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Date of the auction: 27.04.2021 - 13.05.2021

Image
Lot number 1
Jean-Baptiste Audebert | Original drawing of flying lemur, late 18th century
Estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
ca. US$4,165 - US$6,943
Price realised:
n. a.
Image
Lot number 2
Jean-Baptiste Audebert | Original drawing of flying lemur, late 18th century
Estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
ca. US$4,165 - US$6,943
Price realised:
n. a.
Image
Lot number 3
James Bateman | A Monograph of the Odontoglossum, London, [1867]-1874
Estimate
£7,000 - £10,000
ca. US$9,720 - US$13,886
Price realised:
n. a.
Image
Lot number 4
Thomas Bewick | History of British Birds, 1797–1804–1821, 2 volumes
Estimate
£800 - £1,200
ca. US$1,110 - US$1,666
Price realised:
£882
ca. US$1,224
Image
Lot number 5
Peter Brown | New Illustrations of Zoology, 1776, finely-bound copy
Estimate
£3,500 - £4,000
ca. US$4,860 - US$5,554
Price realised:
£4,788
ca. US$6,648
Image
Lot number 6
William Curtis | Flora londinensis, 1777–1798, 2 volumes bound in 4
Estimate
£6,000 - £8,000
ca. US$8,331 - US$11,108
Price realised:
£9,450
ca. US$13,122
Image
Lot number 7
Anselme-Gaëtan Desmarest | Histoire naturelle des tangaras, des manakins et...
Estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
ca. US$2,777 - US$4,165
Price realised:
£5,292
ca. US$7,348
Image
Lot number 8
Rembert Dodoens | A niewe herball, London, 1578, calf over wooden boards
Estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
ca. US$1,388 - US$2,082
Price realised:
£4,788
ca. US$6,648
Image
Lot number 9
Daniel Giraud Elliot | Monograph of the Phasianidae, or Family of the...
Estimate
£40,000 - £60,000
ca. US$55,544 - US$83,316
Price realised:
£81,900
ca. US$113,727
Image
Lot number 10
William Cornwallis Harris | Portraits of the game and wild animals of...
Estimate
£6,000 - £8,000
ca. US$8,331 - US$11,108
Price realised:
£6,930
ca. US$9,623
Image
Lot number 11
James Edmund Harting | The ornithology of Shakespeare, 1871, the author's...
Estimate
£500 - £700
ca. US$694 - US$972
Price realised:
£1,134
ca. US$1,574
Image
Lot number 12
James Edmund Harting | A handbook of British birds, 2 editions and notes
Estimate
£1,500 - £2,000
ca. US$2,082 - US$2,777
Price realised:
£2,142
ca. US$2,974
Image
Lot number 13
Francis Salvin and William Henry Broderick | Falconry in the British Isles...
Estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
ca. US$1,388 - US$2,082
Price realised:
£6,930
ca. US$9,623
Image
Lot number 14
Edward Rodd and James Edmund Harting |The Birds of Cornwall, 1880...
Estimate
£500 - £700
ca. US$694 - US$972
Price realised:
£1,386
ca. US$1,924
Image
Lot number 15
James Edmund Harting | Essays on Sport, 1883, the author's copy
Estimate
£500 - £700
ca. US$694 - US$972
Price realised:
£1,071
ca. US$1,487
Image
Lot number 16
James Edmund Harting | Manuscript copy of Perfect booke for kepinge of...
Estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
ca. US$1,388 - US$2,082
Price realised:
£11,340
ca. US$15,746
Image
Lot number 17
James Edmund Harting | Bibliotheca accipitraria, 1891, the author's...
Estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
ca. US$2,777 - US$4,165
Price realised:
£9,450
ca. US$13,122
Image
Lot number 18
James Edmund Harting | Hints on the Management of Hawks, 1898, annotated
Estimate
£500 - £700
ca. US$694 - US$972
Price realised:
£3,024
ca. US$4,199
Image
Lot number 19
James Edmund Harting | "British Mammals", a volume so titled containing...
Estimate
£500 - £700
ca. US$694 - US$972
Price realised:
£630
ca. US$874
Image
Lot number 20
James Edmund Harting | Recreations of a Naturalist, 1906, the author's...
