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Three Years in Texas. Including a View of the Texan Revolution, and an Account of the Principal Battles, Together With Descriptions of the Soil, Commercial and Agricultural Advantages.
Streeter’s own copy of what he considered to be the most sought-after book for the Texas Revolution as a whole.
Cartographer(s): Joseph E. FieldsPlace/Date: Boston: Abel Tompkins / First edition, second issue. 1836$42,500 Add to cart -
[PRAGUE] Wahrhaffte Contrafactur der Weit Berühmbten Königlichen Haupt Statt Prag in Böhmen, Wie Solche Jetziger Zeit im Wesen Steht / Praga.
Merian’s spectacular view of Prague still reeling from the Swedish invasion and thirty years of religious war.
Cartographer(s): Matthäus MerianPlace/Date: Frankfurt / ca. 1650$1,400 Add to cart -
Mappe-Monde ou Carte Generale de la Terre Divisee en Deux Hemispheres Suivant la Projection la Plus Commune ou Tous les Points Principaux sont Placez sur les Observations…
An early state of De Fer’s famous world wall map — an Enlightenment masterpiece in which the highest artistic and scientific aspirations of the age coalesce.
Cartographer(s): Nicholas de FerPlace/Date: Paris / 1706$13,500 Add to cart -
Les Chutes du Niagara, Vue Generale; Niagara Falls, General View.
The most enticingly realistic depiction of Niagara Falls from the 19th century.
Place/Date: New York / 1852$2,000 Add to cart -
Les Chutes du Niagara. Fer a Cheval / Niagara Falls. The Horseshoe.
Sébron’s scarce and highly dramatic view of the Horseshoe Arch of Niagara Falls.
Place/Date: New York / 1852$2,000 Add to cart -
Special Air and Gunnery Target Map. Iwo Jima.
The scarce and historically important secret targeting map for the U.S. invasion of Iwo Jima.
Cartographer(s): U.S. NavyPlace/Date: Washington, D.C. / 1944$4,000 Add to cart -
Nouveau Plan Illustré de la Ville de Paris
A scarce third edition of Vuillemin’s illustrated map of Paris after the fortifications of Adolphe Thiers.
Cartographer(s): Alexandre Aimé VuilleminPlace/Date: Paris / 1846$800 Add to cart -
San-Francisco, Vue prise d’un point elevé du côté Sud
An Exceedingly Rare Early Gold Rush View of San Francisco. One of Three Known Examples in Full Original Hand Color, Finished With Gouache.
Cartographer(s): Louis Le BretonPlace/Date: Paris / ca. 1850$8,500 Add to cart -
Central Valley Project. Annual History for 1949. Delta District.
A well-illustrated Central Valley California water-management system report, including many maps, charts, graphs, and original photographs.
Cartographer(s): United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of ReclamationPlace/Date: Stockton, CA / August 1, 1950$2,400 Add to cart -
Map no. 3. Salt marsh and tide lands situate in the city and county of San Francisco. To be sold at public auction by order of the Board of Tide Land Commissioners by Talbert & Leet, auctioneers, at their sales rooms no. 526 California Street, San Francisco. Sale to commence Friday Nov. 26th, 1869.
Rare cadastral and Southern Pacific Railroad right-of-way tidal lands map of Mission Bay.
Place/Date: San Francisco / 1869$3,400 Add to cart -
Map of the Mining Region of California 1855. Drawn and Compiled by Geo. H. Baker
George Holbrook Baker’s 1855 letter sheet mining map of northern California.
Cartographer(s): George Holbrook BakerPlace/Date: Sacramento / 1855$8,500 Add to cart -
Being a map of central California, showing some of the people, places and events that had to do with our early days. Wells Fargo Bank & Union Trust Co., San Francisco, Established 76 years ago, in 1852
An unrecorded 1928 Wells & Fargo promotional map showing important people, places, and events in California history.
Cartographer(s): Patterson & SullivanPlace/Date: San Francisco / 1928$1,900 Add to cart -
San Francisco’s Urban Water Cycle
Phil Frank’s depiction of San Francisco’s unseen water management system.
Cartographer(s): Phil FrankPlace/Date: San Francisco / 1995$475 Add to cart -
Salt Lake City, 1887.
The Bustling New Jerusalem of the American West.
Cartographer(s): August GastPlace/Date: St. Louis / 1887$2,900 Add to cart -
Roma Vetus In usum scholarum editit Herm. Rheinhard Tymn Stuggt. Prof.
A rare and spectacular vision of ancient Rome, compiled by a German scholar in the mid-19th century.
Cartographer(s): Hermann RheinhardPlace/Date: Stuttgart / 1868$2,400 Add to cart -
Pianta Topografica di Roma Pubblicata Dalla Direzione Generale Del Censo ed Aggiornata a Tutto il Corrente anno MDCCCLXVI
The most important 19th-century plan of Rome.
Cartographer(s): Direzione Generale del CensoPlace/Date: Rome / 1866$3,400 Add to cart -
San Francisco Oz by the Bay
Zell-Breier’s whimsical pictorial map of San Francisco in the 1980s.
Place/Date: Fremont / 1989$2,400 Add to cart -
The Blue Ridge Path through France, Luxembourg, Germany, and Austria
Patton’s 80th Infantry Division — liberators of two concentration camps!
Cartographer(s): U.S. ArmyPlace/Date: Not listed / 1945$2,350 Add to cart -
A MAP of the most INHABITED part of NEW ENGLAND, containing the PROVINCES of MASSACHUSETS BAY and NEW HAMPSHIRE, with the COLONIES of KONEKTIKUT AND RHODE ISLAND. Divided into Counties and Townships: The whole composed of Actual Surveys and its situation adjusted by ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATIONS.
An exquisite FIRST EDITION-FIRST STATE of Braddock Mead and Thomas Jefferys’ authoritative map of New England; the finest chart of the region produced in the 18th century.
Place/Date: London / November 29th, 1755$59,000 Add to cart -
U.S. Navy Yard. At Mare Island, California
Early view of the U.S. Navy Yard at Mare Island, with Marin and Mount Tamalpais in the background.
Place/Date: San Francisco / ca. 1856$2,800 Add to cart -
Alla Santità di Nostro Signore Papa Benedetto XIV La Nuova Topografia di Roma Ossequiosamente Offerisce e Dedica l’Umilissimo Servo Giambattista Nolli Comasco
The famous Nolli wall map of Rome: one of the finest urban plans ever made.
Cartographer(s): Giovanni Battista NolliPlace/Date: Rome / 1748$35,000 Add to cart -
Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea, in the Years 1825, 1826, and 1827. [First Edition]
The narrative of Captain John Franklin’s second great expedition into the Arctic Canadian wilderness.
