A celebration of maps and the stories they tell gets underway at Oxford’s Bodleian Libraries next week. Talking Maps showcases the Bodleian’s world-renowned collection of maps, from the first modern map of Britain (late fourteenth century) to Tolkien’s maps of Middle-earth to contemporary artist Grayson Perry’s Red Carpet (2017).
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Colonial Map Reaches $125,000 at Swann
rebecca
Thu, 06/20/2019 - 12:02
New York – “There was strong bidding across the board and it’s hard not to be pleased with the general outcome of the sale,” said Maps & Atlases Specialist, Caleb Kiffer of Swann Galleries June 6 sale of Maps & Atlases, Natural Science & Color Plate Books which saw an 84% sell-through rate. Highlights included rare cartographic publications by Lewis Evans and Petrus Plancius, as well as color plate books by John Fisk Allen and Willian Sharp.
Single-Owner Collection of Rare Maps to be Auctioned Online
rebecca
Wed, 06/12/2019 - 09:45
New Orleans – An important single-owner collection of rare, historical maps – many of them hundreds of years old and colorful, beautiful renderings of the world, the United States and portions of the United States – will be sold in a two-part online-only auction by Crescent City Auction Gallery. Bidding is being done exclusively through the platform LiveAuctioneers.com.
Landmark Offering of Proof-State Map of the Colonies at Swann Galleries
New York — An exceptional offering of cartography forms the cornerstone of the Thursday, June 6 sale of Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books at Swann Galleries. Highlights include a historic early draft of a pioneering eighteenth-century map, as well as important works on botany and anthropology.
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From a quiet auction week to one that's absolutely jam-packed! First, we've got three sales on Tuesday, May 14:
“Open New Worlds” Opens at Miami’s Kislak Center
rebecca
Tue, 05/07/2019 - 09:20
Last week the Kislak Center at the University of Miami Libraries dedicated a new gallery and opened its inaugural exhibition, Open New Worlds: A Journey Through the Kislak Collection, featuring two hundred rare books, manuscripts, maps, globes, and artifacts related to exploration of the early Americas.
Waverly Rare Books Explores Travel and the Natural World in April 4 Auction
Falls Church, VA - On April 4, the Waverly Rare Books division of Quinn’s Auction Galleries will present a 262-lot catalog auction of rare and important books, prints and maps on the subject of travel, exploration and the natural world.
America's Largest Ephemera Fair will be Held in Greenwich, CT, March 16-17
Greenwich, CT — Ephemera/39 (www.ephemerafair.com) sponsored by The Ephemera Society of America, will provide a rare close look at original historic documents that are at the core of much of today’s heated debates.
Freeman's Books, Maps & Manuscripts Auction Led by She'arit Haple'atah Archive
Philadelphia—Kicking off Freeman’s 2019 auction season is the January 31 sale of Books, Maps & Manuscripts.
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The Winter Show, a fair dedicated to art, antiques, and design, returns to the Park Avenue Armory in New York City on January 18 for its 65th annual run. And this year, Nantucket, the tiny island known as much for its whaling history as for its upscale beaches, is a focal point. One of the fair highlights, for example, is this lithograph from 1881 by Beck & Pauli depicting a bird's-eye view of Nantucket. It is being exhibited by the well known Philadelphia map and print dealer Graham Arader.
