{"lots":[{"startPrice":200,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37824/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37824/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37824/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37824/004/004.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37824/005/005.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37824/006/006.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37824/007/007.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37824/008/008.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37824/009/009.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"included in this lot: \n \n lu pan (chinese figure) \n lung niu (mother of dragon) \n pe hai lung vang (dragon of the north) \n qsu sun niang niang (queen of the grandchildren) \n \n \n description of the work: \n \n this extraordinary original painting was part of a chinese album that focused on gods, celestials, and immortal beings. the paintings were done with ink and color in the 19th century on paper. many of the illustrations feature gold and silver highlights. the album included depictions of daoist deities including the empress of heaven (tianhou), chinese mythological figures such as the dragon king of the east sea (donghai longwang), and buddhiste deities such as big-bellied buddha (dadufo). many of the illustrations will come with a slip identifying the figures in spanish from a previous owner. \n \n \n paper size: ~ 11 1/2\" by 13 3/4\" \n \n \n paper type or special features: originally painting"},"estimateMax":2500,"lotNumber":"9801","title":{"en":"4 original watercolors of chinese gods or figures"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/74700/lot/37824/view","tags":["usart_paintings","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition overall.  There may be a few minor imperfections or light marks to be expected with age.  Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":200,"lastUpdate":"2026-05-02T16:39:01.841Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,500 - $2,500","currency":"USD","id":37824,"estimateMin":1500},{"startPrice":100,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37825/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37825/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-05-02","available":false,"description":{"en":"this rare and early engraving is from matthaus merian's \n la danse des morts .. todten-tanz, wie derselbe in der löbl. u. welt-berühmten stadt basel .. zu sehen ist or \n the dance of the dead... the dance of death, as it can be seen in the laudable and world-famous city of basel . this engraving was published in basel by j. r. imhof in 1756 (though title dated 1744). the engravings were done by a. chovin after the originals by merian. \n \n merian first rendered the 'dance of death' mural in 1616, just after emanuel bock's restoration. he published the most complete and reliable representation of the 'dance of death.' he viewed the mural as \"'a mirror of human existence' in which people should recognize themselves in their transience and the resulting demand for a meaningful, god-devoted christian life.\" (exhibition catalogue: dances of death of the hab) \n \n matthaeus merian (1593-1650) was part of an exceptional artistic family. he was an artist and engraver himself that was born in switzerland, and received training in engraving in zurich, nancy, paris, and strasbourg. he settled in frankfurt where he worked for johann theodor de bry, another accomplished publisher, and married his daughter, maria magdelena de bry. he was the father of matthaeus the younger and the celebrated naturalist and artist, maria sibylla merian. he took over de bry's published house upon his death in 1623, and became particularly noted for his town views due to their artistry and accuracy. \n \n \n paper size: ~ 6 1/8\" by 8 1/8\" \n \n \n paper type or special features: engraving with professional hand-coloring"},"estimateMax":600,"lotNumber":"9802","title":{"en":"merian - dance of death. 59"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/74700/lot/37825/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":100,"lastUpdate":"2026-05-02T14:00:57.969Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$300 - $600","currency":"USD","id":37825,"estimateMin":300},{"startPrice":100,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37826/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37826/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-05-02","available":false,"description":{"en":"this rare and early engraving is from matthaus merian's \n la danse des morts .. todten-tanz, wie derselbe in der löbl. u. welt-berühmten stadt basel .. zu sehen ist or \n the dance of the dead... the dance of death, as it can be seen in the laudable and world-famous city of basel . this engraving was published in basel by j. r. imhof in 1756 (though title dated 1744). the engravings were done by a. chovin after the originals by merian. \n \n merian first rendered the 'dance of death' mural in 1616, just after emanuel bock's restoration. he published the most complete and reliable representation of the 'dance of death.' he viewed the mural as \"'a mirror of human existence' in which people should recognize themselves in their transience and the resulting demand for a meaningful, god-devoted christian life.\" (exhibition catalogue: dances of death of the hab) \n \n matthaeus merian (1593-1650) was part of an exceptional artistic family. he was an artist and engraver himself that was born in switzerland, and received training in engraving in zurich, nancy, paris, and strasbourg. he settled in frankfurt where he worked for johann theodor de bry, another accomplished publisher, and married his daughter, maria magdelena de bry. he was the father of matthaeus the younger and the celebrated naturalist and artist, maria sibylla merian. he took over de bry's published house upon his death in 1623, and became particularly noted for his town views due to their artistry and accuracy. \n \n \n paper size: ~ 6 1/8\" by 8 1/8\" \n \n \n paper type or special features: engraving with professional hand-coloring"},"estimateMax":600,"lotNumber":"9803","title":{"en":"merian - dance of death. 37"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/74700/lot/37826/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":130,"lastUpdate":"2026-05-02T14:01:51.676Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$300 - $600","currency":"USD","id":37826,"estimateMin":300},{"startPrice":200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37827/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37827/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-05-02","available":false,"description":{"en":"this outstanding folio etching is from giovanni battista piranesi's \n le antichita romane . the work was published in rome by stamperia salomoni circa 1780. \n \n the work depicted archaeological sites, sepulchral monuments, reconstructions of engineering feats, ancient bridges, baths and other structures. piranesi's etchings exhibit remarkable technical skill, historic accuracy, and artistic vision. \n \n giovanni battista piranesi (1720-1778) is known as one of the most famous architectural artists of all times. born in venice and later settled in rome, the young piranesi first aspired to be an architect. after having little luck in his studied field, he turned instead to the art of architecture. his work masterfully used light and space to create depth and detail in his exceptional work. \n \n piranesi noted, \"when i saw in rome how most of the remains of ancient buildings lay scattered through gardens and ploughed fields where they dwindled day by day \u2026 i resolved to preserve them by means of engravings. i have therefore drawn these ruins with all possible exquisiteness.\" \n \n \"no other author before or since was capable of visions of grandeur that could so excite and inspire the enthusiast.\" (scott, piranesi, 1975, p.127). \n le antichita romane cemented piranesi's reputation as \"the foremost artistic proponent of roman architecture\" (robison, piranesi, 1986, p.11 \n \n provenance: marcel bernard, architect in montpellier \n \n \n paper size: ~ 28\" by 21\" (fold out) \n \n \n paper type or special features: folio etching"},"estimateMax":1200,"lotNumber":"9804","title":{"en":"piranesi - piramide di c. cestio. 3-47"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/74700/lot/37827/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition overall.  Occasionally the lines from the engraving will create a color effect in the pictures, there is no color to the plates.  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":200,"lastUpdate":"2026-05-02T14:02:14.010Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$600 - $1,200","currency":"USD","id":37827,"estimateMin":600},{"startPrice":200,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37828/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37828/002/002.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"this outstanding folio etching is from giovanni battista piranesi's \n le antichita romane . the work was published in rome by stamperia salomoni circa 1780. \n \n the work depicted archaeological sites, sepulchral monuments, reconstructions of engineering feats, ancient bridges, baths and other structures. piranesi's etchings exhibit remarkable technical skill, historic accuracy, and artistic vision. \n \n giovanni battista piranesi (1720-1778) is known as one of the most famous architectural artists of all times. born in venice and later settled in rome, the young piranesi first aspired to be an architect. after having little luck in his studied field, he turned instead to the art of architecture. his work masterfully used light and space to create depth and detail in his exceptional work. \n \n piranesi noted, \"when i saw in rome how most of the remains of ancient buildings lay scattered through gardens and ploughed fields where they dwindled day by day \u2026 i resolved to preserve them by means of engravings. i have therefore drawn these ruins with all possible exquisiteness.\" \n \n \"no other author before or since was capable of visions of grandeur that could so excite and inspire the enthusiast.\" (scott, piranesi, 1975, p.127). \n le antichita romane cemented piranesi's reputation as \"the foremost artistic proponent of roman architecture\" (robison, piranesi, 1986, p.11 \n \n provenance: marcel bernard, architect in montpellier \n \n \n paper size: ~ 28\" by 21\" (fold out) \n \n \n paper type or special features: folio etching"},"estimateMax":1200,"lotNumber":"9805","title":{"en":"piranesi - piramide di c. cestio. 3-45"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/74700/lot/37828/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition overall.  Occasionally the lines from the engraving will create a color effect in the pictures, there is no color to the plates.  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":"2026-05-02T16:39:01.845Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$600 - $1,200","currency":"USD","id":37828,"estimateMin":600},{"startPrice":250,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37829/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37829/002/002.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"this sensational engraving is from william hamilton's \n campi phlegraei, ou observations sur les volcans des deux siciles. [phlegraean fields, or observations on the volcanoes of the two sicilies] . it is from the second or de luxe edition of the work published between 1798 and 1802 in paris by chez lamy, libraire, quai des augustins. \n \n the work detailed erupting volcanoes as well as volcanic rocks and landscapes. it was also the first time the view was taken that volcanoes are forces of creation not just destruction as observed by hamilton. text page when available will be included and is in french with many having the accompanying english translation. the majority of the illustrations from the work were after pietro fabris. hamilton described the images as \"executed with such delicacy and perfection, as scarcely to be distinguished from the original drawings themselves\" (part i, p. 6, philosophical transcations 1767). \n \n campi phlegraei is known as the \"flaming fields\". it is the area around mount vesuvius and naples which had seen frequent violent eruptions. more people began visiting this area as the excavation of pompeii and herculaneum were performed at the funding of king ferdinand i. the king frequented hamilton's home due to this fascination and that it was filled with hamilton's noted collection of art and antiquities. this peaked interest in volcanoes led to many travelers visiting his home, and it was noted that hamilton himself climbed vesuvius 58 times despite all the dangers it presented. in some of the images of this work, hamilton is seen in his red coat, and the artist fabris is in the blue one, both getting perilously close to the volcanic action. \n \n sir william hamilton was the british ambassador to naples from 1764 to 1800, during the city's golden age. an avid antiquarian, hamilton assembled one of the world's finest collections of greek and roman antiquities. in addition to his duties as ambassador, hamilton was also renowned as a knowledgeable guide and congenial host to the visiting english 'grand tourists'. with infectious enthusiasm he would extol the wonders of naples and the beauties of arts of the ancient world, inspiring in many of his aristocratic visitors a genuine love of the antique. this new-found enthusiasm found its expression in the new style of neo-classicism and in the collections of antiquities which found their way to many of the stately homes of england. \n \n hamilton developed an interest in volcanoes while living in naples. he became a member of the royal society in 1766 and submitted to them many detailed and technical observations of volcanic activity in naples and sicily. some of these illustrations were used to create engravings for \n campi phlegraei... the work included not only views of the volcanoes erupting, but rocks and landscapes. in particular details of the area as it was in 1760s and 1770s as witnessed by hamilton. \n \n \"running two villas, a country house at the foot of vesuvius and his main home in naples, the money hamilton received as envoy was insufficient to maintain ambassadorial hospitality and to feed his vast collecting appetite. briefly returning to london in 1772, he was compelled to sell much of his art collection to the british museum with a grant given to preserve it in the nation's interest. on the same visit, hamilton was elected a fellow of the royal society. having already begun correspondence about the increasingly violent vesuvius, upon his return to naples his attention was drawn to challenging commonly held assumptions about volcanic activity by documenting what he saw in its eruptions. the excavations of herculaneum and pompeii, along with stories of the effects of vesuvius' eruptions within living memory of naples' inhabitants, reinforced the view that the volcano was a purely destructive force. however, hamilton sought to show that in a broader time scale, volcanoes had been responsible for the mountainous landscape and rich, fertile soils that characterized the area. he identified that heat formed basaltic rocks and that the stratified appearance of the land - both in exposed rock faces and in the excavated roman towns - was due to a build up of layers of ash, lava and debris from vesuvius. \n \n \"hamilton wrote to the successive presidents of the royal society, sir john pringle and sir joseph banks, about his discoveries. the letters were read out at meetings; inviting interaction, they were accompanied by samples of rocks and soil. seeking to describe rather than theorize, hamilton published a book of observations on vesuvius in 1772; this text was accompanied by five illustrative plates and a map. but hamilton had ambitions towards creating a more definitive guide to the volcano, to be as aesthetically beautiful as it was intellectually stimulating. hoping that \"such a publication, executed with magnificence in the royal printing office, may perhaps, render every other account of the late eruption superfluous\", he aimed to show that lava could emerge from points other than the summit, that cones could collapse, and that the sulphuric gases that emerged from cracks in the ground were linked to volcanic activity. \n \n \"hamilton employed the anglo-neapolitan artist pietro fabris (fl.1756-1784), to create sketches in situ to illustrate the work. these were then reproduced in prints that were hand coloured individually by local artists by the application of gouache. the process was overseen at every stage by hamilton. the main text of the work reproduced his letters as they were communicated to the royal society, lending them a sense of authentication. \n \n \"the work was published in 1776 as \n campi phlegraei: observations on the volcanos of the two sicilies . a supplement was produced three years later describing the great eruption of vesuvius in august 1779. like the members of the royal society who had originally discussed hamilton's correspondence, its readers were invited to share in the experience of witnessing vesuvius erupting. this was primarily achieved by the outstanding illustrations that showed the eruptions from different vantage points and depicted various rock samples. the plates proved to be the book's defining feature, more popular than the text itself. landscape art was popular and many grand tourists commissioned paintings of their destinations as a way of commemorating their journey and proving themselves to be seasoned travellers...\" (ellen cole, university of glasgow online) \n \n \n paper size: ~ 13 1/2\" by 20 1/2\" \n \n \n paper type or special features: originally hand-colored engraving"},"estimateMax":2500,"lotNumber":"9806","title":{"en":"hamilton & fabris - view from the top of mounte gauro or barbaro. 28"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/74700/lot/37829/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in 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":250,"lastUpdate":"2026-05-02T16:39:01.848Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,500 - $2,500","currency":"USD","id":37829,"estimateMin":1500},{"startPrice":250,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37830/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37830/002/002.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"this sensational engraving is from william hamilton's \n campi phlegraei, ou observations sur les volcans des deux siciles. [phlegraean fields, or observations on the volcanoes of the two sicilies] . it is from the second or de luxe edition of the work published between 1798 and 1802 in paris by chez lamy, libraire, quai des augustins. \n \n the work detailed erupting volcanoes as well as volcanic rocks and landscapes. it was also the first time the view was taken that volcanoes are forces of creation not just destruction as observed by hamilton. text page when available will be included and is in french with many having the accompanying english translation. the majority of the illustrations from the work were after pietro fabris. hamilton described the images as \"executed with such delicacy and perfection, as scarcely to be distinguished from the original drawings themselves\" (part i, p. 6, philosophical transcations 1767). \n \n campi phlegraei is known as the \"flaming fields\". it is the area around mount vesuvius and naples which had seen frequent violent eruptions. more people began visiting this area as the excavation of pompeii and herculaneum were performed at the funding of king ferdinand i. the king frequented hamilton's home due to this fascination and that it was filled with hamilton's noted collection of art and antiquities. this peaked interest in volcanoes led to many travelers visiting his home, and it was noted that hamilton himself climbed vesuvius 58 times despite all the dangers it presented. in some of the images of this work, hamilton is seen in his red coat, and the artist fabris is in the blue one, both getting perilously close to the volcanic action. \n \n sir william hamilton was the british ambassador to naples from 1764 to 1800, during the city's golden age. an avid antiquarian, hamilton assembled one of the world's finest collections of greek and roman antiquities. in addition to his duties as ambassador, hamilton was also renowned as a knowledgeable guide and congenial host to the visiting english 'grand tourists'. with infectious enthusiasm he would extol the wonders of naples and the beauties of arts of the ancient world, inspiring in many of his aristocratic visitors a genuine love of the antique. this new-found enthusiasm found its expression in the new style of neo-classicism and in the collections of antiquities which found their way to many of the stately homes of england. \n \n hamilton developed an interest in volcanoes while living in naples. he became a member of the royal society in 1766 and submitted to them many detailed and technical observations of volcanic activity in naples and sicily. some of these illustrations were used to create engravings for \n campi phlegraei... the work included not only views of the volcanoes erupting, but rocks and landscapes. in particular details of the area as it was in 1760s and 1770s as witnessed by hamilton. \n \n \"running two villas, a country house at the foot of vesuvius and his main home in naples, the money hamilton received as envoy was insufficient to maintain ambassadorial hospitality and to feed his vast collecting appetite. briefly returning to london in 1772, he was compelled to sell much of his art collection to the british museum with a grant given to preserve it in the nation's interest. on the same visit, hamilton was elected a fellow of the royal society. having already begun correspondence about the increasingly violent vesuvius, upon his return to naples his attention was drawn to challenging commonly held assumptions about volcanic activity by documenting what he saw in its eruptions. the excavations of herculaneum and pompeii, along with stories of the effects of vesuvius' eruptions within living memory of naples' inhabitants, reinforced the view that the volcano was a purely destructive force. however, hamilton sought to show that in a broader time scale, volcanoes had been responsible for the mountainous landscape and rich, fertile soils that characterized the area. he identified that heat formed basaltic rocks and that the stratified appearance of the land - both in exposed rock faces and in the excavated roman towns - was due to a build up of layers of ash, lava and debris from vesuvius. \n \n \"hamilton wrote to the successive presidents of the royal society, sir john pringle and sir joseph banks, about his discoveries. the letters were read out at meetings; inviting interaction, they were accompanied by samples of rocks and soil. seeking to describe rather than theorize, hamilton published a book of observations on vesuvius in 1772; this text was accompanied by five illustrative plates and a map. but hamilton had ambitions towards creating a more definitive guide to the volcano, to be as aesthetically beautiful as it was intellectually stimulating. hoping that \"such a publication, executed with magnificence in the royal printing office, may perhaps, render every other account of the late eruption superfluous\", he aimed to show that lava could emerge from points other than the summit, that cones could collapse, and that the sulphuric gases that emerged from cracks in the ground were linked to volcanic activity. \n \n \"hamilton employed the anglo-neapolitan artist pietro fabris (fl.1756-1784), to create sketches in situ to illustrate the work. these were then reproduced in prints that were hand coloured individually by local artists by the application of gouache. the process was overseen at every stage by hamilton. the main text of the work reproduced his letters as they were communicated to the royal society, lending them a sense of authentication. \n \n \"the work was published in 1776 as \n campi phlegraei: observations on the volcanos of the two sicilies . a supplement was produced three years later describing the great eruption of vesuvius in august 1779. like the members of the royal society who had originally discussed hamilton's correspondence, its readers were invited to share in the experience of witnessing vesuvius erupting. this was primarily achieved by the outstanding illustrations that showed the eruptions from different vantage points and depicted various rock samples. the plates proved to be the book's defining feature, more popular than the text itself. landscape art was popular and many grand tourists commissioned paintings of their destinations as a way of commemorating their journey and proving themselves to be seasoned travellers...\" (ellen cole, university of glasgow online) \n \n \n paper size: ~ 13 1/2\" by 20 1/2\" \n \n \n paper type or special features: originally hand-colored engraving"},"estimateMax":2500,"lotNumber":"9807","title":{"en":"hamilton & fabris - view of a section of a part of the cone of astruni. 19"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/74700/lot/37830/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in 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":250,"lastUpdate":"2026-05-02T16:39:01.851Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,500 - $2,500","currency":"USD","id":37830,"estimateMin":1500},{"startPrice":50,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37831/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-05-02","available":false,"description":{"en":"this beautiful botanical print comes from louis van houtte's monumental work entitled \n flore des serres et des jardins de l'europe (flowers of the greenhouses and gardens of europe) published between 1845 and 1883. van houtte was considered one of the premier horticulturists of his day and served as the chief editor for this work in coordination with prominent botanist charles lemaire. \n \n van houtte owned many nurseries and greenhouses where many of the plants and flowers depicted in \n flore des serres were actually cultivated. these plates in essence acted as his catalogue, and thus feature what were the most desirable botanicals of the time. orchids, roses, camellias, carnivorous plants, and tropical or exotic flowers were particularly shown in the work. \n \n \n paper size: ~ 6 1/2\" by 9 1/2\" \n \n \n paper type or special features: color lithographs"},"estimateMax":400,"lotNumber":"9808","title":{"en":"van houtte, australia - banksia (dryandra nobilis)"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/74700/lot/37831/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 marks to be expected with age. Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":50,"soldPrice":50,"lastUpdate":"2026-05-02T14:03:31.063Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$200 - $400","currency":"USD","id":37831,"estimateMin":200},{"startPrice":50,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37832/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-05-02","available":false,"description":{"en":"this beautiful botanical print comes from louis van houtte's monumental work entitled \n flore des serres et des jardins de l'europe (flowers of the greenhouses and gardens of europe) published between 1845 and 1883. van houtte was considered one of the premier horticulturists of his day and served as the chief editor for this work in coordination with prominent botanist charles lemaire. \n \n van houtte owned many nurseries and greenhouses where many of the plants and flowers depicted in \n flore des serres were actually cultivated. these plates in essence acted as his catalogue, and thus feature what were the most desirable botanicals of the time. orchids, roses, camellias, carnivorous plants, and tropical or exotic flowers were particularly shown in the work. \n \n \n paper size: ~ 9 1/2\" by 12 7/8\" (fold out) \n \n \n paper type or special features: color lithographs"},"estimateMax":400,"lotNumber":"9809","title":{"en":"van houtte, australia - gymea lily (doryanthes excelsa)"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/74700/lot/37832/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 marks to be expected with age. 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Occasionally a previous owner has pencilled  English names or notations below the nomeclature or near the edges.  There sometimes is occasional faint text offset or minor imperfections or fox marks to be expected with age with this work.  There may be some faint handling at the edges.  Occassionally on the plates there will be a Sotheran Booksellers stamp to verso corner without bleed through.  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Occasionally a previous owner has pencilled  English names or notations below the nomeclature or near the edges.  There sometimes is occasional faint text offset or minor imperfections or fox marks to be expected with age with this work.  There may be some faint handling at the edges.  Occassionally on the plates there will be a Sotheran Booksellers stamp to verso corner without bleed through.  Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions. - No text available (issued without as this was a pattern plate used for guidance in coloring the set, very special example, never bound)"},"directSalePrice":200,"soldPrice":240,"lastUpdate":"2026-05-02T14:08:23.285Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $2,000","currency":"USD","id":37835,"estimateMin":1000},{"startPrice":200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37836/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37836/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37836/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37836/004/004.