What is a Gerardus Mercator print worth?
1512–1594 · Price guide from past auction results
Half of the 22 works by Gerardus Mercator with a published auction price sold between $154Sign up free to see and $496Sign up free to see, and the median is $248Sign up free to see. For prints alone, the median is $225Sign up free to see across 21 sales. In the last five years the median was $286Sign up free to see across 10 sales. These are past auction results, not a valuation: medium, size, condition and provenance all change what a particular work brings.
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Gerardus Mercator prices by medium
- Auction results
- 44
- Sold rate
- 50%
- Active at auction
- 2005–2026
- Median price
- $248Sign up free to see
- Record price
- $3.3kSign up free to see Septentrionalium Terrarum descriptio (Description of the Northern Lands) map, Toomey & Co., Mar 2026
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prints | 21 | $151–$500Sign up free to see | $225Sign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Bertolami Fine Art (12), Sopocki Dom Aukcyjny (9), Maison Bibelot (5)
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Typical range is the middle half of priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). Past auction results, not a valuation.
Prices by size
| Size (longest side) | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (under 30 cm) | 3 | $143–$212Sign up free to see | $151Sign up free to see |
| Mid-size (30–75 cm) | 19 | $171–$501Sign up free to see | $299Sign up free to see |
Recent Gerardus Mercator sales
- Septentrionalium Terrarum descriptio (Description of the Northern Lands) map, engraving with hand-coloring — $3,328Sign up free to see, Toomey & Co., Mar 26, 2026
- Persici Vel Sophorum Regni Typus, engraving on paper — $13Sign up free to see, Olympia Auctions, Mar 22, 2026
- Karte Osteuropa, Kupferstich — $104Sign up free to see, Auktionshaus Mehlis, Nov 22, 2025
- Poloniae et Silesiae, Mapa Polski i Śląska, wyd. Joannes Janssonius, Amsterdam, 1628-1651 miedzioryt k — $272Sign up free to see, Sopocki Dom Aukcyjny, Feb 8, 2025
- Livonia, Mapa Litwy z 1595, wyd. Jodocus Hondius, 1619 na verso tekst w języku francuskim — $299Sign up free to see, Sopocki Dom Aukcyjny, Feb 10, 2024
- Anglia Regnum' (Map of England and Wales), engraving with later hand-colouring on laid paper — $161Sign up free to see, Toovey's, Apr 19, 2023
- Prussia, Mapa Prus, wyd. Johannes Janssonius, Amsterdam, 1631; na verso tekst w języku ni — $134Sign up free to see, Sopocki Dom Aukcyjny, Feb 11, 2023
- Polonia, stan drugi, wyd. Henricus Hondius, Londyn 1636 na verso tekst w języku niemiecki — $502Sign up free to see, Sopocki Dom Aukcyjny, Feb 19, 2022
Questions about Gerardus Mercator prices
What is a Gerardus Mercator print worth?
Based on 22 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Gerardus Mercator have sold for a median of $248, and half of them sold between $154 and $496. For prints alone the median is $225 (21 sales). Medium, size, condition, subject and provenance all affect the price of a particular work; these are past auction results, not a valuation.
What is the most expensive work by Gerardus Mercator sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $3,328 for “Septentrionalium Terrarum descriptio (Description of the Northern Lands) map” at Toomey & Co. in March 2026.
How often do Gerardus Mercator works sell at auction?
50% of the 44 lots recorded between 2005 and 2026 sold.
How can I sell a Gerardus Mercator print?
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Of the 44 lots by Gerardus Mercator recorded at auction between 2005 and 2026, 22 found a buyer (50%).
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