Featured Maps
Plan de Paris
1927
Karasz's dramatic map of Paris is typical of her design: rich in colour and detail; references theatre and textiles; combining old cartographical tropes with ideas drawn from the work of Max Gill.Her prize-winning textile designs for the “Desi...
Ragbrai XIV
1986
Carolyn Blattel-Britton was a local Iowa artist. This pictorial map was done for the XIV running of the Ragbrai Bicycle cross-country race*. The race covers over 400 mile from Mineola to Muscatine and the artist shows many of the small towns and local si...
Sportsman's Map of Orego
1965
Published for the Blitz-Weinhard Brewing Co. of Portland, OR. The text welcomes both the “Sportsman” and the “Sport”. “Come on over to Oregon and Relax in a State of excitement”.Selander was a noted modernist ...
A Chart of Manhattan
1936
This pocket-size folding map was produced for the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. It shows principal sights, shopping districts, churches and clubs. Hornsby ("PIcturing America") notes: "Annand liked to use orange as his base color in his maps,...
Central Map of Tehran
1961
This is a 1961 Addass Sahab city plan or map of central Tehran, Iran. Composed almost entirely in English, streets throughout the area are labeled using Latin characters. A handful of locations around the city are identified on the map as well, including th...
Aeroplane Map of Sydney, Australia
c1909
An interesting early aviation piece. Centered on Sydney Town Hall, the map covers from Lavender Street in North Sydney to Victoria Park, and from Elizabeth Island to Potts Point. The map follows in the tradition of similar maps issued of Paris,...
A Pictorial Map of the British Isles
1935
Uncolored pictorial map. Showing various sites, buildings, industries, and landmarks. Includes illustrations of steamboats, ships, and vignettes of structures and significant landmarks. Title framed by ornamental cartouche, and coat of Arms. Inc...
This is not a Bootlegger's Map of the United States
c1926
A close “bootleg” copy of Edward McCandlish’s humorous Depression-era map of the almost same name (which was published in Detroit by the Griswold Press), his map not having the “This is not a” statement.There are other differe...
Wonders of New York
1953
A production of the utmost weirdness, this is a fun-fact-filled dramatic 1953 pictorial map of New York City by the flamboyant Swedish-American artist, Nils Birger Hansell. Covering the Manhattan from roughly the Battery to 96th street...
A Collection of Four “NAVWARMAP”s
1944
Four of six propaganda “Nav War Maps” issued in 1944 by the U.S. Navy, including five focusing on different theatre of war and a sixth providing a global overview. All are visually compelling, with vibrant colors and energetic graphic desi...
