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PTOLEMAEUS, Claudius; and Michael VILLANOVANUS, known as 'SERVETUS' Geographicae Enarrationis, Libri Octo.

The first map in an atlas to name America, and Ptolemy’s third projection

£200,000

By PTOLEMAEUS, Claudius; and Michael VILLANOVANUS, known as 'SERVETUS', 1541.

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One of the largest world maps ever printed

One of the largest world maps ever printed

£180,000

By VERBIEST, Ferdinand, 1860].

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PTOLEMAEUS, Claudius Die Cosmographia des Claudius Ptolemaeus 1472/3

Superb facsimile of the Vatican’s Ptolemy Cosmographia of 1472

£6,000

By PTOLEMAEUS, Claudius,

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DARTON, William Junior Walker's Geographical Pastime, or Tour Through the Eastern Hemisphere, or Old World. An Amusing and Instructive Game. [and] Walker's Geographical Pastime, or Tour Through the Western Hemisphere, or New World. An Amusing and Instructive Game.

A pair of rare game maps of the world

£5,000

By DARTON, William Junior, 1834

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CLOPPENBURG, Johannes Gerardi Mercatoris - Atlas sive Cosmographicae Meditationes de Fabrica mundi et fabricate figura

From the inventory of the Van Keulen family of cartographers

£60,000

By CLOPPENBURG, Johannes, Anno 1630.

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ALCEDO, Antonio de, and G.A. THOMPSON Atlas to Thompson's Alcedo; or Dictionary of America & West Indies;

The Earl of Lonsdale’s copy of Thompson’s Alcedo

£65,000

By ALCEDO, Antonio de, and G.A. THOMPSON, 1816; [text] James Carpenter, [1812-1815].

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WALLIS, Edward Wallis's New Game, Exhibiting a Voyage round The World.

A Voyage round the World

£3,000

By WALLIS, Edward, [c1823].

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CHURCHMAN, John To George Washington President of the United States of America this Magnetic Atlas or Variation Chart is humbly inscribed by John Churchman.

A presentation copy of the last gasp for Edmund Halley’s theory for the determination of longitude by magnetic declination

£50,000

By CHURCHMAN, John, 1790

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LA SALE, Antoine de La Salade, nouvelleme[n]t imprimee

Salad Days

£75,000

By LA SALE, Antoine de, 1521].

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DE JODE, Cornelis Totius Orbis Cogniti Universalis Descriptio

De Jode’s rare world map

£24,000

By DE JODE, Cornelis, 1593].

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DU PETIT-THOUARS, Abel Aubert Carte Generale du Globe

“Carte trace de la route Suivie par la frigate la Venus” (Louis Freycinet)

£1,500

By DU PETIT-THOUARS, Abel Aubert, 1841].

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WYLD, James World on Mercator's Projection, Shewing the Distribution of Gold.

Unrecorded separate issue, and a possible prototype

£2,500

By WYLD, James, [c1851].

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