World and continents

WYLD, James World on Mercator's Projection, Shewing the Distribution of Gold.

Unrecorded separate issue, and a possible prototype

£2,500

By WYLD, James, [c1851].

VOROBYOV, Captain P. A map of the Earth,

Rare Russian world map

£10,000

By VOROBYOV, Captain P., 1838

CAMOENS, Luis de [Untitled World Map].

One of the earliest Spanish world maps

£10,000

By CAMOENS, Luis de, 1639.

WALDSEEMULLER, Martin; and Carlos SANZ Mapa Universal de 1507

“The fourth part of the earth, we have decided to call Amerige”

£4,000

By WALDSEEMULLER, Martin; and Carlos SANZ, 1959

HALLEY, Edmond A New and Correct Sea Chart of the Whole World shewing the Variations of the Compass

One of the most important scientific maps ever published

£30,000

By HALLEY, Edmond, [c1722]

BLAEU, Willem [Set of the maps of the four continents].

The European gaze turns beyond its borders

£400,000

By BLAEU, Willem, 1673.

SALAMANCA, Antonio [Untitled World Map].

Salamanca and Lafreri’s double-cordiform world

£70,000

By SALAMANCA, Antonio, 1564.

NICOLAI, Gulielmus [Globe Gores] Novus et integra universi orbis descriptio. Lugduni excudebat Gulielmus Nicolai Belga. Prope S. Antonium. 1603

£4,750

By NICOLAI, Gulielmus, 1603

BERRY, William A New Map of the World Projected upon the Poles of the Equator

The first polar projection world map published by an Englishman

£30,000

By BERRY, William, [c1680].

[VERBIEST, Ferdinand] K'oen -yu ts'iuen t'ou

One of the largest world maps ever printed

£35,000

By [VERBIEST, Ferdinand], 1933].