Auction 204, Lot 556

Subject: Istanbul, Turkey

Schedel, Hartmann

Folium CXXX - Constantinopolis, 1493

Size: 20.9 x 9.4 inches (53.1 x 23.9 cm)

Estimate: $1,400 - $1,700

One of the Earliest Available Views of Constantinople, from Schedel's Nuremberg Chronicle

Unsold

Closed on 6/18/2025

Auction 204, Lot 567

Subject: Arabia

Ptolemy/Holle

[Title on Verso] Sexta Asie Tabula Continet Arabiam Felicem..., 1482

Size: 22.3 x 11.3 inches (56.6 x 28.7 cm)

Estimate: $55,000 - $65,000

One of the Earliest & Most Desirable Printed Maps of Arabia

Unsold

Closed on 6/18/2025

Auction 204, Lot 573

Subject: Asia

Solinus, Caius Julius

[Asia Maior], 1538

Size: 13 x 9.7 inches (33 x 24.6 cm)

Estimate: $2,000 - $2,300

Earliest Depiction of the Northwest Coast of America on a Printed Map

Unsold

Closed on 6/18/2025

Auction 204, Lot 577

Subject: Asia

Blaeu, Willem

Asia Noviter Delineata, 1634

Size: 22 x 16.3 inches (55.9 x 41.4 cm)

Estimate: $3,000 - $3,750

Magnificent Carte-a-Figures Map of Asia

Sold for: $2,000

Closed on 6/18/2025

Auction 204, Lot 589

Subject: China

Ortelius, Abraham

Chinae, olim Sinarum Regionis, Nova Descriptio. Auctore Ludovico Georgio, 1584

Size: 18.5 x 14.5 inches (47 x 36.8 cm)

Estimate: $4,000 - $5,000

The First European-Printed Map of China

Unsold

Closed on 6/18/2025

Auction 204, Lot 594

Subject: China, Korea & Japan

Speed, John

The Kingdome of China Newly Augmented, 1626

Size: 20.3 x 15.6 inches (51.6 x 39.6 cm)

Estimate: $3,000 - $3,750

Speed's Striking Carte-a-Figures Map of China with the Island of Korea

Unsold

Closed on 6/18/2025

Auction 204, Lot 595

Subject: China, Korea & Japan

Blaeu, (Family)

China Veteribus Sinarum Regio nunc Incolis Tame Dicta, 1640

Size: 19.6 x 16.1 inches (49.8 x 40.9 cm)

Estimate: $1,100 - $1,400

Attractive Example of Blaeu's Map of China Featuring Fictitious Lakes and Rivers

Sold for: $700

Closed on 6/18/2025

Auction 204, Lot 601

Subject: Japan

Tavernier, Jean Baptiste

Carte des Isles du Iapon Esquelles est Remarque la Route tant par Mer que par Terre que Tiennent les Hollandois pour se Transporter de la Ville de Nangasaqui a Iedo..., 1679

Size: 30.4 x 20.5 inches (77.2 x 52.1 cm)

Estimate: $800 - $1,000

Rare, First Edition Map of Japan

Sold for: $600

Closed on 6/18/2025

Auction 204, Lot 608

Subject: East Indies - Indonesia, Singapore, & Macao

Bry, Johann Theodore de

[Petits Voyages, Part VIII] Achter Theil der Orientalischen Indien / Begreiffend Erstlich ein Historische Beschreibung der Schiffart..., 1606

Size: 7.8 x 11.8 inches (19.8 x 30 cm)

Estimate: $2,750 - $3,500

Complete Disbound Example of Petits Voyages, Part VIII, with Map of Strait of Singapore and Plan of Macao

Sold for: $2,000

Closed on 6/18/2025

Auction 204, Lot 610

Subject: India

Ptolemy/Waldseemuller

Decima Asiae Tabula, 1513

Size: 22.3 x 14 inches (56.6 x 35.6 cm)

