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Auction 183, Lot 34

Subject: Moon, Astronomy

An Introduction to the True Astronomy: or, Astronomical School of the University of Oxford, 1721

Size: 5.1 x 8 inches (13 x 20.3 cm)
Estimate: $800 - $950
Sold for: $650
Closed on 6/9/2021

Auction 183, Lot 78

Subject: Eastern Canada

Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge (SPCK)

[Map in Book] Diocese of Fredericton [in] Annals of the Diocese of Fredericton, 1847

Size: 8.1 x 10.8 inches (20.6 x 27.4 cm)
Estimate: $200 - $250
Sold for: $100
Closed on 6/9/2021

Auction 183, Lot 83

Subject: United States & Canada

Bryant, William C.

[2 Volumes] Picturesque America; or, the Land We Live In..., 1872-74

Size: 10.3 x 13 inches (26.2 x 33 cm)
Estimate: $400 - $475
Sold for: $500
Closed on 6/9/2021

Auction 183, Lot 104

Subject: Western United States & Canada

Parker, Samuel (Rev.)

[Map in Book] Map of Oregon Territory [in] Journal of an Exploring Tour Beyond the Rocky Mountains... , 1842

Size: 22 x 14 inches (55.9 x 35.6 cm)
Estimate: $550 - $700
Sold for: $400
Closed on 6/9/2021

Auction 183, Lot 118

Subject: Eastern United States, Franklin

Morse, Jedidiah (Rev.)

[2 Maps in Book] A Map of the States of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia; Comprehending the Spanish Provinces of East and West Florida... [and] A Map of the Northern and Middle States... [bound in] The American Geography..., 1792

Size: 14.4 x 12.4 inches (36.6 x 31.5 cm)
Estimate: $1,200 - $1,500
Includes Purcell's Map Locating the Proposed State of Franklin
Sold for: $1,600
Closed on 6/9/2021

Auction 183, Lot 155

Subject: Central United States

[Map with Book] A New Map of the Great West [with] The States and Territories of the Great West..., 1856

Size: 25 x 14.7 inches (63.5 x 37.3 cm)
Estimate: $350 - $425
Sold for: $180
Closed on 6/9/2021

Auction 183, Lot 160

Subject: Western United States

Irving, Washington

[Map and 2 Volumes] Sketch of the Routes of Hunt & Stuart [in] Astoria, or Anecdotes of an Enterprise Beyond the Rocky Mountains Vol. I [and] Vol. II, 1841

Size: 17.9 x 9.7 inches (45.5 x 24.6 cm)
Estimate: $300 - $375
Sold for: $500
Closed on 6/9/2021

Auction 183, Lot 163

Subject: Western United States, Railroads

How to Go West. A Guide to Southern Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, California, and the Whole Great West, 1872

Size: 4.7 x 8.3 inches (11.9 x 21.1 cm)
Estimate: $300 - $375
Sold for: $220
Closed on 6/9/2021

Auction 183, Lot 180

Subject: Los Angeles, California

Business Center of Los Angeles, 1905 [in] Annual Report of L.H. Schwaebe, 1905

Size: 25 x 4.3 inches (63.5 x 10.9 cm)
Estimate: $180 - $220
Panoramic View of the Los Angeles Business District in 1905
Sold for: $160
Closed on 6/9/2021

Auction 183, Lot 187

Subject: Colorado

Crofutt, George A.

[Map in Book] Nell's New Topographical & Township Map... [in] Crofutt's Grip-Sack Guide of Colorado... , 1881

Size: 24.5 x 17.9 inches (62.2 x 45.5 cm)
Estimate: $800 - $950
First Edition
Sold for: $600
Closed on 6/9/2021

Auction 183, Lot 237

Subject: East Texas, Louisiana, Oil

[Lot of 2] [Letterhead - The Ira O. Wyse Beaumont Oil Co.] Beaumont, Texas, U.S.A [and] Oil Fields Of The Texas-Louisiana Gulf Coastal Plain, 1902-06

Size: See Description
Estimate: $180 - $220
Early View, Stock Promotion Letter and Report on Spindletop
Sold for: $325
Closed on 6/9/2021

