Featured Maps
London Underground Advertising Poster - "In the Heat of the Summer you will find me cool.."
1922
Set against a black background is a central pictorial map, similar in decorative style and comic content to Gill's original "Wonderground" map of 1914, which shows central London from Docklands & Whitechapel in the East to Barnes Br...
Descrittione Universale Della Terra Con L'Uso Del Navigare
1660
A superb example of this rare and magnificent 10-sheet map of the World, first published on this scale by Matteo Florimi in Siena in 1600. A Belgian artist, who worked with Giovanni Magini in Italy, this extraordinary and beautiful map is among Ar...
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.
"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...
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...
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,...
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
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...
