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48 lots

Auction 170, Lot 45

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 11/14/2018

Auction 170, Lot 58

Subject: Celestial Atlas

Finley, Anthony

Astronomical Recreations: or Sketches of the Relative Position and Mythological History of the Constellations, 1824

Size: 8.8 x 11 inches (22.4 x 27.9 cm)
Estimate: $1,600 - $2,000
An Early American Celestial Atlas
Sold for: $1,100
Closed on 11/14/2018

Auction 170, Lot 133

Subject: Eastern United States & Canada, Geology

Lyell, Charles

Geological Map of the United States Canada &c. [with] [2 Volumes] Travels in North America, in the Years 1841-2; with Geological Observations on the United States, Canada, and Nova Scotia, 1845

Size: 19.8 x 15.3 inches (50.3 x 38.9 cm)
Estimate: $600 - $750
First American Edition of Lyell's Important Account & Geological Map
Sold for: $450
Closed on 11/14/2018

Auction 170, Lot 203

Subject: Western United States

Irving, Washington

Map to Illustrate Capt. Bonneville's Adventures Among the Rocky Mountains [bound in] The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U.S.A., in the Rocky Mountains and the Far West..., 1850

Size: 18.2 x 11.1 inches (46.2 x 28.2 cm)
Estimate: $200 - $230
Sold for: $120
Closed on 11/14/2018

Auction 170, Lot 209

Subject: Western United States

Rand McNally & Co.

Rand McNally Junior Auto Road Atlas of the Western United States Including a Brief Description of the National Parks and Monuments, 1927

Size: 9.3 x 12.3 inches (23.6 x 31.2 cm)
Estimate: $160 - $200
Sold for: $50
Closed on 11/14/2018

Auction 170, Lot 219

Subject: Alaska

U.S. Gov't Printing Office

[3 Volumes] Senate Documents Vol. 21, Pts. 1, 2, and 3 - No. 162 Alaskan Boundary Tribunal..., 1904

Size: 15.5 x 19 inches (39.4 x 48.3 cm)
Estimate: $700 - $850
Sold for: $350
Closed on 11/14/2018

Auction 170, Lot 285

Subject: New York, Erie Canal

Colden, Cadwallader

Memoir, Prepared at the Request of a Committee of the Common Council of the City of New York..., 1825

Size: 8.3 x 10.1 inches (21.1 x 25.7 cm)
Estimate: $800 - $1,000
Celebrating the Completion of the Erie Canal
Sold for: $650
Closed on 11/14/2018

Auction 170, Lot 297

Subject: Orange County, New York

Beers, F. W.

County Atlas of Orange New York..., 1875

Size: 15.1 x 18 inches (38.4 x 45.7 cm)
Estimate: $800 - $950
Unsold
Closed on 11/14/2018

Auction 170, Lot 326

Subject: Yellowstone, Wyoming, Geology

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Atlas to Accompany Monograph XXXII on the Geology of the Yellowstone National Park, 1904

Size: 18.8 x 21.9 inches (47.8 x 55.6 cm)
Estimate: $500 - $650
Sold for: $375
Closed on 11/14/2018

Auction 170, Lot 403

Subject: South America, Exploration & Surveys

Tirion, Isaac

[Volume 2 - South America] Hedendaagsche Historie of Tegenwoordige Staat van Amerika..., 1767

Size: 4.9 x 7.6 inches (12.4 x 19.3 cm)
Estimate: $400 - $500
Sold for: $300
Closed on 11/14/2018

Auction 170, Lot 632

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 11/14/2018

Auction 170, Lot 710

Subject: Atlases

Keizer/De Lat

[Atlas der Waereld Vol. II...], 1747

Size: 5.3 x 8.8 inches (13.5 x 22.4 cm)
Estimate: $1,600 - $2,000
Unsold
Closed on 11/14/2018

Auction 170, Lot 711

Subject: Atlases

Laurie & Whittle

A Complete Body of Ancient Geography, 1801

Size: 15.5 x 21.6 inches (39.4 x 54.9 cm)
Estimate: $400 - $500
Sold for: $425
Closed on 11/14/2018

Auction 170, Lot 712

Subject: Atlases

Lavoisne/Aspin

A Complete Genealogical, Historical, Chronological, and Geographical Atlas; Being a General Guide to Ancient and Modern History..., 1821

Size: 12.3 x 17.9 inches (31.2 x 45.5 cm)
Estimate: $300 - $400
NO RESERVE
Sold for: $240
Closed on 11/14/2018

Auction 170, Lot 713

Subject: Atlases

Johnston, Alexander K.