Place/Date: London / 1827$3,500 Add to cart -
Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea, in the Years 1819, 20, 21 and 22. [First Edition, First Issue]
The narrative of Captain John Franklin’s first expedition to the Polar North. A landmark of historic travel literature from an icon in the history of Arctic exploration.
Place/Date: London / 1823$5,000 Add to cart -
Venetia.
Merian’s spectacular bird’s-eye-view of Venice.
Cartographer(s): Matthäus MerianPlace/Date: Frankfurt / ca. 1640$3,500 Add to cart -
Costantinopoli città principale del gran turcho
Lafreri-school 1568 Zenoi reverse-image bird’s-eye-view of Istanbul.
Place/Date: Venice / 1568$1,700 Add to cart -
Map of the Central Park. April 20th 1871
Olmsted and Vaux’s 1871 plan of Central Park.
Place/Date: New York / 1871$1,500 Add to cart -
They Cheer When You Forget Your Maps
This whimsical World War II poster, promoting aviation safety practices with US Air Force pilots, is as charming as it is rare.
Place/Date: Not listed / ca. 1943$775 Add to cart -
Venetia.
A stunning and highly detailed view of the lagoon city of Venice, compiled in the early 18th century and issued by Probst, Augsburg’s most famous publishing dynasty.
Place/Date: Augsburg / ca. 1760$4,800 Add to cart -
The World According To Ronald Reagan
A satirical look at The World According To Ronald Reagan [First State].
Cartographer(s): David HorseyPlace/Date: Seattle / 1982$900 Add to cart -
California.
Jo Mora’s iconic 1945 map of California, “designed to help you keep the corners of your mouth on the up and up.”
Cartographer(s): Jo MoraPlace/Date: Carmel-By-The-Sea / 1945$1,800 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 -
Thomas Bros Map of the City and County of San Francisco.
Large and attractive 1938 Thomas Brothers map of San Francisco.
Cartographer(s): Thomas Bros.Place/Date: Oakland / 1938$475 Add to cart -
Chart of the Bay of San Pablo Straits of Carquines and part of the Bay of San Francisco California
Marvelous Gold Rush-era sea chart from the Golden Gate to San Pablo Bay.
Cartographer(s): Cadwalader RinggoldPlace/Date: Washington, D.C. / 1850$1,600 Add to cart -
Map of the Overland Railroad
Rare early map showing the proposed route of the Central Pacific Railroad during a relatively early period of its construction.
Cartographer(s): AnonymousPlace/Date: Not listed / ca. 1866$850 Add to cart -
Sausalito…a city of many neighborhoods
A fabulous pictorial map of Sausalito by the late beloved local cartoonist Phil Frank.
Cartographer(s): Phil FrankPlace/Date: Sausalito or San Francisco / 1982$900 Add to cart -
Chart of the Sacramento River From Suisun City to the American River California
The 1851 Ringgold chart of the Sacramento River with Sacramento-Boston inset.
Cartographer(s): Cadwalader RinggoldPlace/Date: Washington, D.C. / 1855$680 Add to cart -
Hollywood.
A superb pictorial map of Hollywood, California.
Cartographer(s): Ranlee Publishing Inc.Place/Date: Englewood Cliffs, NJ / 1985$1,800 Add to cart -
Flag Map of California [Signed in pencil by W.J. Goodacre]
Goodacre’s wonderful flag map of California, signed by the mapmaker.
Cartographer(s): WJ GoodacrePlace/Date: Santa Barbara, CA / [copyright] 1936$875 Add to cart -
Peter’s San Francisco locator: The bird’s-eye-view of the Exposition city
Wonderful little guidebook and birds’s-eye-view for the 1915 Panama–Pacific International Exposition.
Cartographer(s): San Francisco Chamber of CommercePlace/Date: San Francisco / 1915$400 Add to cart -
[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$3,900 Add to cart -
Parys.
1638 Merian panorama of Paris — first plate with a self-portrait.
Cartographer(s): Matthäus MerianPlace/Date: Frankfurt / 1638$1,500 Add to cart -
República Argentina / Ministerio de Obras Publicas / Red de ferrocarriles en la fecha del centenario / Confeccionado con los dalos obtenidos por la dirección general de ferrocarriles…
A fabulous large-format official Ministry of Public Works 1910 railroad map of Argentina.
Cartographer(s): Lit. Comp. Sud-Americ. de Billets de BancoPlace/Date: Buenos Aires / 1910$1,600 Add to cart -
San Francisco
An exciting and highly detailed pictorial bird’s-eye-view of San Francisco.
Cartographer(s): Archar Inc.Place/Date: Ontoria, Canada / 1978$400 Add to cart -
Wine Country Map
A late 1970s pictorial bird’s-eye-view of the northern California wine region.
Cartographer(s): Ron Morales & John BornPlace/Date: Santa Rosa, CA / 1979$475 Add to cart -
The New Pictorial Map of London.
A rare Interwar period pictorial city map of London.
Cartographer(s): Geographia, Ltd.Place/Date: London / ca. 1930$650 Add to cart -
Diarium vel Descriptio laboriosissimi, & molestissimi Itineris, factia Guilielmo Cornelli Schoutenio, Hornano. Annis 1615, 1616 & 1617.
Willem Schouten’s journal of the famous 1615-7 Le Maire-Schouten expedition, one of history’s greatest voyages of discovery.
Place/Date: Amsterdam / 1662$7,000 Add to cart -
Ellis Landing Richmond: Industrial Harbor and Business Properties. California’s Richest Investment Opportunity
Rare 1928 promotional brochure for Richmond, California, as it sought to become a major industrial hub and a residential center as well.
Cartographer(s): Ellis Landing and Dock Co.Place/Date: San Francisco / 1928$450 Add to cart -
Cassell’s Children’s Book of Knowledge Wonder Map of the World.
Thematic mapping for children: a fabulous circa 1930 world map depicting the history of exploration.
Cartographer(s): Cassell's Children's Book of KnowledgePlace/Date: London / ca. 1930$1,300 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 -
Plan of London in the reign of Queen Elisabeth.
Attractive 1835 city plan of Elizabethan London.
Place/Date: London / ca. 1835$625 Add to cart
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安政改正 府鄉御江戶繪圖 / [Sketch Map of the City and Villages of Edo, Ansei Revised Edition].
The Japanese capital on the verge of modernity.
Place/Date: Tokyo / ca. 1855Read more -
Home Federal Country. Eureka! The Golden State. California.
Probably the best pictorial map of California from the early 1970s.
Cartographer(s): Darrel Wayne 'Bunky' MillsapPlace/Date: Not listed / 1973Read more -
Map Showing Property of South San Francisco Land and Improvement Co at South San Francisco, San Mateo County, California
A large-format urban plan of South San Francisco.