Estimate: $2,000 - $2,300

Early Ptolemaic Map of India

Sold for: $1,200

Closed on 6/18/2025

Auction 203, Lot 623

Subject: Arabian Peninsula

U.S. Department of Interior

Arabian Peninsula, 1958

Size: 52.5 x 45 inches (133.4 x 114.3 cm)

Estimate: $2,000 - $2,300

Very Rare Early Issue of Foundational Geological Map of the Arabian Peninsula

Sold for: $1,000

Closed on 4/23/2025

Auction 203, Lot 655

Subject: China, Korea & Japan

Thevenot, Melchisedech

Imperii Sinarum Nova Descriptio, 1666

Size: 25 x 18 inches (63.5 x 45.7 cm)

Estimate: $1,600 - $1,900

Rare Map of China Based on Blaeu

Sold for: $500

Closed on 4/23/2025

Auction 203, Lot 670

Subject: Bali, Indonesia

Valentyn, Francois

Kaart van het Eyland Bali, 1726

Size: 22.1 x 17.6 inches (56.1 x 44.7 cm)

Estimate: $1,100 - $1,400

Striking Early Map of Bali

Unsold

Closed on 4/23/2025

Auction 202, Lot 628

Subject: Asia

Speed, John

Asia with the Islands Adjoyning Described, the Atire of the People, & Townes of Importance, All of Them Newly Augmented, 1626

Size: 20.3 x 15.6 inches (51.6 x 39.6 cm)

Estimate: $2,000 - $2,300

The First English Printed Map of Asia

Sold for: $1,500

Closed on 2/12/2025

Auction 202, Lot 630

Subject: Asia

Blaeu, Willem

Asia Noviter Delineata, 1663

Size: 21.9 x 16.2 inches (55.6 x 41.1 cm)

Estimate: $3,250 - $4,000

Magnificent Carte-a-Figures Map of Asia in Full Contemporary Color

Unsold

Closed on 2/12/2025

Auction 202, Lot 639

Subject: China

Ortelius, Abraham

Chinae, olim Sinarum Regionis, Nova Descriptio. Auctore Ludovico Georgio, 1584

Size: 18.7 x 14.5 inches (47.5 x 36.8 cm)

Estimate: $3,000 - $3,750

The First European-Printed Map of China in Full Contemporary Color

Unsold

Closed on 2/12/2025

Auction 202, Lot 645

Subject: China, Korea & Japan

Mercator/Hondius

China, 1639

Size: 18.1 x 13.5 inches (46 x 34.3 cm)

Estimate: $2,000 - $2,300

Hondius' Map of China, Korea, and Japan in Full Contemporary Color

Sold for: $1,300

Closed on 2/12/2025

Auction 202, Lot 650

Subject: Japan & Korea

Mercator/Hondius

Iaponia, 1623

Size: 17.6 x 13.6 inches (44.7 x 34.5 cm)

Estimate: $1,100 - $1,400

Hondius' Richly Ornamented Map of Japan

Sold for: $750

Closed on 2/12/2025

Auction 201, Lot 639

Subject: Caspian Sea

Ottens

[On 2 Sheets] Carte Marine de la Mer Caspiene Levee Suivant les Ordres de S.M. Czariene, par Mr. Carl Vanverden en 1719, 1720, et 1721..., 1723

Size: 23.5 x 17.9 inches (59.7 x 45.5 cm)

Estimate: $1,100 - $1,400

Superb Map of the Caspian Sea with Panoramic Views of the Region

Unsold

Closed on 11/20/2024

Auction 201, Lot 641

Subject: Asia

Hondius/Jansson

Asia Recens Summa Cura Delineata, 1632

Size: 22 x 16.2 inches (55.9 x 41.1 cm)

Estimate: $2,000 - $2,300

Jansson's Spectacular Carte-a-Figure Map of Asia

Sold for: $1,000

Closed on 11/20/2024

Auction 201, Lot 642

Subject: Asia

Blaeu, Willem

Asia Noviter Delineata, 1634

Size: 22 x 16.3 inches (55.9 x 41.4 cm)