The Physical Atlas of Natural Phenomena, 1850

Size: 11.4 x 14.8 inches (29 x 37.6 cm)
Estimate: $550 - $700
Sold for: $400
Closed on 11/14/2018

Auction 170, Lot 714

Subject: Atlases

SDUK Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge

General Atlas Published Under the Superintendence of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge ... Vol. I, 1852

Size: 13.6 x 16.3 inches (34.5 x 41.4 cm)
Estimate: $750 - $900
NO RESERVE
Unsold
Closed on 11/14/2018

Auction 170, Lot 715

Subject: Atlases

Mitchell, Samuel Augustus

Mitchell's New General Atlas, Containing Maps of the Various Countries of the World, Plans of Cities, Etc. Embraced in Forty-Seven Quarto Maps..., 1860

Size: 13.1 x 15.9 inches (33.3 x 40.4 cm)
Estimate: $700 - $850
First Edition, First State
Sold for: $550
Closed on 11/14/2018

Auction 170, Lot 716

Subject: Atlases

Hardesty, Hiram H.

Historical Hand-Atlas Illustrated Containing Large Scale Copper Plate Maps of Each State annd Territory of the United States..., 1882

Size: 11.1 x 14.9 inches (28.2 x 37.8 cm)
Estimate: $180 - $220
Sold for: $275
Closed on 11/14/2018

Auction 170, Lot 717

Subject: Geography Books

Buffier, Claude

Geographie Universelle, Exposee dans les Differentes Methodes qui Peuvent Abreger l'Etude & Faciliter l'Usage de Cette Science..., 1767

Size: 4.1 x 6.9 inches (10.4 x 17.5 cm)
Estimate: $550 - $650
Sold for: $400
Closed on 11/14/2018

Auction 170, Lot 718

Subject: Geography Books

Langlois, H.

Etrennes Interessantes des Quatre Parties du Monde, et des Troupes de France, 1791

Size: 2.4 x 4 inches (6.1 x 10.2 cm)
Estimate: $350 - $425
Sold for: $250
Closed on 11/14/2018

Auction 170, Lot 720

Subject: Geography Books

Guthrie, William

A New Geographical, Historical, and Commercial Grammar; and Present State of the Several Kingdoms of the World, 1800

Size: 5.6 x 8.7 inches (14.2 x 22.1 cm)
Estimate: $300 - $400
Sold for: $190
Closed on 11/14/2018

Auction 170, Lot 721

Subject: Exploration & Surveys, Central United States

Marcy, Capt. R.B.

Exploration of the Red River of Louisiana, in the Year 1852, 1854

Size: 6 x 9.2 inches (15.2 x 23.4 cm)
Estimate: $450 - $550
Sold for: $325
Closed on 11/14/2018

Auction 170, Lot 722

Subject: Exploration & Surveys, Utah

Simpson, James H. (Lt. Col.)

Map of Wagon Routes in Utah Territory... [with] Captain Simpson's Report and Map of Wagon Routes in Utah Territory, 1876

Size: 48 x 26 inches (121.9 x 66 cm)
Estimate: $450 - $550
Sold for: $240
Closed on 11/14/2018

Auction 170, Lot 723

Subject: Exploration & Surveys, Geology

Powell, John Wesley

[Fifth Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey], 1884

Size: 8 x 11.6 inches (20.3 x 29.5 cm)
Estimate: $350 - $425
Sold for: $180
Closed on 11/14/2018

Auction 170, Lot 724

Subject: References

Phillips, P. Lee

The Lowery Collection - A Descriptive List of Maps of the Spanish Possessions Within the Present Limits of the United States, 1502-1820, 1912

Size: 7.3 x 10.3 inches (18.5 x 26.2 cm)
Estimate: $95 - $130
NO RESERVE
Sold for: $36
Closed on 11/14/2018

Auction 170, Lot 725

Subject: References

[Complete Set of 111] Map Collectors' Circle, 1963-2000

Size: 7.3 x 9.7 inches (18.5 x 24.6 cm)
Estimate: $600 - $800
Sold for: $400
Closed on 11/14/2018

Auction 170, Lot 727

Subject: References

Mercator/Hondius

[Facsimile] Mercator-Hondius-Janssonius Atlas or a Geographicke Description of the World, 1968

Size: 12.2 x 18.4 inches (31 x 46.7 cm)
Estimate: $400 - $500
Sold for: $300
Closed on 11/14/2018

Auction 170, Lot 728

Subject: References

Tooley, R. V.

[Lot of 2] The Mapping of America [and] Maps and Map-Makers, 1970-80

Size: See Description
Estimate: $100 - $130
NO RESERVE
Sold for: $34
Closed on 11/14/2018

Auction 170, Lot 729

Subject: References

Roggeveen, Arent

[Facsimile] The Burning Fen - First Part, 1971

Size: 12.3 x 18.4 inches (31.2 x 46.7 cm)
Estimate: $140 - $170
NO RESERVE
Sold for: $40
Closed on 11/14/2018

Auction 170, Lot 730

Subject: References

Tooley & Bricker

Landmarks of Mapmaking - An Illustrated Survey of Maps and Mapmakers, 1976

Size: 11 x 15.9 inches (27.9 x 40.4 cm)
Estimate: $60 - $80
NO RESERVE
Sold for: $41
Closed on 11/14/2018