Estimate
£200 - £300
ca. US$277 - US$416
Price realised:
£819
ca. US$1,137
Image
Lot number 21
James Edmund Harting | A collection of books by him or from his library
Estimate
£3,000 - £4,000
ca. US$4,165 - US$5,554
Price realised:
n. a.
Image
Lot number 22
James Edmund Harting | Archive of ornithological papers, correspondence...
Estimate
£12,000 - £18,000
ca. US$16,663 - US$24,994
Price realised:
n. a.
Image
Lot number 23
John Hill | The British Herbal, 1756
Estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
ca. US$4,165 - US$6,943
Price realised:
£4,032
ca. US$5,598
Image
Lot number 24
Pauline Knip | Les Pigeons, 1808–1811, the Marcel Jeanson copy
Estimate
£12,000 - £18,000
ca. US$16,663 - US$24,994
Price realised:
n. a.
Image
Lot number 25
René Lesson | Histoire naturelle des oiseaux-mouches. Paris, [1829–1830...
Estimate
£6,000 - £8,000
ca. US$8,331 - US$11,108
Price realised:
£7,560
ca. US$10,497
Image
Lot number 26
David Low | The breeds of domestic animals of the British Islands, 1842...
Estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
ca. US$4,165 - US$6,943
Price realised:
£4,788
ca. US$6,648
Image
Lot number 27
Albert Millican | Autograph manuscript of 'Travels and Adventures of an...
Estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
ca. US$5,554 - US$8,331
Price realised:
£10,080
ca. US$13,997
Image
Lot number 28
Jean Baptiste Monnoyer | Album of 17 engraved plates from Livre de toutes...
Estimate
£15,000 - £20,000
ca. US$20,829 - US$27,772
Price realised:
n. a.
Image
Lot number 29
Lionel Rothschild and John Keulemans | Album of drawings of cassowaries...
Estimate
£15,000 - £20,000
ca. US$20,829 - US$27,772
Price realised:
n. a.
Image
Lot number 30
William Scrope | Deer Stalking and Salmon Fishing, 1838–1843, 2 volumes...
Estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
ca. US$1,388 - US$2,082
Price realised:
£1,008
ca. US$1,399
Image
Lot number 31
Henry Seebohm | A monograph of the turdidae. Or family of thrushes...
Estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
ca. US$4,165 - US$6,943
Price realised:
£8,190
ca. US$11,372
Image
Lot number 32
George Ernest Shelley | A monograph of the nectariniidae, 1876-1880, fine...
Estimate
£5,000 - £7,000
ca. US$6,943 - US$9,720
Price realised:
£20,160
ca. US$27,994
Image
Lot number 33
Archibald Thorburn | An album containing eight original drawings of birds...
Estimate
£12,000 - £15,000
ca. US$16,663 - US$20,829
Price realised:
£44,100
ca. US$61,237
Image
Lot number 34
Whaling—Japan | A fine Japanese hand-painted scroll depicting whales and...
Estimate
£26,000 - £30,000
ca. US$36,103 - US$41,658
Price realised:
n. a.
Image
Lot number 35
Pieter van der Aa | Veteris orbis tabulae geographicae, [1714]
Estimate
£1,500 - £2,000
ca. US$2,082 - US$2,777
Price realised:
£1,512
ca. US$2,099
Image
Lot number 36
Admiralty charts | A collection of 59 charts, twentieth century
Estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
ca. US$2,777 - US$4,165
Price realised:
£4,032
ca. US$5,598
Image
Lot number 37
Al-Idrisi | Charta Rogeriana. Weltcarte des Idrisi, 1154 [but Stuttgart...
Estimate
£20,000 - £30,000
ca. US$27,772 - US$41,658
Price realised:
£56,700
ca. US$78,734
Image
Lot number 38
Carel Allard | World map, c.1683
Estimate
£8,000 - £10,000
ca. US$11,108 - US$13,886
Price realised:
£10,080
ca. US$13,997
Image
Lot number 39
Willem Blaeu | A set of four wall maps of the continents, 1673 or later
Estimate
£120,000 - £150,000
ca. US$166,633 - US$208,291
Price realised:
n. a.
Image
Lot number 40
Willem and Joan Blaeu | Le theatre du monde, 1643-1645, 4 volumes...
