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Antique Map Auction Prices & Market Values

Antique maps are collected for both cartographic significance and decorative appeal. Maps documenting early American exploration, Ptolemaic world maps, and decorative Dutch Golden Age atlases are the most sought at auction. This guide covers verified results from specialist and general auction sales.

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[MAPS]. A group of 8, incl. 5 maps of North America, one of the western hemisphere, & 2 engravings.
$150
LESLIE HINDMAN, Chicago, IL, USA Jul 2024

[MAPS]. A group of 8, incl. 5 maps of North America, one of the western hemisphere, & 2 engravings.

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[MAP]. TODESCHI, Pietro. [Nova et Acurata Totius Americae Tabula auct. G.I. Blaeu] America quarta pars orbis quam plerunq, nuvum orbem appellitant primo detecta est anno 1492 a Christophoro Columbo... Bologna, 1673.
$13,000
LESLIE HINDMAN, Chicago, IL, USA Jun 2024

[MAP]. TODESCHI, Pietro. [Nova et Acurata Totius Americae Tabula auct. G.I. Blaeu] America quarta pars orbis quam plerunq, nuvum orbem appellitant primo detecta est anno 1492 a Christophoro Columbo... Bologna, 1673.

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[MAPS]. HOMANN, Johann Baptist (1663-1724), HOMANN HEIRS, and Georg Matthäus SEUTTER (1678-1757). [Composite Atlas]. [Nuremberg, Augsburg, and others: Homann Heirs and others, maps dated between 1728-1765].
$30,000
LESLIE HINDMAN, Chicago, IL, USA Jun 2024

[MAPS]. HOMANN, Johann Baptist (1663-1724), HOMANN HEIRS, and Georg Matthäus SEUTTER (1678-1757). [Composite Atlas]. [Nuremberg, Augsburg, and others: Homann Heirs and others, maps dated between 1728-1765].

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[ATLAS]. Atlas of Grundy Co. and the State of Illinois to which is added an Atlas of the United States, Maps of the Hemispheres &c. Chicago: Warner & Beers, 1874.
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[ATLAS]. Atlas of Grundy Co. and the State of Illinois to which is added an Atlas of the United States, Maps of the Hemispheres &c. Chicago: Warner & Beers, 1874.

[MAPS & ATLASES]. Senate Documents 2nd Session, 35th Congress, bound group of maps including Chicago Harbor & Bar. 1858.
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[MAPS & ATLASES]. Senate Documents 2nd Session, 35th Congress, bound group of maps including Chicago Harbor & Bar. 1858.

[MAPS & ATLASES]. A group of five 18th-century maps of North America, plus.
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[MAPS & ATLASES]. A group of five 18th-century maps of North America, plus.

[MAPS & ATLASES]. FRY, Joshua (1699-1754) and Peter JEFFERSON (1708-1757). A Map of the Most Inhabited Part of Virginia containing the whole Province of Maryland with Part of Pensilvania, New Jersey, and North Carolina. London: Robert Sayer and Thomas Jefferys, 1775.
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[MAPS & ATLASES]. FRY, Joshua (1699-1754) and Peter JEFFERSON (1708-1757). A Map of the Most Inhabited Part of Virginia containing the whole Province of Maryland with Part of Pensilvania, New Jersey, and North Carolina. London: Robert Sayer and Thomas Jefferys, 1775.

[MAPS & ATLASES]. HAGGOTT, Ernest A. and Chas. M. RICHARDS. Yavapai County, Arizona. N.p.: E.A. Haggott, 1903. [With:] 3 USGS Survey maps. ca 1891. [Also with:] Map of Public Surveys in California.
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[MAPS & ATLASES]. HAGGOTT, Ernest A. and Chas. M. RICHARDS. Yavapai County, Arizona. N.p.: E.A. Haggott, 1903. [With:] 3 USGS Survey maps. ca 1891. [Also with:] Map of Public Surveys in California.

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What Affects Antique Map Price Guide Value?

  • Cartographic significance and historical importance
  • Publisher and engraver reputation
  • Original hand color vs. later coloring
  • Condition of paper (foxing, tears, water staining)
  • Size and decorative quality of cartouche

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