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Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 567. One of the Earliest & Most Desirable Printed Maps of Arabia - by Holle/Germanus (1482) Est. $55,000 - $65,000Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 681. Zatta's Complete Atlas with 218 Maps in Full Contemporary Color (1779) Est. $27,500 - $35,000Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 347. MacDonald Gill's Landmark "Wonderground Map" of London (1914) Est. $1,800 - $2,100Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 1. Fries' "Modern" World Map with Portraits of Five Kings (1525) Est. $4,000 - $4,750Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 539. Ortelius' Superb, Decorative Map of Cyprus in Full Contemporary Color (1573) Est. $1,100 - $1,400Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 51. Mercator's Foundation Map for the Americas in Full Contemporary Color (1630) Est. $3,250 - $4,000Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 667. Manuscript Bible Leaf with Image of Mary and Baby Jesus (1450) Est. $1,900 - $2,200Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 226. "A Powerful Example of Color Used to Make a Point" (1895) Est. $400 - $600Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 290. One of the Most Decorative Early Maps of South America - from Linschoten's "Itinerario" (1596) Est. $7,000 - $8,500Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 62. Coronelli's Influential Map of North America with the Island of California (1688) Est. $10,000 - $12,000Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 589. The First European-Printed Map of China - by Ortelius (1584) Est. $4,000 - $5,000
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Forum Auctions
A Sixth Selection of 16th and 17th Century English Books from the Fox Pointe Manor Library
19th June 2025Forum, June 19: Euclid. The Elements of Geometrie, first edition in English of the first complete translation, [1570]. £20,000 to £30,000.Forum, June 19: Nicolay (Nicolas de). The Navigations, peregrinations and voyages, made into Turkie, first edition in English, 1585. £10,000 to £15,000.Forum, June 19: Shakespeare source book.- Montemayor (Jorge de). Diana of George of Montemayor, first edition in English, 1598. £6,000 to £8,000.Forum, June 19: Livius (Titus). The Romane Historie, first edition in English, translated by Philemon Holland, Adam Islip, 1600. £6,000 to £8,000.Forum Auctions
A Sixth Selection of 16th and 17th Century English Books from the Fox Pointe Manor Library
19th June 2025Forum, June 19: Robert Molesworth's copy.- Montaigne (Michel de). The Essayes Or Morall, Politike and Millitarie Discourses, first edition in English, 1603. £10,000 to £15,000.Forum, June 19: Shakespeare (William). The Tempest [&] The Two Gentlemen of Verona, from the Second Folio, [Printed by Thomas Cotes], 1632. £4,000 to £6,000.Forum, June 19: Boyle (Robert). Medicina Hydrostatica: or, Hydrostaticks Applyed to the Materia Medica, first edition, for Samuel Smith, 1690. £2,500 to £3,500.Forum, June 19: Locke (John). An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding in Four Books, first edition, second issue, 1690. £8,00 to £12,000. -
ALDE, June 18: CHAPPE D'AUTEROCHE (JEAN). Voyage en Sibérie fait par ordre du Roi en 1761 contenant les mœurs…, Paris, 1768. €4,000 to €5,000.ALDE, June 18: HENNEPIN (LOUIS). Description de la Louisiane nouvellement découverte au Sud-Ouest de la Nouvelle France…, Paris, 1688. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, June 18: LA BOULLAYE-LE GOUZ (FRANÇOIS DE). Les Voyages et Observations, Paris, 1653. €1,500 to €2,000.ALDE, June 18: LE BRUN (CORNELIS DE BRUYN DIT CORNEILLE). Voyage au Levant, c'est à dire dans les principaux endroits de l'Asie mineure..., Delft, 1700. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, June 18: SAINT-NON (J.-CL. RICHARD, ABBÉ DE). Voyage pittoresque ou description du royaume de Naples et de Sicile, Paris, 1781-1786. €3,500 to €5,000.ALDE, June 18: (CALVIN JEAN). SÉNÈQUE. Annei Senecae..., Paris, 1532. €2,000 to €3,000.ALDE, June 18: ADRIEN LE CHARTREUX. De remediis utriusque fortunæ, [Cologne, vers 1470]. €5,000 to €6,000.ALDE, June 18: GAZA (THÉODORE). [...] Introductivæ grammatices libri quatuor. Ejusdem de mensibus opusculum sanequampulchrum, Venise, 1495. €8,000 to €10,000.ALDE, June 18: LACTANCE. De divinis institutionibus. De ira Dei. De opificio Dei. De phoenice carmen, Rome, 1468. €30,000 to €40,000.ALDE, June 18: LUTHER (MARTIN). Der Erste [– Achte und letze] Teil aller Bücher und Schrifften des thewren, seligen Mans Doct. Mart. Lutheri, Iéna, 1555-1568. €5,000 to €6,000.ALDE, June 18: POLITIEN (ANGE). Omnia opera, et alia quædam lectu Digna, Venise, 1498. €8,000 to €10,000.ALDE, June 18: SIDOINE APOLLINAIRE. Poema aureum ejusdemque Epistole, Milan, 1498. €3,000 to €4,000.
