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There may be some faint offset from age and fold out nature. There may be a few minor imperfections to be expected with age. 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There may be some minor wear at folds / edges. The upper portion is printed just to the edge, slightly cropped. There may be some faint offset from age and fold out nature. There may be a few minor imperfections to be expected with age. Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":75,"soldPrice":75,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-16T05:37:09.243Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$300 - $600","details":{"en":"~ 25 1/4\" by 19\" (fold out)"},"currency":"USD","id":20032,"estimateMin":300},{"startPrice":75,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/20033/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2024-02-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"henri abraham chatelain's \n atlas historique . the work was published by the author in amsterdam between 1718 and 1720. the text was combiled by gueudeville & garillon. the maps were completed by chatelain some influenced by guillaume de l'isle's work. the work was published in several editions, and the second edition was the first to include additional maps not found in the first including a map of the world, americas, europe, asia, and africa. \n \n \n atlas historique was a highly ambitious and groundbreaking work covering genealogy, cosmography, topography, heraldry, and chronology. it was intended for the general public and the increased fascination with the recently conquered colonies and the new discoveries. chatelain's maps are an outstanding example of the golden age of french mapmaking."},"estimateMax":1000,"lotNumber":"59818","title":{"en":"chatelain - map of the world"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/41831/lot/20033/view","tags":["uscollectibles_booksandpaper","uscollectibles","uscollectibles_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition. 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The far right and lower border and plate mark were cropped or printed near to the edges. There is a printer's imperfection in the lower portion of the image area with some color loss. There may be a few minor imperfections to be expected with age. 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There is a chip at the upper left corner.  There is some thinning to the paper overall.  There may be a few minor marks or imperfections to be expected with age.  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There are a couple very small, closed tears at the left edge.  There may be a few minor imperfections or faint marks to be expected with age.  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There is some paper adhered below the nomenclature, easily matted out.  There may be a couple faint, lighter spots in the sky.  There may be a few minor imperfections or fox or mottled marks to be expected with age.  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There is some paper adhered below the nomenclature, easily matted out.  There may be a couple faint, lighter spots in the sky.  There may be a few minor imperfections or fox or mottled marks to be expected with age.  Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":200,"soldPrice":350,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-16T05:37:10.880Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $2,000","details":{"en":"~ 23 1/4\" by 17\""},"currency":"USD","id":20038,"estimateMin":1000},{"startPrice":200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/20039/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/20039/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2024-02-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"david roberts' most famous work, \n views in the holy land, syria, idumea, arabia, egypt, & nubia , was published by e. g. moon in london between 1846 and 1849. this work is known for its extremely detailed dutone lithographed plates which depict various scenes of the holy land and the middle east. \n \n roberts journeyed to the holy land in 1838 where he spent much time depicting the architecture, costumes, and landscapes that he found there. the culmination of all his efforts, \n views in the holy land... , is indeed one of the greatest travel works ever completed. george croly wrote the wonderfully descriptive text, when available, and louis haghe turned roberts' drawings into the magnificent lithographs seen here. \n \n david roberts truly introduced the western world to egypt and the middle east through this work. the lithographs were produced from his on-site drawings of temples, landscapes, and historic monuments. he was the first westerner granted permission to enter many of the sacred mosques or monuments. he completed his sketches over an 11 month journey between 1838 and 1839. \n \n \u201croberts\u2019 holy land has a worldwide reputation; nothing of a similar character has ever been produced that can bear a comparison with it\u201d (ran, 6) ... \u201cthese prints are of excellence unsurpassed in europe\u2026 the firm of day and haghe raised lithography to perhaps the highest point it ever attained\u2026 [in roberts\u2019 own words, ] \u2018haghe has not only surpassed himself, but all that has hitherto been done of a similar nature. he has rendered the views in a style clear, simple, and unlabored, with a masterly vigor and boldness which none but a painter like him could have transferred to stone\u201d (abbey, 340-41)."},"estimateMax":2000,"lotNumber":"59824","title":{"en":"david roberts - gaza"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/41831/lot/20039/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition overall.  There is some paper adhered below the nomenclature, easily matted out.  There may be a couple faint, lighter spots in the sky.  There may be a few minor imperfections or fox or mottled marks to be expected with age.  Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":200,"soldPrice":400,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-16T05:37:10.881Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $2,000","details":{"en":"~ 23 1/4\" by 17\""},"currency":"USD","id":20039,"estimateMin":1000},{"startPrice":75,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/20040/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/20040/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2024-02-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"this fine folio lithograph is from august nicolas vaillant & achille etienne gigault de la salle's \n voyage autour du monde execute pendant les annes 1836 et 1837 sur la corvette la bonite commandee par m. vaillant, captaine de vaisseu. relation du voyage [album historique] . the work was published in paris between 1845 and 1852 by arthus bertrand, editeur, libraire dde la société de géographie. \n \n vaillant was a french naval officer that was tasked with this voyage in 1836. it was mainly a political expedition to build trade relations through the pacific to south america, hawaii, china, the philippines, and calcutta. he was also tasked with making hydrographic and geographic observations when possible, as well as gathering natural history specimens. on this expedition vaillant employed naturalists joseph eydoux and françois souleyet, and watercolour artists barthélémy lauvergne and théodore-auguste fisquet. \"the principal aims of the voyage were political; to show the french flag in various areas in the pacific, including the hawaiian islands, china, and cochin china; to extend protection to a number of french subjects; and to draw up comprehensive reports on the countries visited, including brazil, chile, the marianas, and the philippines\" (hill)"},"estimateMax":800,"lotNumber":"59825","title":{"en":"vaillant - boats & villiage in singapore (vue prise a singapour). 72"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/41831/lot/20040/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition overall.  There are a few very small, light fox marks mostly in the margins.  There may be a few minor imperfections to be expected with age.  Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":75,"soldPrice":110,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-16T05:37:10.882Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$400 - $800","details":{"en":"~ 19 1/4\" by 12 1/2\""},"currency":"USD","id":20040,"estimateMin":400},{"startPrice":75,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/20041/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/20041/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2024-02-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"this fine folio lithograph is from august nicolas vaillant & achille etienne gigault de la salle's \n voyage autour du monde execute pendant les annes 1836 et 1837 sur la corvette la bonite commandee par m. vaillant, captaine de vaisseu. relation du voyage [album historique] . the work was published in paris between 1845 and 1852 by arthus bertrand, editeur, libraire dde la société de géographie. \n \n vaillant was a french naval officer that was tasked with this voyage in 1836. it was mainly a political expedition to build trade relations through the pacific to south america, hawaii, china, the philippines, and calcutta. he was also tasked with making hydrographic and geographic observations when possible, as well as gathering natural history specimens. on this expedition vaillant employed naturalists joseph eydoux and françois souleyet, and watercolour artists barthélémy lauvergne and théodore-auguste fisquet. \"the principal aims of the voyage were political; to show the french flag in various areas in the pacific, including the hawaiian islands, china, and cochin china; to extend protection to a number of french subjects; and to draw up comprehensive reports on the countries visited, including brazil, chile, the marianas, and the philippines\" (hill)"},"estimateMax":800,"lotNumber":"59826","title":{"en":"vaillant - boats & glaciers at cape horn (iles et bancs de glace, cap horn). 14"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/41831/lot/20041/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition overall.  There are a few very small, light fox marks mostly in the margins.  There may be a few minor imperfections to be expected with age.  Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":75,"soldPrice":75,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-16T05:37:10.883Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$400 - $800","details":{"en":"~ 19 1/4\" by 12 1/2\""},"currency":"USD","id":20041,"estimateMin":400},{"startPrice":100,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/20042/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/20042/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2024-02-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"this captivating engraving is from ascanio filomarino duca della torre's \n raccolta di tutte le vedute che esistevano nel gabinetto del duca della torre. rappresentanti l'eruzioni del monte vesuvio. fin oggi accadute. con le rispettive descrizioni ora per la prima volta ricavate dalla storia e con l'aggiunta delle lettere di plinio il giovine nelle quali vien riferito il primo incendio; avvenuto nell'anno 79. dell'era cristiana. al merito ...del sig. d. nicola filomarino duca della torre... . the work was published in naples by nicola gervasi between 1805 and 1812. the work had featured numerous views of the eruption of mount vesuvius."},"estimateMax":1000,"lotNumber":"59827","title":{"en":"filomarino - mount vesuvius volcano erupting. 16"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/41831/lot/20042/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition overall.  There may be a few minor imperfections or faint marks to be expected with age.  Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":100,"soldPrice":270,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-16T05:37:10.884Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$500 - $1,000","details":{"en":"~ 18\" by 13 1/2\""},"currency":"USD","id":20042,"estimateMin":500},{"startPrice":100,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/20043/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/20043/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2024-02-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"this captivating engraving is from ascanio filomarino duca della torre's \n raccolta di tutte le vedute che esistevano nel gabinetto del duca della torre. rappresentanti l'eruzioni del monte vesuvio. fin oggi accadute. con le rispettive descrizioni ora per la prima volta ricavate dalla storia e con l'aggiunta delle lettere di plinio il giovine nelle quali vien riferito il primo incendio; avvenuto nell'anno 79. dell'era cristiana. al merito ...del sig. d. nicola filomarino duca della torre... . the work was published in naples by nicola gervasi between 1805 and 1812. the work had featured numerous views of the eruption of mount vesuvius."