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Colom, Jacob Aertsz
Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 GBP
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Description
- Atlas Or Fyrie Colom Wherein are livley Portrayed all the knowne Coasts of the Whole Ocean by Iacob Colom. Amsterdam: Printed by himselfe dwellinge on the Corne-market in the Fyrie-Colom, 1668
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Folio (560 x 362mm.), engraved allegorical title, 51 (of 52) engraved charts, index calling for 52, charts 16 and 17 joined as one, contemporary outline colour, the charts backed on contemporary paper (as often), reguarded, contemporary vellum, housed in red morocco-backed box, lacking chart 20 ("De Custen van Englandt"), title-page restored with paper replacement, as also a few charts, chart 2 and 39 laid on modern archival backing, others with slight restoration and reinforcement, the upper hinge cracked
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
An extremely rare sea atlas. This edition is unrecorded in Koeman, although it agrees with his J.Col 5 (Latin edition of 1668) and collates as his 6A (1669 edition). ESTC (R174093) records two examples (the Peterborough Cathedral copy at Cambridge University Library, and the Lilly Library, Indiana University), to which can be added a third, at the University of Michigan.
Chart 32 is one portion of Colom’s wall-map of the North Atlantic, with the left and upper borders masked, leaving part of the imprint only; 34 and 35 are parts of a wall-map of the Indian Ocean and South-East Asia with Australia, contiguous west to east, with the lower borders masked, important for its "summary of discoveries made in Australia before Tasman" (Schilder).
The atlas also contains the important suite of charts devoted to the Americas, including Colom’s chart of New England (in state 2) which "depicts the region at one of the most important stages of English colonial history" (Burden), with the capture of New York the following year.