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37836/005/005.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-05-02","available":false,"description":{"en":"included in this lot: \n \n graceful tern [sterna gracilis] \n black-billed tern [sterna melanorhyncha] \n australian little tern [sternula nereis] \n fairy penguin [spheniscus undina] \n \n \n description of the work: \n \n this hand-colored folio lithograph is from the esteemed john gould\u2019s \n birds of australia . the work was published in london by richard and john e. taylor for the author between 1840 and 1869. over 300 new species of australian birds were identified through the production of this work, and it remains one of the most comprehensive works on australian ornithology. it is believed only 250 sets were printed of this work. \n \n the plate available here is a pattern plate issued without text. the lithograph was used as an example in the process of publishing for how to color the rest of the plates. it is a unique opportunity to own a part of gould's publishing process. \n \n john gould's first work in connection with australian birds was \n a synopsis of the birds of australia and the adjacent islands . this work likely served as a teaser to drive up subscriptions for the work presented here, \n birds of australia . both works were considered the height of elizabeth gould's artistry as she had begun working with edward lear who truly helped enhance her remarkable skill. the production of this work lead to gould being considered the 'father of australian ornithology.' \n \n originally the goulds relied on elizabeth's brothers to send back specimens, but john gould realized to properly complete the work he would need to observe the birds in person. the couple moved to australia in may of 1838. john explored tasmania, new south wales, and australia's interior. elizabeth stayed on the coast and produced over 600 drawings. john wrote to prince charles lucien bonaparte, \u201cthe interval spent from my native shores were some of the happiest days of my life ... the results of my journey cannot, i think, but be attended with great advantage to science.\u201d sauer noted that \u201cgreat as is the excellence of mr. gould's former publications, there can be no doubt that the present work exceeds them all.\u201d (sauer) \n \n john gould created nearly 3000 hand-colored plates of animals in his extensive career. gould gained much of his knowledge by observation and experience and contributed greatly to scientific knowledge at the time. gould is believed to have done the original sketches for all of the plates. he utilized many talented artists to help create the finished lithograph including his wife elizabeth coxen gould, edward lear, joseph wolf, william hart, and h. c. richter. even at the time of publication, gould\u2019s plates were very expensive and only sold to a small set of subscribers. due to the limited subscriber list, the plates remain rare and of high value for collectors today. \n \n \n paper size: ~ 15\" by 21 7/8\" \n \n \n paper type or special features: originally hand-colored lithograph"},"estimateMax":2000,"lotNumber":"9813","title":{"en":"gould, australia - 4 bird lithographs (tern, penguin)"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/74700/lot/37836/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition overall.  Occasionally a previous owner has pencilled  English names or notations below the nomeclature or near the edges.  There sometimes is occasional faint text offset or minor imperfections or fox marks to be expected with age with this work.  There may be some faint handling at the edges.  Occassionally on the plates there will be a Sotheran Booksellers stamp to verso corner without bleed through.  Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions. - No text available (issued without as this was a pattern plate used for guidance in coloring the set, very special example, never bound)"},"directSalePrice":200,"soldPrice":650,"lastUpdate":"2026-05-02T14:09:37.556Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $2,000","currency":"USD","id":37836,"estimateMin":1000},{"startPrice":200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37837/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-05-02","available":false,"description":{"en":"this hand-colored folio lithograph is from the esteemed john gould\u2019s \n birds of australia . the work was published in london by richard and john e. taylor for the author between 1840 and 1869. over 300 new species of australian birds were identified through the production of this work, and it remains one of the most comprehensive works on australian ornithology. it is believed only 250 sets were printed of this work. \n \n the plate available here is a pattern plate issued without text. the lithograph was used as an example in the process of publishing for how to color the rest of the plates. it is a unique opportunity to own a part of gould's publishing process. \n \n john gould's first work in connection with australian birds was \n a synopsis of the birds of australia and the adjacent islands . this work likely served as a teaser to drive up subscriptions for the work presented here, \n birds of australia . both works were considered the height of elizabeth gould's artistry as she had begun working with edward lear who truly helped enhance her remarkable skill. the production of this work lead to gould being considered the 'father of australian ornithology.' \n \n originally the goulds relied on elizabeth's brothers to send back specimens, but john gould realized to properly complete the work he would need to observe the birds in person. the couple moved to australia in may of 1838. john explored tasmania, new south wales, and australia's interior. elizabeth stayed on the coast and produced over 600 drawings. john wrote to prince charles lucien bonaparte, \u201cthe interval spent from my native shores were some of the happiest days of my life ... the results of my journey cannot, i think, but be attended with great advantage to science.\u201d sauer noted that \u201cgreat as is the excellence of mr. gould's former publications, there can be no doubt that the present work exceeds them all.\u201d (sauer) \n \n john gould created nearly 3000 hand-colored plates of animals in his extensive career. gould gained much of his knowledge by observation and experience and contributed greatly to scientific knowledge at the time. gould is believed to have done the original sketches for all of the plates. he utilized many talented artists to help create the finished lithograph including his wife elizabeth coxen gould, edward lear, joseph wolf, william hart, and h. c. richter. even at the time of publication, gould\u2019s plates were very expensive and only sold to a small set of subscribers. due to the limited subscriber list, the plates remain rare and of high value for collectors today. \n \n \n paper size: ~ 15\" by 21 7/8\" \n \n \n paper type or special features: originally hand-colored lithograph"},"estimateMax":4000,"lotNumber":"9814","title":{"en":"gould, australia -australian pelican [pelecanus conspicillatus]"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/74700/lot/37837/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition overall.  Occasionally a previous owner has pencilled  English names or notations below the nomeclature or near the edges.  There sometimes is occasional faint text offset or minor imperfections or fox marks to be expected with age with this work.  There may be some faint handling at the edges.  Occassionally on the plates there will be a Sotheran Booksellers stamp to verso corner without bleed through.  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Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":500,"soldPrice":650,"lastUpdate":"2026-05-02T14:10:46.987Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,500 - $2,500","currency":"USD","id":37838,"estimateMin":1500},{"startPrice":300,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37839/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37839/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37839/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37839/004/004.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37839/005/005.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-05-02","available":false,"description":{"en":"this lot of four colorful hawaiian maps is by ruth taylor white including cartographs of hawaii, kauai, maui, and oahu. the maps were published circa 1930s. \n \n they were commissioned by the hawaii tourist bureau in order to create pictorial maps of the islands. each map is linen backed and feature vignettes with facts and anecdotal details of each island. the maps feature images of golfers, fisherman, lava flows, craters, local flora, and more. \n \n ruth taylor white (1896-1985) was an american pictorial map maker born in oregon. \n \n \n paper size: ~ 12\" by 18\" \n \n \n paper type or special features: color lithographed maps, backed in linen"},"estimateMax":2500,"lotNumber":"9816","title":{"en":"white - 4 maps of hawaii (hawaii, kauai, maui, and oahu)"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/74700/lot/37839/view","tags":["uscollectibles_booksandpaper","uscollectibles","uscollectibles_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":300,"soldPrice":3050,"lastUpdate":"2026-05-02T14:11:14.394Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,500 - $2,500","currency":"USD","id":37839,"estimateMin":1500},{"startPrice":100,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37840/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-05-02","available":false,"description":{"en":"this historic engraving is from george vancouver's \n voyage de découvertes à l'océan pacifique du nord, et autor du monde or \n a voyage of discovery to the north pacific ocean, and round the world. this is from the first french edition published in paris by imprimerie de la republique between 1799 and 1800. the french translation was completed by j. n. demeunier and c. morellet. george vancouver (1757-1798) was a british explorer. he sailed with captain james cook on his second and third voyages. under the direction of george iii of england, vancouver set out in 1792 to survery the spanish settlements and coast-line from la paz in baja to san francisco, california as well as to the coast discovered by captain james cook. his hydographical work made him one of britain's foremost navigators. howes & hill said of the work, \"this voyage became one of the most important ever made in the interests of geographical knowledge.\" (howes v23, hill 1754) \"most of the three years occupied was spent on the california and northwest coasts which where now the accurately charted. of all modern exploring voyages to the pacific those of cook, la perouse, and vancouver were the most important.\" (howes) streeter described the first edition in 1798 saying: \"this narrative is one of the most important accounts of the exploration of the pacific northwest and new zealand, and valuable source information about tahiti and the hawaiian islands in the last decade of the eighteenth century. cowan considered the account to be superior to any of its kind and the chief authority on the areas explored during this period. vancouver (1758-1798) was an extraordinarily capable explorer, having sailed with cook on the second and third voyages (1772-4, 1776-80) and served under rodney and alan gardner. it was gardner who recommended him for a voyage in search for a northwest passage to the great lakes. the present narrative is the complete account of that voyage, accompanied by an atlas of maps and views of the areas explored. vancouver died on may 10, 1798, his brother john completing the task of preparing and editing the narrative. among the important features of the narrative are the engraved views.of the mission of san carlos and the presidio of monterey, probably the first published views of california. it is possible that the artist sailing with la perouse, who visited monterey in 1786, drew a sketch of the mission, but no views of california scenery appear in the la perouse atlas.\" (streeter sale 3497)  paper size: ~ 12\" by 9\"  paper type or special features: engraving"},"estimateMax":1600,"lotNumber":"9817","title":{"en":"vancouver - mission san carlos borromeo de carmelo near monterey, california"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/74700/lot/37840/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition overall.  The plates may exhibit some occasional tears, occasional creases, or signs of handling.  There may some minor offset due to the fold out nature of the plate. There may be a few minor imperfections or faint marks to be expected with age.  Please review the images carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":100,"soldPrice":500,"lastUpdate":"2026-05-02T14:12:03.821Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$800 - $1,600","currency":"USD","id":37840,"estimateMin":800},{"startPrice":100,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37841/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-05-02","available":false,"description":{"en":"this historic engraving is from george vancouver's \n voyage de découvertes à l'océan pacifique du nord, et autor du monde or \n a voyage of discovery to the north pacific ocean, and round the world. this is from the first french edition published in paris by imprimerie de la republique between 1799 and 1800. the french translation was completed by j. n. demeunier and c. morellet. george vancouver (1757-1798) was a british explorer. he sailed with captain james cook on his second and third voyages. under the direction of george iii of england, vancouver set out in 1792 to survery the spanish settlements and coast-line from la paz in baja to san francisco, california as well as to the coast discovered by captain james cook. his hydographical work made him one of britain's foremost navigators. howes & hill said of the work, \"this voyage became one of the most important ever made in the interests of geographical knowledge.\" (howes v23, hill 1754) \"most of the three years occupied was spent on the california and northwest coasts which where now the accurately charted. of all modern exploring voyages to the pacific those of cook, la perouse, and vancouver were the most important.\" (howes) streeter described the first edition in 1798 saying: \"this narrative is one of the most important accounts of the exploration of the pacific northwest and new zealand, and valuable source information about tahiti and the hawaiian islands in the last decade of the eighteenth century. cowan considered the account to be superior to any of its kind and the chief authority on the areas explored during this period. vancouver (1758-1798) was an extraordinarily capable explorer, having sailed with cook on the second and third voyages (1772-4, 1776-80) and served under rodney and alan gardner. it was gardner who recommended him for a voyage in search for a northwest passage to the great lakes. the present narrative is the complete account of that voyage, accompanied by an atlas of maps and views of the areas explored. vancouver died on may 10, 1798, his brother john completing the task of preparing and editing the narrative. among the important features of the narrative are the engraved views.of the mission of san carlos and the presidio of monterey, probably the first published views of california. it is possible that the artist sailing with la perouse, who visited monterey in 1786, drew a sketch of the mission, but no views of california scenery appear in the la perouse atlas.\" (streeter sale 3497)  paper size: ~ 12\" by 9\"  paper type or special features: engraving"},"estimateMax":1600,"lotNumber":"9818","title":{"en":"vancouver - presidio of monterey, california"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/74700/lot/37841/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition overall.  The plates may exhibit some occasional tears, occasional creases, or signs of handling.  There may some minor offset due to the fold out nature of the plate. There may be a few minor imperfections or faint marks to be expected with age.  Please review the images carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":100,"soldPrice":525,"lastUpdate":"2026-05-02T14:12:44.447Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$800 - $1,600","currency":"USD","id":37841,"estimateMin":800},{"startPrice":100,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37842/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-05-02","available":false,"description":{"en":"this historic engraving is from george vancouver's \n voyage de découvertes à l'océan pacifique du nord, et autor du monde or \n a voyage of discovery to the north pacific ocean, and round the world. this is from the first french edition published in paris by imprimerie de la republique between 1799 and 1800. the french translation was completed by j. n. demeunier and c. morellet. george vancouver (1757-1798) was a british explorer. he sailed with captain james cook on his second and third voyages. under the direction of george iii of england, vancouver set out in 1792 to survery the spanish settlements and coast-line from la paz in baja to san francisco, california as well as to the coast discovered by captain james cook. his hydographical work made him one of britain's foremost navigators. howes & hill said of the work, \"this voyage became one of the most important ever made in the interests of geographical knowledge.\" (howes v23, hill 1754) \"most of the three years occupied was spent on the california and northwest coasts which where now the accurately charted. of all modern exploring voyages to the pacific those of cook, la perouse, and vancouver were the most important.\" (howes) streeter described the first edition in 1798 saying: \"this narrative is one of the most important accounts of the exploration of the pacific northwest and new zealand, and valuable source information about tahiti and the hawaiian islands in the last decade of the eighteenth century. cowan considered the account to be superior to any of its kind and the chief authority on the areas explored during this period. vancouver (1758-1798) was an extraordinarily capable explorer, having sailed with cook on the second and third voyages (1772-4, 1776-80) and served under rodney and alan gardner. it was gardner who recommended him for a voyage in search for a northwest passage to the great lakes. the present narrative is the complete account of that voyage, accompanied by an atlas of maps and views of the areas explored. vancouver died on may 10, 1798, his brother john completing the task of preparing and editing the narrative. among the important features of the narrative are the engraved views.of the mission of san carlos and the presidio of monterey, probably the first published views of california. it is possible that the artist sailing with la perouse, who visited monterey in 1786, drew a sketch of the mission, but no views of california scenery appear in the la perouse atlas.\" (streeter sale 3497)  paper size: ~ 36\" by 22\" (fold out)  paper type or special features: engraving"},"estimateMax":1600,"lotNumber":"9819","title":{"en":"vancouver, austalia - coast lines of new holland"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/74700/lot/37842/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition overall.  The plates may exhibit some occasional tears, occasional creases, or signs of handling.  There may some minor offset due to the fold out nature of the plate. There may be a few minor imperfections or faint marks to be expected with age.  Please review the images carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":100,"soldPrice":100,"lastUpdate":"2026-05-02T14:13:04.210Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$800 - $1,600","currency":"USD","id":37842,"estimateMin":800},{"startPrice":100,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37843/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-05-02","available":false,"description":{"en":"this historic engraving is from george vancouver's \n voyage de découvertes à l'océan pacifique du nord, et autor du monde or \n a voyage of discovery to the north pacific ocean, and round the world. this is from the first french edition published in paris by imprimerie de la republique between 1799 and 1800. the french translation was completed by j. n. demeunier and c. morellet. george vancouver (1757-1798) was a british explorer. he sailed with captain james cook on his second and third voyages. under the direction of george iii of england, vancouver set out in 1792 to survery the spanish settlements and coast-line from la paz in baja to san francisco, california as well as to the coast discovered by captain james cook. his hydographical work made him one of britain's foremost navigators. howes & hill said of the work, \"this voyage became one of the most important ever made in the interests of geographical knowledge.\" (howes v23, hill 1754) \"most of the three years occupied was spent on the california and northwest coasts which where now the accurately charted. of all modern exploring voyages to the pacific those of cook, la perouse, and vancouver were the most important.\" (howes) streeter described the first edition in 1798 saying: \"this narrative is one of the most important accounts of the exploration of the pacific northwest and new zealand, and valuable source information about tahiti and the hawaiian islands in the last decade of the eighteenth century. cowan considered the account to be superior to any of its kind and the chief authority on the areas explored during this period. vancouver (1758-1798) was an extraordinarily capable explorer, having sailed with cook on the second and third voyages (1772-4, 1776-80) and served under rodney and alan gardner. it was gardner who recommended him for a voyage in search for a northwest passage to the great lakes. the present narrative is the complete account of that voyage, accompanied by an atlas of maps and views of the areas explored. vancouver died on may 10, 1798, his brother john completing the task of preparing and editing the narrative. among the important features of the narrative are the engraved views.of the mission of san carlos and the presidio of monterey, probably the first published views of california. it is possible that the artist sailing with la perouse, who visited monterey in 1786, drew a sketch of the mission, but no views of california scenery appear in the la perouse atlas.\" (streeter sale 3497)  paper size: ~ 36\" by 22\" (fold out)  paper type or special features: engraving"},"estimateMax":2000,"lotNumber":"9820","title":{"en":"vancouver, austalia - chart of the southwest coast of new holland"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/74700/lot/37843/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition overall.  The plates may exhibit some occasional tears, occasional creases, or signs of handling.  There may some minor offset due to the fold out nature of the plate. There may be a few minor imperfections or faint marks to be expected with age.  Please review the images carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":100,"soldPrice":220,"lastUpdate":"2026-05-02T14:13:22.822Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $2,000","currency":"USD","id":37843,"estimateMin":1000},{"startPrice":100,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37844/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-05-02","available":false,"description":{"en":"this historic engraving is from george vancouver's \n voyage de découvertes à l'océan pacifique du nord, et autor du monde or \n a voyage of discovery to the north pacific ocean, and round the world. this is from the first french edition published in paris by imprimerie de la republique between 1799 and 1800. the french translation was completed by j. n. demeunier and c. morellet. george vancouver (1757-1798) was a british explorer. he sailed with captain james cook on his second and third voyages. under the direction of george iii of england, vancouver set out in 1792 to survery the spanish settlements and coast-line from la paz in baja to san francisco, california as well as to the coast discovered by captain james cook. his hydographical work made him one of britain's foremost navigators. howes & hill said of the work, \"this voyage became one of the most important ever made in the interests of geographical knowledge.\" (howes v23, hill 1754) \"most of the three years occupied was spent on the california and northwest coasts which where now the accurately charted. of all modern exploring voyages to the pacific those of cook, la perouse, and vancouver were the most important.\" (howes) streeter described the first edition in 1798 saying: \"this narrative is one of the most important accounts of the exploration of the pacific northwest and new zealand, and valuable source information about tahiti and the hawaiian islands in the last decade of the eighteenth century. cowan considered the account to be superior to any of its kind and the chief authority on the areas explored during this period. vancouver (1758-1798) was an extraordinarily capable explorer, having sailed with cook on the second and third voyages (1772-4, 1776-80) and served under rodney and alan gardner. it was gardner who recommended him for a voyage in search for a northwest passage to the great lakes. the present narrative is the complete account of that voyage, accompanied by an atlas of maps and views of the areas explored. vancouver died on may 10, 1798, his brother john completing the task of preparing and editing the narrative. among the important features of the narrative are the engraved views.of the mission of san carlos and the presidio of monterey, probably the first published views of california. it is possible that the artist sailing with la perouse, who visited monterey in 1786, drew a sketch of the mission, but no views of california scenery appear in the la perouse atlas.\" (streeter sale 3497)  paper size: ~ 12\" by 9\"  paper type or special features: engraving"},"estimateMax":1600,"lotNumber":"9821","title":{"en":"vancouver, hawaii - crater on the summit of mount worroray, owhyhee (modern-day hualālai on the big island of hawaii) (sandwich islands)"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/74700/lot/37844/view","tags":["uscollectibles_booksandpaper","uscollectibles","uscollectibles_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition overall.  The plates may exhibit some occasional tears, occasional creases, or signs of handling.  There may some minor offset due to the fold out nature of the plate. There may be a few minor imperfections or faint marks to be expected with age.  Please review the images carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":100,"soldPrice":2450,"lastUpdate":"2026-05-02T14:13:44.915Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$800 - $1,600","currency":"USD","id":37844,"estimateMin":800},{"startPrice":100,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37845/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-05-02","available":false,"description":{"en":"this historic engraving is from george vancouver's \n voyage de découvertes à l'océan pacifique du nord, et autor du monde or \n a voyage of discovery to the north pacific ocean, and round the world. this is from the first french edition published in paris by imprimerie de la republique between 1799 and 1800. the french translation was completed by j. n. demeunier and c. morellet. george vancouver (1757-1798) was a british explorer. he sailed with captain james cook on his second and third voyages. under the direction of george iii of england, vancouver set out in 1792 to survery the spanish settlements and coast-line from la paz in baja to san francisco, california as well as to the coast discovered by captain james cook. his hydographical work made him one of britain's foremost navigators. howes & hill said of the work, \"this voyage became one of the most important ever made in the interests of geographical knowledge.\" (howes v23, hill 1754) \"most of the three years occupied was spent on the california and northwest coasts which where now the accurately charted. of all modern exploring voyages to the pacific those of cook, la perouse, and vancouver were the most important.\" (howes) streeter described the first edition in 1798 saying: \"this narrative is one of the most important accounts of the exploration of the pacific northwest and new zealand, and valuable source information about tahiti and the hawaiian islands in the last decade of the eighteenth century. cowan considered the account to be superior to any of its kind and the chief authority on the areas explored during this period. vancouver (1758-1798) was an extraordinarily capable explorer, having sailed with cook on the second and third voyages (1772-4, 1776-80) and served under rodney and alan gardner. it was gardner who recommended him for a voyage in search for a northwest passage to the great lakes. the present narrative is the complete account of that voyage, accompanied by an atlas of maps and views of the areas explored. vancouver died on may 10, 1798, his brother john completing the task of preparing and editing the narrative. among the important features of the narrative are the engraved views.of the mission of san carlos and the presidio of monterey, probably the first published views of california. it is possible that the artist sailing with la perouse, who visited monterey in 1786, drew a sketch of the mission, but no views of california scenery appear in the la perouse atlas.