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Auction 20.05.1998

Christie's, London, King Street

Date of the auction: 20.05.1998

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Lot number 1
AN ARABIC MAP OF THE WORLD. [Probably Egypt; Mamluk, c. 1400

AN ARABIC MAP OF THE WORLD. [Probably Egypt; Mamluk, c. 1400] Illuminated manuscript world map, 269...

Christie's, 20 May 1998
Estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
ca. US$16,381 - US$24,572
Price realised:
£177,500
ca. US$290,779
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Lot number 2
ITALY - manuscript map on vellum. [Ferrara, 1441-1450].

ITALY - manuscript map on vellum. [Ferrara, 1441-1450]. 748 x 1150mm approximately. 2 membranes...

Christie's, 20 May 1998
Estimate
£50,000 - £80,000
ca. US$81,909 - US$131,055
Price realised:
£56,500
ca. US$92,558
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Lot number 3
PTOLEMAEUS, Claudius. Untitled map of the World. Ulm: Leinhart Holle, 1482

PTOLEMAEUS, Claudius. Untitled map of the World. Ulm: Leinhart Holle, 1482] Hand-coloured woodcut...

Christie's, 20 May 1998
Estimate
£40,000 - £60,000
ca. US$65,527 - US$98,291
Price realised:
£45,500
ca. US$74,537
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Lot number 4
SCHEDEL, Hartmann (1440-1514). Liber chronicarum , in German: Das Buch der...

SCHEDEL, Hartmann (1440-1514). Liber chronicarum , in German: Das Buch der Croniken und Geschichten...

Christie's, 20 May 1998
Estimate
£15,000 - £20,000
ca. US$24,572 - US$32,763
Price realised:
£18,400
ca. US$30,142
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Lot number 5
CONTE FREDUCCI, [ Portolan chart of the Mediterranean ], Ancona: [n.d., but...

CONTE FREDUCCI, [ Portolan chart of the Mediterranean ], Ancona: [n.d., but c.1530.] Manuscript...

Christie's, 20 May 1998
Estimate
£20,000 - £30,000
ca. US$32,763 - US$49,145
Price realised:
£20,700
ca. US$33,910
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Lot number 7
ORTELIUS, Abraham (1527-1598). Theatrum Orbis Terrarum. Antwerp: Aegidius...

ORTELIUS, Abraham (1527-1598). Theatrum Orbis Terrarum. Antwerp: Aegidius Coppenius the Younger of...

Christie's, 20 May 1998
Estimate
£35,000 - £45,000
ca. US$57,336 - US$73,718
Price realised:
£78,500
ca. US$128,598
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Lot number 9
MERCATOR, Rumold (c. 1545-1599). Orbis Terrae Compendiosa Descriptio...

MERCATOR, Rumold (c. 1545-1599). Orbis Terrae Compendiosa Descriptio . [Duisberg:] 1587 [but 1595...

Christie's, 20 May 1998
Estimate
£3,000 - £4,000
ca. US$4,914 - US$6,552
Price realised:
£8,050
ca. US$13,187
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Lot number 10
OLIVA, Joan] (fl. 1570-1614). Portolan chart of the Mediterranean...

OLIVA, Joan] (fl. 1570-1614). Portolan chart of the Mediterranean. [Marseilles: c.1600]. Illuminated...

Christie's, 20 May 1998
Estimate
£25,000 - £35,000
ca. US$40,954 - US$57,336
Price realised:
£32,200
ca. US$52,749
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Lot number 11
OLIVA, Joan] (fl. 1570-1614), Portolan Chart of the North Atlantic, Western...

OLIVA, Joan] (fl. 1570-1614), Portolan Chart of the North Atlantic, Western Europe and North America...

Christie's, 20 May 1998
Estimate
£60,000 - £80,000
ca. US$98,291 - US$131,055
Price realised:
£67,500
ca. US$110,578
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Lot number 12
OLIVA, Joan] (fl. 1570-1614). Portolan chart of Africa and Arabia...

