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Auction 153, Lot 1

Subject: World & Continents

Ortelius/Galle

[Lot of 5] Typus Orbis Terrarum [and] Americae sive Novi Orbis Nova Descriptio [and] Africa [and] Asia [and] Europa, 1595

Size: 4.3 x 3.1 inches (10.9 x 7.9 cm)
Estimate: $2,000 - $2,300
Matching Set of Miniature World and Continents Based on Ortelius
Sold for: $1,300
Closed on 5/20/2015

Auction 153, Lot 4

Subject: World

Ortelius, Abraham

Typus Orbis Terrarum, 1587

Size: 19.3 x 13.9 inches (49 x 35.3 cm)
Estimate: $5,500 - $7,000
Ortelius' Third World Map in an Oval Projection
Sold for: $3,750
Closed on 5/20/2015

Auction 153, Lot 5

Subject: World

Mercator, Rumold

Orbis Terrae Compendiosa Descriptio quam ex Magna Universali Gerardi Mercatoris..., 1587

Size: 20.8 x 11.4 inches (52.8 x 29 cm)
Estimate: $4,750 - $6,000
Mercator's Double-Hemisphere World Map - Very Early Example
Sold for: $3,500
Closed on 5/20/2015

Auction 153, Lot 6

Subject: World

Plancius, Petrus

Orbis Terrarum Typus de Integro Multis in Locis Emendatus..., 1625

Size: 20.3 x 11.2 inches (51.6 x 28.4 cm)
Estimate: $3,250 - $4,000
Plancius' World Map Surrounded by Elegant Strapwork
Sold for: $2,000
Closed on 5/20/2015

Auction 153, Lot 7

Subject: World

Blaeu, Willem

Nova Totius Terrarum Orbis Geographica ac Hydrographica Tabula, 1630

Size: 21.3 x 16.1 inches (54.1 x 40.9 cm)
Estimate: $8,000 - $9,500
Blaeu's Magnificent Carte-a-Figures World Map with No Text on Verso
Sold for: $5,500
Closed on 5/20/2015

Auction 153, Lot 9

Subject: World

Tavernier, Melchior

[Lot of 2] Carte de l'Amerique Nouvellement Dressee Suivant les Nouvelles Descouvertes... [and] Carte Nouvelle de l'Europe Asie & Afrique..., 1661

Size: 11.8 x 11.8 inches (30 x 30 cm)
Estimate: $3,000 - $3,750
Elegant World Map in Two Separate Hemispheres
Unsold
Closed on 5/20/2015

Auction 153, Lot 10

Subject: World

Wit, Frederick de

Nova Orbis Tabula, in Lucem Edita, 1670

Size: 21.8 x 18.3 inches (55.4 x 46.5 cm)
Estimate: $4,750 - $6,000
First State of De Wit's Stunning Double-Hemisphere Map in Original Color
Sold for: $3,500
Closed on 5/20/2015

Auction 153, Lot 11

Subject: World

Danckerts, Justus

Nova Totius Terrarum Orbis Tabula, 1680

Size: 22.8 x 19.2 inches (57.9 x 48.8 cm)
Estimate: $4,000 - $4,750
Danckerts' Decorative Double-Hemisphere Map
Unsold
Closed on 5/20/2015

Auction 153, Lot 12

Subject: World

Pitt, Moses

Nova Totius Terrarum Orbis Geographica ac Hydrographica Tabula, 1680

Size: 20.9 x 15.7 inches (53.1 x 39.9 cm)
Estimate: $9,500 - $11,000
Pitt's Rare Carte-a-Figures Map in Full Original Color
Sold for: $5,200
Closed on 5/20/2015

Auction 153, Lot 14

Subject: World

Happel, Everard Werner

Die Ebbe und Fluth auff einer Flachen Landt-Karten Furgestelt, 1687

Size: 11.6 x 8 inches (29.5 x 20.3 cm)
Estimate: $900 - $1,100
One of the Earliest Thematic World Maps
Sold for: $600
Closed on 5/20/2015

Auction 153, Lot 28

Subject: World

Bonne, Rigobert

Mappe Monde ou Description du Globe Terrestre Projettee & Assujettie au Ciel, 1788

Size: 39.4 x 27.7 inches (100.1 x 70.4 cm)
Estimate: $2,000 - $2,500
Bonne's Large and Elaborate Double-Hemisphere Map
Sold for: $1,500
Closed on 5/20/2015

Auction 153, Lot 34

Subject: Ancient World

Macrobius, Ambrosius Aurelius Theodo

Macrobii Ambrosii Aurelii Theodosij, Viri Consularis, & Illustris..., 1565

Size: 4.1 x 6.1 inches (10.4 x 15.5 cm)
Estimate: $1,500 - $1,800
Macrobius' Miniature Ancient World Map
Unsold
Closed on 5/20/2015

Auction 153, Lot 37

Subject: Ancient World

Jansson, Jan

Tabula Itineraria ex Illustri Peutingerorum Bibliotheca… [in book] Histoire des Grands Chemins de l'Empire Romain, Contenant l'Origine, Progres & Etendue Quasi Incroyable des Chemins Militaires…, 1728

Size: 159.3 x 7.3 inches (404.6 x 18.5 cm)
Estimate: $3,000 - $3,750
Famous Peutinger Table in History of Roman Roads
Sold for: $2,500
Closed on 5/20/2015

Auction 153, Lot 41

Subject: North Pole

Mercator, Gerard

Septentrionalium Terrarum Descriptio, 1628

Size: 15.5 x 14.5 inches (39.4 x 36.8 cm)
Estimate: $2,200 - $2,500
The First Printed Map Devoted to the Arctic
Sold for: $1,300
Closed on 5/20/2015

Auction 153, Lot 46

Subject: Celestial

Doppelmayr/Homann

[Lot of 2] Hemisphaerium Coeli Boreale in quo Fixarum Loca Secundum Eclipticae... [and] Hemisphaerium Coeli Australe in quo Fixarum Loca Secundum Eclipticae..., 1742

Size: 22.9 x 19.2 inches (58.2 x 48.8 cm)
Estimate: $2,200 - $2,500
Matched Pair of Celestial Charts Centered on the Ecliptic Poles
Sold for: $1,400
Closed on 5/20/2015

Auction 153, Lot 47

Subject: Celestial

Doppelmayr/Homann

[Lot of 2] Hemisphaerium Coeli Boreale, in quo Loca Stellarum Fixarum Secundum Aequatorem... [and] Hemisphaerium Coeli Australe, in quo Loca Stellarum Fixarum Secundum Aequatorem..., 1742

Size: 22.8 x 19 inches (57.9 x 48.3 cm)
Estimate: $2,200 - $2,500
Matched Pair of Celestial Charts Centered on the Equatorial Poles
Sold for: $1,400
Closed on 5/20/2015

Auction 153, Lot 58

Subject: Cartographic Miscellany, Low Countries

Keere, Pieter Van Den

Leo Belgicus, 1622

Size: 17.9 x 14.6 inches (45.5 x 37.1 cm)
Estimate: $15,000 - $18,000
The Most Popular of the "Lions of Belgium"
Sold for: $11,500
Closed on 5/20/2015
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