- Who
- Ptolemy's Cosmographia, 1477
- What
- 2136000 US dollar(s)
- Where
- United States ()
- When
A version of Ptolemy’s “Cosmographia,” dating from 1477 was sold for £2,136,000 (then $3,991,970) at Sotheby’s, London, UK, on 10 October 2006. The atlas was printed in Bologna, Italy, and was part of the Wardington Library Collection. The Wardington Library is a private library located in the UK. The “hammer price” was £1,900,000 (then $3,553,000). The “total price,” including premiums, commissions, etc., was the £2,136,000 (then $3,991,970) figure.
