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Auction 174, Lot 44

Subject: South Pole

Argonauts of the South, 1925

Size: 6.5 x 9.5 inches (16.5 x 24.1 cm)
Estimate: $350 - $425
Sold for: $600
Closed on 9/11/2019

Auction 174, Lot 179

Subject: Colorado & New Mexico

Hayden, Ferdinand Vandeveer

Tenth Annual Report of the United States Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories, Embracing Colorado and Parts of Adjacent Territories..., 1878

Size: 5.9 x 9.3 inches (15 x 23.6 cm)
Estimate: $200 - $230
Sold for: $150
Closed on 9/11/2019

Auction 174, Lot 184

Subject: Grand Canyon, Arizona

Dutton, Clarence Edward

Atlas to Accompany the Monograph on the Tertiary History of the Grand Canon District, 1882

Size: 9.2 x 11.9 inches (23.4 x 30.2 cm)
Estimate: $300 - $400
Sold for: $950
Closed on 9/11/2019

Auction 174, Lot 197

Subject: Los Angeles, California

U.S. War Department

Deep-Water Harbor at Port Los Angeles or at San Pedro, Cal. - Letter of the Secretary of War..., 1897

Size: 5.9 x 9 inches (15 x 22.9 cm)
Estimate: $300 - $375
Report That Settled the Los Angeles Free Harbor Fight
Sold for: $200
Closed on 9/11/2019

Auction 174, Lot 238

Subject: New York City, New York

U.S. Corps of Engineers

Port Series No. 20 - The Port of New York - In Three Parts - Part 3: Atlas of Port Facilities Maps, with Index, 1926

Size: 18.3 x 9.5 inches (46.5 x 24.1 cm)
Estimate: $170 - $200
Sold for: $85
Closed on 9/11/2019

Auction 174, Lot 262

Subject: Yellowstone, Wyoming & Idaho

Hayden, Ferdinand Vandeveer

Twelfth Annual Report of the United States Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories: A Report of Progress of the Exploration in Wyoming and Idaho ... Part II, 1883

Size: 6.1 x 9.3 inches (15.5 x 23.6 cm)
Estimate: $275 - $350
Sold for: $170
Closed on 9/11/2019

Auction 174, Lot 771

Subject: Pacific Ocean, Atlas

Vandermaelen, Philippe Marie Guillaume

Atlas Universel de Geographie Physique, Politique, Statistique et Mineralogique...Sixieme Partie. - Oceanique, 1827

Size: 14.9 x 21.8 inches (37.8 x 55.4 cm)
Estimate: $4,000 - $5,000
Vandermaelen's Remarkable Atlas of Oceania
Sold for: $3,000
Closed on 9/11/2019

Auction 174, Lot 779

Subject: Northeastern Australia

[2 Volumes] Northmost Australia - Three Centuries of Exploration, Discovery, and Adventure In and Around the Cape York Peninsula, Queensland... , 1921

Size: 6.5 x 10 inches (16.5 x 25.4 cm)
Estimate: $300 - $375
Sold for: $220
Closed on 9/11/2019

Auction 174, Lot 791

Subject: Atlases

Desnos, Louis Charles

Atlas General Methodique et Elementaire, pour l'Etude de la Geographie et de l'Histoire Moderne..., 1770

Size: 12.8 x 16.8 inches (32.5 x 42.7 cm)
Estimate: $4,000 - $4,750
Decorative French Atlas with Elaborate Borders
Sold for: $3,250
Closed on 9/11/2019

Auction 174, Lot 792

Subject: Atlases

Carey & Lea

A Complete Historical, Chronological, and Geographical American Atlas, Being a Guide to the History of North and South America, and the West Indies..., 1822

Size: 12.3 x 17.9 inches (31.2 x 45.5 cm)
Estimate: $5,000 - $6,500
Complete Example of Carey & Lea's Atlas
Sold for: $6,000
Closed on 9/11/2019

Auction 174, Lot 793

Subject: Atlases

Brue, Adrien Hubert

Atlas Universel de Geographie Physique, Politique, Ancienne & Moderne, Contenant les Cartes Generales et Particulieres de Toutes les Parties du Monde..., 1828

Size: 14.4 x 21 inches (36.6 x 53.3 cm)
Estimate: $500 - $650
Sold for: $300
Closed on 9/11/2019

Auction 174, Lot 794

Subject: Atlases

Tanner, Henry Schenck

A New Universal Atlas Containing Maps of the Various Empires, Kingdoms, States and Republics of the World..., 1836

Size: 13 x 16.1 inches (33 x 40.9 cm)
Estimate: $7,000 - $8,500
First Edition of Tanner's Universal Atlas - Complete
Unsold
Closed on 9/11/2019

Auction 174, Lot 795

Subject: Atlases

Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co.

