Old World Auctions: Maps
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Maps | Total Sales (USD) | 368,598.00 |
| Auction Date | February 15, 2012 - February 15, 2012 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 403,970.00 |
| Sale Number | #139 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 506,075.00 |
| Total Lots | 806 | ||
| Sold Lots | 560 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 557,880.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 69.48% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 699,280.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 246 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 52.71% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Willem Blaeu | [Lot of 5] Nova Totius Terrarum Orbis Geographica ac Hydrographica Tabula [and] Americae Nova Tabula [and] Africae Nova Descriptio [and] Asia Noviter Delineata... [and] Europa Recens Descripta |
1630 | USD 47,000.00 - 55,000.00 | USD 39,100.00 |
| 65 | [Lot of 2 - Wilson & Sons Thirteen-Inch Terrestrial and Celestial Globes] |
1831 | USD 30,000.00 - 35,000.00 | USD 25,875.00 | |
| 411 | Map of London, from an Actual Survey Made in the Years 1824, 1825 and 1826 |
1827 | USD 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 14,950.00 | |
| 26 | Willem Blaeu | Nova Totius Terrarum Orbis Geographica ac Hydrographica Tabula |
1635 | USD 20,000.00 - 24,000.00 | USD 14,375.00 |
| 254 | Currier & Ives | The City of New York |
1870 | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 12,650.00 |
| 751 | Edward Wells | A New Sett of Maps Both of Antient and Present Geography... |
1722 | USD 8,500.00 - 10,500.00 | USD 6,900.00 |
| 750 | Peter Apia | Cosmographia [with] Charta Cosmographica, cum Ventorum Propria Natura et Operatione |
1564 | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 6,325.00 |
| 757 | John Tallis | The Illustrated Atlas, and Modern History of the World... |
1851 | USD 5,500.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 6,325.00 |
| 618 | Abraham Ortelius | Chinae, olim Sinarum Regionis, Nova Descriptio. Auctore Ludovico Georgio |
1584 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 5,175.00 |
| 76 | Abraham Ortelius | Americae sive Novi Orbis, Nova Descriptio |
1587 | USD 6,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 5,175.00 |
| 29 | Frederick de Wit | Nova Orbis Tabula, in Lucem Edita |
1670 | USD 4,750.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 4,887.50 |
| 255 | Currier & Ives | The Port of New York, Bird's Eye View from the Battery Looking South |
1872 | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 4,600.00 |
| 143 | Hessel Gerritsz & Joannes de Laet | Nova Anglia, Novum Belgium et Virginia |
1630 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 4,312.50 |
| 22 | Rumold Mercator | Orbis Terrae Compendiosa Descriptio |
1587 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 4,312.50 |
| 397 | Willem Blaeu | Europa Recens Descripta |
1649 | USD 3,750.00 - 4,500.00 | USD 3,162.50 |
| 442 | Johannes Blaeu | Amstelodami Celeberrimi Hollandiae Emporii Delineatio Nova |
1650 | USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 3,162.50 |
| 677 | Willem Blaeu | Africae Nova Descriptio |
1650 | USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 2,760.00 |
| 603 | John Speed | Asia with the Islands Adioyning Described, the Atire of the People, & Townes of Importance, All of them Newly Augmented by I.S. Ano. Dom. 1626 |
1626 | USD 3,500.00 - 4,500.00 | USD 2,415.00 |
| 762 | Joseph Hutchins Colton | Colton's General Atlas, Containing One Hundred and Eighty Steel Plate Maps and Plans, on One Hundred and Eight Imperial Folio Sheets... |
1862 | USD 2,750.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 2,415.00 |
| 152 | Jan Jansson | Nova Anglia Novum Belgium et Virginia |
1636 | USD 2,100.00 - 2,400.00 | USD 2,300.00 |
| 505 | Herman Moll | To His Most Serene and August Majesty Peter Alexovitz Absolute Lord of Russia &c. This Map of Moscovy, Poland, Little Tartary, and ye Black Sea &c. is Most Humbly Dedicated... |
1715 | USD 2,750.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 2,300.00 |
| 698 | Vicenzo Maria Coronelli | Mare del Sud, detto Altrimenti Mare Pacifico... |
1691 | USD 2,400.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,300.00 |
| 164 | Hondius/Blaeu | Nova Virginiae Tabula |
1640 | USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 2,185.00 |
| 510 | Abraham Ortelius | Russiae, Moscoviae et Tartariae Descriptio... |
1570 | USD 1,500.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 2,070.00 |
| 543 | Braun & Hogenberg | Roma |
1572 | USD 1,600.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 2,070.00 |
