Swann Galleries: Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books | Total Sales (USD) | 1,150,026.00 |
| Auction Date | December 05, 2017 - December 05, 2017 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 828,800.00 |
| Sale Number | #2464 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 1,252,200.00 |
| Total Lots | 431 | ||
| Sold Lots | 358 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 999,350.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 83.06% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 1,502,400.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 73 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 76.55% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77 | HAKLUYT, RICHARD. | Novus Orbis. |
1587 | USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | USD 80,000.00 |
| 293 | NORMAN, JOHN. | The American Pilot: Containing the Navigation of the Sea-Coast of North-America. |
1810 | USD 80,000.00 - 120,000.00 | USD 68,750.00 |
| 62 | FORLANI, PAOLO; and ZALTIERI, BOLOGNINO. | Il Disegno del Discoperto della Noua Franza. |
1566 | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 47,500.00 |
| 298 | PTOLEMAEUS, CLAUDIUS. | Geographicae Enarrationis Libri Octo. |
1525 | USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | USD 40,000.00 |
| 214 | SMITH, JOHN. | New England. |
1616 but circa 1635 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 35,000.00 |
| 294 | ORTELIUS, ABRAHAM. | Parergon, sive Veteris Geographiae Aliquot Tabulae. |
1609 | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 32,500.00 |
| 295 | ORTELIUS, ABRAHAM. | Theatrum Orbis Terrarum. |
1584 | USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | USD 30,000.00 |
| 44 | DANCKERTS, CORNELIS; after DE WIT, FREDERICK. | Nova Totius Terrarum Orbis Tabula. |
circa 1668-1672 | USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | USD 25,000.00 |
| 242 | WALDSEEMÜLLER, MARTIN. | Orbis Typus Universalis Iuxta Hydrographorum Traditionem. |
1513 | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 18,750.00 |
| 16 | BLAEU, WILLEM. | Insulae Americanae in Oceano Septentrionalis, Cum Terris Adjacentibus. |
1634 | USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 17,500.00 |
| 150 | MÜNSTER, SEBASTIAN; and HOLBEIN, HANS. | Typus Cosmographicus Universalis. |
1532 | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 17,500.00 |
| 187 | PLANCIUS, PETRUS. | Orbis Terrarum Typus de Integro Multis in Locis Emendatus. |
1594 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 16,250.00 |
| 251 | BALLINO, GIULIO. | De Disegni Delle Piu Illustri Citta, Et Fortezze Del Mondo Parte I. |
1569 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 15,000.00 |
| 74 | GOOS, PIETER. | Paskaerte van Nova Granada en t'Eylandt California. |
1666 | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 13,750.00 |
| 272 | (DUTCH MANUSCRIPT ATLAS.) | Hand-drawn property survey atlas. |
circa 1743-1744 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 13,750.00 |
| 374 | FUERTES, LOUIS AGASSIZ. | Golden Eagle and Ptarmigan. |
first quarter 20th century | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 12,500.00 |
| 92 | JACOBSZ, THEUNIS. | Pascaerte van Nieu Nederlant, Virginies, Nieu Engelant en Nova Francia, van C. |
1650 but 1681 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 11,250.00 |
| 250 | ZUDA ROKASHI (Priest Hotan.) | Nansenbushu Bankoku Shoka No Zu. |
1710 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 11,250.00 |
| 279 | JEFFERYS, THOMAS. | The Natural and Civil History of the French Dominions in North and South America. |
1760 | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 11,250.00 |
| 292 | NICOLOSI, JOHANN BAPTIST. | Hercules Siculus sive Studium Geographicum. |
1671 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 11,250.00 |
| 54 | DONCKER, HENDRICK; and KEULEN, GERARD van. | A Chart of the Sea Coasts of New Neder Land, Virginia, New-England, and Penn-Silvania with the Citty of Philadelphia from Baston to Cabo Karrik. |
circa 1706 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 10,000.00 |
| 350 | WILSON, ALEXANDER. | American Ornithology; or the Natural History of the Birds of the United States. |
1829 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 8,750.00 |
| 204 | SCHEDEL, HARTMANN. | [World Map.] Das Ander Alter Der Werlt. |
1493 | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 8,125.00 |
| 305 | WEILAND, CARL FERDINAND. | Atlas von Amerika. |
1823-28 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 8,125.00 |
| 356 | AUDUBON, JOHN JAMES. | Wild Turkey - Male. |
1858 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 8,125.00 |
