Sothebys: Books, Maps and Manuscripts, DOMESDAY,

Auction Details

Auction Date
February 05, 1990 - February 05, 1990
Page Size: 1086 items in 11 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
401 J. Hawkesworth Magellan Straits Paris

1764

 USD 100.00 - 120.00 Not Sold
402 J. Jansson Magellan Straits Amsterdam

c. 1658

 GBP 120.00 - 180.00 132.00
403 G. de l'Isle Martinique Paris

1745

 GBP 100.00 - 150.00 99.00
404 J. Jansson Mexico Amsterdam

1636

 GBP 100.00 - 150.00 110.00
405 N.E. America & N.W. Asia Coasts-A collection of mostly engraved maps and charts

GBP 350.00 - 450.00 462.00
406 A. Lehmann New York Leipzig

[c. 1900]

 GBP 600.00 - 800.00 550.00
407 C. Wilson North America

[1800]

 GBP 250.00 - 300.00 242.00
408 J. Jansson North America Amsterdam

1636

 GBP 400.00 - 600.00 990.00
409 J.K. Findlay, N.B. Bennett and H.A. Wilson Northeast Coast Washington DC

c. 1860

 GBP 100.00 - 150.00 99.00
410 J.F.W. Des Barres Northeastern Nova Scotia

[1781]

 GBP 200.00 - 250.00 165.00
411 J. Jansson Northeastern Seaboard Amsterdam

[1636]

 GBP 300.00 - 350.00 660.00
412 G. Dixon Northwest coast

[1791]

 GBP 300.00 - 350.00 330.00
413 Nova Scotia

1 December 1780

 USD 400.00 - 450.00 Not Sold
414 J.F.W. Des Barres Nova Scotia

Feb. 22, 1779

 GBP 150.00 - 200.00 286.00
415 J.F.W. Des Barres Port Cambell

March 4. 1776

 GBP 100.00 - 150.00 165.00
416 J.F.W. Des Barres Port North Nova Scotia

March 11th. 1779

 GBP 300.00 - 350.00 330.00
417 S. Holland Prince Edward Island

[1755]

 GBP 150.00 - 200.00 209.00
418 V.M. Coronelli Rio de Janeiro Venice

c. 1690

 GBP 100.00 - 120.00 176.00
419 J.W. Des Barres St Lawrence River

Sepr 1st 1781

 GBP 400.00 - 600.00 715.00
420 P. van der Aa South America Leiden

[1728]

 GBP 250.00 - 350.00 308.00
421 J. de Laet South America

[1640]

 USD 400.00 - 600.00 Not Sold
422 G. de l'Isle South America Paris

1745

 GBP 100.00 - 120.00 44.00
423 J. Blaeu Brasilia South America Amsterdam

c. 1664

 GBP 600.00 - 800.00 715.00
424 G. Gastaldi South America Venice

1548

 GBP 180.00 - 200.00 242.00
425 J. Qansson Virginia and Florida Amsterdam

1636

 GBP 350.00 - 400.00 605.00
426 H. Hondius Virginia Amsterdam

[1636]

 GBP 300.00 - 350.00 572.00
427 John Adams A Defence of the Constitutions of Government of the United States of America

1777

 USD 300.00 - 400.00 Not Sold
428 Manuel de Amat y Junient Reglamento para el gobierno de la Aduana de esta Ciudad Lima

1773

 USD 300.00 - 400.00 Not Sold
429 L.A. Anspach A History of the Island of Newfoundland

1819

 GBP 350.00 - 400.00 440.00
430 FELIX de Azara Voyages dans l'Amerique meridionale...collection de planches Paris

1809

 USD 400.00 - 500.00 Not Sold
431 Richard Blome A Description of the Island of Jamaica

1672

 GBP 600.00 - 800.00 1,540.00
432 Captain John Smith American History New York

1960

 GBP 150.00 - 200.00 176.00
433 Buenos Aires Santiago

1821

 USD 250.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
434 George Catlin North American Indians Edinburgh

1926

 GBP 200.00 - 250.00 275.00
435 Simon James Dawson Report on the Exploration of the Country between Lake Superior and the Red River Settlement Toronto

1859

 GBP 250.00 - 300.00 220.00
436 Fr. Gregorio Garcia Origen de los Indios de el Nuevo Mundo e Indias Occidentales Madrid

1729

 USD 300.00 - 350.00 Not Sold
437 Gil Gonzalez Davila Primitiva Iglesia de las Indias Occidentales Madrid

