Louis Ledoux: Papua New Guinea Collection
By Willow Auction House
Contact auction house
Nov 16, 2021
2 Frassetto Way Lincoln Park, NJ 07035, United States
Terms of sale
View demo
Adventurer, Academic, Industrialist: Louis Pierre Ledoux 1936 New Guinea Expedition
In early 1936, on recommendation by American anthropologist Margaret Mead, Louis Pierre Ledoux, recent Harvard University graduate, headed to the lower eastern Sepik River of Papua New Guinea to study the Murik people.
The results of his self-funded expedition is an extraordinary collection of hundreds of artifacts, photographs, manuscripts, diaries, and letters left untouched for 85 years.
The auction has ended
|
LOT 260:
Collection of Ledoux's Maps and Catalogs
more...
|
|
|
Start price:
$
100
Estimated price :
$200 - $300
Buyer's Premium: 28%
More details
|
Collection of Ledoux's Maps and Catalogs
A collection of 6 maps and catalogs: "Winge's Turistkart over Norge", Map of Norway 1939. The National Geographic Society, Map of The United States 1946. The National Geographic Society, Map of Europe and The Near East 1943. Schaeffer Galleries , "Gems of Baroque Painting. Exhibition. January 27 to February 28, 1942." Dr. Andreas Sturies Modern Art and Auction, "Modern and Contemporary Art Auction. November 29 2003." Printed in German. The Visit of Crown Prince & Princess of Japan to the United States of America. Published by IBM World Trade Corporation 1961. Largest map: 41 1/2" L x 26 1/2" W. Largest catalog: 9 3/4" L x 6 1/4" W. Cover of Norway map book deteriorated. Foxing and creasing to the paper. Wear to edges of Europe and United States maps. Provenance: From the Louis Pierre Ledoux Collection.
