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Auction: | The Frank S. Streeter Library: Important Navigation, Pacific Voyages, Cartography, Science |
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was auctioned on: | 16 April 2007 |
A General Collection of Voyages and Discoveries, made by the...
Estimate: US$1,000 - US$1,500
Price realised: US$6,600
A General Collection of Voyages and Discoveries, made by the Portuguese and the Spaniards, during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. With other voyages, to the East-Indies, the West-Indies, round the world, &c. London: Published by W. Richardson, J. Bew, et al, 1789.
A General Collection of Voyages and Discoveries, made by the Portuguese and the Spaniards, during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. With other voyages, to the East-Indies, the West-Indies, round the world, &c. London: Published by W. Richardson, J. Bew, et al, 1789. 4 o (260 x 210 mm). 4 engraved plates and 4 (of 5?) engraved folding maps. Contemporary half sheep and marbled boards. Provenance : Marcus Gage (bookplate, early signature on title). FIRST EDITION, A VERY FINE COPY of this rare, anonymous collection of voyages including those of Cada Mosto, Dias, Vasco de Gama, Columbus, Vespucci, Cortereal, Cabral, de Solis, Cortes, Albuquerque, Magellan and others. Of the five maps listed in the Directions to the Binder, that of the West Indies is not present in this and other copies, and may not have been issued. Cox I:22; Hill 688; Sabin 26875.
Informations about the auction |
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Auction house: | Christie's |
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Title: | The Frank S. Streeter Library: Important Navigation, Pacific Voyages, Cartography, Science |
Date of the auction: | 16 Apr 2007 - 17 Apr 2007 |
Address: |
Christie's 16-17 April 2007, New York, Rockefeller Center |
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