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PTOLEMAEUS, Claudius Cosmographia.

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The first atlas printed in Germany, the first atlas made from woodcut blocks, the first to contain hand-coloured maps and the first mapping of the world by a named cartographer

£750,000

By PTOLEMAEUS, Claudius, 1482

ORTELIUS, Abraham Theatrum Orbis Terrarum.

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“the first true atlas” in a contemporary Plantijn binding

£120,000

By ORTELIUS, Abraham, 1603

ARKELL, George E. Jewish East London.

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Jewish East London

£7,500

By ARKELL, George E., 1899

REISCH, Gregor Marguarita philosophica.

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“… the first hint of Columbus’s discoveries on a printed world map.”

£50,000

By REISCH, Gregor, 1504

D'ANVILLE, Jean Baptiste Bourguignon Nouvel Atlas de la Chine, de la Tartarie Chinoise, et du Thibet

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“the principal cartographic authority on China during the eighteenth century”

£13,700

By D'ANVILLE, Jean Baptiste Bourguignon, 1737

MERCATOR, Gerard; Jodocus HONDIUS Atlas.

The first ‘atlas’

By MERCATOR, Gerard; Jodocus HONDIUS, 1613.

BASSANTIN, Jacques Astronomique discourse

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An unique magnificent coloured astronomical work from the library of Mary, Queen of Scots

£600,000

By BASSANTIN, Jacques, 1557.

ARKELL, George E. Jewish East London.

Jewish East London

By ARKELL, George E., 1899.

DRAYTON, Michael Poly-olbion

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The Poly-olbion

£12,500

By DRAYTON, Michael, 1622

PICQUET, Charles and CHATEÂUNEUF, Louis-François Benoiston de Rapport sur la marche et les effets du choléra-morbus

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The first epidemiological maps

£2,000

By PICQUET, Charles and CHATEÂUNEUF, Louis-François Benoiston de, 1834

ARKELL, George E. Jewish East London.

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Jewish East London

£6,500

By ARKELL, George E., 1899

ORTELIUS, Abraham<br /><br /> Theatrum Orbis Terrarum.

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“the first true atlas” in a contemporary red morocco binding

£325,000

By ORTELIUS, Abraham

, 1603