Featured Maps
A Hysterical Map of Yellowstone Park and the Jackson Hole Country. Slightly Cockeyed.
c1936
Humorous pictorial map "Drawn in Broken English by Jolly Lindgren" featuring the highlights of the area of the Jackson Hole country and Yellowstone National Park: hotels, peaks, lakes, etc. with a constant flow of humorous quips to engage th...
Map of the City of Washington in the District of Columbia shewing the Architecture and History from the Most Ancient Times Down to the Present.
1926
Clark and Olsen collaborated on two other maps of Boston (their first map) and Philadelphia, which all hold much in common with Gill’s “Wonderground Map of London. Their map of Washington was to “be the most prestigious in the series,… it...
Weekend Vacation Guide in the Western Southland
c.1957
A lovely pictographic map of the US Southwest created by James Lewicki for the the Ford Motor Company and included in an edition of "Ford Times. A Car Owners Magazine". Lewicki's style, while unique, is closer to that of...
Map of Gaya
2nd half 20th-century
This vibrant pictorial map of Gaya in India is oriented with west at the top, the title and place names are in English and in Hindi, the whole is surrounded by a border of vine-leaves. The map, possibly designed for those on a religious pilgrimage, cent...
Southern Pacific Lines follow the trails blazed by the pioneers...
1928
An uncommon and visually appealing map poster "done in the old style" with decorative galleons and sea monsters and an elaborate compass rose. Southern Pacific's Shasta Route, Overland Route, Golden State Route and Sunset Route are marked, &q...
Panair do Brasil. Nos Ceus de Tres Continentes. A Frota Bandeirante
1947
Eymonnet’s vibrant map, heightened in gold, is very much in the style of the planispheres created by Lucien Boucher for Air France. The image shows the origin of airline in Brazil and the many destinations that it reached at the time of the map. It...
Children's Map of London
1938, or after
‘Bright colours and pretty fancies’ Bullock’s iconic "Children’s Map of London" was first published in 1938, and the British Library records further editions in 1964 and 1969. All proceeds of the map were donated...
Historic and Scenic Reaches of the Nation's Capital
1838
A fine colour printed map of the northeast of the United States. Published for “The National Geographic Magazine”, and showing D.C., Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, southern New Jersey, southern Pennsylvania, with their counties, state capitals, ci...
Carte des Lignes, French Line
1959
This fine map of the Atlantic Ocean, outlines the routes taken by the Compagnie Générale Transatlantique, French Line between Europe and the Americas. The company was founded in 1861, and began sailing from Le Havre to Mexico in 1862. From 1864 they ad...
Philips Radio: The World of Entertainment
c1947
After light bulbs, radios were one of Philips' most successful products of the first half of the twentieth century. Even before the advent of the home radio, Philips owned its own radio station, which went live on air on the 11th March, 1927. Broadca...
