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| Auction Name | Maps - Natural History - Prints and Books Auction | Total Sales (USD) | 74,879.20 |
| Auction Date | December 12, 2024 - December 12, 2024 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 66,360.00 |
| Sale Number | #121224 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 100,820.00 |
| Total Lots | 172 | ||
| Sold Lots | 135 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 79,560.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 78.49% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 120,625.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 37 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 62.08% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Coronelli, Vincenzo Maria (1650-1718). | 1690 Coronelli America Settenriola Colle Nuove... |
c.1690 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 8,890.00 |
| 59 | Curtis, William (English, 1746-1799). | 18th C. Curtis. The Botanical Magazine. 10 vols. |
1793-1804 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 4,445.00 |
| 61 | Plenck, Joseph Jakob. | Icones plantarum medicinalium |
1788 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 3,556.00 |
| 31 | Audubon, John. (American, 1785-1851). | Audubon. American Crow, 156. |
1833 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 3,175.00 |
| 4 | Coronelli, Vincenzo Maria. (Italy. 1650-1718). | Route maritime de Brest a Siam; et de Siam a Brest |
1687 | USD 1,200.00 - 1,600.00 | USD 2,540.00 |
| 11 | de Hennepin, Louis de | A Map of a New World between New-Mexico... |
1698 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,540.00 |
| 10 | Arrowsmith, Aaron (English, 1750--1823). | 1804 Arrowsmith Map of America. |
1804 | USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 2,159.00 |
| 12 | Ramusio, Giovanni Battista | Universale Della Parte del Mondo Nuovamente... |
1565 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,032.00 |
| 25 | Ramusio, Giovanni. | 1565 Ramusio La Nouva Francia. |
1565 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,032.00 |
| 60 | Michaux, Francois Andrew; and Thomas Nuttall. | The North American Sylva |
1857-9 | USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 2,032.00 |
| 66 | Topsell, Edward . | 1658 The History of Serpents & Theater of Insects. |
1658 | USD 500.00 - 800.00 | USD 1,778.00 |
| 83 | de Bry, Theodor. (Belgium. 1528-1598.) | 5 Hand Colored De Bry Engravings. |
USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 1,651.00 | |
| 65 | Munster, Sebastian. (German 1488-1552.) | Meerwunder und Seltzame Thier wie die... |
c.1550 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,524.00 |
| 14 | Vincenzo Maria Coronelli | Globe gore, from Corso Geografico Universale. |
ca 1696-1697 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,397.00 |
| 31A | Audubon, John. (French/American, 1785-1851). | Audubon. Salt Water Marsh Hen, 204. |
1834 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 1,397.00 |
| 30 | Audubon, John (American, 1785-1851). | Audubon. Polar Hare, 34. Imperial Folio. |
1844 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 1,270.00 |
| 13 | Hondius, Jodocus | Virginiae Item et Floridae Americae |
1634 circa | USD 1,200.00 - 1,600.00 | USD 1,079.50 |
| 15 | De L'Isle, Guillaume. (French 1675-1726.) | Carte De La Louisiane Cours Du Mississippi... |
Circa 1730 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,079.50 |
| 62 | Brown, Captain Thomas. | Illustrations of the Conchology |
1827 | USD 1,200.00 - 1,600.00 | USD 1,016.00 |
| 74 | Shaw George; Nodder, Frederick. | 2 vols. The Naturalists Miscellany. Insects. |
1789-1800 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 952.50 |
| 88 | de Bry, Theodor. (Belgium. 1528-1598.) | Virginiensium saltandi ratio solennibus sestis. |
c.1590 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 952.50 |
| 43A | Audubon, John (French/American, 1785 - 1851). | 19th C. Audubon Havell Black and White Creeper. |
1827-1838 | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 825.50 |
| 22 | Bernard, J.F. | Carte De La Nouvelle-Zelande |
1774 | USD 1,200.00 - 1,600.00 | USD 762.00 |
| 32 | Audubon, John (1785-1851). | Audubon. Caribou or American Rein-deer, 126 |
1844 | USD 1,200.00 - 1,600.00 | USD 762.00 |
| 64 | Willughby, Francis; Ray, John. | Ornithologiae libri tres |
1676 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 762.00 |
