Ader: Exploration, Atlases and Cartographie of the 19th Century from the Geological Society of France, 173141, PARIS

Auction Details

Auction Date: December 16, 2025 - December 16, 2025

Page Size: 89 items in 4 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
26	GROLL, Max.	Der Atlantische Ozean / der Stille Ozean / der Indische Ozean.	Berlin	1912	EUR 300.00 - 500.00	EUR 695.00
27		Societe d'etudes historiques et geographiques de l'isthme de Suez.		1847	EUR 300.00 - 500.00	EUR 379.00
28	ROGERS, A. W.	Physical map of the Union of South Africa - Fiesiese Kaart van die Unie van Suid-Afrika.	Pretoria,	1931	EUR 500.00 - 1,000.00	EUR 505.00
29	TALCOTT, George / GRAY, Andrew Belcher.	Map of that part of the mineral lands adjacent to Lake Superior, ceded to the United States by the treaty of 1842 with the Chippewas... C.B.	Washington, D.C	1845	EUR 800.00 - 1,500.00	EUR 947.00
30	STANBURY, Howard.	Stansbury's Expedition / Map of the Great Salt Lake and Adjacent Country in the Territory of Utah . (and) Map of a Reconnaissance between Fort Leavenworth on the Missouri River and the Great Salt Lake of Utah made in 1849 and 1850 .	Washington, D.C.	1852	EUR 300.00 - 400.00	EUR 695.00
31	EMORY, H. and HERBST, F.	Boundary between the United States & Mexico : shewing the initial point. Under the Treaty of December 30th 1853...	[Washington D.C. ]	1855	EUR 4,000.00 - 6,000.00	EUR 5,055.00
32	IVES, Joseph C.	Military Map of the Peninsula of Florida South of Tampa Bay Compiled From The Latest and Most Reliable Authorities . ..April 1856.	New York	1856	EUR 4,000.00 - 6,000.00	EUR 5,055.00
33	SAFFORD, James, M.	A Geological Reconnaissance of the State of Tennessee; Being the Author's First Biennial Report .	Nashville Tenn.,	1856	EUR 800.00 - 1,000.00	EUR 1,074.00
34	BROADHEAD, G. C.	Atlas Accompanying Reports of Missouri Geological Survey.	Jefferson City, MO	1874	EUR 200.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
35	WALKER, Francis A.	Statistical atlas of the United States based on the results of the ninth census 1870 with contributions from many eminent men of science and several departments of the government.	[New York]	1874	EUR 200.00 - 300.00	EUR 442.00
36	United States Geological Survey / VANDEVEER HAYDEN, Ferdinand.	Preliminary Map of Central Colorado Showing the Region Surveyed in 1873 and 1874.	Washington, D.C.	1875	EUR 300.00 - 500.00	Not Sold
37	WHEELER, G.	Geographical Explorations and Surveys West of the 100th Meridian/ Topographical Atlas (crayon)			EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	EUR 1,263.00
38	WHEELER, G. U. S.	Geographical surveys west of the one-hundredth meridian. Topographical atlas.	Washington	1878	EUR 800.00 - 1,200.00	EUR 1,137.00
39	JENNEY, Walter P. / NEWTON, Henry.	Topographical and geological atlas of the Black Hills of Dakota.	New York	1879	EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	EUR 1,769.00
40	Coast and Geodetic Survey / COOK, George H. and SMOCK, John C.	A topographical map of a part of Northern New Jersey.	[Trenton],	1882	EUR 300.00 - 500.00	EUR 379.00
41	United States Geological Survey / DUTTON, Clarence Edward.	Atlas to Accompany the Monograph on the Tertiary History of the Grand Canon District + Monographs of the United States Geological Survey, vol. II.	New York	1882	EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	EUR 4,549.00
42	COOK, George Hammel / GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF NEW JERSEY.	Atlas of New Jersey.	New York	1888	EUR 500.00 - 800.00	Not Sold
43	SPURR, Josiah Edward.	Atlas to Accompany Monograph XXXI on the Geology of the Aspect District Colorado.	Washington,	1898	EUR 300.00 - 500.00	Not Sold
44	U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY / WALCOTT, DOOLITLE, Ch.	Land Classification Map, New York, Mt. Marcy and Vicinity.	Washington, D.C.	1899	EUR 300.00 - 500.00	Not Sold
45	U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. / CLARK, W. B.	Physical atlas of Maryland Allegany County. Map of Allegany County showing the geological formations and agricultural soils / Maryland Geological Survey...	[Baltimore],	1900	EUR 500.00 - 1,000.00	Not Sold
46	Geological Survey (U.S.) .	Proposed Shenandoah Valley National Park, Virginia.		1926	EUR 300.00 - 500.00	Not Sold
47	GEOLOGICAL SURVEY (U.S.)	Proposed Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina-Tennessee.		1926	EUR 500.00 - 700.00	Not Sold
48	MATTHES, Francois E. and EVANS, Richard T.	Topographic map of the Grand Canyon National Park Arizona.		1927	EUR 500.00 - 1,000.00	EUR 1,200.00
49	CHEVALIER, Michel.	Histoire et description des voies de communication aux Etats-Unis et des travaux d'art qui en dependent. [Atlas seul].	Paris,	1840-41.	EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	Not Sold
50	FREMONT, John Charles.	Map of Oregon and upper California from the surveys of John Charles Fremont and other authorities.	Washington,	1848	EUR 400.00 - 600.00	EUR 821.00

