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[Map of Steamship Routes and the Railways and Post Roads of the Russian Empire]
In-progress construction of the Trans-Siberian Railway: a scarce wall map depicting the transportation network of the Russian Empire at the end of the 19th century.
Cartographer(s): Cartographic Establishment of Alexey IlyinPlace/Date: St. Petersburg / 1898$1,850 Add to cart -
[Title in Russian] Russian Empire in the 18th Century (European Section)
Educating school children during the Cold War: Soviet historical wall map of the Russian Empire in the 18th century.
Cartographer(s): General Directorate of Geodesy and Cartography (USSR)Place/Date: Moscow / 1967$675 Add to cart -
Berkeley California
Rich pictorial bird’s-eye-view of Berkeley, including the University of California.
Cartographer(s): City DesignsPlace/Date: Pleasanton / ca. 1985$925 Add to cart -
Europe [in Arabic]
Arabic-language WWII Rarity: a Lebanese map of Europe with Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact & Maginot Line.
Place/Date: Beirut / ca. 1939$1,700 Add to cart -
Southern Marin
Fabulous pictorial bird’s-eye-view of Tiburon, Mill Valley, and Sausalito.
Cartographer(s): City DesignsPlace/Date: Pleasanton / ca. 1988$1,900 Add to cart -
PORT OF SAN FRANCISCO. WHERE THE FAR EAST BEGINS
Uncommon promotional bird’s-eye-view in the style of Saul Steinberg showing the port of San Francisco as the gateway to Pacific commerce.
Place/Date: San Francisco / 1984$775 Add to cart
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i 50 Sbarchi in Gran Bretagna
Persuasive cartography: 1941 Italian map of Great Britain promoting its vulnerability to invasion.
Cartographer(s): ViscegliaPlace/Date: Milan / 1941Read more -
Merry-Maker’s Map of San Francisco
A 1940 pictorial map of San Francisco that captures the zeitgeist of Herb Caen’s “Baghdad-by-the-Bay.”
Cartographer(s): Milt SchenkofskyPlace/Date: San Francisco / 1940Read more -
Map of San Francisco, Points of Interest, A Birdseye View of the City by the Golden Gate
Excellent 1952 pictorial bird’s-eye-view of San Francisco.
Cartographer(s): Don BloodgoodPlace/Date: San Francisco / 1952Read more -
MapEasy’s Guidemap to San Francisco. A Location Map and Guidebook in one!
City travel on the eve of the world wide web: a detailed two-sided tourist map of San Francisco.
Cartographer(s): MapEasyPlace/Date: Amagansett, NY / 1993Read more -
LA ’84 Summer Games
A fun pictorial map for the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Olympics.
Cartographer(s): West Coast VenturesPlace/Date: Los Angeles / 1983Read more -
California [Deluxe edition screen-printed on linen]
The Ultimate Pictorial Map of California in the late 60s, here the highly sought-after and larger limited edition.
Place/Date: San Jose / 1968Read more -
[Sequential Panoramic Triptych] The Burning City, The Ruins, and the Business Section of San Francisco
A scarce R.J. Waters three panoramic photograph sequence of San Francisco destroyed and rebuilt.
Cartographer(s): R.J. Waters CompanyPlace/Date: San Francisco / 1914Read more -
View of the World from 9th Avenue
Original run example of Saul Steinberger’s iconic illustration of the world as seen from a typical New Yorker’s perspective.
Cartographer(s): Saul SteinbergPlace/Date: New York / 1976Read more -
Preliminary Mineralogical and Geological Map of the State of California Issued By The California State Mining Bureau. January 1st 1891.
A pioneering map of California, in which the entire state is mapped in mineralogical and geological terms for the first time.
Cartographer(s): Julius C. HenkeniusPlace/Date: San Francisco / 1891Read more -
Montclair Village [Oakland, CA]
Delightful 1987 pictorial map of Montclair Village, Oakland.
Cartographer(s): Jim KingwellPlace/Date: Oakland / 1987Read more -
Merry-Maker’s Map of San Francisco
A 1940 pictorial map of San Francisco that captures the zeitgeist of Herb Caen’s “Baghdad-by-the-Bay.”
Cartographer(s): Milt SchenkofskyPlace/Date: San Francisco / 1940Read more -
Expedition Citroen Centre-Asie 3eme Mission G.-M. Haardt – L. Audouin-Dubreuil
A remarkable collection of materials related to the first automobile crossing of Asia: the famous Citroën Central Asia Expedition of 1931-32, from Beruit to Peking.
Place/Date: Paris / 1933Read more -
“SWORD AREA” BEACH CHARTLET. Enlargement of Portion F.1016
World War II hydrographic chart used for planning the British D-Day landing at Sword Beach in Normandy.
Cartographer(s): Office of the British Admiralty HydrographicPlace/Date: London / 18th February 1944Read more -
THE EXPULSION OF AXIS FORCES FROM NORTH AFRICA
Overpowering the Desert Fox: a scarce World War II flow map celebrating victory in North Africa.
Cartographer(s): AnonymousPlace/Date: England(?) / 1943Read more -
The New California Sugar Refinery, San Francisco.
The New California Sugar Refinery: an emblem of late 19th century industrial San Francisco.
Place/Date: San Francisco / 1881Read more -
San Francisco Potrero Hill Showplace Square
Images of a different era: an exciting, block-by-block glimpse of late 1980s Potrero Hill San Francisco.
Cartographer(s): City Graphics of America, Inc.Place/Date: Fremont, CA / 1988Read more -
Map Exhibiting the Salt Marsh, Tide and Submerged Lands Disposed of by the State of California in and Adjacent to the Bays of San Francisco and San Pablo and now Subject to Reclamation Prepared from Maps of the U.S. Coast Survey & Official Records by Order of the Board of State Harbor Commissioners for the United States Commissioners on San Francisco Harbor…
The power of private enterprise in America: a rare and important map of the San Francisco Bay Tide Lands, showcasing ambitions behind the city’s development.
