Old World Auctions: Maps and Atlases
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Maps and Atlases | Total Sales (USD) | 37,871.25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | August 12, 2026 - August 12, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 44,340.00 |
| Sale Number | #1002 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 54,535.00 |
| Total Lots | 345 | ||
| Sold Lots | 124.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 184,205.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 35.94% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 227,190.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 221 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 16.67% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | Colton Joseph Hutchins | Nebraska and Kansas |
1854 | USD 5,500.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 4,687.50 |
| 81 | Blaeu Family | Nova Belgica et Anglia Nova |
1642 (circa) | USD 1,800.00 - 2,100.00 | USD 2,625.00 |
| 11 | DuVal Pierre | Planisphere, ou Carte Generale du Monde |
1684 | USD 1,900.00 - 2,200.00 | USD 1,625.00 |
| 59 | Chatelain Henry Abraham | Carte de la Nouvelle France, ou se voit les Cours des Grandes Rivieres de S. Laurens & de Mississipi |
1719 (circa) | USD 2,400.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 1,625.00 |
| 297 | Speed John | Asia with the Islands Adioyning Described, the Atire of the People, & Townes of Importance |
1626 (dated) | USD 1,600.00 - 1,900.00 | USD 1,500.00 |
| 121 | Morse D.D. | Bird's Eye View of Lawrence |
1880 | USD 1,600.00 - 1,900.00 | USD 1,125.00 |
| 33 | Cellarius; Schenk & Valck | Typus Aspectuum, Oppositionum et Coniunctionum etz in Planetis |
1740 (circa) | USD 1,100.00 - 1,400.00 | USD 1,000.00 |
| 293 | Speed John | The Kingdome of Persia with the Cheef Citties and Habites Described |
1626 (dated) | USD 1,100.00 - 1,400.00 | USD 1,000.00 |
| 143 | de Fer Nicholas | Cette Carte de Californie et du Nouveau Mexique |
1700 | USD 1,100.00 - 1,400.00 | USD 937.50 |
| 1 | Pratt Hugo | Le Mappe Blu dell' Avventura |
1986 | USD 475.00 - 600.00 | USD 875.00 |
| 120 | Whitman E.B.; Searl A.D. | Map of Eastern Kansas |
1856 | USD 950.00 - 1,100.00 | USD 750.00 |
| 338 | Illuminated Leaf |
1490 (circa) | USD 1,100.00 - 1,400.00 | USD 750.00 | |
| 25 | Macrobius Ambrosius Aurelius T | Ancient World |
1565 | USD 700.00 - 850.00 | USD 687.50 |
| 21 | Bourgoin | Mappe Monde Carte Universelle de la Terre, Dressee |
1780 (circa) | USD 700.00 - 850.00 | USD 625.00 |
| 71 | Armour & Co. | Armour's Food Source Map |
1922 | USD 600.00 - 750.00 | USD 562.50 |
| 129 | Montanus Arnoldus | Novum Amsterodamum |
1673 | USD 700.00 - 850.00 | USD 531.25 |
| 84 | DuVal Pierre | Carte de la Virginie |
1682 | USD 550.00 - 700.00 | USD 500.00 |
| 209 | Schedel | Parisius |
1493 | USD 550.00 - 700.00 | USD 500.00 |
| 15 | van der Aa Pieter | Orbis Terrarum Nova et Accuratissima Tabula |
1710 (circa) | USD 475.00 - 600.00 | USD 437.50 |
| 298 | Prevost Anton Francois | Histoire Generale des Voyages, ou Nouvelle Collection de Toutes les Relations de Voyages |
1749 (published) | USD 550.00 - 700.00 | USD 406.25 |
| 10 | Morden Robert | A New Map of ye World |
1680-1719 | USD 400.00 - 475.00 | USD 375.00 |
| 28 | Delisle; Covens & Mortier | L'Hemisphere Septentrional pour Voir Plus Distinctement les Terres Arctiques |
1740 | USD 400.00 - 475.00 | USD 375.00 |
| 35 | Pergamon Press | Pergamon Moon Globe |
1980 (circa) | USD 550.00 - 700.00 | USD 375.00 |
| 73 | Bonne Rigobert | Les Etats Unis de l'Amerique Septentrionale |
1787 (circa) | USD 350.00 - 425.00 | USD 343.75 |
| 88 | Perrine Charles O. | Perrine's New Military Map Illustrating the Seat of War |
1862 | USD 400.00 - 475.00 | USD 343.75 |
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Freeman’s, August 20. President Washington Reaffirms the US Treaty of Friendship and Peace with Morocco, the Longest Unbroken Treaty in US History. $50,000 – 80,000.Freeman’s, August 20. Weeks After Victory at Yorktown, Benjamin Franklin Promises Repayment of a French Loan that Funded the American Revolution. $200,000 – 300,000.Freeman’s, August 20. Rare First Edition of the Foundational Text of the Mormon Church. $100,000 – 150,000.Freeman’s, August 20. President Washington Sends the First Major Law Passed by Congress, the Tariff Act of 1789. $100,000 – 150,000.Freeman’s, August 20. A Scarce Example of Audubon's Depiction of a Brown Pelican, Plate CCLI from his Birds of America. $30,000 – 50,000.Freeman’s, August 20. The Official and First Obtainable Broadside Printing of the Lincoln's Final Emancipation Proclamation. $30,000 – 50,000. -