\" (streeter sale 3497)  paper size: ~ 36\" by 22\" (fold out)  paper type or special features: engraving"},"estimateMax":1600,"lotNumber":"9822","title":{"en":"vancouver, hawaii - coast lines of hawaii or the sandwich islands"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/74700/lot/37845/view","tags":["uscollectibles_booksandpaper","uscollectibles","uscollectibles_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition overall.  The plates may exhibit some occasional tears, occasional creases, or signs of handling.  There may some minor offset due to the fold out nature of the plate. There may be a few minor imperfections or faint marks to be expected with age.  Please review the images carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":100,"soldPrice":1600,"lastUpdate":"2026-05-02T14:14:40.722Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$800 - $1,600","currency":"USD","id":37845,"estimateMin":800},{"startPrice":100,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37846/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-05-02","available":false,"description":{"en":"this historic engraving is from george vancouver's \n voyage de découvertes à l'océan pacifique du nord, et autor du monde or \n a voyage of discovery to the north pacific ocean, and round the world. this is from the first french edition published in paris by imprimerie de la republique between 1799 and 1800. the french translation was completed by j. n. demeunier and c. morellet. george vancouver (1757-1798) was a british explorer. he sailed with captain james cook on his second and third voyages. under the direction of george iii of england, vancouver set out in 1792 to survery the spanish settlements and coast-line from la paz in baja to san francisco, california as well as to the coast discovered by captain james cook. his hydographical work made him one of britain's foremost navigators. howes & hill said of the work, \"this voyage became one of the most important ever made in the interests of geographical knowledge.\" (howes v23, hill 1754) \"most of the three years occupied was spent on the california and northwest coasts which where now the accurately charted. of all modern exploring voyages to the pacific those of cook, la perouse, and vancouver were the most important.\" (howes) streeter described the first edition in 1798 saying: \"this narrative is one of the most important accounts of the exploration of the pacific northwest and new zealand, and valuable source information about tahiti and the hawaiian islands in the last decade of the eighteenth century. cowan considered the account to be superior to any of its kind and the chief authority on the areas explored during this period. vancouver (1758-1798) was an extraordinarily capable explorer, having sailed with cook on the second and third voyages (1772-4, 1776-80) and served under rodney and alan gardner. it was gardner who recommended him for a voyage in search for a northwest passage to the great lakes. the present narrative is the complete account of that voyage, accompanied by an atlas of maps and views of the areas explored. vancouver died on may 10, 1798, his brother john completing the task of preparing and editing the narrative. among the important features of the narrative are the engraved views.of the mission of san carlos and the presidio of monterey, probably the first published views of california. it is possible that the artist sailing with la perouse, who visited monterey in 1786, drew a sketch of the mission, but no views of california scenery appear in the la perouse atlas.\" (streeter sale 3497)  paper size: ~ 36\" by 22\" (fold out)  paper type or special features: engraving"},"estimateMax":2500,"lotNumber":"9823","title":{"en":"vancouver, hawaii - map of the sandwich islands (first complete map of the hawaiian islands issued)"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/74700/lot/37846/view","tags":["uscollectibles_booksandpaper","uscollectibles","uscollectibles_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition overall.  The plates may exhibit some occasional tears, occasional creases, or signs of handling.  There may some minor offset due to the fold out nature of the plate. There may be a few minor imperfections or faint marks to be expected with age.  Please review the images carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":100,"soldPrice":1900,"lastUpdate":"2026-05-02T14:15:29.186Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,500 - $2,500","currency":"USD","id":37846,"estimateMin":1500},{"startPrice":200,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37847/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37847/002/002.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"image depicts: nebula ngc 6611 in the constellation zmen \n \n \n description of the work: \n \n this scarce original photograph is from an album entitled \n atlas gazovo-pylevykh tumannostei [atlas of gaseous dust nebulae] . the collection was created by vasiliy grigorevich fessenkov & dmitry alexandrovich rozhkovsky. it was published in 1953 in almaty, astrophysical institute, academic of sciences of the kazakh, ssr (kazakhstan, ussr). \n \n this is a truly impressive mounted photograph from 1953 with accompanying text page. the text and photos were compiled by vasiliy grigorevich fessenkov & dmitry alexandrovich rozhkovsky. the pair pioneered the studying of gaseous nebulae. \n \n fessenkov & rozhkovsky were leading soviet astrophysicists. they began their study of gas-dust galactic nebulae in 1950 and created these photographs. they began the study in order to understand \"evolution of structure of nebulae, turbulent phenomena in interstellar clouds and in the vicinity of hot stars.\" the high-quality photographs illustrated the fine structure of objects formed by the radiation of ionised gas and made it possible to reveal dust scattering the light of stars. their work was important and the field and inspired further interest in nebulae study. rozhkovsky discovered 30 new diffuse nebulae. \n \n provenance: hale library of the carnegie institute (deaccessioned) \n \n \n paper size: ~ 9 1/4\" by 11 1/2\" \n \n \n paper type or special features: mounted photograph"},"estimateMax":1600,"lotNumber":"9824","title":{"en":"fessenkov & rozhovsky - gasous dust nebulae photograph [nebula ngc 6611 in the constellation zmen]"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/74700/lot/37847/view","tags":["usart_photography","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition. There may be a few minor imperfections or faint fox 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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The paper has been archivally reinforced with period paper.  There may be a few minor imperfections or faint fox marks to be expected with age. 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The paper has been archivally reinforced with period paper.  There may be a few minor imperfections or faint fox marks to be expected with age. 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(kilburn, kevin; jay m. pasachoff; and owen gingerich, \"the forgotten star atlas: john bevis's uranographia brittanica.\" in: journal of the history of astronomy 34 (2003), pp.125-144) \n \n bevis's work included 600 more stars than the last star atlas of flamsteed. bevis based his work upon bayer's \n uranometria . his work included more stars and accurate positions to that of bayer's. he included nine messier objects in his charts, five of which had never before been published. \n \n john bevis (1695-1771) was a british physician and amateur astronomer. he discovered the crab nebula and was one of two observers in britain of halley's comet in 1759. he created his own private observatory in north london in 1738. bevis is believed to have passed from falling from his telescope. \n \n \n paper size: ~ 16 1/4\" by 13 1/2\" \n \n \n paper type or special features: engraving"},"estimateMax":4000,"lotNumber":"9829","title":{"en":"bevis, rare - constellation or star chart of leo (lion)"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/74700/lot/37852/view","tags":["uscollectibles_booksandpaper","uscollectibles","uscollectibles_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition. 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(kilburn, kevin; jay m. pasachoff; and owen gingerich, \"the forgotten star atlas: john bevis's uranographia brittanica.\" in: journal of the history of astronomy 34 (2003), pp.125-144) \n \n bevis's work included 600 more stars than the last star atlas of flamsteed. bevis based his work upon bayer's \n uranometria . his work included more stars and accurate positions to that of bayer's. he included nine messier objects in his charts, five of which had never before been published. \n \n john bevis (1695-1771) was a british physician and amateur astronomer. he discovered the crab nebula and was one of two observers in britain of halley's comet in 1759. he created his own private observatory in north london in 1738. bevis is believed to have passed from falling from his telescope. \n \n \n paper size: ~ 16 1/4\" by 13 1/2\" \n \n \n paper type or special features: engraving"},"estimateMax":4000,"lotNumber":"9830","title":{"en":"bevis, rare - constellation or star chart of taurus (bull)"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/74700/lot/37853/view","tags":["uscollectibles_booksandpaper","uscollectibles","uscollectibles_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition. 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There may be smudging or marks more to the edges.  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":200,"lastUpdate":"2026-05-02T16:39:01.859Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $2,000","currency":"USD","id":37855,"estimateMin":1000},{"startPrice":300,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37856/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37856/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-05-02","available":false,"description":{"en":"this extraordinary large folio etching is from giovanni battista piranesi's \n vedute di roma . this from a mixed edition of the work published in rome & paris likely published c1778 to early 1800s. the etchings are on laid paper some with watermark. \n \n piranesi noted, \"when i saw in rome how most of the remains of ancient buildings lay scattered through gardens and ploughed fields where they dwindled day by day \u2026 i resolved to preserve them by means of engravings. i have therefore drawn these ruins with all possible exquisiteness.\" \n \n giovanni battista piranesi (1720-1778) is known as one of the most famous architectural artists of all times. born in venice and later settled in rome, the young piranesi first aspired to be an architect. after having little luck in his studied field, he turned instead to the art of architecture. his work masterfully used light and space to create depth and detail in his exceptional work. \"no other author [artist] before or since was capable of visions of grandeur that could so excite and inspire the enthusiast.\" (scott, piranesi, 1975, p.127) \n \n \n paper size: ~ 33 1/2\" by 22 1/2\" \n \n \n paper type or special features: large folio etching on laid paper"},"estimateMax":2500,"lotNumber":"9833","title":{"en":"piranesi, folio - side view of the capitol [veduta del campidoglio di fianco]"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/74700/lot/37856/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition overall.  There may be some scattered foxing to the paper.  There may be some signs of handling at the edges.  This is very large paper that would have been line dried and you can see the faint crease of this to the paper, but it is not deep and part of the process used at the time.  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. -  Some of the engraving lines with the photography process will create a color effect but the engravings are without color."},"directSalePrice":300,"soldPrice":450,"lastUpdate":"2026-05-02T14:20:15.869Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,500 - $2,500","currency":"USD","id":37856,"estimateMin":1500},{"startPrice":300,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37857/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37857/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-05-02","available":false,"description":{"en":"this extraordinary large folio etching is from giovanni battista piranesi's \n vedute di roma . this from a mixed edition of the work published in rome & paris likely published c1778 to early 1800s. the etchings are on laid paper some with watermark. \n \n piranesi noted, \"when i saw in rome how most of the remains of ancient buildings lay scattered through gardens and ploughed fields where they dwindled day by day \u2026 i resolved to preserve them by means of engravings. i have therefore drawn these ruins with all possible exquisiteness.\" \n \n giovanni battista piranesi (1720-1778) is known as one of the most famous architectural artists of all times. born in venice and later settled in rome, the young piranesi first aspired to be an architect. after having little luck in his studied field, he turned instead to the art of architecture. his work masterfully used light and space to create depth and detail in his exceptional work. \"no other author [artist] before or since was capable of visions of grandeur that could so excite and inspire the enthusiast.\" (scott, piranesi, 1975, p.127) \n \n \n paper size: ~ 33 1/2\" by 22 1/2\" \n \n \n paper type or special features: large folio etching on laid paper"},"estimateMax":2500,"lotNumber":"9834","title":{"en":"piranesi, folio - view of the tomb of piso licinianus on the ancient appian way, beyond the aqueducts at torre di mezza via d'albano [veduta del sepolcro di pisone liciniano su l'antica via appia oltre gil acquidotti di torre di mezza via d'albano]"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/74700/lot/37857/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition overall.  There may be some scattered foxing to the paper.  There may be some signs of handling at the edges.  This is very large paper that would have been line dried and you can see the faint crease of this to the paper, but it is not deep and part of the process used at the time.  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. -  Some of the engraving lines with the photography process will create a color effect but the engravings are without color."},"directSalePrice":300,"soldPrice":325,"lastUpdate":"2026-05-02T14:20:43.207Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,500 - $2,500","currency":"USD","id":37857,"estimateMin":1500},{"startPrice":300,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37858/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37858/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-05-02","available":false,"description":{"en":"this extraordinary large folio etching is from giovanni battista piranesi's \n vedute di roma . this from a mixed edition of the work published in rome & paris likely published c1778 to early 1800s. the etchings are on laid paper some with watermark. \n \n piranesi noted, \"when i saw in rome how most of the remains of ancient buildings lay scattered through gardens and ploughed fields where they dwindled day by day \u2026 i resolved to preserve them by means of engravings. i have therefore drawn these ruins with all possible exquisiteness.\" \n \n giovanni battista piranesi (1720-1778) is known as one of the most famous architectural artists of all times. born in venice and later settled in rome, the young piranesi first aspired to be an architect. after having little luck in his studied field, he turned instead to the art of architecture. his work masterfully used light and space to create depth and detail in his exceptional work. \"no other author [artist] before or since was capable of visions of grandeur that could so excite and inspire the enthusiast.\" (scott, piranesi, 1975, p.127) \n \n \n paper size: ~ 33 1/2\" by 22 1/2\" \n \n \n paper type or special features: large folio etching on laid paper"},"estimateMax":2500,"lotNumber":"9835","title":{"en":"piranesi, folio - view of the façade of the basilica of san giovanni in laterano, architecture by alessandro galilei [veduta della facciata della basilica di s. giovanni laterno, architettura di alessandro gallilei]"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/74700/lot/37858/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition overall.  There is some paper repair at the upper edge.  There may be some scattered foxing to the paper.  There may be some signs of handling at the edges.  This is very large paper that would have been line dried and you can see the faint crease of this to the paper, but it is not deep and part of the process used at the time.  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. -  Some of the engraving lines with the photography process will create a color effect but the engravings are without color."},"directSalePrice":300,"soldPrice":475,"lastUpdate":"2026-05-02T14:21:20.932Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,500 - $2,500","currency":"USD","id":37858,"estimateMin":1500},{"startPrice":100,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37859/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37859/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-05-02","available":false,"description":{"en":"this important and historic engraving is from hartmann schedel \n liber chronicarum , more commonly known as the \n nuremberg chronicle . this is the first edition / printing of the work. it is the latin edition that was published 6 months prior to the german edition. both editions were limited to 2000 printings. it was published in nuremberg in 1493 by anton koberger for sebald schreyer and sebastian kammermeister. \n \n the work included numerous illustrations that were completed by michael wolgemut, wilhelm pleydenwurff, and members of their workshop. this very likely included the young albrecht dürer as well. the work included maps and town views, but also chronicles historic information including the invention of the printing press, development of the game of chess, navigational voyages, and important constructions. \n \n hartmann schedel (1440-1514) was a german writer, physician, and book collector. he is most remembered for his famous work \n liber chronicarum or \n nuremberg chronicle . he published some of the first printed views of many cities. \n \n \n paper size: ~ 10 3/8\" by 16\" \n \n \n paper type or special features: folio woodcut engraving"},"estimateMax":1500,"lotNumber":"9836","title":{"en":"schedel, pub. 1493 - king solomon decides the custody of a child & view of town in england / verso: lineage chart (2 pages still bound)"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/74700/lot/37859/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in good to very good condition overall.  There may be a few minor imperfections, paper repair, staining, offset, or faint fox marks to be expected with age.  There may be some separation at the fold out pages from this work due to the tighter binding process.  Text and image are printed to both sides of the page, so some bleed through may be expected, pictures of both sides are provided.  Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":100,"soldPrice":150,"lastUpdate":"2026-05-02T14:22:02.948Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$500 - $1,500","currency":"USD","id":37859,"estimateMin":500},{"startPrice":100,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37860/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37860/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37860/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37860/004/004.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-05-02","available":false,"description":{"en":"this important and historic engraving is from hartmann schedel \n liber chronicarum , more commonly known as the \n nuremberg chronicle . this is the first edition / printing of the work. it is the latin edition that was published 6 months prior to the german edition. both editions were limited to 2000 printings. it was published in nuremberg in 1493 by anton koberger for sebald schreyer and sebastian kammermeister. \n \n the work included numerous illustrations that were completed by michael wolgemut, wilhelm pleydenwurff, and members of their workshop. this very likely included the young albrecht dürer as well. the work included maps and town views, but also chronicles historic information including the invention of the printing press, development of the game of chess, navigational voyages, and important constructions. \n \n hartmann schedel (1440-1514) was a german writer, physician, and book collector. he is most remembered for his famous work \n liber chronicarum or \n nuremberg chronicle . he published some of the first printed views of many cities. \n \n \n paper size: ~ 10 3/8\" by 16\" \n \n \n paper type or special features: folio woodcut engraving"},"estimateMax":1500,"lotNumber":"9837","title":{"en":"schedel, pub. 1493 - view of nineveh, assyria / lineage chart of abraham & destruction of sodom & gomorrah with lot's wife turned to a pillar of salt / view of memphis, cairo / angel preventing abraham from sacrificing his son (3 pages still bound)"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/74700/lot/37860/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in good to very good condition overall.  There may be a few minor imperfections, paper repair, staining, offset, or faint fox marks to be expected with age.  There may be some separation at the fold out pages from this work due to the tighter binding process.  Text and image are printed to both sides of the page, so some bleed through may be expected, pictures of both sides are provided.  Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":100,"soldPrice":170,"lastUpdate":"2026-05-02T14:23:42.373Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$500 - $1,500","currency":"USD","id":37860,"estimateMin":500},{"startPrice":100,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37861/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37861/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-05-02","available":false,"description":{"en":"this important and historic engraving is from hartmann schedel \n liber chronicarum , more commonly known as the \n nuremberg chronicle . this is the first edition / printing of the work. it is the latin edition that was published 6 months prior to the german edition. both editions were limited to 2000 printings. it was published in nuremberg in 1493 by anton koberger for sebald schreyer and sebastian kammermeister. \n \n the work included numerous illustrations that were completed by michael wolgemut, wilhelm pleydenwurff, and members of their workshop. this very likely included the young albrecht dürer as well. the work included maps and town views, but also chronicles historic information including the invention of the printing press, development of the game of chess, navigational voyages, and important constructions. \n \n hartmann schedel (1440-1514) was a german writer, physician, and book collector. he is most remembered for his famous work \n liber chronicarum or \n nuremberg chronicle . he published some of the first printed views of many cities. \n \n \n paper size: ~ 21 5/8\" by 16\" (fold out) \n \n \n paper type or special features: folio woodcut engraving"},"estimateMax":2000,"lotNumber":"9838","title":{"en":"schedel, pub. 1493 - view of erfurt, germany / verso: relgious or historic figures"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/74700/lot/37861/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in good to very good condition overall.  There may be a few minor imperfections, paper repair, staining, offset, or faint fox marks to be expected with age.  There may be some separation at the fold out pages from this work due to the tighter binding process.  Text and image are printed to both sides of the page, so some bleed through may be expected, pictures of both sides are provided.  Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":100,"soldPrice":140,"lastUpdate":"2026-05-02T14:24:36.861Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $2,000","currency":"USD","id":37861,"estimateMin":1000},{"startPrice":100,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37862/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37862/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-05-02","available":false,"description":{"en":"this important and historic engraving is from hartmann schedel \n liber chronicarum , more commonly known as the \n nuremberg chronicle . this is the first edition / printing of the work. it is the latin edition that was published 6 months prior to the german edition. both editions were limited to 2000 printings. it was published in nuremberg in 1493 by anton koberger for sebald schreyer and sebastian kammermeister. \n \n the work included numerous illustrations that were completed by michael wolgemut, wilhelm pleydenwurff, and members of their workshop. this very likely included the young albrecht dürer as well. the work included maps and town views, but also chronicles historic information including the invention of the printing press, development of the game of chess, navigational voyages, and important constructions. \n \n hartmann schedel (1440-1514) was a german writer, physician, and book collector. he is most remembered for his famous work \n liber chronicarum or \n nuremberg chronicle . he published some of the first printed views of many cities. \n \n \n paper size: ~ 21 5/8\" by 16\" (fold out) \n \n \n paper type or special features: folio woodcut engraving with professional hand-coloring"},"estimateMax":2500,"lotNumber":"9839","title":{"en":"schedel, pub. 1493 - view of florence, italy / verso: relgious or historic figures"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/74700/lot/37862/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in good to very good condition overall.  There may be a few minor imperfections, paper repair, staining, offset, or faint fox marks to be expected with age.  There may be some separation at the fold out pages from this work due to the tighter binding process.  Text and image are printed to both sides of the page, so some bleed through may be expected, pictures of both sides are provided.  Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":100,"soldPrice":750,"lastUpdate":"2026-05-02T14:25:21.735Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,500 - $2,500","currency":"USD","id":37862,"estimateMin":1500},{"startPrice":100,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37863/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37863/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-05-02","available":false,"description":{"en":"this important and historic engraving is from hartmann schedel \n liber chronicarum , more commonly known as the \n nuremberg chronicle . this is the first edition / printing of the work. it is the latin edition that was published 6 months prior to the german edition. both editions were limited to 2000 printings. it was published in nuremberg in 1493 by anton koberger for sebald schreyer and sebastian kammermeister. \n \n the work included numerous illustrations that were completed by michael wolgemut, wilhelm pleydenwurff, and members of their workshop. this very likely included the young albrecht dürer as well. the work included maps and town views, but also chronicles historic information including the invention of the printing press, development of the game of chess, navigational voyages, and important constructions. \n \n hartmann schedel (1440-1514) was a german writer, physician, and book collector. he is most remembered for his famous work \n liber chronicarum or \n nuremberg chronicle . he published some of the first printed views of many cities. \n \n \n paper size: ~ 21 5/8\" by 16\" (fold out) \n \n \n paper type or special features: folio woodcut engraving with professional hand-coloring"},"estimateMax":2500,"lotNumber":"9840","title":{"en":"schedel, pub. 1493 - view of constantinople or istanbul, turkey / verso: relgious or historic figures"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/74700/lot/37863/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in good to very good condition overall.  There may be a few minor imperfections, paper repair, staining, offset, or faint fox marks to be expected with age.  There may be some separation at the fold out pages from this work due to the tighter binding process.  Text and image are printed to both sides of the page, so some bleed through may be expected, pictures of both sides are provided.  Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":100,"soldPrice":1100,"lastUpdate":"2026-05-02T14:26:12.313Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,500 - $2,500","currency":"USD","id":37863,"estimateMin":1500},{"startPrice":100,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37864/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37864/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37864/003/003.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"included in this lot: \n \n interior of new york, provost street and chapel. 3 \n valet works on the schylkill river. 