Place/Date: San Francisco / 1907Read more -
The Liberation Bulletin of Phillipine Internment Camp No:I at Santo Tomas University
Rare WWII P.O.W. Ephemera, from the estate of a Santo Tomas survivor. Complete with an internment camp plan.
Cartographer(s): Peter E. RichardsPlace/Date: Not listed / 1945Read more -
Map and Street Directory of Sioux City
A 1935 promotional map and street index for Sioux City, Iowa, where Lewis and Clark once camped.
Cartographer(s): Bekins Moving & Storage Co.Place/Date: Not listed / 1935Read more -
United Nations Map of the World
The idealism of the United Nations represented visually.
Place/Date: Edinburgh / ca. 1947Read more -
Report on a plan for San Francisco by Daniel H. Burnham. Assisted by Edward H. Bennett. Presented to the Mayor and Board of Supervisors by the Association for the Improvement and Adornment of San Francisco.
Daniel Burnham’s plan to reshape San Francisco, resurrected after the 1906 earthquake but scrapped after backlash from property owners.
Place/Date: San Francisco / 1905Read more -
Atlanta Karte der Besatzungszonen mit neuen Postleitgebieten; Map of the Occupation Areas. Carte des Zones d’Occupation. Der Besatzungs-Zonen mit Neuen Postleitgebieten. Karta Okkupacionnych Zon
A post-WWII map of occupied Germany and Central Europe divided into American, British, French, and Russian zones.
Cartographer(s): Atlanta ServicePlace/Date: Franfurt am Main / 1945Read more -
Southern California as seen from fabulous Long Beach
A wonderful 1950s-era pictorial map of Long Beach.
Cartographer(s): Long Beach Chamber of CongressPlace/Date: Long Beach, CA / 1957Read more -
Historic Kansas
A ‘prairie parallelogram covered with glamorous history’ — F.A. Cooper’s vivacious mid-century pictorial map of historic Kansas.
Place/Date: Lyons, Kansas / 1941Read more -
Cartographer’s Impressions of Early Days in Eastbay
Beloved cartoonist Fred R. Lundy’s scarce 1934 pictorial map of Berkeley and Oakland.
Cartographer(s): Fred R. LundyPlace/Date: Oakland / 1934Read 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.
Place/Date: San Francisco / 1927Read more -
La Città di Palermo
Vasi’s remarkable Baroque town plan and view of mid-18th century Palermo and surroundings.
Cartographer(s): Giuseppe VasiPlace/Date: Rome / ca. 1757Read more -
Latest Map of the Situation in Europe (with an overview of the national strength and defenses of the major powers) [最新歐洲大地圖 (附列強國勢國防一覽)]
A Japanese perspective on the European Crisis in the lead-up to World War II.
Cartographer(s): Dai Nippon PrintingPlace/Date: Tokyo / 1936Read more -
Town of Oak Ridge, Tennessee, Manhattan District, Corps of Engineers.
Building the town that helped build the atom bomb.
Cartographer(s): Skidmore, Owings & MerrillPlace/Date: Not listed (presumably Chicago or NYC) / September 27, 1945Read 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 -
(Monterey Area, California.) Honoring the Memory of Fray Junipero Serra, Founder of the California Missions.
Rare 1933 pictorial map honoring Junipero Serra and depicting Monterey and surroundings, including Pebble Beach and Carmel Bay.
Cartographer(s): Jos. SmithPlace/Date: Not listed / 1933Read more -
Venetia
A superb bird’s-eye-view of Venice, finely-engraved and exceptionally adorned.
Cartographer(s): Giovanni Antonio de PaoliPlace/Date: Rome / ca. 1600Read more -
Geologic Map of the Arabian Peninsula
The first complete geological profile of Saudi Arabia and her neighbors; the result of a collaboration between ARAMCO and the U.S. Geological Survey.
Place/Date: Washington, D.C. / 1963Read more -
California Lost Mines and Ghost Towns. Early Spanish Missions
Mines, Missions, and Ghost Towns: a highly decorative map encapsulating California as the ‘Old West.’
Place/Date: La Jolla, CA / 1969Read more -
City of Scottsdale Arizona
An attractive hand-watercolored map of Scottsdale, Arizona.
Cartographer(s): Scottsdale Chamber of CommercePlace/Date: Scottsdale, AZ / ca. 1970Read 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 -
Hudson’s New Twin City Map
Hand-colored 1961 map of the Twin Cities.
Cartographer(s): Hudson Map CompanyPlace/Date: Minneapolis, Minnesota / 1961Read more -
Japanese evacuation from the West Coast, 1942: Final Report
A chronicle of one of the most infamous events in American history.
Cartographer(s): United States Government Printing OfficePlace/Date: Washington, D.C. / 1943Read more -
General Chart Embracing Surveys of the Farallones Entrance to the Bay of San Francisco
Ringgold’s famous Gold Rush-era sea chart of the entrance to San Francisco Bay with an illustration of the Golden Gate trompe l’oeil.
Cartographer(s): Cadwalader RinggoldPlace/Date: Washington, D.C. / 1850Read more -
A bird’s-eye panoramic map of San Francisco
An intricate 1976 axonometric view of San Francisco — the first example we have ever seen for sale.
Place/Date: San Francisco / 1976Read 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 -
Official Map of San Francisco, Compiled From The Field Notes of the Official Re-Survey made by William M. Eddy, Surveyor of the Town of San Francisco, California, 1849.
Eddy’s 1849 map — One of the earliest obtainable maps of San Francisco.
Cartographer(s): William EddyPlace/Date: Washington, D.C. / 1850Read more -
Ashburn’s Map of Oklahoma City
1966 map of Oklahoma City with city skyline vignette.
Cartographer(s): J. Foster AshburnPlace/Date: Fort Worth, TX / 1966Read more -
Map of Oakland and vicinity: Alameda, Berkeley, Fruitvale and Piedmont.
The most spectacular early map of the East Bay that we have ever seen, plotting everything from shell mounds to railroads to real estate holdings and more.
Place/Date: San Francisco / ca. 1892Read 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 -
Piano Regolatore Città di Roma
Fine 19th century cadastral map of Rome — indicates the proposed area of the Victor Emmanuel II National Monument.
Cartographer(s): Ing. E. ZanottiPlace/Date: Rome / 1883Read more -
Authorized Birds Eye View of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition. Seattle, U.S.A. 1909.
A dramatic bird’s-eye-view of the 1909 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition.
Cartographer(s): Schmidt Label & Litho. Co.Place/Date: San Francisco / 1909Read more -
Il Nilo dal Mediterraneo al Sudan
A fantastic bird’s-eye-view of the Nile River, with the Suez Canal, railroads, and pyramids.
