# Gerhard Mercator - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-29T15:27:38.722Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 142
- Lots with prices: 98
- First auction date: 2002-11-19
- Latest auction date: 2026-02-21
- Median realised price: $240
- Price range: $15 to $180,000

## Market Takeaway
Gerhard Mercator shows solid auction liquidity with 141 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $240. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 11 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-13.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($240\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $120 and $400.
- Auction totals can include buyer premiums or fees depending on reporting, so compare like\-for\-like when possible.
- Condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence can move value materially versus median comps.

## Price Bands
- Under $1,000: 86.7% (85 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 9.2% (9 sales)
- $10,000\+: 4.1% (4 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 11
- Previous 12 months sales: 10
- Recent 12 months median: $200
- Previous 12 months median: $150
- Median shift: 33.3%
- Latest sale date: 2025-12-13
- Days since latest sale: 67
- Market velocity: moderate

## Top Auction Houses
- Adam's: 19 lots
- Arenberg Auctions: 10 lots
- Kunst\- und Auktionshaus Quedlinburg: 10 lots
- Dorotheum: 8 lots
- Martel Maides: 7 lots
- Auction House Zezula: 6 lots
- Sheppards: 6 lots
- Arader Galleries: 5 lots
- Auktionshaus Schwab: 5 lots
- Gonnelli Casa d'Aste: 4 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2026-02-21 | GERARD MERCATOR \(Flemish, 1512–1594\) and JODOCUS HONDIUS \(Flemish/Dutch 1563\-1612\) TWO MAPS FROM THE "Atlas Minor," DUTCH, EARLY 17TH CENTURY, Each: 6 1/4 x 8 1/4 in. \(15.9 x 21 cm.\), Frame: 12 1/4 x 14 1/2 in. \(31.1 x 3 | Simpson Galleries, LLC | $400 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-gerard-mercator-flemish-1512-1594-and-jodocus-hondius-flemish-dutch-1563-1612-two-maps-from-the-atlas-minor-dutch-early-17th-century-each-6-1-4-x-8-1-4-in-15-9-x-21-cm-frame-12-1-4-x-14-1-2-in-31-1-x-3-383-c-87a140d4fb
2. 2025-12-13 | Trier & Lutzenburg. | Arenberg Auctions | €120
3. 2025-12-03 | Gerhard MERCATOR \(1512 – 1594\) Jodocus HONDIUS \(1593 – 1629\) In their “Atlas Minor” | Psatharis Auctions | €300 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-gerhard-mercator-1512-1594-jodocus-hondius-1593-1629-in-their-atlas-minor-130-c-75bc45e4eb
4. 2025-11-22 | Gerhard Mercator, Karte Osteuropa | Auktionshaus Mehlis GmbH | €90
5. 2025-11-22 | Gerhard Mercator, 'Holsatiae Ducatus'' | Auktionshaus Mehlis GmbH | N/A
6. 2025-11-12 | Gerard Mercator,  Flemish 1512\-1594\-  Four maps from the Melchior\-Hondius Atlas: Can | Roseberys | £200 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-gerard-mercator-flemish-1512-1594-four-maps-from-the-melchior-hondius-atlas-can-259-c-bd0396e45f
7. 2025-06-14 | Flandria. | Arenberg Auctions | €400
8. 2025-05-10 | Gerhard Mercator \(1512\-1594\), Map of the Landgraviate of Alsace | Kunst\- und Auktionshaus Quedlinburg | €100
9. 2025-04-05 | Gerard Mercator and Rumold Mercator's Iconic Double\-Hemisphere World Map | Arader Galleries | N/A
10. 2025-04-04 | Flandria. | Arenberg Auctions | €400
11. 2025-02-01 | Gerard Mercator / Henricus Hondius Engraved Map, Virginiae Item et Floridae Americae | Arader Galleries | N/A
12. 2025-01-10 | Gerard Mercator \(Dutch, 1512\-1594\) | Martel Maides | £75 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-gerard-mercator-dutch-1512-1594-128-c-67f48d5801
13. 2024-12-14 | Zelandia comitatus. | Arenberg Auctions | €160
14. 2024-12-14 | 2 maps. | Arenberg Auctions | €120
15. 2024-10-12 | Poictou sive Pictaviae descriptio. | Arenberg Auctions | €150
16. 2024-09-14 | GERARD MERCATOR 'ATLAS OU REPRESENTATION DU MONDE UNIVERSEL | Hargesheimer Kunstauktionen Düsseldorf | €17,000
17. 2024-06-29 | FLANDRIA. | Arenberg Auctions | €300
18. 2024-06-29 | \[BRABANT\]. | Arenberg Auctions | €200
19. 2024-04-04 | Gerard Mercator | Cheffins | £150 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-gerard-mercator-56-c-cc74d3882d
20. 2024-03-23 | Gerhard Mercator \(1512\-1594\) Virginia Engraving | Stuart Kingston Gallery | $100
21. 2024-01-01 | Gerard Mercator \(Belgian 1512 \- 1594\) and Rumold Mercator \(Belgian 1545 \- 1599\), "Orbis Terrae Compendiosa Descriptio", circa 1595, Engraved and hand colored map, 14 1/2" x 19 3/4", Condition: aging, yellowing and sta... | Nadeau's Auction Gallery | $8,960
22. 2023-12-18 | Gerard Mercator \(1512 \- 1594\) Een kaart van Zeeland: "Zelandia Comitatus" ca. 1585 | Veilinghuis Onder de Boompjes | €160
23. 2023-12-18 | Gerard Mercator \(1512 \- 1594\) Een kaart van Nederland: "Hollandia" 1625 | Veilinghuis Onder de Boompjes | €65
24. 2023-11-11 | Gerhard Mercator \(1512\-1594\), "Argow" | Kunst\- und Auktionshaus Quedlinburg | N/A

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