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Auction 172, Lot 11

Subject: World & Continents

Wit, Frederick de

[Lot of 5] Nova Orbis Tabula, in Lucem Edita [and] Nova Totius Americae Descriptio [and] Asiae Nova Descriptio [and] Nova Africa Descriptio [and] Nova Europae Descriptio, 1660-70

Size: See Description
Estimate: $11,000 - $13,000
A Stunning Set of Carte-a-Figures Maps
Sold for: $6,500
Closed on 4/17/2019

Auction 172, Lot 15

Subject: World

Ortelius, Abraham

Typus Orbis Terrarum, 1587

Size: 19.2 x 14 inches (48.8 x 35.6 cm)
Estimate: $6,000 - $7,500
Ortelius' Third World Map in an Oval Projection
Sold for: $4,500
Closed on 4/17/2019

Auction 172, Lot 16

Subject: World

Hondius/Le Clerc

Orbis Terrae Novissima Descriptio, 1633

Size: 19.9 x 12.9 inches (50.5 x 32.8 cm)
Estimate: $5,500 - $6,500
Le Clerc's Decorative World Map Engraved by Hondius
Unsold
Closed on 4/17/2019

Auction 172, Lot 17

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: $9,500 - $11,000
Blaeu's Magnificent Carte-a-Figures World Map in Full Contemporary Color
Sold for: $7,000
Closed on 4/17/2019

Auction 172, Lot 18

Subject: World

Camoens, Luis de

[Untitled - World], 1639

Size: 15.4 x 7.8 inches (39.1 x 19.8 cm)
Estimate: $4,750 - $6,000
A Scarce Spanish World Map
Unsold
Closed on 4/17/2019

Auction 172, Lot 35

Subject: World, World War II

Hammond, C. S.

Safeguarding Our American Liberty, 1941

Size: 21 x 30.9 inches (53.3 x 78.5 cm)
Estimate: $1,900 - $2,200
Superb WWII Map Demonstrating the United States' Military Reach
Sold for: $3,750
Closed on 4/17/2019

Auction 172, Lot 37

Subject: Ancient World & Holy Land

[Ancient World & Palestine Maps in book] La Mer des Histoires..., 1543

Size: 13.5 x 9.3 inches (34.3 x 23.6 cm)
Estimate: $28,000 - $35,000
Rare Medieval Maps of the World and Palestine
Unsold
Closed on 4/17/2019

Auction 172, Lot 39

Subject: Eastern Hemisphere

Bry, Theodore de

Descriptio Hydrographica Accommodata ad Battavorum Navagatione in Javam Insulam Indiae Orientalis... / Eygentliche und Ausfuhrliche Mappa de Orientallischen Indien Darinen auch mit Puntten Angezeichnet di hin und wider um Reise der Hollander..., 1599

Size: 26.1 x 14.1 inches (66.3 x 35.8 cm)
Estimate: $7,000 - $8,500
Elaborate Map Depicting Cornelis de Houtman First Voyage to the East Indies
Sold for: $3,800
Closed on 4/17/2019

Auction 172, Lot 42

Subject: North Pole

Pitt, Moses

A Map of the North-Pole and the Parts Adioining, 1680

Size: 23.1 x 18 inches (58.7 x 45.7 cm)
Estimate: $3,000 - $3,750
Beautiful English Map of the North Pole
Sold for: $2,200
Closed on 4/17/2019

Auction 172, Lot 50

Subject: Cartographic Miscellany, Earth

Kircher, Athanasius

Systema Ideale quo Exprimitur, Aquarum per Canales Hydragogos Subterraneos ex Mari et in Montium Hydrophylacia..., 1682

Size: 16 x 12.9 inches (40.6 x 32.8 cm)
Estimate: $1,500 - $1,800
Fascinating Cross-Section of the Earth
Sold for: $1,000
Closed on 4/17/2019

Auction 172, Lot 51

Subject: Cartographic Miscellany

Jansson, Jan

Tabula Anemographica seu Pyxis Nautica Ventorum Nomina Sex Linguis Repraesentans, 1684

Size: 21.4 x 17 inches (54.4 x 43.2 cm)
Estimate: $2,000 - $2,500
Dramatic 32-Point Wind Rose
Sold for: $1,200
Closed on 4/17/2019

Auction 172, Lot 60

Subject: Western Hemisphere - America

Mercator/Hondius

America sive India Nova, ad Magnae Gerardi Mercatoris aui Universalis Imitationem, in Compendium Redacta, 1619

