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Auction 199, Lot 573

Subject: Istanbul, Turkey

Braun & Hogenberg

Byzantium, nunc Constantinopolis, 1572

Size: 19.1 x 12.9 inches (48.5 x 32.8 cm)
Estimate: $1,900 - $2,300
Superb Bird's-Eye View During the Golden Age of the Ottoman Empire
Sold for: $3,250
Closed on 9/11/2024

Auction 199, Lot 597

Subject: Asia

Speed, John

Asia with the Islands Adjoyning Described, the Atire of the People, & Townes of Importance, All of Them Newly Augmented, 1626

Size: 20.3 x 15.6 inches (51.6 x 39.6 cm)
Estimate: $2,300 - $2,750
The First English Printed Map of Asia
Unsold
Closed on 9/11/2024

Auction 199, Lot 600

Subject: Asia

Blaeu, Willem

Asia Noviter Delineata, 1663

Size: 21.9 x 16.2 inches (55.6 x 41.1 cm)
Estimate: $3,250 - $4,000
Magnificent Carte-a-Figures Map of Asia in Full Contemporary Color
Unsold
Closed on 9/11/2024

Auction 199, Lot 615

Subject: China

Ortelius, Abraham

Chinae, olim Sinarum Regionis, Nova Descriptio. Auctore Ludovico Georgio, 1584

Size: 18.7 x 14.5 inches (47.5 x 36.8 cm)
Estimate: $3,000 - $3,750
The First European-Printed Map of China
Unsold
Closed on 9/11/2024

Auction 199, Lot 619

Subject: Hong Kong, China

Carte Topographique de l'Ile de Hong Kong, 1874

Size: 11.9 x 9.9 inches (30.2 x 25.1 cm)
Estimate: $1,500 - $2,000
Volonteri's Scarce Bilingual Map of Hong Kong
Sold for: $3,250
Closed on 9/11/2024

Auction 199, Lot 622

Subject: China, Korea & Japan

Speed, John

The Kingdome of China Newly Augmented, 1626

Size: 20.2 x 15.6 inches (51.3 x 39.6 cm)
Estimate: $3,000 - $3,750
Speed's Striking Carte-a-Figures Map of China with the Island of Korea
Sold for: $2,200
Closed on 9/11/2024

Auction 199, Lot 630

Subject: Japan & Korea

Briet, Philippe

Royaume du Iapon Designe par le Pere Ph: Briet, de la Compagnie de Iesus…, 1658

Size: 20.5 x 14.6 inches (52.1 x 37.1 cm)
Estimate: $1,000 - $1,300
Uncommon French Map of Japan
Sold for: $500
Closed on 9/11/2024

Auction 199, Lot 637

Subject: East Indies - Indonesia, Singapore, & Macao

Bry, Johann Theodore de

[Petits Voyages, Part VIII] Achter Theil der Orientalischen Indien / Begreiffend Erstlich ein Historische Beschreibung der Schiffart..., 1606

Size: 7.9 x 12.3 inches (20.1 x 31.2 cm)
Estimate: $4,750 - $5,500
Complete Disbound Example of Petits Voyages, Part VIII, with Map of Strait of Singapore and Plan of Macao
Sold for: $2,900
Closed on 9/11/2024

Auction 199, Lot 646

Subject: Southern & Southeast Asia

Ortelius, Abraham

Indiae Orientalis, Insularumque Adiacientium Typus, 1579

Size: 19.6 x 13.7 inches (49.8 x 34.8 cm)
Estimate: $2,400 - $3,000
Ortelius' Important Map of Southeast Asia
Sold for: $1,600
Closed on 9/11/2024

Auction 198, Lot 574

Subject: Middle East

Pictorial Map of the Operations of the Iraq, Basrah & Mosul Petroleum Companies in the Middle East, 1952

Size: 29.9 x 20.6 inches (75.9 x 52.3 cm)
Estimate: $1,200 - $1,500
Rare Pictorial Oil Map of the Fertile Crescent
Sold for: $600
Closed on 6/19/2024

Auction 198, Lot 591

Subject: Caucasus

[Map Bound in 2 Volumes] Neue Carte des Caucasus Groestentheils aus Gueldenstaedts... [in] Reisen durch Russland und im Caucasischen Geburge..., 1787-91

Size: 9.5 x 7.5 inches (24.1 x 19.1 cm)
Estimate: $7,000 - $8,000
Rare and Important Study on the Caucasus with 27 Maps and Plates
Sold for: $5,000
Closed on 6/19/2024

Auction 198, Lot 592

Subject: Caspian Sea

Ottens

[On 2 Sheets] Carte Marine de la Mer Caspiene Levee Suivant les Ordres de S.M. Czariene, par Mr. Carl Vanverden en 1719, 1720, et 1721..., 1723