1649

 GBP 150.00 - 200.00 110.00
438 Juan Gonzalez de Mendoza Dell'historia delia China Venice

1587

 GBP 300.00 - 400.00 418.00
439 Louis Armand Lahontan, Baron de Nouveaux Voyages...dans l'Amerique Septentrionale

1715

 USD 500.00 - 600.00 Not Sold
440 Garcia Lasso de la Vega The Royal Commentaries of Peru...rendred [sic] into English

1688

 GBP 200.00 - 250.00 308.00
441 Meriwether Lewis and William Clark The Travels of Capts

1809

 GBP 150.00 - 200.00 352.00
442 Sir Alexander Mackenzie Voyages from Montreal...to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans

1801

 GBP 500.00 - 600.00 440.00
443 Peter Martyr Il viaggio fatto da gli Spagniuoli a torno a'l mondo Venice

1536

 GBP 100.00 - 120.00 11.00
444 Balduin Mollhausen Diary of a Journey from the Mississippi to the Coasts of the Pacific with a United States Government Expedition Longman

1858

 GBP 400.00 - 500.00 462.00
445 Picturesque America

1824

 GBP 150.00 - 200.00 176.00
446 N.P. Willis Canadian Scenery Illustrated

[1842]

 GBP 350.00 - 400.00 660.00
447 Bayard Taylor Adventures in the Path of Empire New York

1850

 GBP 100.00 - 150.00 132.00
448 Anthony Trollope Folding engraved map

GBP 80.00 - 100.00 198.00
449 W. Blaeu Africa Amsterdam

[c. 1745]

 GBP 250.00 - 300.00 286.00
450 H. de Leth Africa Amsterdam

[c. 1788]

 GBP 75.00 - 100.00 99.00
451 H. Hondius Africa Amsterdam

1631

 GBP 250.00 - 300.00 220.00
452 G., junior Mercator Africa Duisburg

1602

 GBP 120.00 - 180.00 88.00
453 Jacob van Meurs Africa Amsterdam

c. 1600

 GBP 120.00 - 160.00 132.00
454 T. de Bry Africa Frankfurt am Main

c. 1600

 GBP 500.00 - 700.00 770.00
455 A. Ortelius Africa Antwerp

[1570]

 GBP 200.00 - 250.00 275.00
456 J. Ludolfus East Africa

[1683]

 GBP 150.00 - 200.00 528.00
457 J. Jansson Canary Islands Amsterdam

1643

 GBP 150.00 - 200.00 374.00
458 Canary Islands-A collection of engraved maps

GBP 250.00 - 300.00 605.00
459 Arnold Florent van Langren Cape of Good Hope Amsterdam

c. 1600

 GBP 400.00 - 5,000.00 825.00
460 W. Herbert Cape of Good Hope Amsterdam

[1735]

 GBP 250.00 - 300.00 385.00
461 P.M.G. vander Maelen Atlas Universel de Geographie...Troisieme Partie Brussels

1827

 GBP 200.00 - 300.00 209.00
462 P. Mortier West Africa Amsterdam

[1693]

 USD 200.00 - 250.00 Not Sold
463 T. Jacobz West Coast Amsterdam

[1666-81]

 GBP 100.00 - 120.00 132.00
464 James Bruce Cartes et figures du voyage en Nubie en Abyssinie Paris

1792

 USD 250.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
465 James Bruce Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile Edinburgh

1790

 GBP 500.00 - 700.00 770.00
466 Richard Burton First Footsteps in East Africa

1812

 GBP 400.00 - 500.00 528.00
467 R. Grundemann Allgemeiner Missions-Atlas nach originalquellen...Afrika: [Asien: Polynesien: Amerika] Gotha

1867-1871

 USD 175.00 - 225.00 Not Sold
468 Capt. Sir William Cornwallis Harris The Wild Sports of Southern Africa

1839

 GBP 200.00 - 250.00 165.00
469 Hinrich Lichtenstein Travels in Southern Africa in the Years 1803

1812

 GBP 200.00 - 250.00 165.00
470 Peter Kolben The Present State of the Cape of Good-Hope

1738-1731

 GBP 200.00 - 250.00 286.00
471 George Francis Lyon A Narrative of Travels in Northern Africa in the Years 1818

1821

 GBP 350.00 - 400.00 462.00
472 James Riley Loss of the American Brig Commerce

1830

 GBP 200.00 - 300.00 154.00
473 Antonio de Sousa de Macedo Lusitania liberata ab injusto castellanorum dominio restituta

