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Auction 149, Lot 10

Subject: World

Belleforest, Francois

Typus Orbis Terrarum, 1575

Size: 19.5 x 13.2 inches (49.5 x 33.5 cm)
Estimate: $4,750 - $6,000
Scarce Woodcut Version of Ortelius’ World Map
Unsold
Closed on 5/21/2014

Auction 149, Lot 12

Subject: World

Ortelius, Abraham

Typus Orbis Terrarum, 1587

Size: 19.1 x 14 inches (48.5 x 35.6 cm)
Estimate: $7,500 - $9,000
Ortelius' Third World Map in an Oval Projection
Unsold
Closed on 5/21/2014

Auction 149, Lot 13

Subject: World

Plancius, Petrus

Orbis Terrarum Typus de Integro Multis in Locis Emendatus, 1592

Size: 20.1 x 11.2 inches (51.1 x 28.4 cm)
Estimate: $3,500 - $4,500
Rare Second State
Sold for: $2,750
Closed on 5/21/2014

Auction 149, Lot 15

Subject: World

Blaeu, Willem

Nova Totius Terrarum Orbis Geographica ac Hydrographica Tabula, 1635

Size: 21.4 x 16.1 inches (54.4 x 40.9 cm)
Estimate: $14,000 - $16,000
Blaeu's Magnificent Carte-a-Figures World Map in Full Original Color
Sold for: $9,000
Closed on 5/21/2014

Auction 149, Lot 16

Subject: World

Speed, John

A New and Accurat Map of the World Drawne According to ye Truest Descriptions Latest Discoveries & Best Observations yt have beene Made by English or Strangers, 1651

Size: 20.5 x 15.8 inches (52.1 x 40.1 cm)
Estimate: $14,000 - $16,000
Speed's Double-Hemisphere World Map
Sold for: $13,500
Closed on 5/21/2014

Auction 149, Lot 17

Subject: World

Pitt, Moses

Nova Totius Terrarum Orbis Geographica ac Hydrographica Tabula, 1680

Size: 21 x 15.7 inches (53.3 x 39.9 cm)
Estimate: $11,000 - $13,000
Pitt's Rare Carte-a-Figures Map
Sold for: $7,000
Closed on 5/21/2014

Auction 149, Lot 18

Subject: World

Valck, Gerard and Leonard

Orbis Terrarum Nova et Accurata Tabula, 1700

Size: 22.4 x 19.1 inches (56.9 x 48.5 cm)
Estimate: $5,500 - $6,500
Baroque-Style Double-Hemisphere Map Depicting the Four Seasons
Unsold
Closed on 5/21/2014

Auction 149, Lot 28

Subject: World

Anon.

Orbis Terrarum Descriptio Duobus Planis Hemisphaeriis Comprehensa, 1750

Size: 21.9 x 12 inches (55.6 x 30.5 cm)
Estimate: $3,750 - $4,500
Scarce, Decorative Double-Hemisphere World Map Based on Geelkercken and Hondius
Unsold
Closed on 5/21/2014

Auction 149, Lot 36

Subject: Ancient World

Fries, Lorenz

Orbis Typus Universalis Iuxta Hydrographorum Traditionem Exactissime Depicta, 1522

Size: 19 x 13.9 inches (48.3 x 35.3 cm)
Estimate: $6,000 - $7,500
One of the First Ptolemaic Maps to Name America
Sold for: $5,000
Closed on 5/21/2014

Auction 149, Lot 37

Subject: Ancient World

Bunting, Heinrich

Dese Caerte van de Beschrijvinghe der Wereldt..., 1596

Size: 10 x 6.1 inches (25.4 x 15.5 cm)
Estimate: $2,000 - $2,400
Scarce Map of the Ancient World Naming America
Sold for: $1,700
Closed on 5/21/2014

