World and continents

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World and continents

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World and continents

DOPTER, Jules Émile Atlas.

A puzzling gift

£5,000

By DOPTER, Jules Émile, [1856]-1903.

MELA, Pomponius. Pomponij Mellæ Cosmographi Geographi

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‘If, in a new lease of life, a man seeks to attain the worm-like paths of geography, he is bound to find the flowers that belong there, for he deserves them’

£25,000

By MELA, Pomponius., 18th July, 1482.

PTOLEMAEUS, Claudius; and Martin WALDSEEMULLER Orbis Typus Universalis Iuxta Hydrographorum Traditionem.

The Admiral’s map

£80,000

By PTOLEMAEUS, Claudius; and Martin WALDSEEMULLER, 12th March, 1513.

WAGHENAER, Lucas Janszoon The Mariners Mirrour...

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The first sea pilot printed in English

£195,000

By WAGHENAER, Lucas Janszoon, 1588].

NAGAKUBO, Sekisui Chikyu Bankoku Sankai Yochi Zenzusetsu.

The first Japanese world map with latitudes and longitudes

£20,000

By NAGAKUBO, Sekisui, [c1790].

ARROWSMITH, John Map of the Countries round the North Pole

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Arrowsmith’s Polar Map

£1,000

By ARROWSMITH, John, 1859

BARENTSZ, Willem Description de la Mer Mediterranee

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“Set the standard for all future pilot guides”

£200,000

By BARENTSZ, Willem, 1609

BLACK, Adam and Charles Atlas of Australia

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The Gold Regions of Australia

£1,200

By BLACK, Adam and Charles, [c.1853].

BAUER, Carl Johann Sigmund Künstliche ERDKUGEL zur Verbreitung gemein nütziger Kentnisse über die Eintheilung u: Gestalt der Länder u: Meere unsers Wohnplatzes.

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A rare folding paper globe

£10,000

By BAUER, Carl Johann Sigmund, 1825

VANDERMAELEN, Philippe Atlas universel de geographie physique, politique, statistique et mineralogique

An eight metre globe and the first map of the world on a uniform scale…

£45,000

By VANDERMAELEN, Philippe, 1827.

BLAEU, Johannes Le Grand Atlas,

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“The greatest and finest atlas ever published”

£750,000

By BLAEU, Johannes, 1663

JAILLOT, Alexis Hubert [and] MORTIER, Pieter Le Neptune François,

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A sumptuous example of the ‘Neptune François’, in full red morocco, lavishly gilt

£450,000

By JAILLOT, Alexis Hubert [and] MORTIER, Pieter, 1693–1708.