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Auction 181, Lot 586
Subject: Istanbul, Turkey
Haffner, Johann Christoph
Constantinopelis Constantinopel, 1740
Size: 26 x 8.8 inches (66 x 22.4 cm)
Estimate: $2,500 - $3,500
Rare Panoramic View of Constantinople with Labeled Buildings
Sold for: $1,500
Closed on 2/10/2021
Auction 181, Lot 592
Subject: Holy Land
Dapper, Olivier
[On 6 sheets] Dimida Tribus Manasse ... [and] Tribus Ruben, et Gad ... [and] Pars Maxima Tribus Iuda ... [and] Tribus Aser ... [and] Tribuum Ephraim ... [and] Tribus Simeon …, 1677
Size: See Description
Estimate: $1,200 - $1,500
Impressive 6-Sheet Wall Map of the Holy Land
Sold for: $900
Closed on 2/10/2021
Auction 181, Lot 613
Subject: Asia
Ortelius, Abraham
Asiae Nova Descriptio, 1570
Size: 19.6 x 14.6 inches (49.8 x 37.1 cm)
Estimate: $1,400 - $1,700
Rare First Plate of Ortelius' Important Map of Asia in Contemporary Color
Sold for: $900
Closed on 2/10/2021
Auction 181, Lot 616
Subject: Asia
Picart, Nicolas
Asia Recens Summa Cura Delineata, 1659
Size: 21.7 x 16 inches (55.1 x 40.6 cm)
Estimate: $2,750 - $3,500
Scarce Derivative of Hondius' Carte-a-Figures Map of Asia
Unsold
Closed on 2/10/2021
Auction 181, Lot 640
Subject: Hong Kong, South China Sea
Apres de Mannevillette, Jean B. N. D.
Carte d'une Partie des Cotes de la Chine et des Isles Adjacentes, Depuis l'Isle Nommee la Pierre Blanche, Jusqu'a Celle de l'Artimon..., 1775
Size: 18.2 x 13.3 inches (46.2 x 33.8 cm)
Estimate: $2,400 - $3,000
One of the Earliest Printed Maps to Show Hong Kong
Sold for: $1,500
Closed on 2/10/2021
Auction 181, Lot 644
Subject: Japan
Seutter/Lotter
Regni Japoniae Nova Mappa Geographica, ex Indigenarum Observationibus Delineata ab Engelbert Kaempfero Recusa et Emendata, 1740
Size: 22.1 x 19.1 inches (56.1 x 48.5 cm)
Estimate: $1,600 - $1,900
Seutter's Decorative Map of Japan Based on Kaempfer
Unsold
Closed on 2/10/2021
Auction 180, Lot 644
Subject: Jerusalem, Holy Land
Adrichom, Christian van
Ierusalem I., et Suburbia eius, Sicut Tempore Christi Floruit, cum Locis, in Quibus Christus Passus est…, 1584
Size: 29.1 x 19.7 inches (73.9 x 50 cm)
Estimate: $2,000 - $2,400
First Edition of Adrichom's Influential Bird's-Eye Plan of Jerusalem
Unsold
Closed on 11/18/2020
Auction 180, Lot 662
Subject: Asia
Ortelius, Abraham
Asiae Nova Descriptio, 1572
Size: 19.3 x 14.4 inches (49 x 36.6 cm)
Estimate: $1,500 - $1,800
Rare First Plate of Ortelius' Important Map of Asia
Sold for: $1,100
Closed on 11/18/2020
Auction 179, Lot 691
Subject: Holy Land
Dapper, Olivier
[On 6 sheets] Dimida Tribus Manasse ... [and] Tribus Ruben, et Gad ... [and] Pars Maxima Tribus Iuda ... [and] Tribus Aser ... [and] Tribuum Ephraim ... [and] Tribus Simeon …, 1677
Size: See Description
Estimate: $1,400 - $1,700
Impressive 6-Sheet Wall Map of the Holy Land