Sotheby’s
Fine Manuscript and Printed Americana
27 January 2026

Sotheby’s, Jan. 27: An extraordinary pair of books from George Washington’s field library, marking the conjunction of Robert Rogers, George Washington, and Henry Knox. $1,200,000 to $1,800,000.

Sotheby’s, Jan. 27: An extraordinary letter marking the conjunction of George Washington, the Marquis de Lafayette, and Benjamin Franklin. $1,000,000 to $1,500,000.

Sotheby’s, Jan. 27: Virginia House of Delegates. The genesis of the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights. $350,000 to $500,000.

Sotheby’s
Fine Manuscript and Printed Americana
27 January 2026

Sotheby’s, Jan. 27: (Gettysburg). “Genl. Doubleday has taken charge of the battle”: Autograph witness to the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg, illustrated by fourteen maps and plans. $200,000 to $300,000.

Sotheby’s, Jan. 27: President Lincoln thanks a schoolboy on behalf of "all the children of the nation for his efforts to ensure "that this war shall be successful, and the Union be maintained and perpetuated." $200,000 to $300,000.

Sotheby’s, Jan. 27: [World War II]. An archive of maps and files documenting the allied campaign in Europe, from the early stages of planning for D-Day and Operation Overlord, to Germany’s surrender. $200,000 to $300,000.
Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
29th January 2026

Forum, Jan. 29: Plato. [Apanta ta tou Platonos. Omnia Platonis opera], 2 parts in 2 vol., editio princeps of Plato's works in the original Greek, Venice, House of Aldus, 1513. £8,000-12,000

Forum, Jan. 29: Book of Hours, Use of Rome, In Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum, [Southern Netherlands (probably Bruges), c.1460]. £6,000-8,000

Forum, Jan. 29: Correspondence and documents by or addressed to the first four Viscounts Molesworth and members of their families, letters and manuscripts, 1690-1783. £10,000-15,000

Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
29th January 2026

Forum, Jan. 29: Shakespeare (William). The Dramatic Works, 9 vol., John and Josiah Boydell, 1802. £5,000-7,000

Forum, Jan. 29: Joyce (James). Ulysses, first edition, one of 750 copies on handmade paper, Paris, Shakespeare and Company, 1922 £8,000-12,000

