Featured Maps
Isola di Madagascar
1697
Typical of Coronelli's meticulous researched work,this map provides an detailed catalogue of the islands' coastline.The interior has been broken into administrative regions, includiong tribal names not present on earlier maps.
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 monumen...
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...
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...
"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...
"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...
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,...
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...
Map of San Diego's Oil Field
1920
A little gem of a map showing supposed oil drilling operations in the La Jolla, Pacific Beach, Clairemont, and Bay Park neighborhoods of San Diego, published for M. Hall Investment Co. in 1920.The map's purpose is embodied in a tag line under the...
