Swann Galleries: Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books | Total Sales (USD) | 403,108.00 |
| Auction Date | June 03, 2021 - June 03, 2021 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 267,880.00 |
| Sale Number | #2571 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 390,220.00 |
| Total Lots | 330 | ||
| Sold Lots | 295 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 292,830.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 89.39% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 425,820.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 35 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 94.67% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 113 | MERCATOR [family.] | [World and Continents]. |
circa 1633 | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 15,000.00 |
| 65 | George Schlegel. | New York, Taken from Central Park. |
USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 11,250.00 | |
| 295 | CURRIER & IVES; after A.F. Tait. | Life of a Hunter. A Tight Fix. |
1861 | USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 11,250.00 |
| 23 | Giuseppe de Rossi; after Jodocus Hondius. | Globus Coelest, in quo stellae fixæ omnes |
1615 | USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 10,000.00 |
| 263 | AUDUBON, JOHN JAMES. | Willow Grous or Large Ptarmigan. Plate CXCI. |
1834 | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 7,500.00 |
| 207 | von HUMBOLDT, ALEXANDER; and AIME BONPLAND. | Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of the New Continent, |
1814-1829 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 6,250.00 |
| 258 | AUDUBON, JOHN JAMES. | American Bison or Buffalo. Plate LVII. |
1845 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,500.00 | USD 6,250.00 |
| 309 | CURRIER & IVES; after Eastman Johnson. | Husking. |
1861 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 6,250.00 |
| 206 | LYELL, CHARLES. | Principles of Geology, |
1830-1833 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 5,750.00 |
| 62 | Benjamin Moore Norman. | Norman’s Plan of New Orleans & Environs. |
1845 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 5,500.00 |
| 24 | J. & W. Cary. | Cary's New Terrestrial Globe. |
1820 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 5,250.00 |
| 262 | AUDUBON, JOHN JAMES. | Whip-Poor-Will. Plate LXXXII. |
1833 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,500.00 | USD 5,250.00 |
| 4 | Ludwig August Mellin. | [Atlas von Liefland]. |
1798 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 5,000.00 |
| 10 | Bradford L. Gilbert, architect. | South Carolina Inter-State and West Indian Exposition, |
1900 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 5,000.00 |
| 275 | CURRIER, NATHANIEL; after Charles Severin. | Peytona and Fashion. In Their Great Match for $20,000. |
circa 1845 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 4,750.00 |
| 290 | CURRIER & IVES; after J.E. Butterworth [sic]. | Cutter Yacht "Maria" In Her Trial of Speed with the Clipper Yacht America |
1852 | USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 4,250.00 |
| 329 | SHARP, WILLIAM. | Victoria Regia; or the Great Water Lily of America. |
1854 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 4,250.00 |
| 22 | Columbus Drew. | Drew's New Map of the State of Florida. |
1870 | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 4,000.00 |
| 73 | John Hills. | A Plan of the City of Philadelphia and Environs. |
1808 1809 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 4,000.00 |
| 117 | ORTELIUS, ABRAHAM. | Americae Sive Novi Orbis, Nova Descriptio. |
1598 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 4,000.00 |
| 261 | AUDUBON, JOHN JAMES. | Red-Throated Diver. Plate CCII. |
1834 | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 4,000.00 |
| 74 | John Bachmann, after. | Bird's Eye View of Philadelphia. |
circa 1850 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 3,750.00 |
| 119 | PHELPS, HUMPHREY. | Phelps' Map of the United States, from the Best Authorities. |
1834 | USD 3,500.00 - 5,500.00 | USD 3,750.00 |
| 264 | BELLAIRS, LIEUTENANT WALFORD THOMAS, after. | View of the Town of St. Thomas, in the West Indies |
1843 | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 3,750.00 |
| 7 | John T. Lawson. | Lawson's Map from Actual Survey of the Gold, Silver & Quicksilver Regions |
1849 | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 3,500.00 |
