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Catawiki B. V.: Exclusive Maps Auction
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Exclusive Maps Auction | Total Sales (EUR) | 20,704.55 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | April 25, 2026 - April 25, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 15,150.00 |
| Sale Number | #42526b | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 28,650.00 |
| Total Lots | 36 | ||
| Sold Lots | 25.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 22,650.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 69.44% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 40,200.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 11 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 51.50% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 102505064 | S. Sanson; Hubert Jaillot | Nouvelle Introduction a la Geographie Pour l'Usage de Monseigneur Le Dauphin |
1692 | EUR 1,100.00 - 1,600.00 | EUR 6,840.84 |
| 102771212 | Arrive du Roy au Camp devant Mastrick en l’Annee 1673. D'Artagnan |
N/A | EUR 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | EUR 2,398.00 | |
| 102682173 | Jo.Ludovici Gottfridi | Jo.Ludovici Gottfridi Historische Chronica Oder Beschreibung der Furnemsten |
1682 | EUR 1,300.00 - 3,600.00 | EUR 1,471.50 |
| 102621016 | Gemeiner Loblicher Eydgnoschafft Stetten Landen |
N/A | EUR 1,100.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 1,243.69 | |
| 102635476 | "Werelt Caert" |
N/A | EUR 800.00 - 1,200.00 | EUR 817.50 | |
| 102674490 | Insulae Iavae Cum parte Insularum Borneo Sumatrae…. |
N/A | EUR 600.00 - 1,200.00 | EUR 764.09 | |
| 102692020 | Mappamonde ou description du Globe Terrestre |
N/A | EUR 600.00 - 1,000.00 | EUR 654.00 | |
| 102842483 | Druck von Giesecke und Devrient |
N/A | EUR 600.00 - 1,200.00 | EUR 610.40 | |
| 102623981 | America |
N/A | EUR 400.00 - 500.00 | EUR 607.13 | |
| 102620624 | Frisia Occidentalis / Nova et accurata Frisiae inter flevium et Lavicam sitae (…) |
N/A | EUR 750.00 - 850.00 | EUR 558.08 | |
| 102621234 | Gandanum vulgo Gent |
N/A | EUR 500.00 - 1,000.00 | EUR 525.38 | |
| 102511263 | Rare copper engraving view ""Exequiae Serenissimi ac Potentiss: Principis ..." |
N/A | EUR 1,300.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 476.33 | |
| 102690366 | Hartmann Schedel/ Wohlgemut/ Pleydenwurff/Durer | The Nuremberg Chronicle (Liber Chronicarum) |
1493 | EUR 350.00 - 600.00 | EUR 426.19 |
| 102723418 | Nouvelle Carte d'Italie |
N/A | EUR 400.00 - 700.00 | EUR 370.60 | |
| 102623260 | Spectandum dedit Ortelius mortalib. orbem, Orbi spectandum Galleus Ortelium |
N/A | EUR 300.00 - 400.00 | EUR 349.89 | |
| 102894330 | Neue geographische Special-Karte von dem Furstenth |
N/A | EUR 450.00 - 900.00 | EUR 349.89 | |
| 102620313 | A New Mape of Germany |
N/A | EUR 350.00 - 700.00 | EUR 337.90 | |
| 102620663 | Nova Hispania et Nova Galicia |
N/A | EUR 400.00 - 700.00 | EUR 318.28 | |
| 102695894 | Copper engraving "Mappa Monde..." |
N/A | EUR 300.00 - 600.00 | EUR 305.20 | |
| 102620689 | Helvetia cum finitimis regionibus |
N/A | EUR 200.00 - 400.00 | EUR 261.60 | |
| 102822652 | Paraguayo Prov. de Rio de la Plata |
N/A | EUR 300.00 - 500.00 | EUR 261.60 | |
| 102695887 | Copper engraving “L’Amerique Septentrionale” |
N/A | EUR 300.00 - 500.00 | EUR 218.00 | |
| 102620765 | Zelandia Comitatus |
N/A | EUR 250.00 - 500.00 | EUR 207.10 | |
| 102634920 | Nuova discrizzione della regione della Gallia |
N/A | EUR 300.00 - 500.00 | EUR 172.22 | |
| 102430259 | Weltkarte des Andreas Walsperger |
N/A | EUR 200.00 - 500.00 | EUR 159.14 |
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Sotheby’s
Shelf Life: Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper from the Library of Stanley J. Seeger and Christopher Cone
25 June – July 7Sotheby’s, July 7: Ludwig van Beethoven. Autograph sketches for the overture "Die Weihe des Hauses", op.124, [1822], UNPUBLISHED. £150,000 to £200,000.Sotheby’s, July 7: Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice, 1813, first edition, 3 volumes, contemporary half calf. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, July 7: Walt Whitman. Leaves of Grass, Brooklyn, 1855, first edition, first issue, original green cloth, the Doheny copy. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, July 7: Binding—Sangorski & Sutcliffe—Omar Khayyam. Rubaiyat, London, 1872, third edition, in a magnificent jewelled Peacock binding. £15,000 to £20,000.Sotheby’s, July 7: George Eliot. Middlemarch, Edinburgh and London, 1871, first edition in the original parts. £20,000 to £30,000. -
Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026Forum, July 9: Hassall (Joan) A large collection of over 300 original woodblocks of engravings for various books, v.d., with Hassall's engraver's glass water-globe (Qty) - Est. £10,000-15,000Forum, July 9: Eragny Press.- [Bradley (Katherine Harris) & Edith Emma Cooper], "Michael Field." Whym Chow, Flame of Love, one of only 27 copies, inscribed by Bradley, the rarest book from the press, 1914. - Est. £3,000-4,000Forum, July 9: [Moore (Thomas Sturge)] [Wood Engravings], 71 wood-engravings printed by David Chambers from the original blocks, the only set on Japanese Hosho paper, from an edition of 5 sets, [1970]. - Est. £3,000-4,000Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026Forum, July 9: La Fontaine (Jean de) Contes et Nouvelles en vers, 2 vol., engraved plates after Eisen, fine early 19th century blue morocco, gilt, by Bradel l'ainé, Amsterdam [Paris], 1762. - Est. £2,000-3,000Forum, July 9: Erotica.- Prostitution.- Pretty Women of Paris (The); Their Names and Addresses, Qualities and Faults..., [Paris], privately printed at the Press of the Prefecture de Police, 1883. - Est. £3,000-4,000Forum, July 9: Vale Press.- Ricketts (Charles) & Lucien Pissarro. De la Typographie et de l'Harmonie de la Page Imprimée…, [one of 216 copies], bound in dark blue morocco tooled in gilt, by Sarah T.Prideaux, 1898. - Est. £1,000-1,500Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026Forum, July 9: Martin (John) Illustrations of the Bible, complete set of 20 mezzotints, good impressions, rarely found in early states, [c.1831-1835]. - Est. £1,000-1,500Forum, July 9: Golden Cockerel Press.- Four Gospels of the Lord Jesus Christ (The), one of 500 copies, Mary Gill's copy, Waltham St. Lawrence, 1931 with a signed proof of engraving on japon numbered 10/10 (2) - Est. £5,000-7,000Forum, July 9: Boccaccio (Giovanni) The Decameron, 3 vol., vol.1 extra-illustrated by John Buckland Wright with c.150 erotic original drawings in pen & ink and pencil, 1886 [extra-illustrated c.1940]. - Est. £10,000-15,000Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026Forum, July 9: Cox (Morris) Collection of Gogmagog Press Books, 35 vol., rare complete collection of printed books issued by the press, limited editions, most signed by Cox, 1957-83. - Est. £10,000-15,000Forum, July 9: Wynkyn de Worde.- [Terentius Afer (Publius)] [Comedie...], [Paris, Josse Badius: sold in London by Wynkyn de Worde, & others], [15 July 1504]. - Est. £4,000-6,000Forum, July 9: Mosley (James) Ornamented Types. Twenty-Three Alphabets from the Foundry of Louis John Pouchée, 2 vol., one of 10 copies for presentation, from an edition of 210, 1992-93. - Est. £1,000-2,000 -
Freeman’s, June 30. Thomas Jefferson’s “Birth of the New Nation” letter, carried to Paris with the Treaty of Peace, by a Jewish patriot. $100,000-200,000.Freeman’s, June 30. “The rockets’ red glare.” A British midshipman’s log recording the bombardment of Fort McHenry. $60,000-80,000.Freeman’s, June 30. The Critical Promotion of a Naval Hero, Oliver Hazard Perry Commission signed by James Madison, 1812. $40,000-60,000.Freeman’s, June 30. Born in the USA: First Day of Printing in the United States, July 4, 1776. $15,000-25,000.Freeman’s, June 30. One of the Earliest Printed Announcements of American Independence, in the Exceedingly Rare Original Wrappers, 1776. $10,000-15,000.Freeman’s, June 30. "The Two Big Guns of the N.Y. Yanks": A Striking Type 1 Press Photograph of Lou Gehrig's Hands. $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. A Unique Contemporary Manuscript Account of Joseph Smith's Final Words to His Followers, the Day Before his Violent Death. $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. The State of Minnesota Officially Certifies the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution Of the United States. $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. Extraordinarily Large Manuscript Petition Signed by a Who's Who of Colonial New York to Queen Anne from the Colony of New York. $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. Mickey Mantle's First Cover: The Earliest Front-Page Newspaper Image of Mickey Mantle, "Something Good from Joplin". $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. A Call to Arms in the Months Following the Declaration of Independence: An Early Continental Army Recruitment Poster. $6,000-9,000.Freeman’s, June 30. Samuel Jones, the Statesman Behind the Newly Discovered "Jones Declaration": His Annotated Set Used in His Working Law Library. $6,000-9,000.