Unique Maps of the World
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[Ortelius & Hogenberg Atlas Factice]
A fantastic composite atlas from the apex of the Dutch Golden Age of cartography focused on the emergent Republic of the United Netherlands.
Place/Date: The Low Countries / ca. 1600$40,000 Add to cart -
Welt-Karte der Mission.
Double-hemisphere 1844 missionary world map, complete with associated booklet.
Cartographer(s): Der evangelischen Missions-Anstalt BaselPlace/Date: Basel / 1844$950 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 -
Messages Under The Ocean
A detailed look at the telegraph as the first global system of communication.
Cartographer(s): AnonymousPlace/Date: Not listed / 1939$375 Add to cart -
The spaceship Earth Dymaxion globe.
Fuller’s Dymaxion Globe of Spaceship Earth: the most accurate and most revolutionary projection of the world to date.
Cartographer(s): Richard Buckminster FullerPlace/Date: Los Angeles / 1987$375 Add to cart -
Hemispheriu Ab Aequinoctli Linea, Ad Circulu Poli Arctici/ Hemispheriu Ad Circulu Poli Atarctici.
A superb example of De Jode’s seminal polar projection of the world.
Cartographer(s): Gerard & Cornelis de JodePlace/Date: Antwerp / 1593$75,000 Add to cart -
Hammond’s Map of Mankind
A testimony to the deep and historical roots of racism, yet also evidence of slow but positive progress.
Place/Date: New York / 1946$200 Add to cart -
Official Record. The First United States Manned Orbital Flight.
Mapping the First United States Manned Orbital Flight.
Cartographer(s): Rand, McNally & Co.Place/Date: Fairborn, OH / 1962$675 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 -
The Floor of the Oceans
Mapping the greatest mountain range on Earth: a 1970s map that was in many ways as revolutionary as Mercator’s first projection of the world.
Cartographer(s): Marie Tharp & Bruce Charles HeezenPlace/Date: Paris / 1976$950 Add to cart -
The Floor of the World Ocean
Richard Edes Harrison’s chart of the ocean floors: one of the first serious commercial attempts at underwater mapping.
Cartographer(s): Richard Edes HarrisonPlace/Date: New York / 1961$975 Add to cart -
Nova Totius Terrarum Orbis Geographica Ac Hydrographica Tabula…
Merian’s endlessly fascinating 1646 world map.
Cartographer(s): Matthäus MerianPlace/Date: Frankfurt / 1646$1,700 Add to cart -
Secunda etas mundi
The Ptolemaic world map from Hartmann Schedel’s Nüremberg Chronicle. First state.
Cartographer(s): Hartmann SchedelPlace/Date: Nuremberg / 1493$12,500 Add to cart -
Map of the World on Mercator’s Projection showing the Discoveries at the North Pole and the New Settlements in Australia and New Zealand &c. additions to 1855
Cruchley’s 1855 map of the world in original boards and marbled backing — an attractive addition to any world map collection.
Cartographer(s): George Frederick CruchleyPlace/Date: London / 1855$3,800 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 -
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$750 Add to cart -
Mappamondo Antico diviso nell’uno e nell’altro continente secondo la mente di Guglielmo Sanson.
A stunning 1801 Italian world map with allegorical imagery and Classical references.
Cartographer(s): Giovanni Maria CassiniPlace/Date: Rome / 1801$1,700 Add to cart -
Carte Très Curieuse de la Mer du Sud, Contenant des Remarques Nouvelles et Tres Utiles non Seulement sur les Ports et Iles de Cette Mer
Henri Chatelain’s magnificent map of the Western Hemisphere in extraordinary color and condition.
Cartographer(s): Henri Abraham ChatelainPlace/Date: Amsterdam / 1719$16,000 Add to cart -
Bankoku Ichiran no Zu [Japanese Manuscript Map of the World]
The Privileged Outlook of the Shōgun: the manuscript map behind Koyano Ishun’s famous map of the world.
Cartographer(s): Koyano IshunPlace/Date: Osaka / ca. 1800$45,000 Add to cart -
Orbis Typus Universalis Iuxta Hydrographorum Traditionem Exactissime Depicta 1522 L.F.
One of the earliest obtainable maps on the open market to name ‘America.’
Cartographer(s): Laurent FriesPlace/Date: Lyon / 1535$8,300 Add to cart -
Diefert Situs Orbis Hydrographorum ab eo quem Ptolomeus Posuit
Laurent Fries’ third world map from the 1535 Servetus Edition.
Cartographer(s): Laurent FriesPlace/Date: Lyon / 1535$6,300 Add to cart -
Typus Cosmographicus Universalis
Vadianus’ 1534 Ptolemaic World Map: the finest woodblock impression of any early world map.
Cartographer(s): Joachim VadianusPlace/Date: Zurich / 1534$13,500 Add to cart -
Mappe Monde ou Carte Generale de L’ Univers D’Apres Une Proejction Nouvelle D’Une Sphere Ovale…
Charting Captain James Cook – 1790 world map with Cook’s three voyages and Hawaii (O-Why-hee).
