastline of Anian to the northeast of the island. In the South Pacific, New Zealand's western coastline is depicted as well as a group of Polynesian islands. In South America, the mythical Lago de los Xarayes is shown at the center of the continent. The sheet is decorated with evocative, somewhat naïve figures representing the natives of continents. According to Shirley these maps appeared in Happel's Mundus Mirabilis (1687) and Historia Moderna Europae (1692) and may have been included in other works published by Matthaeus Wagner.(B+ ). Estimate: $1,400.00 - $1,800.00
Lot 81. (Novissima et Accuratissima Septentrionalis ac Meridionalis Americae…), de Wit, ca. 1690 . This is the seventh state of this great map of the Americas, originally engraved circa 1675, and updated with the addition of New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, and Quiri Regio, Fretum Aniani and Terra Esonis. While the decorative features follow Visscher, the cartography is largely based on Sanson. California is an Island, the Great Lakes are open-ended in the west, and the R. del Norte flows from a large western lake into the Mare Vermio. The mythical lakes of Parime Lacus and Xarayes appear in South America. De Wit also changed the large title cartouche slightly so that the chief is standing under an umbrella on the left supervising what appears to be a mining scene. The upper cartouche depicts two angels helping a Native American to heaven while a devil falls away. The sheet is further embellished with native animals in the north and a village and battle scene in Brazil.(B ). Estimate: $1,200.00 - $1,600.00
Lot 90. (A New Map of the Whole Continent of America. Divided into North and South and West Indies…), Laurie & Whittle, 1794 . An impressive, four-sheet map of North and South America, originally drawn by John Gibson in 1763 with a slightly different title. The map went through several revisions; this being the final state. The huge map is filled with incredible detail and is based on D'Anville's cartography, as well as Spanish explorations on the west coast of North America and the journals of Governor Pownall in New England and Canada. The new United States is shown with its boundary on the Mississippi River. In the west are two possible locations for a River of the West; one with its source at Pike's Lake, the other further north at Lake Winnipeg. A Chinese colony, Fou Sang is shown in present-day British Columbia. At lower left is an inset map of Hudson and Baffin's Bay. Above the inset is a large text panel listing of the states and the colonial possessions of the various European powers. The baroque style title cartouche features a beaver, a crocodile and an Indian headdress amid trees, a waterfall and tropical flora.(B+ ). Estimate: $1,500.00 - $2,000.00
Lot 98. (L'Amerique Septentrionale Dressee sur les Observations de Mrs. de l'Academie Royale des Sciences…), Delisle, 1700 . This historically important foundation map made three significant contributions to the cartography of North America. It was the first map to revert back to the peninsular form for California, even before the publication of Kino's report. Although on close inspection one can see a small gap at the head of the Gulf of California, leaving open the possibility that California might still be an island. Delisle's second contribution to North American cartography was a more accurate rendition of the Great Lakes region. Third, Delisle corrected the position of the lower Mississippi River, moving the mouth of the river from an area near Galveston Bay to a more correct location in Louisiana. The English settlements are confined east of the Allegheny Mountains, French forts and settlements are located throughout Louisiana and Spanish forts are clustered around Santa Fe. The first mention of what would be called the Sargasso Sea is noted in the North Atlantic. The map is decorated with an aquatic-themed figural cartouche and a draped scale of miles. This final state of the original plate engraved by N. Guerard, with Geographe du Roy added to the title, was published circa 1718.(B ). Estimate: $2,000.00 - $2,500.00
Lot 115. (Canada Orientale nell'America Settentrionale…), Coronelli, ca. 1695 . This handsome map is based on Nolin's Partie Orientale du Canada ou de la Nouvelle France, but is focused on Newfoundland and the mouth of the St. Lawrence, showing Nova Scotia, Cape Breton, Isle de Anticosti and Prince Edward Island. Coronelli has taken the relevant area from Nolin's map and transcribed it with a magnificent, aquatic cartouche. There is particular interest paid to the Grand Bank and other fishing banks of the region, mapping them as carefully as the coastline. There are some notations on the map by Coronelli referring to the quantity and varieties of fish to be found in the waters. Kershaw notes that this map is of considerable importance to a collector as a derivative of Nolin's map.(A ). Estimate: $1,100.00 - $1,400.00
Lot 121. (Carte du Canada ou de la Nouvelle France et des Decouvertes qui y ont ete faites…), Delisle/Covens & Mortier, ca. 1730 . First issued in 1703, this richly detailed map provides the most accurate rendering of the Great Lakes of the time, with the lakes fully enclosed and properly placed in longitude and latitude. Delisle's map of Canada and the Great Lakes is one of the most outstanding and influential maps of the eighteenth century. Detroit marks it's debut on this map, only two years after its founding. Delisle's cartography is very meticulous and adds new information from Joliet, Franquelin, and the Jesuit explorers. It correctly positions the Ohio River but confuses its name with the Wabash River. West of the Mississippi Lahontan's fictitious Riviere Longue is prominently depicted. In Canada special attention is given to the rivers and lakes between Hudson Bay and the St. Lawrence, and Lac de Assenipoils (Lake Winnipeg) connects to Hudson Bay. Sanson's three islands of the Arctic are retained. The exquisite cartouche with a beaver, natives, priest and friars, was engraved by Guerard. This is the second state of the map and remains essentially unchanged from the first edition.(B+ ). Estimate: $1,300.00 - $1,600.00
Lot 135. (Map of the United States by J.H. Young), Mitchell, 1833 . This is one of the earliest steel-engraved maps created in the United States, a process favored by James H. Young. The commercial success of this map propelled his business to a position of dominance in American map making. It also signaled the beginning of the long alliance between Mitchell and the brilliant engraver Young, whose aesthetic sense and precision are beautifully showcased here. Mitchell and Young began making maps at the start of grand national expansion, following the expeditions of Lewis and Clark, Pike, and others; their path finding stimulated an interest in the West and thus created a strong market for maps and guidebooks. 
Lot 141. ([Lot of 46] Rand McNally Standard Indexed Map with Air Trails), Rand McNally& Co., [1929-30 ]. This is a very rare, nearly complete set of state "Air Trails" pocket maps, with only the Florida map missing (Maryland and Delaware maps are combined). 