Auction 183, Lot 318

Subject: Europe

Appleton & Company

[3 Volumes] Picturesque Europe: A Delineation by Pen and Pencil..., 1875-79

Size: 10.3 x 13 inches (26.2 x 33 cm)
Estimate: $350 - $425
Sold for: $250
Closed on 6/9/2021

Auction 183, Lot 550

Subject: Document - Pike's Expedition

[Pike's Expedition] The Medical Repository ... and A Review of American Publications on Medicine … Second Hexade. Vol. V, 1808

Size: 5.3 x 8.5 inches (13.5 x 21.6 cm)
Estimate: $200 - $250
Early Report of Pike’s Expedition to Louisiana and Capture
Sold for: $400
Closed on 6/9/2021

Auction 183, Lot 553

Subject: Atlases

Anville, Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d'

A Complete Body of Ancient Geography..., 1818

Size: 15.4 x 21.8 inches (39.1 x 55.4 cm)
Estimate: $500 - $650
Sold for: $800
Closed on 6/9/2021

Auction 183, Lot 554

Subject: Atlases

Lavoisne/Aspin

A Complete Genealogical, Historical, Chronological, and Geographical Atlas; Being a General Guide to History, Both Ancient and Modern..., 1820

Size: 12.4 x 17.9 inches (31.5 x 45.5 cm)
Estimate: $1,600 - $1,900
Includes Melish's Popular Map of the United States
Sold for: $1,200
Closed on 6/9/2021

Auction 183, Lot 555

Subject: Atlases

Finley, Anthony

A New General Atlas, Comprising a Complete Set of Maps, Representing the Grand Divisions of the Globe..., 1824

Size: 10.9 x 13.9 inches (27.7 x 35.3 cm)
Estimate: $4,750 - $6,000
First Edition of Finley's General Atlas - Complete
Unsold
Closed on 6/9/2021

Auction 183, Lot 556

Subject: Atlases

Bradford, Thomas Gamaliel

An Illustrated Atlas Geographical Statistical and Historical of the United States and the Adjacent Countries, 1838

Size: 16.4 x 19.9 inches (41.7 x 50.5 cm)
Estimate: $6,000 - $7,500
Large Edition of Bradford's Elaborate Illustrated Atlas
Sold for: $4,500
Closed on 6/9/2021

Auction 183, Lot 557

Subject: Atlases

Greenleaf, Jeremiah

A New Universal Atlas; Comprising Separate Maps of All the Principal Empires, Kingdoms & States Throughout the World: and Forming a Distinct Atlas of the United States..., 1842

Size: 12.5 x 14.8 inches (31.8 x 37.6 cm)
Estimate: $5,500 - $6,500
Greenleaf's Atlas with Important Maps of Texas, Iowa & Wisconsin
Sold for: $4,250
Closed on 6/9/2021

Auction 183, Lot 558

Subject: Atlases

Tanner, Henry Schenck

A New Universal Atlas Containing Maps of the Various Empires, Kingdoms, States and Republics of the World..., 1846

Size: 14 x 17.8 inches (35.6 x 45.2 cm)
Estimate: $3,750 - $4,500
Rare, Complete Tanner Atlas with Important Maps of Texas & Iowa
Unsold
Closed on 6/9/2021

Auction 183, Lot 559

Subject: Atlases

Cowperthwait, Desilver & Butler

A New Universal Atlas Containing Maps of the Various Empires, Kingdoms, States and Republics of the World..., 1854

Size: 14.1 x 17.4 inches (35.8 x 44.2 cm)
Estimate: $3,000 - $4,000
Cowperthwait's Desirable Atlas Emphasizing the American Continent
Sold for: $2,200
Closed on 6/9/2021

Auction 183, Lot 560

Subject: Atlases

Johnson and Ward

Johnson's New Illustrated (Steel Plate) Family Atlas, with Physical Geography, and with Descriptions Geographical, Statistical, and Historical..., 1863

Size: 14.9 x 18.5 inches (37.8 x 47 cm)
Estimate: $1,100 - $1,400
Complete with Several Civil War Edition Maps
Sold for: $1,100
Closed on 6/9/2021

Auction 183, Lot 561

Subject: Atlases

Arbuckle Bros. Coffee Co.