Cartographer(s): Mathias Albrecht LotterPlace/Date: Augsburg / 1790$900 Add to cart
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The World in Hemispheres.
A lovely and clever representation of the world, with its most prominent mountains and rivers.
Cartographer(s): Alexander Keith JohnstonPlace/Date: Edinburgh / 1850Read more -
The Commonwealth of Nations, or The British Empire
Celebrating an empire that was about to disappear.
Place/Date: London / 1937Read more -
Carta Marina Nuova Tavola.
Drawing on an exhilarating combination of cartographic myth, new discoveries, authoritative precursors, and resilient mental templates, this seminal map captures a world on the cusp of geographic understanding.
Place/Date: Venice / 1598Read more -
A New and Accurat Map of the World Drawne according to ye truest Descriptions latest Discoveries & best observations yt have beene made by English or Strangers. 1651.
John Speed’s unparalleled map of the world.
Cartographer(s): John SpeedPlace/Date: London / (1651) 1676Read more -
United Nations Map of the World
The idealism of the United Nations represented visually.
Place/Date: Edinburgh / ca. 1947Read 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 -
Voyage Autour du Monde / Round the World. 1891.
One of the greatest travel posters of the Belle Époque.
Place/Date: Paris / 1891Read more -
Nova Totius Terrarum Orbis Tabula ex officina Iusti Dankerts Amstelodami
Justus Danckerts’ impressive 1680 double-hemisphere world map, with unique manuscript annotations listing ownership back to 1695.
Cartographer(s): Justus DanckertsPlace/Date: Amsterdam / ca. 1680Read more -
[World] Continentem Dudum Notam Componebat . . . (and) Continentem Noviter Detectam Componebat
Two paradigm-setting milestones in one map: the first printed map to use a full globular projection, and the first world map to accurately depict the course of the Rio Grande flowing into the Gulf of Mexico.
Cartographer(s): Giovanni Battista NicolosiPlace/Date: Rome / [First state] 1660Read more -
[Untitled Ptolemaic World Map]
A revolution in printed cartography, this is Gregor Reisch’s groundbreaking 1504 map of the world.
Cartographer(s): Gregor ReischPlace/Date: Strasbourg / ca. 1504Read more -
Typus Orbis Description Ptolemaei
Laurent Fries’ Ptolemaic world map from the 1535 Servetus Edition.
Cartographer(s): Laurent FriesPlace/Date: Lyon / 1535Read more -
[Data Visualization] Le Pétrole Dans Le Monde.
Striking 1956 thematic map of the global petroleum industry — rare first edition published before the Suez Crisis.
Cartographer(s): Union des Chambres Syndicales du PétrolePlace/Date: Paris / 1956Read more -
Orbis Vetus in utraque continente juxta mentem Sansonianam distinctus, nec non observationibus astonimicis redactus.
Lovely 1752 world map with references to the mythical island of Atlantis and a bearded Chronos.
Cartographer(s): Didier Robert de VaugondyPlace/Date: Paris / 1752Read more -
[Great European Visit Memorial Flight Game]
A rare and splendid 1925 Japanese board game map celebrating a triumph of early aviation.
Cartographer(s): The Asahi ShimbunPlace/Date: Osaka / 1925Read more -
Mappe-monde, ou carte générale de la terre et des mers, suivant les dernières observations…
Fascinating 1785 world map filled with myths and misconceptions, including: a prominent Northwest Passage, the legend of Fousang, and Alaska as an island.
Place/Date: Paris / 1785Read more -
[Victorian Travel] 19th century linen-backed manuscript sea chart
A personal document of Victorian-era travel — a vivid reminder of British power in the 19th century, and the many personal histories that formed the Empire.
Cartographer(s): Lieutenant Richard WacePlace/Date: Not listed / ca. 1866Read more -
Placitus Caloirus et Oliva fecit in nobili urbe messane año 1617
This is the Yates-Houghton “Doppia” Portolan, a rare and beautiful masterpiece that delineates a revolution in geographic understanding and represents the dawn of scientifically-anchored cartography.
Cartographer(s): Placitus Caloirus & Joan OlivaPlace/Date: Messina, Sicily / 1617Read more -
A New and Accurat Map of the World Drawne according to ye truest Descriptions latest Discoveries & best observations yt have beene made by English or Strangers. 1651.
John Speed’s unparalleled map of the world.
Cartographer(s): John SpeedPlace/Date: London / (1651) 1676Read more -
[World] Continentem Dudum Notam Componebat . . . (and) Continentem Noviter Detectam Componebat
Two paradigm-setting milestones in one map: the first printed map to use a full globular projection, and the first world map to accurately depict the course of the Rio Grande flowing into the Gulf of Mexico.
Cartographer(s): Giovanni Battista NicolosiPlace/Date: Rome / [First state] 1660Read more -
Orbis Terrae Compendiosa Descriptio Quam ex Magna Universali Mercatoris…M.D.LXXXVII.
