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ACOSTA, Jose de; [translated by Edward GRIMESTONE] The Naturall and Morall Historie of the East and West Indies.

From the library of George Sandys: “one of the most important men in the history of colonial Jamestown” (Grizzard)

£50,000

By ACOSTA, Jose de; [translated by Edward GRIMESTONE], 1604.

ORTELIUS, Abraham Abrege du Theatre d'Ortelius,

The world in your pocket

£7,500

By ORTELIUS, Abraham, 1602.

MARTYR d'ANGHIERA, Peter; Richard EDEN; and Michael LOK De Novo Orbe, or the Historie of the west Indies,

“Whoso committe themselves unto the huge, and mayne Ocean, in a small vessell, may sooner expect to be swallowed in that vastity of waters, through the rage and furie of the Sea, then [sic] hope to gaine the desired, and intended haven” (Lok)

£40,000

By MARTYR d'ANGHIERA, Peter; Richard EDEN; and Michael LOK, 1612.

VERICCI, Marco "Inmaginationi Millitari." [Manuscript fictional islands]

Imaginary Cities

£150,000

By VERICCI, Marco, c1580]

ANONYMOUS [German Atlas of the World].

‘The XIII United States of America’

£20,000

By ANONYMOUS, 1783-1789].

徐朝俊 XU Chaojun 《黄道中西合图》Chinese-Western maps of the stars relative to the ecliptic.

The first Chinese star charts using Arabic numerals

£30,000

By 徐朝俊 XU Chaojun, 1807.

First edition of John Ainslie’s Landmark Map of Scotland

First edition of John Ainslie’s Landmark Map of Scotland

£4,000

By AINSLIE, John, Jan 1st 1789.