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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

Auction 153, Lot 62

Subject: Western Hemisphere - America

Hondius, Jodocus

America, 1609

Size: 19.7 x 14.8 inches (50 x 37.6 cm)
Estimate: $4,000 - $4,750
Hondius' Important Map of the Americas
Unsold
Closed on 5/20/2015

Auction 153, Lot 63

Subject: Western Hemisphere - America

Speed, John

America with Those Known Parts in That Unknowne Worlde Both People and Manner of Buildings Discribed and Inlarged, 1626

Size: 20.3 x 15.6 inches (51.6 x 39.6 cm)
Estimate: $6,000 - $7,500
Speed's Popular Carte-a-Figures Map of the Americas
Unsold
Closed on 5/20/2015

Auction 153, Lot 64

Subject: Western Hemisphere - America

Hondius/Jansson

America Noviter Delineata, 1632

Size: 22 x 16.3 inches (55.9 x 41.4 cm)
Estimate: $8,000 - $10,000
Jansson's Rare Carte-a-Figures Map of the Americas
Unsold
Closed on 5/20/2015

Auction 153, Lot 65

Subject: Western Hemisphere - America

Blaeu, Willem

Americae Nova Tabula, 1640

Size: 22 x 16.3 inches (55.9 x 41.4 cm)
Estimate: $4,750 - $6,000
Blaeu's Stunning Carte-a-Figures Map of the Americas
Unsold
Closed on 5/20/2015

Auction 153, Lot 70

Subject: Western Hemisphere - America

Chatelain, Henry Abraham

Carte Tres Curieuse de la Mer du Sud, Contenant des Remarques Nouvelles et Tres Utiles Non Seulement sur les Ports et Iles de Cette Mer..., 1719

Size: 56 x 31.2 inches (142.2 x 79.2 cm)
Estimate: $15,000 - $18,000
Spectacular Wall Map Celebrating the New World
Sold for: $11,000
Closed on 5/20/2015

Auction 153, Lot 96

Subject: Western North America & North Pacific Ocean

Bellin, Jacques Nicolas

Carte Reduite de l'Ocean Septentrional Compris Entre l'Asie et l'Amerique, Suivant les Decouvertes qui ont ete Faites par les Russes..., 1766

Size: 33.5 x 22 inches (85.1 x 55.9 cm)
Estimate: $1,200 - $1,500
A Fascinating Map Showing Bering's Discoveries and the River and Lake Systems in North America
Sold for: $500
Closed on 5/20/2015

Auction 153, Lot 118

Subject: Colonial Eastern United States & Canada

Mortier, Pierre

Carte Nouvelle de l'Amerique Angloise Contenant la Virginie, Mary-Land, Caroline, Pensylvania Nouvelle Iorck, N: Iarsey N: France, et les Terres Nouvellement Decouerte..., 1700

Size: 35.8 x 23.4 inches (90.9 x 59.4 cm)
Estimate: $2,400 - $3,000
A Map Showing Fascinating Geographic Misconceptions
Unsold
Closed on 5/20/2015

Auction 153, Lot 122

Subject: Colonial Northeastern United States & Canada, Great Lakes

Delisle, Guillaume

Carte du Canada ou de la Nouvelle France et des Decouvertes qui y ont ete Faites..., 1703

Size: 25.5 x 19.6 inches (64.8 x 49.8 cm)
Estimate: $2,200 - $2,500
Delisle's Seminal Map of Canada and the Great Lakes
Sold for: $1,400
Closed on 5/20/2015

Auction 153, Lot 139

Subject: United States

General Land Office

[On 6 Sheets] Map of the United States and Territories, Showing the Extent of Public Surveys..., 1875

Size: 24 x 25.3 inches (61 x 64.3 cm)
Estimate: $1,800 - $2,200
Burdett's Rare Six-Sheet Map of the United States
Sold for: $1,300
Closed on 5/20/2015

Auction 153, Lot 154

Subject: Colonial New England & Mid-Atlantic United States

Jansson, Jan

Nova Anglia Novum Belgium et Virginia, 1639

Size: 19.8 x 15.3 inches (50.3 x 38.9 cm)
Estimate: $1,800 - $2,100
Jansson's Influential Map of the East Coast
Sold for: $1,200
Closed on 5/20/2015