Estimate: $3,000 - $3,750

Magnificent Carte-a-Figures Map of Asia

Unsold

Closed on 11/20/2024

Auction 201, Lot 655

Subject: Russia in Asia

[5 Volumes & Atlas] Voyages de M.P.S. Pallas, en Differentes Provinces de l'Empire de Russie, et dans l'Asie Septentrionale [Tomes I-V]... [and] Voyages du Professeur Pallas ... Nouvelle Edition ... Tome Neuvieme, (Planches.), 1788-93

Size: See Description

Estimate: $3,500 - $4,250

Superb Work on 18th Century Russia with over 100 Maps and Plates

Unsold

Closed on 11/20/2024

Auction 201, Lot 657

Subject: China

Nieuhoff, Johann

L'Ambassade de la Compagnie Orientale des Provinces Unies vers l'Empereur de la Chine, ou Grand Cam de Tartarie..., 1665

Size: 13.4 x 8.8 inches (34 x 22.4 cm)

Estimate: $2,400 - $3,000

Nieuhoff's Important Description of the Chinese Empire

Unsold

Closed on 11/20/2024

Auction 201, Lot 663

Subject: China, Korea & Japan

Blaeu, (Family)

China Veteribus Sinarum Regio nunc Incolis Tame Dicta, 1640

Size: 19.6 x 16.1 inches (49.8 x 40.9 cm)

Estimate: $1,400 - $1,700

Attractive Example of Blaeu's Map of China Featuring Fictitious Lakes and Rivers

Unsold

Closed on 11/20/2024

Auction 201, Lot 682

Subject: Southern & Southeast Asia

Ortelius, Abraham

Indiae Orientalis, Insularumque Adiacientium Typus, 1579

Size: 19.8 x 13.8 inches (50.3 x 35.1 cm)

Estimate: $2,400 - $3,000

Ortelius' Important Map of Southeast Asia in Full Contemporary Color

Sold for: $1,800

Closed on 11/20/2024

Auction 199, Lot 573

Subject: Istanbul, Turkey

Braun & Hogenberg

Byzantium, nunc Constantinopolis, 1572

Size: 19.1 x 12.9 inches (48.5 x 32.8 cm)

Estimate: $1,900 - $2,300

Superb Bird's-Eye View During the Golden Age of the Ottoman Empire

Sold for: $3,250

Closed on 9/11/2024

Auction 199, Lot 597

Subject: Asia

Speed, John

Asia with the Islands Adjoyning Described, the Atire of the People, & Townes of Importance, All of Them Newly Augmented, 1626

Size: 20.3 x 15.6 inches (51.6 x 39.6 cm)

Estimate: $2,300 - $2,750

The First English Printed Map of Asia

Unsold

Closed on 9/11/2024

Auction 199, Lot 600

Subject: Asia

Blaeu, Willem

Asia Noviter Delineata, 1663

Size: 21.9 x 16.2 inches (55.6 x 41.1 cm)

Estimate: $3,250 - $4,000

Magnificent Carte-a-Figures Map of Asia in Full Contemporary Color

Unsold

Closed on 9/11/2024

Auction 199, Lot 615

Subject: China

Ortelius, Abraham

Chinae, olim Sinarum Regionis, Nova Descriptio. Auctore Ludovico Georgio, 1584

Size: 18.7 x 14.5 inches (47.5 x 36.8 cm)

Estimate: $3,000 - $3,750

The First European-Printed Map of China in Full Contemporary Color

Unsold

Closed on 9/11/2024

Auction 199, Lot 619

Subject: Hong Kong, China

Carte Topographique de l'Ile de Hong Kong, 1874

Size: 11.9 x 9.9 inches (30.2 x 25.1 cm)

Estimate: $1,500 - $2,000

Volonteri's Scarce Bilingual Map of Hong Kong

Sold for: $3,250

Closed on 9/11/2024

Auction 199, Lot 622

Subject: China, Korea & Japan

Speed, John

The Kingdome of China Newly Augmented, 1626

Size: 20.2 x 15.6 inches (51.3 x 39.6 cm)

