Press Releases from Old World Auctions (3 total)
Early First State Map of The Carolinas from 1685 Brings $29,325 in Old World Auc …
Richmond, VA, USA, March 4, 2024 -- A rare and important early first state map of the Carolinas from 1685 sold for $29,325 and an extraordinary map of the Americas and surrounding oceans from 1740 rose to $20,125 in Old World Auctions' online-only Auction #196, which went live on January 24th and ended on February 7th. Nearly 800 lots came up for bid in the auction, which totaled $420,277.
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Old World Auctions' Auction #195, Ending Nov. 15, Features Antique and Vintage M …
Richmond, VA, USA, November 2, 2023 -- The landmark Fry-Jefferson map of Virginia and Maryland from 1775; the first printed sea chart of the Southeastern coastline of North America from 1661; the French edition of John Mitchell's monumental map of eastern North America from 1756; and the first printed map to name the colony of Georgia are just a few of the rare antique items in Old World Auctions' Auction…
Old World Auctions' Online Auction #194, Ending Sept. 13, Features Rare Maps, At …
Richmond, VA, USA, Sept. 2, 2023 -- Ludwig von Bucholtz's 1859 update of Herman Boye's four-sheet map of the state of Virginia, Bernard Sylvanus's distinctive map of Italy printed in two colors in 1511, and an 1879 broadside that illuminates the Ottoman Empire's struggles after the Russo-Turkish War are a few of the rare antique items that have never been offered at auction before but are part of Old World…