OLIVA, Joan] (fl. 1570-1614). Portolan chart of Africa and Arabia. [Marseille: c.1600]. Illuminated...

Christie's, 20 May 1998
Estimate
£30,000 - £50,000
ca. US$49,145 - US$81,909
Price realised:
£34,500
ca. US$56,517
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Lot number 13
OLIVA, Joan] (fl. 1570-1614), Portolan chart of the South Atlantic, Brazil...

OLIVA, Joan] (fl. 1570-1614), Portolan chart of the South Atlantic, Brazil and West Africa...

Christie's, 20 May 1998
Estimate
£30,000 - £50,000
ca. US$49,145 - US$81,909
Price realised:
£45,500
ca. US$74,537
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Lot number 14
OLIVA, Joan] (fl.1570-1614). Portolan Chart of South America, south of the...

OLIVA, Joan] (fl.1570-1614). Portolan Chart of South America, south of the Amazon. [Marseille...

Christie's, 20 May 1998
Estimate
£35,000 - £45,000
ca. US$57,336 - US$73,718
Price realised:
£43,300
ca. US$70,933
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Lot number 15
OLIVA, Joan] (fl. 1570-1614). Portolan chart of the Indian Ocean and Far...

OLIVA, Joan] (fl. 1570-1614). Portolan chart of the Indian Ocean and Far East. [Marseilles: c...

Christie's, 20 May 1998
Estimate
£50,000 - £70,000
ca. US$81,909 - US$114,673
Price realised:
£65,300
ca. US$106,974
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Lot number 16
CHAMPLAIN, Samuel de (c.1570-1635). Carte de la Nouvelle France... imprimer...

CHAMPLAIN, Samuel de (c.1570-1635). Carte de la Nouvelle France... imprimer en 1632 . Paris: 1632...

Christie's, 20 May 1998
Estimate
£20,000 - £30,000
ca. US$32,763 - US$49,145
Price realised:
£29,900
ca. US$48,982
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Lot number 17
CAMDEN, William (1551-1623). Britain, or a Chorographicall Description of...

CAMDEN, William (1551-1623). Britain, or a Chorographicall Description of the most flourishing...

Christie's, 20 May 1998
Estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
ca. US$4,914 - US$8,190
Price realised:
£6,900
ca. US$11,303
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Lot number 18
SPEED, John (1552-1629). The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine...

SPEED, John (1552-1629). The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine: presenting an exact geography...

Christie's, 20 May 1998
Estimate
£25,000 - £35,000
ca. US$40,954 - US$57,336
Price realised:
£43,300
ca. US$70,933
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Lot number 19
SPEED, John (1552-1629). The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine...

SPEED, John (1552-1629). The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine: Presenting an exact geography...

Christie's, 20 May 1998
Estimate
£12,000 - £18,000
ca. US$19,658 - US$29,487
Price realised:
£20,125
ca. US$32,968
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Lot number 20
MAGINI, Giovanni Antonio (1555-1617). Italia . Bologna: 1620.

MAGINI, Giovanni Antonio (1555-1617). Italia . Bologna: 1620. 2° (395 x 280mm). Engraved title...

Christie's, 20 May 1998
Estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
ca. US$6,552 - US$9,829
Price realised:
£9,200
ca. US$15,071
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Lot number 22
SCAICKI, Gottfried de. [ The Four Continents ]. Rome: [c. 1620-1635].

SCAICKI, Gottfried de. [ The Four Continents ]. Rome: [c. 1620-1635]. A set of four extremely rare...

Christie's, 20 May 1998
Estimate
£60,000 - £80,000
ca. US$98,291 - US$131,055
Price realised:
£62,000
ca. US$101,568
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Lot number 25
MERCATOR, Gerard (1512-1594) & Jodocus HONDIUS (1563-1611). Historia Mundi...

MERCATOR, Gerard (1512-1594) & Jodocus HONDIUS (1563-1611). Historia Mundi: or Mercator's Atlas...

