![]() ![]() And it was important to us that we select a dealer of the same caliber as Luke Vavra - in the business since the "old days" and well-respected in the map community. So we pondered: Who could supply additional maps for this special sale to generate broader appeal? It made sense for it to be another dealer (or two), who had enough stock to spare 150 maps or so, and who wasn't as focused on the New World. As Luke's collection was heavily focused on North American material, we knew we needed additional items to round out the sale. ![]() Our customer base is very diverse, as are their collecting interests. We decided that Luke's material was a perfect candidate for a special auction.īut there was one thing that was nagging us: diversity. Often with large collections we split the material among multiple auctions to ensure that we don't over-index in any one particular geography, however this collection felt different. Of course being in Virginia ourselves, we knew that his material was both a great fit for our auction house, and would also prove to be a pleasure to catalog. As a dealer for 40 years, Luke had amassed one of the best collections of early Virginia maps, plans of DC, and charts of the Atlantic ocean of any US dealers. It started out with a phone call from Luke Vavra of Cartographic Arts, who had finally decided to retire and wanted to consign the majority of his remaining stock with Old World Auctions. Good Things Come in Threes by Eliane Dotson ![]()
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