Browsing Tag Maps

May 6, 2025

Our Spring auction features a varied selection of antique maps from around the globe satisfying all levels of collector interest.

November 13, 2024

In this December auction we are offering a range of collectible material including regional and decorative world maps spanning 350 years of cartographic printing, beautifully…

May 17, 2024

This sale is set to include a wide range of historically important and interesting material for map, atlas, natural history and color-plate book collectors across many different…

April 17, 2019

At Auction June 6 Complete Catalogue Exhibition Open June 1 – June 6 The exhibition is free to attend and open to the public. We welcome special and educational groups with…

December 14, 2018

Thinking about selling at auction? Allow us to be of assistance. Swann is a third-generation family business and the oldest specialty auction house in New York City, known for our…

john james audubon, color plate
February 3, 2018

At Auction June 7 This auction of Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books encompasses a broad range of American and European cartography. Complete Catalogue …

December 8, 2017

Maps were so plentiful at our December 5 auction of Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books that one could be forgiven for getting lost. Many buyers chose to…

August 31, 2017

At Auction December 13 Complete Catalogue   Maps An example of Abraham Ortelius’s map of Iceland will be included, famously and prominently featuring one of the most beloved…

May 26, 2017

Specialist Caleb Kiffer of our Maps & Atlases department on one of his favorite pieces in our June 7 auction of Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books: a…

November 30, 2016

This post was written by Maps & Atlases Specialist Caleb Kiffer in advance of our December 8, 2016 auction of Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books. The…