Lot 143. (Nova Anglia, Novum Belgium et Virginia), Gerritsz & de Laet, ca. 1630 . This scarce map places the Dutch settlements in their geographic context just five years after the founding of New Amsterdam; being the first printed map to use the names Manbattes (Manhattan), N. Amsterdam (New York), and Massachusets (Massachusetts). It is also the earliest acquirable map with an insular Manhattan, and to show any of the Great Lakes (Grand Lac). The depiction of the coastal area between Chesapeake Bay and Cape Cod is by far the most accurate of the period. The map also includes an early and well-detailed inset of Bermuda. Decorated with a strapwork title cartouche and two compass roses. 
Lot 150. (Wyld's Military Map of the United States, the Northern States, and the Southern Confederate States, with the Forts, Harbours, Arsenals, and Military Positions), Wyld, 1861 . This is a colorful and detailed map of the United States east of the 100th meridian issued to illustrate the theater of the American Civil War for the British public. It displays a good portion of Texas including San Antonio and extends to show most of Cuba along with large insets of the City of Washington and District of Columbia, Country Round Washington, Pensacola Bay and its Fortifications, and Charleston and the Harbour. Blue outlines indicate the "slave states.". The map is filled with detail of roads, cities, watershed, arsenals, forts & military posts and railways. Chippewa is shown as a separate entity north of Dacota. 
Lot 152. (Nova Anglia Novum Belgium et Virginia), Jansson, ca. 1636 . This is the first state of Jansson's important map of the eastern coast of North America covering from just south of the outer banks in present-day North Carolina to Nova Scotia. The map is based on the less well-known map of Johannes de Laet of 1630, but covers a slightly larger area. Because of its wider distribution, Jansson's map was much more influential, particularly with its depiction of the Dutch of Nieuw Nederland (New York). Cape Cod, Lake Champlain, Long Island, and the Chesapeake Bay are easily recognized compared to earlier maps. In fact, this map contains some of the earliest accurate cartography of the region showing New Amsterdam, Manhattan Island (Manbattes), Fort Orange, the Hudson (Noordt River) and the Delaware (Zuydt River). The map includes part of the Great Lakes, labeled Grand Lac and Lac des Yroquois, an unnamed Lake Champlain, and a fictitious lake at the headwaters of the Delaware River. According to Karpinski, this "is the first printed complete map of Lake Superior" although according to Burden there is no evidence to support that and Grand Lac is more likely Lake Huron. The map is adorned with two decorative cartouches, ships, sea monsters and compass roses.(A ). Estimate: $2,100.00 - $2,400.00
Lot 163. (Nova Virginiae Tabula), Henricus Hondius, ca. 1630 . This graphic map is Henricus Hondius' version of Capt. John Smith's important map of 1612, drawn from his brother's map of 1618. After the death of Jodocus Hondius in 1629, his widow sold a number of plates to Blaeu. Angry at the sale to a competitor, Henricus and Joannes Jansson engaged engravers to cut new plates, which were largely based on Jodocus' work. This is the 5th derivative of Smith's map. It is beautifully engraved with topographical features and the locations of scores of Indian villages. In the upper left corner is an engraving of the great Indian chief Powhatan seated on his throne and surrounded by his subjects. A Susquehanna chief, facing in toward Chesapeake Bay (opposite of Jodocus' plate), is depicted on the right under a coat of arms. French text on verso.(B+ ). Estimate: $2,300.00 - $3,000.00
Lot 164. (Nova Virginiae Tabula), Hondius/Blaeu, ca. 1640 . The early settlement of Jamestown is noted as Iamestowne, and there are a number of other place names, both English and Native American. The map was derived from Capt. John Smith's map of 1612, which was the first to depict the bay and its tributaries with any accuracy. In the upper left corner is an engraving of the great Indian chief, Powhatan, seated on his throne and surrounded by his subjects. A Susquehanna chief is depicted on the right under the British coat-of-arms and a key cartouche. The plate was engraved by Dirck Grijp and was originally published by Jodocus Hondius Jr. in 1618. It was purchased by Willem Blaeu shortly after Hondius' death (1629) and Blaeu's imprint replaced that of Hondius. Latin text on verso.(B+ ). Estimate: $3,000.00 - $4,000.00
Lot 182. (Map of the State of Kentucky; with the Adjoining Territories.), Russell, 1794 . This is an important map depicting the entire state of Kentucky, most of Tennessee (labeled as South Western Territory), and the northern part of Georgia. The best map of the trans-Appalachian frontier, it was issued only two years after statehood for Kentucky and before Tennessee became a state. Within Kentucky, ten counties are delineated and pioneer roads (called traces) are shown throughout both Kentucky and Tennessee. Towns such as Lexington, Louisville, Nashville, Knoxville, Boonsborough, and even mills and orchards are denoted. Of particular interest are the depictions of the planned, but never built, utopian settlements of Somerset, Lystra, Ohiopionmingo and Franklinville. Several Bounty Land Grants are shown in the adjacent territory.(B+ ). Estimate: $1,000.00 - $1,300.00
Lot 193. (Route of the Mormon Pioneers from Nauvoo to Great Salt Lake), 1889 . This is a stunning chromolithographed bird's-eye view/map detailing the "Route of the Mormon Pioneers from Nauvoo to Great Salt Lake. Feb'y 1846." The view includes scenes along the bottom integrated into the map depicting wagon trains, circled wagons at night, Indian Tepees, the Mormon Battalion, and other western scenery. The map locates places of interest in Mormon history including the Carthage Jail, 1844. This advertising piece was issued by The New Wilson European Hotel, Salt Lake City, with text and views on verso. It self folds into covers (4 x 8.5") titled "The New Wilson European Hotel, A. Fred Wey. The Most Up-To-Date Hotel in the West" with logo and image of the hotel in red and gray. Copyright 1899 by Millroy & Hayes, but this edition has red overprinting on cover "Opened April 1903."(B+ ). Estimate: $500.00 - $650.00
Lot 254. (The City of New York), Currier & Ives, 1870 . Currier and Ives was a printmaking company based in New York City from 1834-1907, specializing in high quality, hand printed and colored stone lithographs. The focus of their work was American life, cities and people, and they often employed celebrated artists of the day to render drawings to be reproduced in print form. This incredible bird's-eye panoramic view shows the busy harbors of New York City from Brooklyn Heights. The skyline of the densely built metropolis is punctuated by church steeples, and the New York Bay is filled with heavy side-wheeler traffic. Castle Garden, now known as Castle Clinton, is depicted at left. The most striking part of the image is the Brooklyn Bridge (here called East River Bridge), which is depicted as it was originally planned in 1870. The bridge was not actually completed until 1883. Numerous other locations are identified below the image. The imprint at bottom shows Currier and Ives' address at 152 Nassau St. Sheet size is 35-5/8" x 23-5/8".(B+ ). Estimate: $6,000.00 - $8,000.00
