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Galerie Bassenge: History, Geography, and Travel

Auction Reports

Auction Name History, Geography, and Travel Total Sales (EUR) 84,812.80
Auction Date April 08, 2025 - April 08, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) 70,700.00
Sale Number #125WB High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) 70,700.00
Total Lots 259
Sold Lots 123.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) 204,020.00
% of Lots Sold 47.49% High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) 204,020.00
Unsold Lots 136 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 41.57%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
178 Karlsruhe

3 gezeichnete Karten in Tusche und Sepia

1720 EUR 2,400.00 - 2,400.00 EUR 6,400.00
8 Euler, Leonhard

Geographischer Atlas

1760 EUR 3,000.00 - 3,000.00 EUR 4,096.00
140 Scheuchzer, Johann Jacob

Natur-Historie des Schweizerlandes

1752 EUR 1,200.00 - 1,200.00 EUR 3,584.00
1 Bauer, Carl Johann Siegmund

Kunstliche Erdkugel zur Verbreitung gemeinnutziger Kenntnisse

1825 EUR 2,500.00 - 2,500.00 EUR 2,944.00
173 Heimreich, Anton

Ernewerte Nordfresische Chronick

1668 EUR 2,400.00 - 2,400.00 EUR 2,816.00
259 Zeiller, Martin und Merian, Matthaus

Topographia Electoratus Brandenburgici et Ducatus Pomeraniae

1652 EUR 3,000.00 - 3,000.00 EUR 2,560.00
203 Zeiller, Martin und Merian, Matthaus

Topographia

1654 EUR 1,500.00 - 1,500.00 EUR 2,176.00
2 Behaim von Schwarzbach, Georg Friedrich

Asiatische und Africanische Denckwurdigkeiten

1676 EUR 1,800.00 - 1,800.00 EUR 1,664.00
20 Ravenstein, Friedrich August

Atlas geographique en relief

1865 EUR 1,200.00 - 1,200.00 EUR 1,408.00
149 Vogel, David

Plan vom Pfeffers-Baad

1793 EUR 300.00 - 300.00 EUR 1,408.00
218 Friedrich II., Der Grosse

Die Werke und Briefe

1912-1916 EUR 1,200.00 - 1,200.00 EUR 1,408.00
60 Halde, Jean Baptiste du

Ausfuhrliche Beschreibung des Chinesischen Reichs und der grossen Tartarey

1748-1749 EUR 1,300.00 - 1,300.00 EUR 1,280.00
86 Bruyn, Cornelis de

Moskow

EUR 500.00 - 500.00 EUR 1,280.00
131 Reichard, Heinrich August Ottoka

Malerische Reise durch einen grossen Theil der Schweiz

1805 EUR 900.00 - 900.00 EUR 1,280.00
242 Muller, Johann Christoph und Kuster, Georg Gottfried

Altes und Neues Berlin

1737-1769 EUR 1,500.00 - 1,500.00 EUR 1,280.00
49 Homann, Johann Baptist

Amplissimae Regionis Mississipi

1720 EUR 900.00 - 900.00 EUR 1,216.00
75 Valle, Pietro della

Reiss-Beschreibung in unterschiedliche Theile der Welt

1674 EUR 1,200.00 - 1,200.00 EUR 1,216.00
207 Baczko, Ludwig von

Geschichte Preussens

1792-1800 EUR 600.00 - 600.00 EUR 1,216.00
5 Doppelmayr, Johann Gabriel

Globi coelestis in tabulas planas redacti pars I-VI Doppelmayr, Johann Gabriel

1725 EUR 1,200.00 - 1,200.00 EUR 1,024.00
6 Doppelmayr, Johann Gabriel

Hemisphaerium Coeli Boreale und Coeli Australe

1730 EUR 1,200.00 - 1,200.00 EUR 1,024.00
22 de Vaugondy, Gilles Robert

Atlas portatif, universel et militaire

1748-1749 EUR 1,200.00 - 1,200.00 EUR 1,024.00
27 Seutter, Matthaus

Diversi Globi Terr-Aquei

1730 EUR 1,000.00 - 1,000.00 EUR 1,024.00
144 Turkendrucke

Sammelband mit 3 Flugschriften

1683-1684 EUR 750.00 - 750.00 EUR 960.00
69 Niebuhr, Carsten

Beschreibung von Arabien

1772 EUR 1,000.00 - 1,000.00 EUR 896.00
152 Wurthle, Friedrich

Album von Sud- und Nord-Tirol

1852 EUR 1,000.00 - 1,000.00 EUR 896.00
  • Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 11. Blaeu's Superb World Map on a Polar Projection (1695) Est. $5,500 - $7,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 36. Schedel's Ancient World Map with Humanoid Creatures (1493) Est. $14,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 49. One of the First Lunar Globes to Show the Far Side of the Moon (1963) Est. $1,000 - $1,300
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 5. The First World Map with Lavish Allegorical Vignettes of the Continents (1594) Est. $15,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 55. Anti-British Propaganda Map with Churchill as an Octopus (1942) Est. $2,000 - $2,300
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 197. One of the Most Influential Maps of Westward Expansion (1846) Est. $9,500 - $12,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 10. Scarce Pitt Edition of Carte-a-Figures Map of the World (1680) Est. $9,500 - $11,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 220. A Fine, Early Rendering of San Francisco (1874) Est. $2,200 - $2,500
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 707. Hand-Colored Image of the Presentation of Jesus with Gilt Highlights (1450) Est. $1,600 - $1,900
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 80. One of the Most Important Maps Perpetuating the Myth of the Island of California (1680) Est. $3,250 - $4,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 725. Homann's Atlas Featuring 26 Folio-Sized Maps in Original Color (1715) Est. $4,500 - $5,500
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 169. One of the Earliest Maps to Show Philadelphia (1695) Est. $4,750 - $6,000
  • Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: DALVIMART, Octavien ou d’ALVIMAR(T). The Costume of Turkey
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: DALVIMART, Octavien ou d’ALVIMAR(T)]. CLARK. The Military Costume of Turkey
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: HOMMAIRE DE HELL, Ignace-Xavier. LAURENS, Jules. Voyage en Turquie et en Perse
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: POSTEL, Guillaume. De la République des Turc