},"estimateMax":1000,"lotNumber":"59828","title":{"en":"filomarino - mount vesuvius volcano erupting. 17"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/41831/lot/20043/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition overall.  There may be a few minor imperfections or faint marks to be expected with age.  Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":100,"soldPrice":260,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-16T05:37:10.885Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$500 - $1,000","details":{"en":"~ 18\" by 13 1/2\""},"currency":"USD","id":20043,"estimateMin":500},{"startPrice":200,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/20044/001/001.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"this large folio engraving is from antoine bruni d'entrecasteaux's \n tlas du voyage de bruny-dentrecasteaux, contre-amiral de france, commandant les frégates la recherche et l'espérance, fait par ordre du gouvernement en 1791, 1792 et 1793. publié par ordre de sa majesté l'empereur et roi, sous le ministère de son excellence le viceamiral decrès par c. f. beautemps-beaupré . the first edition work was published in paris in 1808 by imprimerie impériale. \n \n the work was the official report of one of the great exploring voyages of the period in search of la perouse and those on his expedition. \"no news had been received for three years respecting the ships boussole and astrolabe., commanded by m. de la pérouse ... [it was decided to send out a search expedition with the secondary aim of] making inquiries relative to the sciences and to commerce. rear-admiral bruny d'entrecasteaux received command of the expedition which consisted of two ships of about five hundred tons burden [la recherche and l'espérance] ... proceeding via the cape of good hope to tasmania, extensive investigations of its coastline were made. new caledonia, the solomon islands, the admiralty islands, tonga, new britain and other groups were visited, but ... no trace of the missing navigator was found ... the expedition made several important contributions to geographical knowledge, and the investigations of the natruralists into productions of countries visited were of special value\" (ferguson)."},"estimateMax":2000,"lotNumber":"59829","title":{"en":"d'entrecasteaux - map of solomon islands"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/41831/lot/20044/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition overall.  There are a few faint marks or fox marks scattered on the paper.  There may be a few minor imperfections or faint marks to be expected with age.  Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":200,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-16T05:37:10.886Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $2,000","details":{"en":"~ 33 1/2\" by 22 1/2\" (fold out)"},"currency":"USD","id":20044,"estimateMin":1000},{"startPrice":200,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/20045/001/001.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"this large folio engraving is from antoine bruni d'entrecasteaux's \n tlas du voyage de bruny-dentrecasteaux, contre-amiral de france, commandant les frégates la recherche et l'espérance, fait par ordre du gouvernement en 1791, 1792 et 1793. publié par ordre de sa majesté l'empereur et roi, sous le ministère de son excellence le viceamiral decrès par c. f. beautemps-beaupré . the first edition work was published in paris in 1808 by imprimerie impériale. \n \n the work was the official report of one of the great exploring voyages of the period in search of la perouse and those on his expedition. \"no news had been received for three years respecting the ships boussole and astrolabe., commanded by m. de la pérouse ... [it was decided to send out a search expedition with the secondary aim of] making inquiries relative to the sciences and to commerce. rear-admiral bruny d'entrecasteaux received command of the expedition which consisted of two ships of about five hundred tons burden [la recherche and l'espérance] ... proceeding via the cape of good hope to tasmania, extensive investigations of its coastline were made. new caledonia, the solomon islands, the admiralty islands, tonga, new britain and other groups were visited, but ... no trace of the missing navigator was found ... the expedition made several important contributions to geographical knowledge, and the investigations of the natruralists into productions of countries visited were of special value\" (ferguson)."},"estimateMax":2000,"lotNumber":"59830","title":{"en":"d'entrecasteaux - map of new guinea"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/41831/lot/20045/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition overall.  There are a few faint marks or fox marks scattered on the paper.  There may be a few minor imperfections or faint marks to be expected with age.  Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":200,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-16T05:37:10.887Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $2,000","details":{"en":"~ 33 1/2\" by 22 1/2\" (fold out)"},"currency":"USD","id":20045,"estimateMin":1000},{"startPrice":200,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/20046/001/001.