Auction Preview: Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books at Swann Galleries, New York, June 6
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What: Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate BooksWhere: Swann Galleries, 104 East 25th Street, New York, NY 10010When: June 6, 1:30 PMPublic Viewing: June 1, 12:00 PM- 5:00 PM; June 3 to 5, 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM; June 6, 10:00 AM-12:00 PMTop LotAuction Preview: Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books at Swann Galleries, New York, June 6
What: Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate BooksWhere: Swann Galleries, 104 East 25th Street, New York, NY 10010When: June 6, 1:30 PMPublic Viewing: June 1, 12:00 PM- 5:00 PM; June 3 to 5, 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM; June 6, 10:00 AM-12:00 PMTop Lots at the Sale:— “A General Map of the Middle British Colonies,” in America - Evans, Lewis; Engraved map with contemporary manuscript additions. 20 1/2x26 3/4 inches sheet size, ample margins; contemporary hand-coloring; folded and backed on later linen, age toned, small losses at fold intersections; initials “RBA” in early ink visible through linen on verso; “Lewis Evans ... ... May 2, 1755” in a neat manuscript at lower right. Featured in lot 63. Estimate: 30,000 USD - 50,000 USD— “North American Indian Portfolio” - Catlin, George. Hunting Scenes and Amusements of the Rocky Mountains and Prairies of America. 25 tinted lithographed plates by Day & Haghe, letterpress title-page, and descriptive text separately backed with original green cloth. Folio, 24x17 1/2 inches. Featured in lot 290. Estimate: 30,000 USD - 50,000 USD— “The First Part of the Burning Fen, Discovering the Whole West-Indies, the Continent and the Islands, Beginning from Rio Amasones, and Ending On the North of Terra Nova” - Robyn, Jacob; after Roggeveen, Arent. Without title or preliminaries, 26 (of 31) double-page engraved charts. Folio, 17 1/2x11 1/2 inches. Featured in lot 268. Estimate: 20,000 USD - 30,000 USD— “An Alphabet” - Nicholson, William. Set of 26 hand-colored woodcuts on card mounts, each signed in ink by the artist. 9 3/4x7 3/4 image size; 14x17 inches card size; original printed vellum portfolio, wear to flaps, water staining to rear cover; plates and signatures of “A”-“B,” and “V”-“Z” on modern mounts, else original; each plate archivally matted. Featured in lot 316. Estimate: 20,000 USD - 30,000 USD— “Victoria Regia; or the Great Water Lily of America” -Allen, John Fisk; and Sharp, William. 6 chromolithographed plates, letterpress title, dedication to Caleb Cope, 12 pages of text (numbered [5]-16), and terminal leaf with index, plate list, note, and errata. Imperial folio, 27x21 1/2 inches, original cloth-backed printed boards. Featured in lot 277. Estimate: 15,000 USD - 20,000 USD— “World Map and hydrographs Volume Zittel: 1: Uerbist” - Verbiest, Pieter. Engraved double-hemispheric world map. 16 3/4x22 inches sheet size, lower margin wide, others shaved to the platemark; original hand-color in full. Featured in lot 215. Estimate: 10,000 USD - 15,000 USD— “Very Curious Map of the South Sea, Containing New and Useful Notes Not Only on the Ports and Islands of This Sea” - Chatelain, Henri. Large engraved decorative map of the Americas on four sheets joined. 33 1/2x56 inches overall; attractively hand-colored in full; excellent condition. Amsterdam, 1719. Featured in lot 41. Estimate: 8,000 USD - 12,000 USDFor details, visit: https://catalogue.swanngalleries.comClick on the slideshow for the highlights of the salehttps://www.blouinartinfo.comFounder: Louise Blouin Read more