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Pony Express Route April 3, 1860 – October 24, 1861
A vivid 1961 pictorial commemoration of the Pony Express centennial.
Place/Date: New York / 1961$350 Add to cart -
Plan of Ancient Troy
When artifact becomes cartifact — locally-published and detailed archaeological plan of Ancient Troy.
Cartographer(s): AYLAPlace/Date: Çanakkale / 1964$175 Add to cart -
Carmel-By-the-Sea Past and Present (with original envelope!)
This information-packed, cartoon-style map of Carmel-by-the-Sea in California is a typical example of Jo Mora’s innovative style of mapmaking and one of the most iconic maps from his hand.
Cartographer(s): Jo MoraPlace/Date: Carmel-By-The-Sea / 1942$1,800 Add to cart -
Marvelous Marin, Home of Muir Woods National Monument
A marvelous work for a marvelous place: a 1960s pictorial map of Marin County, CA.
Cartographer(s): Marin Tourism BureauPlace/Date: San Rafael / ca. 1960$275 Add to cart -
The Original Silicon Valley Map & Calendar [1994]
On the eve of the dot-com bubble: a vibrant 1994 pictorial bird’s-eye-view of Silicon Valley.
Cartographer(s): Diane GattoPlace/Date: San Jose / 1993$775 Add to cart -
San Francisco
Special 1974 pictorial map of San Francisco issued by the Mark Hopkins Hotel.
Cartographer(s): Hollmann Publishing CompanyPlace/Date: San Francisco / 1974$950 Add to cart -
Internationally Famous Jack London District…Oakland, California.
A scarce 1952 pictorial map promoting Oakland’s Jack London District, published just one year after its dedication.
Cartographer(s): Alva "Ted" Hubbard (Hubbard Advertising Agency)Place/Date: Oakland / 1952$825 Add to cart -
They’ve got an invisible program to end an undeclared war backed by a silent majority.
A sharp anti-Vietnam War protest broadside that captured the zeitgeist of the time, matched the moment, and pulled no punches.
Cartographer(s): Robert GrossmanPlace/Date: New York City / 1970$750 Add to cart -
Oakland [1993 calendar map]
Early 1990s pictorial bird’s-eye-view of Oakland, CA.
Cartographer(s): City DesignsPlace/Date: San Ramon, CA / 1993$345 Add to cart -
Wandkarte der Teppichgebiete
A remarkable visualization of well-known carpet regions in the Middle East and Central Asia, produced at the height of the ‘Persian rug craze’.
Cartographer(s): Verlag der "Teppich-Börse"Place/Date: Vienna / ca. 1931$1,350 Add to cart -
[Title in Russian] Iraq
Cold War era Soviet map of Ba’athist Iraq.
Cartographer(s): General Directorate of Geodesy and Cartography (USSR)Place/Date: Moscow / 1966$150 Add to cart -
[Title in Russian] Syria
Cold War era Soviet map of Syria.
Cartographer(s): General Directorate of Geodesy and Cartography (USSR)Place/Date: Moscow / 1977$175 Add to cart -
Hyde Park Illinois
The University and its environs: a bird’s-eye-view pictorial map of Hyde Park Chicago.
Place/Date: Chicago / 1987$675 Add to cart -
[Title in Russian] Laos
Post Vietnam War Soviet Cold War map of Laos.
Cartographer(s): General Directorate of Geodesy and Cartography (USSR)Place/Date: Moscow / 1978$125 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 -
Mapa Misional Juniperiano. Mallorca, México y Alta California.
Mapping the life and work of Junipero Serra, including the Spanish mission system in California.
Cartographer(s): Ramón Ferrer de Sant Jordi Truyols (Formiguera)Place/Date: Spain? / 1979$350 Add to cart -
Delimitation de la Zone Occupee [German Occupation of France]
After the Fall of France: administrative map of German occupation published during World War II.
Cartographer(s): Girard et BarrèrePlace/Date: Paris / ca. 1940$1,000 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 -
Inside [San Francisco]
A bi-coastal artistic dialogue — San Francisco’s response to Steinberg’s View of the World from 9th Avenue.
Cartographer(s): Rare Maps by James McCaffryPlace/Date: San Francisco / 1978$750 Add to cart -
Map Showing Main Highways to Beringer Bros. Winery and Other Interesting Points
Cool pictorial Bay Area and wine country map for a St. Helena winery.
