Condition Report
Contact Information
Lot 254
Sale 1184 - Fine Printed Books & Manuscripts, including Americana
May 11, 2023
10:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
Own a similar item?
Estimate
$500 -
700
Price Realized
$1,512
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
[MAPS]. HOMANN, Johann Baptist (1663-1724). Four engraved continent maps with hand-coloring, each matted and framed, comprising:
Totius Americae… Nuremberg, [ca 1720]. Overall sheet 508 x 590 mm. -- Europa… Nuremberg, [ca 1720]. Overall sheet 505 x 598 mm). -- Recentissima Asiae… Nuremberg, [ca 1720]. Overall sheet 506 x 590 mm. -- Totius Africae… Nuremberg, [ca 1720]. Overall sheet 507 x 590 mm. (7 3/4-in. separation along centerfold repaired verso.) Matted and framed. – Together, 4 maps, some minor soiling, a few mostly marginal tears occasionally repaired.