Two Victor Levasseur maps. Item 1: Steel engraved map of the world with colored borders titled "Planisphere" map by Victor Levasseur, engraved by Raimond Bonheur. This map is surrounded by an elaborate border with vignettes of allegorical, religious, and mythological figures. Printed in the 1850's, this map depicts an independent Texas and the Oregon Territory.14 […]
Lot 502: G. Mercator map of Virginia and Florida
Gerard Mercator map of Virginia and Florida. Titled "Virginia et Florida" depicting Southern Virginia to Northern Georgia, German text en verso. 7 3/8" H x 9 3/8" W. Germany, 1609. Provenance: Estate of Salli Shropshire LaGrone, Franklin, Tennessee. Condition: Very good condition. Some toning around edges.
Lot 499: Four 17th-18th C. Maps: Desing, Manesson-Mallett
Collection of four 17th and 18th European maps, Item 1: P. A. Desings map of the western hemisphere. Hand colored copper engraving published in 1741. 6 3/8" H x 5 3/4" W. Items 2 and 3: Two Manesson- Mallett hand colored maps from Du Globe Terrestre. Figure LXVIII (Carte Dve Monde De Marc Pavl, Carte […]
Lot 500: 2 17th-18th C Amer. Maps, H. Moll & Bellin
Grouping of two maps of America including, Item 1: Herman Moll (1654 -1732) "A Map of the English Plantations in America" Depicts the Americas from New England to South America. Published in London, 1695. 12 1/8" H x 7 5/8" W. Item 2: BELLIN, JACQUES NICOLAS, ELDER (1703-1772) map of Florida and Louisiana Titled" CARTE […]
Lot 498: 19th c. Schoolgirl map of N. America
Hand drawn and colored school girl map of North America by Helen C. Bingham. Map depicts British America, Russian America, the United States, Upper California, Mexico, Guatemala, the top of South America. Ink and watercolor. 10 5/8" H x 8 3/8" W. Mid 19th century. Provenance: Estate of Salli LaGrone, Franklin, Tennessee. Condition: Very good […]
Lot 496: Schoolgirl Map of Europe, S. Taggard
Schoolgirl map of Europe, hand drawn with watercolor accents, signed and dated Sarah Ann Taggard 1826. Molded giltwood period frame. 12-1/2" x 14-3/8" sight, 17" x 19" framed. Provenance: Estate of Salli LaGrone, Franklin, Tennessee. Condition: Toning, few areas of light staining, considerable wear to frame.
Lot 497: 19th c. Schoolgirl map of British Isles
School girl map of the British Isles titled "Britain by C H." Title surrounded by a ring of roses. Hand colored ink and water color on paper. 11 5/8" H x 9" W. 19th Century. Provenance: Estate of Salli LaGrone, Franklin, Tennessee. Condition: Map in very good condition. Some foxing and toning. Backed with canvas.
Lot 495: Grouping of 1794 French Maps, 13 total
1794 French Maps, some bound in an 1815 book titled "A complete body of ancient geography: By Mons. D'Anville, Member of the Royal Academy of Belles-Letters, of the Academy of Sciences at Petersburg, and Secretary to the Duke of Oreleans. Published 12th May 1794 by Richard Holmes Laurie and James Whittle, No 53 Fleet Street, […]
Lot 493: Three E. Sweert Colored floral engravings
Three Emanuel Sweert hand colored botanical engravings from the book "Florilegium Amplissumum et Selectissimum." Frankfurt-am-Main: Anthony Kempner, 1612. Plates include 20 (leucoion), 37 (Hyabisantin), and 58 (ornithogalum). 14 7/8" H x 10 1/2" W. Provenance: Estate of Salli LaGrone, Franklin, Tennessee. Condition: Good condition. Some foxing, toning, and minor tears around edges.
Lot 494: Two Frontis Piece Prints, Astronomy and Cartograph
Frontis piece from "Atlas coelestis Seu Harmonia Macrocosmica" by G. Valk and P. Schenk, page designed by Frederik Hendrik van den Hoven. Depicting astronomers gazing to the sky. 17 3/8" H x 10 7/8 W. Amsterdam, 1708. Item 2: Frontis piece from "Atlas Contractus Five Mapparum Geographicarum Sansoniarun Auclaru et Correctarum Nova Congeries" by Petri […]