Sell or Auction Your Gerrit De Veer Diarium Nauticum Seu Vera Descriptio for up to Nearly $30,000 or More at Nate D. Sanders Auctions
FREE ESTIMATE. To buy, auction, sell or consign your Gerrit de Veer Diarium Nauticum seu Vera Descriptio that is for sale, please email your description and photos to [email protected] of Nate D. Sanders Auctions (http://www.NateDSanders.com).
Sell Your Gerrit de Veer Diarium Nauticum seu Vera Descriptio
Gerrit de Veer (Gerrit de Fer, Dutch. Gerrit de Veer ) (about 1570 – after 1598) – Dutch navigator who participated in the third voyage of Willem Barents ( 1596 ), with the goal of finding the Northern Sea Route. De Veer kept a diary of the expedition and in 1597 became the first person to observe and describe the effect of Novaya Zemlya , as well as the first Western European to observe hypervitaminosis A caused by eating the liver of a polar bear.
Below is a recent realized price for a copy of Nauticum seu Vera Descriptio by Gerrit de Veer Diarium. We at Nate D. Sanders Auctions can obtain up to this amount or more for you:
Gerrit de Veer Diarium Nauticum seu Vera Descriptio. Sold for nearly $30,000.
Nate D. Sanders Auctions has sold the following memorabilia:
Meriwether Lewis 1807 Document Signed Related to the Famed Lewis & Clark Expedition — Lewis Receives 5 Months Pay From the Expedition Upon Returning to D.C.
Very scarce Meriwether Lewis document signed ”Meriwether Lewis Capt. / 1st U’S. Regt. Infty.” Single octavo page, dated 12 February 1807 reads in full: ”Received February 12th 1807 of Caleb Swan Paymaster of the Army of the United States, Two hundred dollars, in pursuance of a warrant from General Henry Dearborn Secretary of War, No. 1003, being on account of my pay and subsistence, for which sum I am accountable to the Accountant of the Department of War, having signed duplicates hereof. 200 Drs.” In January 1803, President Thomas Jefferson sought to learn more about the far western territory, and appropriated the money from Congress for the proposed journey, to be led by the experienced explorer Meriwether Lewis. In his memoirs, Jefferson wrote of Lewis: ”Of courage undaunted; possessing a firmness and perseverance of purpose which nothing but impossibilities could divert from its direction; careful as a father of those committed to his charge, yet steady in the maintenance of order and discipline; intimate with the Indian characters, customs, and principles; habituated to the hunting life; guarded by exact observations of the vegetables and animals of his own country against losing time in the description of objects already possessed; honest, disinterested, liberal, of sound understanding, and a fidelity to truth so scrupulous that whatever he should report would be as certain as seen by ourselves…” (”History of the Expedition,” 1814). In the months immediately preceding the expedition, Lewis sought training in the use of astronomical instruments and in the art of map-making. He also chose a companion officer, William Clark of Louisville. While the expedition did not achieve the primary objective of finding the elusive Northwest Passage, it contributed significantly to the understanding of the geography of the Northwest and produced approximately 140 maps, the first accurate maps of the area. In addition, it documented 100 newly discovered species of animals, approximately 170 plants, and it also established friendly relations with three dozen Indian tribes. The knowledge they obtained sparked American interest in the west, and strengthened the nation’s claim to the area. Meriwether Lewis returned to Washington, D.C. from his three year journey in late December of 1806. After returning from the expedition, Lewis received a reward of 1,600 acres of land. In addition, Thomas Jefferson appointed him Governor of the Louisiana Territory. However, Lewis was not confirmed by the Senate until March 1807 and he remained a Captain in the interim. Base pay for Captains at this period was $40 per month so the present receipt would represent five months’ salary. A supremely rare document directly linking Meriwether Lewis to the Lewis & Clark Expedition. Items of Lewis & Clark related to the famed expedition are of the utmost rarity. Docketed on verso. Toning to folds and showthrough, otherwise near fine condition. Sold for $30,768.
Ernest Shackleton & Crew Signed “The Heart of the Antarctic. Being the Story of the British Antarctic Expedition 1907-1909” Limited to Just 300 Copies, This Being All Three Volumes — Scarce
Ernest Shackleton’s signed copy of “The Heart of the Antarctic. Being the Story of the British Antarctic Expedition 1907-1909, 3 volumes (including “The Antarctic Book Winter Quarters 1907-09”), limited to 300 copies (here #273), also with signatures of the entire Shore party. Photogravure frontispiece, numerous plates (including 6 etched plates by George Marston, 16 tipped-in color after George Marston, others mostly photographic), one folding panorama and three folding lithographed maps in pocket at the end of volume three, illustrations and diagrams in the text. In publisher’s vellum, blocked in gilt with design of two penguins and top edges gilt. Occasional light spotting and small tear on cover of volume two. Overall in very good to near fine condition, signed by the Nimrod Shore Party crew. Sold for $12,718.
