Featured Maps
Map of the North Island, New Zealand
c1892
New Zealand General Survey Office map of New Zealand’s North Island. Covers the area from the Tasman Sea to the South Pacific and from the Three Kings Islands to Karamea Bight. Very detailed including railroads as of 1887. Numerous coastal islands,...
SABENA Africa Route Map
1950
Dramatic and stylish map showing the routes of Sabena Airlines throughout Africa, the Middle East, and Europe.SABENA: Societé Anonyme Belge d'Exploitation de la Navigation Aérienne - Belgian Corporation for Air Navigation Services – was the nat...
Go ye into all the World and preach the Gospel to every creature...
after 1902
A monumental missionary map of the world, colour-coded to show the diaspora of religious denominations: Protestants, Roman Catholics, Greek and Eastern [Churches], Jews, Mohammedans, and Heathens. The whole interpolated with religious epithets, quotes f...
Danny Arnold's Pictorial Map of The Old West
1962
Published to coincide with, and cash in on the success of, the 1962 Cinerama film 'How the West Was Won'. The film hosted an all-star cast: Carroll Baker, Henry Fonda, Karl Malden, Gregory Peck, George Peppard, Debbie Reynolds, Jimmie Stewart,...
Plan de la Baie de Monterey
1797
First edition, derived entirely from original sources and the earliest obtainable map of the region. Showing the Presidio and the Mission of St. Charles, anchorages, rocky outcrops. La Perouse landed at Monterey in September of 1786, and remained there fo...
Holland West-Afrika Lijn
1949
An important post-WWII map showing West Africa carved up by Colonial powers: Britain, France, Spain, Portugal and Belgium. Vignettes throughout the map highlight the rich natural resources of the territories, and how they may be accessed by the flight ro...
Edo
c1840
A beautiful woodblock map of Tokyo from the golden age of Japanese woodblock map printing. Combining the elements of traditional Japanese map-making: rice paper, woodblock printing, delicate application of colour, the inclusion of topographical views in...
Maps of the City & County of San Diego
1914
A very detailed map of the city of San Diego on the right, extending north to Pacific Beach and south to Division Street. The map on the left sets the City within its wider context of Riverside County to the north and Mexico to the south. Within the City...
Map of the Colony of New Zealand from Official Documents
1853
One of Arrowsmith’s scarcest maps, first published in 1841. John Arrowsmith was the nephew of Aaron Arrowsmith (1750-1833). The younger Arrowsmith introduced ‘The London Atlas’ in 1834. Subsequent editions appeared with title pages da...
Sketch Map of the North Island of New Zealand. Native Tribal Boundaries
1869
Defence map of New Zealand’s North Island showing Māori iwi (tribal) boundaries, confiscated land, location of armed police and military bases, and where gold was found, created in response to the Waikato Maori Wars. The map shows the more...