Unsold
Closed on 9/16/2020
Auction 179, Lot 725
Subject: Asia
Wit, Frederick de
Asiae Nova Descriptio, 1660
Size: 22.1 x 17.4 inches (56.1 x 44.2 cm)
Estimate: $2,000 - $2,400
De Wit's Carte-a-Figures Map of Asia
Sold for: $1,200
Closed on 9/16/2020
Auction 179, Lot 739
Subject: China, Korea & Japan
Mercator/Hondius
China, 1613
Size: 18.1 x 13.4 inches (46 x 34 cm)
Estimate: $1,900 - $2,200
Hondius' Map of China, Korea, and Japan in Full Contemporary Color
Sold for: $1,600
Closed on 9/16/2020
Auction 179, Lot 767
Subject: Southern & Southeast Asia
Ortelius, Abraham
Indiae Orientalis, Insularumque Adiacientium Typus, 1574
Size: 19.6 x 13.7 inches (49.8 x 34.8 cm)
Estimate: $2,750 - $3,500
Ortelius' Important Map of Southeast Asia
Sold for: $2,400
Closed on 9/16/2020
Auction 179, Lot 771
Subject: Southern Asia
Gastaldi/Ramusio
Seconda Tavola, 1554
Size: 15.4 x 10.8 inches (39.1 x 27.4 cm)
Estimate: $1,400 - $1,700
Gastaldi's Scarce Map of Southern Asia
Sold for: $2,000
Closed on 9/16/2020
Auction 178, Lot 433
Subject: Istanbul, Turkey
Braun & Hogenberg
Byzantium, nunc Constantinopolis, 1572
Size: 19 x 12.9 inches (48.3 x 32.8 cm)
Estimate: $1,600 - $1,900
Superb Bird's-Eye View During the Golden Age of the Ottoman Empire
Sold for: $1,400
Closed on 6/10/2020
Auction 178, Lot 436
Subject: Holy Land
Ortelius, Abraham
Abrahami Patriarchae Peregrinatio, et Vita, 1586
Size: 18.3 x 14 inches (46.5 x 35.6 cm)
Estimate: $1,400 - $1,700
Elaborate Map of the Holy Land, Illustrating the Life of Abraham
Sold for: $800
Closed on 6/10/2020
Auction 178, Lot 465
Subject: Asia
Blaeu, Willem
Asia Noviter Delineata, 1635
Size: 21.9 x 16.3 inches (55.6 x 41.4 cm)
Estimate: $2,750 - $3,500
Magnificent Carte-a-Figures Map of Asia in Full Contemporary Color
Sold for: $1,900
Closed on 6/10/2020
Auction 177, Lot 620
Subject: Asia
Blaeu, Willem
Asia Noviter Delineata, 1642
Size: 21.9 x 16.1 inches (55.6 x 40.9 cm)
Estimate: $3,750 - $4,500
Magnificent Carte-a-Figures Map of Asia
Sold for: $2,750
Closed on 4/29/2020
Auction 177, Lot 629
Subject: China
Ortelius, Abraham
Chinae, olim Sinarum Regionis, Nova Descriptio. Auctore Ludovico Georgio, 1584
Size: 18.4 x 14.4 inches (46.7 x 36.6 cm)
Estimate: $5,500 - $6,500
The First European-Printed Map of China
Sold for: $4,000
Closed on 4/29/2020
Auction 177, Lot 634
Subject: China, Korea & Japan
Blaeu, (Family)
China Veteribus Sinarum Regio nunc Incolis Tame Dicta, 1635
Size: 19.5 x 16.1 inches (49.5 x 40.9 cm)
Estimate: $1,600 - $1,900
Blaeu's Map of China Featuring Fictitious Lakes and Rivers in Full Contemporary Color
Sold for: $900
Closed on 4/29/2020
Auction 177, Lot 635
Subject: Japan & Korea
Botero, Giovanni
Iaponia Regnum, 1596
Size: 8.3 x 5.8 inches (21.1 x 14.7 cm)
Estimate: $3,000 - $3,750
Rare First Derivative of Ortelius/Teixeira Map of Japan