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"this large folio engraving is from antoine bruni d'entrecasteaux's \n tlas du voyage de bruny-dentrecasteaux, contre-amiral de france, commandant les frégates la recherche et l'espérance, fait par ordre du gouvernement en 1791, 1792 et 1793. publié par ordre de sa majesté l'empereur et roi, sous le ministère de son excellence le viceamiral decrès par c. f. beautemps-beaupré . the first edition work was published in paris in 1808 by imprimerie impériale. \n \n the work was the official report of one of the great exploring voyages of the period in search of la perouse and those on his expedition. \"no news had been received for three years respecting the ships boussole and astrolabe., commanded by m. de la pérouse ... [it was decided to send out a search expedition with the secondary aim of] making inquiries relative to the sciences and to commerce. rear-admiral bruny d'entrecasteaux received command of the expedition which consisted of two ships of about five hundred tons burden [la recherche and l'espérance] ... proceeding via the cape of good hope to tasmania, extensive investigations of its coastline were made. new caledonia, the solomon islands, the admiralty islands, tonga, new britain and other groups were visited, but ... no trace of the missing navigator was found ... the expedition made several important contributions to geographical knowledge, and the investigations of the natruralists into productions of countries visited were of special value\" (ferguson)."},"estimateMax":2000,"lotNumber":"59831","title":{"en":"d'entrecasteaux - map of dampier strait with new guinea & new britain"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/41831/lot/20046/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition overall.  There are a few faint marks or fox marks scattered on the paper.  There may be a few minor imperfections or faint marks to be expected with age.  Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":200,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-16T05:37:11.963Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $2,000","details":{"en":"~ 33 1/2\" by 22 1/2\" (fold out)"},"currency":"USD","id":20046,"estimateMin":1000},{"startPrice":200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/20047/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2024-02-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"this large folio engraving is from antoine bruni d'entrecasteaux's \n tlas du voyage de bruny-dentrecasteaux, contre-amiral de france, commandant les frégates la recherche et l'espérance, fait par ordre du gouvernement en 1791, 1792 et 1793. publié par ordre de sa majesté l'empereur et roi, sous le ministère de son excellence le viceamiral decrès par c. f. beautemps-beaupré . the first edition work was published in paris in 1808 by imprimerie impériale. \n \n the work was the official report of one of the great exploring voyages of the period in search of la perouse and those on his expedition. \"no news had been received for three years respecting the ships boussole and astrolabe., commanded by m. de la pérouse ... [it was decided to send out a search expedition with the secondary aim of] making inquiries relative to the sciences and to commerce. rear-admiral bruny d'entrecasteaux received command of the expedition which consisted of two ships of about five hundred tons burden [la recherche and l'espérance] ... proceeding via the cape of good hope to tasmania, extensive investigations of its coastline were made. new caledonia, the solomon islands, the admiralty islands, tonga, new britain and other groups were visited, but ... no trace of the missing navigator was found ... the expedition made several important contributions to geographical knowledge, and the investigations of the natruralists into productions of countries visited were of special value\" (ferguson)."},"estimateMax":2000,"lotNumber":"59832","title":{"en":"d'entrecasteaux - australia: coastal views of tasmania (new holland, van diemen's land)"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/41831/lot/20047/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition overall.  There are a few faint marks or fox marks scattered on the paper.  There may be a few minor imperfections or faint marks to be expected with age.  Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":200,"soldPrice":550,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-16T05:37:11.965Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $2,000","details":{"en":"~ 33 1/2\" by 22 1/2\" (fold out)"},"currency":"USD","id":20047,"estimateMin":1000},{"startPrice":500,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/20048/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/20048/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2024-02-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"this rare, large folio, hand-colored lithograph is from sir charles d'oyly's \n views of calcutta and its environs. the work was published in london in 1848 by w. robert & lowes dickinson. the work truly illustrates the beauty of calcutta including its architectural heritage and topographical growth as it was in the 1830s. the work was put together posthumously for publication by george francis white. \n \n sir charles d'oyly (1781-1845) was an administrator in india and artist. his family was british but he was born at murshidabad, india before returning to england in 1785. he sailed back to india in 1797 with introductions from warren hastings. he fell under the friendship and instruction of george chinnery, another skilled artist. he was one of the best amateur artists in calcutta in the 1800s and went on to paint more views of indian life in the city than any other contemporary artist. william princep wrote of d'oyly: \"many were the happy hours all lovers of the brush spent at the hospitable house of sir chas d'oyly, himself an excellent artist, where chinnery was a frequent and welcome guest.\""},"estimateMax":3000,"lotNumber":"59833","title":{"en":"d'oyly (calcutta, india) - statue of the marquis of hastings in tank square"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/41831/lot/20048/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good condition overall.  There are some smudges or marks mostly the margins.  There may be a few minor imperfections or faint marks to be expected with age.  Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":500,"soldPrice":2050,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-16T05:37:11.967Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$2,000 - $3,000","details":{"en":"~ 18 1/2\" by 27\"; image size including border ~ 17 1/4\" by 12\""},"currency":"USD","id":20048,"estimateMin":2000},{"startPrice":500,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/20049/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/20049/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2024-02-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"this rare, large folio, hand-colored lithograph is from sir charles d'oyly's \n views of calcutta and its environs. the work was published in london in 1848 by w. robert & lowes dickinson. the work truly illustrates the beauty of calcutta including its architectural heritage and topographical growth as it was in the 1830s. the work was put together posthumously for publication by george francis white. \n \n sir charles d'oyly (1781-1845) was an administrator in india and artist. his family was british but he was born at murshidabad, india before returning to england in 1785. he sailed back to india in 1797 with introductions from warren hastings. he fell under the friendship and instruction of george chinnery, another skilled artist. he was one of the best amateur artists in calcutta in the 1800s and went on to paint more views of indian life in the city than any other contemporary artist. william princep wrote of d'oyly: \"many were the happy hours all lovers of the brush spent at the hospitable house of sir chas d'oyly, himself an excellent artist, where chinnery was a frequent and welcome guest.\""},"estimateMax":3000,"lotNumber":"59834","title":{"en":"d'oyly (calcutta, india) - banyan tree"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/41831/lot/20049/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good condition overall.  There are some smudges or marks mostly the margins.  There may be a few minor imperfections or faint marks to be expected with age.  Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":500,"soldPrice":500,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-16T05:37:11.968Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$2,000 - $3,000","details":{"en":"~ 18 1/2\" by 27\"; image size including border ~ 18 1/2\" by 14 1/4\""},"currency":"USD","id":20049,"estimateMin":2000},{"startPrice":50,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/20050/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/20050/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2024-02-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"this historic view of india is from thomas and william daniell's \n oriental scenery . the work was published between 1812 and 1816 in london for the authors at the free-school press by william daniell and longman, hurts, rees, orme and brown. this is the scarce quarto edition of one of the greatest pictorial records of india. the daniells reduced their large folio plates for this edition in order to have their views of india reach a wider audience. \n \n \"the daniells left england in 1785, when william was only about sixteen, and they were back in england in september 1794. from an early stage thomas seems to have set out to emulate and surpass hodges (select views in india) in popularizing his views through the comparatively new medium of aquatint. the uncle and nephew were determined not only to do better than hodges but to expose the weaknesses of the pioneer's work by choosing the same views as hodges had done, drawing them more accurately, and aquatinting them more skilfully\" (abbey scenery ii, p.377)."},"estimateMax":600,"lotNumber":"59835","title":{"en":"daniell, india - the cotsea bhang, on the river jumna, at delhi. 3"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/41831/lot/20050/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition overall.  There are a few light, scattered fox marks to the paper.  There may be a few minor imperfections or faint marks to be expected with age.  Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":50,"soldPrice":70,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-16T05:37:11.970Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$300 - $600","details":{"en":"~ 14 1/4\" by 10 1/4\""},"currency":"USD","id":20050,"estimateMin":300},{"startPrice":50,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/20051/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/20051/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2024-02-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"this historic view of india is from thomas and william daniell's \n oriental scenery . the work was published between 1812 and 1816 in london for the authors at the free-school press by william daniell and longman, hurts, rees, orme and brown. this is the scarce quarto edition of one of the greatest pictorial records of india. the daniells reduced their large folio plates for this edition in order to have their views of india reach a wider audience. \n \n \"the daniells left england in 1785, when william was only about sixteen, and they were back in england in september 1794. from an early stage thomas seems to have set out to emulate and surpass hodges (select views in india) in popularizing his views through the comparatively new medium of aquatint. the uncle and nephew were determined not only to do better than hodges but to expose the weaknesses of the pioneer's work by choosing the same views as hodges had done, drawing them more accurately, and aquatinting them more skilfully\" (abbey scenery ii, p.377)."},"estimateMax":600,"lotNumber":"59836","title":{"en":"daniell, india - western entrance of shere shah's ford delhi. 13"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/41831/lot/20051/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition overall.  There are a few light, scattered fox marks to the paper.  There may be a few minor imperfections or faint marks to be expected with age.  Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":50,"soldPrice":50,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-16T05:37:11.972Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$300 - $600","details":{"en":"~ 14 1/4\" by 10 1/4\""},"currency":"USD","id":20051,"estimateMin":300},{"startPrice":50,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/20052/001/001.