THEMATIC MAPS
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Erdkarte von E. Von Sydow.
Von Sydow’s geophysical wall map of the world and its currents.
Place/Date: Gotha / 1851$3,500 Add to cart -
World Petroleum Oil Map of Columbia.
An American map of oil and petroleum resources in Columbia.
Place/Date: New York / 1939$500 Add to cart -
Map of Japan with statistical report of raw silk production.
Mapping Meiji Japan’s industrial production of silk for export.
Cartographer(s): Tokyo Tsukiji Type FoundryPlace/Date: Tokyo / 1896$475 Add to cart -
The Central Subdivision at Chicago Highlands.
Promotional broadside for the industrial community of Chicago Highlands.
Cartographer(s): Not listedPlace/Date: Not listed / ca. 1900$775 Add to cart -
[Thematic Map] The Literary Map of Los Angeles.
Explore Los Angeles’ Literary Landscape: A Pictorial Map Blending Famous Authors and Iconic Locations.
Cartographer(s): Linda AyrissPlace/Date: Los Angeles / 1987$250 Add to cart -
[Persuasive Cartography] M’arma, non m’arma.
A 1941 Italian critique of American assistance to Great Britain.
Cartographer(s): Bernardo LeporiniPlace/Date: Not listed / 1941$100 Add to cart -
[3-Sheet Biodiversity Map of Madagascar] Carte Internationale du Tapis Végétal et des Conditions Écologiques.
A three-sheet map of one of Earth’s biodiversity ‘hot spots.’
Place/Date: Madras / 1965$875 Add to cart -
[Dr. Seuss] This Is Ann….. She Drinks Blood!
Discover Dr. Seuss’s unique wartime creation: an engaging map that combines his iconic illustrations with life-saving information on malaria prevention for soldiers.
Place/Date: Washington, D.C. / 1943$1,450 Add to cart -
Typus Religionis. Estampe, du tableau trouvé dans l’eglise, des ci-devant soi-disans-Jésuites de Billom en Auvergne, l’an 1762.
A spectacularly gilded first edition of Moreau’s allegory on the True Faith.
Cartographer(s): Jean Michel MoreauPlace/Date: Paris / 1783$15,500 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 -
Historical Chart of Mankind – A Visual Record Of Man’s Racial, National and Cultural Progress
The original 1937 edition of Dr. Gluckmann’s pioneering visualization of human history.
Place/Date: Chicago / 1937$425 Add to cart -
World Oil’s 1958 Middle East Oil Map
World Oil’s iconic map of the Middle Eastern Petroleum Concessions and Infrastructure.
Cartographer(s): World OilPlace/Date: Houston / 1958$2,800 Add to cart -
The Sunday Times China Time Chart from 1500 B.C.
Time-chart of Chinese cultural history from 1500 BC until modern times, issued after Nixon’s first visit.
Cartographer(s): Times Newspapers Ltd.Place/Date: London / 1973$675 Add to cart -
Das Jahr der Kirche [The Year of the Church]
A large-format German liturgical calendar in the Medieval style.
Cartographer(s): Johannes Stauda VerlagPlace/Date: Kassel / 1951$775 Add to cart -
Hayastan: hamaynagitakan Hayastan (Armenia: Encyclopedic Armenia)
A cartographic celebration of Armenia and Armenian culture.
Place/Date: Paris / 1933$2,600 Add to cart -
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 -
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 -
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 -
Planisphère des Croyances Religieuses et des Missions Chrétiennes
Up-to-date statistical map presenting the worldwide distribution of religions in the late 19th century.
Cartographer(s): Valérien GroffierPlace/Date: Paris / 1890$975 Add to cart
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[Prussian Octopus] En 1788 Mirabeau disait deja: La Guerre est l’industrie Nationale de la Prusse.
Maurice Neumont’s dramatic World War I map of a Europe subject to Prussian aggression.
Cartographer(s): Maurice NeumontPlace/Date: Paris / 1917Read more -
Official Map of Chinatown in San Francisco.
One of the great thematic maps of a 19th-century American city.
Cartographer(s): B. Farwell, John E. Kunklet, E. B. Pond; A.L. Bancroft & Co.Place/Date: San Francisco / 1885Read more -
Whisky Map of Scotland.
A journey through the heritage and craftsmanship of Scotland’s finest distilleries.
Cartographer(s): John Bartholomew & Son Ltd.Place/Date: Not listed / 1976Read more -
Das ist die Abrüstung! [This is Disarmament!]
[Persuasive Cartography] A thematic German map against the harsh limitations set by the Treaty of Versailles.
Place/Date: Berlin / 1931Read more -
In Darkest England, And the Way Out. Salvation Army Social Campaign, Work for All.
England’s path out of Darkness: a lithographic poster depicting William Booth’s vision for the Salvation Army.
Cartographer(s): William BoothPlace/Date: London / ca. 1890Read more -
World of Tobacco.
Department of Agriculture map of global tobacco production.
Cartographer(s): Government Printing OfficePlace/Date: Washington, D.C. / 1971Read more -
A Dog’s Idea of the Ideal Country Estate.
An imaginative pictorial take on a canine world.
Cartographer(s): John Held Jr.Place/Date: England / 1931Read more -
A Map History of American Indian Tribes.
A cartographic history of Native Peoples in America, with a decorative border by Sioux artist Wounded Swallow.
Place/Date: Kingman, AZ / 1986Read more -
Сталинградская Битва [Battle of Stalingrad 30th Anniversary Commemoration].
An impressive, large-format 1972 Russian-language map honoring the 30th anniversary of the Battle of Stalingrad.
Cartographer(s): Главное управление геодезии и картографии при Совете Министров СССРPlace/Date: Moscow / 1972Read more -
A computer GLOSSARY or, coming to terms with the data processing machine.
The dawn of personal computing: IBM’s first computer glossary.
Place/Date: Not listed / 1968Read more -
A Graphical History Of Gold
A visually enticing 1930s graphical history of the global gold industry.
Cartographer(s): Barrett McCullagh & Co.Place/Date: Toronto / ca. 1935Read more -
Official Map of Chinatown in San Francisco.
One of the great thematic maps of a 19th-century American city.
Cartographer(s): B. Farwell, John E. Kunklet, E. B. Pond; A.L. Bancroft & Co.Place/Date: San Francisco / 1885Read more -
Tails of the City Alligator Oz The land of Make-Believe.
Henley’s revolutionary 1976 thematic map of homosexual San Francisco — a testament to the city’s progressive track record for tolerance and inclusion.
Cartographer(s): J Clark HenleyPlace/Date: San Francisco / 1976Read more -
Palestine. Land of Dispute.
1947 British broadside featuring three maps of Palestine on the eve of partition.
Cartographer(s): Bureau of Current AffairsPlace/Date: London / September, 1947Read 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 -
La Tour de 300 mètres, construite en 300 vers
A remarkable 1889 thematic calligram of the Eiffel Tour.
Place/Date: Paris / 1886Read more -
Tails of the City Alligator Oz The land of Make-Believe.
Henley’s revolutionary 1976 thematic map of homosexual San Francisco — a testament to the city’s progressive track record for tolerance and inclusion.
Cartographer(s): J Clark HenleyPlace/Date: San Francisco / 1976Read 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 -
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