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There may be some offset due to the fold out nature of the engraving. There may be a few minor imperfections to be expected with age. 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(skelton, introduction to the facsimile editions) \n \n de jode drew upon his large stock of maps from italian, german, and flemish cartographers to create his atlas. he engraved some of the maps and his brothers, joannes and lucas van deutecum, also contributed to the process. the second edition included additional maps from gerard's son cornelis. the maps have descriptive text to verso in latin. the text for the first edition was written by the german scholar, daniel cellarius. \n \n the atlas contained some of the most groundbreaking maps ever published. the maps of the world, americas, australia, and china are of particular note and remain some of the most important maps ever published. while it may not have had commercial success at the time, it is considered a masterpiece of 16th century cartography. very few examples of the maps have survived from either edition. \n \n gerard de jode (1521- 1591) was a flemish cartographer, printer, and engraver. he produced and sold many maps in antwerp, but his legacy lies in his outstanding atlas, \n speculum orbis terrarum . de jode was a contemporary and competitor of abraham ortelius. ortelius was believed to have been responsible for delaying de jode's work so his atlas \n theatrum orbis terrarum would precede de jode's. because ortelius's atlas had 8 years on the market it was well established and thus de jode's atlas did not sell very well. \n \n to compete with ortelius, de jode worked on the second revised and expanded edition. de jode's wife and son, cornelis (1568-1600) took over the publishing upon gerard's death in 1591. cornelis prepared ten new maps of the world, north america, china, australia and alaska and re-issued the atlas. \"many of de jode\u2019s maps are judged to be superior to those of ortelius, both in detail and style.\" (burden) \n \n antwerp publisher joan baptista vrients purchased the plates after cornelis's death. he also acquired ortelius's plates for \n theatrum orbis terrarum to which he gave priority. it is likely he bought de jode's plates to prevent any further editions of \n speculum of course only increasing the intrigue and worth of the maps today. \n \n \"although the atlas may not have appealed to the public, it was admired by other cartographers. as evidence, petrus montanus mentions it in the same breath with mercator\u2019s \n atlas and ortelius\u2019 \n theatrum in his preface to pieter kaerius\u2019 \n germaniae inferior (wardington catalogue), michael von aitzing refers to it in his work, \n deleone belgico (1583). von aitzing intended his work to act also as a supplement to both the \n theatrum of ortelius and the \n speculum of de jode.\" (burden) \n \n provenance : ownership inscription at the bottom of the title page ex bibliotheca prim d federici 1600. \n \n references: van der krogt 32:02b (titles 32:2a and 32:2b) ; koeman ii, jod 2 ; shirley, the mapping of the world, 165,184 ; burden, the mapping of america, 81, 82 ; symour, l. schwartz, ehrenberg, the mapping of america, pp. 78-79 ; norwich, maps of africa 19 ; navari, maps of cyprus, 29 ; tooley, dictionnary of mapmakers ii, p. 441 ; tooley, mapping of australia, ; tooley, arabia in early maps, 38 (1st ed.) ; koeman, schilder, van egmond, van der krogt, hoc, vol. 3 part 2, commercial cartography and map production in the low countries, 1500 \u2013 ca. 1672, pp. 1321-1323 ; ortroy, fern van, l\u2019oeuvre cartographique de gerard et de corneille de jode, gand 1914, 82-121."},"estimateMax":2000,"lotNumber":"59642","title":{"en":"de jode, rare, pub. 1593 - maps of padua & venice, italy (paduani agri eiusque urbium\u2026 & urbis romane territorium praeter)"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/41548/lot/19886/view","tags":["uscollectibles_booksandpaper","uscollectibles","uscollectibles_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition overall. The maps from this work are truly in remarkable condition for the age. While some faint offset or minor marks or imperfections can be expected, they generally present quite well. Most of the maps have been re-inforced with period paper archivally at the back of the fold, please review the image of the back. This is a general statement of the maps overall from the collection, we will try to note anything more significant, but please review the images and reach out with any questions or concerns. Please also note that occasionally the camera will create a blue or brown affect from the engraved lines and lighting effect, typically there is no coloration or defect but please ask if I can provide additional images. The listing is for only the map shown."