Mitchell's School Atlas: Comprising the Maps, Etc., Designed to Illustrate Mitchell's School and Family Geography, 1847

Size: 9.7 x 12.1 inches (24.6 x 30.7 cm)
Estimate: $400 - $500
Sold for: $500
Closed on 9/11/2019

Auction 174, Lot 796

Subject: Atlases, Texas

Chambers, William & Robert

Atlas of Modern and Ancient Geography. For Use in Schools and for General Reference Constructed from the Most Authentic Sources, 1853

Size: 9.9 x 12.1 inches (25.1 x 30.7 cm)
Estimate: $250 - $325
Sold for: $150
Closed on 9/11/2019

Auction 174, Lot 797

Subject: Atlases

Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co.

A New Universal Atlas Containing Maps of the Various Empires, Kingdoms, States and Republics of the World..., 1854

Size: 14.1 x 17.3 inches (35.8 x 43.9 cm)
Estimate: $2,400 - $3,000
Sold for: $1,700
Closed on 9/11/2019

Auction 174, Lot 798

Subject: Atlases

Gray, Ormando Willis & Son

The National Atlas. Containing Elaborate Topographical Maps of the United States and the Dominion of Canada, with Plans of Cities and General Maps of the World..., 1882

Size: 15.1 x 17.8 inches (38.4 x 45.2 cm)
Estimate: $600 - $750
Sold for: $600
Closed on 9/11/2019

Auction 174, Lot 799

Subject: Atlases

Colton, G.W. & C.B.

Colton's General Atlas of the World, Containing Two Hundred and Twelve Maps and Plans, on One Hundred and Forty-Two Imperial Folio Sheets..., 1883

Size: 15.1 x 17.9 inches (38.4 x 45.5 cm)
Estimate: $1,400 - $1,700
Colton's Impressive General Atlas
Sold for: $1,000
Closed on 9/11/2019

Auction 174, Lot 800

Subject: Atlases

White, Ruth Taylor

Our U.S.A. - A Gay Geography, 1935

Size: 13.1 x 9.5 inches (33.3 x 24.1 cm)
Estimate: $900 - $1,100
Ruth Taylor's First Edition Pictorial Atlas
Sold for: $900
Closed on 9/11/2019

Auction 174, Lot 801

Subject: Atlases

[Chinese School Atlas], 1940

Size: 7.4 x 10.3 inches (18.8 x 26.2 cm)
Estimate: $140 - $170
Sold for: $100
Closed on 9/11/2019

Auction 174, Lot 802

Subject: Geography Books

Botero, Giovanni

Delle Relationi Universali..., 1596

Size: 5.4 x 7.7 inches (13.7 x 19.6 cm)
Estimate: $1,400 - $1,700
Botero's Maps of the Four Continents
Sold for: $1,400
Closed on 9/11/2019

Auction 174, Lot 803

Subject: Geography Books

Pinkerton, John

Modern Geography. A Description of the Empires, Kingdoms, States, and Colonies; with the Oceans, Seas, and Isles..., 1803

Size: 5.6 x 9 inches (14.2 x 22.9 cm)
Estimate: $400 - $475
Unsold
Closed on 9/11/2019

Auction 174, Lot 804

Subject: Exploration & Surveys, Pacific Ocean

[3 Volumes] An Account of the Voyages Undertaken by the Order of His Present Majesty for Making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere..., 1773

Size: 9.3 x 11.5 inches (23.6 x 29.2 cm)
Estimate: $4,000 - $5,000
First Edition of Hawkesworth's Account
Sold for: $2,500
Closed on 9/11/2019

Auction 174, Lot 805

Subject: Exploration & Surveys

U.S. Railroad Surveys

[13 Volumes] Reports of Explorations and Surveys, to Ascertain the Most Practicable and Economical Route for a Railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean...1853-6, 1855-60

Size: 9 x 11.8 inches (22.9 x 30 cm)
Estimate: $3,000 - $4,000
Full Twelve-Volume Set of Monumental Railroad Survey
Sold for: $3,750
Closed on 9/11/2019

Auction 174, Lot 806

Subject: History Books

Raleigh, Walter (Sir)

The History of the World, in Five Books..., 1677

Size: 9.9 x 14.9 inches (25.1 x 37.8 cm)
Estimate: $1,000 - $1,300
Sold for: $500
Closed on 9/11/2019

Auction 174, Lot 807

Subject: Miscellaneous Books

Honter, Jon Coronensis

Procli de Sphaera Liber I. Cleomedis de Mundo, sive Circularis Inspectionis Meteororum Libri II..., 1585

Size: 4.3 x 6.4 inches (10.9 x 16.3 cm)
Estimate: $2,000 - $2,400
Sold for: $2,400
Closed on 9/11/2019

Auction 174, Lot 808

Subject: References

[Lot of 2] Decorative Printed Maps of the 15th to 18th Centuries [and] The World Encompassed..., 1952