Place/Date: San Francisco / 1874Read more -
Silicon Valley
[Unrecorded 1986 issue] Splendid pictorial map of Silicon Valley chronicling the wide array of firms and start-ups in the field of computer technology.
Place/Date: Fremont, CA / 1986Read more -
Silicon Valley [:] Apple Computer, Inc.
A 1990 pictorial map of Silicon Valley published by Apple Computer and giving a whimsical snapshot of the era’s enthusiasm.
Cartographer(s): Apple Computer, Inc.Place/Date: Cupertino / 1990Read more -
VIII Corps In European Theater of Operations
Fighting across Europe from Normandy to Czechoslovakia: VIII Corps World War II theatre of operations map.
Cartographer(s): VIII Corps Office of the Engineer & 665th Engr. Topo. Co.Place/Date: Not listed / May 9th 1945Read more -
[Title in Russian] United Arab Republic
Cold War era Soviet map of the United Arab Republic.
Cartographer(s): General Directorate of Geodesy and Cartography (USSR)Place/Date: Moscow / 1965Read more -
Kauai. Hawaii
Delightful pictorial map of the island of Kauai.
Place/Date: Minneapolis, MN / 1982Read more -
[Untitled map of the Soviet Union]
Between Nazi Germany and Imperialist Japan: large-format map of the Soviet Union by one of America’s great cartographic illustrators.
Cartographer(s): Robert M. Chapin Jr.Place/Date: New York / Nov. 17 1941Read more -
Silicon Valley
Pictorial bird’s-eye-view of Silicon Valley on the eve of the Internet age.
Cartographer(s): City Graphics of America, Inc.Place/Date: Fremont, CA / 1985Read more -
[Spain & Portugal]
Exceptional bird’s-eye-view of the Iberian Peninsula.
Cartographer(s): A. TrubPlace/Date: Aarau / ca. 1925Read more -
The Maltese Islands
Excellent pictorial map of Malta with plan of Valetta.
Cartographer(s): Aldo CiqheriPlace/Date: Italy / ca. 1950Read more -
The Spanish Heritage and Contribution to the American Independence 1512-1823
A historical map of the United States celebrating Spanish heritage in North America.
Cartographer(s): Alejandro de MunsPlace/Date: Madrid / 1981Read more -
“Vincere!”
The persuasive iconography of conflict: a double WWII theater of war Italian propaganda map.
Place/Date: Rome / 1943Read more -
A Map of the Marked Historical Sites of California. Compiled from the official registrations of the California State Department of Natural Resources
Large-format pictorial map of California documenting the state’s historical sites.
Place/Date: Not listed / 1952Read more -
Carta delle Terre Antartiche Esplorate e Scoperte dalla “Belgica” Compilata da A. Faustini secondo i dati del Commandante A. de Gerlache
Documenting a first in Antarctic exploration: the Belgian Expedition of 1897 to 1899.
Cartographer(s): Stab. P. CasettiPlace/Date: Rome / ca. 1900Read more -
Map of San Francisco, Points of Interest, A Birdseye View of the City by the Golden Gate
Excellent 1952 pictorial bird’s-eye-view of San Francisco.
Cartographer(s): Don BloodgoodPlace/Date: San Francisco / 1952Read more -
Cartes Blondel Planisphère Politique et Grandes Routes Aériennes
Tracking the expanding sector of post-war commercial aviation.
Cartographer(s): Blondel La RougeryPlace/Date: Paris / 1948Read more -
Colonie Dell’Africa Orientale Italiana e Abissinia
East Africa on the eve of World War II: the Italian gambit.
Cartographer(s): Arti Grafiche Anselmo TavazzaniPlace/Date: Milan / ca. 1937Read more -
Souvenir Map of San Francisco Chinatown
Fine pictorial map of San Francisco Chinatown by a Chinese-American artist.
Place/Date: San Jose / ca. 1967Read more -
i 50 Sbarchi in Gran Bretagna
Persuasive cartography: 1941 Italian map of Great Britain promoting its vulnerability to invasion.
Cartographer(s): ViscegliaPlace/Date: Milan / 1941Read more -
Walnut Creek California
1985 pictorial bird’s-eye-view of Walnut Creek.
Cartographer(s): Joseph C. PipiaPlace/Date: Not listed / 1985Read more -
Pony Express Route April 3, 1860 – October 24, 1861
Vivid pictorial commemoration of the Pony Express centennial.
Place/Date: New York / 1961Read more -
[Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic]
The map of Transnistria you never knew you needed, a.k.a. the only map of Transnistria you’ll ever need.
Cartographer(s): UnknownPlace/Date: Transnistria / ca. 2010Read more -
The Old Spanish and Mexican Ranchos of Los Angeles County
Looking back at land distribution in pre-American Los Angeles County — pictorial map of Spanish and Mexican ranchos.
Place/Date: Los Angeles / 1937Read more -
The “Chevalier” Commercial, Pictorial and Tourist Map of San Francisco From Latest U.S. Gov. and Official Surveys. Designed-Engraved And Copyrighted By Aug. Chevalier, Lithographer Publisher, 507 Mission St. San Francisco.
Splendid Chevalier map of San Francisco for the 1915 Exposition.
Cartographer(s): August ChevalierPlace/Date: San Francisco / 1915Read more -
Map Showing Property of South San Francisco Land and Improvement Co at South San Francisco, San Mateo County, California
Detailed 1907 Britton & Rey lithograph of South San Francisco.
Place/Date: San Francisco / 1907Read more