Auction 149, Lot 53

Subject: Cartographic Miscellany, Earth

Kircher, Athanasius

Systema Ideale Quo Exprimitur, Aquarum per Canales Hydragogos Subterraneos ex Mari et in Montium Hydrophylacia Protrusio, Aquarumq. Subterrestrium per Pyragogos Canales Concoctus, 1682

Size: 16.3 x 13.1 inches (41.4 x 33.3 cm)
Estimate: $1,600 - $1,800
Fascinating Cross-Section of the Earth
Unsold
Closed on 5/21/2014

Auction 149, Lot 57

Subject: Western Hemisphere - America

Ortelius, Abraham

Americae Sive Novi Orbis, Nova Descriptio, 1587

Size: 19.1 x 14 inches (48.5 x 35.6 cm)
Estimate: $6,000 - $7,500
Ortelius' Influential Map of the New World
Sold for: $4,500
Closed on 5/21/2014

Auction 149, Lot 58

Subject: Western Hemisphere - America

Mercator, Michael

America Sive India Nova ad Magnae Gerardi Mercatoris aui Universalis Imitationem in Compendium Redacta, 1613

Size: 18.4 x 14.6 inches (46.7 x 37.1 cm)
Estimate: $5,500 - $6,500
Mercator's Foundation Map for the Americas in Full Original Color
Unsold
Closed on 5/21/2014

Auction 149, Lot 61

Subject: Western Hemisphere - America

Hondius, Jodocus

America, 1630

Size: 19.9 x 14.8 inches (50.5 x 37.6 cm)
Estimate: $4,750 - $6,000
Hondius' Important Map of the Americas in Full Original Color
Unsold
Closed on 5/21/2014

Auction 149, Lot 62

Subject: Western Hemisphere - America

Bertius/Tavernier

Carte de l'Amerique Corrigee et augmentee; dessus toutes les aultres cy devant faictes par P. Bertius, 1662

Size: 14.4 x 10.8 inches (36.6 x 27.4 cm)
Estimate: $1,800 - $2,100
Scarce Derivative of Hondius' Influential Map
Unsold
Closed on 5/21/2014

Auction 149, Lot 66

Subject: Western Hemisphere - America

Chatelain, Henry Abraham

Carte Tres Curieuse de la Mer du Sud, Contenant des Remarques Nouvelles et Tres Utiles Non Seulement sur les Ports et Iles de Cette Mer..., 1719

Size: 55 x 32.1 inches (139.7 x 81.5 cm)
Estimate: $16,000 - $18,000
Spectacular Wall Map Celebrating the New World
Sold for: $11,000
Closed on 5/21/2014

Auction 149, Lot 76

Subject: North America

Sanson/Jaillot

Amerique Septentrionale Divisee en ses Principales Parties, ou sont Distingues les uns des Autres les Estats…, 1698

Size: 25.5 x 18.1 inches (64.8 x 46 cm)
Estimate: $2,300 - $2,750
Rare Variant of a Superb Map Showing the Island of California
Sold for: $1,700
Closed on 5/21/2014

Auction 149, Lot 109

Subject: Colonial United States & Canada

Ottens/De Fer

Carte de la Nouvelle France, ou se Voit le Cours des Grandes Rivieres de S. Laurens & de Mississipi Aujour d'hui S. Louis..., 1745

Size: 21.6 x 19.5 inches (54.9 x 49.5 cm)
Estimate: $2,300 - $2,600
Reduced Version of De Fer's Influential Map of French Possessions in North America
Sold for: $1,700
Closed on 5/21/2014

Auction 149, Lot 129

Subject: United States

Bootlegger's Map of the United States, 1926

Size: 32 x 22 inches (81.3 x 55.9 cm)
Estimate: $1,100 - $1,400
McCandish's Humorous Prohibition Map
Sold for: $800
Closed on 5/21/2014

