FREE APPRAISAL. The North American atlas, selected from the most authentic maps, charts, plans, &c. hitherto published is the atlas published in 1777 by geographer to King George III, William Faden.  This book is in the United States Library of Congress.  If you have The North American atlas, selected from the most authentic maps, charts, plans, &c. hitherto published, it is worth up to $300,000 to our auction house, Nate D. Sanders Auctions (http://www.NateDSanders.com), or more depending on how many maps you have left in the book.  In 2018, The North American atlas, selected from the most authentic maps, charts, plans, &c. hitherto published sold for $300,000 at auction, and we at Nate D. Sanders Auctions (email [email protected] or phone 310-440-2982) can obtain up to that price or more for you.  The North American atlas, selected from the most authentic maps, charts, plans, &c. hitherto published recently sold had 27 maps where one with 42 maps sold for almost $350,000 in 2015.  The 42 map total seems to be the highest total of maps that have ever come to auction for The North American atlas, selected from the most authentic maps, charts, plans, &c. hitherto.

The North American atlas, selected from the most authentic maps, charts, plans, &c. hitherto published

In our September auction we were fortunate enough to have a magnificent Thomas Jefferson signed book. It was an extremely rare Thomas Jefferson signed first edition of the first U.S. census, one of only a handful of Thomas Jefferson signed book copies sold at auction in the last 40 years. This Thomas Jefferson signed book sold for $66,435.

As Secretary of State, Jefferson called for the first official census, and ratified the results of only a handful, this being one of them, signed boldly ”Th: Jefferson” on page 56. Published in Philadelphia: Childs and Swaine, 1791. Full title reads, ”Return of the Whole Number of Persons Within the Several Districts of the United States, According to ‘An Act Providing for the Enumeration of the Inhabitants of the Unites States’. Printed in a small number for distribution by Thomas Jefferson as Secretary of State, and from his direct descendant, Thomas Jefferson Coolidge Jr., with Mr. Coolidge’s crested label to front pastedown. Bound in 19th century half-morocco and marbled boards, book measures 5” x 7.25”. This copy appears to be one of the very first printings of the first edition, as it lacks the tipped-in late-returning results from South Carolina often found on page 54. The lower margins of pages 34, 42 and 43 have been shaved by binder, otherwise copy is near fine with a touch of toning and foxing. Volume also includes a press copy of an autograph letter signed by Jefferson, affixed to rear endpaper, dated 8 October 1797, measuring 6.5” x 7.75”. Letter concerns a quarterly dividend of ”a few dollars over 300”, payable to Col. James Monroe. A rare opportunity for the very first census of the United States, signed by its 3rd President, with other such copies selling for approx. $100,000. With provenance from Christie’s 21 June 2013 sale, lot 147, where this Thomas Jefferson signed book sold for $62,500.

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