Size: 18.3 x 14.5 inches (46.5 x 36.8 cm)
Estimate: $3,500 - $4,500
Mercator's Foundation Map for the Americas
Sold for: $2,500
Closed on 4/17/2019

Auction 172, Lot 61

Subject: Western Hemisphere - America

Hondius/Jansson

America Noviter Delineata, 1645

Size: 21.9 x 16.3 inches (55.6 x 41.4 cm)
Estimate: $7,000 - $8,500
Jansson's Rare Carte-a-Figures Map of the Americas in Full Original Color
Unsold
Closed on 4/17/2019

Auction 172, Lot 63

Subject: Western Hemisphere - America

Schenk, Pierre

America Septentrionalis. Novissima / America Meridionalis. Accuratissima, 1695

Size: 22.1 x 18.8 inches (56.1 x 47.8 cm)
Estimate: $1,600 - $1,900
Uncommon Map Featuring Two Figurative Title Cartouches
Unsold
Closed on 4/17/2019

Auction 172, Lot 65

Subject: Western Hemisphere - America

Fer, Nicolas de

L'Amerique, Divisee Selon Letendue des ses Principales Parties, et dont les Points Principaux sont Placez sur les Observations de Messieurs de l'Academie Royale des Sciences..., 1705

Size: 46.6 x 35.9 inches (118.4 x 91.2 cm)
Estimate: $20,000 - $25,000
De Fer's Monumental Wall Map of the Americas and the "Original Beaver Map"
Sold for: $13,500
Closed on 4/17/2019

Auction 172, Lot 79

Subject: Colonial North America

Bowen & Gibson

[On 4 Sheets] A New and Correct Map of North America, with the West India Islands. Divided According to the Last Treaty of Peace..., 1777

Size: 45.8 x 20 inches (116.3 x 50.8 cm)
Estimate: $4,000 - $5,000
Bowen & Gibson's Large and Influential Map of North America
Sold for: $2,700
Closed on 4/17/2019

Auction 172, Lot 96

Subject: Colonial Eastern United States & Canada

Anville, Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d'

[On 4 Sheets] Canada Louisiane et Terres Angloises, 1755

Size: 22 x 18.8 inches (55.9 x 47.8 cm)
Estimate: $1,400 - $1,700
D'Anville's Spectacular Map of Eastern Seaboard
Unsold
Closed on 4/17/2019

Auction 172, Lot 102

Subject: Colonial Northeastern United States & Canada

Alexander, William (Sir)

[Untitled - Northeastern United States & Canada], 1625

Size: 13.5 x 9.8 inches (34.3 x 24.9 cm)
Estimate: $6,000 - $7,500
The First Map to Name New Scotland
Unsold
Closed on 4/17/2019

Auction 172, Lot 106

Subject: Colonial Northeastern United States & Quebec

Holland/Pownal

The Provinces of New York, and New Jersey; with Part of Pensilvania, and the Province of Quebec..., 1776

Size: 21.5 x 53.3 inches (54.6 x 135.4 cm)
Estimate: $5,000 - $6,500
Thomas Jefferys' Important Revolutionary War Period Map
Unsold
Closed on 4/17/2019

Auction 172, Lot 119

Subject: Colonial Eastern 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, 1730

Size: 23.4 x 17.3 inches (59.4 x 43.9 cm)
Estimate: $1,800 - $2,200
Delisle's Influential Map of the Louisiana Territory
Unsold
Closed on 4/17/2019

Auction 172, Lot 122

Subject: Eastern United States, Franklin

Brion de la Tour, Louis

Carte des Etats-Unis d'Amerique et du Cours du Mississipi, 1788

Size: 10.6 x 8.6 inches (26.9 x 21.8 cm)
Estimate: $800 - $950
One of the Earliest Maps to Feature the State of Franklin
Sold for: $3,750
Closed on 4/17/2019

Auction 172, Lot 129

Subject: Colonial New England & Mid-Atlantic United States

Blaeu, Willem

Nova Belgica et Anglia Nova, 1635

Size: 19.9 x 15.3 inches (50.5 x 38.9 cm)
Estimate: $2,200 - $2,500
Important Map of Colonial New England and the Mid-Atlantic in Contemporary Color
Sold for: $1,600
Closed on 4/17/2019

Auction 172, Lot 137

Subject: Colonial Mid-Atlantic United States

Hondius, Henricus

Nova Virginiae Tabula, 1638

Size: 19.4 x 14.9 inches (49.3 x 37.8 cm)
Estimate: $1,800 - $2,200
One of the Most Important 17th Century Maps of the Chesapeake Bay in Full Contemporary Color
Sold for: $1,300
Closed on 4/17/2019