Estimate: $3,000 - $3,750

Speed's Striking Carte-a-Figures Map of China with the Island of Korea

Sold for: $2,200

Closed on 9/11/2024

Auction 199, Lot 630

Subject: Japan & Korea

Briet, Philippe

Royaume du Iapon Designe par le Pere Ph: Briet, de la Compagnie de Iesus…, 1658

Size: 20.5 x 14.6 inches (52.1 x 37.1 cm)

Estimate: $1,000 - $1,300

Uncommon French Map of Japan

Sold for: $500

Closed on 9/11/2024

Auction 199, Lot 637

Subject: East Indies - Indonesia, Singapore, & Macao

Bry, Johann Theodore de

[Petits Voyages, Part VIII] Achter Theil der Orientalischen Indien / Begreiffend Erstlich ein Historische Beschreibung der Schiffart..., 1606

Size: 7.9 x 12.3 inches (20.1 x 31.2 cm)

Estimate: $4,750 - $5,500

Complete Disbound Example of Petits Voyages, Part VIII, with Map of Strait of Singapore and Plan of Macao

Sold for: $2,900

Closed on 9/11/2024

Auction 199, Lot 646

Subject: Southern & Southeast Asia

Ortelius, Abraham

Indiae Orientalis, Insularumque Adiacientium Typus, 1579

Size: 19.6 x 13.7 inches (49.8 x 34.8 cm)

Estimate: $2,400 - $3,000

Ortelius' Important Map of Southeast Asia

Sold for: $1,600

Closed on 9/11/2024

Auction 198, Lot 574

Subject: Middle East

Pictorial Map of the Operations of the Iraq, Basrah & Mosul Petroleum Companies in the Middle East, 1952

Size: 29.9 x 20.6 inches (75.9 x 52.3 cm)

Estimate: $1,200 - $1,500

Rare Pictorial Oil Map of the Fertile Crescent

Sold for: $600

Closed on 6/19/2024

Auction 198, Lot 591

Subject: Caucasus

[Map Bound in 2 Volumes] Neue Carte des Caucasus Groestentheils aus Gueldenstaedts... [in] Reisen durch Russland und im Caucasischen Geburge..., 1787-91

Size: 9.5 x 7.5 inches (24.1 x 19.1 cm)

Estimate: $7,000 - $8,000

Rare and Important Study on the Caucasus with 27 Maps and Plates

Sold for: $5,000

Closed on 6/19/2024

Auction 198, Lot 592

Subject: Caspian Sea

Ottens

[On 2 Sheets] Carte Marine de la Mer Caspiene Levee Suivant les Ordres de S.M. Czariene, par Mr. Carl Vanverden en 1719, 1720, et 1721..., 1723

Size: 23.5 x 17.9 inches (59.7 x 45.5 cm)

Estimate: $1,200 - $1,500

Superb Map of the Caspian Sea with Panoramic Views of the Region

Unsold

Closed on 6/19/2024

Auction 198, Lot 595

Subject: Asia

Hondius/Jansson

Asia Recens Summa Cura Delineata, 1632

Size: 22 x 16.2 inches (55.9 x 41.1 cm)

Estimate: $2,750 - $3,500

Jansson's Spectacular Carte-a-Figure Map of Asia

Unsold

Closed on 6/19/2024

Auction 198, Lot 608

Subject: Russia in Asia

[5 Volumes & Atlas] Voyages de M.P.S. Pallas, en Differentes Provinces de l'Empire de Russie, et dans l'Asie Septentrionale [Tomes I-V]... [and] Voyages du Professeur Pallas ... Nouvelle Edition ... Tome Neuvieme, (Planches.), 1788-93

Size: See Description

Estimate: $3,500 - $4,250

Superb Work on 18th Century Russia with over 100 Maps and Plates

Unsold

Closed on 6/19/2024

Auction 198, Lot 609

Subject: China

Ortelius, Abraham

Chinae, olim Sinarum Regionis, Nova Descriptio. Auctore Ludovico Georgio, 1584

Size: 18.6 x 14.4 inches (47.2 x 36.6 cm)