Estimate
£50,000 - £70,000
ca. US$69,430 - US$97,202
Price realised:
£81,900
ca. US$113,727
Image
Lot number 41
Georg Braun und Franz Hogenberg | Civitates orbis terrarum. Cologne...
Estimate
£140,000 - £200,000
ca. US$194,405 - US$277,721
Price realised:
£277,200
ca. US$384,922
Image
Lot number 42
William Camden | Britannia, London, 1607, old reversed calf
Estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
ca. US$2,777 - US$4,165
Price realised:
£2,268
ca. US$3,149
Image
Lot number 43
C.F. Delamarche | A rare jigsaw atlas, c.1880
Estimate
£800 - £1,200
ca. US$1,110 - US$1,666
Price realised:
£1,134
ca. US$1,574
Image
Lot number 44
Electric and International Telegraph Company | Map of Europe ... shewing...
Estimate
£800 - £1,200
ca. US$1,110 - US$1,666
Price realised:
£1,386
ca. US$1,924
Image
Lot number 45
Henricus Hondius | World map, 1641
Estimate
£3,500 - £4,000
ca. US$4,860 - US$5,554
Price realised:
£4,410
ca. US$6,123
Image
Lot number 46
Qianren Huang | "Blue Map" of China. [Daoguang, 19th century]
Estimate
£60,000 - £80,000
ca. US$83,316 - US$111,088
Price realised:
£94,500
ca. US$131,223
Image
Lot number 47
Japanese world map | In a Japanese geographical encyclopaedia, first half...
Estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
ca. US$2,777 - US$4,165
Price realised:
n. a.
Image
Lot number 48
MacDonald Gill | Two wartime maps: Australia, 1942, and New Zealand, 1943
Estimate
£700 - £1,000
ca. US$972 - US$1,388
Price realised:
£1,512
ca. US$2,099
Image
Lot number 49
Richard Marshall | World map, 1785
Estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
ca. US$5,554 - US$8,331
Price realised:
£10,080
ca. US$13,997
Image
Lot number 50
Abraham Ortelius | Theatrum orbis terrarum, 1595
Estimate
£40,000 - £60,000
ca. US$55,544 - US$83,316
Price realised:
£50,400
ca. US$69,985
Image
Lot number 51
Edward Quin | An Historical Atlas. London, 1830
Estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
ca. US$5,554 - US$8,331
Price realised:
£5,040
ca. US$6,998
Image
Lot number 52
John Russell | [Atlas to Guthrie's system of Geography]. London, 1811, calf
Estimate
£200 - £300
ca. US$277 - US$416
Price realised:
£756
ca. US$1,049
Image
Lot number 53
Peter Schenk | World map, Amsterdam, 1706
Estimate
£2,400 - £3,500
ca. US$3,332 - US$4,860
Price realised:
n. a.
Image
Lot number 54
John Speed | Complete set of loose maps from his Theatre of the Empire of...
Estimate
£6,000 - £9,000
ca. US$8,331 - US$12,497
Price realised:
£23,940
ca. US$33,243
Image
Lot number 55
Ferdinand Verbiest | Kunyu quantu [A Complete Map of the World]. Beijing...
Estimate
£12,000 - £18,000
ca. US$16,663 - US$24,994
Price realised:
£12,600
ca. US$17,496
Image
Lot number 56
Wall maps | A set of four French wall maps of the continents, 1752
Estimate
£22,000 - £28,000
ca. US$30,549 - US$38,881
Price realised:
n. a.
Image
Lot number 57
Wang Zhiyuan after Huang Shang | T'ien wên t'u [A Map of the Stars]. 1247...
Estimate
£20,000 - £30,000
ca. US$27,772 - US$41,658
Price realised:
n. a.
Image
Lot number 58
Frederick de Wit and Gerard Valk | Unrecorded world map on four sheets...
Estimate
£50,000 - £80,000
ca. US$69,430 - US$111,088
Price realised:
n. a.
Image
Lot number 59
World map--Yamaji, Jutei Bankoku Zenzu [Complete world map], 1855–1871
Estimate
£3,000 - £4,000
ca. US$4,165 - US$5,554
Price realised:
n. a.
Image
Lot number 60
Joan Blaeu | Theatrum urbium Belgicae foederatae, c.1649
Estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
ca. US$5,554 - US$8,331
Price realised:
£16,380
ca. US$22,745
Image
Lot number 61
Georg Böttger | Photographic panorama of Munich, 1858
Estimate
£15,000 - £20,000
ca. US$20,829 - US$27,772
Price realised:
n. a.