Cartographer(s): Antonio Vallardi EditorePlace/Date: Milan / ca. 1875Read more -
Carta Economica dell’Africa Orientale
Interwar Italian pictorial map of East Africa.
Cartographer(s): Luigi PadoanPlace/Date: Milan / 1936Read more -
Carte Kilométrique Officielle des Chemins de Fer Suisses
Mountains, lakes, and cities: an outstanding Swiss railway map for the end of the 19th century.
Place/Date: Geneva / ca. 1888Read more -
Fiorenza
A Late Renaissance bird’s-eye-view of Florence, with the Medici family crest.
Cartographer(s): Matteo FlorimiPlace/Date: Siena / ca. 1600Read more -
Map of the United States as Californians See It.
Oren Arnold’s charming and pioneering 1947 pictorial map: the epitome of a new genre of comedic cartography that developed following the end of WW2.
Cartographer(s): Oren ArnoldPlace/Date: Riverside, CA / 1947Read 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 -
Philippine Campaign.
Battle of the Philippines: mapping U.S. Army operations in the campaign to defeat Imperial Japanese forces in the Philippines during World War II.
Cartographer(s): U.S. ArmyPlace/Date: Not listed / 1945Read more -
Amman in Panorama
A graphic vista of Amman as a modern Arab Metropolis, published less than a decade after Jordanian Independence.
Place/Date: Beirut / 1953Read more -
Kauai. Hawaii
A vivid and exciting pictorial map of the island of Kauai, Hawaii.
Cartographer(s): James OlsonPlace/Date: Minneapolis / 1982Read more -
Dallas. Texas Sesquicentennial Edition
A fun and lively pictorial map of 1980s Dallas, TX.
Cartographer(s): Old San Francisco Steak HousePlace/Date: Dallas / 1985Read more -
Map of Boston and Vicinity
An excellent late 19th century large-format city plan of Boston.
Cartographer(s): George H. WalkerPlace/Date: Boston / 1893Read more -
Latest map of Los Angeles county and points of interest
A beautiful, hand-colored 1950 map of Los Angeles.
Cartographer(s): Bekins Moving & Storage Co.Place/Date: Los Angeles / 1950Read more -
California Wine Land of America
A fabulous 1960s pictorial map promoting the emerging wines of California.
Cartographer(s): Amado GonzalezPlace/Date: San Francisco / ca. 1965Read more -
Historical Map of the Underground Railways
A Tube map unlike any other: telling the story of London’s famed transit system.
Cartographer(s): London Transport BoardPlace/Date: London / 1975Read more -
New Orleans. Louisiana
A fabulous, hand-watercolored, post-WWII city plan of New Orleans.
Cartographer(s): A. HirschwitzPlace/Date: New Orleans / 1950Read more -
Damascus, urbs noblissima ad Libanum montem, Totius Sÿriae Metropolis
An excellent example of Braun and Hogenberg’s 1575 bird’s-eye-view of Damascus in original black and white.
Cartographer(s): Georg Braun & Franz HogenbergPlace/Date: Cologne / ca. 1575Read more -
The Rand-McNally Vest Pocket Map of Florida
A rare pocket version of Rand, McNally and Co.’s 1895 railroad map of Florida.
Cartographer(s): Rand, McNally & Co.Place/Date: Chicago / 1895Read more -
Panormo
A superb late 17th century Merian town-plan of Palermo.
Cartographer(s): Matthäus MerianPlace/Date: Frankfurt / ca. 1688Read more -
Plano de Barcelona Especial para los Grandes Almacenes El Siglo
On the eve of civil war: a large and beautiful early 1930s city plan of Barcelona.
Cartographer(s): Grandes Almacenes El SigloPlace/Date: Barcelona / ca. 1931Read more -
Map of Seattle Washington Compliments of Bekins Moving & Storage
Lovely hand-colored c. 1955 city plan of Seattle.
Cartographer(s): Bekins Moving & Storage Co.Place/Date: Seattle / ca. 1955Read more -
Tampa
A fun and exciting 1988 pictorial bird’s-eye-view of Tampa, FL.
Cartographer(s): Jean-Louis RheaultPlace/Date: Grimsey, Ontario / 1988Read more -
Official Map of Chinatown in San Francisco [bound in] San Francisco Municipal Reports for the Fiscal Year 1884-85
One of the great thematic maps of a 19th American city: a rare 1885 map of San Francisco 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 -
A Map for the City of Seattle and adjacent territory accompanying a report of MUNICIPAL PLANS COMMISSION.
The famous ‘Bogue Plan’ of Seattle: an ambitious urban design for the city and environs from 1911.
Place/Date: Seattle / 1911Read 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 -
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 -
Romance of the Missions. California
1939 Goodacre poster-map presenting the missions of California as an important part of the state’s historical heritage.
Cartographer(s): WJ GoodacrePlace/Date: Santa Barbara, CA / 1939Read more -
Geografia di Claudio Tolomeo Alessandrino Tradotta di Greco nell’Idioma Volgare Italiano da Girolamo Ruscelli
A superb and fully intact Ptolemaic Geography from 16th century Venice, constituting a cornerstone in the history of cartography.
Place/Date: Venice / 1599Read more -
Bart Opens Embarcadero. First port o’call in San Francisco
Celebrating public transit — a pictorial view of downtown San Francisco announcing the 1976 opening of the Embarcadero BART station.
Cartographer(s): Heather KingPlace/Date: San Francisco / 1976Read more -
Poverty Areas of New York City: Distribution of Public Assistance Recipients by Census Tracts (September 1977)…
Social cartography: a thematic city plan that purports to document the extent and distribution of poverty in New York City in the late 1970s.
Cartographer(s): Allied Map Company, Inc.Place/Date: New Rochelle, NY / 1980Read more -
E. C. Sessions’ Map of Oakland and Brooklyn
Excellent 1871 map of Oakland with Transcontinental Railroad terminus – lithographed by famous African American artist G.T. Brown.
Cartographer(s): G.T. Brown & Co. Lith.Place/Date: San Francisco / 1871Read more -
Prather’s Aerial View of the Rocky Mountain National-Estes-Park
Ralph Carlyle Prather’s sweeping 1922 panoramic view of the Rocky Mountains.
Cartographer(s): Ralph Carlyle PratherPlace/Date: Denver, CO / 1922Read more -
Map of the United States as Californians See It.
Oren Arnold’s charming and pioneering 1947 pictorial map: the epitome of a new genre of comedic cartography that developed following the end of WW2.