Auction 172, Lot 139

Subject: Colonial Mid-Atlantic United States

Homann, Johann Baptist

Virginia Marylandia et Carolina in America Septentrionali Britannorum Industria Excultae Repraesentatae, 1730

Size: 22.8 x 19.1 inches (57.9 x 48.5 cm)
Estimate: $1,600 - $2,000
Map Created to Promote German Immigration to the New World
Unsold
Closed on 4/17/2019

Auction 172, Lot 142

Subject: Colonial Mid-Atlantic United States

Lotter, Mathias Albrecht

A Map of the Provinces of New-York and New-Jersey, with a part of Pennsylvania and the Province of Quebec, from the Topographical Observations of C. J. Sauthier, 1777

Size: 22.3 x 29.5 inches (56.6 x 74.9 cm)
Estimate: $1,900 - $2,200
Important Revolutionary War Map
Sold for: $1,600
Closed on 4/17/2019

Auction 172, Lot 147

Subject: Colonial Southeast United States

Hondius, Jodocus

Virginiae Item et Floridae Americae Provinciarum, Nova Descriptio, 1619

Size: 19.3 x 13.6 inches (49 x 34.5 cm)
Estimate: $2,000 - $2,400
A Seminal Map of the Southeast and Early American Cartography
Sold for: $1,500
Closed on 4/17/2019

Auction 172, Lot 168

Subject: Western United States

Fremont/Preuss

Map of Oregon and Upper California from the Surveys of John Charles Fremont and Other Authorities [bound in] Geographical Memoir upon Upper California..., 1848

Size: 26.5 x 33 inches (67.3 x 83.8 cm)
Estimate: $1,600 - $1,900
Fremont's Map of the American West
Sold for: $850
Closed on 4/17/2019

Auction 172, Lot 197

Subject: Central California, Yosemite

Map of the Sierra Nevada Mountains of Central California. Publication No. 12 of the Sierra Club, 1896

Size: 39.1 x 37.6 inches (99.3 x 95.5 cm)
Estimate: $700 - $850
A Scarce Sierra Club Map
Sold for: $500
Closed on 4/17/2019

Auction 172, Lot 209

Subject: Washington, D.C.

Plan of the City of Washington, 1805

Size: 10.6 x 8.3 inches (26.9 x 21.1 cm)
Estimate: $1,200 - $1,500
Rare Scottish Plan of Washington
Unsold
Closed on 4/17/2019

Auction 172, Lot 213

Subject: Florida

Sartine

Carte Reduite des Cotes et de l'Interieur de la Presqu'ile de la Floride, avec le Detroit de Cette Presqu'ile et le Canal de Bahama..., 1780

Size: 15.7 x 22.9 inches (39.9 x 58.2 cm)
Estimate: $2,000 - $2,300
Map of Florida Peninsula Intended for Use by French Navy During American Revolution
Sold for: $1,100
Closed on 4/17/2019

Auction 172, Lot 242

Subject: Monmouth, New Jersey

Plan de la Bataille de Montmouth ou le Gl. Washington Commandait l'Armee Americaine et le Gl. Clinton l'Armee Anglaise, le 28 Juin 1778, 1782

Size: 15.4 x 8.1 inches (39.1 x 20.6 cm)
Estimate: $1,200 - $1,500
An Important Battle Plan of the American Revolution
Unsold
Closed on 4/17/2019

Auction 172, Lot 282

Subject: Southern United States & Mexico

Ruscelli, Girolamo

Nueva Hispania Tabula Nova, 1574

Size: 9.6 x 7.1 inches (24.4 x 18 cm)
Estimate: $1,300 - $1,600
A Foundation Map for the American Southwest
Sold for: $650
Closed on 4/17/2019

Auction 172, Lot 286

Subject: Southwestern United States & Mexico

Kino, Eusebio Francisco, SJ

A Passage by Land to California Discover'd by the Rev. Father Eusebius Francis Kino Jesuite Between ye Years 1698 and 1701 [with text], 1721

Size: 8 x 9.1 inches (20.3 x 23.1 cm)
Estimate: $950 - $1,200
Father Kino's Important Map of California
Sold for: $700
Closed on 4/17/2019

Auction 172, Lot 303

Subject: Belize

Faden, William

A Map of a Part of Yucatan, or of That Part of the Eastern Shore Within the Bay of Honduras..., 1787

Size: 31.4 x 20.7 inches (79.8 x 52.6 cm)
Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500
Rare Foundation Map for Belize Outlining the British Logging Industry
Sold for: $3,250
Closed on 4/17/2019

