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Atlases, maps and printed books relating to voyages, travel and British topography: including Ptolemaeus, Geographiae, Venice (1511) and another edition (1535) ; Ortelius, Theatrum orbis terrarum (1573) ; Parergon (1624) ; a sea atlas by Colom (1662) ; six composite atlases, several containing very important maps ; Porcacchi, L'isole (1576) ; Mercator, Atlas (1623) ; Speed, Theatre of the empire of Great Britain (1676) ; Braun and Hogenberg, Civitates orbis terrarum (1582-1600) ; a number of atlases by W. and J. Blaeu ; Visscher, Atlas minor (1682) ; two atlases by J.B. Homann ; and a small collection of continental books relating to surveying ; single maps of all parts of the world ; printed books, including: Campanius, Kort Beskrifning om Provincien Nya Swerige uti America (1702) ; Keymis, A relation of the second voyage to Guiana (1597) ; Maximilian Zu Wied-Neuwied, Reise nach Brasilien (1820-1821) ; Roberts, Holy land and Egypt and Nubia, 6 vol. (1842-1849) ; Spix, Atlas zur Reise in Brasilen (1831) ; Dupré, Voyage a Athenes et a Constantinople (1825) ; Rechberg, Les peuples de la Russie (1812-1813) ; a collection of books relating to Switzerland, including Ebel, Voyage pittoresque dans le Canton des Grisons (1827) ; ten lots containing the topographical illustrations of Germany and France by Merian, with text by Zeiller ; Atlases of the British Isles, including editions of Camden's Britannia (1637, 1695, 1722, and 1806) ; Smith, A delineation of the strata of England and Wales (1815) ; Chapman and André, Map of the county of Essex (1833) ; single maps of the British Isles ; British topography and local history, including: fine extra illustrated copies of Blomefield, An essay towards a topographical history of the county of Norfolk (1739-1775) ; and his History of the city and county of Norwich (1741) ; Boydell, An history of the River Thames (1794-1796), and other works

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Corporate Author Sotheby's (Firm)
Title Atlases, maps and printed books relating to voyages, travel and British topography : including Ptolemaeus, Geographiae, Venice (1511) and another edition (1535) ; Ortelius, Theatrum orbis terrarum (1573) ; Parergon (1624) ; a sea atlas by Colom (1662) ; six composite atlases, several containing very important maps ; Porcacchi, L'isole (1576) ; Mercator, Atlas (1623) ; Speed, Theatre of the empire of Great Britain (1676) ; Braun and Hogenberg, Civitates orbis terrarum (1582-1600) ; a number of atlases by W. and J. Blaeu ; Visscher, Atlas minor (1682) ; two atlases by J.B. Homann ; and a small collection of continental books relating to surveying ; single maps of all parts of the world ; printed books, including: Campanius, Kort Beskrifning om Provincien Nya Swerige uti America (1702) ; Keymis, A relation of the second voyage to Guiana (1597) ; Maximilian Zu Wied-Neuwied, Reise nach Brasilien (1820-1821) ; Roberts, Holy land and Egypt and Nubia, 6 vol. (1842-1849) ; Spix, Atlas zur Reise in Brasilen (1831) ; Dupré, Voyage a Athenes et a Constantinople (1825) ; Rechberg, Les peuples de la Russie (1812-1813) ; a collection of books relating to Switzerland, including Ebel, Voyage pittoresque dans le Canton des Grisons (1827) ; ten lots containing the topographical illustrations of Germany and France by Merian, with text by Zeiller ; Atlases of the British Isles, including editions of Camden's Britannia (1637, 1695, 1722, and 1806) ; Smith, A delineation of the strata of England and Wales (1815) ; Chapman and André, Map of the county of Essex (1833) ; single maps of the British Isles ; British topography and local history, including: fine extra illustrated copies of Blomefield, An essay towards a topographical history of the county of Norfolk (1739-1775) ; and his History of the city and county of Norwich (1741) ; Boydell, An history of the River Thames (1794-1796), and other works
Publisher London : Sotheby's, 1982
Physical desc. 106 pages ; illustrations (1 color), maps ; 25 cm.
Note 25/11/1982
Property of a European nobleman, a Scandinavian nobleman, and other owners.
Includes a loosely inserted list of price estimates and a final price list.
Date & place of sale Thursday 25 November 1982, London
Subject Rare books -- Catalogs
Atlases -- Catalogs
Maps -- Catalogs
Voyages and travels -- Catalogs
Illustrated books -- Catalogs
Illustrated books -- Extra-illustrated -- Catalogs
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