Auction 153, Lot 156

Subject: Colonial New England & Mid-Atlantic

Allard, Carel

Totius Neobelgii Nova et Accuratissima Tabula, 1680

Size: 21.3 x 18.3 inches (54.1 x 46.5 cm)
Estimate: $10,000 - $12,000
Rare Map of New England with Famous "Restitutio" View of New York City
Unsold
Closed on 5/20/2015

Auction 153, Lot 165

Subject: Colonial Mid-Atlantic United States

Hondius, Henricus

Nova Virginiae Tabula, 1630

Size: 19.5 x 15.2 inches (49.5 x 38.6 cm)
Estimate: $2,000 - $2,300
One of the Most Important 17th Century Maps of the Chesapeake Bay
Sold for: $1,400
Closed on 5/20/2015

Auction 153, Lot 178

Subject: Colonial Southeast United States

Hondius, Jodocus

Virginiae Item et Floridae Americae Provinciarum, Nova Descriptio, 1623

Size: 19.2 x 13.6 inches (48.8 x 34.5 cm)
Estimate: $2,200 - $3,000
A Seminal Map of the Southeast and Early American Cartography
Unsold
Closed on 5/20/2015

Auction 153, Lot 214

Subject: Southwestern United States

Pike, Zebulon

A Chart of the Internal Part of Louisiana, Including All the Hitherto Unexplored Countries..., 1810

Size: 15.4 x 17.4 inches (39.1 x 44.2 cm)
Estimate: $3,500 - $4,250
A Cornerstone Map of Early Western Exploration
Sold for: $2,500
Closed on 5/20/2015

Auction 153, Lot 232

Subject: California

International California, 1936

Size: 20.7 x 22.7 inches (52.6 x 57.7 cm)
Estimate: $300 - $400
A Map Designed for Hollywood Movie Studios
Sold for: $750
Closed on 5/20/2015

Auction 153, Lot 245

Subject: Placerville, California

Elliott, Wallace W.

Bird's Eye View Placerville, Cal., 1888

Size: 29 x 21 inches (73.7 x 53.3 cm)
Estimate: $2,400 - $3,000
View of California Gold Rush Town
Sold for: $1,500
Closed on 5/20/2015

Auction 153, Lot 269

Subject: Kentucky & Tennessee

Mitchell, Samuel Augustus

Map of Kentucky and Tennessee Compiled from the Latest Authorities, 1831

Size: 21.5 x 17 inches (54.6 x 43.2 cm)
Estimate: $1,400 - $1,700
Rare Map Based on Finley's Map of 1826
Unsold
Closed on 5/20/2015

Auction 153, Lot 298

Subject: New York City, New York, Revolutionary War

Anon.

A Plan of the City and Environs of New York in North America, 1776

Size: 14.5 x 11.3 inches (36.8 x 28.7 cm)
Estimate: $1,400 - $1,700
Revolutionary War Era Plan of New York City
Sold for: $2,500
Closed on 5/20/2015

Auction 153, Lot 299

Subject: New York City, New York

Eddy, John H.

Map of the Country Thirty Miles Round the City of New York, 1839

Size: 22.5 x 22.7 inches (57.2 x 57.7 cm)
Estimate: $2,000 - $2,400
Rare Circular Map of New York by Eddy
Sold for: $1,500
Closed on 5/20/2015

Auction 153, Lot 308

Subject: Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, Civil War

Bachelder, John B.

Gettysburg. Repulse of Longstreet's Assault, 1876

Size: 35.5 x 14.3 inches (90.2 x 36.3 cm)
Estimate: $2,500 - $3,250
Stunning View of Pickett's Charge
Sold for: $1,500
Closed on 5/20/2015

Auction 153, Lot 314

Subject: Texas

Jefferys/Sayer

The Western Coast of Louisiana and the Coast of New Leon, 1792

Size: 24.6 x 18.8 inches (62.5 x 47.8 cm)
Estimate: $2,750 - $3,500
Important Map for Texas Collectors
Sold for: $2,200
Closed on 5/20/2015

Auction 153, Lot 337

Subject: United States & Mexico, Central America

Atwood, J. M.

