Featured Maps
Untitled Map of the World
1480 [but 1590]
One of four known examples of “the most visually satisfying of all the incunable maps” (Campbell).The map appears to be an original piece of fifteenth century mapmaking with no obvious cartographic ancestor.“Although the information conveyed...
Anchorage & Cook Inlet, Alaska
1983
Published for the ALASKA GEOGRAPHIC (Vol 10, Number 2), this colorful map covers from Anchorage to Seward and NE to Mt McKinley (Denali name not yet present).This is one of the better examples of this genre. Susan Schumacher (who was on the maga...
TWA - the Gentleman's Airline - World Route Map
1948
TWA was formed in 1930, when Transcontinental Air Transport merged with Western Air Express. By 1939 the new airline was owned by the legendary Howard Hughes, under whose stewardship it gained a reputation as the gentleman’s airline. The Royal Am...
A Souvenir of the Legendary Hotel Hana Ranch
after 1946
White's map of the Island of Maui appears on the inside of a folding souvenir for the ‘Hotel Hana Ranch. Hana Maui, Territory of Hawaii’.White’s first ‘cartograph’ of the Island of Maui was published in colour i...
Map of the United States completely surrounded by Texas
1949
“Holly-Wood-Fornia”, “Knee-va-dugh”, and “Arid-zona”…This witty map, full of bold exaggerations as to how Texas is the biggest and best, and making terrible puns at the expense of the rest of the US, was issue...
UAT Route Map of Africa
c1956
“la plus importante compagnie privee Francais de transport aerien”This colourful poster map was created for ‘UAT Aeromaritime’, a French airline originally founded as ‘Aeromaritime’ in 1937 by the shipping line Les Chargeu...
Louisiana: Nature's Cornucopia
1969
This educational map of Louisiana shows the crops and flowers of the State, as well as a list of 20 "Plantation Homes Open to the Public". Along the left margin are "Floral Bouquets for Every Month of the Year". It is on...
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...
