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Cataloging Maps at Old World Auctions headline image

Cataloging Maps at Old World Auctions

This October 2023 article offers a brief overview on our approach to cataloging maps for auction. The article is divided into three key areas including how we describe a map’s physical condition, develop a catalog description, and determine an auction estimate

Duncan MacRae Payne: A Father, a Collector and a Legacy headline image

Duncan MacRae Payne: A Father, a Collector and a Legacy

This May 2022 article tells the story of the life, accomplishments and legacy of Duncan MacRae Payne. Over his lifetime he curated an impressive collection of maps, atlases and historical documents. His passion for cartography was infectious, even convincing his daughter and son-in-law, Eliane & Jon Dotson, to get into the map business themselves with Old World Auctions.

Bringing Cartography Back into Schools & Behind the Scenes at OWA headline image

Bringing Cartography Back into Schools & Behind the Scenes at OWA

This January 2020 newsletter features an article about "Bringing Cartography Back into Schools," as well as a photo essay about Jon & Eliane Dotson with behind-the-scenes photos at Old World Auctions.

Amazing Kid Cartographers & OWA Digital Repository headline image

Amazing Kid Cartographers & OWA Digital Repository

In honor of back-to-school time, this September 2018 newsletter features an article on the work of some amazing kid cartographers. See what kids, ages 8-12, know about maps and the incredible, imaginative maps they've created! Also find out about OWA's free online digital repository of maps and atlases.

History of OWA & Establishing Auction Estimates headline image

History of OWA & Establishing Auction Estimates

This newsletter from October 2013 gives a brief history of Old World Auctions and also explains the steps OWA takes when establishing auction estimates.

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