Rare Atlases

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Rare Atlases

SAXTON, Christopher The Shires of England and Wales Described by Christopher Saxton

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One of only six known examples of the Saxton/Willdey atlas, here extra-illustrated with Willdey’s map of the “Roads of England”, and a previously unrecorded edition of William Petty’s maps of the Irish Provinces

£36,000

By SAXTON, Christopher, [c1732].

MÜNSTER, Sebastian Cosmographey, oder beschreibung aller lander,

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The Book that “sealed the fate of ‘America’ as the name of the New World”

£300,000

By MÜNSTER, Sebastian, 1564.

ROUX, Joseph Recueil [sic.] des principaux plans des ports et rades de la mer Mediterranée.

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Roux’s rare chart book of the Mediterranean

£6,000

By ROUX, Joseph, 1764

JANSSONIUS, Johannes Novus Atlas, Sive Theatrum Orbis Terrarum: In quo Magna Britannia

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Superb extra illustrated example of Janssonius’ Atlas of the British Isles

£8,000

By JANSSONIUS, Johannes, 1647 [but c.1660].

ROUX, Joseph [Mediterranean chart on twelve sheets].

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Roux’s large and detailed chart of the Mediterranean on twelve sheets

£4,512

By ROUX, Joseph, 1772].

SPEED, John The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine.

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The first English world atlas – a spectacular example: red-ruled and with fine period colour.

£110,000

By SPEED, John, 1676.

JODE, Gerard de Speculum orbis terrarum.

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De Jode’s ‘Speculum’ in contemporary hand-colour

£220,000

By JODE, Gerard de, 1578.

PTOLEMAEUS, Claudius. Edited by Sebastian Munster Geographia universalis, vetus et nova complectens... Succedunt tabulae Ptolemaicae, opera Sebastiani Munsteri novo paratae modo.

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Magnificent example of Munster’s Ptolemy – the first set of maps of the four continents

£75,000

By PTOLEMAEUS, Claudius. Edited by Sebastian Munster, 1540

BLAEU, Willem and Joan Novum ac magnum theatrum urbium Belgicae.

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The Low Countries divided

£100,000

By BLAEU, Willem and Joan, 1649

[VALEGIO, Francesco] [Teatro delle più illustri et famose Città del Mondo,

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Valegio’s rare town book

£40,000

By [VALEGIO, Francesco], 1580-1590].

AA, Pieter van der La Galérie agréable du Monde... le Tome Premier de Chine & Grande Tartarie...

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The China volumes from Van der Aa’s monumental Galérie Agréable

£28,000

By AA, Pieter van der, [1728].

CELLARIUS, Andreas. Harmonia Macrocosmica

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The only celestial atlas published during the Golden Age of Dutch cartography

£350,000

By CELLARIUS, Andreas., 1661