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"this engraved map is from aaron arrowsmith & samuel lewis's \n a new and elegant general atlas. comprising all the new discoveries, to the present time... the work was published in boston in 1812 by thomas & andrews. \n \n this was a scarce, early american atlas that helped with mapping out the american west. the work was a collaboration of american mapmaker samuel lewis and english mapmaker aaron arrowsmith. four of the most important maps from the work were titled: north america, louisiana, british possessions in america, and spanish possessions in north america. lewis's map of louisiana was \"... the primary map of the newly purchased territory of louisiana and its surroundings and, as such, reflected the shaped american popular geographical images of the western interior at the time of lewis and clark.\" (mapping the west, p. 80 \n \n provenance: henry roice (contemporary signature was present on the front pastedown)"},"estimateMax":600,"lotNumber":"59837","title":{"en":"arrowsmith & lewis - map of viceroyalty of new granada"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/41831/lot/20052/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition overall.  There is a thinned spot in the left portion of the image area.  There may be a few minor imperfections or faint marks to be expected with age.  Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":50,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-16T05:37:11.973Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$300 - $600","details":{"en":"~ 10 1/2\" by 9\""},"currency":"USD","id":20052,"estimateMin":300},{"startPrice":50,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/20053/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2024-02-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"this engraved map is from aaron arrowsmith & samuel lewis's \n a new and elegant general atlas. comprising all the new discoveries, to the present time... the work was published in boston in 1812 by thomas & andrews. \n \n this was a scarce, early american atlas that helped with mapping out the american west. the work was a collaboration of american mapmaker samuel lewis and english mapmaker aaron arrowsmith. four of the most important maps from the work were titled: north america, louisiana, british possessions in america, and spanish possessions in north america. lewis's map of louisiana was \"... the primary map of the newly purchased territory of louisiana and its surroundings and, as such, reflected the shaped american popular geographical images of the western interior at the time of lewis and clark.\" (mapping the west, p. 80 \n \n provenance: henry roice (contemporary signature was present on the front pastedown)"},"estimateMax":1000,"lotNumber":"59838","title":{"en":"arrowsmith & lewis - map of australia, new zealand, new guinea (australasia)"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/41831/lot/20053/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition overall.  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 imperfections or faint marks to be expected with age.  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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 imperfections or faint marks 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":"59843","title":{"en":"de jode, rare, pub. 1593 - regional maps of italy (fori iuli/ corfu/ tusciae insignis italiae provincia vera...)"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/41831/lot/20058/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":"2026-08-16T05:37:10.342Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $2,000","details":{"en":"~ 21 1/4\" by 16\" (fold out)"},"currency":"USD","id":20058,"estimateMin":1000},{"startPrice":100,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/20059/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/20059/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2024-02-17","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":"59844","title":{"en":"de jode, rare, pub. 1593 - map of württemberg and oberpfalz, bavaria, germany (wirtenbergensis ducatus elegans delineatio & palatinatus superioris)"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/41831/lot/20059/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. --- There is some paper loss at the upper center fold."},"directSalePrice":100,"soldPrice":240,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-16T05:37:10.343Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $2,000","details":{"en":"~ 21 1/4\" by 16\" (fold out)"},"currency":"USD","id":20059,"estimateMin":1000},{"startPrice":100,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/20060/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/20060/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2024-02-17","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":"59845","title":{"en":"de jode, rare, pub. 1593 - map of saxony, northern germany from westfalia to poland (saxonum regionis quatenus eius gentis imperium nomenquqe\u2026)"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/41831/lot/20060/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":210,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-16T05:37:10.345Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $2,000","details":{"en":"~ 21 1/4\" by 16\" (fold out)"},"currency":"USD","id":20060,"estimateMin":1000},{"startPrice":100,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/20061/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/20061/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2024-02-17","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":"59846","title":{"en":"de jode, rare, pub. 1593 - map of north africa, egypt, the red sea and the holy land, including all of the mediterranean coastline of africa (barbaria pars africae, comprae: hendens praecipua loca versus littoria maris mediterranei)"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/41831/lot/20061/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":"2026-08-16T05:37:10.347Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $2,000","details":{"en":"~ 21 1/4\" by 16\" (fold out)"},"currency":"USD","id":20061,"estimateMin":1000},{"startPrice":100,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/20062/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/20062/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2024-02-17","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":3000,"lotNumber":"59847","title":{"en":"de jode, rare, pub. 1593 - map of croatia, bosnia (illirici seu sclavoniae continentis croatiam, carmiam, itriam, bosniam, eisquae conterminas provincias : recens ac emendatus typus\u2026)"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/41831/lot/20062/view","tags":["uscollectibles_booksandpaper","uscollectibles","uscollectibles_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition overall.  