Arbuckles' Illustrated Atlas of the United States of America, 1889

Size: 11 x 6.8 inches (27.9 x 17.3 cm)
Estimate: $450 - $550
Sold for: $300
Closed on 6/9/2021

Auction 183, Lot 562

Subject: School Atlas

Smith, Roswell C.

Smith's Atlas, for Schools, Academies, and Families. An Atlas, to Accompany the Productive Geography..., 1835

Size: 9.7 x 11.8 inches (24.6 x 30 cm)
Estimate: $275 - $350
Sold for: $150
Closed on 6/9/2021

Auction 183, Lot 563

Subject: References, Facsimile Atlas

Ptolemy

[Facsimile] Cosmographia Roma 1478, 1966

Size: 12.2 x 17.7 inches (31 x 45 cm)
Estimate: $275 - $350
Sold for: $180
Closed on 6/9/2021

Auction 183, Lot 564

Subject: References

Phillips/LeGear

[9 Volumes] A List of Geographical Atlases in the Library of Congress with Bibliographical Notes, 1992

Size: 5.5 x 8.6 inches (14 x 21.8 cm)
Estimate: $700 - $900
Sold for: $500
Closed on 6/9/2021

Auction 183, Lot 565

Subject: References, Magazines

[Lot of 34] Mercator's World - The Magazine of Maps, Atlases, Globes and Charts, 1996-2002

Size: 8.4 x 10.9 inches (21.3 x 27.7 cm)
Estimate: $170 - $200
Sold for: $90
Closed on 6/9/2021

Auction 183, Lot 566

Subject: References, World

Shirley, Rodney W.

The Mapping of the World - Early Printed World Maps 1472-1700, 1983

Size: 9.5 x 13.6 inches (24.1 x 34.5 cm)
Estimate: $350 - $425
Sold for: $250
Closed on 6/9/2021

Auction 183, Lot 567

Subject: References, North America

Schwartz & Ehrenberg

The Mapping of America, 1980

Size: 11.8 x 11 inches (30 x 27.9 cm)
Estimate: $70 - $90
NO RESERVE
Sold for: $45
Closed on 6/9/2021

Auction 183, Lot 568

Subject: References, North America

Portinaro & Knirsch

The Cartography of North America 1500-1800, 1987

Size: 9.8 x 13.1 inches (24.9 x 33.3 cm)
Estimate: $45 - $65
NO RESERVE
Sold for: $27
Closed on 6/9/2021

Auction 183, Lot 569

Subject: References, North America

[Lot of 2] The Mapping of America [and] The Mapping of North America - Three Centuries of Map-Making 1500-1860, 1988-90

Size: See Description
Estimate: $150 - $180
Sold for: $110
Closed on 6/9/2021

Auction 183, Lot 570

Subject: References, North America

Burden, Philip D.

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

Size: 10.6 x 14.3 inches (26.9 x 36.3 cm)
Estimate: $220 - $250
Sold for: $160
Closed on 6/9/2021

Auction 183, Lot 571

Subject: References, United States

Wheat and Brun

Maps and Charts Published in America Before 1800: A Bibliography - Second Revised Edition, 1985

Size: 7.8 x 10.1 inches (19.8 x 25.7 cm)
Estimate: $120 - $150
Sold for: $90
Closed on 6/9/2021

Auction 183, Lot 572

Subject: References, United States

Ristow, Walter W.

American Maps and Mapmakers - Commercial Cartography in the Nineteenth Century, 1986

Size: 10.3 x 8.8 inches (26.2 x 22.4 cm)
Estimate: $140 - $170
Sold for: $100
Closed on 6/9/2021

Auction 183, Lot 573

Subject: References, Central United States

[Portfolio] An Atlas of Early Maps of the Midwest, 1983

Size: 12 x 16.2 inches (30.5 x 41.1 cm)
Estimate: $120 - $150
Sold for: $90
Closed on 6/9/2021

Auction 183, Lot 574

Subject: References, Michigan and Great Lakes

Karpinski, Louis C.

Maps of Famous Cartographers Depicting North America - An Historical Atlas of the Great Lakes and Michigan, with Bibliography of the Printed Maps of Michigan to 1880, 1977

Size: 6.2 x 9.1 inches (15.7 x 23.1 cm)
Estimate: $120 - $150
Sold for: $220
Closed on 6/9/2021
38 lots