},"directSalePrice":100,"soldPrice":375,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-16T05:36:49.339Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $2,000","details":{"en":"~ 21 1/4\" by 16\" (fold out)"},"currency":"USD","id":19886,"estimateMin":1000},{"startPrice":100,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/19887/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/19887/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2024-02-10","available":false,"description":{"en":"this truly significant map is from one of the rarest atlases ever published, gerard and cornelis de jode's \n speculum orbis terrae . the work was published in antwerp in 1593 by arnold coninx for the widow and heirs. this is considered the second edition, revised an expanded. the first edition was published in 1578. van ortroy knew of only 14 copies of the second edition being published. (skelton, introduction to the facsimile editions) \n \n de jode drew upon his large stock of maps from italian, german, and flemish cartographers to create his atlas. he engraved some of the maps and his brothers, joannes and lucas van deutecum, also contributed to the process. the second edition included additional maps from gerard's son cornelis. the maps have descriptive text to verso in latin. the text for the first edition was written by the german scholar, daniel cellarius. \n \n the atlas contained some of the most groundbreaking maps ever published. the maps of the world, americas, australia, and china are of particular note and remain some of the most important maps ever published. while it may not have had commercial success at the time, it is considered a masterpiece of 16th century cartography. very few examples of the maps have survived from either edition. \n \n gerard de jode (1521- 1591) was a flemish cartographer, printer, and engraver. he produced and sold many maps in antwerp, but his legacy lies in his outstanding atlas, \n speculum orbis terrarum . de jode was a contemporary and competitor of abraham ortelius. ortelius was believed to have been responsible for delaying de jode's work so his atlas \n theatrum orbis terrarum would precede de jode's. because ortelius's atlas had 8 years on the market it was well established and thus de jode's atlas did not sell very well. \n \n to compete with ortelius, de jode worked on the second revised and expanded edition. de jode's wife and son, cornelis (1568-1600) took over the publishing upon gerard's death in 1591. cornelis prepared ten new maps of the world, north america, china, australia and alaska and re-issued the atlas. \"many of de jode\u2019s maps are judged to be superior to those of ortelius, both in detail and style.\" (burden) \n \n antwerp publisher joan baptista vrients purchased the plates after cornelis's death. he also acquired ortelius's plates for \n theatrum orbis terrarum to which he gave priority. it is likely he bought de jode's plates to prevent any further editions of \n speculum of course only increasing the intrigue and worth of the maps today. \n \n \"although the atlas may not have appealed to the public, it was admired by other cartographers. as evidence, petrus montanus mentions it in the same breath with mercator\u2019s \n atlas and ortelius\u2019 \n theatrum in his preface to pieter kaerius\u2019 \n germaniae inferior (wardington catalogue), michael von aitzing refers to it in his work, \n deleone belgico (1583). von aitzing intended his work to act also as a supplement to both the \n theatrum of ortelius and the \n speculum of de jode.\" (burden) \n \n provenance : ownership inscription at the bottom of the title page ex bibliotheca prim d federici 1600. \n \n references: van der krogt 32:02b (titles 32:2a and 32:2b) ; koeman ii, jod 2 ; shirley, the mapping of the world, 165,184 ; burden, the mapping of america, 81, 82 ; symour, l. schwartz, ehrenberg, the mapping of america, pp. 78-79 ; norwich, maps of africa 19 ; navari, maps of cyprus, 29 ; tooley, dictionnary of mapmakers ii, p. 441 ; tooley, mapping of australia, ; tooley, arabia in early maps, 38 (1st ed.) ; koeman, schilder, van egmond, van der krogt, hoc, vol. 3 part 2, commercial cartography and map production in the low countries, 1500 \u2013 ca. 1672, pp. 1321-1323 ; ortroy, fern van, l\u2019oeuvre cartographique de gerard et de corneille de jode, gand 1914, 82-121."},"estimateMax":2000,"lotNumber":"59643","title":{"en":"de jode, rare, pub. 1593 - map of tyrol, italy & carniola (tirolensis comitatus\u2026 & carniolae chaziolae\u2026)"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/41548/lot/19887/view","tags":["uscollectibles_booksandpaper","uscollectibles","uscollectibles_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition overall. The maps from this work are truly in remarkable condition for the age. While some faint offset or minor marks or imperfections can be expected, they generally present quite well. Most of the maps have been re-inforced with period paper archivally at the back of the fold, please review the image of the back. This is a general statement of the maps overall from the collection, we will try to note anything more significant, but please review the images and reach out with any questions or concerns. Please also note that occasionally the camera will create a blue or brown affect from the engraved lines and lighting effect, typically there is no coloration or defect but please ask if I can provide additional images. The listing is for only the map shown."