Navigatio ac itinerarium - photo 1
Navigatio ac itinerarium - photo 2
Navigatio ac itinerarium - photo 3
Navigatio ac itinerarium - photo 4
Navigatio ac itinerarium - photo 5
Navigatio ac itinerarium - photo 6

Navigatio ac itinerarium

Lot 6
25.05.2022 17:00UTC -05:00
Classic
Sold
$ 69 300
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUSA, New York
Archive
The auction is completed. No bids can be placed anymore.
Archive
ID 752721
Lot 6 | Navigatio ac itinerarium
Estimate value
$ 30 000 – 50 000
Navigatio ac itinerariumJan Huygen van Linschoten, 1599LINSCHOTEN, Jan Huygen van (1563-1611). Navigatio ac itinerarium. The Hague: Albertus Henricus, 1599. First Latin edition, and the first to include Barentsz' map of his voyage and the regions adjacent to the North Pole. Linschoten, a Dutchman born in Delft, was in Goa between 1583 and 1589, and with Willem Barentsz on his second voyage to the Kara Sea in 1594-1595. These experiences were recorded in the present work, which was first published in Dutch (see previous lot), and contains the most comprehensive account of the East and West Indies available at the end of the sixteenth century. In this 1599 edition, Jan van Doetecum the younger's engraving of Petrus Plancius's 1594 map (Shirley World 187) has been replaced with Arnold and Hendrik Florentsz van Langren's version published by Jan Baptist Vrients (Shirley World 192). This double-hemisphere map is notable for several reasons. As Shirley notes, "there are differences affecting the northern seas, and the pictorial scenes forming the outer border have been regrouped with even greater stylistic effect." It is also the second-known map to depict Korea as a peninsula. As well as including important travel accounts taken from contemporary Portuguese, Dutch, and Spanish sources, it is the first work to include precise sailing instructions for the Indies, and also includes an account of America as well as secrets about Portuguese sea routes to the east and about how their territories were governed; it was also of special value for its description of spice trees and spice growing areas. Very rare: we have only been able to trace 5 copies selling at auction over the past 40 years, two of which have been incomplete (ABPC/RBH). Adams L-735 (one incomplete copy in Cambridge); Sabin 41366; New Hollstein Van Doetecum IV, 927-984. Two parts in one, folio (310 x 200mm). Title to each part with engraved vignette, full-page engraved illustration of dedicatee's arms, engraved portrait of the author with four small inset maps at corners, 7 folding engraved maps, 36 double-page or folding plates (small repairs to blank outer edge of title, a few short tears at folds of folding plates; some maps washed and with expert repairs). Modern blindstamped vellum to style with leather ties.
Address of auction CHRISTIE'S
20 Rockefeller Plaza
10020 New York
USA
Preview
25.05.2022 – 25.05.2022
Phone +1 212 636 2000
Fax +1 212 636 4930
Email
4FQ.AYGKAGLUQ@FO3G@
Conditions of purchaseConditions of purchase
Shipping Postal service
Courier service
pickup by yourself
Payment methods Wire Transfer
Business hoursBusiness hours
Mo 09:30 – 17:00   
Tu 09:30 – 17:00   
We 09:30 – 17:00   
Th 09:30 – 17:00   
Fr 09:30 – 17:00   
Sa closed
Su closed

Frequently asked questions

First of all, you should register to be able to purchase at auction. After confirming your email address, enter your personal information in your user profile, such as your first name, last name, and mail address. Choose a lot from the upcoming auction and the maximum amount you want to place on it. After confirmation of your choice, we will send your application by e-mail to the appropriate auction house. If the auction house accepts a request, it will participate in the auction. You can view the current status of a bid at any time in your personal account in the "Bids" section.
Auctions are performed by auction houses and each of the auction houses describes their terms of auction. You can see the texts in the section "Auction information".
The results of the auction are published within a few days after the end of the auction. In the top menu of the site, find the tab "Auctions". Click on it and you will be on the auction catalog page, where you can easily find the category "Results". After opening it, select the desired auction from the list, enter and view the current status of the interested lot.
The information about the auction winners is confidential. The auction winner will receive a direct notification from the auction house responsible with instructions for further action: an invoice for payment and the manner in which the goods will be received.
Each of the auction houses has its own payment policy for the won lots. All auction houses accept bank transfers, most of them accept credit card payments. In the near future you will find detailed information for each case in the section "Auction information" on the page of the auction catalog and the lot.
Shipment of the won lot depends on its size. Small items can be delivered by post. Larger lots are sent by courier. Employees of the auction houses will offer you a wide range to choose from.
No. The archive serves as a reference for the study of auction prices, photographs and descriptions of works of art.