John,
Looks like you may have to suggest that your patron get their map
appraised by a professional or do it themselves. If you have this
reference book, you can try to find the name of an appraiser. The title
is from 1992 but hopefully you can find someone.
Try also:
1) _Reference Books _For a more comprehensive list of map dealers,
consult the following directory: Eshelby, Yvonne. /Sheppard's
International Directory of Print and Map Sellers/. 2nd ed. Farnham,
Surrey: R. Joseph, 1992.
2) Or, FOR A LIST DEALERS, SEE http://www.maprecord.com/Dealers_US.html
3) Or, for a do-it-yourself appraisal - try these:
* *
*Do it yourself map appraisal bibliography*
The following reference books can also be useful in determining past and
current market values of old books and maps. These sources are often
available at larger public and university libraries:
/ American Book-Prices Current./ Annual. New York:
Bancroft-Parkman, etc., 1895-to date. Ref Z1000.A51
/ Book Auction Records/. Annual. Folkestone, Kent, etc.:
William Dawson, etc., 1941-date. Z 482.77
/ Book-Prices Current/. Annual. London: Elliot Stock,
1888-date. Z 482.1
/ Bookman's Price Index/. Semiannual. Detroit: Gale Research
Co., 1964-date. Tech Serv folio Z 482 .098
Rosenthal, Jon K. /Antique Map Price Record & Handbook/.
Annual, biennial. Amherst, Mass.: Kimmel Publications, 1993-2000. Map
Ref GA197.3 A57
Continued as a cumulative CD-ROM issued serially by Jeremy Pool and
titled* **/Antique Map Price Record./* Cambridge, Mass.: Map Record
Publications, 2002-date. Map Ref CD-ROM GA197.3 .A57 For more
information, see http://www.maprecord.com/ (try searching for similar
items - date, condition, publisher, cartographer, etc)
/ United States Cumulative Book Auction Records/. Annual. New
York: Want List, The Book Trade Weekly, 1941-date. Z 482.916
_Internet Resources_
The /Map History / History of Cartography// Website/ includes a
directory of antiquarian map dealers:
http://www.maphistory.info/market.html
/Oddens’s Bookmarks/:
http://oddens.geog.uu.nl/index.php
Site with thousands of links relating to all aspects of cartography,
current and historical. Refer to the section titled “Sellers of
Cartographic Material—Antiquarian.”
/MapTrade Mailing List Home Page:/
http://www.raremaps.com/maptrade/
MapTrade is an online discussion group for antique map collectors,
dealers and enthusiasts, and a good place to post questions. Membership
is open to anyone who subscribes by sending a message to
*[log in to unmask]* with *subscribe maptrade* in the body of the
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-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: Persac Map of Lower Mississippi - Seeking a Vaule
Date: Mon, 11 May 2009 13:21:10 -0400
From: Joel Kovarsky <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
References: <[log in to unmask]>
I've checked the most recent version of the map record, and the chart is
not on it. Nor is it in the most recent version of American Book Prices
Current.
Joel Kovarsky
Maps-L Moderator wrote:
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: Persac Map of Lower Mississippi - Seeking a Vaule
> Date: Mon, 11 May 2009 09:51:39 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Julie Sweetkind-Singer <[log in to unmask]>
> Reply-To: Julie Sweetkind-Singer <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask]
>
>
>
> John,
>
> Do you have the CD of the Antique Map Price Record?
> http://www.maprecord.com/ It's got the most comprehensive auction
> records I know of. If you don't, I've got up through volume 21
> (1983-2006) here and can check for you.
>
> Julie
>
> ***
> Julie Sweetkind-Singer
> Head Librarian; GIS & Map Librarian
> Branner Earth Sciences Library & Map Collections
> Stanford University
> 397 Panama Mall; MC 2211
> Stanford, CA 94305
> (650)725-1102
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Maps-L Moderator" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Sent: Monday, May 11, 2009 9:34:27 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific
> Subject: Persac Map of Lower Mississippi - Seeking a Vaule
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Persac Map of Lower Mississippi - Seeking a Vaule
> Date: Mon, 11 May 2009 11:27:22 -0500
> From: John M Anderson <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>
>
>
> Hi All,
>
> I have a patron trying to determine to value of an 1853 Norman’s Chart
> of the Lower Mississippi by Persac. The chart is 30 inches wide by 62
> inches high and framed. If anybody has a ball park figure or sources for
> one at auction, it would be appreciated.
>
> Thank you,
>
> John
>
> John M. Anderson
>
> Map Librarian and Director
>
> Cartographic Information Center
>
> Department of Geography & Anthropology
>
> LSU
>
> Baton Rouge, LA 70803
>
> (225) 578-6247
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