Auction 149, Lot 130

Subject: Colonial United States, Louisiana Territory

Delisle/Covens & Mortier

Carte de la Louisiane et du Cours du Mississipi Dressee sur un Grand Nombre de Memoires entr'autres sur ceux de Mr. le Maire, 1733

Size: 23.4 x 17.2 inches (59.4 x 43.7 cm)
Estimate: $2,750 - $3,500
Delisle's Influential Map of the Louisiana Territory
Sold for: $2,750
Closed on 5/21/2014

Auction 149, Lot 140

Subject: Colonial New England & Mid-Atlantic

Jansson/Valck & Schenk

Nova Belgica et Anglia Nova, 1694

Size: 19.5 x 15 inches (49.5 x 38.1 cm)
Estimate: $2,200 - $2,400
Jansson's Influential Map of the East Coast
Sold for: $1,500
Closed on 5/21/2014

Auction 149, Lot 144

Subject: Colonial Mid-Atlantic United States

Hondius/Blaeu

Nova Virginiae Tabula, 1642

Size: 18.9 x 14.8 inches (48 x 37.6 cm)
Estimate: $2,750 - $3,500
One of the Most Important 17th Century Maps of the Chesapeake Bay - Full Original Color
Sold for: $1,850
Closed on 5/21/2014

Auction 149, Lot 145

Subject: Colonial Mid-Atlantic United States

Aa, Pieter van der

Virginie, Grande Region de l'Amerique Septentrionale, avec Tous Ses Bourgs, Hameaux, Rivieres et Bayes, Suivant les Recherches Exactes de Ceux qui l'ont Decouverte, et Nouvellement Mise au Jour, 1729

Size: 14.1 x 11.4 inches (35.8 x 29 cm)
Estimate: $1,800 - $2,000
Rare Derivative of John Smith's Map of the Chesapeake Bay
Sold for: $1,300
Closed on 5/21/2014

Auction 149, Lot 154

Subject: Colonial Chesapeake Bay

Anon.

Entree dans la Baye de Chesapeak dans l'Amerique, 1775

Size: 8.3 x 5.9 inches (21.1 x 15 cm)
Estimate: $160 - $200
Imaginary View of the Entrance to the Chesapeake Bay During the Revolutionary War
Sold for: $325
Closed on 5/21/2014

Auction 149, Lot 170

Subject: Colonial Central & Southern United States

Delisle, Guillaume

Carte de la Louisiane et du Cours du Mississipi Dressee sur un Grand Nombre de Memoires..., 1727

Size: 16.2 x 14 inches (41.1 x 35.6 cm)
Estimate: $2,000 - $2,300
Reduced-Size Edition of Delisle's Influential Map of the Louisiana Territory
Unsold
Closed on 5/21/2014

Auction 149, Lot 174

Subject: Central United States, Arkansas

Carey & Lea

Geographical, Statistical, and Historical Map of Arkansas Territory, 1822

Size: 14.7 x 14.5 inches (37.3 x 36.8 cm)
Estimate: $900 - $1,100
Important Map of "Arkansa" and Surroundings
Sold for: $650
Closed on 5/21/2014

Auction 149, Lot 198

Subject: Southwestern United States

Pike, Zebulon

A Map of the Internal Provinces of New Spain, 1810

Size: 18.6 x 18 inches (47.2 x 45.7 cm)
Estimate: $3,500 - $4,500
A Cornerstone Map of Early Western Exploration
Sold for: $3,250
Closed on 5/21/2014

Auction 149, Lot 219

Subject: Placerville, California

Elliott, Wallace W.

Bird's Eye View Placerville, Cal., 1888

Size: 29 x 21 inches (73.7 x 53.3 cm)
Estimate: $2,750 - $3,500
View of California Gold Rush Town
Unsold
Closed on 5/21/2014

Auction 149, Lot 240

Subject: Western Illinois

Gardiner, John

Map of the Bounty Lands in Illinois Territory, 1818

Size: 14.9 x 18.6 inches (37.8 x 47.2 cm)
Estimate: $2,750 - $3,500
One of the Earliest Maps of Illinois
Sold for: $2,000
Closed on 5/21/2014

Auction 149, Lot 252

Subject: Michigan

Page, H. R.

