Maps & Atlases

Maps & Atlases

Across the Continent: a Currier & Ives print with ties to Thomas W. Streeter

Among the many unique and impressive rarities in our December 13 Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Pla…

Maps & Atlases

Records & Results: Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books

Our auction of Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books on June 7 brought to market landmarks fro…

Maps & Atlases

The Original Beaver Map & Its Legacy

Tucked into the top left corner of an eighteenth-century map in our June 7 auction of Maps & Atlases, Natural Hi…

john james audubon, color plate
Maps & Atlases

A Look Inside the Catalogue: Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books

At Auction June 7 This auction of Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books encompasses a broad ra…

Maps & Atlases

What Sets A Chart Apart?

We asked specialist Caleb Kiffer to reminisce about some of the most interesting and important charts we’ve ha…

Maps & Atlases

Records & Results: Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books

Maps were so plentiful at our December 5 auction of Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books that…

Maps & Atlases

Schedel’s Map: The Last View of the Old World

A historic map shows us where we’ve been, not only geographically but also in terms of the extent of our knowl…

Maps & Atlases

A Look Inside the Catalogue: Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books

At Auction December 13 Complete Catalogue   Maps An example of Abraham Ortelius’s map of Iceland will be includ…

Maps & Atlases

Records & Results: Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books

Our June 7 auction of Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books saw strong results with multiple a…

Maps & Atlases

Leaving the Land: Ship’s Logs from England to the Mediterranean in the Nineteenth Century

In January of 1819, Captain William Hodgson steered the three-masted merchant ship Transit down the River Avon from …

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The Endless Mountains: A Map That Promised More

Specialist Caleb Kiffer of our Maps & Atlases department on one of his favorite pieces in our June 7 auction of …

Maps & Atlases

On A Previously Unknown First State of de Wit’s Map of the Netherlands

This post was written by Maps & Atlases Specialist Caleb Kiffer in advance of our December 8, 2016 auction of Ma…