},"directSalePrice":100,"soldPrice":400,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-16T05:36:49.341Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $2,000","details":{"en":"~ 21 1/4\" by 16\" (fold out)"},"currency":"USD","id":19887,"estimateMin":1000},{"startPrice":100,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/19888/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/19888/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2024-02-10","available":false,"description":{"en":"this truly significant map is from one of the rarest atlases ever published, gerard and cornelis de jode's \n speculum orbis terrae . the work was published in antwerp in 1593 by arnold coninx for the widow and heirs. this is considered the second edition, revised an expanded. the first edition was published in 1578. van ortroy knew of only 14 copies of the second edition being published. (skelton, introduction to the facsimile editions) \n \n de jode drew upon his large stock of maps from italian, german, and flemish cartographers to create his atlas. he engraved some of the maps and his brothers, joannes and lucas van deutecum, also contributed to the process. the second edition included additional maps from gerard's son cornelis. the maps have descriptive text to verso in latin. the text for the first edition was written by the german scholar, daniel cellarius. \n \n the atlas contained some of the most groundbreaking maps ever published. the maps of the world, americas, australia, and china are of particular note and remain some of the most important maps ever published. while it may not have had commercial success at the time, it is considered a masterpiece of 16th century cartography. very few examples of the maps have survived from either edition. \n \n gerard de jode (1521- 1591) was a flemish cartographer, printer, and engraver. he produced and sold many maps in antwerp, but his legacy lies in his outstanding atlas, \n speculum orbis terrarum . de jode was a contemporary and competitor of abraham ortelius. ortelius was believed to have been responsible for delaying de jode's work so his atlas \n theatrum orbis terrarum would precede de jode's. because ortelius's atlas had 8 years on the market it was well established and thus de jode's atlas did not sell very well. \n \n to compete with ortelius, de jode worked on the second revised and expanded edition. de jode's wife and son, cornelis (1568-1600) took over the publishing upon gerard's death in 1591. cornelis prepared ten new maps of the world, north america, china, australia and alaska and re-issued the atlas. \"many of de jode\u2019s maps are judged to be superior to those of ortelius, both in detail and style.\" (burden) \n \n antwerp publisher joan baptista vrients purchased the plates after cornelis's death. he also acquired ortelius's plates for \n theatrum orbis terrarum to which he gave priority. it is likely he bought de jode's plates to prevent any further editions of \n speculum of course only increasing the intrigue and worth of the maps today. \n \n \"although the atlas may not have appealed to the public, it was admired by other cartographers. as evidence, petrus montanus mentions it in the same breath with mercator\u2019s \n atlas and ortelius\u2019 \n theatrum in his preface to pieter kaerius\u2019 \n germaniae inferior (wardington catalogue), michael von aitzing refers to it in his work, \n deleone belgico (1583). von aitzing intended his work to act also as a supplement to both the \n theatrum of ortelius and the \n speculum of de jode.\" (burden) \n \n provenance : ownership inscription at the bottom of the title page ex bibliotheca prim d federici 1600. \n \n references: van der krogt 32:02b (titles 32:2a and 32:2b) ; koeman ii, jod 2 ; shirley, the mapping of the world, 165,184 ; burden, the mapping of america, 81, 82 ; symour, l. schwartz, ehrenberg, the mapping of america, pp. 78-79 ; norwich, maps of africa 19 ; navari, maps of cyprus, 29 ; tooley, dictionnary of mapmakers ii, p. 441 ; tooley, mapping of australia, ; tooley, arabia in early maps, 38 (1st ed.) ; koeman, schilder, van egmond, van der krogt, hoc, vol. 3 part 2, commercial cartography and map production in the low countries, 1500 \u2013 ca. 1672, pp. 1321-1323 ; ortroy, fern van, l\u2019oeuvre cartographique de gerard et de corneille de jode, gand 1914, 82-121."