28th Apr, 2023 10:30 GMT/BST
[After Ortelius]
Terra Sancta quae in Sacris Terra Promissionis ol Palestina.
No date, engraved map of Palestine, plate mark 362mm x 502mm, Latin text on reverse with signature KKK, clear similarities to Abraham Ortelius' map [cf. van den Broeke 173];
[Mercator (Gerard)], Medius Meridianus 84, reliqui ad hune inclinantur pro exigentia parallelorum 13 & 27.
No date, hand-coloured engraved map of the Arabian Peninsular and Iranian coast, plate mark 343mm x 487mm, Latin text on reverse with signature V2, '1618' in pencil;
[After Ortelius], Fezzae et Marocchi Regna Africae Celeberrima, describebat Abrah: Ortelius.
No date [c1638], hand-coloured engraved map of Morocco, plate mark 385mm x 505mm, Dutch text to rear with signature C, the map can be found variously attributed to Blaeu (Willem Janszoon), Bleau (Joan) and Jansson (Joan) as well as Ortelius;
Jansson (Joan), Genehoa, Jaloffi, et Sierraliones Regna.
Amsterdam, no date [1650 in pencil], hand-coloured engraved map of the Gambia and Senegal, plate mark 412mm x 496mm, blank reverse;
[Mercator (Gerard)], Medius Meridianus 125, ad quem reliqui inclinantur ratione ....
No date, hand-coloured engraved map of Sri Lanka, plate mark 346mm x 365mm, Latin text on reverse with signature Bb, '1618' in pencil.
Comenio (I. A.), Moravia Marchionatus.
Amsterdam: engraved by William Bleau, no date ['1627' on rear of frame], hand coloured engraved map, plate mark 382mm x 491mm, framed and glazed.
Homanno (Joh. Bapt.) edit., Tabula Generalis Marchionatus Moraviae.
No date, engraved map, hand-coloured in outline, plate mark 497mm x 592mm, framed and glazed. (7)
Sold for £550
Estimated at £300 - £500
Auction: Books, Maps & Manuscripts, 28th Apr, 2023
A rare late 18th century diary written by Lady Mary Broughton detailing a two-year Grand Tour around Europe, is one of the highlights of the sale. Not only is it a remarkable and detailed travel diary written from a rare female perspective, but it is an important document recording the everyday social history of Europe and a treasure trove of information on picture collections and museums of the era. Also of note is a 17th century Manuscript Account Book with a connection to Crosthwaite in the Lake District, a fine John Speed Map of the World published in 1676, and a copy of John C. Bourne's 'The History and Description of the Great Western Railway'. Amongst the children's literature in the sale is a first edition set of C.S. Lewis' 'The Chronicles of Narnia', and a first edition of Roald Dahl's 'The Twits'.
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