Featured Maps
British Commonwealth of Nations
October 1945-April 1946
Rare separately issued pictorial map of the world, published at the end of World War II by the British Information Services, but issued from their office at 30 Rockefeller Center, New York City. The British Information Services (BIS) was the New York...
"Hysterical Map of Yellowstone ...."
1948
This is the second and later version of the Yellowstone map. Gone is the red border and the elongated format. This map has a blue border and is 16 x 16 inches. "Hatched & Scratched by Jolly Lindgren", it includes mo...
"Hysterical Map of Island of Oahu, Hawaii..."
1954
This charming tourist map shows the main roads, towns and attractions (such as Waikiki Beach with a 'grass in motion shake sister').The bountiful sea life is noted by fishermen, coral gardens and a fish "scale". This map was &quo...
Complete Map of Vermont Showing Highways and Natural Features
1902
This is a striking, large and colorful antique case map of Vermont, published right at the turn of the 20th century in 1902.As noted in the title, the map presents the state with abundant detail regarding its highways, natural features, cities, villages,...
Fun Map of New Zealand
1940
Pictorial map of New Zealand designed for the tourist trade. Inset shows internal railways and external sea and air routes. Whimiscal vignettes dot the map. The verso has a varierty of useful information for the tourist, including&nbs...
Globo Terrestre Delineato Sulle Ultime Osservazioni Con...
1792
A beautiful, complete set of gores for the construction of Giovanni Maria Cassin i's 1792 terrestrial and celestial globe pair, including the calottes and printed matter for the horizon and meridian rings. The gores are paired in four bordered sh...
Map Showing the Overland and Overseas Flights of Charles A. Lindbergh
1928
This is a pictorial celebrating Lindbergh's Transatlantic flight. It traces Lindbergh's flying career from his 1923 first solo flight at Americus, Georgia, to the delivery of his now world-renowned airplane The Spirit of St. Louis to the Smit...
East Africa Land of Sunshine (Kenya, Uganda, Tanganyika)
1949
Nice vintage pictorial map of British east Africa in 1949. Today the map would ecompass Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda
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...
