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[First State] Panorama of the Seat of the War Birds Eye View of Virginia, Maryland, Delaware and the District of Columbia
Bachmann’s dramatic 1861 panoramic view of the central theater of the American Civil War.
Cartographer(s): John BachmannPlace/Date: New York / 1861$2,200 Add to cart -
Angling in Troubled Waters. A Serio-Comic Map of Europe by Frederick W. Rose, Author of the “Octopus” Map of Europe.
A never-folded example of Frederick W. Rose’s iconic 1899 caricature map of Europe on a collision course.
Place/Date: London / 1899$3,200 Add to cart -
Hayastan: hamaynagitakan Hayastan (Armenia: Encyclopedic Armenia)
A cartographic celebration of Armenia and Armenian culture.
Place/Date: Paris / 1933$2,600 Add to cart -
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 / 1940$2,600 Add to cart -
Peiping
John Kirk Sewall’s famous pictorial 1930 map of Beijing.
Place/Date: Tientsin, China / ca. 1930$1,250 Add to cart -
Gettysburg Battle-Field
Proof state of Bachelder’s iconic 1863 view of the Battle of Gettysburg.
Cartographer(s): John Badger BachelderPlace/Date: New York / 1863$5,000 Add to cart -
A THING WELL BEGUN IS HALF DONE. UNCLE SAM—“Finish the canal, McKinley, and make our national expansion complete in your first administration.”
William McKinley & Uncle Sam: a wonderful 1899 persuasive map advocating for the construction of the Nicaragua Canal.
Cartographer(s): Frederick Victor GillamPlace/Date: New York / 1899$975 Add to cart -
“As the Crow Flies” A 200-Ft. “Airline” Boulevard Between Fort Worth and Dallas
A highly artistic broadside for the visionary Dallas-Fort Worth Airline Boulevard: a Depression-era infrastructure project designed to bridge and unite two Texas cities.
Cartographer(s): C.K. Chambers (Southwestern Engraving Co.)Place/Date: Fort Worth, Texas / ca. 1930$2,900 Add to cart -
Golden Gate International Exposition 1940. May 25 to September 29. Treasure Island on San Francisco Bay
Promotional poster for the 1939-40 Golden Gate International Expo in San Francisco — an icon of late Art Deco poster art.
Cartographer(s): Cornelius “Neil” Cogswell SampsonPlace/Date: Not listed / 1940$2,200 Add to cart -
Map of Peralta Park, Berkeley, Alameda County, Cal. Subdivided October 1878. M.C. King, C.E. Scale 80 Feet to One Inch. Property of M.B. Curtis.
Land grants, failed endeavors, and a fabulously wealthy stage actor: the story of North Berkeley’s Peralta Park.
Cartographer(s): Schmidt Label & Litho. Co.Place/Date: San Francisco / 1878$2,450 Add to cart -
Bacon’s Bird’s-Eye View of the Holy Land
George Washington Bacon’s iconic bird’s-eye-view of the Holy Land.
Cartographer(s): George Washington BaconPlace/Date: London / 1890$2,600 Add to cart -
Site of Golden Gate-International Exposition: “A pageant of the Pacific”
A masterfully-composed 1939 color panorama of San Francisco and its newly built bridges.
Place/Date: San Francisco / 1939$2,700 Add to cart -
Map of Eastern Virginia Compiled from the best authorities and printed at the Coast Survey Office, A.D. Bache, Supdt. 1862.
Alexander Bache’s Map of Eastern Virginia: a Union map of Washington’s Confederate backyard.
Place/Date: Washington, D.C. / 1862$1,700 Add to cart -
[Sutro Baths] ON THE SHORE OF THE PACIFIC OCEAN
A monumental and vivacious rendition of San Francisco’s magnificent Sutro Baths.
Cartographer(s): AnonymousPlace/Date: San Francisco / 1896$18,000 Add to cart -
Bird’s Eye View of the Famous Santa Clara Valley Looking Southerly from San Francisco
A rare and dramatic bird’s-eye-view of Santa Clara Valley.
Cartographer(s): Britton & ReyPlace/Date: San Francisco / 1886$2,400 Add to cart -
[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 -
Nuevo Mapa de Europa Politico y Comercial Illustrado con los Tipos y Uniformes Militares de los Estados de Europa…
Decorative World War I map of Europe with military uniforms and up-to-date borders.