Cartographer(s): Oren ArnoldPlace/Date: Riverside, CA / 1947Read more -
Armour Food Source Map
From farm to table: mapping sources of food in the United States.
Cartographer(s): Armour & CompanyPlace/Date: Chicago / [1960] 1994Read more -
[1958 Brussels World’s Fair] The United States The Land of the People / Les Etats-Unis Le Pays et ses Habitants / De Verenigde Staten hed Land en het Volk
A cheerful pictorial of the United States for the 1958 Brussels World’s Fair.
Cartographer(s): Mary RoninPlace/Date: Not listed / 1958Read more -
The Hancock Automobile and Motorcycle Road Book
The Hancock Automobile and Motorcycle Book: the first California Road Atlas for motorists.
Cartographer(s): J.F. HancockPlace/Date: San Francisco / 1907Read 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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
The American Union Railroad Map Of The United States, British Possessions, West Indies, Mexico, And Central America. 1871. Published by Haasis & Lubrecht, 107 Liberty Street, New York. Smith & McDougal, Electrotypers, 82 Beekman Street, New York.
First edition of Haasis & Lubrecht’s iconic map of an America connected by rail.
Cartographer(s): Haasis & LubrechtPlace/Date: New York / 1871Read more -
Map of the City of San Francisco, full and complete to the present date. Compiled by Wm. M. Eddy, City Surveyor. January 15th, 1851
A unique and unrecorded variant of William M. Eddy’s iconic 1851 Red Line Map of San Francisco. With evidence of ownership by the great San Franciscan jurist Samuel Wirth Holladay, the first known civil rights lawyer to fight for African-American rights in California.
Cartographer(s): William EddyPlace/Date: San Francisco / 1851Read more -
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. 1960Read 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 -
City of San Francisco from Rincon Point Tinted lithographed by C. Parsons N.Y., Deld by F.N. Otis M.D. Surgeon In USM Steamship COS Service, Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1855, by F.N. Otis in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the Southern District of New York
Before Salesforce Tower: one of the finest and rarest early views of San Francisco.
Place/Date: New York / 1855Read more -
Roma
Old color 1572 bird’s-eye-view of Rome by Braun and Hogenberg.
Cartographer(s): Georg Braun & Franz HogenbergPlace/Date: Cologne / ca. 1572Read more -
Colton’s Map of the United States of America Showing the Country from the Atlantic to the Pacific
G.W. & C.B. Colton’s first U.S.-centric coast-to-coast map of the United States.
Cartographer(s): The Colton Mapmaking CompanyPlace/Date: New York / 1867Read more -
Montclair Village [Oakland, CA]
Delightful 1987 pictorial map of Montclair Village, Oakland.
Cartographer(s): Jim KingwellPlace/Date: Oakland / 1987Read more -
Côte d’Ivoire
1943 pictorial French map of Côte d’Ivoire.
Cartographer(s): JylbertPlace/Date: Paris / 1943Read 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 -
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 -
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 -
A GENERAL MAP OF NORTH AMERICA; In which is Express’d The Several New Roads, Forts, Engagements, &c. taken from Actual Surveys and Observations Made in the Army employ’d there, From the Year 1745, to 1761: Drawn by the Late JOHN ROCQUE, Topographer to his MAJESTY.
The most accurate map of the continent at the time, finalized and published by the first female cartographer to depict North America.
Place/Date: London / 1762Read 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 of Cook County Illinois.
Rare Cook County wall map showing pre-Fire Chicago in exceptional detail.
Place/Date: Chicago / 1862Read 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 -
[Map for the Blind] Afrika…Hergestellt im Lehrmittel-Verlag der Marburger Blindenstudienanstalt
World War II German relief map of Africa for the blind, with Arabia and the Middle East.
Cartographer(s): Lehrmittel-Verlag; Marburg Institute for the BlindPlace/Date: Marburg / 1941Read 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 -
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 -
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 / 1914Read 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 -
[Spain & Portugal]
Exceptional bird’s-eye-view of the Iberian Peninsula.
Cartographer(s): A. TrubPlace/Date: Aarau / ca. 1925Read more -
Neueste Post-u. Eisenbahn Karte der Vereinigten Staaten von Nord-America.
Rare German pocket map with inset showing California gold fields and unusual boundaries.
Cartographer(s): Sigmund BeyerleinPlace/Date: Nürnberg / 1856Read more -
Map of Manila and Vicinity.
Map of Manila belonging to a commander of the anti-guerilla ‘Ilocano Scouts’!
Cartographer(s): AnonymousPlace/Date: Manila (?) / January 1905Read 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 -
Ganz neu aufgenommener und einzig richtiger Plander Hauptstadt Prag in Böhmen
The jewel of Bohemia: a rare town plan of Prague on the eve of Jüttner.
Cartographer(s): Franz HaasPlace/Date: Prague / ca. 1810Read more -
Ierusalem, et suburbia eius, sicut tempore Christi floruit…
Illustrating the last days of Jesus in Jerusalem: a magnificent 1588 plan of the city in the Second Temple Period.
Cartographer(s): Georg Braun & Franz HogenbergPlace/Date: Cologne / 1588Read 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 -
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 -
Berkeley California
Rich pictorial bird’s-eye-view of Berkeley, including the University of California.
Cartographer(s): City DesignsPlace/Date: Pleasanton / ca. 1985Read 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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
San Francisco California
A crisp and uncommon pictorial view of San Francisco, conveying an ideal of the city.
Cartographer(s): Steven ScottPlace/Date: San Francisco / 1987Read more -
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 / 1984Read more -
Where Nazis and Reds Clash
A classic image for the “Totalitarian Tussle” where the expanding Nazi and Communist empires were at odds.
Cartographer(s): Howard BurkePlace/Date: San Francisco / 1941Read 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 -
Sana’a: Nortech Surveys (Yemen)
A large, separately-issued map of Sanaʽa, capital of the newly reunited Republic of Yemen.
Cartographer(s): The Survey AuthorityPlace/Date: Sana'a / 1992Read more -
[Cairo Islamic Monuments Map] Kharitat al-Qahira tubayyinu al-athaar al-Islamiyya
Fine large-format city plan of Cairo with Islamic monuments color-coded by era.
Cartographer(s): Survey DepartmentPlace/Date: Cairo / 1948Read more -
Lands In and Near San Rafael Marin County Cal. Owned by John W. Mackay and Jas. L. Flood. Formerly known as the Coleman Tract
A rarity of Marin County: 19th century San Rafael silver baron map.
Cartographer(s): Britton & ReyPlace/Date: San Francisco / ca. 1888Read 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 -
Republic of Indonesia: new nation of the world
Fabulous Covarrubias pictorial map of the Republic of Indonesia.