Map of the United States, Canada, Mexico, Central America, the West India Islands, Venezuela & New Granada. Showing All the Routes to California via Tehuantepec, Panama, Nicaragua, &c., 1851

Size: 25.5 x 20.5 inches (64.8 x 52.1 cm)
Estimate: $2,400 - $3,000
Rare Pocket Map of the Gold Regions of California
Sold for: $1,500
Closed on 5/20/2015

Auction 153, Lot 343

Subject: Southwestern United States & Mexico, California

Fer, Nicolas de

Cette Carte de Californie et du Nouveau Mexique, est Tiree de Celle qui a ete Envoyee par un Grand d'Espagne..., 1705

Size: 13.4 x 8.9 inches (34 x 22.6 cm)
Estimate: $1,300 - $1,600
De Fer's Important Map of the Island of California
Unsold
Closed on 5/20/2015

Auction 153, Lot 370

Subject: Gulf of Mexico, Florida & Peru

Ortelius, Abraham

Peruviae Auriferae Regionis Typus. Didaco Mendezio Auctore [on sheet with] La Florida. Auctore Hieron. Chiaves [and] Guastecan Reg., 1602

Size: 18.3 x 13.2 inches (46.5 x 33.5 cm)
Estimate: $1,600 - $1,900
The First Printed Map of the Southern United States
Unsold
Closed on 5/20/2015

Auction 153, Lot 371

Subject: Gulf of Mexico & Caribbean

Blaeu, Willem

Insulae Americanae in Oceano Septentrionali, cum Terris Adiacentibus, 1638

Size: 20.7 x 15.1 inches (52.6 x 38.4 cm)
Estimate: $1,600 - $1,900
Map of the West Indies Based on Voyage of Hessel Gerritsz
Sold for: $1,000
Closed on 5/20/2015

Auction 153, Lot 372

Subject: Gulf of Mexico & Caribbean

Doncker, Henrick

Pascaerte vande Caribische Eylanden, vande Barbados tot Aende Bocht van Mexico, 1659

Size: 21.5 x 17.2 inches (54.6 x 43.7 cm)
Estimate: $6,000 - $7,500
Rare Sea Chart with Interesting Depiction of the Coastline of the US
Sold for: $3,000
Closed on 5/20/2015

Auction 153, Lot 374

Subject: Gulf of Mexico & Caribbean

Fer, Nicolas de

Le Golfe de Mexique, et les Provinces et Isles qui l'Environe Comme sont la Floride au Nord, le Mexique ou Nouvelle Espagne..., 1717

Size: 23.8 x 18.2 inches (60.5 x 46.2 cm)
Estimate: $1,600 - $1,900
De Fer's Scarce Map of the Gulf of Mexico with Florida as a Peninsula
Unsold
Closed on 5/20/2015

Auction 153, Lot 379

Subject: Gulf of Mexico

Keulen, Johannes van

Pas Kaart van de Golff van Mexico, 1695

Size: 23.1 x 20.4 inches (58.7 x 51.8 cm)
Estimate: $3,000 - $3,750
The First Sea Chart of the Western Portion of the Gulf of Mexico
Unsold
Closed on 5/20/2015

Auction 153, Lot 396

Subject: South America & Caribbean

Linschoten/Langren

Delineatio Omnium Orarum Totius Australis Partis Americae, Dictae Peruvianae, a R. de la Plata, Brasiliam, Pariam, & Castellam Auream..., 1596

Size: 21.4 x 15.2 inches (54.4 x 38.6 cm)
Estimate: $5,500 - $7,000
One of the Most Decorative Early Maps of South America
Sold for: $4,000
Closed on 5/20/2015

Auction 153, Lot 408

Subject: Cartagena, Colombia

Beaurain, Jean Chev. De

Carte Topographique de la Baye Ville et Faubourg de Cartagene avec les Forts et Batteries Nouvellement Etablies pour Servir a sa Defense..., 1741

Size: 23.3 x 17.3 inches (59.2 x 43.9 cm)
Estimate: $1,100 - $1,400
Rare Map Illustrating the Battle of Cartagena
Sold for: $2,000
Closed on 5/20/2015

Auction 153, Lot 416

Subject: Guanabara Bay, Brazil

Lescarbot, Marc

Figure du Port de Ganabara au Brisil, 1609

Size: 6.7 x 4 inches (17 x 10.2 cm)
Estimate: $1,000 - $1,300
Rare Map of Guanabara Bay in Lescarbot's History of French Settlements in America
Sold for: $750
Closed on 5/20/2015
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