Christie's, 20 May 1998
Estimate
£5,000 - £7,000
ca. US$8,190 - US$11,467
Price realised:
£5,750
ca. US$9,419
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Lot number 26
ANONYMOUS - Manuscript treatise on the practice and use of the compass rose...

ANONYMOUS - Manuscript treatise on the practice and use of the compass rose and the portolan...

Christie's, 20 May 1998
Estimate
£18,000 - £25,000
ca. US$29,487 - US$40,954
Price realised:
£38,900
ca. US$63,725
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Lot number 28
BLAEU, Willem Janszoon (1571-1638). Zeespiegel, Inhoudende Een Karte...

BLAEU, Willem Janszoon (1571-1638). Zeespiegel, Inhoudende Een Karte Onderwijsinghe in de Konst de...

Christie's, 20 May 1998
Estimate
£12,000 - £18,000
ca. US$19,658 - US$29,487
Price realised:
£21,850
ca. US$35,794
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Lot number 29
BLAEU, Johannes (1596-1673). Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, sive atlas novus...

BLAEU, Johannes (1596-1673). Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, sive atlas novus. Pars Quarta [England and...

Christie's, 20 May 1998
Estimate
£5,000 - £8,000
ca. US$8,190 - US$13,105
Price realised:
£6,900
ca. US$11,303
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Lot number 30
BLAEU, Johannes (1596-1673). Le Theatre du Monde, ou nouvel atlas...

BLAEU, Johannes (1596-1673). Le Theatre du Monde, ou nouvel atlas... Cinquieme Partie [Scotland and...

Christie's, 20 May 1998
Estimate
£5,000 - £7,000
ca. US$8,190 - US$11,467
Price realised:
£5,750
ca. US$9,419
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Lot number 33
JANSSONIUS, Johannes (1588-1664). Theatrum exhibens celebriores Galliae et...

JANSSONIUS, Johannes (1588-1664). Theatrum exhibens celebriores Galliae et Helvetiae urbes...

Christie's, 20 May 1998
Estimate
£6,000 - £8,000
ca. US$9,829 - US$13,105
Price realised:
£6,900
ca. US$11,303
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Lot number 34
JANSSONIUS, Johannes (1588-1664). Theatrum in quo visuntur illustriones...

JANSSONIUS, Johannes (1588-1664). Theatrum in quo visuntur illustriones Hispaniae Urbes aliaeque ad...

Christie's, 20 May 1998
Estimate
£6,000 - £8,000
ca. US$9,829 - US$13,105
Price realised:
£10,350
ca. US$16,955
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Lot number 37
SHIBUKAWA SHUNKAI (1639-1715).] Konten shinzu [A New map of the Heavens...

SHIBUKAWA SHUNKAI (1639-1715).] Konten shinzu [A New map of the Heavens]. [Japan: last quarter of...

Christie's, 20 May 1998
Estimate
£100,000 - £150,000
ca. US$163,819 - US$245,729
Price realised:
£139,000
ca. US$227,709
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Lot number 38
OGILBY, John (1600-1676). Britannia, Volume the First. or, an illustration...

OGILBY, John (1600-1676). Britannia, Volume the First. or, an illustration of the Kingdom of England...

Christie's, 20 May 1998
Estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
ca. US$6,552 - US$9,829
Price realised:
£8,625
ca. US$14,129
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Lot number 39
COLLINS, Captain Greenvile. Great Britain's Coasting-Pilot ... being a new...

COLLINS, Captain Greenvile. Great Britain's Coasting-Pilot ... being a new and exact survey of the...

Christie's, 20 May 1998
Estimate
£4,000 - £5,000
ca. US$6,552 - US$8,190
Price realised:
£4,600
ca. US$7,535
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Lot number 40
BODENEHR, Gabriel (1664-1758). Atlas Curieux oder Neuer und Compendieuser...

BODENEHR, Gabriel (1664-1758). Atlas Curieux oder Neuer und Compendieuser Atlas. Augsburg: Bodenehr...

Christie's, 20 May 1998
Estimate
£2,500 - £3,500
ca. US$4,095 - US$5,733
Price realised:
£2,530
ca. US$4,144
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