Sold for: $2,200
Closed on 4/29/2020
Auction 176, Lot 570
Subject: Jordan & Iraq
Amman to El Jid, 1921
Size: 34.8 x 12.8 inches (88.4 x 32.5 cm)
Estimate: $275 - $375
Rare "Lap Map" Air Navigation Map
Sold for: $200
Closed on 2/12/2020
Auction 176, Lot 572
Subject: Constantinople, Turkey
Artaria, Carlo
Constantinople, 1820
Size: 28.3 x 14.8 inches (71.9 x 37.6 cm)
Estimate: $4,000 - $5,000
Very Rare View of Constantinople
Sold for: $2,750
Closed on 2/12/2020
Auction 176, Lot 575
Subject: Holy Land
Ortelius, Abraham
Abrahami Patriarchae Peregrinatio, et Vita, 1586
Size: 18.3 x 14 inches (46.5 x 35.6 cm)
Estimate: $1,500 - $1,800
Elaborate Map of the Holy Land, Illustrating the Life of Abraham
Unsold
Closed on 2/12/2020
Auction 176, Lot 604
Subject: Asia
Blaeu, Willem
Asia Noviter Delineata, 1635
Size: 21.9 x 16.3 inches (55.6 x 41.4 cm)
Estimate: $3,000 - $4,000
Magnificent Carte-a-Figures Map of Asia in Full Contemporary Color
Unsold
Closed on 2/12/2020
Auction 176, Lot 619
Subject: China
Ortelius, Abraham
Chinae, olim Sinarum Regionis, Nova Descriptio. Auctore Ludovico Georgio, 1584
Size: 18.4 x 14.4 inches (46.7 x 36.6 cm)
Estimate: $5,000 - $6,000
The First European-Printed Map of China in Full Contemporary Color
Sold for: $3,750
Closed on 2/12/2020
Auction 176, Lot 634
Subject: Southern Asia
Ptolemy/Fries
Tabula Nova Utriusque Indiae, 1541
Size: 17.6 x 11.7 inches (44.7 x 29.7 cm)
Estimate: $2,000 - $2,400
Early Map Depicting Southern and Southeast Asia
Sold for: $1,200
Closed on 2/12/2020
Auction 175, Lot 554
Subject: Holy Land
Mortier, Pierre
[2 Volumes] Historie des Ouden en Nieuwen Testaments, Verrykt met meer dan Vierhonderd Printverbeeldingen in Koper Gesneeden..., 1700
Size: 11.8 x 18 inches (30 x 45.7 cm)
Estimate: $1,800 - $2,100
Mortier's Dutch History of the Old and New Testaments with Five Maps
Sold for: $1,000
Closed on 11/13/2019
Auction 175, Lot 560
Subject: Arabia
Blaeu, Johannes
Arabia, 1663
Size: 20.9 x 16.4 inches (53.1 x 41.7 cm)
Estimate: $2,000 - $2,300
Blaeu's Uncommon Map of the Arabian Peninsula
Sold for: $1,350
Closed on 11/13/2019
Auction 175, Lot 569
Subject: Central Asia, Tibet
Anville, Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d'
Carte Generale du Thibet ou Bout-Tan et des Pays de Kashgar et Hami Dressee sur les Cartes et Memoires des RR PP Jesuites de la Chine..., 1733
Size: 23 x 18.1 inches (58.4 x 46 cm)
Estimate: $1,200 - $1,500
First European Map of Tibet
Sold for: $750
Closed on 11/13/2019
Auction 175, Lot 582
Subject: China
Ortelius, Abraham
Chinae, olim Sinarum Regionis, Nova Descriptio. Auctore Ludovico Georgio, 1584
Size: 18.8 x 14.5 inches (47.8 x 36.8 cm)
Estimate: $5,500 - $6,500
The First European-Printed Map of China
Sold for: $4,000
Closed on 11/13/2019
Auction 175, Lot 589
Subject: China, Korea & Japan
Cantelli da Vignola/de Rossi