Cartographer(s): Koersch Co.Place/Date: San Francisco / 1938$325 Add to cart -
Rand McNally Defense Map of the United States
Fascinating World War II era map of U.S. military bases and vital raw materials.
Cartographer(s): Rand, McNally & Co.Place/Date: Chicago / ca. 1941$650 Add to cart -
Within the Golden Gate
Ray Sullivan pictorial bird’s-eye-view with economic sectors of the Bay Area at the end of World War II.
Cartographer(s): Raymond SullivanPlace/Date: San Francisco / 1945$400 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 -
All About San Francisco Illustrated. Know and Visit Unique Places located on keyed map of principal streets [with a] new map of Golden Gate Park
An unusual variant of James Ladd Delkin’s pictorial bird’s-eye-view of San Francisco.
Cartographer(s): James Ladd DelkinPlace/Date: San Francisco / ca. 1939Read more -
San Francisco Bay Cities Map
Understanding the natural landscape of northern California: an unusual 1967 San Francisco Bay Area panoramic view.
Cartographer(s): B/C Associates, Inc.Place/Date: San Francisco / 1967Read 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 -
Congo Belge
An in-depth study for the regional peoples and cultures of Congo as it was.
Cartographer(s): James ThiriarPlace/Date: Courtrai, Belgium / 1958Read 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 -
Pictorial map of Japan
A fun and interesting 1963 pictorial map of Japan.
Cartographer(s): Radio JapanPlace/Date: Tokyo / 1963Read 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 -
Montclair Village [Oakland, CA]
Delightful 1987 pictorial map of Montclair Village, Oakland.
Cartographer(s): Jim KingwellPlace/Date: Oakland / 1987Read more -
Order of Battle on Western Front 11 A.M., Nov. 11, 1918
A rare and evocative World War I map of the Western Front on the eve of peace, with provenance to an important American officer.
Cartographer(s): Twenty-ninth Engineers, U.S. ArmyPlace/Date: Washington, D.C. / [Jan/Feb] 1919Read 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 -
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 -
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 -
Political Map of the World [:] The Alignment of Forces in the Global Arena.
Cold War persuasion: a Warsaw Pact propaganda map emphasizing the imperialist threat.
Cartographer(s): General Directorate of Geodesy and Cartography (USSR)Place/Date: Leningrad / ca. 1971Read 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 -
City Plan of Tokyo
The attack that never was: 1945 U.S. Army map of Tokyo published in advance of Operation Downfall.
Cartographer(s): General Headquarters U.S. Army Forces in the PacificPlace/Date: Washington, D.C. (?) / August 1945Read more -
Pariser Plan: das Geschichtliche und Kunsthistorische Paris
Sightseeing and occupying: a tourist map of Occupied Paris issued to German Soldiers during WWII.
Cartographer(s): Moullier & DermontPlace/Date: Paris / October 1940Read 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 -
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 -
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 -
Map Showing The Rides of Paul Revere, Wm. Dawes and Dr. Prescott April 18-19, 1775
“The British are coming!” — Delightful pictorial map of the most famous horse ride in American history.
Place/Date: Boston / 1929Read more -
Bart Opens Embarcadero. First port o’call in San Francisco
A celebration of public transit — pictorial view of downtown San Francisco announcing the 1976 opening of the Embarcadero BART station.
Cartographer(s): Heather KingPlace/Date: San Francisco / 1976Read more -
China. As seen from the direction of Guam.
Richard Edes Harrison bird’s-eye-view of China detailing its dramatic wartime inland shift.
Cartographer(s): Richard Edes HarrisonPlace/Date: New York / 1941Read more -
Silicon Valley
A tongue-in-cheek map that is rooted in the work of Saul Steinberg’s famous “View of the World from 9th Avenue.”
Cartographer(s): Kirby ScudderPlace/Date: San Francisco / 1986Read more -
A Pictorial Map of Palo Alto and the San Francisco Peninsula
1950s pictographic map and promotional pamphlet for Palo Alto, CA, the “University City.”
Cartographer(s): Palo Alto Chamber of CommercePlace/Date: Palo Alto / ca. 1950Read more -
Tourist Map of Kenya
Pictorial map of Kenya published in Nairobi shortly after independence.