Gorgeous example of Mercator’s striking double-hemisphere world map.
Cartographer(s):Place/Date: Amsterdam / (Latin edition) 1606Read more -
“Vincere!”
The persuasive iconography of conflict: a double WWII theater of war Italian propaganda map.
Place/Date: Rome / 1943Read more -
Planisphère élémentaire et illustré indiquant la description géographique des parties connues de la terre…
Whales, Bears, and Mountains: a superb mid-19th century French world map with compelling illustrations.
Place/Date: Paris / 1853Read 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 -
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 / 1890Read more -
Go ye into all The World and preach the Gospel to every creature…
Monumental 1905 T. D. Collins Missionary Map of the World (on cloth).
Place/Date: New York / 1905Read more -
Diefert Situs Orbis Hydrographorum Ab Eo Quem Ptolomeus Posuit…
16th century woodcut world map with mythical kings and beasts.
Cartographer(s): Laurent FriesPlace/Date: Vienne / 1541Read 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 -
Grand Circuit des Capitales
Lovely 1956 promotional map for the Menier Chocolate Company.
Cartographer(s): J. B. JannotPlace/Date: Paris / 1956Read more -
Carta Marina Nuova Tavola
Rich, dark impression of Ruscelli’s world sea chart.
Cartographer(s): Girolamo RuscelliPlace/Date: Venice / ca. 1561Read more -
Brevis, Exactaq. Totius Novi Orbis, et Peruviae Regionis Descriptio, Recens Edita
Exciting map of the Americas filled with place names along the coastlines, an uncommon feature for this region in the mid-16th century
Cartographer(s): Jean BellèrePlace/Date: Antwerp / 1567Read 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 -
Typus Orbis Terrarum
Spectacular old color Ortelius world map showing the world as known in 1587.
Cartographer(s): Abraham OrteliusPlace/Date: Antwerp / 1608Read more -
Die Eigentliche und Warhafftige Gestalt der Erden und des Meers. Cosmographia Universalis
16th century woodcut world map with unexplained Australian landmass.
Cartographer(s): Heinrich BüntingPlace/Date: Magdeburg / ca. 1581Read more -
H. Benzos Scheep-togt uit Italie over Spanje na de Westindize Eylanden, en Kusten van’t Zuider America
1707 exploration map set in a decorative border
Cartographer(s): Pieter van der AaPlace/Date: Leiden / 1707Read more -
Indiarum Orientalium Occidentaliumque Descriptio…
This rare Italian world map is based on Ortelius’s 1570 Typus Orbis Terrarum
Cartographer(s): Giovanni MaffeiPlace/Date: Colonge / 1589Read more -
Carta marina nuova tavola
Rare first state of Ruscelli’s world sea chart.
Cartographer(s): Girolamo RuscelliPlace/Date: Venice / 1561Read more -
Mappe-Monde ou Carte Generale du Globe Terrestre Representee en deux Plan-Hemispheres Revue et Changee en Plusieurs Endroits Suivant les Relations les plus Recentes
Sanson’s double hemisphere world map with Island of California.
Cartographer(s): Nicolas SansonPlace/Date: Paris / 1743Read more -
L’Ancien Monde et le Nouveau en deux Hemispheres
Bonne’s 1784 world map on double hemisphere projection.
Cartographer(s): Rigobert BonnePlace/Date: Paris / 1784Read more -
Carte de l’Ancien et du Nouveau Monde, Suivant une Projection Nouvelle, pour les Premieres Etudes; Dirigee par Mr. Philippe…
Attractive world map with prominent River of the West
Cartographer(s): Etienne Andre Philippe De Pretot,Place/Date: Paris / 1771Read more -
Nova Totius Terrarum Orbis Geographica ac Hydrographica Tabula
Merian’s 1646 world map with Gothic script and polar insets.
Cartographer(s): Matthäus MerianPlace/Date: Frankfurt / 1646Read more -
World Map [without title]
1703 Scherer world map with decorative Catholic iconography.
Cartographer(s): Heinrich SchererPlace/Date: Munich / 1703Read more -
Deliniantur in hac Tabula, Orae Maritimae Abexiae, Freti Mecani; al Maris Rubri; Arabiae, Ormi, Persiae, Supra Sindam usq, Fluminis Indi, Cambriae India & Malabaris, Insulae, Ceylon
Jan Huygens van Linschoten’s iconic navigational chart of the Indian Ocean in spectacular full color.
Cartographer(s): Jan Huygen van LinschotenPlace/Date: Amsterdam / 1596Read more -
Diefert Situs Orbis Hydrographorum Ab Eo Quem Ptolomeus Posuit…
Ptolemaic world map based on Waldseemüller.
Cartographer(s): Laurent FriesPlace/Date: Vienne / 1541Read more -
Orbis Typus Universalis Iuxta Hydrographorum Traditionem Exactissime Depicta. (Tabula orbis cum descriptione ventorum)
1541 Ptolemaic world map with the name ‘America’.
Cartographer(s): Laurent FriesPlace/Date: Vienne / 1541Read more