Cartographer(s): GadolaPlace/Date: Paris / 1914$1,100 Add to cart -
Cairo
Large and detailed 1942 Survey of Egypt bilingual map of Cairo and the Nile Delta.
Cartographer(s): Survey of EgyptPlace/Date: Cairo / 1942$350 Add to cart -
Nuevo Mapa de la República Argentina Publicado por Ángel Estrada y Cía.
Detailed late 19th century folding map of Argentina on contemporary linen in original case.
Place/Date: Buenos Aires / 1888$150 Add to cart -
Mapa de los ferrocarriles en explotación, construcción y proyecto en España y Portugal
Absolutely gorgeous 1956 railroad map of Spain and Portugal with Francoist coat-of-arms.
Cartographer(s): Alfredo Forcano CatalánPlace/Date: Madrid / 4th edition 1956$775 Add to cart -
Klassischer Boden oder Malerisches Relief des Vierwaldstättersees / Plan Pittoresque du Lac des IV Cantons 1853. Lith Frères Eglin à Lucerne.
Spectacular panoramic view of Lake Lucerne, with dynamic topographic relief and pictorial cities and towns.
Cartographer(s): Frères EglinPlace/Date: Lucerne / 1853$1,250 Add to cart -
Planisphère des Croyances Religieuses et des Missions Chrétiennes
Up-to-date statistical map presenting the worldwide distribution of religions in the late 19th century.
Cartographer(s): Valérien GroffierPlace/Date: Paris / 1890$975 Add to cart -
Routes between ‘Oqair and Jabrin Oasis in Eastern Nejd from surveys by Major R.E. Cheesman O.B.E. 1923-24
A pioneering expedition for the mapping of the Arabian coast from the Gulf of Salwah to Uqair.
Cartographer(s): Robert Ernest CheesmanPlace/Date: London / 1925$700 Add to cart
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Map of San Francisco Showing Principal Streets and Places of Interest
The greatest and grandest pictorial map of San Francisco, representing the best of Roaring Twenties cartographic wit and optimism.
Place/Date: San Francisco / 1927Read more -
Britton & Rey’s Guide Map of the City of San Francisco. 1887. Copyright. (with) Index to Street Guide Map of San Francisco, Cal. by Britton & Rey
Unusual 1887 Britton & Rey map of San Francisco with a rare depiction of the Bay District Racing Track.
Cartographer(s): Britton & ReyPlace/Date: San Francisco / 1887Read 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.
Chevalier’s famous map of San Francisco for the 1915 Exposition.
Cartographer(s): August ChevalierPlace/Date: San Francisco / 1915Read 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 -
Map of San Francisco Showing Principal Streets and Places of Interest
The greatest and grandest pictorial map of San Francisco, representing the best of Roaring Twenties cartographic wit and optimism.
Cartographer(s): Harrison GodwinPlace/Date: San Francisco / 1927Read more -
Plano Comercial de la Capital Federal y sus Alrededores por A. Bemporat [AND] Gran Mapa de Ferrocarriles Sud Americanos compilado por A. Bemporat
Two of Bemporat’s iconic and monumental Argentinian wall maps: a stunning city plan of Buenos Aires and a national railway map.
Cartographer(s): Oficina Cartografica BemporatPlace/Date: Juncal/Buenos Aires / 1914Read 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 -
Birds Eye View of the Soudan and Surrounding Countries
A marvelous piece of Victorian mapmaking commemorating the famous General Gordon’s exploits at the Siege of Khartoum.
Cartographer(s): London Illustrated News; Maclure & Macdonald Lith.ers to the QueenPlace/Date: London / 1888Read more -
Railroad Map of Ohio. Published By The State. 1914.
Connecting people and industries in the Rust Belt: a 1914 folding railroad map of Ohio.
Cartographer(s): Columbus Lithograph Co.Place/Date: Columbus, OH / 1914Read 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 -
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 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 -
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 -
Carte ethnographique de l’Epire du Nord en 1913.
Rare – a highly sophisticated, large format ethnographic map of the region of Northern Epirus, disputed frontier land.
Place/Date: Thessaloniki / 1913Read more -
[Spain & Portugal]
Exceptional bird’s-eye-view of the Iberian Peninsula.
Cartographer(s): A. TrubPlace/Date: Aarau / ca. 1925Read more -
The “Graphic” Map of South-Central Africa Shewing the British and German Possessions
Interesting Victorian-era map of European colonies in sub-equatorial Africa.
