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Lot 104. Important Revolutionary War Plan of Battle of Quebec in Contemporary Color (1776) Est. $4,000 - $4,750Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
Lot 43. Mercator's Map of the North Pole - the First Printed Map Devoted to the Arctic (1606) Est. $2,750 - $3,500Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
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Freeman's | Hindman: Daguerreian Society Annual Benefit Auction, 6456, Chicago
Auction Details
- Auction Date
 - September 27, 2025 - September 27, 2025
 
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jean-Pierre Danton (1800-1869), French. | [Daguerre] Louis-Jacques-Mande Daguerre (1787-1851)  | 
            USD 500.00 - 700.00 | Unknown | ||
| 2 | [History of Photography] Two 19th c. Prints of Daguerre  | 
            USD 150.00 - 200.00 | Unknown | |||
| 3 | Anonymous, American, sixth plate, circa 1840-42. | [Early Photography] An Early Portrait with Paper Mat  | 
            USD 300.00 - 400.00 | Unknown | ||
| 4 | John Plumbe Jr. (1809-1857) and his circle, American. | [Daguerreotype] Smiling Lass by Plumbe  | 
            USD 600.00 - 800.00 | Unknown | ||
| 5 | John Plumbe Jr. (1809-1857) and his circle, American. | [Daguerreotype] Portrait of a Woman by Plumbe  | 
            USD 300.00 - 600.00 | Unknown | ||
| 6 | John Plumbe Jr. (1809-1857) and his circle, American. | [Daguerreotype] A Portrait from a Plumbe Studio  | 
            USD 300.00 - 500.00 | Unknown | ||
| 7 | Jabez Hogg (1817-1899), British. | [Daguerreotype] Smiling English Gent by Hogg  | 
            USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 | Unknown | ||
| 8 | Richard Beard (1801-1885), British. | [Daguerreotype] A Fine Early English Image by Beard  | 
            USD 200.00 - 300.00 | Unknown | ||
| 9 | Anonymous, British. | [Salt Print] Photographer and His Camera  | 
            USD 300.00 - 500.00 | Unknown | ||
| 10 | Abraham Bogardus (1822-1908), American. | [History of Photography] Two Portraits of Samuel F. B. Morse  | 
            USD 500.00 - 700.00 | Unknown | ||
| 11 | Sir John Herschel (1792-1871), British. | [Photographic History] A Rare Salt Print Portrait of Sir. John Frederick William Herschel  | 
            USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 | Unknown | ||
| 12 | Jean-Baptiste Sabatier Blot (1801-1881), French. | [Daguerreotype] He Took the Best Known Portrait of Daguerre  | 
            USD 300.00 - 400.00 | Unknown | ||
| 13 | Anonymous, French. | [Daguerreotype - French] A Priest With Globe and Armillary Sphere  | 
            USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 | Unknown | ||
| 14 | Anonymous, British. | [Ambrotype] Occupational of Man with Sextant  | 
            USD 600.00 - 800.00 | Unknown | ||
| 15 | Augustus Washington (1820-1875), American. | [Daguerreotype] Portrait by Augustus Washington  | 
            USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | Unknown | ||
| 16 | Anonymous, American. | [Daguerreotype] Masterpiece African American Madonna  | 
            USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | Unknown | ||
| 17 | Anonymous, American. | [Tintype] Portrait of an African American and Her Daughter  | 
            USD 200.00 - 300.00 | Unknown | ||
| 18 | Anonymous, American. | [Daguerreotype] Playing Her Guitar  | 
            USD 400.00 - 600.00 | Unknown | ||
| 19 | [Daguerreotype] Man with Brass Horn  | 
            USD 300.00 - 400.00 | Unknown | |||
| 20 | Anonymous, American. | [Daguerreotype] A Proud Mason  | 
            USD 300.00 - 400.00 | Unknown | ||
| 21 | Anonymous, American. | [Daguerreotype - Mexican War Era] A Cavalry Dragoon PLUS  | 
            USD 400.00 - 600.00 | Unknown | ||
| 22 | Anonymous, American. | [Civil War - Man with Pepperbox] Portrait of a Possible Confederate  | 
            USD 300.00 - 400.00 | Unknown | ||
| 23 | Anonymous, American. | [Tintype - Civil War] Armed Union Private  | 
            USD 200.00 - 300.00 | Unknown | ||
| 24 | Anonymous, American. | [Tintype] Armed Union Soldier  | 
            USD 300.00 - 500.00 | Unknown | ||
| 25 | Mathew Brady and his circle. | [Civil War] Group Portrait of Generals of the Army of the Potomac, 1863  | 
            USD 300.00 - 500.00 | Unknown |