},"estimateMax":2000,"lotNumber":"59644","title":{"en":"de jode, rare, pub. 1593 - map of part of germany, austria including saltzburg (saltzburgensis episcopatus\u2026 & trevirensis episcopatus\u2026)"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/41548/lot/19888/view","tags":["uscollectibles_booksandpaper","uscollectibles","uscollectibles_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition overall. The maps from this work are truly in remarkable condition for the age. While some faint offset or minor marks or imperfections can be expected, they generally present quite well. Most of the maps have been re-inforced with period paper archivally at the back of the fold, please review the image of the back. This is a general statement of the maps overall from the collection, we will try to note anything more significant, but please review the images and reach out with any questions or concerns. Please also note that occasionally the camera will create a blue or brown affect from the engraved lines and lighting effect, typically there is no coloration or defect but please ask if I can provide additional images. The listing is for only the map shown."},"directSalePrice":100,"soldPrice":220,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-16T05:36:49.343Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $2,000","details":{"en":"~ 21 1/4\" by 16\" (fold out)"},"currency":"USD","id":19888,"estimateMin":1000},{"startPrice":100,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/19889/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/19889/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2024-02-10","available":false,"description":{"en":"this truly significant map is from one of the rarest atlases ever published, gerard and cornelis de jode's \n speculum orbis terrae . the work was published in antwerp in 1593 by arnold coninx for the widow and heirs. this is considered the second edition, revised an expanded. the first edition was published in 1578. van ortroy knew of only 14 copies of the second edition being published. (skelton, introduction to the facsimile editions) \n \n de jode drew upon his large stock of maps from italian, german, and flemish cartographers to create his atlas. he engraved some of the maps and his brothers, joannes and lucas van deutecum, also contributed to the process. the second edition included additional maps from gerard's son cornelis. the maps have descriptive text to verso in latin. the text for the first edition was written by the german scholar, daniel cellarius. \n \n the atlas contained some of the most groundbreaking maps ever published. the maps of the world, americas, australia, and china are of particular note and remain some of the most important maps ever published. while it may not have had commercial success at the time, it is considered a masterpiece of 16th century cartography. very few examples of the maps have survived from either edition. \n \n gerard de jode (1521- 1591) was a flemish cartographer, printer, and engraver. he produced and sold many maps in antwerp, but his legacy lies in his outstanding atlas, \n speculum orbis terrarum . de jode was a contemporary and competitor of abraham ortelius. ortelius was believed to have been responsible for delaying de jode's work so his atlas \n theatrum orbis terrarum would precede de jode's. because ortelius's atlas had 8 years on the market it was well established and thus de jode's atlas did not sell very well. \n \n to compete with ortelius, de jode worked on the second revised and expanded edition. de jode's wife and son, cornelis (1568-1600) took over the publishing upon gerard's death in 1591. cornelis prepared ten new maps of the world, north america, china, australia and alaska and re-issued the atlas. \"many of de jode\u2019s maps are judged to be superior to those of ortelius, both in detail and style.\" (burden) \n \n antwerp publisher joan baptista vrients purchased the plates after cornelis's death. he also acquired ortelius's plates for \n theatrum orbis terrarum to which he gave priority. it is likely he bought de jode's plates to prevent any further editions of \n speculum of course only increasing the intrigue and worth of the maps today. \n \n \"although the atlas may not have appealed to the public, it was admired by other cartographers. as evidence, petrus montanus mentions it in the same breath with mercator\u2019s \n atlas and ortelius\u2019 \n theatrum in his preface to pieter kaerius\u2019 \n germaniae inferior (wardington catalogue), michael von aitzing refers to it in his work, \n deleone belgico (1583). von aitzing intended his work to act also as a supplement to both the \n theatrum of ortelius and the \n speculum of de jode.\" (burden) \n \n provenance : ownership inscription at the bottom of the title page ex bibliotheca prim d federici 1600. \n \n references: van der krogt 32:02b (titles 32:2a and 32:2b) ; koeman ii, jod 2 ; shirley, the mapping of the world, 165,184 ; burden, the mapping of america, 81, 82 ; symour, l. schwartz, ehrenberg, the mapping of america, pp. 78-79 ; norwich, maps of africa 19 ; navari, maps of cyprus, 29 ; tooley, dictionnary of mapmakers ii, p. 441 ; tooley, mapping of australia, ; tooley, arabia in early maps, 38 (1st ed.) ; koeman, schilder, van egmond, van der krogt, hoc, vol. 3 part 2, commercial cartography and map production in the low countries, 1500 \u2013 ca. 1672, pp. 1321-1323 ; ortroy, fern van, l\u2019oeuvre cartographique de gerard et de corneille de jode, gand 1914, 82-121."