Firsts 2026

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Firsts 2026

Firsts 2026

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Firsts 2026

BUDIN Le Guide des orfèvres, bijoutiers, horlogers &ca.

Carte d’or

£2,000

By BUDIN, 1822].

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SPEED, John Holy Iland; Garnsey; Farne; Iarsey

Speed’s map of the British Islands

£1,500

By SPEED, John, [1611-1623].

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SPEED, John A New And Accurat Map Of The World

The first world map in a world atlas compiled and published by an Englishman

£8,400

By SPEED, John, 1626 [but 1627-1632].

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Speed’s map of ‘Low Germanie’

Speed’s map of ‘Low Germanie’

£800

By SPEED, John, [1676].

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SPEED, John A New Description of Carolina

Speed’s Map of Carolina

£4,000

By SPEED, John, [1676].

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GREENWOOD, Jonathan The Sailing and Fighting Instructions or Signals as they are Observed in the Royal Navy of Great Britain.

The first printed English signals book

£8,000

By GREENWOOD, Jonathan, 1714-1715].

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[WILLDEY, George] [Composite atlas].

Willdey’s rare composite atlas

£75,000

By [WILLDEY, George], [c1721].

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LOGGAN, David Cantabrigia Illustrata

Scarce first edition of Loggan’s magnificent views of Cambridge

£50,000

By LOGGAN, David, [1690].

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MOXON, Joseph [Pocket Globe]

The first English Pocket Globe

£300,000

By MOXON, Joseph, [c.1680]

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NEWTON, John Newton's New & Improved Terrestrial Pocket Globe.

I can see Uranus

£12,000

By NEWTON, John, [c.1817].

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[Anonymous]. [Armillary Sphere in Case]

A geocentric armillary

£30,000

By [Anonymous]., c.1700]

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[HOMANN, Johann Baptist]. Globus terrestris juxta observationes Parisienses Regia Academiae Scientiarum constructus.

Homann’s rare nesting pocket globe and armillary

£120,000

By [HOMANN, Johann Baptist]., [c.1702-1715].

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