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Auction Name Antique Maps, Charts, Atlases, Engravings, Manuscripts & Books Total Sales (USD) 25,098.00
Auction Date March 12, 2025 - March 12, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 29,880.00
Sale Number #31225 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 36,285.00
Total Lots 363
Sold Lots 84.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 155,850.00
% of Lots Sold 23.14% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 191,460.00
Unsold Lots 279 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 13.11%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
14 Abraham Ortelius

Americae sive Novi Orbis, Nova Descriptio, from Theatrum Orbis Terrarum.

1579 (published). USD 5,500.00 - 6,500.00 USD 4,800.00
315 Mercator/Hondius

China, from Nouveau Theatre du Monde.

1639 (circa). USD 2,000.00 - 2,300.00 USD 1,560.00
24 Johann Baptist Homann

Regni Mexicani seu Novae Hispaniae Ludovicianae, N. Angliae, Carolinae, Virginiae eet Pensylvaniae nec non Insularum Archipelagi Mexicani in America Septentrionali Accurata Tabula.

1720 (circa). USD 1,600.00 - 1,900.00 USD 1,320.00
39 Fisher & Sons

States of America.

1840 (dated). USD 600.00 - 750.00 USD 1,140.00
299 Abraham Ortelius

Asiae Nova Descriptio, from Theatrum Orbis Terrarum.

1595 (circa). USD 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,020.00
11 Doppelmayr/Homann

Hemisphaerium Coeli Australe, in quo Loca Stellarum Fixarum Secundum Aequatorem, per Ascensiones Nempe Rectas et Declinationes ad Anum Christi 1730..., from Atlas Coelestis.

1742 (published). USD 750.00 - 900.00 USD 900.00
358 Anonymous

John in Contemporary Hand Color with Gilt Highlights.

USD 1,000.00 - 1,300.00 USD 780.00
37 Mitchell/Young

Map of the United States.

1841 (dated). USD 1,000.00 - 1,300.00 USD 720.00
3 Jean Boisseau

Typus Orbis Terrarum Description de la Terre Universelle.

1660 (circa). USD 550.00 - 700.00 USD 420.00
312 Johannes Blaeu

Huquang, Imperii Sinarum Provincia Septima, from Novus Atlas Sinensis.

1655 (circa). USD 300.00 - 375.00 USD 420.00
73 Jacques Nicolas Bellin

Suite du Cours du Fleuve St. Louis Depuis la Riviere d'Iberville Jusqua Celle des Yasous, et les Parties Connues de la Riviere Rouge et la Riviere Noire, from Le Petit Atlas Maritime.

1764 (published). USD 400.00 - 475.00 USD 360.00
200 Braun & Hogenberg

Palacios [on sheet with] Alcanerilla [and] Cabecas, from Civitates Orbis Terrarum, Vol. V.

1640 (published). USD 400.00 - 475.00 USD 330.00
35 John Pinkerton

British Possessions in North America, from A Modern Atlas.

1818 (published). USD 350.00 - 425.00 USD 300.00
57 John Lodge

A New and Accurate Map of the Chief Parts of South Carolina, and Georgia, from the Best Authorities, from Political Magazine.

1780 (dated). USD 400.00 - 475.00 USD 300.00
61 J. Calvin Smith

Guide Through Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska & Kansas

 1857 (dated). USD 350.00 - 425.00 USD 300.00
94 David H. Burr

The United States of Mexico, from A New Universal Atlas.

1832 (dated). USD 375.00 - 450.00 USD 300.00
329 Haas/Homann Heirs

Africa Secundum Legitimas Projectionis Stereographicae Regulas et Juxta Recentissimas Relationes et Observationes....

1737 (circa). USD 350.00 - 425.00 USD 300.00
98 N. Sanson/Mariette

Mexicque, ou Nouvelle Espagne, Nouvlle Gallice, Iucatan &c. et Autres Provinces Jusques a l'Isthme de Panama..., from Cartes Generales de Toutes les Parties du Monde.

1656 (dated). USD 450.00 - 600.00 USD 288.00
20 John Pinkerton

North America, from A Modern Atlas.

1812 (dated). USD 300.00 - 375.00 USD 264.00
49 Thomas Kitchin

A Map of Maryland with the Delaware Counties and the Southern Part of New Jersey &c., from London Magazine.

1757 (published). USD 350.00 - 425.00 USD 264.00
311 Johannes Blaeu

Xansi, Imperii Sinarum Provincia Secunda, from Novus Atlas Sinensis.

1655 (circa). USD 400.00 - 475.00 USD 264.00
319 Johannes Blaeu

Xantung, Sinarum Imperii Provincia Quarta, from Novus Atlas Sinensis.

1655 (circa). USD 400.00 - 475.00 USD 264.00
58 Thomas Kitchin

A Map of Such Parts of Georgia and South Carolina as Tend to Illustrate the Progress and Operations of the British Army, &c., from London Magazine.

1780 (dated). USD 350.00 - 425.00 USD 252.00
291 Daniel Stopendael

Perigrinatie ofte Veertich-Iarige Reyse der Kinderen Israels, uyt Egypten door de Roode Zee, ende de Woestyne, tot in't Beloofde Landt Canaan....

1729 (published). USD 275.00 - 350.00 USD 252.00
4 George Anson

Mappa che Dimostra il Giro del Centurione Intorno al Mondo, from Viaggio Attorno al Mondo.

1756 (published). USD 275.00 - 350.00 USD 240.00
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    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.
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