![Forum, June 19: Euclid. The Elements of Geometrie, first edition in English of the first complete translation, [1570]. £20,000 to £30,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/dbc5286a-4210-44e3-bbf0-6031c1c49801.png "<b>Forum, June 19:</b> Euclid. <i>The Elements of Geometrie,</i> first edition in English of the first complete translation, [1570]. £20,000 to £30,000.")
![Forum, June 19: Shakespeare (William). The Tempest [&] The Two Gentlemen of Verona, from the Second Folio, [Printed by Thomas Cotes], 1632. £4,000 to £6,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/655b361c-71c7-48ba-9455-09c14e8c7494.png "<b>Forum, June 19:</b> Shakespeare (William). <i>The Tempest</i> [&] <i>The Two Gentlemen of Verona,</i> from the <i>Second Folio,</i> [Printed by Thomas Cotes], 1632. £4,000 to £6,000.")
![ALDE, June 18: ADRIEN LE CHARTREUX. De remediis utriusque fortunæ, [Cologne, vers 1470]. €5,000 to €6,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/16cfdea8-0749-44a9-b801-b991dc2eaa21.jpg "<b>ALDE, June 18:</b> ADRIEN LE CHARTREUX. <i>De remediis utriusque fortunæ,</i> [Cologne, vers 1470]. €5,000 to €6,000.")
![ALDE, June 18: GAZA (THÉODORE). [...] Introductivæ grammatices libri quatuor. Ejusdem de mensibus opusculum sanequampulchrum, Venise, 1495. €8,000 to €10,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/46e14fa0-19d2-42b7-9994-312d5ae3df4d.jpg "<b>ALDE, June 18:</b> GAZA (THÉODORE). <i>[...] Introductivæ grammatices libri quatuor. Ejusdem de mensibus opusculum sanequampulchrum,</i> Venise, 1495. €8,000 to €10,000.")
![ALDE, June 18: LUTHER (MARTIN). Der Erste [– Achte und letze] Teil aller Bücher und Schrifften des thewren, seligen Mans Doct. Mart. Lutheri, Iéna, 1555-1568. €5,000 to €6,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/13d0418d-fffb-4841-9721-851464785bd9.jpg "<b>ALDE, June 18:</b> LUTHER (MARTIN). <i>Der Erste [– Achte und letze] Teil aller Bücher und Schrifften des thewren, seligen Mans Doct. Mart. Lutheri,</i> Iéna, 1555-1568. €5,000 to €6,000.")
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Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books: Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper | Total Sales (USD) | 63,616.85 |
| Auction Date | March 29, 2025 - March 29, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 138,650.00 |
| Sale Number | #32925 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 257,500.00 |
| Total Lots | 151 | ||
| Sold Lots | 143 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 155,400.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 94.70% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 284,600.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 8 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 22.35% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80431 | Louis de Freycinet | Freycinet's Voyage.. Terres Australes - Atlas Volume with 14 Maps |
1811 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 6,901.50 |
| 80457 | Andreas Cellarius | Cellarius - Celestial Chart of the Constellations of the Northern Hemisphere [Haemisphaerium Stellatum Boreale Antiquum] |
1708 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 3,584.50 |
| 80433 | Johannes de Laet | Laet's Historie ofte Iaerlijck Verhael... - Volume with 13 Engraved Maps and Views detailing Dutch West India Company |
1644 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 3,263.50 |
| 80477 | George Catlin | Catlin, On Card - The War Dance |
circa 1875 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 3,210.00 |
| 80476 | Edward Curtis | Edward Curtis, Folio - The Three Chiefs - Piegan |
1911 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 2,354.00 |
| 80475 | Edward Curtis | Edward Curtis, Folio - Arikara Chief |
1909 | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 1,605.00 |
| 80471 | Thomas L. McKenney & James Hall | McKenney & Hall, Folio - Tah-Col-O-Quoit |
1842-1844. | USD 800.00 - 1,600.00 | USD 1,444.50 |
| 80407 | Abraham Ortelius | Ortelius - Lot of 31 Engravings (30 Maps & Portrait of Ortelius) |
