Purcell Auctioneers: Sale of an Exceptional Library and other select Lots to include Incunabula, Early Printings, Early Manuscripts, Maps, Significant Books from the 16th to the 19th Centuries of Irish and World Interest, 52726, Birr
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- May 27, 2026 - May 27, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brion de la Tour | Brion de la Tour L'Irlande / assujettie / aux Observations etc. |
Paris | 1770 | EUR 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 2 | Ordnance Survey Sligo Sheet 7 ½ inch to the mile |
1918 | EUR 50.00 - 100.00 | EUR 43.75 | ||
| 3 | Nicolas Sanson | Two sheet map by Sanson of the North and South of Ireland |
Paris | 1665 | EUR 300.00 - 600.00 | EUR 275.00 |
| 4 | A.M. Perrot | Londonderri / Antrim |
1823 | EUR 50.00 - 100.00 | Not Sold | |
| 5 | Charles Smith | The County of Kerry |
1757 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 187.50 | |
| 6 | The Kingdom of Ireland |
London | 1801 | EUR 100.00 - 150.00 | Not Sold | |
| 7 | Camden HIBERNIAE/ IRELAND |
Yverdon | 1610; 1637 | EUR 300.00 - 400.00 | EUR 375.00 | |
| 8 | A.M. Perrot | Queens Co. Kilkenny,Wexford , Carlow |
1823 | EUR 50.00 - 100.00 | EUR 62.50 | |
| 9 | Richard William Seale | A MAP OF THE / KINGDOM OF/ IRELAND / from ye latest & best Observations |
1744 | EUR 100.00 - 200.00 | EUR 200.00 | |
| 10 | John Thornton (Fl 1670-1715) | Chart of the North West Coast of Ireland From Lough Swilly to Slyne Head |
1685 | EUR 150.00 - 300.00 | EUR 200.00 | |
| 11 | Frederick de Wit | Frederick de Wit Regnum / Hiberniae etc. |
c.1705 | EUR 300.00 - 500.00 | EUR 375.00 | |
| 12 | Framed map of Sligo |
1846 | EUR 80.00 - 160.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 13 | Samuel Lewis | Map of Ireland/ Divided into Provinces & Counties etc. |
London | 1837 | EUR 100.00 - 200.00 | EUR 175.00 |
| 14 | John Kitchen | A New and Correct map of the Province of Connaught |
London | c 1785 | EUR 100.00 - 200.00 | EUR 118.75 |
| 15 | Johann Baptiste Homann | Johann Baptiste HOMANN Hiberniae / Regnum/ tam in praecipuas |
1720 | EUR 200.00 - 300.00 | EUR 250.00 | |
| 16 | Joan Blaeu (1596-1673) | 17th century map of Carlow |
N/A | EUR 200.00 - 300.00 | EUR 225.00 | |
| 17 | The County of Cork, Province of Munster, Ireland |
N/A | EUR 100.00 - 200.00 | EUR 112.50 | ||
| 18 | Ordnance Survey Sheet 94 Inch to the Mile Galway and Mayo |
N/A | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | EUR 50.00 | ||
| 19 | Charles Vignoles; John Macneill | Railway Commission Maps |
N/A | EUR 200.00 - 400.00 | EUR 1,125.00 | |
| 20 | Map of Copenhagen |
1837 | EUR 100.00 - 200.00 | EUR 62.50 | ||
| 21 | Ireland's Illustrious Sons |
Philadelphia | N/A | EUR 60.00 - 120.00 | EUR 50.00 | |
| 22 | Michael Keogh | Michael Collins - Monochrome photograph |
Dublin | 1918 | EUR 200.00 - 300.00 | EUR 575.00 |
| 23 | Powell | The Eviction [A Scene From Life in Ireland] |
New York | 1871 | EUR 80.00 - 160.00 | EUR 100.00 |
| 24 | James Malton | Marine School Dublin looking up the Liffey |
London | 1793 | EUR 250.00 - 450.00 | Not Sold |
| 25 | Lafayette | Dublin University in Quadrangle |
1911 | EUR 50.00 - 100.00 | EUR 81.25 |
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