50 \n \n \n description of the work: \n \n this scarce and historic folio lithograph is from jacques-gerard milbert's \n itineraire pittoresque du fleuve hudson et des parties laterales . the work was published in paris by henri gaugain between 1828 and 1829. \n \n the work illustrated and recorded scenes of new york including the hudson river, new york city, west point, albany, troy, saratoga springs, and niagara falls. it also included depictions of massachusetts, maryland, new jersey, pennsylvania, rhode island, and virginia. the lithograph available is from the first edition of the work and are on india paper, mounted. \n \n jacques-gerard milbert (1766-1840) was a french naturalist, artist, geographer, and engineer. he spent eight years in the united states exploring and sketching the country, flora, and fauna. he sent back near 8000 specimens to the museum of natural history in paris. \n \n \"as an artist, milbert loved to paint american landscapes, particularly those which showed the hudson, 'king of rivers, ' flowing majestically through the mountains ... boundless curiosity, plus a contagious enthusiasm and a delightful sense of humor, make the journal as lively a document today as when it was penned a hundred and forty years ago. the pictures of what he saw, as of the time he drew them, constitute a unique and valuable record.\" (sherman) \n \n \"milbert sailed from havre on the 1st of september, 1815, and arrived in new york on the 20th of the following october. he settled in new york, where his first work was the making of several drawings of the mechanism of steamboats. he soon, however, turned to portrait-painting, and taught drawing. milbert was later attached to the commission in charge of the leveling preparatory to the establishment of the champlain canal. in this connection he made a journey in one of the large steamers plying upon the hudson. it was on this voyage that he collected much of the material for his \n itinéraire pittoresque . \n \n \"a few years after his arrival in new york he was charged by m. hyde de neuville, the french minister, with the preparation of certain collections of natural history specimens, destined for the king's garden in paris. in his report on this collection, which is printed in full in his \n itinéraire pittoresque , he styles himself 'voyageur, naturaliste du gouvernement et correspondant du museum d'histoire naturelle au jardin du roi.' it was through milbert's efforts that the first living specimen of the american buffalo was introduced into france.\" (stokes iconography of new york) \n \n \n paper size: ~ 13 1/4 by 20 1/4\u201d \n \n \n paper type or special features: lithograph"},"estimateMax":1200,"lotNumber":"9841","title":{"en":"milbert - pair of lithographs of new york & schylkill river"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/74700/lot/37864/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition.  There may be some occasional scattered foxing to the paper from this work.  There may be a few minor imperfections or faint fox marks to be expected with age.  Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":100,"lastUpdate":"2026-05-02T16:39:01.863Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$600 - $1,200","currency":"USD","id":37864,"estimateMin":600},{"startPrice":100,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37865/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37865/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37865/003/003.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-05-02","available":false,"description":{"en":"included in this lot: \n \n passaic falls. 45 \n commencement of passaic falls. 47 \n \n \n description of the work: \n \n this scarce and historic folio lithograph is from jacques-gerard milbert's \n itineraire pittoresque du fleuve hudson et des parties laterales . the work was published in paris by henri gaugain between 1828 and 1829. \n \n the work illustrated and recorded scenes of new york including the hudson river, new york city, west point, albany, troy, saratoga springs, and niagara falls. it also included depictions of massachusetts, maryland, new jersey, pennsylvania, rhode island, and virginia. the lithograph available is from the first edition of the work and are on india paper, mounted. \n \n jacques-gerard milbert (1766-1840) was a french naturalist, artist, geographer, and engineer. he spent eight years in the united states exploring and sketching the country, flora, and fauna. he sent back near 8000 specimens to the museum of natural history in paris. \n \n \"as an artist, milbert loved to paint american landscapes, particularly those which showed the hudson, 'king of rivers, ' flowing majestically through the mountains ... boundless curiosity, plus a contagious enthusiasm and a delightful sense of humor, make the journal as lively a document today as when it was penned a hundred and forty years ago. the pictures of what he saw, as of the time he drew them, constitute a unique and valuable record.\" (sherman) \n \n \"milbert sailed from havre on the 1st of september, 1815, and arrived in new york on the 20th of the following october. he settled in new york, where his first work was the making of several drawings of the mechanism of steamboats. he soon, however, turned to portrait-painting, and taught drawing. milbert was later attached to the commission in charge of the leveling preparatory to the establishment of the champlain canal. in this connection he made a journey in one of the large steamers plying upon the hudson. it was on this voyage that he collected much of the material for his \n itinéraire pittoresque . \n \n \"a few years after his arrival in new york he was charged by m. hyde de neuville, the french minister, with the preparation of certain collections of natural history specimens, destined for the king's garden in paris. in his report on this collection, which is printed in full in his \n itinéraire pittoresque , he styles himself 'voyageur, naturaliste du gouvernement et correspondant du museum d'histoire naturelle au jardin du roi.' it was through milbert's efforts that the first living specimen of the american buffalo was introduced into france.\" (stokes iconography of new york) \n \n \n paper size: ~ 13 1/4 by 20 1/4\u201d \n \n \n paper type or special features: lithograph"},"estimateMax":1200,"lotNumber":"9842","title":{"en":"milbert - pair of lithographs of passaic falls"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/74700/lot/37865/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition.  There may be some occasional scattered foxing to the paper from this work.  There may be a few minor imperfections or faint fox marks to be expected with age.  Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":100,"soldPrice":100,"lastUpdate":"2026-05-02T14:26:52.934Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$600 - $1,200","currency":"USD","id":37865,"estimateMin":600},{"startPrice":150,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37866/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-05-02","available":false,"description":{"en":"this extraordinary engraving is from georg braun & frans hogenberg's \n civitates orbis terrarum or \n atlas of the cities of the world . the work was published in augsberg in 1575. it is considered the greatest atlas of city views ever made. it included some of the earliest views available and is a crucial guide to understanding the world in the 16th century. the text to verso is in latin. \n \n \"the \n civitates orbis terrarum or the 'braun & hogenberg' is the most famous of the early town atlases. the civitates was, like ortelius's \n theatrum , one of the best-selling works in the last quarter of the 16th century. although it had no comparable predecessor, it immediately answered a great public demand because social, political and economic life at that time was concentrated in cities. apart from that the pictorial style of the plans and views appealed very much to the uneducated public.\" (van der krogt) \n \n this work was the most famouse of all the town-books comprising over 500 views. it featured views of the majority of the major european cities. the cities illustrated included amsterdam, barcelona, \u200b\u200bbologna, brixen, brussels, chios, danzig, hamburg, helsingborg, innsbruck, istanbul (constantinople), cologne, leiden, liege, london, luxembourg, milan, moscow, nuremberg, ostia, paris, pozzuoli, prague-eger, rome, rotterdam, seville, stockholm, tivoli, trento, utrecht, venice, weimar, wroclaw, and zurich. it also included some illustrations of places in asia, africa, and latin america including: aden, alexandria, cuzco, casablanca, jerusalem, and cairo. \n \n georg braun and frans hogenberg began the work for this atlas in 1572, intended as a companion work to abraham ortelius's \n theatrum orbis terrarum . braun was responsible for editing the work and hogenberg engraved the majority of the views. there were also many talented contributors that provided original drawings including joris hoefnagel (spanish and italian towns), jacob van deventer (netherlands), stumpf, sebastien munster (german), and heinrich von rantzau (danish). \n \n georg braun (1541-1622) was a german catholic cleric. he spent most of his life working for the church st. maria and gradus. abraham ortelius assisted braun with the editing of \n civitates orbis terrarum . \n \n frans hogenberg (1535-1590) was one of the greatest engravers of his time. he engraved the majority of the plates for \n civitates orbis terrarum as well as ortelius's \n theatrum orbis terrarum . hogenberg also made sure to detail the foregrounds of the plates including fashion of the time. \n \n \n paper size: ~ 21 1/2\" by 15 3/4\" (fold out) \n \n \n paper type or special features: engraving"},"estimateMax":2500,"lotNumber":"9843","title":{"en":"braun & hogenberg, pub. 1575 - view of maastricht, the netherlands (holland)"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/74700/lot/37866/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition overall.  There may be some faint offset due to fold out nature of the engraving.  There are occasional minor closed tears from age and handling to plates from this work.  There may be a few minor imperfections or faint marks to be expected with age.  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The plates may exhibit some occasional tears, occasional creases, or signs of handling.  There may some minor offset due to the fold out nature of the plate.  Generally considered excellent condition for the age.  There may be a few minor imperfections or faint marks to be expected with age.  Please review the images carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":300,"soldPrice":300,"lastUpdate":"2026-05-02T14:33:28.821Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $2,000","currency":"USD","id":37874,"estimateMin":1000},{"startPrice":300,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37875/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37875/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-05-02","available":false,"description":{"en":"this exceptional map with beautiful original hand-coloring is from the visscher family's \n atlas minor sive totius orbis terrarum contracta delineat ex conatibus. the map available is from a composite atlas \n atlas minor published by nicolaes (nicholas) visscher in amsterdam between 1649 and 1700. \n \n visscher's \n atlas minor has often been referred to as \"the most spectacularly illuminated atlas known.\" the hand-coloring on the maps is wonderfully executed. \n \n the visscher family created a leading map publication house in amsterdam in the 17th & 18th centuries. nicolaes visscher i founded the publishing firm and quickly his and his family's maps became noted for his quality engravings, ornamental details, and accuracy of cartography. \n \n claes jansz. visscher or n.j. piscator (1587-1652) established the publishing house on kalverstraat in amsterdam, originally 'de gulden bors', and renamed it \"in de visscher\". his work on dutch landscapes and historic scenes brought him to prominence. he originally purchased the copperplates of pieter van den keere's \n germania inferior to publish his first atlas. \n \n nicolaes (nicholas) visscher i (1618-1679) was a dutch engraver, cartographer, and publisher. he came from a prominent family of cartographers including his father, claes janszoon visscher, and son, nicholas ii. visscher maps are known for their exceptional detailed engraving work. in 1664, nichoaes i became a member of the bookseller's guild. he obtained rights to protect his maps from reproduction from holland and west friesland in 1677 for 15 years. \n \n nicolaas visscher ii (1649-1702) took over the publishing business for his family after his father's death where he moved the shop to the dam.. he obtained rights to continue to protect their maps from reproduction from holland and west friesland in 1682. it allowed the family's firm to continue producing the highest quality maps, atlases, and globes. it cemented the visscher legacy. his son, nicolaes iii, and widow, elizabeth verseyl, continued the business after his death until hers in 1726. \n \n \n paper size: ~ 24\" by 21\" (fold out) \n \n \n paper type or special features: originally hand-colored engraving"},"estimateMax":4000,"lotNumber":"9852","title":{"en":"visscher - map of africa"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/74700/lot/37875/view","tags":["uscollectibles_booksandpaper","uscollectibles","uscollectibles_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition overall.  The plates may exhibit some occasional tears, occasional creases, or signs of handling.  There may some minor offset due to the fold out nature of the plate.  Generally considered excellent condition for the age.  There may be a few minor imperfections or faint marks to be expected with age.  Please review the images carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":300,"soldPrice":2200,"lastUpdate":"2026-05-02T14:34:31.897Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$2,000 - $4,000","currency":"USD","id":37875,"estimateMin":2000},{"startPrice":300,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37876/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37876/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-05-02","available":false,"description":{"en":"this exceptional map with beautiful original hand-coloring is from the visscher family's \n atlas minor sive totius orbis terrarum contracta delineat ex conatibus. the map available is from a composite atlas \n atlas minor published by nicolaes (nicholas) visscher in amsterdam between 1649 and 1700. \n \n visscher's \n atlas minor has often been referred to as \"the most spectacularly illuminated atlas known.\" the hand-coloring on the maps is wonderfully executed. \n \n the visscher family created a leading map publication house in amsterdam in the 17th & 18th centuries. nicolaes visscher i founded the publishing firm and quickly his and his family's maps became noted for his quality engravings, ornamental details, and accuracy of cartography. \n \n claes jansz. visscher or n.j. piscator (1587-1652) established the publishing house on kalverstraat in amsterdam, originally 'de gulden bors', and renamed it \"in de visscher\". his work on dutch landscapes and historic scenes brought him to prominence. he originally purchased the copperplates of pieter van den keere's \n germania inferior to publish his first atlas. \n \n nicolaes (nicholas) visscher i (1618-1679) was a dutch engraver, cartographer, and publisher. he came from a prominent family of cartographers including his father, claes janszoon visscher, and son, nicholas ii. visscher maps are known for their exceptional detailed engraving work. in 1664, nichoaes i became a member of the bookseller's guild. he obtained rights to protect his maps from reproduction from holland and west friesland in 1677 for 15 years. \n \n nicolaas visscher ii (1649-1702) took over the publishing business for his family after his father's death where he moved the shop to the dam.. he obtained rights to continue to protect their maps from reproduction from holland and west friesland in 1682. it allowed the family's firm to continue producing the highest quality maps, atlases, and globes. it cemented the visscher legacy. his son, nicolaes iii, and widow, elizabeth verseyl, continued the business after his death until hers in 1726. \n \n \n paper size: ~ 24\" by 21\" (fold out) \n \n \n paper type or special features: originally hand-colored engraving"},"estimateMax":2500,"lotNumber":"9853","title":{"en":"visscher - map of tartary (northeast asia)"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/74700/lot/37876/view","tags":["uscollectibles_booksandpaper","uscollectibles","uscollectibles_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition overall.  The plates may exhibit some occasional tears, occasional creases, or signs of handling.  There may some minor offset due to the fold out nature of the plate.  Generally considered excellent condition for the age.  There may be a few minor imperfections or faint marks to be expected with age.  Please review the images carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":300,"soldPrice":1000,"lastUpdate":"2026-05-02T14:35:44.158Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,500 - $2,500","currency":"USD","id":37876,"estimateMin":1500},{"startPrice":300,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37877/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37877/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-05-02","available":false,"description":{"en":"this exceptional map with beautiful original hand-coloring is from the visscher family's \n atlas minor sive totius orbis terrarum contracta delineat ex conatibus. the map available is from a composite atlas \n atlas minor published by nicolaes (nicholas) visscher in amsterdam between 1649 and 1700. \n \n visscher's \n atlas minor has often been referred to as \"the most spectacularly illuminated atlas known.\" the hand-coloring on the maps is wonderfully executed. \n \n the visscher family created a leading map publication house in amsterdam in the 17th & 18th centuries. nicolaes visscher i founded the publishing firm and quickly his and his family's maps became noted for his quality engravings, ornamental details, and accuracy of cartography. \n \n claes jansz. visscher or n.j. piscator (1587-1652) established the publishing house on kalverstraat in amsterdam, originally 'de gulden bors', and renamed it \"in de visscher\". his work on dutch landscapes and historic scenes brought him to prominence. he originally purchased the copperplates of pieter van den keere's \n germania inferior to publish his first atlas. \n \n nicolaes (nicholas) visscher i (1618-1679) was a dutch engraver, cartographer, and publisher. he came from a prominent family of cartographers including his father, claes janszoon visscher, and son, nicholas ii. visscher maps are known for their exceptional detailed engraving work. in 1664, nichoaes i became a member of the bookseller's guild. he obtained rights to protect his maps from reproduction from holland and west friesland in 1677 for 15 years. \n \n nicolaas visscher ii (1649-1702) took over the publishing business for his family after his father's death where he moved the shop to the dam.. he obtained rights to continue to protect their maps from reproduction from holland and west friesland in 1682. it allowed the family's firm to continue producing the highest quality maps, atlases, and globes. it cemented the visscher legacy. his son, nicolaes iii, and widow, elizabeth verseyl, continued the business after his death until hers in 1726. \n \n \n paper size: ~ 24\" by 21\" (fold out) \n \n \n paper type or special features: originally hand-colored engraving"},"estimateMax":1600,"lotNumber":"9854","title":{"en":"visscher - map of jamaica"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/74700/lot/37877/view","tags":["uscollectibles_booksandpaper","uscollectibles","uscollectibles_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition overall.  The plates may exhibit some occasional tears, occasional creases, or signs of handling.  There may some minor offset due to the fold out nature of the plate.  Generally considered excellent condition for the age.  There may be a few minor imperfections or faint marks to be expected with age.  Please review the images carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":300,"soldPrice":425,"lastUpdate":"2026-05-02T14:36:44.597Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$800 - $1,600","currency":"USD","id":37877,"estimateMin":800},{"startPrice":300,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37878/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37878/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-05-02","available":false,"description":{"en":"this exceptional map with beautiful original hand-coloring is from the visscher family's \n atlas minor sive totius orbis terrarum contracta delineat ex conatibus. the map available is from a composite atlas \n atlas minor published by nicolaes (nicholas) visscher in amsterdam between 1649 and 1700. \n \n visscher's \n atlas minor has often been referred to as \"the most spectacularly illuminated atlas known.\" the hand-coloring on the maps is wonderfully executed. \n \n the visscher family created a leading map publication house in amsterdam in the 17th & 18th centuries. nicolaes visscher i founded the publishing firm and quickly his and his family's maps became noted for his quality engravings, ornamental details, and accuracy of cartography. \n \n claes jansz. visscher or n.j. piscator (1587-1652) established the publishing house on kalverstraat in amsterdam, originally 'de gulden bors', and renamed it \"in de visscher\". his work on dutch landscapes and historic scenes brought him to prominence. he originally purchased the copperplates of pieter van den keere's \n germania inferior to publish his first atlas. \n \n nicolaes (nicholas) visscher i (1618-1679) was a dutch engraver, cartographer, and publisher. he came from a prominent family of cartographers including his father, claes janszoon visscher, and son, nicholas ii. visscher maps are known for their exceptional detailed engraving work. in 1664, nichoaes i became a member of the bookseller's guild. he obtained rights to protect his maps from reproduction from holland and west friesland in 1677 for 15 years. \n \n nicolaas visscher ii (1649-1702) took over the publishing business for his family after his father's death where he moved the shop to the dam.. he obtained rights to continue to protect their maps from reproduction from holland and west friesland in 1682. it allowed the family's firm to continue producing the highest quality maps, atlases, and globes. it cemented the visscher legacy. his son, nicolaes iii, and widow, elizabeth verseyl, continued the business after his death until hers in 1726. \n \n \n paper size: ~ 24\" by 21\" (fold out) \n \n \n paper type or special features: originally hand-colored engraving"},"estimateMax":4000,"lotNumber":"9855","title":{"en":"visscher - map of southeast america, west indies, florida, northern south america, part of central america & mexico"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/74700/lot/37878/view","tags":["uscollectibles_booksandpaper","uscollectibles","uscollectibles_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition overall.  The plates may exhibit some occasional tears, occasional creases, or signs of handling.  There may some minor offset due to the fold out nature of the plate.  Generally considered excellent condition for the age.  There may be a few minor imperfections or faint marks to be expected with age.  Please review the images carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":300,"soldPrice":1900,"lastUpdate":"2026-05-02T14:37:34.795Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$2,000 - $4,000","currency":"USD","id":37878,"estimateMin":2000},{"startPrice":300,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37879/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37879/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-05-02","available":false,"description":{"en":"this exceptional map with beautiful original hand-coloring is from the visscher family's \n atlas minor sive totius orbis terrarum contracta delineat ex conatibus. the map available is from a composite atlas \n atlas minor published by nicolaes (nicholas) visscher in amsterdam between 1649 and 1700. \n \n visscher's \n atlas minor has often been referred to as \"the most spectacularly illuminated atlas known.\" the hand-coloring on the maps is wonderfully executed. \n \n the visscher family created a leading map publication house in amsterdam in the 17th & 18th centuries. nicolaes visscher i founded the publishing firm and quickly his and his family's maps became noted for his quality engravings, ornamental details, and accuracy of cartography. \n \n claes jansz. visscher or n.j. piscator (1587-1652) established the publishing house on kalverstraat in amsterdam, originally 'de gulden bors', and renamed it \"in de visscher\". his work on dutch landscapes and historic scenes brought him to prominence. he originally purchased the copperplates of pieter van den keere's \n germania inferior to publish his first atlas. \n \n nicolaes (nicholas) visscher i (1618-1679) was a dutch engraver, cartographer, and publisher. he came from a prominent family of cartographers including his father, claes janszoon visscher, and son, nicholas ii. visscher maps are known for their exceptional detailed engraving work. in 1664, nichoaes i became a member of the bookseller's guild. he obtained rights to protect his maps from reproduction from holland and west friesland in 1677 for 15 years. \n \n nicolaas visscher ii (1649-1702) took over the publishing business for his family after his father's death where he moved the shop to the dam.. he obtained rights to continue to protect their maps from reproduction from holland and west friesland in 1682. it allowed the family's firm to continue producing the highest quality maps, atlases, and globes. it cemented the visscher legacy. his son, nicolaes iii, and widow, elizabeth verseyl, continued the business after his death until hers in 1726. \n \n \n paper size: ~ 24\" by 21\" (fold out) \n \n \n paper type or special features: originally hand-colored engraving"},"estimateMax":4000,"lotNumber":"9856","title":{"en":"visscher - map of new england, northeastern north america from canada to carolinas"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/74700/lot/37879/view","tags":["uscollectibles_booksandpaper","uscollectibles","uscollectibles_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition overall.  The plates may exhibit some occasional tears, occasional creases, or signs of handling.  There may some minor offset due to the fold out nature of the plate.  Generally considered excellent condition for the age.  There may be a few minor imperfections or faint marks to be expected with age.  Please review the images carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":300,"soldPrice":1250,"lastUpdate":"2026-05-02T14:38:39.088Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$2,000 - $4,000","currency":"USD","id":37879,"estimateMin":2000},{"startPrice":500,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37880/001/001.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"this rare, historic map is thomas jefferys's \n the american atlas; or, a geographical description of the whole continent of america; wherein are delineated at large its several regions, countries, states, and islands; and chiefly the british colonies . the map was published in london in 1775 by r. sayer and j. bennett. \n \n robert sayer and john bennett were jefferys's successors and compiled this 1775 edition of \n the american atlas . it is considered the most important 18th century atlas of america, showing the colonies at the time of the american revolution. \n \n ristow noted of the atlas that it was a \"geographical description of the whole continent of america, as portrayed in the best available maps in the latter half of the eighteenth century ... as a major cartographic reference work it was, very likely, consulted by american, english, and french civilian administrators and military officers during the revolution.\" \n \n the atlas was of particular note for including brassier's map of lake champlain, braddock meade's 'a map of the most inhabited parts of new england' (largest and most detailed to that date), samuel holland's 'the provinces of new york and new jersey', william scull's 'a map of pennsylvania' (first to include the western portion), joshua fry and peter jefferson's 'a map of the most inhabited part of virginia' (best to date for the chesapeake region), lt. ross's 'course of the mississippi' (first chart of the river based on english sources), and 'a new map of the province of quebec'. \n \n thomas jefferys (1719-1771) was a leading english cartographer. he produced some of the most significant maps of the english / american colonies and the early american landscape. he was the appointed geographer to the prince of wales and eventually to the king (1761). his official appointments granted him access to some of the very best surveys and were often considered \"official work\" for england. \n \n \n paper size: image ~ 19 1/2\" by 26\" \n \n \n paper type or special features: engraving with original outline color"},"estimateMax":2500,"lotNumber":"9857","title":{"en":"jefferys, pub. 1775 - a chart of the banks of newfoundland (published march 25, 1775)"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/74700/lot/37880/view","tags":["uscollectibles_booksandpaper","uscollectibles","uscollectibles_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition overall.  There may be some faint toning of the paper from age.  There may be some faint offset due to the fold out nature of the plate.  