The Wardington Library: Important Atlases & Geographies. Part One: A-K - Part Two: L-Z. [2 vols, complete set]

Sotheby's

Published by Sotheby's, London, 2005

About this Item

2 volumes, 4to (27.5 cm), 344 pp; 368 pp. Publisher's cloth (minor shelf-wear). These auction catalogues document sales held in London on 18 October 2005 and 10 October 2006. The library assembled by Lord Wardington was acclaimed as one of the finest cartographic collections of its time. The catalogues comprise 562 entries, featuring notable items such as Ptolemy's "Cosmographia," Bologna, 1477; the Doria Atlas, Venice: Ferrando Bertelli, circa 1570; Ptolemy's "Cosmographia," Ulm, 1486; and Strabo's "Geographia," Rome, 1469.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Wardington Library: Important Atlases & Geographies. Part One: A-K - Part Two: L-Z. [2 vols, complete set]
• Publisher: Sotheby's, London
• Publication Date: 2005
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Fine
• Seller catalogs:
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  • Cartography
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