Travel, Atlases, Maps and Natural History - L14405

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Travel, Atlases, Maps And Natural History

04 November 2014 • London

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Sale Number: L14405

139. A collection of maps and journals prepared for the R.G.S. Journal. [London, 1946-1951], 8 coloured lithographed maps, various sizes, 3 loose, the rest bound in journals with extra illustrations and photographs (9)

Estimate: 2,000 – 3,000 GBP

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140. Sketch of a route to the ruins of Nakab al Hajar, on the southern coast of Arabia, 195 x 130mm., to accompany Wellsted's "Narrative of a journey from the tower of Bá-'l-haff, on the southern coast of Arabia, to the ruins of Nakab al Hajar, in April, 1835"

Estimate: 1,500 – 2,000 GBP

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141. [Chart of the Harbour of Boston]. London, 5 August 1775, large aquatint and etched chart in 2 sheets joined, 705 x 1040mm., unfolded and uncut, with the fleur-de-lis watermark, slight soiling at left edge

Estimate: 4,000 – 6,000 GBP

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142. A Sketch of the Environs of Charlestown in South Carolina. [London, 1780], large aquatint and etched chart after Captain G. Sproule, 410 x 550mm., with key to events and positions, contemporary wash colour, wide margins

Estimate: 10,000 – 15,000 GBP

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143. To His Excellency Sir Henry Moore... This Plan, of the City of New York and its Environs, Survey'd and Laid down: is most humbly Dedicated. [London, 1776], engraved map-sheet, 600 x 875mm., trimmed to the engraved border, dissected and mounted on the original linen, manuscript numbers for a key (not present), bookplate on verso, linen splitting

Estimate: 5,000 – 7,000 GBP

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144. Virginia & Maryland. [London, 1696], 131 x 152mm., small engraved map, trimmed to neatline

Estimate: 5,000 – 7,000 GBP

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145. A Map of the most Inhabited part of Virginia Containing the Whole Province of Maryland with Part of Pensilvania, New Jersey and North Carolina. Drawn by Joshua Fry & Peter Jefferson in 1751. London: Thomas Jefferys, 1775, large wall-map on 4 sheets joined, 775 x 1020mm., backed on original linen and folded, retaining some of the green silk edging, contemporary outline colour, slight marginal fraying (perhaps a working copy), some soiling

Estimate: 10,000 – 15,000 GBP

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146. A collection of sea charts of the eastern seaboard of the Americas. Amsterdam, 1694, together 10 double-page engraved charts, each approx. 510 x 580mm., a few small holes and some marginal fraying, the map of Hispaniola and Newfoundland with slight loss; plus a half-sheet map of Bermuda (11)

Estimate: 8,000 – 12,000 GBP

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147. Das Brittische Reich in America sammt dem eroberten Canada mit denen wichtigen Inseln Gadaloupe, Martinique und anderen See-Plätzen... Dritter über die Hälfte vermehrter Druck. Sorau: Gottlob Hebold, 1761

Estimate: 4,000 – 6,000 GBP

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148. Album of photographs of Brazil. [c.1927]

Estimate: 2,500 – 3,500 GBP

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149. México y sus alrededores. Coleccion de monumentos, trajes y paisajes... por los artistas mexicanos. Mexico: Establecimiento litografico de Decaen, 1855-1856

Estimate: 4,000 – 5,000 GBP

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150. Catlin, George

Catlin's North American Indian Portfolio. Hunting Scenes and Amusements of the Rocky Mountains and Prairies of America. From drawings and notes of the author. London: Geo. Catlin, 1844

Estimate: 50,000 – 70,000 GBP

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