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Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books

Our bi-annual globe-trotting sale of maps takes us to all the places: from Cairo to California and Michigan to Moscow, we've got you covered if you're interested in the history of drilling for oil in Venezuela in 1924 or need to know how Sri Lanka looked in 1513. A complete uncolored 1601 edition of the Ortelius Theatrum and the first printed map of Washington, D.C. are only two of the highlights.

Animals by Audubon, Botanicals by Besler, a wonderfully illuminated journal of an American missionary couple in China circa 1933, and a delightful group of wagon train pioneers of the American West painted by William Henry Jackson when he was in his 90s are just a few of the non-cartographic offerings rounding out the sale.

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Location

104 East 25th Street
New York, NY 10010

Caleb Kiffer

Caleb Kiffer

Specialist, Maps & Atlases

(212) 254-4710 ext. 17

David Rivera

David Rivera

Administrator, Books & Manuscripts

(212) 254-4710 ext. 13

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(ATLAS.) Abraham Ortelius. Theatrum Orbis Terrarum. Antwerp, 1601

Lot 162

(ATLAS.) Abraham Ortelius. Theatrum Orbis Terrarum. Antwerp, 1601

Estimate: $40,000-60,000

 
(AMERICAN WEST.) William Henry Jackson. Group of 8 ink and watercolor drawings, together with a printed map. Np, circa 1930s-1940s

Lot 227

(AMERICAN WEST.) William Henry Jackson. Group of 8 ink and watercolor drawings, together with a printed map. Np, circa 1930s-1940s

Estimate: $7,000-10,000

 
(GEORGETOWN.) Edward Sachse & Co. View of Georgetown D.C. Baltimore, circa 1855

Lot 70

(GEORGETOWN.) Edward Sachse & Co. View of Georgetown D.C. Baltimore, circa 1855

Estimate: $4,000-6,000

 
(UNITED STATES.) David H. Vance; and James Hamilton Young, engraver. Map of the United States of North America Compiled from the Latest and Most Authentic Information. Philadelphia: Anthony Finley, 1825

Lot 134

(UNITED STATES.) David H. Vance; and James Hamilton Young, engraver. Map of the United States of North America Compiled from the Latest and Most Authentic Information. Philadelphia: Anthony Finley, 1825

Estimate: $4,000-6,000

 
(SOUTHEAST ASIA.) James Horsburgh, hydrographer; and John Bateman, engraver. To the Hon.ble The Court of Directors of the United East India Company... London, 12th February, 1813

Lot 126

(SOUTHEAST ASIA.) James Horsburgh, hydrographer; and John Bateman, engraver. To the Hon.ble The Court of Directors of the United East India Company... London, 12th February, 1813

Estimate: $2,000-3,000

 
(AMERICAN WEST.) Albert Little Bancroft. Bancroft's Map of California, Nevada, Utah and Arizona. San Francisco, 1871

Lot 19

(AMERICAN WEST.) Albert Little Bancroft. Bancroft's Map of California, Nevada, Utah and Arizona. San Francisco, 1871

Estimate: $1,500-2,000

 
(MICHIGAN.) John Farmer. Map of the State of Michigan and the Surrounding Country Exhibiting the Sections and the Latest Surveys Compiled from Authentic Sources. Detroit, 1844

Lot 87

(MICHIGAN.) John Farmer. Map of the State of Michigan and the Surrounding Country Exhibiting the Sections and the Latest Surveys Compiled from Authentic Sources. Detroit, 1844

Estimate: $1,500-2,000

 
(NEW YORK CITY.) G.W. & C.B. Colton. Map of the City & County of New York. New York, 1885

Lot 103

(NEW YORK CITY.) G.W. & C.B. Colton. Map of the City & County of New York. New York, 1885

Estimate: $1,000-1,500

 
(SRI LANKA.) Martini Waldseemuller. Duodecima Asiae Tabula. [Taprobana Insu]. Strassburg, 1513

Lot 128

(SRI LANKA.) Martini Waldseemuller. Duodecima Asiae Tabula. [Taprobana Insu]. Strassburg, 1513

Estimate: $1,000-1,500

 
(NATURAL HISTORY.) Maria Sibylla Merian. [Counterproof - Blue Owl Butterfly]. Amsterdam, circa 1705

Lot 271

(NATURAL HISTORY.) Maria Sibylla Merian. [Counterproof - Blue Owl Butterfly]. Amsterdam, circa 1705

Estimate: $1,000-1,500

 
(CHINA.) Esther & Edward Dixon; and Mr. & Mrs. Ming, artists. Wonderfully illustrated journal of an American missionary couple's pursuits in China during the early twentieth century. China, 1930s

Lot 201

(CHINA.) Esther & Edward Dixon; and Mr. & Mrs. Ming, artists. Wonderfully illustrated journal of an American missionary couple's pursuits in China during the early twentieth century. China, 1930s

Estimate: $1,000-1,500

 
(GEOFICTION.) The Union Empire of North America. The Empire Express, Union Empire, Chart 2. Np, circa 1910

Lot 71

(GEOFICTION.) The Union Empire of North America. The Empire Express, Union Empire, Chart 2. Np, circa 1910

Estimate: $800-1,200

 
(CIVIL WAR.) Louis Prang & Co. Monitor Map, Showing the Whole Seacoast from Chesapeake Bay Down to Savannah Harbor, and the Whole Country Between Richmond & Savannah... Boston, 1863

Lot 43

(CIVIL WAR.) Louis Prang & Co. Monitor Map, Showing the Whole Seacoast from Chesapeake Bay Down to Savannah Harbor, and the Whole Country Between Richmond & Savannah... Boston, 1863

Estimate: $800-1,200

 
(CHEMISTRY.) Edward L. Youmans. Chemical Atlas: or, The Chemistry of Familiar Objects: Exhibiting the General Principles of the Science in a Series of Beautifully Colored Diagrams. New York: D. Appleton & Company, 1856

Lot 200

(CHEMISTRY.) Edward L. Youmans. Chemical Atlas: or, The Chemistry of Familiar Objects: Exhibiting the General Principles of the Science in a Series of Beautifully Colored Diagrams. New York: D. Appleton & Company, 1856

Estimate: $800-1,200

 
(TECHNOLOGY and INNOVATION.) City Graphics of America; after Maryanne Regal Hoburg. Silicon Valley. Fremont, CA, 1983

Lot 130

(TECHNOLOGY and INNOVATION.) City Graphics of America; after Maryanne Regal Hoburg. Silicon Valley. Fremont, CA, 1983

Estimate: $600-900

 
(DOGS.) Joseph P. Sims. Dog Map of the World. Philadelphia: J.L. Smith & Co., 1942

Lot 62

(DOGS.) Joseph P. Sims. Dog Map of the World. Philadelphia: J.L. Smith & Co., 1942

Estimate: $300-400