First Printed Atlas Fetches $3.9 Million at Sotheby’s Auction
Travel Blog • Michael Yessis • 10.12.06 | 8:24 AM ET
The 1477 Ptolemy atlas was sold at Sotheby’s in London by the family of Lord Wardington to a private collector Tuesday. It’s one of two copies in private hands, and it was almost destroyed a few years back. From an AP story on the sale: “The atlas could have been lost, when in April 2004 a fire raged through the Wardington family estate. Local villagers formed a human chain and carried the books to safety, while over 95 firefighters tackled the blaze, saving the library.” Via Gadling.
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