Featured Maps
Map of the Colony of New Zealand from Official Documents
1853
One of Arrowsmith’s scarcest maps, first published in 1841. John Arrowsmith was the nephew of Aaron Arrowsmith (1750-1833). The younger Arrowsmith introduced ‘The London Atlas’ in 1834. Subsequent editions appeared with title pages dated 1...
KLM Europa
c1958
Colorful and incredibly busy advertisement for the Dutch Royal Airline. Large Compass Rose/cartouche in the right corner showing all the signs of the zodiac. The map is surrounded by vignettes, perhaps a nod to the earlier Dutch mapmakers. The name ...
Sketch Map of the North Island of New Zealand. Native Tribal Boundaries
1869
Defence map of New Zealand’s North Island showing Māori iwi (tribal) boundaries, confiscated land, location of armed police and military bases, and where gold was found, created in response to the Waikato Maori Wars. The map shows th...
Tahiti
c1950
Brightly colored and humorous map by Jean Rousaute showing the peoples, wildlife, and tourists found around Tahiti. On the verso ‘An Invitation to Tahiti’ written by William Stone paints a romantic portrait of this South-Sea paradise, augme...
Sekai Shin Manga Chokanzu
1924
Issued as a supplement to the educational publication ‘Kokuisai shashin jōho / 国際写真情報’, this is a rare Taisho 13 or 1924 Japanese manga (or cartoon) map of the world. Centered on Japan, the map covers most of the known w...
Maps of the City & County of San Diego
1914
A very detailed map of the city of San Diego on the right, extending north to Pacific Beach and south to Division Street. The map on the left sets the City within its wider context of Riverside County to the north and Mexico to the south. Within the C...
Wild Bill Hickok Treasure Map
1952
The legend on the map states that it “locates many of the better known treasure sites of the United States. They are scattered from coast to coast… in the denseness of metropolitan centers, in the sands of a hundred islands and in the deso...
World Wonders. A Pictorial Map
1939
Pictorial map illustrating wonders of the world, including engineering, architectural and artistic achievements of mankind through the ages, as well as marvels of nature. Included are the Statue of Liberty, Empire State Building, Mayan temples, Egyptian Sp...
South Africa
1958
A dramatic map of South Africa at a time when it was “The Union of South Africa" and included the former German colony of Southwest Africa. Also published in the same year in a smaller version, this example was printed in The Netherlan...
PWA Rebuilds the Nation.
1939
“Cartographic monument to the New Deal” (Hornsby)Nearly one hundred projects commissioned by the PWA are illustrated in and spread evenly over the map. The border, which includes more than forty vignettes depicting men at work and the monuments ...