Place/Date: New York / ca. 1951Read more -
[Old Damascus]
Unrecorded large-scale cyanotype archaeological plan of Old Damascus during the Crusades.
Cartographer(s): Syrian Department of AntiquitiesPlace/Date: Damascus / ca. 1923Read 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 -
Mapa de la República Oriental del Uruguay
Stunning late 19th century map of Uruguay with large inset of Montevideo.
Cartographer(s): Escuela de Artes y OficiosPlace/Date: Montevideo / ca. 1884Read more -
Mapa de America: Razas, Indumentaria, Banderas, Escudos Y Producciónes
Pictorial Interwar North & South America
Place/Date: Barcelona / ca. 1927Read more -
Karte von Palätina oder dem heiligen Lande nach ältern und den neuesten besten Quellen entworfen zum Studium der heiligen Schrift und zum Gebrauche für Schulen eingerichtet von Dr. Carl Beiling Director, Mitglied m . gel. Gesellschaften
Gorgeous and rare large-format map of the Holy Land with a plan of Jerusalem.
Cartographer(s): Carl BeilingPlace/Date: Munich / 1843Read 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 -
Official Map of Sacramento County, California. Compiled from Official Surveys by J. C. Boyd, County Surveyor. 1903
Fabulous turn-of-the-century property map of Sacramento County.
Place/Date: San Francisco / 1903Read more -
Le Tour du Monde en 120 Images Grand Concours du Chocolat Menier
Splendid 1956 pictorial map of the world for the Menier Chocolate Company.
Cartographer(s): J. B. JannotPlace/Date: Paris / 1956Read more -
San Francisco
Special 1974 Mark Hopkins Hotel issued pictorial map of San Francisco
Cartographer(s): Hollmann Publishing CompanyPlace/Date: San Francisco / 1974Read more -
Allgemeine Darstellung der Oberflächen der Weltkörper unseres Sonnengebietes, besonders der Erde, des Mondes, der Venus und des Merkur’s, zur Vergleichung ihrer wundervollen Naturbaue und merkwürdige Naturkräfte.
A pair of wonderful early 19th century data visualization engravings comparing mountain heights on Earth and its moon, Venus, and Mercury.
Place/Date: Leipzig / 1811Read more -
A Journey from Prince of Wales’s Fort in Hudson’s Bay, to the Northern Ocean: Undertaken by Order of the Hudson’s Bay Company, for the Discovery of Copper Mines, a North West Passage, &c., in the Years 1769, 1770, 1771 & 1772
Gorgeous first edition of Hearne’s description of his discoveries on behalf of the Hudson’s Bay Company
Cartographer(s): Samuel HearnePlace/Date: London / 1795Read more -
Post-Reise-Karte von Deutschland mit spezieller Angabe der Eisenbahn- und Dampfschiffahrt-Verbindungen, unter der Leitung der Generaladministration der Königl. Bayer. Posten nach amtlichen Mittheilungen bearbeitet. Carte routi’ere et postale de l’Allemagne.
A large-format 1843 post-road and transportation map of the German Confederation.
Cartographer(s): Piloty & LoehlePlace/Date: Munich / 1843Read more -
The Sacramento Valley from The American River to Butte Creek, Surveyed & Drawn by Order of Gen.l Riley…by Lieut Derby…September & October 1849
Important 1849 map of the Sacramento Valley & California Gold Region
Cartographer(s): George DerbyPlace/Date: Washington, D.C. / 1849Read 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 -
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 -
Tripoli citta di Barbaria
Rare Lafreri bird’s-eye-view of Tripoli depicting the expedition of King Philip II that never made it
Cartographer(s): Antonio LafreriPlace/Date: Rome / ca. 1559Read more -
View of Great Salt Lake City
Important early view of Salt Lake City, Utah.
Place/Date: Walla Walla (Washington Territory) / 1867Read 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 -
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 -
Colombia Prima or South America Drawn from the Large Map in Eight Sheets by Louis Stanislas D’Arcy Delarochette
Lovely mid-19th century map of South America.
Cartographer(s): James WyldPlace/Date: London / ca. 1854Read more -
Lettres Edifiantes Et Curieuses, Ecrites Des Missions Estrangeres, par quelques Missionnaires de la Compagnie de Jesus. V. Recueil
First printed appearance of Father Kino’s influential map, along with Piccolo’s text on California missions.
Cartographer(s): Father Eusebio F. KinoPlace/Date: Paris / 1705Read 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 -
Firenze Monumentale
Splendid turn-of-the-century view of Florence.
Cartographer(s): Emilio TarchiPlace/Date: Florence / ca. 1900Read more -
To Mark Wood Esq. M.P., Colonel of the Army in India, Late Chief Engineer and Surveyer General, of Bengal, This Map of India Compiled from various Interesting and Valuable Materials Is Inscribed in Grateful Testimony of His Liberal Communications By his obedient and most humble Servant A. Arrowsmith.
An extraordinarily detailed wall map of British interests and possessions in the Indian Subcontinent at the dawn of the 19th century, executed by one of the Empire’s foremost cartographers.
Place/Date: London / 1804Read more -
Discovering California Through Books
Delightful literary-themed map of California
Cartographer(s): Schenkofsky-HeckingPlace/Date: Not listed / 1961Read more -
Ansight von San Francisco 1877.
1877 bird’s-eye-view of San Francisco with advertisements for German businesses.
Cartographer(s): Philo Jacoby's "California State Almanac"Place/Date: San Francisco / 1877Read 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 -
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 -
A Map and History of Peiping; formerly known as Peking; capital of provinces, princedoms and kingdoms since 1121 B.C.; in 1264 A.D. the capital of the Mongol Empire of Kublai Khan; made the capital of the Ming Empire through the Ming and Ching Dynasties…
Iconic 1936 pictorial map of Beijing.
Cartographer(s): Frank DornPlace/Date: Tientsin-Peiping / 1936Read more -
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Map of the City & County of San Francisco
Fascinating 1927 wall map of San Francisco with new additions, including Golden Gate Heights and St. Mary’s Park.
Cartographer(s): H. A. CandrianPlace/Date: San Francisco / 1927Read more -
The California Herald
Important document of the California Gold Rush
Cartographer(s): James Gordon BennettPlace/Date: New York / 1Read more -
The Islands of Hawaii / Sail S.S. Leilani.
Original 1960s Hawaiian Islands pictorial map.