Estimate: $4,000 - $4,750

The First European-Printed Map of China

Sold for: $2,000

Closed on 6/19/2024

Auction 198, Lot 610

Subject: China

Nieuhoff, Johann

L'Ambassade de la Compagnie Orientale des Provinces Unies vers l'Empereur de la Chine, ou Grand Cam de Tartarie..., 1665

Size: 13.4 x 8.8 inches (34 x 22.4 cm)

Estimate: $2,750 - $3,500

Nieuhoff's Important Description of the Chinese Empire

Unsold

Closed on 6/19/2024

Auction 198, Lot 618

Subject: Southeast Asia

Ptolemy/Fries

India Orientalis, 1535

Size: 17 x 12.3 inches (43.2 x 31.2 cm)

Estimate: $2,400 - $3,000

First Printed Map to Focus on Indochina and the East Indies

Sold for: $1,700

Closed on 6/19/2024

Auction 198, Lot 631

Subject: Pakistan & Afghanistan

Ptolemy/Berlinghieri

Tabula Nona d Asia, 1482

Size: 10.5 x 13.3 inches (26.7 x 33.8 cm)

Estimate: $1,900 - $2,200

One of the Earliest Printed Maps of Afghanistan & Pakistan

Sold for: $2,500

Closed on 6/19/2024

Auction 197, Lot 641

Subject: China

Ortelius, Abraham

Chinae, olim Sinarum Regionis, Nova Descriptio. Auctore Ludovico Georgio, 1584

Size: 18.4 x 14.5 inches (46.7 x 36.8 cm)

Estimate: $4,000 - $4,750

The First European-Printed Map of China

Sold for: $3,000

Closed on 4/24/2024

Auction 197, Lot 658

Subject: East Indies - Indonesia, Singapore, & Macao

Bry, Johann Theodore de

[Petits Voyages, Part VIII] Indiae Orientalis Pars Octava: Navigationes Quinque, Primam a Iacobo Neccio, ab Anno 1600..., 1607

Size: 8.4 x 12.3 inches (21.3 x 31.2 cm)

Estimate: $3,750 - $4,500

Complete Disbound Example of Petits Voyages, Part VIII, with Map of Strait of Singapore and Plan of Macao

Sold for: $5,500

Closed on 4/24/2024

Auction 196, Lot 605

Subject: Asia

Ortelius, Abraham

Asiae Nova Descriptio, 1572

Size: 19.8 x 14.8 inches (50.3 x 37.6 cm)

Estimate: $1,200 - $1,500

Rare First Plate of Ortelius' Important Map of Asia

Sold for: $900

Closed on 2/7/2024

Auction 196, Lot 607

Subject: Asia

Wit, Frederick de

Asiae Nova Descriptio, 1670

Size: 21.9 x 17.4 inches (55.6 x 44.2 cm)

Estimate: $2,200 - $2,500

De Wit's Carte-a-Figures Map of Asia

Sold for: $2,300

Closed on 2/7/2024

Auction 196, Lot 626

Subject: China & Korea

Sanson/Mariette

La Chine Royaume..., 1656

Size: 21.1 x 16.3 inches (53.6 x 41.4 cm)

Estimate: $1,200 - $1,500

Important Jesuit Map of China

Unsold

Closed on 2/7/2024

Auction 196, Lot 630

Subject: Japan & Korea

Botero, Giovanni

Iaponia Regnum, 1596

Size: 8.3 x 5.8 inches (21.1 x 14.7 cm)

Estimate: $2,000 - $2,400

Rare First Derivative of Ortelius/Teixeira Map of Japan

Sold for: $1,000

Closed on 2/7/2024

Auction 196, Lot 634

Subject: Southeast Asia

Ptolemy/Fries

India Orientalis, 1535

Size: 17 x 12.3 inches (43.2 x 31.2 cm)

Estimate: $2,750 - $3,500

First Printed Map to Focus on Indochina and the East Indies

Unsold

Closed on 2/7/2024