Forum, Jan. 29: Powell (Anthony). [A Dance to the Music of Time], 12 vol., first editions, each with a signed presentation inscription from the author to Osbert Lancaster, 1951-75. £6,000-8,000

Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
29th January 2026

Forum, Jan. 29: Chaucer (Geoffrey). Troilus and Criseyde, one of 225 copies on handmade paper, wood-engravings by Eric Gill, Waltham St.Lawrence, 1927. £3,000-4,000

Forum, Jan. 29: Borges (Jorge Luis). Luna de Enfrente, first edition, one of 300 copies, presentation copy signed by the author to Leopoldo Marechal, Buenos Aires, Editorial Proa, 1925. £3,000-4,000

Forum, Jan. 29: Nolli (Giovanni Battista). Nuova Pianta di Roma, Rome, 1748. £6,000-8,000

Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
29th January 2026

Forum, Jan. 29: Roberts (David). The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt, & Nubia, 3 vol., first edition, 1842-49. £15,000-20,000

Forum, Jan. 29: Blacker (William). Catechism of Fly Making, Angling and Dyeing, Published by the author, 1843. £3,000-4,000

Forum, Jan. 29: Herschel (Sir John F. W.) Collection of 69 offprints, extracts and separate publications by Herschel, bound for his son, William James Herschel, 3 vol., [1813-50]. £15,000-20,000
Dominic Winter
Books, Maps, Documents & Autographs
Ornithology, Music, Bookplates
28th January 2026

Dominic Winter, Jan. 28: Lot 26. Company School. An album of 85 Indian mica paintings, Madras, c. 1852. £700-1,000

Dominic Winter, Jan. 28: Lot 28. Ross & Hooker. Notes on the Botany of the Antarctic Voyage, 1st edition, 1843. £4,000-6,000

Dominic Winter, Jan. 28: Lot 44. Gould (John). The Birds of Great Britain, 5 volumes, 1st edition, 1862-73. £30,000-40,000

Dominic Winter
Books, Maps, Documents & Autographs
Ornithology, Music, Bookplates
28th January 2026

Dominic Winter, Jan. 28: Lot 72. Edwards (George). A Natural History of Uncommon Birds… [and] Gleanings of Natural History, 7 volumes, 1st edition, 1743-64. £7,000-10,000

Dominic Winter, Jan. 28: Lot 87. Walcott (Charles D. et al.). Geologic Atlas of the United States, 227-volume set, U.S. Geological Survey, 1894-1945. £500-800

Dominic Winter, Jan. 28: Lot 236. A New Dictionary of the Terms Ancient and Modern of the Canting Crew…, By B. E. Gent., 1st edition, [1699]. £3,000-4,000

Dominic Winter
Books, Maps, Documents & Autographs
Ornithology, Music, Bookplates
28th January 2026

Dominic Winter, Jan. 28: Lot 245. Frost Fair Broadside. Upon the Frost in the Year 1739-40, Printed on the Ice upon the Thames at Queen-Hithe, 1739/40. £1,500-2,000

Dominic Winter, Jan. 28: Lot 270. Micheli (Antonino di). La Nuova Chitarra di Regole…, 1st edition, Palermo, 1680. £10,000-15,000

Dominic Winter, Jan. 28: Lot 280. Elgar (Edward). Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, [1910], signed presentation copy. £500-800

Dominic Winter
Books, Maps, Documents & Autographs
Ornithology, Music, Bookplates
28th January 2026

Dominic Winter, Jan. 28: Lot 286 - Walton (William, 1902-1983). Autograph manuscript full score for Belshazzar’s Feast, [1930-31]. £20,000-30,000

Dominic Winter, Jan. 28: Lot 304. Churchill (Winston). A terracotta maquette of Churchill by Oscar Nemon, c. 1955. £1,500-2,000

Dominic Winter, Jan. 28: Lot 364 - Russian Imperial Archaeological Commission. Mecheti Samarkanda..., Fascicule I Gour-Emir, St. Petersburg, 1905. £2,000-3,000