Cartographer(s): DessiaumePlace/Date: Hawaii / ca. 1960Read more -
Nouveaux Voyages de Mr. Le Baron de Lahontan Dans L’Amerique Septentrionale, Qui contiennent une relation…
Rare first edition of Lahontan’s description and mapping of New France, which propagated the myth of the Northwest Passage
Cartographer(s): Louis Armand, Baron de LahontanPlace/Date: The Hague / 1703Read more -
Rollandet’s Map of the City of Denver Colorado — Fourth Edition– February 1st, 1889
Rare 1889 map of Denver with vignettes of important buildings
Cartographer(s): Edward RollandetPlace/Date: Denver / 1889Read more -
Haec est nobilis florens illa Neapolis, Campaniae civitas…
Lovely hand-colored Renaissance view of Naples
Cartographer(s): Georg Braun & Franz HogenbergPlace/Date: Colonge / 1580Read more -
W. Rose’s Revised Chart of the Comstock Mines and Sutro Tunnel, State of Nevada
Map of the Comstock Mines and Sutro Tunnel – A remarkable image from the Nevada Silver Rush
Cartographer(s): W. RosePlace/Date: San Francisco / 1878Read more -
A New Map of Texas, Oregon, and California with the Regions Adjoining
Mitchell’s seminal 1846 pocket map of the West with contemporary personal note – “Forget me not”
Cartographer(s): Samuel Augustus MitchellPlace/Date: Philadelphia / 1846Read 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 -
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 -
A map of Berkeley, Oakland & Alameda
Exceptional 1930 Art Deco pictorial map of the East Bay.
Cartographer(s): Eugene Neuhaus; Sather Gate Book ShopPlace/Date: Berkeley / 1930Read more -
Railroad map of the United States, showing the through lines of communication from the Atlantic to the Pacific, together with the various steamship lines along the seaboard. Copyright 1886 by Wm. M. Bradley & Bro.
Detailed 19th century map of U.S. rail and steamship lines
Cartographer(s): Samuel Augustus Mitchell Jr.Place/Date: Philadelphia / 1886Read more -
Map of Western Palestine from surveys conducted for The Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund. By Lieuts. C. R. Conder and H. H. Kitchener, R. E. Reduced from the one inch map in twenty six sheets. Special Edition Illustrating The Divisions of The Natural Drainage And the Mountain Ranges…
Large 1882 Special Edition of Kitchener & Conder’s famous Map of Western Palestine.
Cartographer(s): Claude R. Conder & Horatio KitchenerPlace/Date: London / 1882Read 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 -
Grondvlakte van Nieuw Orleans, de Hoofdstad van Louisiana [with] De Uitloop vande Rivier Missisippi [and] De Oostelyke ingang van de Missisippi met een Plan van het Fort
1740 plan of New Orleans and the Mississippi River Delta
Cartographer(s): Isaak TirionPlace/Date: Amsterdam / 1740Read 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 -
Correct Map of the Railway & Steamship lines operated by the Southern Pacific Company…
A seemingly unrecorded special edition of the Southern Pacific Railway’s large-format promotional map, prepared especially for German-speaking immigrants, with a large side map of Texas
Cartographer(s): Poole Bros.Place/Date: Chicago / ca. 1885Read more -
Additamentum IV. Theatri Orbis Terrarum
1590 Ortelius including Islandia, Maris Pacifici, and many more.
Cartographer(s): Abraham OrteliusPlace/Date: Antwerp / 1590Read more -
Report upon the San Francisco and Ocean Shore Railroad Company, California
1881 map of proposed San Francisco and Ocean Shore Railroad
Cartographer(s): E. Wells Sackett & RankinPlace/Date: New York / 1881Read more -
Preliminary Chart of Entrance to San Francisco Bay California
Gold Rush era sea chart of San Francisco Bay
Cartographer(s): Office of the Coast SurveyPlace/Date: Washington, D.C. / 1856Read 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 -
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 -
Map of the lines of the Northwestern Pacific Railroad Company RMH
Attractive mid-1920s Northwestern Pacific Railroad map
Cartographer(s): Northwestern Pacific RailroadPlace/Date: San Francisco / ca. 1925Read more -
Hiking map of Marin County
1925 Northwestern Pacific Railroad promotional hiking map of Marin County.
Cartographer(s):Place/Date: San Francisco / 1925Read more -
The Nile from Alexandria to Aswan, Illustrated Guide-Map
Colorful 1930s pictorial guide map of the Nile.
Cartographer(s): Lehnert & LandrockPlace/Date: Cairo / 1930Read more -
Maroc. Région Nord
Vivid 1943 pictorial map of Morocco.
Cartographer(s): JylbertPlace/Date: Paris / 1943Read more -
Florence. Florence Ville d’Italie, capitale de Toscane…
Scarce and lovely mid-18th century bird’s-eye-view of Florence.
Cartographer(s): Jacques ChereauPlace/Date: Paris / ca. 1750Read more -
Il Texas, la ferrovia Nuova York-Texas-Messicana. Il Texas e la colonizzazione italiana della costa del Texas.
Rare Texas railroad pamphlet promoting Italian emmigration
Cartographer(s): Henman & SonsPlace/Date: London / 1881Read more -
Nuova California (Stati Uniti dell’America Settentrionale)
1851 California Gold Rush region map published in Italy.
Cartographer(s): B. MarzollaPlace/Date: Naples / 1851Read more -
No. 15 Map of Oregon and Upper California
1846 school atlas map of Oregon and Upper California
Cartographer(s): Samuel Augustus MitchellPlace/Date: Philadelphia / 1846Read more -
Delineatio Syracusarum Antiquarium Quadriurbium
Rare 1725 bird’s-eye-view of ancient Syracuse, Sicily
Cartographer(s): Pieter van der AaPlace/Date: Amsterdam / ca. 1725Read more -
Tourist map of India, Indian State Railways
1930 map of India with railways and photographic vignettes.
Cartographer(s): George Philip & Son Ltd.Place/Date: London / 1930Read more -
Map Showing The Pacific Railways and Their Branches. Prepared for the United States Pacific Railway Commission
Detailed 1887 Colton railroad map with color-coded routes
Cartographer(s): George Woolworth Colton and Charles B. ColtonPlace/Date: New York / 1887Read more -
Carte Générale Du Théâtre De La Guére dans les États-Unis de L’Amérique avec Une Carte du Mexique pour suivre les Opérations Militaires
French map of the United States with California Gold Region
Cartographer(s): A. Bes & F. DubreuilPlace/Date: Paris / ca. 1850Read more -
Cram’s Railroad & Township Map of California
Excellent 1879 large-format edition railroad map of California.
