Featured Maps
Where We Grow Our Trees
1948
First published in 1943, the map illustrates the different forest regions of the US, and includes vignettes of the trees that are typical of each.“With the aid of research laboratories and American genius for invention, more and more industries are...
Geschichte des Kakos
1955
“Once upon a time, in the Caribbean, you could buy a beautiful woman for 100 cocoa beans” (1920s advertising slogan).A comprehensive pictorial history of the origins and production of chocolate, presumably commissioned for, but apparently never pu...
Complete Map of the Airlines of K.N.I.L.M
c1935
Featuring a Lockheed Model 14 Super Electra, or “Lockheed 14”, the flagship of the KNILM passenger fleet, soaring over the East India archipelago and parts of Southeast Asia, formerly the Dutch East Indies, and now modern Indonesia. The rout...
World Wonders. A Pictorial Map
1939
Chase’s Wonders of the World, include: engineering, architectural and artistic achievements of mankind through the ages, as well as marvels of nature; the Statue of Liberty, Empire State Building, Mayan temples, Egyptian Sphinx, Great Wall of China, K...
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 design -...
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 Cha...
Wild Bill Hickok Treasure Map
1952
The legend on the map states that it “locates many of the better known treasure sites of the United States. They are scattered from coast to coast… in the denseness of metropolitan centers, in the sands of a hundred islands and in the deso...
"Colorado: the Centennial State"
1958
This lively map of Colorado, was, according to OCLC, created by local 11th-grader, Gerald Herndon, of North High School, in aid of the Junior Red Cross, in 1958. Given how evident his artistic talent at such a young age is, it is strange not to find an...
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 iss...
The World Centrifuged
August, 1941
“The situation is as of July 7, 1941, and is subject to change without notice” (legend on the map).Issued in the August, 1941, special edition of ‘Fortune Magazine’, devoted to ‘Total War in the US’. The featured map,...