1579 [1584]. | USD 6,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 1,070.00 |
| 80447 | Henri Abraham Chatelain | Chatelain - Map of the Great Lakes and Fur Trading Regions of French Canada |
1718-1720. | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,070.00 |
| 80452 | David Roberts | David Roberts - Doorway of Baalbec |
USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,070.00 | |
| 80474 | Karl Bodmer | Karl Bodmer - Dacota Woman and Assinboi Girl. 9 |
1839-1842. | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 1,016.50 |
| 80472 | Thomas L. McKenney & James Hall | McKenney & Hall, Folio - Encampment of Piekann Indians, near Fort McKenzi on the Muscleshell River |
1842-1844. | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 963.00 |
| 80480 | Leonard Tsuguharu Foujita | Foujita, Rare: Domestic Cat Illustration: Erigone |
in 1930. | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 963.00 |
| 80421 | John Hunter | Hunter - Australia [New Holland]: Chart Shewing the Track of the Waaksamhey'd Transport from Port Jackson in New South Wales, to Batavia, in 1792 |
1793 | USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 856.00 |
| 80454 | William Hamilton | Hamilton & Fabris - View of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, Monday morning, August the 9th 1779 |
1776 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 856.00 |
| 80473 | Karl Bodmer | Karl Bodmer - Pachtuwa-Chta, An Arrikkara Warrior. 27 |
1839-1842. | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 802.50 |
| 80551 | John Gould | Gould - Slaty-headed Parrakeet |
1850-1883. | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 802.50 |
| 80441 | Pierre Mortier | Mortier - Map of Switzerland |
circa 1700. | USD 600.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 749.00 |
| 80415 | Georg Braun & Frans Hogenberg | Braun & Hogenberg, pub. 1575 - View of Vienna, Austria |
1575 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 722.25 |
| 80448 | David Roberts | David Roberts - 13 Lithographs of Egypt & Holy Land |
USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 722.25 | |
| 80484 | Maitres Affiches - 15 Poster Lithographs |
1896-1900. | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 722.25 | |
| 80501 | Original Watercolor of Oranges on Branch |
USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 722.25 | ||
| 80550 | John Gould | Gould - Philippine Racket-tailed Parrot |
1850-1883. | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 722.25 |
| 80469 | Thomas L. McKenney & James Hall | McKenney & Hall, Folio - Tshi-Zun-Hau-Kau, A Winebago |
1842-1844. | USD 800.00 - 1,600.00 | USD 695.50 |
| 80417 | John Hunter | Hunter - Australia [New Holland]: View of the Settlement on Sydney Cove, Port Jackson, 20th August 1788 |
1793 | USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 615.25 |
![Finarte, June 24-25: ALIGHIERI, DANTE. La Commedia [Commento di Christophorus Landinus]. Aggiunta: Marsilius Ficinus, Ad Dantem gratulatio [in latino e Italiano], 1487. €40,000 to €60,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/4ee20109-25f3-42e8-93ab-bd4c8e17093a.png "<b>Finarte, June 24-25:</b> ALIGHIERI, DANTE. <i>La Commedia [Commento di Christophorus Landinus]. Aggiunta: Marsilius Ficinus, Ad Dantem gratulatio [in latino e Italiano],</i> 1487. €40,000 to €60,000.")
![Finarte, June 24-25: BANDELLO, MATTEO. La prima [-quarta] parte de le nouelle del Bandello, 1554. €7,000 to €9,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/5adfdf34-8a9a-47e5-9288-5e65dac5ce79.png "<b>Finarte, June 24-25:</b> BANDELLO, MATTEO. <i>La prima [-quarta] parte de le nouelle del Bandello,</i> 1554. €7,000 to €9,000.")
![Finarte, June 24-25: FESTE - COPPOLA, GIOVANNI CARLO. Le nozze degli Dei, favola [...] rappresentata in musica in Firenze…, 1637. €6,000 to €8,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/9a1b8605-a566-4fb7-8a4c-5fb72ac539bc.png "<b>Finarte, June 24-25:</b> FESTE - COPPOLA, GIOVANNI CARLO. <i>Le nozze degli Dei, favola [...] rappresentata in musica in Firenze…,</i> 1637. €6,000 to €8,000.")