Auction 172, Lot 305

Subject: Gulf of Mexico & Caribbean

Mortier, Pierre

Le Golfe de Mexique, et les Isles Voisine. Dresse sur les Relations les Plus Nouvelles / Archipelague du Mexique, ou sont les Isles de Cuba, Espagnola, Jamaica, &c. Dresse sur les Relations les Plus Nouvelles, 1700

Size: 33.4 x 23.5 inches (84.8 x 59.7 cm)
Estimate: $1,500 - $1,800
Stunning, Short-Lived Chart of the Gulf of Mexico
Sold for: $900
Closed on 4/17/2019

Auction 172, Lot 372

Subject: Bermuda

Blaeu, Willem

Mappa Aestivarum Insularum, Alias Barmudas Dictarum, ad Ostia Mexicani Aestuary..., 1642

Size: 21 x 15.9 inches (53.3 x 40.4 cm)
Estimate: $1,700 - $2,000
Map of Bermuda Based on Richard Norwood's Famous Survey
Unsold
Closed on 4/17/2019

Auction 172, Lot 384

Subject: Europe, WWI

Bacon, G. W. & Company

Hark! Hark! The Dogs Do Bark!, 1914

Size: 27.6 x 19 inches (70.1 x 48.3 cm)
Estimate: $1,600 - $2,000
Rare Political Caricature Pocket Map Depicting European Countries as Dogs
Sold for: $1,000
Closed on 4/17/2019

Auction 172, Lot 385

Subject: Europe, WWII

Mapa Humoristico da Europa Guerra - 1939, 1939

Size: 25.2 x 17.8 inches (64 x 45.2 cm)
Estimate: $2,750 - $3,750
Very Rare Zoomorphic Map of Europe During WWII
Sold for: $2,000
Closed on 4/17/2019

Auction 172, Lot 387

Subject: Britain

Jansson, Jan

Britannia Prout Divisa suit Temporibus Anglo-Saxonum, Praesertim Durante Illorum Heptarchia, 1684

Size: 20.5 x 16.4 inches (52.1 x 41.7 cm)
Estimate: $2,000 - $2,400
Jansson's Splendid Heptarchy Map
Sold for: $1,000
Closed on 4/17/2019

Auction 172, Lot 406

Subject: Ireland

Ortelius, Abraham

Eryn. Hiberniae, Britannicae Insulae, Nova Descriptio. Irlandt, 1595

Size: 19 x 13.9 inches (48.3 x 35.3 cm)
Estimate: $1,500 - $1,800
Ortelius' First Map of Ireland
Sold for: $1,000
Closed on 4/17/2019

Auction 172, Lot 451

Subject: Strasbourg, France

Anon.

Plan des Environs de la Citadelle de Strasbourg, 1770

Size: 13.3 x 14.8 inches (33.8 x 37.6 cm)
Estimate: $1,200 - $1,500
Stunning Manuscript Map Showing the Fortifications of Strasbourg
Unsold
Closed on 4/17/2019

Auction 172, Lot 454

Subject: French Alps

Description Geometrique Detaillee des Alpes Francaises - Annexe du Tome Second, 1921

Size: 21.8 x 26.3 inches (55.4 x 66.8 cm)
Estimate: $2,300 - $2,750
Rare and Beautiful Panoramic Views of the French Alps
Sold for: $1,700
Closed on 4/17/2019

Auction 172, Lot 504

Subject: Russia, Eastern Europe & Central Asia

Ortelius, Abraham

Russiae, Moscoviae et Tartariae Descriptio. Auctore Antonio Ienkensono Anglo..., 1579

Size: 17.2 x 13.6 inches (43.7 x 34.5 cm)
Estimate: $1,900 - $2,200
Ortelius' Map of Russia with a Vignette of Ivan the Terrible
Unsold
Closed on 4/17/2019

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

Auction 172, Lot 634

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: $3,250 - $4,000
Nieuhoff's Important Description of the Chinese Empire
Unsold
Closed on 4/17/2019

Auction 172, Lot 643

Subject: China, Korea & Japan

Mercator/Hondius

China, 1619

Size: 18.3 x 13.5 inches (46.5 x 34.3 cm)
Estimate: $2,750 - $3,500
Hondius' Map of China, Korea, and Japan
Unsold
Closed on 4/17/2019

Auction 172, Lot 644

Subject: China & Korea

Jansson, Jan

Imperii Sinarum Nova Descriptio, 1660

Size: 20.6 x 18.5 inches (52.3 x 47 cm)
Estimate: $1,400 - $1,700
Map of China Based on Father Martino Martini's Travels
Sold for: $1,000
Closed on 4/17/2019
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