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. (Some of the pictures are digitially stitched to show how the plate would appear joined.)"},"directSalePrice":500,"lastUpdate":"2026-05-02T16:39:01.875Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,500 - $2,500","currency":"USD","id":37880,"estimateMin":1500},{"startPrice":750,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37881/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37881/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-05-02","available":false,"description":{"en":"this rare, first edition map is from louis hennepin's \n nouvelle decouverte d'un tres grand pays situe dans l'amerique, entre le nouveau mexique, et la mer glaciale . the work was published in utrecht in 1697 by guillaume broedelet. \n \n his work detailed hennepin's travels through the united states and canada including traversing the mississippi river. this exploration of the upper mississippi was the furthest west detailed by any european to that time. (burden) he was \"the first to describe the niagara falls.\" (howgego) his works influenced further european interest in north american colonization. \n \n father louis hennepin (1626-1704) was a belgian priest and recollect franciscan missionary. he came to america via quebec in 1675 alongside explorer rené-robert cavalier de la salle. he helped found a mission at fort frontenac (now kingston). \n \n he was part of some scandal, having claimed to descend the mississippi prior to la salle's exploration in 1682. rueben gold thwaites speaks of his work as \"... invaluable contributions to the sources of american history; they deserve study, and to this day furnish rare entertainment. we can pardon much to our erretic friar, when he leaves to us such monuments as these.\" american historian francis parkman has called many of hennepin's accounts into question. \n provenance: early paper has signature of sophie notacka (spelling?) \n \n \n paper size: ~ 17 5/8 - 18 1/4\" by 15 1/2\" (fold out) \n \n \n paper type or special features: engraving with professional hand-coloring"},"estimateMax":8000,"lotNumber":"9858","title":{"en":"hennepin - map of the midwest, north america (canada, great lakes, florida, mississippi)"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/74700/lot/37881/view","tags":["uscollectibles_booksandpaper","uscollectibles","uscollectibles_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition overall.  There has been some re-maringing at the right edge, about 3/4 down with no loss to image.  There were some closed tears to the maps with archival tape repair to verso.  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":750,"soldPrice":5900,"lastUpdate":"2026-05-02T14:45:08.933Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$4,000 - $8,000","currency":"USD","id":37881,"estimateMin":4000},{"startPrice":4000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37882/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37882/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-05-02","available":false,"description":{"en":"full title: \n \n a new and exact map of the dominions of the king of great britain on ye continent of north america containing newfoundland, new scotland, new england, new york, new jersey, pensilvania, maryland, virginia and carolina. according to the newest and most exact observations \n \n \n description of the work: \n \n this exceptional, important engraved map is herman moll's \n a new and exact map of the dominions of the king of great britain on ye continent of north america containing newfoundland, new scotland, new england, new york, new jersey, pensilvania, maryland, virginia and carolina. according to the newest and most exact observations . the map was published in london in 1715 [but after 1730] by john bowles & son \"printed and sold by tho: bowles ... john bowles & son ... i. king at ye globe in ye poultry near stocks market.\" \n \n this is the famous beaver map. there is a large vignette which gives the map its moniker. the view shows niagara falls and a colony of beavers at work in the foreground. the beaver was a prominent symbol of the fur trade especially in maps. \n \n there are additional insets of carolina, florida and the deep south (based on thomas nairne), and the indian agent for south carolina. it denotes territorial claims, indian tribes, the fur trade, and condition of the land. it also shows early postal routs in the colonies, and also often referred to the 'first american postal map.' \n \n \"one of the first and most important cartographic documents relating to the ongoing dispute between france and great britain over boundaries separating their respective american colonies ... the map was the primary exponent of the british position during the period immediately following the treaty of utrecht in 1713.\" (degrees of latitude) the map denotes territory south of the st. lawrence river and eastern great lakes as british. \n \n herman moll (1654-1732) was a skilled cartographer and publisher based in london and holland. he got his start as an engraver for moses pitt and other london map publishers. moll is said to have made the bold claim that without a doubt \u201ccalifornia is an island.\u201d he was contemporaries with robert boyle, robert hooke, and william dampier. \n \n \n paper size: ~ 41 1/2\" by 24 7/8\" (fold out on two joined sheets) \n \n \n paper type or special features: engraving with some original outline color with beaver inset in full original hand-coloring"},"estimateMax":20000,"lotNumber":"9859","title":{"en":"moll's 'beaver map' of eastern north america (a new and exact map of the dominions of the king of great britain on ye continent of north america..)"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/74700/lot/37882/view","tags":["uscollectibles_booksandpaper","uscollectibles","uscollectibles_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition overall.  There is some expert restoration to the map.  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":4000,"soldPrice":8600,"lastUpdate":"2026-05-02T14:55:43.443Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$15,000 - $20,000","currency":"USD","id":37882,"estimateMin":15000},{"startPrice":130,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37883/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37883/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-05-02","available":false,"description":{"en":"this significant, historic engraving is from theodor de bry & jacques le moyne's \n brevis narratio eorum quae in florida americae provi[n]cia gallis acciderunt ... quae est seconda pars americae . it is the second part or volume of \n grands voyages which is considered one of the most remarkable collections of voyages published in the age of discovery. the work was published in frankfurt by theodor de bry. the work began publishing in 1590 with this volume dated 1591 (but 1609). \n \n this is from one of the most important volumes published on early north america. it included jacques le moyne de morgues's illustrations of native americans. the work described the earliest french settlements that would become the united states. the illustrations were after watercolors drawn first hand in the new world by le moyne on the mid-1560s expedition led by jean ribault and rené goulaine de laudonnière. his illustrations of the florida indians are some of the most important visual records of american indians and their culture before the 19th century. \n \n theodor de bry (1528-1598) was a prominent flemish engraver and publisher. he came from a family of jewelers and engravers, and faced persecution for his lutheran faith during the spanish inquisition. de bry would be most known for his engravings of the new world from \n grands voyages , a work which would reach 30 volumes in scope. he was inspired to create this work after meeting richard hakluyt in 1587, who had published his own collection of voyages. \n \n de bry's landmark work depicted the early voyages and settlements in the americas. his work greatly influenced the european view of the americas for a long period of time. de bry's prints provide an important contemporary view of european conquest and settlement in early america. the images depict native customs, culture and warfare, and episodes in the history of european contact with these natives and their world. as michael alexander said, de bry's work \"brought to the european public the first realistic visualization of the exotic world opened up across the atlantic by the explorers, conquerors and settlers.\" (discovering the new world, p. 7) \n \n \n paper size: ~ 8 3/4\" by 13\" \n \n \n paper type or special features: engraving with professional hand-coloring"},"estimateMax":800,"lotNumber":"9860","title":{"en":"de bry - florida - preparations for a feast"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/74700/lot/37883/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in good to very good condition overall.  There is very light toning of the paper.  There can be some occasional wear or closed tears to edges of the paper in this work.  Some of the image / plates from the work are printed to the edge or slightly trimmed.  There may be a few minor marks or imperfections to be expected with age.  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Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":250,"soldPrice":550,"lastUpdate":"2026-05-02T15:08:24.305Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$800 - $1,600","currency":"USD","id":37891,"estimateMin":800},{"startPrice":250,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37892/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37892/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-05-02","available":false,"description":{"en":"this originally hand-colored lithograph is from one of the rarest indian works, james otto lewis\u2019s \n the aboriginal portfolio . it was the first collection of portraits of north american indians preceding both catlin and mckenney & hall\u2019s works. george lehman & peter s. duval published the portfolio in philadelphia between 1835 and 1836. lewis was responsible with the images with hand-coloring completed by lehman & duval. \n \n \n the aboriginal portfolio is the first published portrait collection of prominent native american leaders, made \"on the spot and in the field.\" \"lewis is about to publish in numbers, a collection of indian lithographic portraits taken by him during a residence of about fifteen years among the various tribes of the west. he has succeeded in obtaining numerous portraits, all of which are remarkably true to nature. some of the lithographs we have examined, and we are sure that they are well calculated to excite interest.\" - st. louis commercial bulletin, may 18, 1835. \n \n james otto lewis (1799-1858) was born in philadelphia. he studied in st. louis and became an engraver in portraitist. he moved to detroit later, when in 1823 the governor of michigan, lewis cass, asked him to paint tens-qua-ta-wa, a shawnee prophet, in an official diplomatic delegation to the city (plate 67). cass sent the portrait to thomas l. mckenney, superintendent of indian fairs, with the request he become the official government portraitist of indian councils in the great lakes region. \n \n lewis\u2019s work was also the first large work to deal with a subject beyond the east coast and also one of the earliest american lithography projects. lewis painted indians on his travels with michigan governor lewis cass. they went on four indian treaty expeditions in the great lakes regions. unfortunately, like mckenney & hall's work, lewis's original paintings were destroyed in the smithsonian fire of 1865. \n \n \n paper size: ~ 11 3/4\" by 18 1/2\" \n \n \n paper type or special features: originally hand-colored lithograph"},"estimateMax":1600,"lotNumber":"9869","title":{"en":"lewis - ma-che-ka-kat or the bad hawk, monomonie chief"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/74700/lot/37892/view","tags":["uscollectibles_nativeamerican","uscollectibles","uscollectibles_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in good to very good condition overall. There may be some faint toned spots, handling, or minor wear / closed tears at the edges from age. 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":250,"soldPrice":250,"lastUpdate":"2026-05-02T15:08:56.728Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$800 - $1,600","currency":"USD","id":37892,"estimateMin":800},{"startPrice":250,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37893/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37893/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-05-02","available":false,"description":{"en":"this originally hand-colored lithograph is from one of the rarest indian works, james otto lewis\u2019s \n the aboriginal portfolio . it was the first collection of portraits of north american indians preceding both catlin and mckenney & hall\u2019s works. george lehman & peter s. duval published the portfolio in philadelphia between 1835 and 1836. lewis was responsible with the images with hand-coloring completed by lehman & duval. \n \n \n the aboriginal portfolio is the first published portrait collection of prominent native american leaders, made \"on the spot and in the field.\" \"lewis is about to publish in numbers, a collection of indian lithographic portraits taken by him during a residence of about fifteen years among the various tribes of the west. he has succeeded in obtaining numerous portraits, all of which are remarkably true to nature. some of the lithographs we have examined, and we are sure that they are well calculated to excite interest.\" - st. louis commercial bulletin, may 18, 1835. \n \n james otto lewis (1799-1858) was born in philadelphia. he studied in st. louis and became an engraver in portraitist. he moved to detroit later, when in 1823 the governor of michigan, lewis cass, asked him to paint tens-qua-ta-wa, a shawnee prophet, in an official diplomatic delegation to the city (plate 67). cass sent the portrait to thomas l. mckenney, superintendent of indian fairs, with the request he become the official government portraitist of indian councils in the great lakes region. \n \n lewis\u2019s work was also the first large work to deal with a subject beyond the east coast and also one of the earliest american lithography projects. lewis painted indians on his travels with michigan governor lewis cass. they went on four indian treaty expeditions in the great lakes regions. unfortunately, like mckenney & hall's work, lewis's original paintings were destroyed in the smithsonian fire of 1865. \n \n \n paper size: ~ 11 3/4\" by 18 1/2\" \n \n \n paper type or special features: originally hand-colored lithograph"},"estimateMax":1600,"lotNumber":"9870","title":{"en":"lewis - pe-schick-ee, a celebrated chippeway chief"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/74700/lot/37893/view","tags":["uscollectibles_nativeamerican","uscollectibles","uscollectibles_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in good to very good condition overall. There may be some faint toned spots, handling, or minor wear / closed tears at the edges from age. 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":250,"soldPrice":270,"lastUpdate":"2026-05-02T15:09:36.268Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$800 - $1,600","currency":"USD","id":37893,"estimateMin":800},{"startPrice":300,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37894/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37894/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-05-02","available":false,"description":{"en":"this rare aquatint engraving is from karl bodmer's \n travels in the interior of north america or \n voyage dans l\u2019intérieur de l\u2019amérique du nord executé pendant les années 1832, 1833 et 1834 . the work was published in paris, coblentz and london between 1839 and 1842. it has the blind stamp. \n \n karl bodmer's images show great versatility and technical virtuosity and give us a uniquely accomplished and detailed picture of a previously little understood (and soon to vanish) way of life. swiss-born bodmer was engaged by prince maximilian zu wied-neuwied specifically to provide a record of his travels in north america, principally among the plains indians. \n \n in the company of david dreidoppel (prince maximilian's servant and hunting companion), their travels in north america were to last from 1832 to 1834. they arrived in boston in july 1832, traveled on to philadelphia, where they stayed with napoleon bonaparte's elder brother joseph. from here they headed west across pennsylvania across the alleghenies to pittsburgh and the ohio country, visiting all the important german settlements en route. \n \n their most important stop on their route west was at the utopian colony of new harmony in indiana. the prince spent five months there in the company of some of the country's leading scientific men, and studying all the relevant literature on backcountry america. on 24 march 1833 the party reached st. louis, missouri, and the start of the journey into indian country. \n \n \n paper size: ~ 25\" by 18\" \n \n \n paper type or special features: engraving"},"estimateMax":2000,"lotNumber":"9871","title":{"en":"karl bodmer - cave-in-rock, view on the ohio. 7"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/74700/lot/37894/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition overall.  There may be a few faint marks, minor chips at the lower edge.  There may be some faint general wear or toning and a few minor imperfections to be expected with age and size.  Please review the image carefully for condition and contact with any questions."},"directSalePrice":300,"soldPrice":300,"lastUpdate":"2026-05-02T15:10:14.539Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $2,000","currency":"USD","id":37894,"estimateMin":1000},{"startPrice":500,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37895/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37895/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-05-02","available":false,"description":{"en":"this rare aquatint engraving is from karl bodmer's \n travels in the interior of north america or \n voyage dans l\u2019intérieur de l\u2019amérique du nord executé pendant les années 1832, 1833 et 1834 . the work was published in paris, coblentz and london between 1839 and 1842. it has the blind stamp. \n \n karl bodmer's images show great versatility and technical virtuosity and give us a uniquely accomplished and detailed picture of a previously little understood (and soon to vanish) way of life. swiss-born bodmer was engaged by prince maximilian zu wied-neuwied specifically to provide a record of his travels in north america, principally among the plains indians. \n \n in the company of david dreidoppel (prince maximilian's servant and hunting companion), their travels in north america were to last from 1832 to 1834. they arrived in boston in july 1832, traveled on to philadelphia, where they stayed with napoleon bonaparte's elder brother joseph. from here they headed west across pennsylvania across the alleghenies to pittsburgh and the ohio country, visiting all the important german settlements en route. \n \n their most important stop on their route west was at the utopian colony of new harmony in indiana. the prince spent five months there in the company of some of the country's leading scientific men, and studying all the relevant literature on backcountry america. on 24 march 1833 the party reached st. louis, missouri, and the start of the journey into indian country. \n \n \n paper size: ~ 24\" by 17\" \n \n \n paper type or special features: engraving with professional hand-coloring"},"estimateMax":2000,"lotNumber":"9872","title":{"en":"karl bodmer - mahsette-kuiuab, chief of the cree indians. 22"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/74700/lot/37895/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition overall.  There may be a few faint marks, minor chips at the lower edge.  There may be some faint general wear or toning and a few minor imperfections to be expected with age and size.  Please review the image carefully for condition and contact with any questions."},"directSalePrice":500,"soldPrice":500,"lastUpdate":"2026-05-02T15:10:56.880Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $2,000","currency":"USD","id":37895,"estimateMin":1000},{"startPrice":750,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37896/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37896/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-05-02","available":false,"description":{"en":"george catlin\u2019s \n north american indian portfolio features stunning lithographs which capture native american history. field describes the lithographs as \u201cbeautiful scenes in indian life [that] are probably the most truthful ever presented to the public.\u201d the full title reads \n north american indian portfolio. hunting scenes and amusements of the rocky mountains and prairies of america. from drawings and notes of the author, made during eight years travel amongst forty-eight of the wildest and most remote tribes of savages in north america . \n \n this is a first edition folio lithograph that was published in london beginning in 1844 for george catlin / egyptial hall [but chatto & windus]. the lithographs were printed by day & haghe from a selection of the greatest images from catlin\u2019s travels. this image was drawn on stone by mcgahey. \n \n george catlin\u2019s \n portfolio marks a noteworthy moment in american history. catlin traveled extensively chronicling the lives and culture of indians across america. he created nearly 500 paintings of which some were used to make prints for this momentous work. catlin described his need to do this work in that \u201cthe history and customs of such a people, preserved by pictorial illustrations, are themes worthy of the lifetime of one man, and nothing short of the loss of my life shall prevent me from visiting their country and becoming their historian.\u201d original images of native americans are uncommon from the 19th century, and catlin\u2019s are among the most detailed and impressive. \n \n catlin summarized the native american as \"an honest, hospitable, faithful, brave, warlike, cruel, revengeful, relentless, -- yet honourable, contemplative and religious being.\" in a famous passage from the preface of his north american indian portfolio, catlin describes how the sight of several tribal chiefs in philadelphia led to his resolution to record their way of life: \"the history and customs of such a people, preserved by pictorial illustrations, are themes worthy of the lifetime of one man, and nothing short of the loss of my life shall prevent me from visiting their country and becoming their historian.\" he saw no future for either their way of life or their very existence, and with these thoughts always at the back of his mind he worked, against time, setting himself a truly punishing schedule, to record what he saw. from 1832 to 1837 he spent the summer months sketching the tribes and then finished his pictures in oils during the winter. the record he left is unique, both in its breadth and also in the sympathetic understanding that his images constantly demonstrate. \n \n george catlin (1796-1872) was an american lawyer, painter, author, and traveler. he originally was a lawyer but moved to philadelphia in 1821 to become an artist. he became a member of the pennsylvania academy of fine arts in 1824. he made his way early on by creating society portraits and miniatures. he travelled to buffalo in 1825 producing original artwork on the construction and opening of the eerie canal. during his stay in buffalo, he would paint the seneca chief, red jacket, which led to his monumental western expedition and renowned indian paintings. \n \n \n paper size: ~ 16 3/4\" by 23 3/4\" \n \n \n paper type or special features: hand-colored lithograph"},"estimateMax":6000,"lotNumber":"9873","title":{"en":"catlin, folio - buffalo hunt, chasing back"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/74700/lot/37896/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in good to very good condition overall.  There may me be a few faint marks, fox marks, or minor imperfections to be expected with age and mostly marginal with the work.  Please review the image and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":750,"soldPrice":800,"lastUpdate":"2026-05-02T15:12:13.534Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$3,000 - $6,000","currency":"USD","id":37896,"estimateMin":3000},{"startPrice":400,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37897/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37897/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-05-02","available":false,"description":{"en":"this moving photogravure in folio size is from edward curtis's \n the north american indian being a series of volumes picturing and describing the indians of the united states and alaska. edited by frederick webb hodge. foreword by theodore roosevelt. field research conducted under the patronage of j. pierpont morgan . the work was published in 1928 in cambridge, massachusetts. the photogravure is on japanese vellum. \n \n the photogravures depict native americans from the chipewyan, cree and sarsi cultures. curtis's work was a remarkable record of native american life and one of the most ambitious anthropological studies done. w. h. holmes, chief of the bureau of american ethnology in 1910, stated that this \"publication should last for a thousand years.\" \n the north american indian was referred to as \u201cthe most gigantic undertaking since the making of the king james edition of the bible\u201d and containing \u201cthe most exquisite book art of our time.\u201d \n \n edward sheriff curtis (1868-1952) was an american photographer and ultimately historian of the american west. he travelled extensively for three decades living with the native american tribes. he immersed himself in their customs, languages and beliefs. he detailed and photographed the tribes creating a truly comprehensive look into their lives. \n \n \n paper size: ~ 17 1/2\" by 21 1/2\" \n \n \n paper type or special features: photogravure"},"estimateMax":4000,"lotNumber":"9874","title":{"en":"edward, curtis, folio - calf child - blackfoot"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/74700/lot/37897/view","tags":["usart_photography","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":400,"soldPrice":900,"lastUpdate":"2026-05-02T15:12:52.636Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$2,000 - $4,000","currency":"USD","id":37897,"estimateMin":2000},{"startPrice":400,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37898/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37898/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37898/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37898/004/004.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-05-02","available":false,"description":{"en":"this rare, aquatint engraving is from francisco goya's \n los proverbios. colección de diez y ocho láminas inventadas y grabadas al agua fuerte . it is from the second edition of the work published in madrid in 1875 by real academia de nobles artes de san fernando. \n \n the engravings were done by etching, aquatint, and drypoint and printed on vellum paper. this edition was often published with the lithographed title of the first edition, dated 1864, as is the photocopy we will include here. (harris 248-265) the paper was the same as the first edition, but with some corrected errors to the plates. it was a very small printing for this edition and examples are \"extremely rare.\" (harris, ii, p. 438) \n \n goya created the series of \n los proverbios or \n los disparates between 1815 and 1825. the series was never published while goya was alive due to political oppression. the images depict political issues, spanish proverbs and sayings, as well as spanish carnival. \n \n francisco josé de goya y lucientes (1746-1828) was an influential spanish painter. he served as the appointed painter of king charles iv and queen maria-luisa. his art was influenced by rembrandt and velasquez. pablo picasso and salvador dalí both named goya as inspiration for their artistic styles. \n \n \n paper size: mat size ~ 21 1/4\" by 16\"; paper size ~ 17 1/4\" by 12 1/8\" \n \n \n paper type or special features: matted folio engraving by etching, aquatint, and drypoint"},"estimateMax":4000,"lotNumber":"9875","title":{"en":"goya - bobalicon [simpleton]"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/74700/lot/37898/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":400,"soldPrice":800,"lastUpdate":"2026-05-02T15:14:25.992Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$2,000 - $4,000","currency":"USD","id":37898,"estimateMin":2000},{"startPrice":200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37899/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-05-02","available":false,"description":{"en":"this beautifully illustrated, original etching by marc chagall was part of nikolai gogol's \n les ames mortes . the work was published in paris by teriade in 1948. this was a limited edition of 368 copies, this being one of 285 on arche woven paper, and numbered 323. the colophon was signed by chagall (photocopy included with purchase). chagall's signature, done to the original plate, is present in the etching. \n \n chagall had created 107 etchings for the work for ambroise vollard, but upon vollard's death in 1939, his work for \n les ames mortes had yet to be published. he eventually was able to buy back his engravings from lucien vollard, ambroise's brother, in 1946. he then commissioned teriade to publish the completed work. \n \n \"the most complete work, [it] appeared quickly in 1948. it was necessary beforehand to restore the proofs, which were dirty.