Size: 23.5 x 17.9 inches (59.7 x 45.5 cm)
Estimate: $1,200 - $1,500
Superb Map of the Caspian Sea with Panoramic Views of the Region
Unsold
Closed on 6/19/2024

Auction 198, Lot 595

Subject: Asia

Hondius/Jansson

Asia Recens Summa Cura Delineata, 1632

Size: 22 x 16.2 inches (55.9 x 41.1 cm)
Estimate: $2,750 - $3,500
Jansson's Spectacular Carte-a-Figure Map of Asia
Unsold
Closed on 6/19/2024

Auction 198, Lot 609

Subject: China

Ortelius, Abraham

Chinae, olim Sinarum Regionis, Nova Descriptio. Auctore Ludovico Georgio, 1584

Size: 18.6 x 14.4 inches (47.2 x 36.6 cm)
Estimate: $4,000 - $4,750
The First European-Printed Map of China
Sold for: $2,000
Closed on 6/19/2024

Auction 198, Lot 610

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: $2,750 - $3,500
Nieuhoff's Important Description of the Chinese Empire
Unsold
Closed on 6/19/2024

Auction 198, Lot 618

Subject: Southeast Asia

Ptolemy/Fries

India Orientalis, 1535

Size: 17 x 12.3 inches (43.2 x 31.2 cm)
Estimate: $2,400 - $3,000
First Printed Map to Focus on Indochina and the East Indies
Sold for: $1,700
Closed on 6/19/2024

Auction 198, Lot 631

Subject: Pakistan & Afghanistan

Ptolemy/Berlinghieri

Tabula Nona d Asia, 1482

Size: 10.5 x 13.3 inches (26.7 x 33.8 cm)
Estimate: $1,900 - $2,200
One of the Earliest Printed Maps of Afghanistan & Pakistan
Sold for: $2,500
Closed on 6/19/2024

Auction 197, Lot 641

Subject: China

Ortelius, Abraham

Chinae, olim Sinarum Regionis, Nova Descriptio. Auctore Ludovico Georgio, 1584

Size: 18.4 x 14.5 inches (46.7 x 36.8 cm)
Estimate: $4,000 - $4,750
The First European-Printed Map of China
Sold for: $3,000
Closed on 4/24/2024

Auction 197, Lot 658

Subject: East Indies - Indonesia, Singapore, & Macao

Bry, Johann Theodore de

[Petits Voyages, Part VIII] Indiae Orientalis Pars Octava: Navigationes Quinque, Primam a Iacobo Neccio, ab Anno 1600..., 1607

Size: 8.4 x 12.3 inches (21.3 x 31.2 cm)
Estimate: $3,750 - $4,500
Complete Disbound Example of Petits Voyages, Part VIII, with Map of Strait of Singapore and Plan of Macao
Sold for: $5,500
Closed on 4/24/2024

Auction 196, Lot 605

Subject: Asia

Ortelius, Abraham

Asiae Nova Descriptio, 1572

Size: 19.8 x 14.8 inches (50.3 x 37.6 cm)
Estimate: $1,200 - $1,500
Rare First Plate of Ortelius' Important Map of Asia
Sold for: $900
Closed on 2/7/2024

Auction 196, Lot 607

Subject: Asia

Wit, Frederick de

Asiae Nova Descriptio, 1670

Size: 21.9 x 17.4 inches (55.6 x 44.2 cm)
Estimate: $2,200 - $2,500
De Wit's Carte-a-Figures Map of Asia
Sold for: $2,300
Closed on 2/7/2024

Auction 196, Lot 626

Subject: China & Korea

Sanson/Mariette

La Chine Royaume..., 1656

Size: 21.1 x 16.3 inches (53.6 x 41.4 cm)
Estimate: $1,200 - $1,500
Important Jesuit Map of China
Unsold
Closed on 2/7/2024

Auction 196, Lot 630

Subject: Japan & Korea

Botero, Giovanni

Iaponia Regnum, 1596

Size: 8.3 x 5.8 inches (21.1 x 14.7 cm)
Estimate: $2,000 - $2,400
Rare First Derivative of Ortelius/Teixeira Map of Japan
Sold for: $1,000
Closed on 2/7/2024

Auction 196, Lot 634

Subject: Southeast Asia

Ptolemy/Fries

India Orientalis, 1535

Size: 17 x 12.3 inches (43.2 x 31.2 cm)
Estimate: $2,750 - $3,500
First Printed Map to Focus on Indochina and the East Indies
Unsold
Closed on 2/7/2024

Auction 196, Lot 649

Subject: Southern & Southeast Asia

Ortelius, Abraham

Indiae Orientalis, Insularumque Adiacientium Typus, 1592

Size: 19.6 x 13.7 inches (49.8 x 34.8 cm)
Estimate: $2,200 - $2,500
Ortelius' Important Map of Southeast Asia in Contemporary Color
Sold for: $1,600
Closed on 2/7/2024