Cartographer(s): The GraphicPlace/Date: London / 1890Read 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.
Chevalier’s famous map of San Francisco for the 1915 Exposition.
Cartographer(s): August ChevalierPlace/Date: San Francisco / 1915Read 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 Générale des Chemins de Fer et des Voies Navigables de La France
Well-executed 1861 railroad map of France published under Napoleon III.
Cartographer(s): Napoléon ChaixPlace/Date: Paris / 1861Read more -
Carte de l’Île de Madagascar d’après les documents les plus récents
Rare broadside detailing operations of the Franco-Hova War, with a map of Madagascar.
Cartographer(s): Lèon HayardPlace/Date: Paris / 1894Read more -
Map showing Territorial Growth of the City of Seattle to accompany the Annual Report of the City Engineer.
Superb color-printed map of Seattle focusing on the expansion of the city in the last quarter of the 19th century.
Cartographer(s): Albro GardnerPlace/Date: Seattle / December 1891Read more -
Detroit United Lines and Interurban Connections
Scarce interurban rail map of connections between Detroit, Toledo, Kalamazoo, Bay City, Port Huron, and more.
Cartographer(s): Calvert Lithographing Co.Place/Date: Detroit / 1916Read more -
Sunkist Map of California
Scarce pictorial map of California highlighting one of the state’s great industries.
Cartographer(s): Cal RambeauPlace/Date: Los Angeles / 1940Read more -
Skeleton Map of the Union Pacific Railway
Decorative promotional railroad map of the Union Pacific Railway, with a topographic profile.
Place/Date: Buffalo, NY / 1886Read more -
Map of the avenue leading to Golden Gate Park showing the proposed plan of improvement, together with that of the entrance to the park
Golden Gate Park takes shape: 1872 map of the Panhandle by William Hammond Hall.
Place/Date: San Francisco / 1872Read more -
A New Map of the States of California and Nevada…Exhibiting the Rivers, Lakes, Bays and Islands, with the principal Towns, Roads, Railroads and Transit Routes to the Silver Mining Districts…1867
Rare 1867 edition of Ransom & Doolittle’s map of California and Nevada, published in San Francisco by Warren Holt.
Place/Date: San Francisco / 1867Read more -
The United States and its new possessions: Puerto Rico, Cuba, Hawaii, Philippine Islands and Alaska, with general maps of Europe, Asia, Africa and Pan America
Rare document of the Age of Imperialism — post-Spanish-American War map of the United States.
Cartographer(s): National Publishing Co.Place/Date: Boston / 1899Read more -
Mapa de America: Razas, Indumentaria, Banderas, Escudos Y Producciónes
Pictorial Interwar North & South America
Place/Date: Barcelona / ca. 1927Read 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 -
Birds Eye View of the Soudan and Surrounding Countries
Marvelous piece of Victorian mapmaking commemorating the General Gordon’s exploits at the Siege of Khartoum
Cartographer(s): London Illustrated News; Maclure & Macdonald Lith.ers to the QueenPlace/Date: London / 1888Read more -
Las Mariposas Estate, Mariposas County, California
Gorgeous 1863 map of Mariposa Estate — indicates Frémont’s estate!
Place/Date: New York / 1863Read more -
Geologische Wandtafeln für den Anschauungs-Unterricht.
Marvelous 1872 geological treatise with color diagrams of the Earth’s stratigraphy.
Cartographer(s): Dr. Oscar Friedrich von Fraas; lith. v. Jul. Joh. Haecker; Lith. Dampfschnellpressendruck J.F. Schreiber EsslingenPlace/Date: Ravensburg / 1872Read more -
Map of California Roads For Cyclers [with Cycling Atlas]
A rare and beautiful map of cycling routes in California from America’s Gilded Age cycling boom.
Place/Date: San Francisco / 1896Read more -
Route of the Mormon Pioneers from Nauvoo to Great Salt Lake.
A rare, separately-published version of this striking panoramic bird’s-eye-view of the route of the Mormon pioneers.
Cartographer(s): Millroy & HayesPlace/Date: Salt Lake City / 1899Read more -
Map of the Battle Field of Gettysburg. July 1st, 2nd, 3rd
Bachelder’s authoritative three-part map of the Gettysburg battlefield.
