World and continents

PTOLEMAEUS, Claudius. Cosmographia.

Ptolemy’s first projection, with the “finest Ptolemaic plates produced until Gerard Mercator”

£300,000

By PTOLEMAEUS, Claudius., 1490.

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DONCKER, Hendrik De Zee-Atlas of Water-Waerelt,

The most up-to-date sea atlas of the second half of the seventeenth century

£80,000

By DONCKER, Hendrik, 1666.

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LEVANTO, Francesco Maria Prima Parte dello Specchio del Mare, nel quale si Descrivono tutti li Porti, Spaggie, Baye, Isole, Scogli, e Seccagni del Mediterraneo…

Levanto’s rare pilot of the Mediterranean

£22,000

By LEVANTO, Francesco Maria, 1664

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PTOLEMAEUS, Claudius; Bernardus SYLVANUS Liber geographiae

The first atlas printed in Venice, the first wholly printed in colours, incorporating the first map to indicate Japan, the second map in a Ptolemaic atlas to show America.

£150,000

By PTOLEMAEUS, Claudius; Bernardus SYLVANUS, 1511.

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FADEN, William; WHITTLE, James and LAURIE, Robert; BOWLES, Henry Carington and CARVER, Samuel [Composite atlas].

The best British mapmakers of the late eighteenth century

£20,000

By FADEN, William; WHITTLE, James and LAURIE, Robert; BOWLES, Henry Carington and CARVER, Samuel, 1783-1797.

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GOOS, Pieter Lighting Colom of the Midland Sea…

A rare Mediterranean ‘Straights Book’

£33,000

By GOOS, Pieter, 1669

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HOOGHE, Romeyn de; Jan & Caspar LUYKEN; Heyman van DIJCK Voorne caart-boeck van alle de dorpen,

Fine atlas of Southern Holland in full original colour

£18,000

By HOOGHE, Romeyn de; Jan & Caspar LUYKEN; Heyman van DIJCK, 1701.

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PTOLEMAEUS, Claudius; translated by ANGELUS, Jacobus, and edited by Nicolaus GERMANUS Cosmographia.

The world Columbus knew – Ptolemy’s Second Projection, and the first map signed by its author

£1,200,000

By PTOLEMAEUS, Claudius; translated by ANGELUS, Jacobus, and edited by Nicolaus GERMANUS, 16 July 1482.

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DUDLEY, Robert Dell'arcano del Mare di D. Ruberto Dudleo Duca di Northumbria, e Conte di Warwich…

The first atlas on Mercator’s Projection

£900,000

By DUDLEY, Robert, 1661.

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BORDONE, Benedetto di Isolario di Benedetto Bordone

Bordone’s Isolario in contemporary binding

£40,000

By BORDONE, Benedetto di, [c1565].

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[CHURCH MISSIONARY SOCIETY] Atlas, ay majmu' kharitat rasm al-ard...

The earliest obtainable atlas printed in Arabic

£60,000

By [CHURCH MISSIONARY SOCIETY], 1835].

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PTOLEMAEUS, Claudius; and Michael VILLANOVANUS, known as 'SERVETUS' Geographicae Enarrationis, Libri Octo.

The first map in an atlas to name America, and Ptolemy’s third projection

£200,000

By PTOLEMAEUS, Claudius; and Michael VILLANOVANUS, known as 'SERVETUS', 1541.

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