Image
Lot number 62
Frederick de Wit | Maritime chart of Europe, 1745
Estimate
£1,800 - £2,200
ca. US$2,499 - US$3,054
Price realised:
n. a.
Image
Lot number 63
Daniel Meisner | Thesauri philopolitici tomi secundi pars prima [pars...
Estimate
£2,000 - £2,500
ca. US$2,777 - US$3,471
Price realised:
£2,268
ca. US$3,149
Image
Lot number 64
Fynes Moryson | An itinerary. London, 1617, speckled calf
Estimate
£1,500 - £2,000
ca. US$2,082 - US$2,777
Price realised:
£3,528
ca. US$4,899
Image
Lot number 65
Adam Perelle | An album of engraved views of Paris, c.1680, fine English...
Estimate
£5,000 - £7,000
ca. US$6,943 - US$9,720
Price realised:
£5,040
ca. US$6,998
Image
Lot number 66
Pierre Lambert de Saumery | Les delices de Liege, Liege, 1738-1744, 5...
Estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
ca. US$2,777 - US$4,165
Price realised:
£2,268
ca. US$3,149
Image
Lot number 67
Francesco Zanotto | Das malerische, monumentale, historische und...
Estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
ca. US$5,554 - US$8,331
Price realised:
£3,780
ca. US$5,248
Image
Lot number 68
Belgrade | Manuscript plan of the Siege of Belgrade
Estimate
£1,000 - £2,000
ca. US$1,388 - US$2,777
Price realised:
£1,260
ca. US$1,749
Image
Lot number 69
Genoa | Manuscript plan of the siege of Genoa, 1746
Estimate
£600 - £800
ca. US$833 - US$1,110
Price realised:
£819
ca. US$1,137
Image
Lot number 70
Milan | Manuscript plan of the siege of Milan, 1733
Estimate
£800 - £1,000
ca. US$1,110 - US$1,388
Price realised:
£1,008
ca. US$1,399
Image
Lot number 71
Parma | Manuscript plan of the Battle of Parma, 1734
Estimate
£400 - £600
ca. US$555 - US$833
Price realised:
£504
ca. US$699
Image
Lot number 72
Sampierdarena, Genoa | Manuscript plan of the siege of Genoa, and two...
Estimate
£600 - £800
ca. US$833 - US$1,110
Price realised:
£630
ca. US$874
Image
Lot number 73
Ventimiglia | Manuscript plan of the siege of Ventimiglia, 1747 or later
Estimate
£1,200 - £1,800
ca. US$1,666 - US$2,499
Price realised:
£1,638
ca. US$2,274
Image
Lot number 74
James Burney| A Chronological History of the Discoveries in the South Sea...
Estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
ca. US$4,165 - US$6,943
Price realised:
£10,080
ca. US$13,997
Image
Lot number 75
Captain James Cook | Complete set of the voyages, 1773-1784, 9 volumes
Estimate
£12,000 - £18,000
ca. US$16,663 - US$24,994
Price realised:
£13,860
ca. US$19,246
Image
Lot number 76
George Forster | A Voyage round the world, 1777, 2 volumes, 4to, calf
Estimate
£1,500 - £2,000
ca. US$2,082 - US$2,777
Price realised:
£2,520
ca. US$3,499
Image
Lot number 77
Antonio de Herrera y Tordesillas | Description des Indes Occidentales...
Estimate
£3,000 - £4,000
ca. US$4,165 - US$5,554
Price realised:
£11,340
ca. US$15,746
Image
Lot number 78
Jan Huygen van Linschoten | Itinerarium, Amsterdam, 1644, vellum, E.M...
Estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
ca. US$1,388 - US$2,082
Price realised:
£6,930
ca. US$9,623
Image
Lot number 79
Edward Melton (pseud.) | Zeldzaame en gedenkwaardige zee- en landreizen...
Estimate
£700 - £1,000
ca. US$972 - US$1,388
Price realised:
n. a.
Image
Lot number 80
New Zealand | Album of early photographs, drawings, watercolours and...
Estimate
£4,000 - £5,000
ca. US$5,554 - US$6,943
Price realised:
£5,040
ca. US$6,998
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