Auction: December 8, 2024

Lot #305: Hand Colored Map Assortment

(11) total items including a Gerard Mercator (Flemish, 1512-1594) and Jodocus Hondius (Dutch, 1563-1612), "Livonia" map of Lithuania, early 17th century, Latin text to the verso, a Nicolas Sanson (French, 1600-1667), "Etats de la Couronne de Pologne" c.1660, a Marco Iordano Holsato (16th century), "Rugiae, Usedomiae, et Iulinae, Wandalicarum Insularum Vera descriptio" c.1584 hinged to backing within hinged mat, a Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d Anville (French, 1697-1782), "Troisieme Partie de la Carte d Europe" c.1760, a Guillaume Delisle (French, 1675-1726) "La Pologne Dresee ..." c.1796, a Louis Brion de la Tour (French, c.1732-1803), "Etats de Pologne et de Lithuanie" c.1766, a Thomas Jefferys (English, 1719-1771), "North America" c.1750 in a shrink wrapped mat, an Emanuel Bowen (English, c.1694-1767), "A New and Accurate Map of Paraguay, Rio de la Plata, Tucumania Guaria Etc." c.1747, behind acrylic sheet in a hinged mat and plastic sleeve; together with (3) uncolored items including a "La Polonia", copper engraving map, c.1752, unknown artist, printed signature "Castells" lower right, pulled from the Delisle atas "Atlante Novissimo", a Thomas Jefferys (English, 1719-1771) "Poland, Lithuania, and Prussia" c.1750 and a Henri Abraham Chatelain (Dutch, 1648-1743), "Carte Genealogique de Pologne et les Principalles Branches ses Rois", early 18th century within a shrink wrapped mat, all unframed