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15 lots

Auction 156, Lot 6

Subject: World

Ortelius, Abraham

Typus Orbis Terrarum, 1571

Size: 19.6 x 13.3 inches (49.8 x 33.8 cm)
Estimate: $7,000 - $8,500
Ortelius' Famous World Map - First Plate
Sold for: $6,000
Closed on 2/17/2016

Auction 156, Lot 8

Subject: World

Apianus, Peter Bienewitz

Typus Universalis Terrae, Iuxta Modernorum Distinctionem et Extensionem per Regna et Provincias, 1583

Size: 11 x 7.6 inches (27.9 x 19.3 cm)
Estimate: $4,000 - $5,000
Apianus' Popular Cordiform World Map from the First Woodblock
Unsold
Closed on 2/17/2016

Auction 156, Lot 9

Subject: World

Mercator, Rumold

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

Size: 20.5 x 11.3 inches (52.1 x 28.7 cm)
Estimate: $4,000 - $4,750
Mercator's Double-Hemisphere World Map in Full Original Color
Sold for: $3,000
Closed on 2/17/2016

Auction 156, Lot 10

Subject: World

Maffei (Maffeius), Peter

Indiarum Orientalium Occidentaliumque Descriptio..., 1589

Size: 19.2 x 10.2 inches (48.8 x 25.9 cm)
Estimate: $5,000 - $6,500
Scarce Italian World Map Based on Ortelius
Unsold
Closed on 2/17/2016

Auction 156, Lot 12

Subject: World

Plancius, Petrus

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

Size: 20.3 x 11.3 inches (51.6 x 28.7 cm)
Estimate: $3,250 - $4,000
Plancius' World Map Surrounded by Elegant Strapwork
Sold for: $2,000
Closed on 2/17/2016

Auction 156, Lot 13

Subject: World

Hondius, Henricus

Nova Totius Terrarum Orbis Geographica ac Hydrographica Tabula, 1630

Size: 21.6 x 15 inches (54.9 x 38.1 cm)
Estimate: $10,000 - $12,000
Henricus Hondius' Baroque-Style World Map
Unsold
Closed on 2/17/2016

Auction 156, Lot 14

Subject: World

Blaeu, Willem

Nova Totius Terrarum Orbis Geographica ac Hydrographica Tabula, 1635

Size: 21.4 x 16.1 inches (54.4 x 40.9 cm)
Estimate: $14,000 - $16,000
Blaeu's Magnificent Carte-a-Figures World Map
Unsold
Closed on 2/17/2016

Auction 156, Lot 15

Subject: World

Speed, John

A New and Accurat Map of the World Drawne According to ye Truest Descriptions Latest Discoveries & Best Observations yt Have Beene Made by English or Strangers, 1651

Size: 20.6 x 15.6 inches (52.3 x 39.6 cm)
Estimate: $11,000 - $14,000
Speed's Double-Hemisphere World Map
Sold for: $8,000
Closed on 2/17/2016

Auction 156, Lot 17

Subject: World

Fer, Nicolas de

Mappe-Monde, ou Carte Generale de la Terre, Divisee en Deux Hemispheres..., 1700

Size: 27.7 x 17.3 inches (70.4 x 43.9 cm)
Estimate: $3,500 - $4,500
Rare First State of De Fer Two-Sheet Map of the World
Sold for: $2,500
Closed on 2/17/2016

Auction 156, 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…, 1736

Size: 8.2 x 10.2 inches (20.8 x 25.9 cm)
Estimate: $3,000 - $3,750
Famous Peutinger Table in History of Roman Roads
Unsold
Closed on 2/17/2016

Auction 156, Lot 40

Subject: North Pole

Mercator/Hondius

Septentrionalium Terrarum Descriptio, 1623

Size: 15.5 x 14.5 inches (39.4 x 36.8 cm)
Estimate: $2,000 - $2,300
The First Printed Map Devoted to the Arctic
Sold for: $1,800
Closed on 2/17/2016

Auction 156, Lot 41

Subject: North Pole

Hondius, Henricus

Poli Arctici, et Circumiacentium Terrarum Descriptio Novissima, 1639

Size: 19.4 x 17 inches (49.3 x 43.2 cm)
Estimate: $2,200 - $2,500
Magnificent Polar Map Surrounded by Whaling Scenes
Unsold
Closed on 2/17/2016

Auction 156, Lot 46

Subject: Celestial

Seutter, Matthias

Planisphaerium Coeleste Secundum Restitutionem Hevelianam et Hallejanam, 1745

Size: 22.3 x 19.4 inches (56.6 x 49.3 cm)
Estimate: $1,600 - $1,900
Seutter's Striking Celestial Chart
Sold for: $1,200
Closed on 2/17/2016

Auction 156, Lot 47

Subject: Solar System

Cellarius/Schenk & Valck

Scenographia Systematis Copernicani, 1708

Size: 19.8 x 16.8 inches (50.3 x 42.7 cm)
Estimate: $2,400 - $3,000
Cellarius' Striking Chart of the Copernican Cosmography
Sold for: $3,750
Closed on 2/17/2016

Auction 156, Lot 48

Subject: Solar System

Cellarius/Schenk & Valck

Scenographia Systematis Mundani Ptolemaici, 1708

Size: 19.7 x 16.8 inches (50 x 42.7 cm)
Estimate: $2,400 - $3,000
Cellarius' Striking Chart of the Ptolemaic Cosmography
Sold for: $1,800
Closed on 2/17/2016
15 lots