Classic Howard Hughes Autograph on an Aviation 8″ x 10″ Photo
Howard Hughes autograph on an 8″ x 10″ photograph, circa 1935. Iconic black and white photo captures the attractive billionaire maverick standing in front of his history-making test plane the Hughes H-1 Racer – the very aircraft Hughes used to break the land plane speed record. Signed and inscribed in black ink by Hughes: “To W.W. Howes with my most cordial greetings and sincere appreciation for past kindness / Howard Hughes.” Hughes signature very bold and clear. Designed by Hughes and Richard Palmer, the Hughes H-1 racer was developed as the fastest landplane in the world by Hughes’ team of engineers, led by Glenn Odekirk. On 13 September 1935, Hughes achieved his goal by flying the H-1 to a new world speed record of 352.322 mph at a Santa Ana, California test course. While the Hughes H-1 was designed for record-setting purposes, the test plane also influenced aeronautical design for decades to come. Since 1975, the plane has been housed in the Golden Age of Flight gallery of the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. Mild overall toning to photo and mat, otherwise in fine condition. A dazzling, iconoclastic image of a young, intrepid Hughes. Sold for $7,200.
Consign your Gerrit de Veer Diarium Nauticum seu Vera Descriptio at Nate D. Sanders Auctions. Send a description and images of your Gerrit de Veer Diarium Nauticum seu Vera Descriptio to us at [email protected].
First edition, two-volume set of ”History of the Expedition under the Command of Captains Lewis and Clark to the source of the Missouri thence across the Rocky Mountains and down the river Columbia to the Pacific Ocean performed during the years 1804-05-06 by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark”. Published by Bradford and Inskeep: New York: 1814. Regarded as the definitive account of the first exhaustive, and most important Western exploration of America, which covered some eight thousand miles in slightly more than twenty-eight months. Lewis and Clark brought back the first reliable information about much of the area they traversed, made contact with the Native Americans as a prelude to the expansion of the fur trade, and advanced the geographical knowledge of the continent. This official account of the expedition is as much a landmark in Americana as the trip itself. Books, each measuring 5.5” x 8.75”, are bound in original marble-patterned leather boards and have five engraved, bound-in maps, missing the fold-out map found in some copies. Covers are worn and scuffed and the inside of covers have insect channels. Vol. I, 470pp., is missing the front free endpaper and has a chip out of the title page. Volume II runs 522pp. Light foxing and dampstaining throughout both volumes and some paper loss not affecting text. Overall in very good condition. An attractive set of America’s most important exploration narrative. Sold for $6,544.
Howard Hughes Autograph Letter Signed — Displaying His Savvy Business Acumen in Developing Las Vegas — “…I want you to make an all out effort to do something about the threat of excessive competition…”
Howard Hughes autograph letter signed, undated, though presumably circa 1968 as he was developing real estate in Las Vegas. Here, Hughes writes to his assistant and confidant Robert “Bob” Maheu while he was in the process of buying several hotel casinos: “…I want you to do something for me and it is very important. I want you to make an all out effort to do something about the threat of excessive competition. Now, Bob, I don’t care if this takes the form of some action in connection with Parvin or the Bonanza or both…Concerning Parvin, I think you should contact the governor [Paul Laxalt] tomorrow, even tho it is Sunday, and tell him the publicity stink on Parvin is just plain destroying the fine image you and I have been able to bring to Nevada and in which everybody has a huge investment. Bob, I think you must make an effort, a real effort to scuttle completely the Parvin Dorhman empire and force divestiture. If you could accomplish this, I see no reason why the new company I want created to take over the hotels should not acquire on, at least, of the P.D. hotels. If this could be accomplished, I would not feel so adamantly about the Bonanza. However, I want you to go all out to abort the Bonanza, until some success on the P.D. deal is assured…1. one of the P.D. hotels is not on the Strip. 2. the public ownership of the hotels is bound to bring a more tolerant attitude about monopoly…Anyway, Bob, I truly implore you not to brush me off on this over all issue. I know you are not in sympathy, but it is tremendously important to me…” Signed “Howard.” Letter measures 8.5″ x 13″ on two sheets of yellow legal pad paper, with staple holes at top left. Near fine. Sold for $4,859.
Rare Original Parchment Document For the Pardon of An English Prisoner From British Penal Colony Van Dieman’s Land, Tasmania — Signed by Renown Arctic Explorer & Prison Governor Sir John Franklin — 1842
Original parchment entitled “No. 511, William Bowtle, His Pardon, No S” for the pardon of English convict William Bowtle from the British penal colony of Van Dieman’s Land, Tasmania. Document signed by Arctic explorer and Governor of Van Dieman’s Land, Sir John Franklin. Document measures approximately 13.5″ x 7.75″. Overall toning, soiling and wear to document. Document also contains several vertical and horizontal creases: one vertical crease passes through autograph, but does not inhibit legibility. Overall good condition. Sold for $1,320.
FREE ESTIMATE. To buy, auction, sell or consign your Gerrit de Veer Diarium Nauticum seu Vera Descriptio that is for sale, please email your description and photos to [email protected] of Nate D. Sanders Auctions (http://www.NateDSanders.com).
We offer the following services for your Gerrit de Veer Diarium Nauticum seu Vera Descriptio:
- Appraise Gerrit de Veer Diarium Nauticum seu Vera Descriptio.
- Auction Gerrit de Veer Diarium Nauticum seu Vera Descriptio.
- Consign Gerrit de Veer Diarium Nauticum seu Vera Descriptio.
- Estimate Gerrit de Veer Diarium Nauticum seu Vera Descriptio.
- Sell Gerrit de Veer Diarium Nauticum seu Vera Descriptio.
- Gerrit de Veer Diarium Nauticum seu Vera Descriptio valuation.