},"estimateMax":2000,"lotNumber":"59645","title":{"en":"de jode, rare, pub. 1593 - map of switzerland (helvetiae seu suiciae quae multis confoederatorum\u2026)"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/41548/lot/19889/view","tags":["uscollectibles_booksandpaper","uscollectibles","uscollectibles_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition overall. The maps from this work are truly in remarkable condition for the age. While some faint offset or minor marks or imperfections can be expected, they generally present quite well. Most of the maps have been re-inforced with period paper archivally at the back of the fold, please review the image of the back. This is a general statement of the maps overall from the collection, we will try to note anything more significant, but please review the images and reach out with any questions or concerns. Please also note that occasionally the camera will create a blue or brown affect from the engraved lines and lighting effect, typically there is no coloration or defect but please ask if I can provide additional images. The listing is for only the map shown."},"directSalePrice":100,"soldPrice":800,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-16T05:36:49.344Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $2,000","details":{"en":"~ 21 1/4\" by 16\" (fold out)"},"currency":"USD","id":19889,"estimateMin":1000},{"startPrice":75,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/19890/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/19890/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2024-02-10","available":false,"description":{"en":"this scientific engraving is athanasius kircher's \n mundus subterraneus, in xii libros digestus; qvo divinum subterrestris mundi opificium, mira ergasteriorum naturæ in eo distributio, verbo pantamorphon protei regnum, universæ denique naturæ majestas & divitiæ summa rerum varietate exponuntur, abditorum effectuum causæ acri indagine inquisitæ demonstrantur, cognitæ per artis & naturae conjugium ad humanæ vitæ necessarium usum vario experimentorum apparatu, necnon novo modo & ratione applicantur; ad alexandrum vii. pontoon. opt. max....editio tertia... . this from the third edition of the work published in amsterdam in 1678 by joannem à waesberge & filios. \n \n \n \n this work was based off kircher's visit to sicily in 1637-8 when etna and stromboli both erupted. this observation led him to conclude that the earth's center as a massive internal fire and that volcanoes acted as safety valves. his work speculated on geology, hidden lakes, rivers of fire, strange inhabitants, the sun, the moon, eclipses, currents, meteorology, medicines, poisons, and even fireworks. the work \u201cmust always command a high place in the literature as the first effort to describe the earth from a physical standpoint.\u201d (zittel, p. 25) \n \n athanasius kircher (1601-1680) was a jesuit priest and scholar. he gathered and helped disseminate knowledge from around the world gathered by jesuit missionaries. it is believed he was the first to depict the pacific ring of fire on a map. he was one of the final renaissance men. he lowered himself into vesuvius after an eruption, experimented with bioluminescence as a light source, and make the first known aeolian harp. he wrote 44 books, over 2000 manuscripts, and assembled one of the first natural history collections. kircher's work was itself fascinating for its thematic maps. his work was on the underground passages and subterranean networks of the globe. he created a map that was the first to show ocean currents. \n \n provenance: on first endpaper was a mounted letter to carl sahlin from the prioress of the altomünster monastery dated 1926. originally owned by the birgittine monastery in altomünster, upper bavaria. with inscription of simon hörmann (1631-1701), 14th prior of the monastery in 1631, general prior of the order in 1675, he also made the house of saint brigid in rome a property of the altomünster monastery. later from the library of carl sahlin (1861-1943) and industrialist and writer on science of mining and metallurgy"},"estimateMax":800,"lotNumber":"59646","title":{"en":"kircher, pub. 1678 - dragon"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/41548/lot/19890/view","tags":["uscollectibles_booksandpaper","uscollectibles","uscollectibles_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition. There may be a few minor imperfections to be expected with age. 