Cartographer(s): Survey of KenyaPlace/Date: Nairobi / 1968Read more -
Myths, Maps, and Men. Merrill Lynch Salutes the Year of the Moon
Iconic double hemisphere pictorial map of the moon — among the most desired Moon Landing commemorations ever created.
Cartographer(s): Michael RamusPlace/Date: New York / ca. 1969Read more -
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Excellent map of the Arabian Peninsula with prominent Trans-Arabian Pipeline and desert watering points.
Cartographer(s): Arabian American Oil CompanyPlace/Date: Dhahran, Saudi Arabia / ca. 1973Read more -
Thomas Bros. Map of Sausalito, Marin County, Calif.
Interesting Thomas Bros. map of Sausalito just after the completion of the Golden Gate Bridge.
Cartographer(s): Thomas Bros.Place/Date: Oakland / ca. 1938Read more -
Republic of Indonesia: new nation of the world
Fabulous Covarrubias pictorial map of the Republic of Indonesia.
Place/Date: New York / ca. 1951Read more -
[Title on Cover] America
Wonderful 1936 pictorial map of the United States.
Cartographer(s): Poole Bros.Place/Date: Chicago / 1936Read more -
Le Plan des Cinemas a Paris [and verso] Europe Movie Map
Two splendid pictorial maps in one – cinema locations in Paris and famous film locations in Europe
Cartographer(s): Yuki Miyazaki (Illustration); Eiga Houko (Publisher)Place/Date: Tokyo / ca. 1970Read more -
Plano de la Ciudad de San Sebastian. 90 Aniversario 1879-1969. Caja de Ahorros Municipal de San Sebastian
Huge town plan of San Sebastián commemorating the city’s 90th anniversary
Place/Date: San Sebastian / 1969Read more -
San Francisco
Special 1974 Mark Hopkins Hotel issued pictorial map of San Francisco
Cartographer(s): Hollmann Publishing CompanyPlace/Date: San Francisco / 1974Read more -
San Mateo Quadrangle (Topography)
1913 topographic map of San Mateo County – early city grids
Cartographer(s): U.S. Geological Survey; George Otis Smith (Director)Place/Date: Washington, D.C. / 1913Read more -
Haywards Quadrangle (Topography)
1913 topographic map of Fremont, Hayward, and San Leandro.
Cartographer(s): U.S. Geological Survey; George Otis Smith (Director)Place/Date: Washington, D.C. / 1913Read more -
All About San Francisco Illustrated. Know and Visit Unique Places located on keyed map of principal streets [with a] new map of Golden Gate Park
An unusual variant of James Ladd Delkin’s pictorial bird’s-eye-view of San Francisco.
Cartographer(s): James Ladd DelkinPlace/Date: San Francisco / ca. 1939Read more -
A Pictorial Map of the Inauguration, January 20, 1937
Pictorial map of Roosevelt inauguration 1937 with vignette scenes of inauguration activities at bottom.
Cartographer(s): AnonymousPlace/Date: Washington, D.C. / 1937Read more -
Stanford University
1963 bird’s-eye-view of Stanford University
Cartographer(s): Ralph C. ArnholdPlace/Date: Palo Alto / 1963Read more -
Guide Map of Jerusalem Ancient and New
Pictorial map of Jerusalem with both ancient and modern sites
Cartographer(s): H. M. King & S. SpyridonPlace/Date: Jerusalem / ca. 1930Read more -
Marvelous Marin, Home of Muir Woods National Monument
Nice pictorial promotional map of Marin County.
Cartographer(s): Marin Tourism BureauPlace/Date: San Rafael / ca. 1960Read more -
Discovering California Through Books
Delightful literary-themed map of California
Cartographer(s): Schenkofsky-HeckingPlace/Date: Not listed / 1961Read more -
Pictorial map of the United Arab Republic
1969 map of the short-lived United Arab Republic with pictorial vignettes.
Cartographer(s): K. Kamel; Ministry of Tourism in EgyptPlace/Date: Cairo / 1969Read more -
Map of Jordan. Holy Land
Pre-Six-Day War map of Jordan including Jerusalem, with vignettes of important monuments.
