Travel, Atlases, Maps and Natural History - L10405

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Travel, Atlases, Maps And Natural History

04 November 2010 • London

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Sale Number: L10405

201. Nova totius orbis tabula. Amsterdam, 1683, 495 x 580mm., state 2, double-page engraved twin-hemispherical world map, elaborately embellished with allegorical spandrel vignettes (after de Wit, see lot 203), contemporary hand colour, [Shirley 517], split at fold with some restoration, repaired tear in map

Estimate: 3,000 – 3,500 GBP

BIDDING IS CLOSED
203. Nova orbis tabula. Amsterdam, 1690, 465 x 555mm., double-page engraved twin-hemispherical world map, 2 smaller spheres and allegorical vignettes, contemporary hand colour, on thick paper, [Shirley 451, state 2], strengthened at lower fold

Estimate: 4,000 – 6,000 GBP

BIDDING IS CLOSED
204. A correct chart of the Terraqueous Globe, on which are described lines shewing the variation of the magnetic needle in the most frequented seas. London: Laurie & Whittle, 12th May 1794, 525 x 1425mm., large rolled engraved map, on 2 sheets joined, slight loss of printed surface

Estimate: 1,800 – 2,200 GBP

BIDDING IS CLOSED
205. Mappe-monde geo-hydrographique, ou description general du globe terrestre et aquatique en deux plans-hemispheres. Amsterdam, [1686], 495 x 580mm., double-page engraved twin-hemispherical world map with 2 smaller polar hemispheres, the map surrounded with allegorical vignettes depicting the four seasons, map in contemporary hand colour, vignettes plain, [Shirley 531]

Estimate: 3,000 – 5,000 GBP

BIDDING IS CLOSED
206. Carte universelle du monde. Paris, 1679-1684, large engraved wall map in 4 double-page mapsheets, each sheet 414 x 575mm., uncut with its own key and title for separate sale map hand-coloured in outline, [Shirley, The Mapping of the World 489], 3 sheets with narrow margins, some light staining

Estimate: 6,000 – 8,000 GBP

BIDDING IS CLOSED
207. Nova totius terrarum orbis geographica ac hydrographica tabula. Amsterdam, [c.1638], 430 x 530mm., double-page engraved map, German text on verso, contemporary outline colour, [Shirley 264, state 4], minor restoration to the lower centrefold

Estimate: 6,000 – 8,000 GBP

BIDDING IS CLOSED
208. A new and correct map of the World, laid down according to the newest discoveries, and from the most exact observations. London, [1707], 570 x 977mm., large engraved twin-hemispherical map in 2 sheets joined, hand-coloured

Estimate: 2,500 – 3,500 GBP

BIDDING IS CLOSED
209. Das erst general inhaldend die bescreibung und den circkel des gantzen erderichs. [Basle, 1550, or later], 275 x 380mm., double-page woodcut map, German text on verso, with elaborate woodcut incorporating the Ark of the Covenant, [Shirley 403(A)]

Estimate: 2,200 – 2,600 GBP

BIDDING IS CLOSED
210. Nieuw Aerdsch Pleyn. [Amsterdam, c.1696], 595 x 525mm., double-page engraved hemisphere map, [Shirley 582, addenda & pl.402 the finished version]

Estimate: 10,000 – 15,000 GBP

BIDDING IS CLOSED
211. Kaisei Chikyu Bankoku Zenzu [Revised Map of the World]. [Edo, c.1785], (1065 x 1500mm.), contemporary hand-coloured printed map on four joined sheets, folding into yellow paper covers, preserved in modern cloth box, one or two small stains, some repaired holes and tears along folds affecting a few characters

Estimate: 20,000 – 25,000 GBP

BIDDING IS CLOSED
212. Nantanbushu Bankoku Shoka No Zu [Map of the Universe as a result]. [Kyoto: Uhei Bundaiken, Hoei 7 (1710)]

Estimate: 20,000 – 25,000 GBP

BIDDING IS CLOSED
213. Pneumatisch Portativer Erd-Globus nach der Erfindung von Pocock. Munich, 1831

Estimate: 4,000 – 6,000 GBP

BIDDING IS CLOSED

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