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Sothebys: The Library of Jean-Paul Morin/Never Lost at Sea

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Auction Name The Library of Jean-Paul Morin/Never Lost at Sea Total Sales (EUR) 509,524.00
Auction Date November 20, 2025 - November 20, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) 384,000.00
Sale Number #pf2585 High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) 559,500.00
Total Lots 160
Sold Lots 131.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) 584,000.00
% of Lots Sold 81.88% High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) 859,500.00
Unsold Lots 29 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 59.28%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
199 [Portulan - Joan Martines, attribue a]

Carte portulan de la cote atlantique de l'Amerique du Sud

 [vers 1570-1591] EUR 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 EUR 33,020.00
236 Orbigny, Charles Dessalines d'

Voyage dans l'Amerique meridionale...

 1834-1847 EUR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 EUR 17,780.00
104

[Compagnie des Indes] Traite du commerce de la Compagnie francoise des Indes

 [Vers 1724] EUR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 EUR 16,510.00
166 Siebold, Philipp Franz von

Voyage au Japon execute de 1823 a 1830

 1838 et 1840 EUR 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 EUR 16,510.00
256 Cassini de Thury, Cesar-Francois

Carte generale de la France faite en 1744

 1756-1788 EUR 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 EUR 16,510.00
197 [Mena, Cristobal de, attribue a]

L'histoire de la Terre Neuve du Peru en l'Inde Occidentale, qui est la principale mine d'or du monde, nagueres descouverte, & conquise, & nommee la nouvelle Castille, traduitte d'Italien en Francoys

 1545 EUR 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 EUR 15,240.00
216 Zamora, Alonso de

Historia de la provincia de San Antonio del nuevo reyno de Granada, del Orden de predicadores

 1701 EUR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 EUR 15,240.00
140 [Anonyme]

Relation d'un voyage aux Indes Orientales par un Gentil-homme Francois arrive depuis Trois ans, avec une hydrographie pour l'intelligence dudit Voyage

 1646 EUR 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 EUR 13,970.00
133 Mendoza, Juan Gonzales de

Dell'historia della China

 1586 EUR 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 EUR 12,065.00
208 Herrera y Tordesillas, Antonio de

Histoire generale des voyages et des conquestes des Castillans, dans les Isles et Terres fermes des Indes Occidentales...

 1660; 1671 EUR 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 EUR 11,430.00
213 Solis , Antonio de

Histoire de la conquete du Mexique ou de la Nouvelle Espagne

 1691 EUR 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 EUR 10,160.00
237 Jouneau, Edmond

Ensemble de 43 dessins originaux, sur les Antilles et les cotes de l'Amerique de Sud

 1839-1849 EUR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 EUR 10,160.00
102 [Gargot, Nicolas] - Pierre Groyer

Memoires de la vie et des aventures de Nicolas Gargot, Capitaine de la Marine

 [1668] EUR 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 EUR 9,525.00
143 [Machault, Jacques de]

Relation des missions des Peres de la Compagnie de Jesus dans les Indes Orientales ou l'on verra l'estat present de la religion chrestienne, et plusieurs belles curiositez de ces contrees

 1659 EUR 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 EUR 9,525.00
154 Catrou, Francois

Histoire generale de l'empire du Mogol depuis sa fondation, sur les memoires Portugais de M. Manouchi, venitien

 1705 EUR 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 EUR 9,525.00
219 Zarate, Augustin de

Histoire de la decouverte et de la conquete du Perou...

 1742 EUR 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 EUR 8,255.00
193 Lesseps, Ferdinand de

Lettres, journal et documents pour servir a l'histoire du canal de Suez (1854 - 1855 - 1856)

 1875-1881 EUR 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 EUR 6,985.00
196 Cortes, Hernan

[Preclara de nova maris Oceani Hyspania narratio]

 1524 EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 EUR 6,985.00
229 Defoe, Daniel

La Vie et les aventures de Robinson Crusoe

 An VIII - 1805 EUR 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 EUR 6,985.00
148 [Choisy, abbe Francois-Timoleon de]

Journal du voyage de Siam fait en M. DC. LXXXV. et M. DC. LXXXVI

 1687 EUR 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 EUR 6,350.00
198 Castanheda, Fernao Lopes de

Histoire des Indes de Portugal, contenant, comment l'Inde a este decouverte, par le commandement du Roy Emanuel, & la guerre que les capitaines Portugalois ont menee pour la conqueste dicelles [...] traduict du Portugais en Francois par Nicolas de Grouchy

 1554 EUR 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 EUR 6,350.00
202 Duran, Nicolas

Relation des insignes progrez de la religion chrestienne, faits au Paraquai...

 1638 EUR 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 EUR 6,350.00
206 Pelleprat, Pierre

Relation des missions des PP de la Compagnie de Jesus dans les Isles et la terre ferme de l'Amerique Meridionale

 1655 EUR 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 EUR 6,350.00
214 Pointis, Jean Bernard Louis, baron de

Relation de l'expedition de Carthagene, faite par les Francois en M.DC.XCVII

 1698 EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 EUR 6,350.00
164 Belanger, Charles

Voyage aux Indes-Orientales par le Nord de l'Europe, les provinces du Caucase, la Georgie, l'Armenie et la Perse suivi de details topographiques, statistiques et autres sur le Pegou, les iles de Java, de Maurice et de Bourbon, sur le cap de Bonne-Esperanc

 1834 EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 EUR 6,096.00
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    Sotheby’s Year in Review: A Rare Hebrew Bible with Micrographic Masorah. Sold: 1,514,000 USD
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