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: PREZIOSI, Amadeo. Stamboul. Souvenir d’Orient.
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: COSTUMES. EMPIRE OTTOMAN.
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: PRISSE D'AVENNES, Achille Constant T. Emile. L'Art Arabe
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: PRISSE D'AVENNES. Histoire de l'art Egyptie
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: BESANCENOT, Jean. Costumes et types du Maroc.
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: COSTUMES OTTOMANS. Suite de figures ottomanes à l’aquarelle
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: LES MILLE ET UNE NUIT, contes arabes
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: SCHLEGEL, Hermann et A. H. VERSTER van WULVERHORST. Traité de Fauconnerie - Planches
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: THEVENOT, Melchisédec. Relation de divers voyages curieux
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11:
  • Forum Auctions
    Online: India
    Ends 19th February 2026
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 40
    Ramasvami (Kavali Venkata). A Digest of the Different Castes of India, 83 charming hand-coloured lithographed plates, Madras, 1837. £5,000-7,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 50
    Watson (John Forbes) & John William Kaye. The People of India: A Series of Photographic Illustrations...of the Races and Tribes of Hindustan, 8 vol., 480 mounted albumen prints, 1868-75. £4,000-6,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 53
    Afghanistan.- Elphinstone (Hon. Mountstuart). An Account of the Kingdom of Caubul, first edition, hand-coloured aquatint plates, a fine copy, 1815. £2,000-3,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 57
    [Album and Treatise on Hinduism], manuscript treatise on Hinduism in French, 31 watercolours of Hindu deities, Pondicherry, 1865. £3,000-4,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 62 Allan (Capt. Alexander). Views in the Mysore Country, [1794]. £2,000-3,000
    Forum Auctions
    Online: India
    Ends 19th February 2026
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 76
    Bird (James). Historical Researches on the Origin and Principles of the Bauddha and Jaina Religions..., first edition, lithographed plates, Bombay, American Mission Press, 1847. £3,000-4,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 100
    Ceylon.- Daniell (Samuel). A Picturesque Illustration of the scenery, animals, and native inhabitants, of the Island of Ceylon: in twelve plates, 1808. £5,000-7,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 123
    D'Oyly (Charles). Behar Amateur Lithographic Scrap Book, lithographed throughout with title and 55 plates mounted on 43 paper leaves, [Patna], [1828]. £3,000-5,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 139
    Gandhi (known as Mahatma Gandhi,) Fine Autograph Letter signed to Jawaharlal Nehru, Sevagram, Wardha, 1942, emphasising the importance of education in rural communities. £10,000-15,000
    Forum Auctions
    Online: India
    Ends 19th February 2026
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 140
    Gantz (John). Indian Microcosm, first edition, Madras, John Gantz & Son, 1827. £10,000-15,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 146
    Grierson (Sir George Abraham). Linguistic Survey of India, 11 vol. in 20, folding maps, original cloth, Calcutta, Superintendent Government Printing, 1903-28. £2,000-3,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 195
    Madras.- Fort St. George Gazette (The), No.276-331, pp.493-936 and Index to all of 1834 at end, modern half calf, Madras, 2nd July - 31st December 1834. £2,000-3,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 205
    Marshall (Sir John) and Alfred Foucher. The Monuments of Sanchi, 3 vol., first edition, 141 plates, most photogravure, [Calcutta], [1940]. £3,000-4,000
  • Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: HAMILTON, Sir William (1730-1803) - Campi Phlegraei. Napoli: [Pietro Fabris], 1776, 1779. € 30.000 - 50.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: [MORTIER] - BLAEU, Joannes (1596-1673) - Het Nieuw Stede Boek van Italie. Amsterdam: Pieter Mortier, 1704-1705. € 15.000 - 25.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: TULLIO D'ALBISOLA (1899-1971) - Bruno MUNARI (1907-1998) - L'Anguria lirica (lungo poema passionale). Roma e Savona: Edizioni Futuriste di Poesia, senza data [ma 1933?]. € 20.000 - 30.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: IL MANOSCRITTO RITROVATO DI IPPOLITA MARIA SFORZA. TITO LIVIO - Ab Urbe Condita. Prima Decade. Manoscritto miniato su pergamena, metà XV secolo. € 280.000 - 350.000
  • Sotheby's Fine Books & Manuscripts
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: Balthus, Emily Brontë. Wuthering Heights, New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1993. 6,600 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Charles Dickens. Complete Works, Philadelphia & London: J.B. Lippincott Company & Chapman & Hall, LD, 1850. Limited Edition set of 30 volumes. 7,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: John Lennon, Yoko Ono. Handwritten Letter from John Lennon and Yoko Ono to their Chauffer. 1971. 32,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Winston Churchill. First edition of War Speeches, Cassell and Company, Ltd., 1941. Set of 7 volumes. 5,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Andy Warhol, Julia Warhola. Holy Cats First Edition, Signed by Andy Warhol. 1954. 30,000 USD.