Map of Michigan Compiled from the Latest Authentic Sources, 1880

Size: 24 x 36.5 inches (61 x 92.7 cm)
Estimate: $750 - $1,000
Rare Pocket Map of Michigan
Sold for: $550
Closed on 5/21/2014

Auction 149, Lot 257

Subject: Montana, Railroads

Rand McNally & Co.

Railroad Commission Map of Montana, 1917

Size: 51.4 x 32.3 inches (130.6 x 82 cm)
Estimate: $900 - $1,100
Large, Attractive Railroad Map of Montana
Unsold
Closed on 5/21/2014

Auction 149, Lot 262

Subject: New York & Pennsylvania

Lay, Amos

Map of the State of New-York with Part of the States of Pennsylvania, New-Jersey &c., 1819

Size: 50.1 x 50 inches (127.3 x 127 cm)
Estimate: $3,000 - $3,750
Rare Wall Map of the State of New York
Unsold
Closed on 5/21/2014

Auction 149, Lot 267

Subject: New York City, New York

Anon.

Die Sussigkeit des Friedens Wird Nur von Denen Verkannt, Welche die Plagen des Kriegs Nicht Erfahren Haben, 1790

Size: 10.1 x 6.7 inches (25.7 x 17 cm)
Estimate: $600 - $800
The Infamous British Prison Ships of the Revolutionary War
Unsold
Closed on 5/21/2014

Auction 149, Lot 269

Subject: New York City, New York

Shannon, Joseph

New York and Environs, 1868

Size: 16.6 x 11.3 inches (42.2 x 28.7 cm)
Estimate: $1,000 - $1,300
Rare View of New York City
Sold for: $750
Closed on 5/21/2014

Auction 149, Lot 299

Subject: Eastern Virginia

Mount & Page

A Draught of Virginia from the Capes to York in York River and to Kuiquotan or Hamton in James River, 1751

Size: 23 x 18.1 inches (58.4 x 46 cm)
Estimate: $1,000 - $1,300
First Published Regional Map of Virginia
Sold for: $700
Closed on 5/21/2014

Auction 149, Lot 309

Subject: Southwestern United States & Mexico

Wytfliet, Cornelis

Granata Nova et California, 1597

Size: 11.4 x 9.1 inches (29 x 23.1 cm)
Estimate: $2,400 - $3,000
First Printed Map to Focus on California and the Southwest
Sold for: $2,500
Closed on 5/21/2014

Auction 149, Lot 398

Subject: Atlantic Ocean

Wit, Frederick de

Terra Nova, ac Maris Tractus circa Novam Franciam, Angliam, Belgium, Venezuelam Novam Andalusiam, Guianam et Brasiliam - Terra Neuf, en de Custen van Nieu Vranckryck, Nieu Engeland, Nieu Nederland, Nieu Andalusia, Guiana en Venezuela, 1675

Size: 22.2 x 19 inches (56.4 x 48.3 cm)
Estimate: $1,300 - $1,600
Magnificent Decorative Chart of the Western Atlantic
Sold for: $950
Closed on 5/21/2014

Auction 149, Lot 412

Subject: Europe

Blaeu, Willem

Europa Recens Descripta, 1643

Size: 22.1 x 16.3 inches (56.1 x 41.4 cm)
Estimate: $3,250 - $4,000
Blaeu's Carte-a-Figures Map of Europe
Sold for: $2,750
Closed on 5/21/2014

Auction 149, Lot 413

Subject: Europe

Scherer, Heinrich

Status Religionis Catholicae in Europa per Mappam Geographicam Proposit., 1702

Size: 13.8 x 9.1 inches (35.1 x 23.1 cm)
Estimate: $600 - $750
Rare Map Showing the Spread of Catholicism Through Europe
Sold for: $600
Closed on 5/21/2014