Auction 170, Lot 731

Subject: References

Ptolemy

[Lot of 2] Claudii Ptolemaei Cosmographia [and] Claudius Ptolemy - The Geography, 1976-91

Size: 12.6 x 18.3 inches (32 x 46.5 cm)
Estimate: $200 - $230
Sold for: $100
Closed on 11/14/2018

Auction 170, Lot 732

Subject: References

Wilson, Adrian

The Making of the Nuremberg Chronicle, 1978

Size: 9.8 x 14 inches (24.9 x 35.6 cm)
Estimate: $140 - $170
Sold for: $120
Closed on 11/14/2018

Auction 170, Lot 733

Subject: References

[Lot of 2] The Italians and the Creation of America... [and] America - Das Fruhe Bild der Neuen Welt, 1980-92

Size: See Description
Estimate: $60 - $80
NO RESERVE
Sold for: $21
Closed on 11/14/2018

Auction 170, Lot 734

Subject: References

Reps, John W.

Views and Viewmakers of Urban America..., 1985

Size: 9.3 x 12.3 inches (23.6 x 31.2 cm)
Estimate: $95 - $130
Sold for: $70
Closed on 11/14/2018

Auction 170, Lot 735

Subject: References

Shirley, Rodney W.

The Mapping of the World - Early Printed World Maps 1472-1700, 1987

Size: 10 x 13.8 inches (25.4 x 35.1 cm)
Estimate: $475 - $600
Sold for: $400
Closed on 11/14/2018

Auction 170, Lot 736

Subject: References

Suarez, Thomas

Shedding the Veil - Mapping the European Discovery of America and the World, 1992

Size: 8.7 x 11.8 inches (22.1 x 30 cm)
Estimate: $90 - $120
NO RESERVE
Sold for: $26
Closed on 11/14/2018

Auction 170, Lot 737

Subject: References

McLaughlin, Glen

The Mapping of California as an Island - An Illustrated Checklist, 1995

Size: 8.5 x 11 inches (21.6 x 27.9 cm)
Estimate: $90 - $120
NO RESERVE
Sold for: $100
Closed on 11/14/2018

Auction 170, Lot 738

Subject: References

Burden, Philip D.

The Mapping of North America - A List of Printed Maps 1511-1670, 1996

Size: 10.5 x 14.3 inches (26.7 x 36.3 cm)
Estimate: $200 - $230
Sold for: $190
Closed on 11/14/2018

Auction 170, Lot 739

Subject: References

Mercator's World - The Magazine of Maps, Atlases, Globes and Charts Volume I Number I, 1996

Size: 8.4 x 10.9 inches (21.3 x 27.7 cm)
Estimate: $20 - $40
NO RESERVE
Sold for: $26
Closed on 11/14/2018

Auction 170, Lot 740

Subject: References

Krogt, Peter van der

Abraham Ortelius and the First Atlas - Essays Commemorating the Quadricentennial of His Death 1598-1998, 1998

Size: 9.6 x 12.1 inches (24.4 x 30.7 cm)
Estimate: $180 - $210
NO RESERVE
Sold for: $80
Closed on 11/14/2018

Auction 170, Lot 741

Subject: References

Manasek, F.J.

Collecting Old Maps, 1998

Size: 8.8 x 11.3 inches (22.4 x 28.7 cm)
Estimate: $100 - $130
NO RESERVE
Sold for: $36
Closed on 11/14/2018

Auction 170, Lot 742

Subject: References

[6 Volumes] The Iconography of Manhattan Island 1498-1909 Compiled from Original Sources and Illustrated by Photo-Intaglio..., 1998

Size: 8.8 x 11.3 inches (22.4 x 28.7 cm)
Estimate: $300 - $400
Sold for: $200
Closed on 11/14/2018

Auction 170, Lot 743

Subject: References

Tours et Contours de la Terre - Itineraires d'une Femme au Coeur de la Cartographie, 1999

Size: 6.8 x 9.4 inches (17.3 x 23.9 cm)
Estimate: $70 - $90
NO RESERVE
Sold for: $43
Closed on 11/14/2018

Auction 170, Lot 744

Subject: References

Scandia: Important Early Maps of the Northern Regions & Maps and Charts of Norway, 2002

Size: 9 x 12 inches (22.9 x 30.5 cm)
Estimate: $25 - $40
NO RESERVE
Sold for: $100
Closed on 11/14/2018

Auction 170, Lot 745

Subject: References

Suarez, Thomas

Early Mapping of the Pacific - The Epic Story of Seafarers, Adventurers, and Cartographers Who Mapped the Earth's Greatest Ocean, 2004

Size: 9.4 x 12.3 inches (23.9 x 31.2 cm)
Estimate: $80 - $100
NO RESERVE
Sold for: $85
Closed on 11/14/2018
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