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Emporium & Humber Family Collection Auction

Fri, Feb 4, 2022 09:00AM EST
Lot 365

Hondius and Blaeu - Two Maps of Southeast Asia

Estimate: $200 - $400

Bid Increments

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$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
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$10,000 $1,000
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$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

including: Jodocus Hondius (1563-1612), Ins. Ceilan quae incolis Tenarisin dictur, Amsterdam, circa 1620, text verso, in two sheets, engraving on laid paper with hand colored highlights, plate 13-3/4 x 19-3/4 in., sheet 15-1/2 x 21-1/4 in., unframed; Willem Janszoon Blaeu (1571-1638), Moluccae Insulae Celeberrimae, Amsterdam, circa 1640, text verso, engraving on laid paper with hand colored highlights, plate 15 x 19-1/4 in., sheet 20-3/4 in., unframed

Provenance: Humber Family, North Carolina

Condition

scattered light staining, both formerly hinged in (tape remnants at top verso); Ceilan with some water stains around plate lines; Moluccae with some burn marks at lower right (visible verso and recto)

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