\" (cécile chicha-castex, 'la reprise des editions inachevees d\u2019ambroise vollard'.. petit palais, 2021, pp. 101\u2013105 and cat. 53\u201355) \"here, the drypoint, opposing pure lines and areas of sieving, of zebra stripes, of dense black, restores the complexity of gogol's world, this profusion which is sometimes crossed by a poignant recourse to russian soil.\" (chapon, the painter and the book, pp. 223-224) \n \n marc chagall (1887-1985) was a belarusian-french artist. his given name was moishe segal and was born in belarus which was part of the russian empire. his art was influenced by symbolism, fauvism, cubism, and surrealism. the art critic, robert hughes, described chagall as \"the quintessential jewish artist of the twentieth century. \n \n \n paper size: ~ 11\" by 15\" \n \n \n paper type or special features: etching"},"estimateMax":2000,"lotNumber":"9876","title":{"en":"chagall - gogol and chagall - gogol et chagall"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/74700/lot/37899/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":200,"soldPrice":850,"lastUpdate":"2026-05-02T15:17:00.947Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $2,000","currency":"USD","id":37899,"estimateMin":1000},{"startPrice":200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37900/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-05-02","available":false,"description":{"en":"this beautifully illustrated, original etching by marc chagall was part of nikolai gogol's \n les ames mortes . the work was published in paris by teriade in 1948. this was a limited edition of 368 copies, this being one of 285 on arche woven paper, and numbered 323. the colophon was signed by chagall (photocopy included with purchase). chagall's signature, done to the original plate, is present in the etching. \n \n chagall had created 107 etchings for the work for ambroise vollard, but upon vollard's death in 1939, his work for \n les ames mortes had yet to be published. he eventually was able to buy back his engravings from lucien vollard, ambroise's brother, in 1946. he then commissioned teriade to publish the completed work. \n \n \"the most complete work, [it] appeared quickly in 1948. it was necessary beforehand to restore the proofs, which were dirty.\" (cécile chicha-castex, 'la reprise des editions inachevees d\u2019ambroise vollard'.. petit palais, 2021, pp. 101\u2013105 and cat. 53\u201355) \"here, the drypoint, opposing pure lines and areas of sieving, of zebra stripes, of dense black, restores the complexity of gogol's world, this profusion which is sometimes crossed by a poignant recourse to russian soil.\" (chapon, the painter and the book, pp. 223-224) \n \n marc chagall (1887-1985) was a belarusian-french artist. his given name was moishe segal and was born in belarus which was part of the russian empire. his art was influenced by symbolism, fauvism, cubism, and surrealism. the art critic, robert hughes, described chagall as \"the quintessential jewish artist of the twentieth century. \n \n \n paper size: ~ 11\" by 15\" \n \n \n paper type or special features: etching"},"estimateMax":2000,"lotNumber":"9877","title":{"en":"chagall - nozdriov's revelations - revelations de nozdriov"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/74700/lot/37900/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":200,"soldPrice":200,"lastUpdate":"2026-05-02T15:17:36.036Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $2,000","currency":"USD","id":37900,"estimateMin":1000},{"startPrice":200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37901/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-05-02","available":false,"description":{"en":"this beautifully illustrated, original etching by marc chagall was part of nikolai gogol's \n les ames mortes . the work was published in paris by teriade in 1948. this was a limited edition of 368 copies, this being one of 285 on arche woven paper, and numbered 323. the colophon was signed by chagall (photocopy included with purchase). chagall's signature, done to the original plate, is present in the etching. \n \n chagall had created 107 etchings for the work for ambroise vollard, but upon vollard's death in 1939, his work for \n les ames mortes had yet to be published. he eventually was able to buy back his engravings from lucien vollard, ambroise's brother, in 1946. he then commissioned teriade to publish the completed work. \n \n \"the most complete work, [it] appeared quickly in 1948. it was necessary beforehand to restore the proofs, which were dirty.\" (cécile chicha-castex, 'la reprise des editions inachevees d\u2019ambroise vollard'.. petit palais, 2021, pp. 101\u2013105 and cat. 53\u201355) \"here, the drypoint, opposing pure lines and areas of sieving, of zebra stripes, of dense black, restores the complexity of gogol's world, this profusion which is sometimes crossed by a poignant recourse to russian soil.\" (chapon, the painter and the book, pp. 223-224) \n \n marc chagall (1887-1985) was a belarusian-french artist. his given name was moishe segal and was born in belarus which was part of the russian empire. his art was influenced by symbolism, fauvism, cubism, and surrealism. the art critic, robert hughes, described chagall as \"the quintessential jewish artist of the twentieth century. \n \n \n paper size: ~ 11\" by 15\" \n \n \n paper type or special features: etching"},"estimateMax":2000,"lotNumber":"9878","title":{"en":"chagall - plyushkin at the gate - pliouchkine a la porte"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/74700/lot/37901/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":200,"soldPrice":375,"lastUpdate":"2026-05-02T15:18:33.574Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $2,000","currency":"USD","id":37901,"estimateMin":1000},{"startPrice":200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37902/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-05-02","available":false,"description":{"en":"this beautifully illustrated, original etching by marc chagall was part of nikolai gogol's \n les ames mortes . the work was published in paris by teriade in 1948. this was a limited edition of 368 copies, this being one of 285 on arche woven paper, and numbered 323. the colophon was signed by chagall (photocopy included with purchase). chagall's signature, done to the original plate, is present in the etching. \n \n chagall had created 107 etchings for the work for ambroise vollard, but upon vollard's death in 1939, his work for \n les ames mortes had yet to be published. he eventually was able to buy back his engravings from lucien vollard, ambroise's brother, in 1946. he then commissioned teriade to publish the completed work. \n \n \"the most complete work, [it] appeared quickly in 1948. it was necessary beforehand to restore the proofs, which were dirty.\" (cécile chicha-castex, 'la reprise des editions inachevees d\u2019ambroise vollard'.. petit palais, 2021, pp. 101\u2013105 and cat. 53\u201355) \"here, the drypoint, opposing pure lines and areas of sieving, of zebra stripes, of dense black, restores the complexity of gogol's world, this profusion which is sometimes crossed by a poignant recourse to russian soil.\" (chapon, the painter and the book, pp. 223-224) \n \n marc chagall (1887-1985) was a belarusian-french artist. his given name was moishe segal and was born in belarus which was part of the russian empire. his art was influenced by symbolism, fauvism, cubism, and surrealism. the art critic, robert hughes, described chagall as \"the quintessential jewish artist of the twentieth century. \n \n \n paper size: ~ 11\" by 15\" \n \n \n paper type or special features: etching"},"estimateMax":2000,"lotNumber":"9879","title":{"en":"chagall - plyushkin and mavra argument - dispute de pliouchkine et de mavra"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/74700/lot/37902/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition overall.  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There may be a few minor imperfections to be expected with age.  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There may be some very light scattered foxing to plates from this work.  There may be a few minor, closed tears at the extreme edges from handling.  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":160,"lastUpdate":"2026-05-02T15:22:02.802Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$300 - $600","currency":"USD","id":37904,"estimateMin":300},{"startPrice":75,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37905/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-05-02","available":false,"description":{"en":"this first edition, folio lithograph after a poster is from \n les maitres de l'affiche . the work was published by imprimerie chaix under the direction of jules cheret in paris between 1896 and 1900. the prints were published as a monthly subscription, with 4 sent each month to subscribers. on 16 occasions \"bonus\" plates of original designs by noted artists were also included. each lithograph features the blind embossed stamp of maitres de l'affiche designed by cheret. celebrated artists of the time contributed to the work including steinlen, mucha, toulouse-lautrec, bonnard, forain, grasset, meunier, louis rhead, dudley hardy, beggarstaff, edward penfield et al. \n \n jules cheret was considered the father of poster art. \"he dominated the series, with one in every four maitres by him, the first in each monthly instalment, and 7 of the special plates, a total of 67. with over 1000 poster designs to his credit, his large representation in the series is justified, although some critics have pointed out that, as the artistic director, he may have been biased towards selecting his own work.\" (appelbaum p.iii) cheret demonstrated a unique combination of artistic, technical, and entrepreneurial talent that spearheaded the poster industry. he opened his own print shop in 1866 in paris and from 1881 on his shop operated as part of the chaix firm which gave us \n les maitres de l'affiche . \n \n among the most sought after plates in the work are the \"job\" and \"moulin rouge\" by toulouse lautrec. rennert noted of the \"job\" by mucha that \"more than any other work of mucha's, this beauty established him as the master of convoluted hair and the creator of unforgettable popular images; the poster was used for years in many variants all over the world, sometimes with marginal text in various languages. a classic by any standard.\" (rennert, pai-xlix 389) \"jane abdy called it \"a secular icon, \" and indeed it is a magnificent production, considering that it advertises cigarette paper. \"the background, in a dull imperial purple is a perfect foil for the golden curls of the smoking girl, whose locks are spread over the poster like the delicate filigree work of an indian bracelet\"(abdy, p.136) \n \n this art subscription was created during the belle epoque period in france. \"there was nothing exclusive about the 'joie de vivre' that swept paris, at a delirious pace, out of the 19th century into the 20th. as victor hugo had observed, the city lived by, and for, the whole human race. haussman's great boulevards had opened up a spacious stage where paris made a spectacle of herself by day and night. outdoors and indoors the walls of buildings flowered with posters that took their themes from the passing show of 'la vie parisenne.' advertising never knew happier days. the most ephemeral of the arts has left us with a vision of the 'good old days' that vanished forever in the gunsmoke of 1914. those gay nineties and naughty noughts that will always be remembered as 'la belle epoque.'(the beautiful era)\" (horizon p. 97) \n \n \"by the 1890s the streets of every great metropolis were enlivened by large colourful posters (see the great poster movement). the poster had not only caught the fancy of the broad public, but its best examples were already being regarded as works of art (specifically, as fine prints) to be exhibited, reviewed in journals, collected and reprinted in a manageable form. in the last five years of the century, the imprimerie chaix was to play great part in codifying, hallowing and perpetuating the ebullient period of 'la belle epoque.' it was in those years that the firm published \n les maitres de l'affiche (masters of the poster) reduced lithographic versions, in authentic colours, of the best posters of europe and america, by more than 90 great artists, posters that bring the period to life.\" (appelbaum p.iii) \n \n \n paper size: ~ 11 1/2\" by 15 1/2\" \n \n \n paper type or special features: colorful folio lithograph"},"estimateMax":600,"lotNumber":"9882","title":{"en":"maitres affiches by de feure - journal des ventes"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/74700/lot/37905/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition.  There may be some very light scattered foxing to plates from this work.  There may be a few minor, closed tears at the extreme edges from handling.  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":140,"lastUpdate":"2026-05-02T15:23:06.662Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$300 - $600","currency":"USD","id":37905,"estimateMin":300},{"startPrice":75,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37906/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-05-02","available":false,"description":{"en":"this first edition, folio lithograph after a poster is from \n les maitres de l'affiche . the work was published by imprimerie chaix under the direction of jules cheret in paris between 1896 and 1900. the prints were published as a monthly subscription, with 4 sent each month to subscribers. on 16 occasions \"bonus\" plates of original designs by noted artists were also included. each lithograph features the blind embossed stamp of maitres de l'affiche designed by cheret. celebrated artists of the time contributed to the work including steinlen, mucha, toulouse-lautrec, bonnard, forain, grasset, meunier, louis rhead, dudley hardy, beggarstaff, edward penfield et al. \n \n jules cheret was considered the father of poster art. \"he dominated the series, with one in every four maitres by him, the first in each monthly instalment, and 7 of the special plates, a total of 67. with over 1000 poster designs to his credit, his large representation in the series is justified, although some critics have pointed out that, as the artistic director, he may have been biased towards selecting his own work.\" (appelbaum p.iii) cheret demonstrated a unique combination of artistic, technical, and entrepreneurial talent that spearheaded the poster industry. he opened his own print shop in 1866 in paris and from 1881 on his shop operated as part of the chaix firm which gave us \n les maitres de l'affiche . \n \n among the most sought after plates in the work are the \"job\" and \"moulin rouge\" by toulouse lautrec. rennert noted of the \"job\" by mucha that \"more than any other work of mucha's, this beauty established him as the master of convoluted hair and the creator of unforgettable popular images; the poster was used for years in many variants all over the world, sometimes with marginal text in various languages. a classic by any standard.\" (rennert, pai-xlix 389) \"jane abdy called it \"a secular icon, \" and indeed it is a magnificent production, considering that it advertises cigarette paper. \"the background, in a dull imperial purple is a perfect foil for the golden curls of the smoking girl, whose locks are spread over the poster like the delicate filigree work of an indian bracelet\"(abdy, p.136) \n \n this art subscription was created during the belle epoque period in france. \"there was nothing exclusive about the 'joie de vivre' that swept paris, at a delirious pace, out of the 19th century into the 20th. as victor hugo had observed, the city lived by, and for, the whole human race. haussman's great boulevards had opened up a spacious stage where paris made a spectacle of herself by day and night. outdoors and indoors the walls of buildings flowered with posters that took their themes from the passing show of 'la vie parisenne.' advertising never knew happier days. the most ephemeral of the arts has left us with a vision of the 'good old days' that vanished forever in the gunsmoke of 1914. those gay nineties and naughty noughts that will always be remembered as 'la belle epoque.'(the beautiful era)\" (horizon p. 97) \n \n \"by the 1890s the streets of every great metropolis were enlivened by large colourful posters (see the great poster movement). the poster had not only caught the fancy of the broad public, but its best examples were already being regarded as works of art (specifically, as fine prints) to be exhibited, reviewed in journals, collected and reprinted in a manageable form. in the last five years of the century, the imprimerie chaix was to play great part in codifying, hallowing and perpetuating the ebullient period of 'la belle epoque.' it was in those years that the firm published \n les maitres de l'affiche (masters of the poster) reduced lithographic versions, in authentic colours, of the best posters of europe and america, by more than 90 great artists, posters that bring the period to life.\" (appelbaum p.iii) \n \n \n paper size: ~ 11 1/2\" by 15 1/2\" \n \n \n paper type or special features: colorful folio lithograph"},"estimateMax":600,"lotNumber":"9883","title":{"en":"maitres affiches by de feure - exposition d'art"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/74700/lot/37906/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition.  There may be some very light scattered foxing to plates from this work.  There may be a few minor, closed tears at the extreme edges from handling.  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":100,"lastUpdate":"2026-05-02T15:23:45.634Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$300 - $600","currency":"USD","id":37906,"estimateMin":300},{"startPrice":75,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37907/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-05-02","available":false,"description":{"en":"this first edition, folio lithograph after a poster is from \n les maitres de l'affiche . the work was published by imprimerie chaix under the direction of jules cheret in paris between 1896 and 1900. the prints were published as a monthly subscription, with 4 sent each month to subscribers. on 16 occasions \"bonus\" plates of original designs by noted artists were also included. each lithograph features the blind embossed stamp of maitres de l'affiche designed by cheret. celebrated artists of the time contributed to the work including steinlen, mucha, toulouse-lautrec, bonnard, forain, grasset, meunier, louis rhead, dudley hardy, beggarstaff, edward penfield et al. \n \n jules cheret was considered the father of poster art. \"he dominated the series, with one in every four maitres by him, the first in each monthly instalment, and 7 of the special plates, a total of 67. with over 1000 poster designs to his credit, his large representation in the series is justified, although some critics have pointed out that, as the artistic director, he may have been biased towards selecting his own work.\" (appelbaum p.iii) cheret demonstrated a unique combination of artistic, technical, and entrepreneurial talent that spearheaded the poster industry. he opened his own print shop in 1866 in paris and from 1881 on his shop operated as part of the chaix firm which gave us \n les maitres de l'affiche . \n \n among the most sought after plates in the work are the \"job\" and \"moulin rouge\" by toulouse lautrec. rennert noted of the \"job\" by mucha that \"more than any other work of mucha's, this beauty established him as the master of convoluted hair and the creator of unforgettable popular images; the poster was used for years in many variants all over the world, sometimes with marginal text in various languages. a classic by any standard.\" (rennert, pai-xlix 389) \"jane abdy called it \"a secular icon, \" and indeed it is a magnificent production, considering that it advertises cigarette paper. \"the background, in a dull imperial purple is a perfect foil for the golden curls of the smoking girl, whose locks are spread over the poster like the delicate filigree work of an indian bracelet\"(abdy, p.136) \n \n this art subscription was created during the belle epoque period in france. \"there was nothing exclusive about the 'joie de vivre' that swept paris, at a delirious pace, out of the 19th century into the 20th. as victor hugo had observed, the city lived by, and for, the whole human race. haussman's great boulevards had opened up a spacious stage where paris made a spectacle of herself by day and night. outdoors and indoors the walls of buildings flowered with posters that took their themes from the passing show of 'la vie parisenne.' advertising never knew happier days. the most ephemeral of the arts has left us with a vision of the 'good old days' that vanished forever in the gunsmoke of 1914. those gay nineties and naughty noughts that will always be remembered as 'la belle epoque.'(the beautiful era)\" (horizon p. 97) \n \n \"by the 1890s the streets of every great metropolis were enlivened by large colourful posters (see the great poster movement). the poster had not only caught the fancy of the broad public, but its best examples were already being regarded as works of art (specifically, as fine prints) to be exhibited, reviewed in journals, collected and reprinted in a manageable form. in the last five years of the century, the imprimerie chaix was to play great part in codifying, hallowing and perpetuating the ebullient period of 'la belle epoque.' it was in those years that the firm published \n les maitres de l'affiche (masters of the poster) reduced lithographic versions, in authentic colours, of the best posters of europe and america, by more than 90 great artists, posters that bring the period to life.\" (appelbaum p.iii) \n \n \n paper size: ~ 11 1/2\" by 15 1/2\" \n \n \n paper type or special features: colorful folio lithograph"},"estimateMax":600,"lotNumber":"9884","title":{"en":"maitres affiches by toussaint - le sillon"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/74700/lot/37907/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition.  There may be some very light scattered foxing to plates from this work.  There may be a few minor, closed tears at the extreme edges from handling.  There may be a few minor imperfections to be expected with age.  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There may be a few minor imperfections or fox marks to be expected with age.  There may be some faint offset.  Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":200,"soldPrice":350,"lastUpdate":"2026-05-02T16:04:48.747Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $2,000","currency":"USD","id":37942,"estimateMin":1000},{"startPrice":200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37943/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-05-02","available":false,"description":{"en":"this beautiful hornbill lithograph is from daniel giraud elliot's \n a monograph of the bucerotidae, or family of the hornbills . the work was published in new york by taylor & francis of london between 1877 and 1882. this first edition work is a \"comprehensive treatment of the entire family of hornbills\" (zimmer) from one of the best known american ornithologists of the second half of the nineteenth century, with illustrations by john gerrard keulemans, the most popular ornithological artist of the period.\" the lithographs were printed by m. & n. hanhart. \n \n this is an important first monograph on this widely scattered family of extraordinary birds. \"the bucerotidae are pretty equally divided at the present day between the ethiopian and oriental regions, the first having twenty-seven and the latter twenty-nine species, while but a few... are scattered about the islands of the malay archipelago\" (introduction). hornbills are extraordinary not only for their physical appearance but also for their behavior - the most noteworthy shared trait amongst the species is the male's habit of \"enclosing the female in the hollow of some tree, firmly fastening her in by a wall of mud, and keeping her close prisoner until the eggs are hatched\" (introduction). the male will feed the female through a slit in the wall whilst she incubates the eggs. she will only break through the wall of mud and leave the nest once the young have hatched, at which point the wall is rebuilt and remains in place until the young are ready to fly. the bizarre beauty of this species is here ably captured by keulemans highly accurate and beautifully observed plates. keulemans was born in rotterdam, holland, in 1842, but worked and lived chiefly in england, working on most of the important ornithological monographs and periodicals published between about 1870 and his death in london in 1912. he was \"undoubtedly the most popular bird artist of his day as well as being the most prolific. he was gifted with a superb sense of draughtsmanship and revealed his considerable versatility in capturing the significant subtleties of color, form, and expression in the birds... represented in his various illustrations\" (feathers to brush p. 47) \n \n daniel giraud elliot (1835-1915) was an american zoologist. he produced numerous, stunning natural history works recruiting artists that helped form some of john gould's works. he served as the first curator of zoology for the field museum in chicago. he was the founder of the american ornithologist union and one of the founders of the american museum of natural history in new york city. \n \n john gerrard keulemans (1842-1912) is one of the most respected bird artists whose images were noted for their fine detail. he contributed to some of the best known ornithological works including those of elliot, buller, dresser, and \n the ibis . according to jackson (bird illustrators, p. 90), \u201cthe great value of keulemans' work as an ornithological draughtsman lay in his sureness of design of the plate and his accuracy in portraying the birds themselves. the bird figures were carefully drawn and executed down to the last scales on the feet. the feathering was neatly delineated with the different plumes receiving sympathetic treatment.\u201d \n \n \n paper size: ~ 10 1/2\u201d by 14 3/4\u201d \n \n \n paper type or special features: originally hand-colored lithograph"},"estimateMax":1000,"lotNumber":"9920","title":{"en":"elliot & keulemans - crested hornbill"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/74700/lot/37943/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 or fox marks to be expected with age. Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":200,"soldPrice":325,"lastUpdate":"2026-05-02T16:06:24.229Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$500 - $1,000","currency":"USD","id":37943,"estimateMin":500},{"startPrice":200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37944/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-05-02","available":false,"description":{"en":"this beautiful hornbill lithograph is from daniel giraud elliot's \n a monograph of the bucerotidae, or family of the hornbills . the work was published in new york by taylor & francis of london between 1877 and 1882. this first edition work is a \"comprehensive treatment of the entire family of hornbills\" (zimmer) from one of the best known american ornithologists of the second half of the nineteenth century, with illustrations by john gerrard keulemans, the most popular ornithological artist of the period.\" the lithographs were printed by m. & n. hanhart. \n \n this is an important first monograph on this widely scattered family of extraordinary birds. \"the bucerotidae are pretty equally divided at the present day between the ethiopian and oriental regions, the first having twenty-seven and the latter twenty-nine species, while but a few... are scattered about the islands of the malay archipelago\" (introduction). hornbills are extraordinary not only for their physical appearance but also for their behavior - the most noteworthy shared trait amongst the species is the male's habit of \"enclosing the female in the hollow of some tree, firmly fastening her in by a wall of mud, and keeping her close prisoner until the eggs are hatched\" (introduction). the male will feed the female through a slit in the wall whilst she incubates the eggs. she will only break through the wall of mud and leave the nest once the young have hatched, at which point the wall is rebuilt and remains in place until the young are ready to fly. the bizarre beauty of this species is here ably captured by keulemans highly accurate and beautifully observed plates. keulemans was born in rotterdam, holland, in 1842, but worked and lived chiefly in england, working on most of the important ornithological monographs and periodicals published between about 1870 and his death in london in 1912. he was \"undoubtedly the most popular bird artist of his day as well as being the most prolific. he was gifted with a superb sense of draughtsmanship and revealed his considerable versatility in capturing the significant subtleties of color, form, and expression in the birds... represented in his various illustrations\" (feathers to brush p. 47) \n \n daniel giraud elliot (1835-1915) was an american zoologist. he produced numerous, stunning natural history works recruiting artists that helped form some of john gould's works. he served as the first curator of zoology for the field museum in chicago. he was the founder of the american ornithologist union and one of the founders of the american museum of natural history in new york city. \n \n john gerrard keulemans (1842-1912) is one of the most respected bird artists whose images were noted for their fine detail. he contributed to some of the best known ornithological works including those of elliot, buller, dresser, and \n the ibis . according to jackson (bird illustrators, p. 90), \u201cthe great value of keulemans' work as an ornithological draughtsman lay in his sureness of design of the plate and his accuracy in portraying the birds themselves. the bird figures were carefully drawn and executed down to the last scales on the feet. the feathering was neatly delineated with the different plumes receiving sympathetic treatment.