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Travel, Atlases, Maps and Natural History

14 November 2017 | 11:00 AM GMT | London

SALE TOTAL

1,415,171GBP
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  • 25
    [Gastaldi, Giacomo] 
    Totius orbis descriptio, [Venice: Anonymous, c.1570?]  
    LOT SOLD.187,500GBP
  • 5
    Merian, Maria Sybilla
    Metamorphosis insectorum surinamensium ofte Verandering der Surinaamsche Insecten. Amsterdam: for the author [1705]
    LOT SOLD.93,750GBP
  • 34
    Hamilton, Sir William
    Campi phlegraei. Observations on the volcanos of the Two Sicilies as they have been communicated to the Royal Society of London [Supplement to the Campi Phlegraei being an account of the great eruption of Mount Vesuvius in the Month of August 1779]. Naples: [for Pietro Fabris], 1776-1779
    LOT SOLD.81,250GBP
  • 18
    Mercator, Gerard and Jodocus Hondius
    L'Atlas ou Méditations Cosmographiques de la Fabrique du Monde et Figure diceluy. Amsterdam: Jodocus Hondius, 1613
    LOT SOLD.62,500GBP
  • 24
    [Ptolemaeus, Claudius]--Bernard Sylvanus
    Untitled world map. [Venice, 1511]
    LOT SOLD.62,500GBP
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Sale Number: L17405 Lots : 235

SALE TOTAL

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  • Session 1: 14 Nov 2017 | 11:00 AM | Lots 1 - 117
  • Session 2: 14 Nov 2017 | 02:30 PM | Lots 118 - 238
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This sale offers fine books, manuscripts, maps, and historical photographs from around the world, including beautifully illustrated works of natural history, world maps and atlases, colour plate books, accounts of exploration and discovery, and travel photography.

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Cecilie Gasseholm
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Travel and Atlases
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Dina Andrzheychik
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Sculpture & Works of Art
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