Auction 196, Lot 650

Subject: Southern & Southeast Asia

Blaeu, Willem

India quae Orientalis Dicitur, et Insulae Adiacentes, 1640

Size: 19.8 x 16.3 inches (50.3 x 41.4 cm)
Estimate: $1,600 - $1,900
The First Popular Map to Show European Discoveries in Australia
Sold for: $1,200
Closed on 2/7/2024

Auction 195, Lot 687

Subject: Asia

Blaeu, Willem

Asia Noviter Delineata, 1635

Size: 22 x 16.2 inches (55.9 x 41.1 cm)
Estimate: $3,000 - $3,750
Magnificent Carte-a-Figures Map of Asia in Full Contemporary Color
Sold for: $2,200
Closed on 11/15/2023

Auction 195, Lot 692

Subject: Asia

Aa, Pieter van der

L'Asie, Selon les Nouvelles Observations de Messrs. de l'Academie des Sciences, Etc., 1713

Size: 26 x 18.4 inches (66 x 46.7 cm)
Estimate: $1,400 - $1,700
Scarce and Decorative Map of Asia Compiled from Contemporary Jesuit Sources
Sold for: $1,000
Closed on 11/15/2023

Auction 195, Lot 696

Subject: Asia

Laurie & Whittle

[On 4 Sheets] Asia and Its Islands According to D'Anville; Divided into Empires, Kingdoms, States, Regions, with the European Possessions and Settlements in the East Indies..., 1794

Size: 47.4 x 20.4 inches (120.4 x 51.8 cm)
Estimate: $1,600 - $1,900
Superb, Large-Scale English Map of Asia
Sold for: $1,200
Closed on 11/15/2023

Auction 195, Lot 705

Subject: China

Ortelius, Abraham

Chinae, olim Sinarum Regionis, Nova Descriptio. Auctore Ludovico Georgio, 1584

Size: 18.4 x 14.5 inches (46.7 x 36.8 cm)
Estimate: $4,500 - $5,500
The First European-Printed Map of China
Unsold
Closed on 11/15/2023

Auction 195, Lot 711

Subject: China, Korea & Japan

Speed, John

The Kingdome of China Newly Augmented, 1626

Size: 20 x 15.4 inches (50.8 x 39.1 cm)
Estimate: $3,500 - $4,250
Striking Carte-a-Figures Map of China with the Island of Korea
Sold for: $2,300
Closed on 11/15/2023

Auction 195, Lot 721

Subject: East Indies - Western Indonesia

Dudley, Robert (Sir)

Carta Particolare del' Isole di Iava Maggre e Minore con la Parte Austle. del Isole di Sumatra e Burneo..., 1646

Size: 29.6 x 18.8 inches (75.2 x 47.8 cm)
Estimate: $2,400 - $3,000
Dudley's Rare Chart of the East Indies
Sold for: $1,600
Closed on 11/15/2023

Auction 194, Lot 601

Subject: Asia

Ortelius, Abraham

Asiae Nova Descriptio, 1573

Size: 19.7 x 14.7 inches (50 x 37.3 cm)
Estimate: $1,200 - $1,500
Rare First Plate of Ortelius' Important Map of Asia in Contemporary Color
Sold for: $900
Closed on 9/13/2023

Auction 194, Lot 604

Subject: Asia

Blaeu, Willem

Asia Noviter Delineata, 1663

Size: 21.8 x 16.2 inches (55.4 x 41.1 cm)
Estimate: $2,750 - $3,500
Magnificent Carte-a-Figures Map of Asia in Full Contemporary Color
Sold for: $2,000
Closed on 9/13/2023

Auction 194, Lot 605

Subject: Asia

Wit, Frederick de

Asiae Nova Descriptio, 1670

Size: 21.9 x 17.4 inches (55.6 x 44.2 cm)
Estimate: $2,400 - $3,000
De Wit's Carte-a-Figures Map of Asia
Unsold
Closed on 9/13/2023

Auction 194, Lot 617

Subject: China, Korea & Japan

Mercator/Hondius

China, 1619

Size: 18.3 x 13.5 inches (46.5 x 34.3 cm)
Estimate: $2,400 - $3,000
Hondius' Map of China, Korea, and Japan
Sold for: $1,800
Closed on 9/13/2023

Auction 194, Lot 622

Subject: China & Korea

Sanson/Mariette

La Chine Royaume..., 1656

Size: 21.1 x 16.3 inches (53.6 x 41.4 cm)
Estimate: $1,200 - $1,500
Important Jesuit Map of China
Unsold
Closed on 9/13/2023