There is some minor paper loss at the upper fold in the margin.  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":550,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-16T05:37:10.348Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$2,000 - $3,000","details":{"en":"~ 21 1/4\" by 16\" (fold out)"},"currency":"USD","id":20062,"estimateMin":2000},{"startPrice":100,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/20063/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/20063/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/20063/004/004.jpg"],"soldDate":"2024-02-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"this map is the first printed map of australia and is entitled \n novae guineae forma, & situs . the map was only ever issued in one state and only to the second edition of the atlas. while new guinea is in the title and it shows the solomon islands, the lower half of the map depicts the northern coast of australia. the coastline was entirely imagined for the map with illustrations of a native attacking a gryphon, a snake, and a lion. (tooley, mapping of australia, 385) it also shows a mermaid and merman embracing, sea monsters, and a ship sailing in the south. it separates queensland and new guinea, but the text does speculate that de jode was not convinced the areas were separate despite depicting them as such. \n \n \n description of the work: \n \n 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":16000,"lotNumber":"59848","title":{"en":"de jode, rare, pub. 1593 - first printed map of australia (novae guineae forma, & situs)"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/41831/lot/20063/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. - This map was originally part of a fold out page with an additional map. It has been separated with a period strip of paper added archivally along the left edge. There is a slight crease original to the paper a tthe lower right corner, present at time of printing."},"directSalePrice":100,"soldPrice":6550,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-16T05:37:10.350Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$14,000 - $16,000","details":{"en":"~ 10 1/8\" by 16\""},"currency":"USD","id":20063,"estimateMin":14000},{"startPrice":100,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/20064/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/20064/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2024-02-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"this stunning and rare lithograph is from alphonse mucha's \n documents décoratifs . the work was published in paris by librairie centrale des beaux-arts in 1902 and edited by emile levy. \n \n the work was an excellent representation of his work in the art nouveau movement. it included images of flowers, fauna, women, jewelry, kerosene lamps, cutlery, posters, furniture, and illustrations for books. \n \n mucha \"illustrates the process of stylisation and simplification that transforms a drawing from nature to an object for practical use [...] the compatibility of design and material is emphasized in applications of an identical motif on tableware, lace or jewelry. examples for graphic artists include studies of nude or draped figures and of heads. mucha's drawings and applied designs show virtuosity that surpasses technical ability. the publication was considered an invaluable textbook for artisans and designers and was used by art students in france and abroad, including russia.\" (v. arwas et al. alphonse mucha the spirit of art nouveau (alexandria, va: 1998), p.310) \n \n alphonse (alfons) maria mucha (1860-1939) was a bohemian and czech artist. he produced most of his early work in paris and truly broke through around 1895. he moved back to prague in 1910. mucha was one of the most influential artists to the art nouveau movement."},"estimateMax":800,"lotNumber":"59849","title":{"en":"mucha, folio - pins & accessories. 55"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/41831/lot/20064/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition overall.  There may be a few minor imperfections to be expected with age.  Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":100,"soldPrice":130,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-16T05:37:10.351Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$400 - $800","details":{"en":"~ 13\" by 18\""},"currency":"USD","id":20064,"estimateMin":400},{"startPrice":100,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/20065/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/20065/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2024-02-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"this stunning and rare lithograph is from alphonse mucha's \n documents décoratifs . the work was published in paris by librairie centrale des beaux-arts in 1902 and edited by emile levy. \n \n the work was an excellent representation of his work in the art nouveau movement. it included images of flowers, fauna, women, jewelry, kerosene lamps, cutlery, posters, furniture, and illustrations for books. \n \n mucha \"illustrates the process of stylisation and simplification that transforms a drawing from nature to an object for practical use [...] the compatibility of design and material is emphasized in applications of an identical motif on tableware, lace or jewelry. examples for graphic artists include studies of nude or draped figures and of heads. mucha's drawings and applied designs show virtuosity that surpasses technical ability. the publication was considered an invaluable textbook for artisans and designers and was used by art students in france and abroad, including russia.\" (v. arwas et al. alphonse mucha the spirit of art nouveau (alexandria, va: 1998), p.310) \n \n alphonse (alfons) maria mucha (1860-1939) was a bohemian and czech artist. he produced most of his early work in paris and truly broke through around 1895. he moved back to prague in 1910. mucha was one of the most influential artists to the art nouveau movement."