Lot 255. (The Port of New York, Bird's Eye View from the Battery Looking South), Currier & Ives, 1872 . Currier and Ives was a printmaking company based in New York City from 1834-1907, specializing in high quality, hand printed and colored stone lithographs. The focus of their work was American life, cities and people, and they often employed celebrated artists of the day to render drawings to be reproduced in print form. This view from Battery Park overlooks a bustling New York Harbor. Extending out to the open sea, the vast number of yachts, steam ships, barges and other vessels speaks to the city's position as one of the world's most important ports. Castle Garden, now known as Castle Clinton, is prominently featured. Bedloe's Island is also depicted, although without the Statue of Liberty, which wasn't built until 1885. Numerous locations are identified below the image. The imprint at bottom shows Currier and Ives' address at 152 Nassau St. Sheet size is 35-5/8" x 24-1/4".(B+ ). Estimate: $6,000.00 - $8,000.00
Lot 265. (A Sketch of Charleston Harbour Shewing the Disposition of the British Fleet under the Command of Vice Adm. Mariot Arbuthnot upon the Attack on Fort Moultrie on Sulivan Island in 1780), Ramsay, ca. 1785 . This important map of Charleston Harbor during the attack on Fort Sullivan is one of the earliest battle plans of the American Revolution, and only the second map of Fort Sullivan published in America. Charleston was a critical location as it was the largest city and only port in the South. In the summer of 1776, the British dispatched a fleet of ships to regain the possession of Fort Sullivan from the Americans. Due to tactical errors and misinformation, the British lost the battle despite the fact that they had more than double the manpower and firepower than the Americans. This map extends from Charleston in the west to Sullivan Island in the east, and depicts fortifications, land terrain, a "destroyed" Fort Johnson, and numerous ships in the harbor. Two floating bridges of boats are shown from Charleston to Shutes Folly and from Sullivan Island to Haddrell Point. Engraved by Thomas Abernathie and published in Trenton, N.J. by Isaac Collins.(B+ ). Estimate: $1,200.00 - $1,500.00
Lot 284. (Audience de Guadalaiara, Nouveau Mexique, Californie, &c.), Sanson, ca. 1715 . This map was first published in 1656 and introduced the so-called second Sanson model of California as an island. This depiction shows a small peninsula (Agubela de Cato) above the island, two bays along the island's northern coast and two new place names, Tolaago and R. de Estiete. Sanson actually based this on information from the less well known map by Luke Foxe, but it was this map that influenced many other cartographers throughout the rest of the century. On this version the name Nouvelle Albion appears in the northern part of California. On the mainland there are new Indian tribes identified in the region of the R. del Norte, which flows southwest from a large inland lake, and two large clusters of mountains are shown pictorially. This issue is from a re-engraved plate published by Joannes Ribbius and Simon de Vries.(B+ ). Estimate: $1,000.00 - $1,200.00
Lot 285. (Nueva Hispania Tabula Nova), Ruscelli, ca. 1598 . This wonderful early map of New Spain is an enlarged version of Gastaldi's map of 1548 with the only notable change being the peninsular Yucatan. The legendary seven cities of Civola are noted and Mexico City is shown floating in a large lake. The place names along the upper Gulf Coast reveal the explorations of Pineda, Cabeza de Vaca and Moscosso. The Mississippi makes its appearance as the Rio de Spiritu Santo and the R. Tontonteanc flows in the vicinity of the Colorado River. Third state of the map with the additions of Calmifor for California, Siera Nevad for the Sierra Nevadas and the addition of Mare Pacificum as well as a ship in the Pacific. Italian text on verso. This is a foundation map in the cartography of the American Southwest, and a must for collectors of that region.(B+ ). Estimate: $1,300.00 - $1,600.00
Lot 307. (Insulae Americanae in Oceano Septentrionali, cum Terris Adiacentibus), Jansson, ca. 1644 . This handsome map focuses on the West Indies and covers the region from the Chesapeake through the Gulf of Mexico, with Central America and the northern part of South America. Details are confined to the coastlines. Cartographically it is based on the extremely rare chart of Hessel Gerritsz 1631, and is nearly identical to Blaeu's map of the same title. This is the first state of this map, French text on verso. Lovely title and scale of miles cartouches, rhumb lines, compass roses and sailing ships make this a very attractive map.(A ). Estimate: $1,400.00 - $1,700.00
Lot 308. (Le Golfe de Mexique, et les Isles Voisine… / Archipelague du Mexique, ou sont les Isles de Cuba, Espagnola, Jamaica, &c.), Mortier, ca. 1700 . This stunning, large-scale chart is printed on two sheets with detail confined to the coastlines. It covers the U.S. coastline from just above Cape Fear (C. Faire) through the Gulf of Mexico, Central America, the northern coastline of South America and all of the West Indies. The name La Floridae covers the whole southern region reflecting the Spanish possessions. In 1700 Pierre Mortier published the Suite du Neptune Francois as the second volume of his Neptune Francois of 1693. It covered regions outside of Europe with many drawn from the manuscripts of N.P. d'Ablancourt that were derived from Portuguese archives. There was only one edition of the Suite de Neptune Francois. However, some of the charts were issued in two separate sheets in Mortier's smaller format Atlas Nouveau. Unlike many of the other maps from the Suite, this map is rarer because it was replaced in 1703 by the Teatre de la Guerre en Amerique, a similar two-sheet map that illustrated the West Indian theater of the War of the Spanish Succession.(B+ ). Estimate: $1,600.00 - $2,000.00
Lot 330. (Pascaarte Nieuwelyx Uytgegeven / Nieuwe Carybsche Pascaart The Carybes Ilands), Doncker, ca. 1658 . This rare sea chart of the Lesser Antilles extends from the northern coast of South America to the eastern tip of Hispaniola. Two compass roses orient north to the bottom. The map is adorned with a decorative title cartouche, a secondary title cartouche incorporating the scale of miles, and a large sailing ship.(C ). Estimate: $1,600.00 - $2,000.00