Auction 194, Lot 623

Subject: Japan & Korea

Botero, Giovanni

Iaponia Regnum, 1596

Size: 8.3 x 5.8 inches (21.1 x 14.7 cm)
Estimate: $3,000 - $3,750
Rare First Derivative of Ortelius/Teixeira Map of Japan
Unsold
Closed on 9/13/2023

Auction 194, Lot 646

Subject: Southern & Southeast Asia

Ortelius, Abraham

Indiae Orientalis, Insularumque Adiacientium Typus, 1570

Size: 19.6 x 13.8 inches (49.8 x 35.1 cm)
Estimate: $2,750 - $3,500
Ortelius' Important Map of Southeast Asia in Full Contemporary Color - First Edition
Sold for: $2,000
Closed on 9/13/2023

Auction 194, Lot 647

Subject: Southern & Southeast Asia

Blaeu, Willem

India quae Orientalis Dicitur, et Insulae Adiacentes, 1640

Size: 19.8 x 16.3 inches (50.3 x 41.4 cm)
Estimate: $1,600 - $1,900
The First Popular Map to Show European Discoveries in Australia
Unsold
Closed on 9/13/2023

Auction 193, Lot 621

Subject: Asia

Ortelius, Abraham

Asiae Nova Descriptio, 1573

Size: 19.7 x 14.6 inches (50 x 37.1 cm)
Estimate: $1,100 - $1,400
Rare First Plate of Ortelius' Important Map of Asia
Sold for: $800
Closed on 6/21/2023

Auction 193, Lot 626

Subject: Asia

Laurie & Whittle

[On 4 Sheets] Asia and Its Islands According to D'Anville; Divided into Empires, Kingdoms, States, Regions, with the European Possessions and Settlements in the East Indies..., 1794

Size: 47.4 x 20.4 inches (120.4 x 51.8 cm)
Estimate: $1,800 - $2,200
Superb, Large-Scale English Map of Asia
Unsold
Closed on 6/21/2023

Auction 193, Lot 636

Subject: China & Korea

Sanson, Nicolas

La Chine Royaume..., 1679

Size: 21.3 x 16.4 inches (54.1 x 41.7 cm)
Estimate: $1,600 - $1,900
Important Jesuit Map of China
Sold for: $1,000
Closed on 6/21/2023

Auction 193, Lot 644

Subject: Southeast Asia

Linschoten/Langren

Exacta & Accurata Delineatio cum Orarum Maritimarum tum Etiam Locorum Terrestrium quae in Regionibus China, Cauchinchina, Camboja sive Champa, Syao, Malacca, Arracan & Pegu..., 1596

Size: 20.8 x 15.4 inches (52.8 x 39.1 cm)
Estimate: $13,000 - $15,000
One of the Most Decorative and Influential Maps of Southeast Asia
Sold for: $9,500
Closed on 6/21/2023

Auction 192, Lot 589

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 Observata, Etia nu Venerationi Habetur Descripta, 1682

Size: 29.4 x 19.9 inches (74.7 x 50.5 cm)
Estimate: $1,800 - $2,100
Adrichom's Influential Bird's-Eye Plan of Jerusalem
Sold for: $1,300
Closed on 4/26/2023

Auction 192, Lot 604

Subject: Asia

Bunting, Heinrich

Asia Secunda Pars Terrae in Forma Pegasi, 1581

Size: 14 x 9.9 inches (35.6 x 25.1 cm)
Estimate: $2,000 - $2,300
Bunting's Rare Map of Asia in the Form of a Pegasus
Sold for: $1,400
Closed on 4/26/2023

Auction 192, Lot 629

Subject: Japan & Korea

Briet, Philippe

Royaume du Iapon Designe par le Pere Ph: Briet, de la Compagnie de Iesus…, 1658

Size: 20.5 x 14.6 inches (52.1 x 37.1 cm)
Estimate: $1,200 - $1,500
Uncommon French Map of Japan
Unsold
Closed on 4/26/2023

Auction 192, Lot 632

Subject: Japan

Seutter/Lotter

Regni Japoniae Nova Mappa Geographica, ex Indigenarum Observationibus Delineata ab Engelberto Kaempfero Recusa et Emendata, 1740

Size: 22.4 x 19.3 inches (56.9 x 49 cm)
Estimate: $1,500 - $1,800
Seutter's Decorative Map of Japan Based on Kaempfer
Sold for: $1,100
Closed on 4/26/2023

Auction 191, Lot 665

Subject: Asia

Blaeu, Willem

Asia Noviter Delineata, 1634

Size: 22.1 x 16.3 inches (56.1 x 41.4 cm)
Estimate: $3,250 - $4,000
Magnificent Carte-a-Figures Map of Asia
Sold for: $2,200
Closed on 2/8/2023
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