Size: 10 x 12.4 inches (25.4 x 31.5 cm)
Estimate: $80 - $100
Sold for: $60
Closed on 9/11/2019

Auction 174, Lot 810

Subject: References

The Field Notes of Captain William Clark 1803-1805, 1964

Size: 10.1 x 14.3 inches (25.7 x 36.3 cm)
Estimate: $200 - $240
Sold for: $250
Closed on 9/11/2019

Auction 174, Lot 811

Subject: References

[Lot of 2] The Mapping of America [and] Maps and Plans in the Public Record Office - 2. America and West Indies, 1974-80

Size: See Description
Estimate: $80 - $100
NO RESERVE
Sold for: $46
Closed on 9/11/2019

Auction 174, Lot 812

Subject: References

[Book and Portfolio] A Description of the Country - Virginia's Cartographers and Their Maps 1607-1881, 1975

Size: 14.6 x 11.3 inches (37.1 x 28.7 cm)
Estimate: $130 - $160
Sold for: $75
Closed on 9/11/2019

Auction 174, Lot 814

Subject: References

Atlas of Early American History - The Revolutionary Era 1760-1790, 1976

Size: 13.5 x 18.5 inches (34.3 x 47 cm)
Estimate: $100 - $130
Sold for: $50
Closed on 9/11/2019

Auction 174, Lot 815

Subject: References

John Cary - Engraver, Map, Chart and Print-Seller and Globe-Maker 1754 to 1835, 1976

Size: 6.9 x 8.9 inches (17.5 x 22.6 cm)
Estimate: $55 - $75
NO RESERVE
Sold for: $50
Closed on 9/11/2019

Auction 174, Lot 816

Subject: References, Incunabula

Wilson, Adrian

The Making of the Nuremberg Chronicle, 1978

Size: 9.8 x 14 inches (24.9 x 35.6 cm)
Estimate: $140 - $170
Sold for: $100
Closed on 9/11/2019

Auction 174, Lot 817

Subject: References

Schwartz & Ehrenberg

The Mapping of America, 1980

Size: 11.8 x 10.9 inches (30 x 27.7 cm)
Estimate: $70 - $90
Sold for: $50
Closed on 9/11/2019

Auction 174, Lot 818

Subject: References

[Lot of 2] Early Maps [and] Antique Maps, 1981-93

Size: See Description
Estimate: $70 - $90
NO RESERVE
Sold for: $425
Closed on 9/11/2019

Auction 174, Lot 819

Subject: References

Shirley, Rodney W.

The Mapping of the World - Early Printed World Maps 1472-1700, 1987

Size: 10 x 13.8 inches (25.4 x 35.1 cm)
Estimate: $475 - $600
Sold for: $310
Closed on 9/11/2019

Auction 174, Lot 822

Subject: References

Suarez, Thomas

Shedding the Veil - Mapping the European Discovery of America and the World, 1992

Size: 8.7 x 11.8 inches (22.1 x 30 cm)
Estimate: $90 - $120
NO RESERVE
Sold for: $33
Closed on 9/11/2019

Auction 174, Lot 823

Subject: References

Mercator's World - The Magazine of Maps, Atlases, Globes and Charts Volume I Number I, 1996

Size: 8.4 x 10.9 inches (21.3 x 27.7 cm)
Estimate: $20 - $30
NO RESERVE
Sold for: $11
Closed on 9/11/2019

Auction 174, Lot 824

Subject: References

Burden, Philip D.

The Mapping of North America - A List of Printed Maps 1511-1670, 1996

Size: 10.5 x 14.3 inches (26.7 x 36.3 cm)
Estimate: $200 - $230
Sold for: $200
Closed on 9/11/2019

Auction 174, Lot 825

Subject: References

[Lot of 3] Lugares e Regioes em Mapas Antigos [and] Cartografia e Diplomacia no Brasil do Seculo XVIII [and] As Fronteiras de Africa, 1997

Size: 9 x 11.8 inches (22.9 x 30 cm)
Estimate: $90 - $120
NO RESERVE
Sold for: $31
Closed on 9/11/2019

Auction 174, Lot 826

Subject: References, Africa

Norwich, Oscar I.

Norwich's Maps of Africa - An Illustrated and Annotated Carto-bibliography, 1997

Size: 8.7 x 11.3 inches (22.1 x 28.7 cm)
Estimate: $70 - $90
Sold for: $50
Closed on 9/11/2019

Auction 174, Lot 827

Subject: References

[Lot of 3] Mercator's World - The Magazine of Maps, Atlases, Globes and Charts, 1997-2003

Size: 8.4 x 10.8 inches (21.3 x 27.4 cm)
Estimate: $15 - $25
NO RESERVE
Sold for: $22
Closed on 9/11/2019
47 lots