Cartographer(s): Tourism Bureau of the Hashemite Kingdom of JordanPlace/Date: Amman / 1961Read more -
Island of Oahu. City and County of Honolulu
Colorful 1921 map of Oahu, Hawaii
Cartographer(s): U. MatsuPlace/Date: Honolulu / 1921Read more -
San Francisco Quadrangle (Topography)
Extensively detailed map of San Francisco and the East Bay
Cartographer(s): U.S. Geological SurveyPlace/Date: Washington, D.C. / 1913Read more -
Pony Express Route April 3, 1860 – October 24, 1861
Cool pictorial commemoration of the Pony Express centennial
Place/Date: New York / 1961Read more -
Map of Beverly Hills California
1937 map of Beverly Hills – “Center of the Next Million”
Cartographer(s): Beverly Hills Chamber of Commerce and Beverly Hills Realty BoardPlace/Date: Los Angeles / 1937Read more -
Map of Golden Park. San Francisco, California
Post-WW2 map of Golden Gate Park and the Panhandle.
Cartographer(s): Hugh MooneyPlace/Date: San Francisco / ca. 1947Read more -
The Islands of Hawaii / Sail S.S. Leilani.
Original 1960s Hawaiian Islands pictorial map.
Cartographer(s): DessiaumePlace/Date: Hawaii / ca. 1960Read more -
Point Reyes Quadrangle (19 x 15 mintues map)
1969 topographic map of West Marin
Cartographer(s): U.S. Geological SurveyPlace/Date: Washington, D.C. / 1969Read more -
Guide Map, the City and County of San Francisco
1915 map of San Francisco with a plan of the Panama Pacific International Exposition
Cartographer(s): W. Bashford SmithPlace/Date: San Francisco / 1915Read more -
Territory of Hawaii – Samoa
Marvelous 1935 Ruth Taylor White pictorial map of Hawaii and Samoa
Cartographer(s): Ruth Taylor WhitePlace/Date: Boston / 1935Read more -
San Francisco Bay Cities Map
1967 San Francisco Bay Area panoramic view.
Cartographer(s): B/C Associates, Inc.Place/Date: San Francisco / 1967Read more -
A Pictorial Map of North America
Signed Ernest Dudley Chase 1945 pictorial map of North America
Cartographer(s): Ernest Chase DudleyPlace/Date: Winchester / 1945Read more -
Road Map to Iran
Folding tourist map of Iran with photographic vignettes
Cartographer(s): Aziz HatamiPlace/Date: Tehran / ca. 1972Read more -
Sketch map of Italy with the Lines of Communication by Road, Rail, Sea, and Air
Interesting 1953 pictorial map of Italy
Cartographer(s): SalomonePlace/Date: Rome / 1953Read more -
Bird’s-eye-view of the Panama Canal
Bird’s-eye-view and map of the Panama Canal issued the first year after its opening
Cartographer(s): I.L. Maduro Jr.Place/Date: Panama / 1915Read more -
Map of the University of California Sponsored by the California Club in Commemoration of the Golden Gate International Exposition
Splendid 1930s pictorial map of the University of California system
Cartographer(s): S. Lachman, LIPABAPlace/Date: San Francisco / 1939Read more -
A Pictorial Map of Palo Alto and the San Francisco Peninsula
Superb 1940s pictorial map with Stanford University
Cartographer(s): Palo Alto Chamber of CommercePlace/Date: Palo Alto / ca. 1940Read more -
Marin County California
Vivid c. 1954 Thomas Bros. map of Marin County
Place/Date: Oakland / ca. 1954Read more -
Map of Sacramento, Sacramento County, California
Uncommon map of Sacramento
Cartographer(s): Raymond J. SquiresPlace/Date: Sacramento / 1909Read more -
Post Route Map of California and Nevada Published By Order of Postmaster General Arthur E. Summerfield. June 15, 1954
1954 large-format official map of postal routes in California & Nevada
Cartographer(s): United States Post Office DepartmentPlace/Date: Washington, D.C. / 1954Read more -
Rail and Motor Coach Lines of the Pacific Electric Railway in Southern California
1949 Pacific Electric transportation map of Los Angeles
Cartographer(s): Pacific Electric Railway Co.Place/Date: Los Angeles / 1949Read more