Map of the State of Texas, by James Hamilton Young, engraved by J.L. Hazard, published in A NEW UNIVERSAL ATLAS, Charles Desilver, Philadelphia, 1856. Steel plate engraving with hand coloring depicting the territory of Texas, center, and the surrounding areas including Mexico, lower left, and the Indian Territory, Arkansas, and Louisiana, top right. Cities and […]
Lot 582: T. Kitchin Louisiana Map, 1765
Louisiana, as formerly claimed by France, now containing part of British America to the East in SpanishAmerica to the West of Mississippi map, by Thomas Kitchin, published in the London Magazine, for R. Baldwin, Vol. 34, opp. pg. 276, June 1765. Copper plate engraving with hand coloring depicting the Louisianaterritory, center, and the surrounding areas […]
Lot 579: Edward Wells, 13 Maps incl. Africa
Thirteen (13) Edward Wells (English, 1667-1727) maps plus title page from his rare atlas, A NEW SET OF MAPS BOTH OF ANCIENT AND PRESENT GEOGRAPHY, circa 1700-1712. All with decorative cartouches, dedicated to His Highness William Duke of Gloucester. Includes title page (undated) plus the following maps: Africa (left margin trimmed, separation at center fold […]
Lot 580: 9 European Maps, Fricx, 18th Century
After Eugene Henri Fricx (France, 1644-1730), nine (9) engraved European maps, published c. 1745, from Covens and Mortier's "ATLAS DES PAYS BAS…." Some of the maps first appeared in Eugene Fricx's TABLES DES CARTES DES PAYS BAS ET DES FRONTIERS DE FRANCE published in 1712, showing battle-related areas in the Netherlands and Northern France at […]
Lot 581: 5 European Maps, incl. Napoleonic Theatre de la Guerre
Five (5) European maps, including French Napoleonic and English. 1st item: Map of Theater of War and French and Allied Saxon Marches in Prussia and Poland during the Campaigns of 1806 and 1807 (Carte de Theatre de la Guerre et Marches des Armees Francaises et Allies en Saxe en Prusse et en Pologne pendant les […]
Lot 576: 3 Retablos, incl. Our Lady of Juan de Lagos
Three (3) oil on tin painted retablos. 1st item: Spanish Colonial School retablo painting titled "Our Lady of Juan de Los Lagos" depicting a santos figure of the Virgin Mary flanked by candlestick and drapery. Red stained wood frame with gilt rabbet edge and label verso for The Gallery at Shoal Creek framing, Austin, TX. […]
Lot 577: 2 Religious Icons, incl. Mexican Retablo & Russian Altar Panel
Two (2) Religious icons, including Ex-Voto Mexican Retablo and Russian Altar Panel. 1st item: Mexican folk art oil on tin retablo depicting St. Joseph with a gold crown and floral scepter, holding the Christ child with a cross. Unsigned. Housed in a molded gilt wood frame with green velvet and giltwood liner. Sight – 9 […]
Lot 578: 5 19th C. Lithos. incl. Steamboat Races, Native Americans
Five (5) 19th century lithographs, including one (1) Donaldson Sign Company"The Great Steamboat Race" Race, three (3) History of the Indian Tribes of North America, and one (1) later Currier & Ives "Midnight Race of the Mississippi". 1st item: Chromolithograph titled "The Great Steamboat Race", published by the Donaldson Sign Company, Cincinnati, circa 1880-1890. Depicts […]
Lot 574: Large Inuit Stone Sculpture
Attributed to Daniel Inukpuk (1942-2015), large Inuit carved green-gray stone sculpture depicting a woman carrying a young child on her back and clutching a pack. Signed in syllabics, copyrighted and dated "88", with "No s 24661" underside of base. 20" H x 10" W x 9" D. Late 20th century. Provenance: Private Middle Tennessee collection. […]
Lot 575: 4 Mexican/Southwest Pottery Items
Four (4) Mata Ortiz/Casa Grande, Mexico and Native American Acoma pottery items. 1st item: Hilario Quezada (Mata Ortiz, Mexico, 20th century) blackware pottery olla, with a band of stylized diamonds below rim. Signed "Hilario Quezada" underside of base. 5 3/4" H x 9 1/2" dia. 2nd item: Acoma pottery olla with stylized white, black, and […]