Il Regno della China detto Presentemente Catay, e Mangin. Diviso Sopra le Carte piu Esatte nelle sue Principali Provincie..., 1682
Size: 21.6 x 17.2 inches (54.9 x 43.7 cm)
Estimate: $1,800 - $2,100
Scarce Italian Map of the Chinese Empire
Unsold
Closed on 11/13/2019
Auction 175, Lot 591
Subject: Southeast Asia
Jansson, Jan
Indiae Orientalis Nova Descriptio, 1647
Size: 19.9 x 15.4 inches (50.5 x 39.1 cm)
Estimate: $1,200 - $1,500
Includes Discoveries Made by the Dutch "Duyfken" Exploration
Sold for: $1,100
Closed on 11/13/2019
Auction 175, Lot 592
Subject: Southeast Asia
Imray, James
[Lot of 6] East India Archipelago [Western Route to China, Chart No. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, & 6], 1879-84
Size: See Description
Estimate: $1,400 - $1,700
Complete Set of Blueback Charts of the South China Sea
Sold for: $1,000
Closed on 11/13/2019
Auction 174, Lot 659
Subject: Holy Land
Jansson, Jan
Palestina, sive Terrae Sanctae Descriptio, 1684
Size: 22.1 x 17 inches (56.1 x 43.2 cm)
Estimate: $1,600 - $2,000
Decorative Map Featuring 18 Biblical Scenes
Sold for: $1,300
Closed on 9/11/2019
Auction 174, Lot 705
Subject: China, Korea & Japan
Mercator/Hondius
China, 1619
Size: 18.3 x 13.5 inches (46.5 x 34.3 cm)
Estimate: $2,400 - $3,000
Hondius' Map of China, Korea, and Japan
Sold for: $1,800
Closed on 9/11/2019
Auction 174, Lot 716
Subject: East Indies - Indonesia
Mercator/Hondius
Insulae Indiae Orientalis Praecipuae, in Quibus Moluccae Celeberrimae sunt, 1630
Size: 18.4 x 13.4 inches (46.7 x 34 cm)
Estimate: $3,000 - $4,000
Hondius' Decorative Map of the Spice Islands
Sold for: $2,200
Closed on 9/11/2019
Auction 174, Lot 722
Subject: Southern & Southeast Asia
Ortelius, Abraham
Indiae Orientalis, Insularumque Adiacientium Typus, 1588
Size: 19.4 x 13.6 inches (49.3 x 34.5 cm)
Estimate: $2,000 - $2,300
Ortelius' Important Map of Southeast Asia
Unsold
Closed on 9/11/2019
Auction 174, Lot 724
Subject: Southern & Southeast Asia
Hondius, Jodocus
India Orientalis, 1619
Size: 19.3 x 14 inches (49 x 35.6 cm)
Estimate: $2,200 - $2,500
Early Dutch Map Featuring Chiamai Lacus
Sold for: $1,800
Closed on 9/11/2019
Auction 173, Lot 370
Subject: Holy Land
[On 2 Sheets] Cedar et ses Tabernacles, 1536
Size: 8.6 x 12.2 inches (21.8 x 31 cm)
Estimate: $4,750 - $6,000
First Printed Map of the Holy Land
Sold for: $3,500
Closed on 6/5/2019
Auction 173, Lot 376
Subject: Holy Land
Jansson, Jan
[On 7 Sheets] Dimidia Tribus Manasse ... [and] Tribus Ruben, et Gad ... [and] Pars Maxima Tribus Iuda ... [and] Tribuum Ephraim ... [and] Tribus Aser ... [and] Tribus Simeon …, 1680
Size: 21 x 16.9 inches (53.3 x 42.9 cm)
Estimate: $2,400 - $3,000
Impressive Wall Map of the Holy Land on 7 Separate Sheets
Sold for: $1,400
Closed on 6/5/2019
Auction 173, Lot 379
Subject: Jerusalem, Holy Land
