Brunk Auctions
Live Auction

Emporium & Humber Family Collection Auction

Fri, Feb 4, 2022 09:00AM EST
Lot 350

De Wit - Three Maps of Europe, British Isles

Estimate: $500 - $700

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

Frederick De Wit (circa 1629-1706), engravings on laid paper with hand colored highlights, all unframed, including: Nova et Accurate divisa in Regna et Regiones praecipuas Europae Descriptio, Amsterdam, circa 1689, plate 19-1/2 x 21-3/4 in., sheet 20-7/8 x 24 in.; Novissima Prae Caeteris Aliis Accuratissima Regnorum Angliae, Scotiae, Hiberniae, Amsterdam, circa 1690, plate 23 x 19-1/4 in., sheet 24 x 20-3/4 in.; Accuratissima Angliae Regni et Walliae Principatus Descriptio..., Amsterdam, circa 1680, plate 23-5/8 x 19-1/4 in., sheet 24-1/4 x 20-7/8 in.

Provenance: Humber Family, North Carolina

Condition

all with scattered staining, foxing, handling creases, and small tears to edges; Angliae, Scotiae, Hiberniae with large tear through upper cartouche, some holes/losses to paper at upper cartouche, some brittleness and tears at lower cartouche

Purchased items will be available for pick up or shipping from our Asheville, North Carolina auction facility within ten business days of the auction will be assessed a storage fee of $5.00 per day, per item. Purchaser agrees that packing and shipping is done at the purchaser's risk and that the purchaser will pay in advance all packing expenses, materials, carrier fees and insurance charges. At our discretion, items will either be packed by an agent such as a packaging store or Brunk Auctions. Please allow two weeks for shipping after payment is received. Shipment of large items is the responsibility of the purchaser. We are happy to provide names of carriers and shippers if a purchaser so requests. Brunk Auctions will have no liability for any loss or damage to shipped items.