Auction 149, Lot 420

Subject: Britain

Blaeu, Johannes

Britannia Prout Divisa fuit Temporibus Anglo-Saxonum, Praesertim Durante Illorum Heptarchia, 1645

Size: 20.3 x 16.3 inches (51.6 x 41.4 cm)
Estimate: $3,000 - $4,000
Decorative Map of Britain with Vignettes of Saxon History
Sold for: $2,200
Closed on 5/21/2014

Auction 149, Lot 484

Subject: Antwerp, Belgium

Forlani, Paolo de

Anversa, 1569

Size: 10.8 x 7.9 inches (27.4 x 20.1 cm)
Estimate: $950 - $1,200
Forlani's Rare View of Antwerp
Unsold
Closed on 5/21/2014

Auction 149, Lot 495

Subject: Paris, France

Memoires de la Classe des Sciences Mathematiques et Physiques de l'Institut Imperial de France, 1811

Size: 8.1 x 10.3 inches (20.6 x 26.2 cm)
Estimate: $1,500 - $1,800
First Modern Geological Map of Paris, France
Unsold
Closed on 5/21/2014

Auction 149, Lot 497

Subject: Spain & Portugal

Merula, Paulus G.

Hispaniae Nova et Exacta Descriptio, 1605

Size: 12.8 x 9.2 inches (32.5 x 23.4 cm)
Estimate: $1,000 - $1,300
Rare Map of the Iberian Peninsula
Sold for: $500
Closed on 5/21/2014

Auction 149, Lot 565

Subject: Rome, Italy

Piranesi, Giovanni Battista

Veduta dell' Anfiteatro Flavio detto il Colosseo, 1850

Size: 27.9 x 19.3 inches (70.9 x 49 cm)
Estimate: $2,000 - $2,400
Piranesi's Famous Bird's-Eye View of the Coliseum
Unsold
Closed on 5/21/2014

Auction 149, Lot 570

Subject: Malta

Neele, Samuel John

A New Sea & Land Chart of the Sovereign Principality of Malta; Laid Down from the Best Authorities and the Different Manuscript Maps Communicated to the Chevr. Louis de Boisgelin..., 1804

Size: 50.8 x 21.6 inches (129 x 54.9 cm)
Estimate: $2,500 - $3,500
Rare, Large Format Map of Malta
Sold for: $1,800
Closed on 5/21/2014

Auction 149, Lot 584

Subject: Middle East

Speed, John

The Turkish Empire. Newly Augmented, 1626

Size: 20.3 x 15.5 inches (51.6 x 39.4 cm)
Estimate: $2,750 - $3,500
Rare Carte-a-Figures Map of the Middle East
Sold for: $2,300
Closed on 5/21/2014

Auction 149, Lot 601

Subject: Holy Land

Adrichom, Christian van

Situs Terrae Promissionis SS Bibliorum Intelligentiam Exacte Aperiens, 1682

Size: 39.3 x 13.8 inches (99.8 x 35.1 cm)
Estimate: $1,800 - $2,100
Adrichom's Influential Map of the Holy Land
Sold for: $1,900
Closed on 5/21/2014

Auction 149, Lot 608

Subject: Jerusalem, Holy Land

Adrichom, Christian van

Ierusalem et Suburbia Eius, Sicut Tempore Christi Floruit, cum Locis, in Quibus Christus Passus Est: quae Religiose a Christianis Obseruata, Etia nu Venerationi Habetur Descripta, 1682

Size: 29.8 x 20.4 inches (75.7 x 51.8 cm)
Estimate: $2,000 - $2,300
Adrichom's Influential Bird's-Eye Plan of Jerusalem
Sold for: $2,750
Closed on 5/21/2014
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