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Auction 181, Lot 1

Subject: World

Honter, Jon Coronensis

Universalis Cosmographia, 1546

Size: 6.4 x 4.8 inches (16.3 x 12.2 cm)
Estimate: $1,400 - $1,700
Honter's Heart-Shaped Map of the World
Sold for: $850
Closed on 2/10/2021

Auction 181, Lot 2

Subject: World

Ortelius, Abraham

Typus Orbis Terrarum, 1572

Size: 19.5 x 13.2 inches (49.5 x 33.5 cm)
Estimate: $5,500 - $6,500
Ortelius' Famous World Map - First Plate
Sold for: $4,000
Closed on 2/10/2021

Auction 181, Lot 3

Subject: World

Belleforest, Francois

Typus Orbis Terrarum, 1575

Size: 19.5 x 13.2 inches (49.5 x 33.5 cm)
Estimate: $4,500 - $5,500
Scarce Woodcut Version of Ortelius’ World Map
Sold for: $3,000
Closed on 2/10/2021

Auction 181, Lot 5

Subject: World

[On 2 Sheets] Novum Orbis Terrarum Schema, in Plano sic Descriptum, ut Graduum tum Circa Polos Dilatatio, tum Circa Aequatorem Coarctatio Excludatur..., 1628

Size: 10.6 x 11.1 inches (26.9 x 28.2 cm)
Estimate: $2,400 - $3,000
World Map on Gores in an Unusual Projection
Sold for: $1,800
Closed on 2/10/2021

Auction 181, Lot 39

Subject: Solar System

Senex, John

A Scheme of the Solar System with the Orbits of the Planets and Comets Belonging Thereto, Describ'd from Dr. Halley's Accurate Table of Comets..., 1724

Size: 23.8 x 27 inches (60.5 x 68.6 cm)
Estimate: $1,500 - $1,800
Impressive Chart Popularizing Isaac Newton's Ideas
Sold for: $900
Closed on 2/10/2021