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als ook die der zwarte slaaven: beneffens de oorlogen en voornaamste gevallen, die in het lang verblyf van den auteur in dat land zyn voorgevallen. als ook een naauwkeurige verhandeling van het maken der suiker, indigo, cochenille, cacao, en andere nuttigheden, tot den koophandel dienende. this is the dutch translation of the work done by w. c. dyks. it was published in amsterdam by b. lakeman in 1725. \n \n the work is 4 parts bound in two volumes with text and two engraved frontispiece as well as 92 of 94 engraved plates. the work discussed the people, practice of slavery, flora, and fauna of the caribbean. it has historical observations and remarks on the sociological, geographical, zoological, anthropological, and gastronomic details of the area. it also features a treatise on the cultivation of cocoa and the fabrication of chocolate. the maps are of the americas and the islands of martinique, barbados, santa domingo, and more. \n \n \"labat went to the west indies as a dominican missionary, and gives in this, his most famous work, details of all the islands he visited, and notably of martinique and guadeloupe. he speaks also of many of the smaller islands; 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from the best authorities. \n 17. spain and portugal. \n 18. italy, and sardinia, from the best authorities. \n 19. switzerland according to the best authorities. \n 20. poland. \n 21. asia according to the best authorities. \n 22. china, divided into it's great provinces according the best authorities. \n 23. an accurate map of hindostan or india, from the best authorities. \n 24. africa according to the best authorities."},"estimateMax":8000,"lotNumber":"59650","title":{"en":"carey's general atlas - volume with 24 engraved maps"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/41548/lot/19894/view","tags":["uscollectibles_booksandpaper","uscollectibles","uscollectibles_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition overall. 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There is some occasional foxing to the pages, mostly clean. The map of Florida has a backed transverse tear. There are occasional small wormholes. The tail of the spines have been reinforced. There may be a few minor imperfections or faint marks to be expected with age. 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There is a small blindstamp to the title page. It is bound in the publisher's binding of brown morocco decorated in blind and lettered in gilt. The plates are in generally excellent condition. The coloring is rich and more in tune with a second edition in the quality. There may be a few minor imperfections or faint marks to be expected with age. 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There may be a few minor marks or imperfections to be expected with age. 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There may be a few minor marks or imperfections to be expected with age. 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There is an unobtrusive flattened crease from the upper right margin; very light, no color loss. There may be a few minor marks or imperfections to be expected with age. Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":375,"soldPrice":12650,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-16T05:36:56.661Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$10,000 - $15,000","details":{"en":"~ 27 1/4\" by 21\""},"currency":"USD","id":20007,"estimateMin":10000},{"startPrice":200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/20008/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/20008/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/20008/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/20008/004/004.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/20008/005/005.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/20008/006/006.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/20008/007/007.jpg"],"soldDate":"2024-02-10","available":false,"description":{"en":"this historic folio, native american lithograph is from thomas l. mckenney & james hall\u2019s \n history of the indian tribes of north america . the work was published in philadelphia by daniel rice and james clark between 1842 and 1844. \n \n an admirer and supporter of the american indians, thomas mckenney spent his tenure in office fighting for their cause and preserving their legacy through a gallery of paintings that were commissioned by various artists. unfortunately, the original paintings burned in a fire, and all that is left to remember these indians are the lithographs found in history which were modeled off the paintings. charles bird king was an american portrait painter that was commissioned by mckenney to paint the portraits of the indians. king made many of the 143 paintings from which the lithographs were created."},"estimateMax":2500,"lotNumber":"59764","title":{"en":"mckenney & hall, folio - 6 native america lithographs"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/41548/lot/20008/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition. There may be a few minor marks or imperfections to be expected with age. 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