1645

 GBP 200.00 - 250.00 209.00
474 H.M. Stanley The American Testimonial Banquet to Henry M. Stanley

1890

 USD 120.00 - 160.00 Not Sold
475 Asia-A collection of 14 mostly double-page engraved maps

[c. 1750-1850]

 GBP 150.00 - 200.00 264.00
476 G. de Jode Asia Antwerp

1593

 GBP 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 1,760.00
477 J.B. Homann Asia Nuremberg

[c. 1725]

 GBP 200.00 - 250.00 330.00
478 J. Senex Asia

[1721]

 GBP 100.00 - 120.00 176.00
479 A. Ortelius Asia Antwerp

c. 1570

 GBP 250.00 - 300.00 418.00
480 A. Ortelius Asia Antwerp

c. 1595

 GBP 250.00 - 300.00 385.00
481 J. Blaeu China and Japan Amsterdam

c. 1680

 GBP 180.00 - 220.00 440.00
482 China Coast-Depot des Cartes et Plans

1796

 USD 300.00 - 350.00 Not Sold
483 Sir R. Dudley Bay of Bengal Florence

1661

 USD 230.00 - 280.00 Not Sold
484 J. Van Keulen Bay of Bengal Amsterdam

[1742]

 GBP 120.00 - 180.00 242.00
485 J.B.N.D. D'Apres de Mannevillette East Indies Paris

[1872-80]

 GBP 200.00 - 250.00 165.00
486 T. de Bry East Indies Frankfurt am Main

1601

 GBP 400.00 - 500.00 330.00
487 Theodore de Bry East Indies Frankfurt am Main

C. 1600

 GBP 300.00 - 350.00 605.00
488 G. de Jode Far East Antwerp

1593

 GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 1,760.00
489 G. Braun and F. Hogenberg Goa Amsterdam

c. 1670

 GBP 150.00 - 200.00 154.00
490 W. Herbert Gulf of Siam

[1758-67]

 GBP 100.00 - 120.00 99.00
491 B. Plaisted & J. Ritchie India

[1817]

 USD 250.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
492 J. van Keulen Indian Coastline

[1703]

 GBP 150.00 - 200.00 198.00
493 J. Jansson Japan Amsterdam

1636

 GBP 500.00 - 700.00 1,045.00
494 W. Herbert Java & Sumatra

1788-94

 USD 400.00 - 450.00 Not Sold
495 Java & Sumatra

[1794-98]

 USD 450.00 - 500.00 Not Sold
496 Paul Le Sage Java [France]

1733

 GBP 400.00 - 450.00 748.00
497 A. Reland Java Amsterdam

[c. 1740]

 GBP 200.00 - 300.00 1,045.00
498 J. W. Norie Malayan Peninsula Sumatra

[1775]

 USD 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
499 A. Ortelius Russia Antwerp

c. 1570

 GBP 200.00 - 220.00 220.00
500 H. Hondius Southeast Asia Amsterdam

[c. 1636]

 GBP 150.00 - 200.00 286.00
  • <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> First Edition of Lewis and Clark: Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean. $8,000 - $12,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: First Edition of Lewis and Clark: Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean. $8,000 - $12,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.
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    Sotheby’s
    Book Week
    December 9-17, 2025
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Francesco Colonna. Hypnerotomachie, Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wotton Binder C for Marcus Fugger. €200,000 to €300,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Nausea. De principiis dialectices Gorgias, and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Billon. Le fort inexpugnable de l'honneur, Paris, 1555, Parisian calf gilt for Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld. €120,000 to €180,000.
    Sotheby’s
    Book Week
    December 9-17, 2025
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Salinger, J.D. The Graham Family archive, including autographed letters, an inscribed Catcher, a rare studio photograph of the author, and more. $120,000 to $180,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of Sense and Sensibility, the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Massachusetts General Court. A powerful precursor to the Declaration of Independence: "every Act of Government … without the Consent of the People, is … Tyranny." $40,000 to $60,000.
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    Heritage Auctions
    Rare Books Signature Auction
    December 15, 2025
    Heritage, Dec. 15: John Donne. Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death. London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: F. Scott Fitzgerald. Tender is the Night. A Romance.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: Bram Stoker. Dracula. Westminster: Archibald Constable & Co., 1897.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: Jerry Thomas. How to Mix Drinks, or the Bon-Vivant's Companion, Containing Clear and Reliable Directions for Mixing All the Beverages Used in the United States…
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