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…
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…
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…
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…
What Sets A Chart Apart?
We asked specialist Caleb Kiffer to reminisce about some of the most interesting and important charts we’ve ha…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 …
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 …
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…