Schedel, Hartmann
Folio LXIII - Destruccio Iherosolime, 1493
Size: 21.1 x 10.1 inches (53.6 x 25.7 cm)
Estimate: $950 - $1,200
Schedel's Woodcut View of Jerusalem
Sold for: $500
Closed on 6/5/2019
Auction 173, Lot 380
Subject: Jerusalem, Holy Land
Braun & Hogenberg
[2 Sheets] Ierusalem, et Suburbia Eius, Sicut Tempore Christi Floruit, cum Locis, in Quibus Christus Passus..., 1620
Size: 18.8 x 28.8 inches (47.8 x 73.2 cm)
Estimate: $2,000 - $2,400
Braun & Hogenberg's Two-Sheet Plan of Jerusalem
Sold for: $1,500
Closed on 6/5/2019
Auction 173, Lot 401
Subject: Taiwan
Stoecklein, Joseph
Die Insel Formosa Neu Abgemessen auf Befehl Kaysers Kahmi, 1726
Size: 9 x 7.1 inches (22.9 x 18 cm)
Estimate: $1,100 - $1,400
One of the Earliest Maps of Taiwan
Sold for: $800
Closed on 6/5/2019
Auction 173, Lot 402
Subject: China, Korea & Japan
Cantelli da Vignola/de Rossi
Il Regno della China detto Presentemente Catay, e Mangin. Diviso Sopra le Carte piu Esatte nelle sue Principali Provincie..., 1682
Size: 21.6 x 17.2 inches (54.9 x 43.7 cm)
Estimate: $1,800 - $2,100
Scarce Italian Map of the Chinese Empire
Unsold
Closed on 6/5/2019
Auction 173, Lot 406
Subject: China & Korea
Sanson/Mariette
La Chine Royaume, 1656
Size: 21.2 x 16.4 inches (53.8 x 41.7 cm)
Estimate: $1,800 - $2,100
Important Jesuit Map of China
Sold for: $1,300
Closed on 6/5/2019
Auction 173, Lot 408
Subject: Japan & Korea
Ortelius, Abraham
Iaponiae Insulae Descriptio. Ludoico Teisera Auctore, 1595
Size: 18.8 x 13.9 inches (47.8 x 35.3 cm)
Estimate: $2,000 - $2,300
Ortelius' Influential Map of Japan
Sold for: $1,500
Closed on 6/5/2019
Auction 172, Lot 583
Subject: Istanbul, Turkey
Braun & Hogenberg
Byzantium, nunc Constantinopolis, 1657
Size: 18.9 x 12.9 inches (48 x 32.8 cm)
Estimate: $1,500 - $1,800
Jansson's Publication of Braun and Hogenberg's Superb Bird's-Eye View During the Golden Age of the Ottoman Empire
Sold for: $750
Closed on 4/17/2019
Auction 172, Lot 587
Subject: Holy Land
Ortelius, Abraham
Abrahami Patriarchae Peregrinatio, et Vita, 1586
Size: 17.8 x 13.8 inches (45.2 x 35.1 cm)
Estimate: $1,900 - $2,200
Elaborate Map of the Holy Land, Illustrating the Life of Abraham
Sold for: $1,400
Closed on 4/17/2019
Auction 172, Lot 603
Subject: Jerusalem, Holy Land
Braun & Hogenberg
[2 Sheets] Ierusalem, et Suburbia eius, Sicut Tempore Christi Floruit..., 1575
Size: 18.9 x 14.4 inches (48 x 36.6 cm)
Estimate: $1,600 - $1,900
Braun & Hogenberg's Two-Sheet Plan of Jerusalem
Sold for: $1,200
Closed on 4/17/2019
Auction 172, Lot 608
Subject: Bethlehem, Holy Land
Wahrer Abriss der Stadt Bethlehem..., 1752
Size: 20.5 x 15.3 inches (52.1 x 38.9 cm)
Estimate: $1,200 - $1,500
Magnificent Panoramic View of Bethlehem with Scenes from the Christmas Story
Unsold
Closed on 4/17/2019
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