Ader: Exploration, Atlases and Cartographie of the 19th Century from the Geological Society of France
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Exploration, Atlases and Cartographie of the 19th Century from the Geological Society of France | Total Sales (EUR) | 187,851.00 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | December 16, 2025 - December 16, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 96,650.00 |
| Sale Number | #173141 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 136,950.00 |
| Total Lots | 89 | ||
| Sold Lots | 66.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 112,300.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 74.16% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 161,050.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 23 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 116.64% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | LOEWY (Maurice) - PUISEUX (Pierre) | Atlas photographique de la Lune publie par l'observatoire de Paris. |
1896-1910. | EUR 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 | EUR 85,935.00 |
| 76 | Geological Survey of the United Kingdom. | Geological Survey of the United Kingdom (Great Britain, Ireland) |
N/A | EUR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | EUR 12,637.00 |
| 22 | SOWERBY (James) - SOWERBY (James De Carle) - SOWERBY (Charles Edward) | The Mineral conchology of Great Britain. |
1812 | EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | EUR 6,066.00 |
| 65 | GSV / SELWYN, A. R. C. | Geological Survey of Victoria. |
ca.1864 | EUR 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | EUR 5,686.00 |
| 31 | EMORY, H. and HERBST, F. | Boundary between the United States & Mexico : shewing the initial point. Under the Treaty of December 30th 1853... |
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. |
1856 | EUR 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | EUR 5,055.00 |
| 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. |
1882 | EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 4,549.00 |
| 10 | DUMONT D'URVILLE (Jules) | Voyage au Pole Sud et dans l'Oceanie sur les corvettes L'Astrolabe et la Zelee. |
1846 | EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | EUR 3,791.00 |
| 11 | DU PETIT-THOUARS (Abel) - TESSAN (Urbain Dortet de L'Espigarie de) | Voyage autour du monde sur la fregate La Venus commandee par Abel Du Petit-Thouars. |
1840-1846. | EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 3,538.00 |
| 53 | CODAZZI, Agustin ; PAZ, Manuel Maria ; PEREZ, Felipe. | Atlas de los Estados Unidos de Colombia, Antigua Nueva Granada. |
1865 | EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 3,538.00 |
| 12 | FREYCINET (Louis de) | Voyage autour du monde, Entrepris par Ordre du Roi,... Execute sur les corvettes de S. M. l'Uranie et la Physicienne, pendant les annees 1817, 1818, 1819 et 1820. |
1824-1844. | EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | EUR 3,285.00 |
| 17 | KIENER (Louis Charles) | [Species general et iconographie des coquilles vivantes, publies par monographies, comprenant la collection du Museum d'histoire naturelle de Paris, la collection de Lamark, celle de M. B. Delessert]. |
N/A | EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 3,285.00 |
| 14 | GAUSSOIN (Eugene) | The Island of Navassa. |
N/A | EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | EUR 3,159.00 |
| 9 | DOLLFUS-AUSSET (Daniel) | Materiaux pour l'etude des glaciers. |
1864-1870. | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | EUR 2,148.00 |
| 58 | United States Geological Survey of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. | Geological maps of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (13 maps) |
N/A | EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 2,148.00 |
| 39 | JENNEY, Walter P. / NEWTON, Henry. | Topographical and geological atlas of the Black Hills of Dakota. |
1879 | EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 1,769.00 |
| 16 | JACQUEMONT (Victor) | Voyage dans l'Inde pendant les annees 1828 a 1832. |
1841-1844. | EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 1,642.00 |
| 19 | MILNE-EDWARDS (Alphonse) | History of fossil podophthalmarian crustaceans. Tome 1. |
1861-1865. | EUR 200.00 - 300.00 | EUR 1,642.00 |
| 6 | BURMEISTER (German) | Los Caballos Fosiles de la pampa argentina. - Die fossilen Pferde der Pampasformation. |
1875; 1889 | EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 1,516.00 |
| 7 | [COLLECTIVE]. | Etudes sur le terrain houiller de Commentry. |
[1886-1893]. | EUR 300.00 - 400.00 | EUR 1,516.00 |
| 20 | MILNE-EDWARDS (Alphonse) | Recherches anatomiques et paleontologiques pour servir a l'histoire des oiseaux fossiles de la France. |
1867-1868; 1869-1871 | EUR 400.00 - 600.00 | EUR 1,516.00 |
| 89 | SABATIER, L./ HOGARD. | [Glaciers]. Mont Blanc... |
ca.1850 | EUR 300.00 - 500.00 | EUR 1,516.00 |
| 5 | BRONGNIART (Charles) | Recherches pour servir a l'histoire des insectes fossiles des temps primaires precedees d'une etude sur la nervation des ailes des insectes. |
1893 | EUR 300.00 - 400.00 | EUR 1,390.00 |
| 15 | HOGARD (Henri) | A look at the erratic terrain of the Vosges. 1848 |
1851 | EUR 400.00 - 600.00 | EUR 1,390.00 |
| 24 | THOULET, Julien / TOLLEMER, Alphonse. | Carte generale bathymetrique des oceans dressee par ordre de S.A.S. le prince de Monaco. |
ca.1937 | EUR 500.00 - 800.00 | EUR 1,390.00 |
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