Skip to main content
ATLASES AND MAPS
Lot 142

SOUTH AMERICA - STRAIT OF MAGELLAN
[JANSSONIUS (JOHANNES)] Freti Magellanici ac novi freti vulgo Le Maire exactissima delineatio, double-page engraved maps, the first three mentioned hand-coloured; and another map of the Magellan Straits by Blaeu (6)

19 August 2020, 13:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge

Sold for £1,785 inc. premium

Own a similar item?

Submit your item online for a free auction estimate.

How to sell

Looking for a similar item?

Our Books & Manuscripts specialists can help you find a similar item at an auction or via a private sale.

Find your local specialist

Ask about this lot

SOUTH AMERICA - STRAIT OF MAGELLAN

[JANSSONIUS (JOHANNES)] Freti Magellanici ac novi freti vulgo Le Maire exactissima delineatio, sea creatures, decorative cartouche, ship and compass in the sea areas, penguins ("Pingini Aves"), Latin text on verso, 385 x 495mm., [Amsterdam, c.1640]--BLAEU (WILLEM) Tabula Magellanica qua Tierrae del Fuego, shipping fleet in the sea area, cartouche with family of local inhabitants, French text on verso, 435 x 550mm., [Amsterdam, c.1650]--[MERCATOR (GERARD)] Exquisita & magno aliquot mensium periculo lustrata et iam retecta Freti Magellanici Facies, sea creatures, shipping and compass in sea area, cartouche incorporating penguin, Latin text on verso, 355 x 470mm., [Amsterdam, 1606, or later]--[MONTANUS (ARNOLDUS)] Tabula Magellanica, qua tierrae del Fuego, land populated by scenes of hunting ostriches, penguin groups, sea with ships, decorative cartouches, 360 x 295mm., [Amsterdam, c.1671]--DE WIT (FREDERICK) Tractus Australior Americae meridionalis a Rio de la Plata per Fretum Magellanicum ad Toraltum, naval battle, ships and compasses in sea area, large historiated cartouche, 490 x 560mm., [Amsterdam, c.1675], double-page engraved maps, the first three mentioned hand-coloured; and another map of the Magellan Straits by Blaeu (6)

Additional information

Bid now on these items

Johnston, Robert Travels Through Part of the Russian Empire and the Country of Poland, first edition, London: Printed for J.J. Stockdale, 1815.

VIKING1 LANDER & ORBITER: 12 PHOTOGRAPHS 11 black and white and one (1) chromogenic color print, each 20 x 25 cm (8 x 10 inches), as follows:

APOLLO 9: 3 PHOTOGRAPHS OF APOLLO/SATURN V SPACE VEHICLE ON THE LAUNCHPAD

APOLLO 9: 4 PHOTOGRAPHS OF LUNAR MODULE SPIDER & EARTH VIEWS

APOLLO 12: 4 PHOTOGRAPHS OF APOLLO/SATURN ON THE LAUNCHPAD

APOLLO 14: 5 PHOTOGRAPHS OF LUNAR SURFACE, PREPARATIONS FOR LAUNCH

APOLLO 15: 3 PHOTOGRAPHS OF SIM MODEL, LAUNCH, AND LUNAR ROVING VEHICLE DURING EVA

APOLLO 16: EVA PANORAMA Large format chromogenic color photograph printed on fiber-based photographic paper with "A Kodak Paper" water mark, 36 x 28 cm (14 x 11 inches),

GEMINI I: GEMINI-TITAN II LAUNCH Large format chromogenic color photograph printed on fiber-based photographic paper with "A Kodak Paper" water mark, 36 x 28 cm (14 x 11 inches),

GEMINI V: GEMINI-TITAN V LIFTS OFF FROM LAUNCH COMPLEX 19 Large format chromogenic color photograph printed on fiber-based photographic paper with "A Kodak Paper" water mark, 36 x 28 cm (14 x 11 inches),

EARLY U.S. SPACE PROGRAM: 7 PHOTOGRAPHS OF LAUNCHES, 1958-1963 7 black-and-white photographs, each 20 x 25 cm (8 x 10 inches), as follows:

MERCURY-ATLAS 2: LAUNCH, FEBRUARY 21, 1961 Large format chromogenic color photograph printed on fiber-based photographic paper with "A Kodak Paper" water mark, 36 x 28 cm (14 x 11 inches),

MERCURY-ATLAS 6: LAUNCH OF FIRST CREWD AMERICAN ORBITAL SPACEFLIGHT Large format chromogenic color photograph printed on fiber-based photographic paper with "A Kodak Paper" water mark, 36 x 28 cm (14 x 11 inches),

PROJECT MERCURY: 9 PHOTOGRAPHS OF PREPARATION, LAUNCH, AND RECOVERY

APPLE COMPUTER, INC. THINK DIFFERENT: MAHATMA GANDHI. Printed vinyl banner with metal rail, 1562 x 692 mm, [Cupertino, c.1997/1998], the recto featuring an image of Mahatma Gandhi, the verso featuring "Apple" in white letters against a red ground.