Lot 331. (Description Topographique et Mesure de Lisle des Barbades aux Indes Occidentalles avec les Noms de ceux a qui Appartienent les Habitations), Richard Ligon, ca. 1674 . This uncommon map is the later, French edition of the earliest printed map exclusively showing the island of Barbados. Ligon based his map on information received from Captain John Swan, the island's leading surveyor of the time. The map depicts the island's outline fairly accurately, but makes it about a third longer than its correct length. The map identifies 285 plantations by the owner's name. The majority of the plantations are along the south and west coasts. Much of the embellishment found on the 1657 edition, such as vignettes of animals and people, ships, and a compass rose were not included on this map. In the middle of the map is a notation referencing the land leased by Lord Carlisle to a group of merchants after Charles I rescinded the original grant of the island to Sir William Courteen. Richard Ligon was a Royalist who escaped some of the troubled politics of England in the 1640s by spending three years in Barbados. In 1650 he returned to England where he was thrown into debtor's prison. He wrote his account and drew this map while in prison, which was originally published by Humphrey Moseley in 1657.(B ). Estimate: $1,500.00 - $2,000.00
Lot 356. (Praefecturae Paranambucae Pars Meridionalis), Johannes Blaeu, [1647 ]. This fine map of the Brazilian coast is richly decorated with a scene of natives with a look-out tower and a huge fleet of ships. With north oriented to the right, the map covers the coastal region from Sao Francisco to about Recife. It was drawn after actual surveys by Georg Marcgraf, Elias Herckmanns and others and was among the first maps of Brazil based on non-Portuguese data. Blaeu first issued this and its companion maps in 1647 for Gaspar Barleus' Rerum per octennium in Brasilia. They were also assembled into a large wall map, Brasilia qua parte paret Belgis. The maps then appeared in the Atlas Maior beginning in 1662. Blank verso indicating this is from the rare Barleus edition.(A ). Estimate: $1,400.00 - $1,800.00
Lot 388. (Chart of Georges Shoal & Bank, Surveyed by Charles Wilkes, Lieut. Commandant…), Wilkes, 1837 . This is one of only two charts produced by Charles Wilkes prior to leading the United States Exploring Expedition from 1838-1842. 
Lot 395. (Europae), Belleforest, [1575 ]. This scarce map is a woodcut version of Ortelius’ map of Europe. The map extends to include Iceland and part of Greenland, and there is a tiny bit of Labrador intruding into the map at upper left. It also extends into western Asia and Northern Africa. The block cutter attempted to emulate the copper engraving with a stippled sea and Ortelius’ embellishments, but the execution in a woodblock is noticeably coarser. The map is modestly adorned with a sailing ship, compass rose, and a tent encampment in Russia. The personification of Europa being abducted by Zeus in the form of a bull graces the title cartouche. There was only one edition of Belleforest’s Cosmographie, thus the map is scarce and seldom available on the market.(B+ ). Estimate: $2,000.00 - $2,400.00
Lot 397. (Europa Recens Descripta), Willem Blaeu, ca. 1649 . This classic map of Europe is presented in the carte-de-figures style with vignettes on three sides. The upper frieze has nine bird's-eye views of Amsterdam, Prague, Constantinople, Venice, Rome, Paris, London, Toledo and Lisbon. The side borders contain the costumes of the noblemen and women of ten European nations. The map is embellished with sailing ships, sea monsters, bears and Neptune riding a dolphin and holding his trident. A beautiful map produced at the height of the Golden Age of Dutch mapmaking; it was included in the first volume of Blaeu's magnificent atlas. Dutch text on verso.(A ). Estimate: $3,750.00 - $4,500.00
Lot 411. (Map of London, from an Actual Survey Made in the Years 1824, 1825 and 1826), 1827 . This rare folding map is one of the more detailed and decorative maps of London produced in the first half of the 19th century, drawn by Christopher and John Greenwood after completing surveys of the city over the prior three years. This is the first edition of nine according to Howgego. On a scale of 8 inches to one mile, it covers the area from Kensington Gardens east to the Lea River and from Kentish Town in the north to Battersea in the south. It is filled with information on public buildings, parks, woods, fields, gardens, hills and windmills. All of the important buildings are identified including St. Paul's Cathedral, London Tower, Kensington Palace and the London Docks to name a few. Views of Westminster Abbey and St. Paul's Cathedral are at bottom left and right. Dissected and backed with linen as issued, the map folds into a very handsome, full green morocco book-style slipcase. Published by Greenwood, Pringle & Co., 13 Regent Street, Pall Mall, August 21, 1827.(A ). Estimate: $8,000.00 - $10,000.00
Lot 425. (Eryn. Hiberniae, Britannicae Insulae, Nova Descriptio. Irlandt), Ortelius, [1598 ]. This exceptional map was based on Mercator's 1564 wall map of the British Isles and is presented with west oriented to the top. This is the first map of Ireland to include any geographic details; its predecessors being crudely drawn Italian maps. It is divided into counties and shows towns, rivers, lakes, forests, coastal islands and a host of other details. There are several Latin annotations throughout the map. The map is typical of Ortelius' refined, yet ebullient style with bold strapwork title and scale cartouches and a pair of ships in the stormy sea off the northern coastline. Dutch text on verso.(A ). Estimate: $1,500.00 - $1,900.00
Lot 442. (Amstelodami Celeberrimi Hollandiae Emporii Delineatio Nova), Johannes Blaeu, ca. 1650 . This attractive bird's-eye plan of Amsterdam shows the city during it's Golden Age as one of the leading trading empires of Europe. The plan shows the city center enclosed within the medieval town walls. The new expanded city limits and canal systems are depicted with fortifications built-out on the right and drawn in dotted lines to show the area to be enclosed on completion of the construction. Thousands of tiny buildings are shown divided by the Amstel river, with the stock exchange and fish market at center,
and many windmills dotting the outer city wall. At left and right there is an impressive key with 107 numbered locations. In the foreground are numerous sailing ships and docks fill the busy port. The city's coat of arms is at left and arms of the VOC is on right. Johannes Blaeu produced this map for the Groot Toonneel der Steden or Town Atlas of the Low Countries in 1649 to commemorate Dutch independence from Spain at the conclusion of the Eighty Years' War. Latin text on verso.(B+ ). Estimate: $3,000.00 - $4,000.00
Lot 490. (Mappa Geographica Regni Bohemiae in Duodecim Circulos Divisae…), 1720 . This massive wall map, by Johann Christopher Muller, is comprised of 25 sheets joined together to form an impressive, highly detailed map of the Czech Republic. Muller, born in 1673 near Nurnberg, studied mathematics and engineering drawing. He was asked by Emperor Carl VI to create a complete map of the Czech Kingdom. Muller proceeded to map the 12 Czech provinces and the districts of Cheb and Glatz using a viatorius (measuring wheel) behind a chariot to measure distances, a compass, and an astronomical quadrant. W.L. Reinner designed the cartouche, M. Kauffer engraved the map, and J.D. Hertz engraved the decorations and explanations. The map depicts towns of various sizes, rivers, main roads, and topography, with over 12,000 place names. This monumental work became the standard for maps of Bohemia for the following 100 years.