\u201d \n \n \n paper size: ~ 10 1/2\u201d by 14 3/4\u201d \n \n \n paper type or special features: originally hand-colored lithograph"},"estimateMax":1000,"lotNumber":"9921","title":{"en":"elliot & keulemans - javan rhinoceros hornbill"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/74700/lot/37944/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 or fox marks to be expected with age. 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There may be a few minor imperfections or faint marks or fox marks to be expected with age.  There can be minor fox marks or faint text offset as is common to Gould plates, but generally excellent condition.  Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions. - Text included"},"directSalePrice":200,"soldPrice":250,"lastUpdate":"2026-05-02T16:08:17.755Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$800 - $1,600","currency":"USD","id":37945,"estimateMin":800},{"startPrice":200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37946/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37946/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37946/003/003.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-05-02","available":false,"description":{"en":"included in this lot: \n \n maroon breasted pigeon [phlogoenas crinigera] \n luzon bleeding-heart dove [phlogoenas cruenta] \n \n \n description of the work: \n \n this remarkable ornithology lithograph with hand-finished color is from the esteemed john gould\u2019s \n birds of asia published in london between 1850 and 1883. \n \n henry sotheran & co purchased all of the remaining plates from the gould estate including the 'pattern plate' presented here. this plate was specifically used as the original reference for gould's colorist to produce the rest of the work. it is a unique opportunity to own a an important part of the production process of gould's works. \n birds of asia . \n \n \n \n \n birds of asia featured some of the most vibrant varieties of birds to be found around the world due to the wide reaching natural fauna of the expansive geographical region. the work took thirty-four years to complete and is considered one of gould\u2019s greatest accomplishments. \n \n trogons, kingfishers, sunbirds, woodpeckers, pheasants, and parrots are all featured in the bountiful work. the backgrounds should also be given particular note, as it was clear gould was especially drawn to the natural flora and delineated the bird\u2019s surroundings with great detail. \n \n john gould created nearly 3000 hand-colored plates of animals in his extensive career. gould gained much of his knowledge by observation and experience and contributed greatly to scientific knowledge at the time. gould is believed to have done the original sketches for all of the plates. he utilized many talented artists to help create the finished lithograph including his wife elizabeth coxen gould, edward lear, joseph wolf, william hart, and h. c. richter. even at the time of publication, gould\u2019s plates were very expensive and only sold to a small set of subscribers. due to the limited subscriber list, the plates remain rare and of high value for collectors today. \n \n \n paper size: ~ 14 3/4\" by 21 1/2\" \n \n \n paper type or special features: originally hand-colored lithograph"},"estimateMax":1600,"lotNumber":"9923","title":{"en":"gould, asia - pair of pigeon or dove lithographs"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/74700/lot/37946/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition overall.  Occasionally a previous owner has pencilled  English names or notations below the nomeclature or near the edges.  There sometimes is occasional faint text offset or minor imperfections or fox marks to be expected with age with this work.  There may be some faint handling at the edges.  Occassionally on the plates there will be a Sotheran Booksellers stamp to verso corner without bleed through.  Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions. - No text available (issued without as this was a pattern plate used for guidance in coloring the set, very special example, never bound)"},"directSalePrice":200,"soldPrice":500,"lastUpdate":"2026-05-02T16:09:11.106Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$800 - $1,600","currency":"USD","id":37946,"estimateMin":800},{"startPrice":200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37947/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37947/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37947/003/003.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-05-02","available":false,"description":{"en":"included in this lot: \n \n maroon oriole [psaropholus ardens] \n black-and-red broadbill [cymbirhynchus macrorhynchos] \n \n \n description of the work: \n \n this remarkable ornithology lithograph with hand-finished color is from the esteemed john gould\u2019s \n birds of asia published in london between 1850 and 1883. \n \n henry sotheran & co purchased all of the remaining plates from the gould estate including the 'pattern plate' presented here. this plate was specifically used as the original reference for gould's colorist to produce the rest of the work. it is a unique opportunity to own a an important part of the production process of gould's works. \n birds of asia . \n \n \n \n \n birds of asia featured some of the most vibrant varieties of birds to be found around the world due to the wide reaching natural fauna of the expansive geographical region. the work took thirty-four years to complete and is considered one of gould\u2019s greatest accomplishments. \n \n trogons, kingfishers, sunbirds, woodpeckers, pheasants, and parrots are all featured in the bountiful work. the backgrounds should also be given particular note, as it was clear gould was especially drawn to the natural flora and delineated the bird\u2019s surroundings with great detail. \n \n john gould created nearly 3000 hand-colored plates of animals in his extensive career. gould gained much of his knowledge by observation and experience and contributed greatly to scientific knowledge at the time. gould is believed to have done the original sketches for all of the plates. he utilized many talented artists to help create the finished lithograph including his wife elizabeth coxen gould, edward lear, joseph wolf, william hart, and h. c. richter. even at the time of publication, gould\u2019s plates were very expensive and only sold to a small set of subscribers. due to the limited subscriber list, the plates remain rare and of high value for collectors today. \n \n \n paper size: ~ 14 3/4\" by 21 1/2\" \n \n \n paper type or special features: originally hand-colored lithograph"},"estimateMax":1600,"lotNumber":"9924","title":{"en":"gould, asia - pair of bird lithographs (oriole, broadbill)"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/74700/lot/37947/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition overall.  Occasionally a previous owner has pencilled  English names or notations below the nomeclature or near the edges.  There sometimes is occasional faint text offset or minor imperfections or fox marks to be expected with age with this work.  There may be some faint handling at the edges.  Occassionally on the plates there will be a Sotheran Booksellers stamp to verso corner without bleed through.  Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions. - No text available (issued without as this was a pattern plate used for guidance in coloring the set, very special example, never bound)"},"directSalePrice":200,"soldPrice":270,"lastUpdate":"2026-05-02T16:10:15.778Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$800 - $1,600","currency":"USD","id":37947,"estimateMin":800},{"startPrice":200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37948/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37948/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37948/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37948/004/004.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37948/005/005.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-05-02","available":false,"description":{"en":"included in this lot: \n \n ellliot's pitta [eucichla ellioti or pitta ellioti] \n gurney's pitta [eucichla gurneyi or pitta gurney] \n mangrove pitta [pitta megarhyncha] \n blue-naped pitta [pitta nipalensis] \n \n \n description of the work: \n \n this remarkable ornithology lithograph with hand-finished color is from the esteemed john gould\u2019s \n birds of asia published in london between 1850 and 1883. \n \n henry sotheran & co purchased all of the remaining plates from the gould estate including the 'pattern plate' presented here. this plate was specifically used as the original reference for gould's colorist to produce the rest of the work. it is a unique opportunity to own a an important part of the production process of gould's works. \n birds of asia . \n \n \n \n \n birds of asia featured some of the most vibrant varieties of birds to be found around the world due to the wide reaching natural fauna of the expansive geographical region. the work took thirty-four years to complete and is considered one of gould\u2019s greatest accomplishments. \n \n trogons, kingfishers, sunbirds, woodpeckers, pheasants, and parrots are all featured in the bountiful work. the backgrounds should also be given particular note, as it was clear gould was especially drawn to the natural flora and delineated the bird\u2019s surroundings with great detail. \n \n john gould created nearly 3000 hand-colored plates of animals in his extensive career. gould gained much of his knowledge by observation and experience and contributed greatly to scientific knowledge at the time. gould is believed to have done the original sketches for all of the plates. he utilized many talented artists to help create the finished lithograph including his wife elizabeth coxen gould, edward lear, joseph wolf, william hart, and h. c. richter. even at the time of publication, gould\u2019s plates were very expensive and only sold to a small set of subscribers. due to the limited subscriber list, the plates remain rare and of high value for collectors today. \n \n \n paper size: ~ 14 3/4\" by 21 1/2\" \n \n \n paper type or special features: originally hand-colored lithograph"},"estimateMax":2500,"lotNumber":"9925","title":{"en":"gould, asia - 4 pitta lithographs"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/74700/lot/37948/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition overall.  Occasionally a previous owner has pencilled  English names or notations below the nomeclature or near the edges.  There sometimes is occasional faint text offset or minor imperfections or fox marks to be expected with age with this work.  There may be some faint handling at the edges.  Occassionally on the plates there will be a Sotheran Booksellers stamp to verso corner without bleed through.  Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions. - No text available (issued without as this was a pattern plate used for guidance in coloring the set, very special example, never bound)"},"directSalePrice":200,"soldPrice":475,"lastUpdate":"2026-05-02T16:11:44.458Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,500 - $2,500","currency":"USD","id":37948,"estimateMin":1500},{"startPrice":200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37949/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37949/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37949/003/003.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-05-02","available":false,"description":{"en":"included in this lot: \n \n green cochoa [cochoa viridis] \n beautiful nuthatch [sitta formosa] \n \n \n description of the work: \n \n this remarkable ornithology lithograph with hand-finished color is from the esteemed john gould\u2019s \n birds of asia published in london between 1850 and 1883. \n \n henry sotheran & co purchased all of the remaining plates from the gould estate including the 'pattern plate' presented here. this plate was specifically used as the original reference for gould's colorist to produce the rest of the work. it is a unique opportunity to own a an important part of the production process of gould's works. \n birds of asia . \n \n \n \n \n birds of asia featured some of the most vibrant varieties of birds to be found around the world due to the wide reaching natural fauna of the expansive geographical region. the work took thirty-four years to complete and is considered one of gould\u2019s greatest accomplishments. \n \n trogons, kingfishers, sunbirds, woodpeckers, pheasants, and parrots are all featured in the bountiful work. the backgrounds should also be given particular note, as it was clear gould was especially drawn to the natural flora and delineated the bird\u2019s surroundings with great detail. \n \n john gould created nearly 3000 hand-colored plates of animals in his extensive career. gould gained much of his knowledge by observation and experience and contributed greatly to scientific knowledge at the time. gould is believed to have done the original sketches for all of the plates. he utilized many talented artists to help create the finished lithograph including his wife elizabeth coxen gould, edward lear, joseph wolf, william hart, and h. c. richter. even at the time of publication, gould\u2019s plates were very expensive and only sold to a small set of subscribers. due to the limited subscriber list, the plates remain rare and of high value for collectors today. \n \n \n paper size: ~ 14 3/4\" by 21 1/2\" \n \n \n paper type or special features: originally hand-colored lithograph"},"estimateMax":1600,"lotNumber":"9926","title":{"en":"gould, asia - pair of bird lithographs (cochoa, nuthatch)"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/74700/lot/37949/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition overall.  Occasionally a previous owner has pencilled  English names or notations below the nomeclature or near the edges.  There sometimes is occasional faint text offset or minor imperfections or fox marks to be expected with age with this work.  There may be some faint handling at the edges.  Occassionally on the plates there will be a Sotheran Booksellers stamp to verso corner without bleed through.  Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions. - No text available (issued without as this was a pattern plate used for guidance in coloring the set, very special example, never bound)"},"directSalePrice":200,"soldPrice":290,"lastUpdate":"2026-05-02T16:13:10.073Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$800 - $1,600","currency":"USD","id":37949,"estimateMin":800},{"startPrice":400,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37950/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-05-02","available":false,"description":{"en":"this stunning hand-colored folio lithograph is from \n monograph of the paradiseidae, or birds of paradise and ptilonorhynchidae, and bower-birds by richard bowdler sharpe. the work was published in london by taylor & francis for henry sotheran & co between 1891 and 1898. the \n birds of paradise was the idea of john gould's but completed after his death by sharpe. the plates were predominantly drawn by william matthew hart, john gould, and john gerard keulemans. it was the first monograph devoted to the remarkable birds of paradise and the \"last of the fine bird books\" (fine bird books p.107) \n \n the remarkable-looking \n birds of paradise have captivated western science since magellan first brought back a skin of such a creature in 1522. the skins, highly prized by east indian natives, was given by the ruler of batchian (in the mollucas) as a gift to the king of spain. the legs and wings of the bird, however, had been removed when skinned, presumably to better show its impressive plumage. when asked why the bird had no wings or feet, the natives replied that none were needed as the bird simply floated in its heavenly paradise. thus, the earliest descriptions of the species, and indeed even its scientific naming by linnaeus in the 18th century as paradisaea apoda (legless bird of paradise), perpetuated that myth. due to the remote nature of their rain forest habitat in new guinea, it was not until the mid-19th century that these remarkable birds were first scientifically observed and accurately described. \n \n gould had intended to publish the first monograph devoted to the birds of paradise following completion of his \n birds of new guinea , but he did not live to do so. when sharpe took over the task of completing that work, he appealed for subscribers for the proposed monograph. the response was clearly enthusiastic as within three years the first part of the present work was published. some of the plates had previously appeared in gould's birds of new guinea as \"messrs. sotheran purchased the stock of gould's works after his death [and] acquired the stones with which he had intended to illustrate his monograph... many of them were broken or otherwise damaged, and of these some have been redrawn or replaced by new plates by mr. hart. since gould's time, however, many marvelous new species have been discovered, and these have been described and figured in the present work\" (appendix). \n \n fine bird books (1990) p.107; nissen ivb 581; ripley 263; wood, p.565; zimmer, p.581. \n \n \n paper size: ~ 14 1/4\" by 21\" \n \n \n paper type or special features: originally hand-colored lithograph"},"estimateMax":2500,"lotNumber":"9927","title":{"en":"sharpe & gould - elliots promerops (bird of paradise) [epimachus ellioti]"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/74700/lot/37950/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. - No text available"},"directSalePrice":400,"soldPrice":600,"lastUpdate":"2026-05-02T16:13:37.536Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,500 - $2,500","currency":"USD","id":37950,"estimateMin":1500},{"startPrice":500,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37951/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-05-02","available":false,"description":{"en":"this exquisite lithograph is from john gould's \n a monograph of the ramphastidae, or family of toucans . this is from the second edition of the work which was published in london by taylor & francis for the author between 1852 and 1854. the original plates were completed by gould and h. c. richter and printed by hullmandel & walton. \n \n many consider this work to contain the most stunning images gould ever produced. the toucans are represented with true-to-life details. rich, luminous colors and splendid composition combine to make the toucans come to life on the page. \n \n gould was the foremost bird artist and publisher in great britain, publishing over 15 folio sets. he employed the best artists of his day to complete his works. \n a monograph of the ramphastidae features lithographs after gould himself, h. c. richter, and w. hart. \n \n the toucan family is limited to mexico, central and south america and some west indian islands. the first time that any member of the family was described was by gonzalo fernandez de oviedo y valdes in his \"de la natural hystoria de las indias\" (toledo, 1526, chapter 42), in 1555 pierre belon included an illustration of its beak in his \"l'histoire de la nature des oyseaux\" (paris, 1555, p.184). andre thevet first used the name 'toucan' with a long description, and a woodcut of a whole bird, in his \"singularitez de la france\" (paris, 1555, pp.88-90). the latin name \"burhynchus\" or \"ramphestes\" (in reference to the size of the beak) was suggested by conrad gesner (\"icones avium\", 1560, p.130), and linnaeus later adopted aldrovandus' corrupted form of the latter (\"ramphastos\") which is how the family was still recognized at the time of the publication of the present image. \n \n \n paper size: ~ 14 1/4\" by 21 1/4\" \n \n \n paper type or special features: lithograph with later hand-coloring"},"estimateMax":5000,"lotNumber":"9928","title":{"en":"gould - cuvier's toucan"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/74700/lot/37951/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition overall. There may be some occasional very light fox marks or text offset to the paper which is common to plates from this work. 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":1950,"lastUpdate":"2026-05-02T16:16:34.025Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$3,000 - $5,000","currency":"USD","id":37951,"estimateMin":3000},{"startPrice":200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37952/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37952/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37952/003/003.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-05-02","available":false,"description":{"en":"this stunning fruit engraving is from henri louis duhamel du monceau's \n traité des arbres fruitiers [...] nouvelle édition, augmentée d'un grand nombre d'espèces de fruits obtenus des progrès de la culture, par a. poiteau et p.j.f. turpin . the work was published in paris and strasbourg between 1808 and 1835 by levrault. \n \n the work was first published in 1768, but it would be more accurate to view this new edition as its own independent work with the illustrations from poiteau and turpin. the work is considered \"one of the finest and rares books on fruit, with many beautiful plates.\" (dunthorne) duhamel authored the work as a practical manual to cultivate and increase consumption of fruit. the work described and illustrated almonds, peaches, nectarines, grapes, many kinds of berries, pears, and apples. \n \n the engravings were completed by victor, bouquet, gabriel, giraud, and others. they were printed by langlois. each engraving was printed in color with original hand-finishing. the engravings were completed after orignal illustrations by antoine poiteau & pierre-jean-francois turpin. antoine poiteau was a pupil of pierre joseph-redoute and was trained as a botanist. pierre-jean-françois turpin was a self-taught artist that published a number of his own works. \n \n \n paper size: ~ 13 3/4 by 19 1/2\"; plate mark ~ 9 1/4\" by 12 1/2\" (varies slightly) \n \n \n paper type or special features: originally hand-colored engraving"},"estimateMax":1000,"lotNumber":"9929","title":{"en":"duhamel, poiteau, & turpin - pair of fig engravings"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/74700/lot/37952/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition overall.  There may be some occasional light foxing or offset to paper from this work, most are fairly clean.  The plate marks of the image are complete with ample margins; the original paper edges were very wide margin but did have damage from worming or mildew that has been trimmed down for preservation and better presentation of the plate.  Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":200,"soldPrice":260,"lastUpdate":"2026-05-02T16:17:24.601Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$500 - $1,000","currency":"USD","id":37952,"estimateMin":500},{"startPrice":200,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37953/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37953/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37953/003/003.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"this stunning fruit engraving is from henri louis duhamel du monceau's \n traité des arbres fruitiers [...] nouvelle édition, augmentée d'un grand nombre d'espèces de fruits obtenus des progrès de la culture, par a. poiteau et p.j.f. turpin . the work was published in paris and strasbourg between 1808 and 1835 by levrault. \n \n the work was first published in 1768, but it would be more accurate to view this new edition as its own independent work with the illustrations from poiteau and turpin. the work is considered \"one of the finest and rares books on fruit, with many beautiful plates.\" (dunthorne) duhamel authored the work as a practical manual to cultivate and increase consumption of fruit. the work described and illustrated almonds, peaches, nectarines, grapes, many kinds of berries, pears, and apples. \n \n the engravings were completed by victor, bouquet, gabriel, giraud, and others. they were printed by langlois. each engraving was printed in color with original hand-finishing. the engravings were completed after orignal illustrations by antoine poiteau & pierre-jean-francois turpin. antoine poiteau was a pupil of pierre joseph-redoute and was trained as a botanist. pierre-jean-françois turpin was a self-taught artist that published a number of his own works. \n \n \n paper size: ~ 13 3/4 by 19 1/2\"; plate mark ~ 9 1/4\" by 12 1/2\" (varies slightly) \n \n \n paper type or special features: originally hand-colored engraving"},"estimateMax":1000,"lotNumber":"9930","title":{"en":"duhamel, poiteau, & turpin - pair of apple engravings"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/74700/lot/37953/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition overall.  There may be some occasional light foxing or offset to paper from this work, most are fairly clean.  The plate marks of the image are complete with ample margins; the original paper edges were very wide margin but did have damage from worming or mildew that has been trimmed down for preservation and better presentation of the plate.  Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":200,"lastUpdate":"2026-05-02T16:39:01.883Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$500 - $1,000","currency":"USD","id":37953,"estimateMin":500},{"startPrice":75,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37954/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37954/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37954/003/003.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-05-02","available":false,"description":{"en":"included in this lot: \n \n pomegranate, granata. 557 \n foxglove. 463 \n \n \n description of the work: \n \n this beautiful botanical mezzotint is from johann weinmann's \n phytanthoza iconographia, sive conspectus aliquot millium, tam indigenarum quam exoticarum, ex quatuor mundi partibus... plantarum, arborum, fruticum, florum, fructuum, fungorum, &c. [german title:] phythanthoza iconographia, oder eigentliche vorstellung etlicher tausend so wohl einheimisch-als ausländischer aus allen vier welt-theilen, in verlauf vieler jahr mit unermüdetem fleisz... pflanzen, baüme, stauden, kraüter, blumen, früchte und schwämme... . it was published between 1737 and 1745 in regensberg by h. lentzen and h. g. neubauer. \n \n the work contained 1,025 mezzotint engravings, printed in color with the finished color applied by hand. \"the copperplates (\u2026) were printed according to johannes teyler's invention, patented 1688; they are engraved in combination with mezzotint printed in colour and finished by hand\" (landwehr 212). \n \n it was the first published work to include engravings by the greatest botanical artist of the eighteenth century-- georg dionysus ehret. it provided one of the most comprehensive botanical references of the 18th century. it also included work from b. seuter, j.e. ridinger, j.j. haid, n. asamin, & others. \n \n based on weinmann's collection of plants, and financed by him, this is the first complete edition of what amounts to a comprehensive iconography of all the flowers, fruit and vegetables in cultivation in early-18th century europe. georg dionysius ehret's pivotal contribution to the work is nowhere acknowledged as the artist parted with weinmann after producing 500 designs. \n \n weinmann (1683-1741), an apothecary from regensburg, was the organiser of this huge undertaking, but the work was financed by bartholomaeus seuter, one of the engravers. the plates became an important source for copyists, appearing, for instance, in a number of meissen designs. \n \n many plates are 'of particular interest on account of the colour printing, especially the plates of aloes and cactus depicted in pots of different designs, and the folding plates of gourds' (dunthorne). 'the mezzotint process used [in the present work]... had been invented by johann teyler in the netherlands around 1688. as practised here by bartholomaeus seuter (1678-1754) and johann elias ridinger (1698-1767), it was really a combination of etching and mezzotint, which made possible delicate lines and a very fine grain. the addition of hand-tinting brought about unusual and subtle effects. some of the best work was done in later volumes by johann jakob haid (1704-1767)' (hunt) \n \n \n paper size: ~ 9 7/8\" by 15\" \n \n \n paper type or special features: originally hand-colored mezzotint engraving"},"estimateMax":1000,"lotNumber":"9931","title":{"en":"weinmann - pair of botanical engravings (pomegranate, foxglove)"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/74700/lot/37954/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition.  The work occasionally exhibits some paint smudging  from the nature of the printing and coloring process, but one of the cleanest sets we've seen overall.  