Cartographer(s): George F. CramPlace/Date: Chicago / 1879Read more -
Map of the Central Pacific Railroad and its Connections
1871 Central Pacific Railroad map surrounded by vignettes of the West
Cartographer(s): Central Pacific RailroadPlace/Date: San Francisco / 1871Read more -
California
Cram’s end of 19th century California map with color-coded rail lines and Bay Area inset
Cartographer(s): George F. CramPlace/Date: Chicago / ca. 1894Read more -
Trans-Continental Tourist, Containing a Full and Authentic Description of Over Five Hundred Cities…
Crofutt’s 1874 promotional guide with splendid map of transcontinental routes
Cartographer(s): George A. CrofuttPlace/Date: New York / 1874Read more -
Neapolis
Finely-engraved 1640 bird’s-eye-view of Naples.
Cartographer(s): Matthäus MerianPlace/Date: Frankfurt / ca. 1640Read more -
Venetia
A spectacular 1641 Merian bird’s-eye-view of Venice.
Cartographer(s): Matthäus MerianPlace/Date: Frankfurt / ca. 1640Read more -
Southern Pacific R.R. and Connections. June 1883
Definitive 1883 map of the Southern Pacific Railroad
Cartographer(s): Rand, McNally & Co.Place/Date: Chicago / 1883Read 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 -
New Map of that Portion of North America, Exhibiting the United States and Territories, the Canadas, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Mexico, also Central America, and the West India Islands
1854 Jacob Monk wall map of North America with California Gold Region – exceptional example!
Cartographer(s): Jacob MonkPlace/Date: Baltimore / 1854Read more -
Map of the United States including Canada and a large portion of Texas. Showing the Base Meridian and Township Lines of the U.S. Surveys, the lands allotted to the Indian Tribes west of the Mississippi…
Striking large-format 1845 map of the United States with independent Texas
Cartographer(s): John Calvin SmithPlace/Date: New York / 1845Read more -
Official Map of Marin County, California 1892 Compiled from Records and Surveys
One of the greatest maps of Marin County ever made.
Cartographer(s): George M. DodgePlace/Date: San Francisco / 1892Read more -
The American Union Railroad Map of the United States, British Possessions, West Indies, Mexico and Central America
Striking and rare 1873 railroad map of the United States.
Cartographer(s): Haasis & LubrechtPlace/Date: New York / 1873Read more -
Mitchell’s Reference and Distance Map of the United States, by J. H. Young
Mitchell’s amazing wall-map of an adolescent America, presented here in a rare first edition with brilliant original color. A seminal and impressive masterpiece in American cartography.
Place/Date: Philadelphia / 1834Read more -
Map of the United States of America, The British Provinces, Mexico, the West Indies and Central America with part of New Granada and Venezuela
Colton’s 1849 U.S. with California gold region and extended borders of Texas.
Cartographer(s): Joseph Hutchins ColtonPlace/Date: New York / 1849Read more -
Mitchell’s New National Map Exhibiting the United States with the North American British Provinces, Sandwich Islands, Mexico and Central America, Together with Cuba and other West India Islands
Mitchell’s iconic mid-19th century wall map of the United States
Cartographer(s): Samuel Augustus MitchellPlace/Date: Philadelphia / 1858Read more -
Watson’s New County and Railroad Map of the Western States and Territories
Watson’s rare 1871 county and railroad map of the West.
Cartographer(s): Gaylord WatsonPlace/Date: Chicago / 1871Read more -
Salt Lake City, 1887
1887 bird’s-eye-view lithograph of Salt Lake City.
Place/Date: Salt Lake City / 1887Read more -
City of San Francisco and its Vicinity.
1853 United States Coast Survey steel-engraved master sheet map of the San Francisco Peninsula.
Cartographer(s): Office of the Coast SurveyPlace/Date: Washington, D.C. / 1853Read more -
Harbour of San Francisco California. Sketched from Beechey’s Surveys
Authoritative 1849 Gold Rush map of San Francisco Bay.
Cartographer(s): Joseph Warren ReverePlace/Date: New York / 1849Read more -
Antiquae Urbis
1641 town plan of ancient Rome with illustrated monuments.
Cartographer(s): Giacomo LauroPlace/Date: Rome / 1641Read more -
Bologna celebre madre de’ studi
Exceptional c. 1673 bird’s-eye-view of Bologna.
Cartographer(s): Giuseppe LonghiPlace/Date: Bologna / ca. 1673Read more -
Map of the Southern Pacific Rail Road and Connections. June 1875
Rare — first known map focused on Southern Pacific Railroad.
Cartographer(s): F. T. NewberryPlace/Date: Not listed / 1875Read more -
New and Correct Map of the Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Railway Popularly Known as the Great Rock Island Route
1881 Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Railway map with dining car vignette.
Cartographer(s): Railroad Companies (various)Place/Date: Chicago / 1881Read more -
Olisippo Lisabona
Nice 1635 bird’s-eye-view of Lisbon.
Cartographer(s): Matthäus MerianPlace/Date: Frankfurt / 1635Read more -
City of San Francisco and its Vicinity
1853 United States Coast Survey map of San Francisco.
Cartographer(s): Office of the Coast SurveyPlace/Date: Washington, D.C. / 1853Read more -
Sketch J No. 12 Reconnaissance of the Western Coast of the United States from Monterey to the Columbia River in three sheets Sheet No. 1
Coast Survey chart of the Pacific Coast from Monterey to Mendocino with inset profile of the Golden Gate.
Cartographer(s): Office of the Coast SurveyPlace/Date: Washington, D.C. / 1851Read more -
Preliminary Chart of Entrance to San Francisco Bay California
Lovely hand-colored 1856 United States Coast Survey sea chart of the Bay Area.
Cartographer(s): Office of the Coast SurveyPlace/Date: Washington, D.C. / 1856Read more -
Positions of the Upper and Lower Gold Mines on the South Fork of the American River, California.
1848 California gold mine map drawn by William T. Sherman
Place/Date: Washington, D.C. / 1848Read more -
Central Pacific R.R. and Leased Lines; Southern Pacific R.R. and Connections. September 1882. A.N. Turner, General Manager. R.H. Goodman, Gen’l Pass. & Tkt. Agt.
Attractive 1882 map of Central and Southern Pacific Railroad lines
Cartographer(s): Rand, McNally & Co.Place/Date: Chicago / 1882Read more -
Map of the City of San Francisco Published by Britton & Rey
Never-folded mid-19th century map of San Francisco by Britton and Rey.
Cartographer(s): Britton & ReyPlace/Date: San Francisco / ca. 1856Read more -
Official Map of San Francisco, Compiled From The Field Notes of the Official Re-Survey made by William M. Eddy, Surveyor of the Town of San Francisco, California, 1849…
Eddy’s 1849 map — One of the earliest obtainable maps of San Francisco!
Cartographer(s): William EddyPlace/Date: Washington, D.C. / 1850Read 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 -
Fraser’s Panoramic Plan of London
19th century London with vignettes of important buildings.
Cartographer(s): James FraserPlace/Date: London / ca. 1837Read more
