Set Reminder2021-11-16 12:00:002021-11-16 12:00:00America/New_YorkBidsquareBidsquare : Louis Pierre Ledoux’s Papua New Guinea Collection https://www.bidsquare.com/auctions/willow-auction-house/louis-pierre-ledoux-s-papua-new-guinea-collection-7667 Adventurer, Academic, Industrialist: Louis Pierre Ledoux 1936 New Guinea Expedition
In early 1936, on recommendation by American anthropologist Margaret Mead, Louis Pierre Ledoux, headed to the lower eastern Sepik River of Papua New Guinea to study the Murik people.Willow Auction House jill@willowauctionhouse.com
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.