Lot 505. (To His Most Serene and August Majesty Peter Alexovitz Absolute Lord of Russia &c. This Map of Moscovy, Poland, Little Tartary, and ye Black Sea &c. is Most Humbly Dedicated…), Moll, ca. 1715 . This superb large-scale map covers the Russian Empire from the Baltic to the Black Sea. The map is drawn from the surveys ordered by Peter the Great and is filled with great detail and interesting notations. An inset continues coverage to include the northern part of Russia. The large title cartouche is an allegorical dedication to Peter the Great with his portrait, the Romanov arms and cross of the Orthodox Church. On two sheets, joined.(B+ ). Estimate: $2,750.00 - $3,500.00
Lot 510. (Russiae, Moscoviae et Tartariae Descriptio…), Ortelius, ca. 1570 . Fascinating map of Russia and the former Soviet republics from the surveys of the English merchant and adventurer, Anthony Jenkinson, in 1562. Jenkinson was leader of the Muscovy Company's first expedition to Russia and the first European to travel widely throughout the region. Ortelius' map replicates much of the detail and decoration found on the original Jenkinson map complete with extensive notations, illustrations of Cossacks, camels, encampments, armies, and a curious burial scene where the dead are hung from trees. A vignette of Ivan the Terrible appears at top left. Latin text on verso, published between 1570-73.(B+ ). Estimate: $1,500.00 - $1,800.00
Lot 543. (Roma), Braun & Hogenberg, ca. 1572 . This great view of 'modern' Rome, based on G. F. Comocio's plan of 1569, shows the city from the west, with parts of Ancient Rome still in evidence. The city walls are prominent, including part of the original Aurelian Walls dating from the 3rd century, and the more modern bastions in the foreground. The most prominent structures visible in this view are the Castell Sant' Angelo with a bridge connecting the Vatican with the east bank of the Tiber, and the Pantheon, the large domed building at the center. The Coliseum can be seen to the right of center. At bottom center is a renaissance couple flanked by two cartouches containing the keys to the map. German text on verso.(A ). Estimate: $1,600.00 - $2,000.00
Lot 546. (Veduta del Romano Campidoglio con Scalinata che va alla Chiesa d'Araceli), Piranesi, ca. 1775 . Giovanni Battista Piranesi was an Italian artist and engraver who is famous for creating a series of views of Rome, and was one of the most influential artists in the development of the neoclassical style of the late 18th century. Following Piranesi’s death in 1778, his heirs continued to publish his works, first from Rome and then from Paris, reissuing his etchings until 1839. This magnificent view of the Capitoline Hill shows the steps to the Church of S. Maria in Aracoeli at left. A legend at bottom identifies eight significant architectural features, including the Palazzo Senatorio, Palazzo dei Conservatori, and the equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius. Piranesi's imprint is at bottom right. The address and price are included at bottom, indicating that this is the second state: Presso l'autore a Strada Felice nel Palazzo Tomati vicino alla Trinita de Monti. A paoli due e mezzo.(B+ ). Estimate: $1,500.00 - $2,000.00
Lot 548. (Das Malerische, Monumentale, Historische und Artistische Venedig. Eine Darstellung Seiner Haupt-Ansichten und Alten Gebrauche…), 1857 . One of the most beautiful collections of views of the 19th century, this complete book features 60 original hand-colored lithographic plates drawn by Marco Moro and J. Rebellato. Each plate is accompanied by explanatory and descriptive text in German by native Venetian Francesco Zanotto, who wrote a number of illustrated works on art history. This work features 36 views of Venice and its islands, all drawn by Marco Moro, including views of Piazza San Marco, Piazetta, the Doge's Palace, the Rialto bridge, Riva degli Schiavoni, the Arsenal, San Zaccaria, Hotel Europa, Palazzo Foscari, Palazzo Grassi, Palazzo Ca' d'Oro, Palazzo Vendramin-Calergi, San Giorgio Maggiore, the Redentore Church on Giudecca Island, San Michele di Murano, and Torcello Island, among others. There are also 18 plates by J. Rebellato of Venetians in full costume, such as the Doge and Dogaressa (Duke and Duchess) of Venice, an Admiral, a middleclass man, and a gondolier. The final four plates in the book, all by Marco Moro, depict the Venetian festivals of the Regatta, the "Marriage with the Sea," "Fat Thursday" (Carnevale), and Herculean displays of strength. The title page indicates the date of publishing as 1857, yet individual plates are dated between 1856-1859. Although the list of plates at the back mentions a panoramic bird's eye view of the city of Venice, this view is not included, as it was issued after the publication of the book, and there is only one copy in which this panorama is known to exist. Published by Johann Brizeghel. Half-bound in red calf over brown cloth-covered boards with raised bands and embossed gilt titling on spine, and marbled endpapers.(B+ ). Estimate: $13,500.00 - $15,500.00
Lot 578. (Scutari / Serraglio di Constantinopoli), de Bruyn, ca. 1698 . A fine panoramic view of Constantinople looking down the Bosphorus to the Sea of Marmara from the Golden Horn, which is filled with a variety of sailing crafts. To the right is the Topkapi Palace on Seraglio Point and across the Bosphorus is the Scutari, modern-day Uskudar. Printed from two plates on two sheets, joined, as issued.(B+ ). Estimate: $1,600.00 - $2,000.00
Lot 580. (Tabu. Terre Sanctae), Ptolemy/Fries, ca. 1525 . This important map of the Holy Land is based on the first 'modern' depiction of Palestine by Sanuto-Vesconte in 1320. The map is divided into the Twelve Tribes of Israel and covers the coast from Sidon to Gaza and inland to show the land on both sides of the Jordan. Rope-like mountain ranges dominate the topography of the map. The oversized Lake of Merom is called Mare Galilee, and the Dead Sea is shown as an elongated narrow lake. The map is oriented with east at top, in a configuration that set the standard for maps of the region for the next 150 years. Latin text and illustrations on verso.(B+ ). Estimate: $1,200.00 - $1,500.00