},"estimateMax":800,"lotNumber":"59850","title":{"en":"mucha, folio - home furniture, décor, or accessories. 72"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/41831/lot/20065/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition overall.  There may be a few minor imperfections to be expected with age.  Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":100,"soldPrice":140,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-16T05:37:10.353Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$400 - $800","details":{"en":"~ 13\" by 18\""},"currency":"USD","id":20065,"estimateMin":400},{"startPrice":100,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/20066/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/20066/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2024-02-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"this stunning and rare lithograph is from alphonse mucha's \n documents décoratifs . the work was published in paris by librairie centrale des beaux-arts in 1902 and edited by emile levy. \n \n the work was an excellent representation of his work in the art nouveau movement. it included images of flowers, fauna, women, jewelry, kerosene lamps, cutlery, posters, furniture, and illustrations for books. \n \n mucha \"illustrates the process of stylisation and simplification that transforms a drawing from nature to an object for practical use [...] the compatibility of design and material is emphasized in applications of an identical motif on tableware, lace or jewelry. examples for graphic artists include studies of nude or draped figures and of heads. mucha's drawings and applied designs show virtuosity that surpasses technical ability. the publication was considered an invaluable textbook for artisans and designers and was used by art students in france and abroad, including russia.\" (v. arwas et al. alphonse mucha the spirit of art nouveau (alexandria, va: 1998), p.310) \n \n alphonse (alfons) maria mucha (1860-1939) was a bohemian and czech artist. he produced most of his early work in paris and truly broke through around 1895. he moved back to prague in 1910. mucha was one of the most influential artists to the art nouveau movement."},"estimateMax":2000,"lotNumber":"59851","title":{"en":"mucha, folio - illustrations of women. 12"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/41831/lot/20066/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition overall.  There may be a few minor imperfections to be expected with age.  Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":100,"soldPrice":325,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-16T05:37:11.553Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $2,000","details":{"en":"~ 13\" by 18\""},"currency":"USD","id":20066,"estimateMin":1000},{"startPrice":75,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/20067/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2024-02-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"this beautiful engraving was printed after the original linocuts done by pablo picasso for the work \n linogravures . the work was printed in paris in 1962 by editions cercle d'art. wilhem boeck had written an introduction of the work that was translated by jacques chavy. \n \n pablo picasso (1881-1973) was a spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, and theater designer. most of his career was spent in france. he was one of the most eminent artists of the 20th century. he is arguably the most important figure to art and art movements in the 1900s."},"estimateMax":1000,"lotNumber":"59852","title":{"en":"after pablo picasso - la pique cassee"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/41831/lot/20067/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.  Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":75,"soldPrice":75,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-16T05:37:11.555Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$500 - $1,000","details":{"en":"paper size ~ 15 1/4\" by 12 1/2\"; image size ~ 12 3/4\" by 10 1/2 - 10 3/4\""},"currency":"USD","id":20067,"estimateMin":500},{"startPrice":75,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/20068/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2024-02-17","available":false,"description":{"en":"this beautiful engraving was printed after the original linocuts done by pablo picasso for the work \n linogravures . the work was printed in paris in 1962 by editions cercle d'art. wilhem boeck had written an introduction of the work that was translated by jacques chavy. \n \n pablo picasso (1881-1973) was a spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, and theater designer. most of his career was spent in france. he was one of the most eminent artists of the 20th century. he is arguably the most important figure to art and art movements in the 1900s."},"estimateMax":1000,"lotNumber":"59853","title":{"en":"after pablo picasso - pique"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/41831/lot/20068/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition.  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There may be some faint text offset or occasional faint mottled toning to the plates.  There may be a few minor imperfections to be expected with age.  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There may be some faint text offset or occasional faint mottled toning to the plates.  There may be a few minor imperfections to be expected with age.  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There may be some faint text offset or occasional faint mottled toning to the plates.  There may be a few minor imperfections to be expected with age.  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There may be some faint text offset or occasional faint mottled toning to the plates.  There may be a few minor imperfections to be expected with age.  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There may be some faint text offset or occasional faint mottled toning to the plates.  There may be a few minor imperfections to be expected with age.  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There may be some faint text offset or occasional faint mottled toning to the plates.  There may be a few minor 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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