Swann Galleries: Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books, 2743, New York
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- June 11, 2026 - June 11, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 129 | Unverzagt Georg Johann | Plan der Kayserl Residentz Stadt St. Petersburg wie Solcher Ao. 1737 Aufgenommen Worden |
St. Petersburg | circa 1740 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 2,244.00 |
| 130 | Hoburg Maryanne Regal | Silicon Valley |
Fremont, CA | 1983 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 825.00 |
| 131 | Takai Ranzan | Kaisei Oedo Oezu |
Tokyo | circa 1860 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 698.00 |
| 132 | Lotter Tobias Conrad | Carte Geographique Representant le Theatre de la Guerre Entre lest Russes, les Turcs, et les Polonois Confederes |
Augsburg | circa 1770 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 1,188.00 |
| 133 | Melish John | Northern Section of the United States Including Canada &c. |
Stockholm | circa 1824 | USD 300.00 - 400.00 | USD 889.00 |
| 134 | Vance David H.; Young James Hamilton | Map of the United States of North America Compiled from the Latest and Most Authentic Information |
Philadelphia | 1825 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 6,096.00 |
| 135 | Mitchell Samuel Augustus; Young James Hamilton | Travellers Guide Through the United States |
Philadelphia | 1832 | USD 300.00 - 400.00 | USD 429.00 |
| 136 | Schulz Friedrich Gustav | Wegweiser fur Reisende und Auswanderer nach den Vereinigten Staaten von Nordamerika |
Stuttgart | 1842 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 412.00 |
| 137 | Atwood J.M. | Map of the United States with its Territories; also Mexico and the West Indies |
New York | 1849 | USD 300.00 - 400.00 | USD 317.00 |
| 138 | Atwood John M. | Phelps's National Map of the United States, A Travellers Guide |
New York | 1849 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 412.00 |
| 139 | Colton George Woolworth | New Guide Map of the United States & Canada, with Railroads, Counties, etc. |
New York; Chicago | 1862 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 412.00 |
| 140 | Fidalgo Joaquin Francisco | Carta Esferica en Quatro Hojas de las Costas de Tierra Firme; 2a. Hoja que Comprehende la Parte de Costa de Tierra Firme e Islas Adyacentes |
Madrid | 1816; 1866 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 412.00 |
| 141 | Blaeu Willem | Nova Virginiae Tabula |
Amsterdam | 1662 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 4,064.00 |
| 142 | Speed John | Wales |
London | 1612 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 635.00 |
| 143 | Thackara; Vallance; Ellicott Andrew | Plan of the City of Washington |
Philadelphia | 1792 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 8,255.00 |
| 144 | Arnold E G | Topographical Map of the Original District of Columbia and Environs: Showing the Fortifications Around the City of Washington |
Washington, D.C. | 1902 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 2,159.00 |
| 145 | Munster Sebastian | Ptolemeisch General Tafel / die Halbe Kugel der Welt Begreissende |
Basel | 1588 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 1,016.00 |
| 146 | Ruscelli Girolamo | Carta Marina Nuova Tavola |
Venice | 1561 | USD 300.00 - 400.00 | USD 412.00 |
| 147 | Ortelius Abraham | Typus Orbis Terrarum |
Antwerp | 1579 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 4,064.00 |
| 148 | Speed John | A New and Accurat Map of the World |
London | 1626-1627 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 8,890.00 |
| 149 | Sanson Nicolas | L'Hydrographie ou Descriprion de L'Eau c'est a Dire des Mers, Golfes, Lacs, Destroits, et Rivieres Principales |
Paris | 1652 | USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 825.00 |
| 150 | Visscher Nicolas | Orbis Terrarum Typus de Integro in Plurimis Emendatus, Acutus, et Icunculis Illustratus |
Amsterdam | circa 1660-1670 | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 1,651.00 |
| 151 | Moll Herman | A New and Correct Map of the Whole World Shewing ye Situation of its Principal Parts |
London | 1719 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 3,048.00 |
| 152 | Seutter Matthaeus | Diversi Globi Terr-Aquei |
Augsburg | circa 1730 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 2,540.00 |
| 153 | Chikyu Bankoku Sankai Kochi Zenzu |
Japan | 1844 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 726.00 |
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