Lot 600. (Asiae Nova Descriptio), Ortelius, ca. 1580 . Ortelius' great map of Asia was based on his wall map of 1567, which was in turn based on the work of Gastaldi and various other sources. This map was the standard map of Asia for more than forty years. The cordiform projection shows Asia extended too far to the east, an error propagated with Ptolemy. Japan is in a 'kite' form taken from Jesuit sources. Luzon is absent from the Philippines and the mythical lake Cayamay lacus is located in southern China. There are a great number of islands in the East Indies, but not well placed, due to the secrecy of voyages to the region. The title is emblazoned onto a large strapwork cartouche. This is the second, re-engraved plate that was published between 1575-1612, with Latin text on verso.(A ). Estimate: $2,000.00 - $2,400.00
Lot 602. (Asiae Nova Descriptio), Jodocus Hondius, ca. 1623 . This excellent map of Asia was Hondius’ update of Mercator’s map of 1595. Though it corrected many of Mercator’s errors, the map still has many interesting early depictions. Korea is shown as a very long island. Japan is depicted on the Ortelius-Teixeria model with three principal islands. In India, the Gulf of Cambay is very exaggerated but the shape of Ceylon has been improved. The mythical Chami Lacus appears to the northeast of India. The Philippines are marked as the Philippina Insulae, as well as Archipelagus S. Lazari, Magellan’s original name for the group. The southern coastline of Java is left blank. The northern coastline of New Guinea includes many place names from Spanish expeditions, and there is a note that it is unknown if New Guinea is a part of Terra Australis. Across the Anian Fretum lies part of North America, labeled Americae Pars, with a cartouche notation concerning the searches for a Northwest Passage. The map is richly decorated with strapwork cartouches, ships, and numerous sea monsters.(A ). Estimate: $1,400.00 - $1,800.00
Lot 603. (Asia with the Islands Adioyning Described, the Atire of the People, & Townes of Importance, All of them Newly Augmented by I.S. Ano. Dom. 1626), Speed, 1626 . This beautiful carte-a-figures map is flanked by costumed figures of Asian peoples with a series of eight city views forming a decorative frieze across the top including Damascus, Jerusalem, Aden, Hormus, Goa, Kandy, Banten and Macau. The map is based largely on Jodocus Hondius' map of 1623 with detailed depictions of the East Indies, the Philippines and the elongated peninsula form of Korea. Large lakes and rivers dominate the interior of China and the mythical Lake of Ciamay spawns five large rivers in India Without Ganges. The Great Wall of China is placed too far north. The Caspian Sea is greatly enlarged and oriented in an east-west direction. The map is further embellished with a title cartouche, numerous sea creatures and sailing ships and an elephant appears in the interior of China. Beautifully engraved by Abraham Goos with the imprint of George Humble, published between 1623-32. The English text on verso provides a fascinating Anglo-centric view of Asia.(B+ ). Estimate: $3,500.00 - $4,500.00
Lot 604. (Asia Noviter Delineata), Willem Blaeu, ca. 1640 . This is one of the most famous 17th century maps of the continent of Asia. It is surrounded in a beautiful carte-a-figures border and is richly ornamented with animals, sea monsters and sailing ships. The eastern coastline of Asia is severely truncated, Korea is shown as an island, and Japan is depicted on the Ortelius-Teixeira model. The Indian subcontinent is too narrow and the islands of Indonesia are very sketchy. A large island labeled Ceiram probably represents the western part of New Guinea. In the interior, the Caspian Sea is oriented on an east-west axis and there are several large erroneous lakes in China including the mythical Chiamay Lacus. The frieze across the top features vignettes of the cities of Candy, Calecut, Goa, Damascus, Jerusalem, Hormuz, Banten, Aden and Macao. The inclusion of Banten reflects the emergence of the Dutch as a major commercial power in the East Indies. The side panels flanking the map depict costumed figures of the various Asian peoples. German text on verso.(B+ ). Estimate: $5,000.00 - $6,000.00
Lot 607. (Exactissima Asiae Delineatio in Praecipuas Regiones Caeterasq Partes Divisa et Denuo in Lucem Edita), Allard, ca. 1700 . This large, beautifully engraved map of Asia is particularly significant for its depiction of Russia, Siberia, and parts of Chinese Tartary. The information on this region was taken from Nicolas Witsen's 6-sheet map of Tartary from 1687 as noted above the bottom border. Witsen gathered much of this information from the governor of Tobolsk, and formulated a completely new interpretation of the northeast extremity of the continent, shown here in an inset. It shows a long mountainous peninsula, Ys Caap (Icy Cape), which was believed to render it impossible to sail around northern Asia to reach the wealth of the East Indies. Witsen's influential map became the standard model for the mapping of Asia until the expeditions of Bering (1725-1749). The rest of the map draws mainly on De Wit's maps of Asia, except that Allard presents a completely different, and apparently unique, configuration of the Black and Caspian Seas. The fabulous title cartouche features the personification of Asia receiving tribute from a number of her subjects.(A ). Estimate: $1,600.00 - $2,000.00
Lot 618. (Chinae, olim Sinarum Regionis, Nova Descriptio. Auctore Ludovico Georgio), Ortelius, 1584 . This landmark map provides a fascinating view of the mysterious orient from a Renaissance perspective. Ortelius based the map on the work of Jorge de Barbuda, a Portuguese Jesuit also known as Ludovicus Georgius, whose manuscript map reached Ortelius by way of Arias Montanus. The depiction, which became the standard image of China for over half a century, shows the legendary kingdom at an early point in European exploration of the region. The map is oriented with north to the right and extends into parts of Indo-China, the Philippines and part of Japan. The Great Wall is prominently delineated and several huge lakes and rivers dominate the topography. Illustrations in the interior include tent cities of the Tartars, stags, elephants and elaborate sail-powered carriages. The map is further adorned with three ornamental cartouches. Second state with las Philippinas added above Sinus Magnus, published in the Latin edition of 1612.(A ). Estimate: $5,000.00 - $7,000.00
