Featured Maps
Your Shell Map of 1960 Winter Olympic Games. Squaw Valley California
1960
Don Bloodgood’s take on the 1960 Winter Olympics. Verso of a detailed pictographic map are photo panels of California sights.The map shows not only the game’s site, but the surrounding area as far east as Virginia City (and including L...
Mapa de Ruta. Pan American Grace Airways Inc.
1934
A rare Spanish language route map and guidebook published by Pan American & Grace Airways Inc (WorldCat lists only one other copy, located at the National Museum of Peru). The booklet has 3 foldout map pages with one printed verso for a total of ...
Sunny Hawkes bay, New Zealand
1960
A mix of pictorial mapmaking and scenic photos. Centers on the towns of Hastings (The Fruit Bowl of N.Z.) and Napier, the later situated on Hawke’s Bay. The latter bills itself as home of “The Famous Marine Parade”Hawke’s Bay is New Zeala...
Armour Food Source Map
c1960
This is the 1960 fourth edition of Armour's food source map of the United States that was used as a promotional mailer, touting "the greatness of the United States is founded on Agriculture." The colorful map is filled with s...
The Earliest Obtainable Sea Chart of Europe
1586
Sea Chart of Europe and Northwest Africa. Lucas Waghenaer, 1586 Universe Europe maritime eiusq Navigationis description…, from Spieghel der zeevaerdt, ca. 1586. Copperplate engraving.Lucas Janszoon Waghenaer sailed as a Dutch chief officer between ...
Map of the North Island, New Zealand
c1891
New Zealand General Survey Office map of New Zealand’s North Island. Covers form the Tasman sea to the South Pacific and from the Three Kings Islands to Karamea Bight. Very detailed including railroads as of 1887. Numerous coastal islands, ...
Map of Lancaster County with Pennsylvania Dutch and Historic Interest
1949
Colorful map showing items of historical interest in this iconic Pennsylvania County
Pictorial Map of Oregon & Washington
1940
A colorful pictorial of these two states highlighting their products and resources. Done to accompany an article on the politics of the Pacific Coast and added as an insert to the March 1940 edition.
Go ye into all the World and preach the Gospel to every creature...
1878
An enormous 1878 double hemisphere map of the world illustrating missionary activity. Published by G. W. and C. B. Colton, this map is printed on waxed linen cloth, several sheets of which have been stitched together to form a whole. Th...
Pacific Arena. A Fortune Map. Orthographic Series II
1942
some measure due north west of the Hawaiian islands, this map looks at the frontier of the war in the Pacific theatre. Color distinguishes the allies and axis, as well as regional borders. Details the many islands that will become the battlegro...