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":160,"lastUpdate":"2026-05-02T16:18:53.916Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$500 - $1,000","currency":"USD","id":37954,"estimateMin":500},{"startPrice":75,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37955/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37955/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37955/003/003.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-05-02","available":false,"description":{"en":"included in this lot: \n \n indian corn. 518 \n melon. 721 \n \n \n description of the work: \n \n this beautiful botanical mezzotint is from johann weinmann's \n phytanthoza iconographia, sive conspectus aliquot millium, tam indigenarum quam exoticarum, ex quatuor mundi partibus... plantarum, arborum, fruticum, florum, fructuum, fungorum, &c. [german title:] phythanthoza iconographia, oder eigentliche vorstellung etlicher tausend so wohl einheimisch-als ausländischer aus allen vier welt-theilen, in verlauf vieler jahr mit unermüdetem fleisz... pflanzen, baüme, stauden, kraüter, blumen, früchte und schwämme... . it was published between 1737 and 1745 in regensberg by h. lentzen and h. g. neubauer. \n \n the work contained 1,025 mezzotint engravings, printed in color with the finished color applied by hand. \"the copperplates (\u2026) were printed according to johannes teyler's invention, patented 1688; they are engraved in combination with mezzotint printed in colour and finished by hand\" (landwehr 212). \n \n it was the first published work to include engravings by the greatest botanical artist of the eighteenth century-- georg dionysus ehret. it provided one of the most comprehensive botanical references of the 18th century. it also included work from b. seuter, j.e. ridinger, j.j. haid, n. asamin, & others. \n \n based on weinmann's collection of plants, and financed by him, this is the first complete edition of what amounts to a comprehensive iconography of all the flowers, fruit and vegetables in cultivation in early-18th century europe. georg dionysius ehret's pivotal contribution to the work is nowhere acknowledged as the artist parted with weinmann after producing 500 designs. \n \n weinmann (1683-1741), an apothecary from regensburg, was the organiser of this huge undertaking, but the work was financed by bartholomaeus seuter, one of the engravers. the plates became an important source for copyists, appearing, for instance, in a number of meissen designs. \n \n many plates are 'of particular interest on account of the colour printing, especially the plates of aloes and cactus depicted in pots of different designs, and the folding plates of gourds' (dunthorne). 'the mezzotint process used [in the present work]... had been invented by johann teyler in the netherlands around 1688. as practised here by bartholomaeus seuter (1678-1754) and johann elias ridinger (1698-1767), it was really a combination of etching and mezzotint, which made possible delicate lines and a very fine grain. the addition of hand-tinting brought about unusual and subtle effects. some of the best work was done in later volumes by johann jakob haid (1704-1767)' (hunt) \n \n \n paper size: pl. 518: ~ 9 7/8\" by 15\"; pl. 721: ~ 18 1/2\" by 16\" (fold out) \n \n \n paper type or special features: originally hand-colored mezzotint engraving"},"estimateMax":1000,"lotNumber":"9932","title":{"en":"weinmann - pair of botanical engravings (corn, melon)"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/74700/lot/37955/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition.  The work occasionally exhibits some paint smudging  from the nature of the printing and coloring process, but one of the cleanest sets we've seen overall.  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":130,"lastUpdate":"2026-05-02T16:19:50.748Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$500 - $1,000","currency":"USD","id":37955,"estimateMin":500},{"startPrice":400,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37956/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37956/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37956/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37956/004/004.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37956/005/005.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37956/006/006.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37956/007/007.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-05-02","available":false,"description":{"en":"this beautiful botanical mezzotint is from johann weinmann's \n phytanthoza iconographia, sive conspectus aliquot millium, tam indigenarum quam exoticarum, ex quatuor mundi partibus... plantarum, arborum, fruticum, florum, fructuum, fungorum, &c. [german title:] phythanthoza iconographia, oder eigentliche vorstellung etlicher tausend so wohl einheimisch-als ausländischer aus allen vier welt-theilen, in verlauf vieler jahr mit unermüdetem fleisz... pflanzen, baüme, stauden, kraüter, blumen, früchte und schwämme... . it was published between 1737 and 1745 in regensberg by h. lentzen and h. g. neubauer. \n \n the work contained 1,025 mezzotint engravings, printed in color with the finished color applied by hand. \"the copperplates (\u2026) were printed according to johannes teyler's invention, patented 1688; they are engraved in combination with mezzotint printed in colour and finished by hand\" (landwehr 212). \n \n it was the first published work to include engravings by the greatest botanical artist of the eighteenth century-- georg dionysus ehret. it provided one of the most comprehensive botanical references of the 18th century. it also included work from b. seuter, j.e. ridinger, j.j. haid, n. asamin, & others. \n \n based on weinmann's collection of plants, and financed by him, this is the first complete edition of what amounts to a comprehensive iconography of all the flowers, fruit and vegetables in cultivation in early-18th century europe. georg dionysius ehret's pivotal contribution to the work is nowhere acknowledged as the artist parted with weinmann after producing 500 designs. \n \n weinmann (1683-1741), an apothecary from regensburg, was the organiser of this huge undertaking, but the work was financed by bartholomaeus seuter, one of the engravers. the plates became an important source for copyists, appearing, for instance, in a number of meissen designs. \n \n many plates are 'of particular interest on account of the colour printing, especially the plates of aloes and cactus depicted in pots of different designs, and the folding plates of gourds' (dunthorne). 'the mezzotint process used [in the present work]... had been invented by johann teyler in the netherlands around 1688. as practised here by bartholomaeus seuter (1678-1754) and johann elias ridinger (1698-1767), it was really a combination of etching and mezzotint, which made possible delicate lines and a very fine grain. the addition of hand-tinting brought about unusual and subtle effects. some of the best work was done in later volumes by johann jakob haid (1704-1767)' (hunt) \n \n \n paper size: ~ 9 7/8\" by 15\" \n \n \n paper type or special features: originally hand-colored mezzotint engraving"},"estimateMax":4000,"lotNumber":"9933","title":{"en":"weinmann - 6 aloe engravings"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/74700/lot/37956/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition.  The work occasionally exhibits some paint smudging  from the nature of the printing and coloring process, but one of the cleanest sets we've seen overall.  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":400,"soldPrice":625,"lastUpdate":"2026-05-02T16:21:27.496Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$2,000 - $4,000","currency":"USD","id":37956,"estimateMin":2000},{"startPrice":400,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37957/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37957/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-05-02","available":false,"description":{"en":"this dramatic large folio botanical engraving is from dr. robert john thornton\u2019s work \n new illustration of the sexual system of carolus von linnaeus...and the temple of flora, or garden of nature . this was the first edition of the work published in london by between 1787 and 1812. each engraving was made using stipple, mezzotint, and aquatint processes and some feature hand-coloring heightened with gum arabic. the engraving will include the text when available to send with the plate. \n \n thornton\u2019s engravings featured an uncommon composition in which the subject was seen oversized in relation to the background giving the plates a theatrical presence. \n temple of flora is often considered the greatest achievement in british botanical art. thornton employed some of the foremost artists to create the plates included peter charles henderson, philip reinagle, abraham pether, and sydenham edwards. richard earlom, james caldwall, thomas sutherland, and joseph constantine stadler were the engravers for \n temple of flora . \n \n thornton's \n the temple of flora is the greatest english colour-plate flower book. \"...[thornton] inherited a competent fortune and trained as a doctor. he appears to have had considerable success in practice and was appointed both physician to the marylebone dispensary and lecturer in medical botany at guy's and st. thomas's hospitals. but quite early in his career he embarked on his...great work. what redouté produced under the patronage of l'héritier, marie antoinette, the empress josephine, charles x, and the duchesse de berry, thornton set out to do alone...numerous important artists were engaged...twenty-eight paintings of flowers commissioned from abraham pether, known as `moonlight pether, ' philip reinagle, ...sydenham edwards, and peter henderson...the result...involved thornton in desperate financial straits...in an attempt to extricate himself he organized the royal botanic lottery, under the patronage of the prince regent...it is easy to raise one's eyebrows at thornton's unworldly and injudicious approach to publishing...but he produced...one of the loveliest books in the world.\" (alan thomas, great books and book collecting, pp.142-144) \n \n \n paper size: ~ 16 1/2\" by 20 3/4\"; image ~ 13 1/2\" by 17 1/4\" \n \n \n paper type or special features: large folio - printed in color using mezzotint, aquatint, engraving, etching, and stipple engraving processes with original hand-finished coloring"},"estimateMax":2000,"lotNumber":"9934","title":{"en":"thornton, folio - the snowdrop"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/74700/lot/37957/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in good to very good condition overall.  There may  be some general, light uneven toning of the paper.  There may be some very light toning, marks, smudging, or handling mostly present to margins.  There may be a few minor imperfections to be expected with age.  Please review the image carefully for condition and contact with any questions."},"directSalePrice":400,"soldPrice":800,"lastUpdate":"2026-05-02T16:22:34.245Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $2,000","currency":"USD","id":37957,"estimateMin":1000},{"startPrice":400,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37958/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37958/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-05-02","available":false,"description":{"en":"this dramatic large folio botanical engraving is from dr. robert john thornton\u2019s work \n new illustration of the sexual system of carolus von linnaeus...and the temple of flora, or garden of nature . this was the first edition of the work published in london by between 1787 and 1812. each engraving was made using stipple, mezzotint, and aquatint processes and some feature hand-coloring heightened with gum arabic. the engraving will include the text when available to send with the plate. \n \n thornton\u2019s engravings featured an uncommon composition in which the subject was seen oversized in relation to the background giving the plates a theatrical presence. \n temple of flora is often considered the greatest achievement in british botanical art. thornton employed some of the foremost artists to create the plates included peter charles henderson, philip reinagle, abraham pether, and sydenham edwards. richard earlom, james caldwall, thomas sutherland, and joseph constantine stadler were the engravers for \n temple of flora . \n \n thornton's \n the temple of flora is the greatest english colour-plate flower book. \"...[thornton] inherited a competent fortune and trained as a doctor. he appears to have had considerable success in practice and was appointed both physician to the marylebone dispensary and lecturer in medical botany at guy's and st. thomas's hospitals. but quite early in his career he embarked on his...great work. what redouté produced under the patronage of l'héritier, marie antoinette, the empress josephine, charles x, and the duchesse de berry, thornton set out to do alone...numerous important artists were engaged...twenty-eight paintings of flowers commissioned from abraham pether, known as `moonlight pether, ' philip reinagle, ...sydenham edwards, and peter henderson...the result...involved thornton in desperate financial straits...in an attempt to extricate himself he organized the royal botanic lottery, under the patronage of the prince regent...it is easy to raise one's eyebrows at thornton's unworldly and injudicious approach to publishing...but he produced...one of the loveliest books in the world.\" (alan thomas, great books and book collecting, pp.142-144) \n \n \n paper size: ~ 18\" by 22 3/4\"; image ~ 14 1/4\" by 18\" \n \n \n paper type or special features: large folio - printed in color using mezzotint, aquatint, engraving, etching, and stipple engraving processes with original hand-finished coloring"},"estimateMax":4000,"lotNumber":"9935","title":{"en":"thornton, folio - the winged passion-flower"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/74700/lot/37958/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in good to very good condition overall.  There may  be some general, light uneven toning of the paper.  There may be some very light toning, marks, smudging, or handling mostly present to margins.  There may be a few minor imperfections to be expected with age.  Please review the image carefully for condition and contact with any questions."},"directSalePrice":400,"soldPrice":750,"lastUpdate":"2026-05-02T16:23:48.040Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$2,000 - $4,000","currency":"USD","id":37958,"estimateMin":2000},{"startPrice":500,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37959/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37959/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-05-02","available":false,"description":{"en":"this remarkable, large folio fruit engraving is from george brookshaw's \n pomona britannica, or a collection of the most esteemed fruits at present cultivated in the country; together with the blossoms and leaves of such as are necessary to distinguish the various sorts from each other . the work featured originally hand-colored aquatint engravings created using the color printed stipple method. they were engraved by r. brookshaw & h. merke. george brookshaw published the work in london between 1804 and 1812. \n \n dunthorne remarked on brookshaw and his work as \u201cone of the eminent english artists of the early nineteenth century is george brookshaw, who issued in 1812, \n pomona britannica . ninety aquatint plates, printed in colour and on a scale comparable to thornton\u2019s temple of flora, depict the fruit grown around london and particularly in the royal gardens at hampton court. in aquatint engravings, brookshaw\u2019s \n pomona britannica is described by s. t. prideaux as 'one of the finest colour plate books in existence.' in many of these plates the lovely mellow tones of the fruit glow against the dark or light brown backgrounds.\u201d \n \n \n paper size: ~ 18\" by 22 3/4\"; image size varies slightly ~ 12 - 13\" by 16 - 17 1/2\" \n \n \n paper type or special features: large folio, originally hand-colored aquatint engraving"},"estimateMax":4000,"lotNumber":"9936","title":{"en":"brookshaw, folio - melon. 69"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/74700/lot/37959/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition overall.  There may be some toning or smudging in the margins.  There may be a few minor imperfections to be expected with age.  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There is some paper repair and smudging to the edges.  There may be some toning or smudging in the margins.  There may be a few minor imperfections to be expected with age.  Please review the image carefully for condition and contact with any questions."},"directSalePrice":500,"soldPrice":950,"lastUpdate":"2026-05-02T16:25:08.548Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$2,000 - $4,000","currency":"USD","id":37960,"estimateMin":2000},{"startPrice":750,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37961/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37961/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-05-02","available":false,"description":{"en":"this exquisite, exceptionally rare, folio hand-colored lithograph is from pierre-joseph redoute's \n collection de beaux bouquets lithographiés par divers artistes d\u2019apres les meilleurs peintres de fleurs . the work was published in paris by de la rue and london by gambart between 1850 and 1855. the illustrations were completed by redoute and lithographed by grobon frères and a. prévost. \n \n \"there is no other bibliographical record of this book. that plates are no copies of those that appear in any other redouté work.\" (great flower books) the work is exceedingly hard to find, with limited publication information, and likely one of the last publications in redoute's lifetime. \n \n redoute's name is synonymous with beauty and in the world of botanical art he is known as the best. redoute was renowned for his artistic ability and tutored such people as queen marie-antoinette, empress josephine, marie-louise, and queen marie-amelie. redoute influenced a breadth of artists that followed him including turpin, poiteau, bessa, and prevost. redoute is widely considered the finest botanical illustrator of the early 19th century, if not throughout history. \n \n \n paper size: ~ 16 1/4\" by 22 1/4\" \n \n \n paper type or special features: rare, folio, originally hand-colored lithograph"},"estimateMax":4500,"lotNumber":"9938","title":{"en":"redoute, folio - floral bouquet - camelia"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/74700/lot/37961/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":750,"soldPrice":1050,"lastUpdate":"2026-05-02T16:25:36.199Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$2,500 - $4,500","currency":"USD","id":37961,"estimateMin":2500},{"startPrice":180,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37962/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37962/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-05-02","available":false,"description":{"en":"this striking originally hand-colored stipple engraving is from pierre joseph redoute's \n le choix des plus belles fleurs . this is from the first edition of the work and was published in paris between 1827 and 1833 by panckoucke. \n \n these were engraved with a stipple technique on copper, printed in some color. there were printed by bessin, chapuy, langlois, and victor after redoute's illustrations. each engraving is hand-finished with watercolor. this is a very rare presentation in large folio format with wide margined paper. it is speculated that redoute published 5 in folio format, but research from hunt is speculative of a slightly higher number. (hunt, redouteana) \"a superb work, one of the finest of all collections of flower prints.\" (dunthorne) \n \n redoute's name is synonymous with beauty and in the world of botanical art he is known as the best. choix is often considered some of redoute's most desirable work, a culmination of his impressive skill and talent. he aimed to make the composition more appealing to the upper classes which created highly decorative engravings. \n \n redoute's fame is due in large part to his diligent effort to perfect the use of stipple engraving. this labor intensive, and therefore expensive, technique creates subtle yet stunning variations of color making it superior to the engraving alone. each plate was created using the 'a la poupee' process in which the color was applied before the printing. hand-finished coloring was painstakingly applied after printing. \n \n redoute was renowned for his artistic ability and tutored such people as queen marie-antoinette, empress josephine, marie-louise, and queen marie-amelie. redoute influenced a breadth of artists that followed him including turpin, poiteau, bessa, and prevost. redoute is widely considered the finest botanical illustrator of the early 19th century, if not throughout history. \n \n the process of stipple engraving and color printing give the redoute engravings their luminous quality. stippling is an etching process that employs dots instead of lines to form the image, which is then color printed by applying colored inks directly to the copper plate for each impression. the use of colored inks, greens and browns to print the stems and leaves, and reds and pinks to print the flowers, create a more luminous print by eliminating the necessity to paint watercolor over a back inked image. \n \n \n paper size: ~ 12 1/4\" by 19\"; plate size ~ 8 3/4\u201d by 11\u201d \n \n \n paper type or special features: originally hand-colored stipple engraving on large folio paper (rare presentation)"},"estimateMax":2000,"lotNumber":"9939","title":{"en":"redoute, choix, rare folio - chinese new year flower (enkianthus quinqueflorus)"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/74700/lot/37962/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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(hunt, redouteana) \"a superb work, one of the finest of all collections of flower prints.\" (dunthorne) \n \n redoute's name is synonymous with beauty and in the world of botanical art he is known as the best. choix is often considered some of redoute's most desirable work, a culmination of his impressive skill and talent. he aimed to make the composition more appealing to the upper classes which created highly decorative engravings. \n \n redoute's fame is due in large part to his diligent effort to perfect the use of stipple engraving. this labor intensive, and therefore expensive, technique creates subtle yet stunning variations of color making it superior to the engraving alone. each plate was created using the 'a la poupee' process in which the color was applied before the printing. hand-finished coloring was painstakingly applied after printing. \n \n redoute was renowned for his artistic ability and tutored such people as queen marie-antoinette, empress josephine, marie-louise, and queen marie-amelie. redoute influenced a breadth of artists that followed him including turpin, poiteau, bessa, and prevost. redoute is widely considered the finest botanical illustrator of the early 19th century, if not throughout history. \n \n the process of stipple engraving and color printing give the redoute engravings their luminous quality. stippling is an etching process that employs dots instead of lines to form the image, which is then color printed by applying colored inks directly to the copper plate for each impression. the use of colored inks, greens and browns to print the stems and leaves, and reds and pinks to print the flowers, create a more luminous print by eliminating the necessity to paint watercolor over a back inked image. \n \n \n paper size: ~ 12 1/4\" by 19\"; plate size ~ 8 3/4\u201d by 11\u201d \n \n \n paper type or special features: originally hand-colored stipple engraving on large folio paper (rare presentation)"},"estimateMax":2000,"lotNumber":"9940","title":{"en":"redoute, choix, rare folio - pink ball, hydrange, or wild pear (dombeya ameliae)"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/74700/lot/37963/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition overall.  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(hunt, redouteana) \"a superb work, one of the finest of all collections of flower prints.\" (dunthorne) \n \n redoute's name is synonymous with beauty and in the world of botanical art he is known as the best. choix is often considered some of redoute's most desirable work, a culmination of his impressive skill and talent. he aimed to make the composition more appealing to the upper classes which created highly decorative engravings. \n \n redoute's fame is due in large part to his diligent effort to perfect the use of stipple engraving. this labor intensive, and therefore expensive, technique creates subtle yet stunning variations of color making it superior to the engraving alone. each plate was created using the 'a la poupee' process in which the color was applied before the printing. hand-finished coloring was painstakingly applied after printing. \n \n redoute was renowned for his artistic ability and tutored such people as queen marie-antoinette, empress josephine, marie-louise, and queen marie-amelie. redoute influenced a breadth of artists that followed him including turpin, poiteau, bessa, and prevost. redoute is widely considered the finest botanical illustrator of the early 19th century, if not throughout history. \n \n the process of stipple engraving and color printing give the redoute engravings their luminous quality. stippling is an etching process that employs dots instead of lines to form the image, which is then color printed by applying colored inks directly to the copper plate for each impression. the use of colored inks, greens and browns to print the stems and leaves, and reds and pinks to print the flowers, create a more luminous print by eliminating the necessity to paint watercolor over a back inked image. \n \n \n paper size: ~ 12 1/4\" by 19\"; plate size ~ 8 3/4\u201d by 11\u201d \n \n \n paper type or special features: originally hand-colored stipple engraving on large folio paper (rare presentation)"},"estimateMax":2000,"lotNumber":"9941","title":{"en":"redoute, choix, rare folio - rose (rosier de bancks)"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/74700/lot/37964/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition overall.  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There is some spotting or fox marks to the paper mostly to the margins.  There is some spotting in the lower and left side in the margins, not affecting the image.  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":180,"soldPrice":1650,"lastUpdate":"2026-05-02T16:30:01.552Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,500 - $2,500","currency":"USD","id":37965,"estimateMin":1500},{"startPrice":100,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37966/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37966/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/37966/003/003.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-05-02","available":false,"description":{"en":"this artistically composed, scientific folio engraving is from albertus seba\u2019s \n locupletissimi rerum naturalium thesauri accurata descriptio, et iconibus artificiosissimis expressio, per universam physices historiam . the work was published in amsterdam between 1734 and 1765. plates from volumes 1 & 2 were published by janssonio-waesbergios, & j. wetstenium, & gul. smith; volume 3 by janssonio-waesbergios; volume 4 by h. c. arkesteum and h. merkum, peter schouten. \n \n seba utilized leading scientists to aid in creating \n locupletissimi\u2026 including h. boerhaave, p. van musschenbroek, p. massuet, h. d. graubius, and p. artedi. the work was considered the finest published wunderkammer, or cabinet of curiosities. \n \n seba developed an interest in exotic species from his travels on the east and west indies and purchases from world travelers. he exploited his relationship with the dutch east india company to advance his collection thus gathering specimens from sri lanka, greenland, indonesia, brazil, and other far-flung places. many of the plates from the work depicted specimens from seba\u2019s own collection. the sensational engravings are both scientifically accurate and aesthetically appealing. \n \n seba\u2019s \u201ccabinet of curiosities\u201d included beautiful and bizarre subjects and attracted many natural historians, including carl linnaeus. seba\u2019s cabinet played an important part in the linnaeus classification of the natural world. maria sybilla merian also utilized his cabinet to complete her great work on surinamese insects. not lacking humor, seba placed fake specimens in his cabinet including a seven-headed hydra in order to attract attention. some of seba\u2019s original collection is still on display in museums around the world. \n \n \n paper size: ~ 25 1/4\" by 19 1/2\" (fold out) \n \n \n paper type or special features: engraving"},"estimateMax":2000,"lotNumber":"9943","title":{"en":"seba - pair of snake engravings"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/74700/lot/37966/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition overall.  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There may be a few minor imperfections or faint marks to be expected with age.  Some of the plates from the work may occasionally have some text offset.   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There may be some extremely faint mottled toning or offset to the paper from this work.  There may be a few minor imperfections or faint marks to be expected with age.  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