Antiquarian Map Dealer at Argosy Book Store, Laura Ten Eyck

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English - March 20, 2022 04:00 - 35 minutes - 82.1 MB
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Horacio spoke with Laura Ten Eyck, the 2nd Floor Gallery Director at the Argosy Bookstore. Laura is an antiquarian map dealer, vice president of the New York Map Society, and a regular guest on the PBS Antiques Roadshow. In this episode, Laura talks about what makes maps valuable collector’s items, how map collecting has changed in the last 20 years, and the current trends in the industry. Laura also gives an analysis of the 1796 Plan for New York City that will be fractionalized on Rally Road in the near future.

Discussion topics include:

Map dealers fractionalizing or creating a ring for rare maps

Working at the Argosy Book Store as the 2nd Floor Gallery Director

Gaining experience through an apprenticeship at Argosy

Maps used for persuasive reasons and propaganda

Map dealers pushed aside with the prevalence of online platforms

Finding other categories of maps to find value

Changing tastes and preferences among map collectors

Auctions houses moving away from map specialists and departments

The rise of the contemporary art collector negatively impacting maps

A community physically caring for an item and guarding it financially

Looking at Classic maps as alternative investments, think big and beautiful