Wonders of the Asian Continent 2016-03-16 Auction - 103 Price Results - Arader Galleries in NY
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Kun-yü Ch'üan-t'uThe Birds of Asia.Yellow-footed Green Pigeon (Treron phoenicoptera), Male
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Wonders of the Asian Continent

This Auction includes Maps, Views, Natural History Engravings, Watercolors & Rare Books from or relating to the Asian World.
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Asia: John Speed (1552-1629). London: Speed, 1626. Engraved map. 17 1/2 x 21 3/4 inches sheet, 26 1/2 x 31 1/2 inches framed. This lovely map has many intricate and delicate adornments such as rivers and
0001: AsiaEst. $5,000-$8,000
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Asia noviter delineata: Willem Janszoon Blaeu (1571-1638). Amsterdam, 1621-30. Engraved map with original hand color in part. 18 x 23 1/2 inches sheet. Blaeu's map is one of the most famous decorative maps of Asia.This map
0002: Asia noviter delineataEst. $2,000-$4,000
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Carte des Indes Orientales: Pierre Du Val (1619-1683). Paris: Pierre du Val, 1665. Engraved map with original hand color in outline. 15 3/8 x 21 1/8 inches sheet. Du Val's elegantly composed map is one of the earliest French
0004: Carte des Indes OrientalesEst. $3,000-$4,000
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Four Views: Derbenta, Soltanii, Cangoxuma, Goa: Nicholas Visscher (1649–1702). Amsterdam, [c.1695]. Hand colored engraving. 20 3/4 x 24 3/4 inches sheet, 31 1/2 x 35 1/4 inches framed. Lots 5 & 6: Two brilliantly colored bird’s-eye views of
0005: Four Views: Derbenta, Soltanii, Cangoxuma, GoaEst. $2,000-$4,000
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Four Views: Asfahan, Osacco, Kuching, Untitled: Nicholas Visscher (1649–1702). Amsterdam, [c.1695]. Hand colored engraving. 20 3/4 x 24 3/4 inches sheet, 31 1/2 x 35 1/4 inches framed. Lots 5 & 6: Two brilliantly colored bird’s-eye views of
0006: Four Views: Asfahan, Osacco, Kuching, UntitledEst. $2,000-$4,000
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Corea and Japan: John Thompson (1777-c. 1840). Engraved Map with hand color in part. Edinburgh: Thompson, 1815. 21 x 28 inches sheet. This is the first of Thomson’s major cartographic works and the atlas for which
0007: Corea and JapanEst. $400-$800
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Asia Carta di Ciasete piu Moderna: Robert Dudley (1574-1649). engraved map. Florence, 1646. 17 1/4 x 22 5/8 inches sheet, 28 x 33 1/4 inches framed. The first state of this rare sea chart of Japan, published in Sir Robert Dudley’s
0010: Asia Carta di Ciasete piu ModernaEst. $6,000-$10,000
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Nova Persiae Armeniae Natoliae et Arabiae: Frederick de Wit (c. 1630-1706). Engraved Map with hand color in full. Amsterdam: F. De Wit, [c. 1710]. (20 ¾ x 24 ¾ inches sheet. The detail in the Arabian peninsula is based on Sanson’s map of
0011: Nova Persiae Armeniae Natoliae et ArabiaeEst. $500-$700
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Asiae Nova Descriptio: Abraham Ortelius (1527-1598). engraved map with original hand color in full. Antwerp, 1570. 26 x 33 1/2 inches, 37 x 45 inches framed
0012: Asiae Nova DescriptioEst. $1,800-$2,500
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The Kingdom of China: John Speed (1552-1629). Copperplate Engraved Map. Abraham Goos & John Speed: 1627. 17 1/4 x 21 1/2 inches. This superb map of China, Korea and Japan is the only carte-a-figures map made of the
0015: The Kingdom of ChinaEst. $2,500-$3,000
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Oost Indien van cabo de Bona Espernea tot Ceilou: Arnold Colom (1624-1668). Amsterdam: Colom, c. 1654-1658. Engraved map with original hand color in outline. 21 x 24 1/2 inches sheet. Colom's Zee Atlas is among the rarest and scarcest of all folio
0017: Oost Indien van cabo de Bona Espernea tot CeilouEst. $3,000-$4,000
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Anea Quibusdam Anaffa - Azaamuram - Diu - Goa: Georg Braun (1541-1622) & Frans Hogenberg (fl.c.1540-1590). Cologne: c. 1572 or later. Engraved map with early hand color in full. 15 x 21 inches sheet. Magnificent views of Anea, Azemmour, Diu and
0018: Anea Quibusdam Anaffa - Azaamuram - Diu - GoaEst. $900-$1,200
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Tabula Moderna Indiae: Claudius Ptolemaeus (after 83-168). Straussburg: Johann Schott, 1513. Woodcut map with original hand color. 17 1/2 x 23 1/4 inches sheet. First modern map of India .Fine woodcut map of modern India,
0021: Tabula Moderna IndiaeEst. $20,000-$25,000
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Duodecima Asiae Tabula: Claudius Ptolemaeus (after 83-168). Ulm: Johann Reger, 1486. Woodcut map with original hand color in full. 16 x 22 1/4 inches sheet. Fine woodcut map of the island of Taprobana, or Ceylon,
0022: Duodecima Asiae TabulaEst. $10,000-$14,000
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Decima Asiae Tabula: Claudius Ptolemaeus (after 83-168). Ulm: Johann Reger, 1486. Woodcut map with original hand color in full. 16 x 22 1/4 inches sheet. Fine woodcut map of the classical perception of India, showing
0023: Decima Asiae TabulaEst. $5,000-$7,000
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Untitled map of China, Japan and Tibet: Laurent Fries (Died 1532). Strassburg: c. 1522-1535. Woodcut. 15 1/4 x 19 inches. First Printed Map of China, here in 2nd state with the banner title of the first state removed from outside the top
0024: Untitled map of China, Japan and TibetEst. $5,000-$7,000
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