Lot 632. (Iaponiae Nova Descriptio), Jansson, ca. 1636 . This map of Japan and Korea is presented on the Ortelius/Teixeira model, which had been the standard for mapping the region since Ortelius first published Teixiera's map in 1595. The map shows Korea as an island which tapers to a point and a cluster of islands labeled Ilhas dos Ladrones (islands of thieves). A label on the island notes that it is not known if Korea is an island or a peninsula. Jodocus Hondius engraved the map initially in 1606 with the title simply Iaponia and a Korean junk sailing below Japan. Jansson made his mark on the map, which he re-engraved for his editions of the Mercator Atlas 1636-1649, by changing the title and the ornamental features, including two decorative cartouches, two European ships, and a sea monster. Latin text on verso.(B+ ). Estimate: $1,800.00 - $2,100.00
Lot 642. ([Title on verso] Tabula XI Asiae), Ptolemy/Fries, ca. 1535 . This is a slightly reduced version of Waldseemuller's Ptolemaic map drawn on the typical conical projection set in a trapezoidal frame. It illustrates the Ptolemaic concept of Malaya and Indochina, labeled India Extra Gangem or India beyond the Ganges. The map shows an oddly shaped Malaysian peninsula, labeled Aurea Chersone (Golden Peninsula) to the east of the Ganges. The Golden Peninsula was thought to be the location of Ophir, the mysterious source of Solomon’s gold. The China Sea (Sinus Magnus), with yet another completely spurious landmass, is to the east of that. The map hints at the Ptolemaic concept of a landlocked Indian Ocean, in which there are several large islands. Latin text on verso, surrounded by elaborate woodcut decorations.(A ). Estimate: $1,200.00 - $1,500.00
Lot 644. (India quae Orientalis Dicitur, et Insulae Adiacentes), Hondius/Jansson, ca. 1636 . This handsome chart of Southeast Asia was one of a number of maps that Henricus Hondius and Jan Jansson issued in their continued rivalry with the Blaeu firm. It is nearly identical to Blaeu's map of the same title, except the cartouches are more restrained and there is a single place name missing near 't Landt van d'Eendracht (Australia) at bottom center. The map presents one of the most detailed images of the sphere of operations of the trading empire of the Dutch East India Company. It extends from India to New Guinea and parts of northern Australia, and north to the southern coast of Japan with a portion of Korea, which is named as an island. It delineates a more correct outline of New Guinea and shows the discoveries made by the Dutch in the Gulf of Carpentaria. It is dedicated to the wealthy Dutch merchant, Christophoro Thisio. The map is beautifully decorated with sailing ships, cartouches and compass roses. Latin text on verso.(A ). Estimate: $1,600.00 - $1,900.00
Lot 677. (Africae Nova Descriptio), Willem Blaeu, ca. 1650 . This is one of the most decorative seventeenth century maps of the African continent and a superb example of the Dutch carte-a-figures style. The map is surrounded on three sides with vignettes of native peoples and nine principal cities. The Nile is shown according to Ptolemy with its sources arising in the lakes Zaire and Zaflan, the fictitious Lake Sachaf of Laurent Fries appears, as well as the R. de Spirito Santo. The map is further embellished with numerous ships, sea monsters (including a great seahorse), a compass rose and exotic animals wandering all over the continent. This is the second state of the map. Dutch text on verso, published between 1642-64.(B ). Estimate: $3,000.00 - $4,000.00
Lot 698. (Mare del Sud, detto Altrimenti Mare Pacifico…), Coronelli, ca. 1691 . This splendid map of the Pacific Ocean shows most of the coastlines of the Americas and the partially-known islands off the eastern coast of Asia. California is presented as a large island in the Foxe form. Isola del Giapone (Japan) is shown only 50 degrees from the California coast with the imaginary island of Terra de Iesso depicted as a large landmass between Asia and North America. A portion of the coastline of New Zealand is shown with the discoveries of Able Tasman, and hinting that it may be part of the great southern continent. A little of Tasmania appears as Terra d'Antonio Diemens and a partial coastline of Australia is shown blending into New Guinea. A notation below the equator states that the Spanish crossed the central Pacific from New Spain to the Philippines in sixty days. The route of Dutchmen, Jacob le Maire and Willem Cornelisz Schouten, through the South Pacific is traced. This important voyage (1615-17) opened a new shipping route from the Atlantic to the Pacific and proved that Tierra de Fuego was an island and not a part of some massive southern continent. The map is adorned with a cartouche featuring aquatic putti surrounding a large shell filled with pearls and coral. The map is dedicated to Cavalier Giulio Giustinian with the arms of the Holy Roman Empire.(A ). Estimate: $2,400.00 - $3,000.00
Lot 750. (Cosmographia [with] Charta Cosmographica, cum Ventorum Propria Natura et Operatione), Apianus, 1564 . Included in this complete Latin edition of Apianus' popular Cosmographia is a very interesting world map based on the now lost world map of Gemma Frisius, which is significant in the history of the mapping of America. The continents are broadly based on Mercator's globe gores of 1541, but North America is shown as a long slender landmass labeled Baccalearium in reference to the cod fishing region off the coasts of New England and Canada. It employs a cordiform projection and depicts a distinct northern passage to Asia over the top of North America. There are few geographical features other than the prominent twin lake sources of the Nile in Africa. The heart-shaped border of the map contains signs of the zodiac within a cloud background filled with mythical figures and wind heads. One of the deities at top sports the design of the Holy Roman Emperor's double eagle on his breastplate and the three cadaverous wind heads at bottom represent plague-carrying winds of the south. This is an example from the second of three woodblocks, issued with Latin and Dutch text. 
