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Upper East Side rare book dealer Daniel Crouch is preparing to auction the most expensive map ever to hit the market. And it’s a pretty incredible piece of NYC history.

On a Tuesday in mid-October, the most expensive map ever to hit the market was sitting on the floor of an empty office on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Daniel Crouch, the rare book and map dealer to whom it had been consigned, stood over it, beaming.

NEW YORK, NY.- Daniel Crouch Rare Books will exhibit the most expensive map ever offered on the open market at TEFAF New York (21-26 October 2016).

The almost 500-year-old wonder goes for sale at TEFAF later this month.

As the inaugural TEFAF New York this autumn brings an art world establishment to America for the first time, Daniel Crouch Rare Books will bring items relating to the discovery of America and the New World.

BADA members and world renowned specialists in maps, atlases and rare books, Daniel Crouch Rare Books are expanding their operations to the United States with the opening of a new gallery in New York.

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There has been much tension in the air regarding the current political climate in England in the lead up to Frieze. When set against the backdrop of some of the most tumultuous times in recent years, the question was whether or not, and how, would current affairs affect sales. In the case of Frieze 2016 and the complementing auctions here in London, this has manifested in measured—but strong—sales, with works changing hands within minutes of Frieze Masters opening its doors on preview day.

Frieze London and Frieze Masters have both reported strong sales during the invitation-only preview on Wednesday, October 5, registering many significant sales across both fairs, including the sale of a number of works for over $1 million.

There’s a rare chance to see drawings of London dating back 600 years this week, as 200 images of London past go on display.

Daniel Crouch Rare Books (London) focus on the history of the capital with their prints exhibition Eternal but ever changing: 200 images of London charting 600 years of the City.

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It’s hard not to be overwhelmed by the sheer quantity of art being displayed, sold, and discussed at Frieze Week; an event that features more than 160 of the world’s leading galleries, and over 1000 of today’s most exciting artists, from the emerging to the iconic.