Cartographer(s): John Badger BachelderPlace/Date: Boston / 1876Read more -
Necrópolis de Barcelona. Plano de Distribucion
Gorgeous 1883 chromolithograph of Montjuïc Cemetery in Barcelona.
Cartographer(s): Lit Suc Ramirez y Ca Barcelona; Leandro AlbaredaPlace/Date: Barcelona / 1883Read more -
Recettes des tramways de Paris des bateaux-omnibus et du chemin de ceinture et mouvements des voyageurs dans les gares de paris en 1880.
Gorgeous statistical graphic plan of Paris depicting passenger movements in the year 1880
Cartographer(s): Ministere des Travaux Publics; Imp. MonrocqPlace/Date: Paris / 1882Read more -
Firenze Monumentale
Splendid turn-of-the-century view of Florence.
Cartographer(s): Emilio TarchiPlace/Date: Florence / ca. 1900Read more -
Faust’s Map of the City and County of San Francisco, California
Gorgeous pre-1906 earthquake map of San Francisco.
Place/Date: San Francisco / 1900Read more -
General Map of the Panama Canal
Rare relief map booklet of the Panama Canal Zone
Cartographer(s): William M. Baxter, Jr.Place/Date: Boston / ca. 1915Read more -
Guide Map of the City of San Francisco Compiled from the Official Surveys &c.
1891 map of San Francisco.
Cartographer(s): Henry G. LangleyPlace/Date: San Francisco / 1891Read more -
Official Map of Chinatown in San Francisco [bound in] San Francisco Municipal Reports for the Fiscal Year 1884-85…
Mapping vice in San Francisco: rare 1885 map of Chinatown, “a city within the city”.
Cartographer(s): B. Farwell, John E. Kunklet, E. B. Pond; A.L. Bancroft & Co.Place/Date: San Francisco / 1885Read more -
Map of San Francisco, Points of Interest, A Birdseye View of the City by the Golden Gate
Rare 1952 pictorial map of San Francisco
Cartographer(s): Don BloodgoodPlace/Date: San Francisco / 1952Read more -
Chart of the World on Mercator’s Projection
Excellent 1871 world map with extensive detail, original Edward Stanford case
Cartographer(s): Hermann BerghausPlace/Date: Gotha / 1871Read more -
Nouvelle Carte Générale des Provinces Asiatiques de l’Empire Ottoman (sans l’Arabie) dressée par Henri Kiepert, Berlin 1883. Chemins De Fer d’après l’état de 1909.
Colossal 1909 map of the Ottoman Empire composed during the ‘New Great Game’and the lead-up to World War I
Cartographer(s): Heinrich KiepertPlace/Date: Berlin / 1909Read more -
Carte Touristique de la ville de Rio de Janeiro. La Capitale des Etats Unis du Brasil
1940 c. art-deco pictorial map of Rio de Janeiro
Cartographer(s): YpirngaPlace/Date: São Paulo / ca. 1940Read more -
Map of San Francisco, California
Late 19th century map of San Francisco with missing Marina street names
Cartographer(s): Matthews, Northrup & Co.Place/Date: New York / 1891Read more -
Ride the roads to romance along the Golden Coast and thru the sunshine empire of Southern California
Roads to Romance pictorial map of Southern California
Cartographer(s): Roads to Romance AssociationPlace/Date: Los Angeles / 1952Read more -
Madagascar
French pictorial map of Madagascar
Cartographer(s): JylbertPlace/Date: Paris / 1943Read more -
Salt Lake City: Map and Route of the Mormon Pioneers, their names, story of their trip and the dates, Mormon Church history and organization – The Wilson Hotel, Salt Lake City…
Marvelous 1899 pictorial panoramic route map of the Mormon pioneers
Cartographer(s): Millroy & HayesPlace/Date: Salt Lake City / 1899Read more -
Map of the Denver & Rio Grande System and the Western Pacific Railway and connections
1911 map of the Denver and Rio Grande railway system.
Cartographer(s): Denver & Rio Grande R.R.Place/Date: Denver / 1911Read 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 -
Map of San Francisco Showing Principal Streets and Places of Interest
Delightful 1927 pictorial map of San Francisco.
Cartographer(s): Harrison GodwinPlace/Date: San Francisco / 1927Read more -
California
A donation from the Jo Mora Trust: Jo Mora’s wonderful 1945 pictorial ode to California.
Cartographer(s): Jo MoraPlace/Date: Monterey, CA / 1945Read more