Lot 751. (A New Sett of Maps Both of Antient and Present Geography…), Wells, 1722 . This rarely offered folio atlas is complete with 41 double-page copper engraved maps by the Oxford engravers M. Burghers, R. Spofforth, Benjamin Cole and Sutton Nichols. The map collation agrees with the "Catalogue of Maps" page. The atlas contains, in most cases, two of each map to compare the ancient and modern configurations. The two world maps feature the island of California, a partially explored Australia, and numerous notations of parts as yet undiscovered. The Americas stand on their own, with a single map each for North America and South America, as well as one for the English Plantations in America. The map of North America also depicts the island of California and Florida encompasses the entire south. Each map is on thick hand laid paper and carries a dedication "To his Highness William Duke of Gloucester." The maps are highly decorative, with elaborate title cartouches surrounded by coats of arms, putti, or allegorical figures. This edition is identical to the first edition of 1700 save the date on the title page.
Lot 757. (The Illustrated Atlas, and Modern History of the World…), Tallis, [1851 ]. This scarce and very desirable folio atlas is one of the last "decorative type" atlases to be published. Edited by R. Montgomery Martin and published by John Tallis & Co., it is sometimes called the "Tallis Atlas". This nearly complete atlas contains 81 maps, 2 charts and related text pages interspersed throughout. The only missing page is the frontispiece of the Great Exhibition. Each of the steel plate engraved maps feature at least one engraved vignette, many with two or more, and help to make this a truly beautiful atlas. The Mexico, California and Texas map is the Gold Rush version with the added vignette titled "Gold Washing" and the gold region of California identified with yellow color along the Rivers Sacramento and San Joaquin. The Victoria, or Port Phillip and New South Wales maps also shows "The Gold Diggings" areas highlighted in yellow. This edition has a total of seven maps of Australia, Tasmania and New Zealand. Freshly rebacked in brown half calf with original cloth boards embossed with a gilt globe and new endpapers. Sheets are all edges gilt.(B+ ). Estimate: $5,500.00 - $7,000.00
Lot 758. (New Universal Atlas Containing Maps of the Various Empires, Kingdoms, States and Republics of the World…), Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co., [1853 ]. The title continues "With a special map of each of the United States, Plans of Cities &c. Comprehended in seventy five sheets and forming a series of one hundred and twenty two Maps Plans and Sections." This famous and highly sought after atlas is complete with 75 map sheets of the world, North America and the other continents, Oceanica, the United States and its territories, and numerous city plans. The atlas concentrates mainly on the American continents, and features many important and desirable maps. 
Lot 762. (Colton's General Atlas, Containing One Hundred and Eighty Steel Plate Maps and Plans, on One Hundred and Eight Imperial Folio Sheets…), Colton, [1862 ]. Colton's massive single-volume General Atlas, is considered by many to be the pinnacle of American cartography in the latter part of the 19th Century. There are 100 single-page and 8 double-page maps in all, including many highly sought-after state and regional maps. It includes the rare Territories of New Mexico Arizona Colorado Nevada and Utah with the new territories of Colorado and Nevada delineated, but Arizona still forming the southern part of the large New Mexico Territory. Other important state maps featured in this atlas are the double-page editions of Kansas and Nebraska, which shows little development in the western reaches of each state; Washington & Oregon, which shows Washington Territory encompassing the region that would become Idaho; and nice maps of Texas and California. The atlas also features several thematic maps including Mountains and Rivers and Comparative Size of Lakes and Islands. A pair of fine city plans are the single-page, uncolored Environs of London and Environs of Paris. The frontispiece features four beautiful muses gathered around the globe in a classical allegorical engraving. This is a beautiful example of a rarely offered atlas by one of America's pre-eminent cartographers. The atlas is complete and sound with frontispiece, title page, list of maps, text and maps. Folio. Hardbound in original half calf over green cloth with decorative gilt titling on front and spine.(A ). Estimate: $2,750.00 - $3,500.00
Lot 763. (Johnson's New Illustrated Family Atlas of the World…), Johnson & Ward, ca. 1862 . This popular atlas contains 43 single and half-page maps, and 25 double-page maps. These are all beautiful, steel engraved plates with rich color and tremendous detail. Many of the maps include vignettes showing important buildings and vivid scenes. This desirable atlas is highlighted by the short-lived New Military Map of the United States in the desirable configuration showing states and territories rather than by military districts. Other maps of interest include Georgetown and the City of Washington; New Map of the State of Texas, a great map of the plains territories, a nice map of the Pacific Northwest and a beautifully engraved frontispiece. This atlas also contains several thematic maps and diagrams interspersed throughout the text. 
Lot 768. ([Lot of 12] The Third Centenary Edition of Johan Blaeu Le Grand Atlas ou Cosmographie Blaviane), Johannes Blaeu, [1967-70 ]. This impressive limited facsimile edition of the 1663 first French edition of Blaeu’s Atlas Maior contains 600 large folio maps, a number in color. This specific set was a gift given to R.A. Skelton, and is accompanied by the original letter sent to Skelton and signed by Marinus Beck, the managing director of the Theatrum Orbis Terrarum publishing company. This set is number III of V copies that were given to individuals and libraries to thank them for their assistance in making the facsimile edition possible. A total of 1000 copies of this set were published.
Lot 783. (Historische Kronyck…), Gottfried, [1698 ]. This is a fascinating World Chronicle by Johann Gottfried, translated from German to Dutch by Simon de Vries and published by Pieter van der Aa. The book covers the time period from the Creation until the 16th century and covers both religious and secular topics. The title page features an engraved allegorical view titled in Latin, The Study of Vigilance. The illustrations in the text cover every imaginable subject including sea monsters, the Garden of Eden, Roman battles and Colesium sport, knights battling dragons, and a superb illustration of an early book bindery. 1064 pp. divided into 7 books and a section on the German reformation. The book includes 1 world map, 2 title pages, 19 pages of portraits and hundreds of vivid illustrations. |
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