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Petra's Mysterious 'Monastery'.
El-Derr, Petra.
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A scarce c. 1842 deluxe edition of David Roberts' view of the 'monastery' or temple at ed-Deir, one of the most recognizable ruins in Petra, Jordan. (more details)
First Edition of Long-Standard British Map of the East Indies.
Asiatic Archipelago.
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This is the 1832 first edition of John Arrowsmith's map of Southeast Asia and the East Indies, which would become the standard British map of the region for decades afterward. It is notable for its early inclusion and focus on the 'commercial emporium' of Singapore as the emerging crux of Britain's lucrative China Trade. (more details)
Defending the Dutch East Indies against the British.
Plan du Détroit de Madura depuis la Pointe Panka jusqu'a l'Embouchure de la Rivière de Sourabaya.
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This is an 1837 Ambroise Tardieu map of the Madura Strait between the islands of Java and Madura in Indonesia. (more details)
Expanding transit network for Japan's booming capital.
市區改正東亰全圖 : 各電車及鐵道案内 / [Map of Tokyo with Revised Urban Wards: Guide to All Streetcar and Railway Lines].
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This is a 1904 (Meiji 41) Miwa Itsujirō city plan or map of Tokyo. It emphasizes streetcars and railways and dates from the early period of Tokyo's electric railway (streetcar) system. It also reflects Meiji administrative reforms, showing both old and new systems. (more details)
Panorama of the Russo-Japanese War.
戰地パノラマ地圖 / [Battlefield Panorama Map].
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This is a rare 1904 Maeda Komakichi map of Korea and vicinity. It details Japanese and Russian positions as of September 15, 1904, during the Russo-Japanese War (1904 - 1905), when Russian positions at Port Arthur were under a punishing siege by Japanese forces. (more details)
Manga satire of Prime Minister Yoshida's 5th Cabinet.
Minister Fuji Mountain Trail Guide Map. / 大臣富士登山口案内図 / Political Boss Faction Water Vein Map. / 政界親分・子分水脈図
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A very curious double-sided map / diagram satirizing the Fifth Cabinet of Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida (1878 - 1967), in power from May 31, 1953, to December 10, 1954. The recto (front) presents a trail map to the summit of Mount Fuji - symbolizing Japan. Yoshida sits atop, smoking a large cigar, while along the way the Christian socialist Tetsu Katayama (1887 - 1978) appears as a monument. At the base of the mountain, Yoshida's cabinet secretaries, each representing an aspect of Japanese governance, work their way to the top via various 'gates' or 'trails.' Some suffer mishaps along the way. The verso (back) offers a similarly intriguing map/diagram of the national political/academic/business/bureaucratic system, represented as a series of interconnected rivers flowing into a sea/nation. (more details)
Panoramic Bird's-Eye View of Japan.
日本交通鳥瞰圖 / [Bird's Eye View of Japan's Transportation].
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This is a stunning, large-format 1922 Yoshida Hatsusaburo foldout bird's-eye view of Japan, produced for the Japanese Ministry of Railways. It highlights the country's transportation links, particularly railways, which were the primary means of interurban travel, while also celebrating the 1922 Tokyo Peace Exhibition. (more details)
A Harvard education consists of what you learn at Harvard while you are not studying.
- J. B. Conant
A Prospect of Harvard University and of Radcliffe College.
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This is Edwin J. Schruers' 1935 pictorial map of Harvard University and Radcliffe College, created to commemorate Harvard's 1936 Tercentenary. (more details)
Promotes tourism to Alaska in the 1930s.
Territory of Alaska. The All-American Route - Alaska Steamship Company - Serving All of Alaska!
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This is a first edition 1936 Frank McCaffrey map of Alaska created for the Alaska Steamship Company. Sea routes between Seattle and cities and towns in Alaska are highlighted, including the route up the Inside Passage. Juneau, Sitka, Anchorage, Fairbanks, Dutch Harbor, and Nome are all labeled, as are numerous smaller towns and villages. Mt. McKinley (Denali) National Park and Glacier Bay National Park are noted. The Alaska Highway is also noted, as are gold placers and oil fields. (more details)
87th Infantry Division during World War II.
87th Infantry Division. Route of the Golden Acorn Division France, Luxembourg, Belgium, Germany, and Czechoslovakia.
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This is a 1945 campaign route map for the 87th Infantry Division in western and central Europe during World War II. The map was issued as a souvenir campaign map in the immediate wake of WWII to chronicle the Division's movements and battles from its arrival at Le Havre, France, until V-E Day near the Czechoslovak border. (more details)
Financing Victory in WWII.
Pain in the Neck.
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This is a 1943 George White manuscript political cartoon that was the basis for a published version that appeared in The Tampa Tribune. It deals with the difficulties faced by the U.S. Congress in paying for the high and mounting costs of fighting World War II (1939 - 1945). (more details)
Queen of American Lakes.
Map of Lake George Showing Islands of the State Forest Preserve.
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This is a 1919 / 1955 Conservation Department of the State of New York map of Lake George and environs. Beginning with the arrival of railroad connections to major East Coast cities in the late 19th century, the lake became a favorite summertime destination for vacationers. (more details)
Speculating a WWII Nazi invasion of the United Kingdom.
An Ideal Invasion of England.
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Published in mid-July 1940, less than a month after France signed an armistice with Germany, this 1940 LIFE Magazine map of England speculates on how a Nazi invasion of the United Kingdom might unfold. Although the present map is speculative, in July 1940, the prospect of a German invasion of England was feared as not just possible, but inevitable. (more details)
Fighting Gilded Age Machine Politics.
As Ohio Goes So Goes New York.
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This is an October 1885 Grant Hamilton satirical political cartoon that appeared in The Judge. It refers to the Ohio and New York Gubernatorial elections that year, in which The Judge supported Republican candidates and bitterly opposed a frequent target of their attacks, New York Democratic Governor David Hill. (more details)
Promoting the Pioneer Valley.
Pioneer Valley in Western Massachusetts.
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This is a c. 1980 promotional pictorial map of the Pioneer Valley or the Connecticut River Valley in Massachusetts, produced by the Pioneer Valley Association. The map highlights the region's recreational opportunities and natural beauty. (more details)
Lampooning the Democrats' New York Political Machine.
Jack and Jill went up the Hill...
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This is an October 1885 satirical political cartoon that appeared in The Judge. Referring specifically to the Ohio Gubernatorial election that year, it lambasts the Democratic Party political machine of the time, led by New York Governor David Hill. (more details)
Futuristic city of Anarchy, with a death ray.
La Ciudad Anarquista Americana. / La Ciudad Anarquista Americana: Obra de Construcción Revolucionaria.
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This is a rare 1914 color-printed folding plan of French-Argentine Pierre Quiroule's Ciudad Anarquista Americana, a cartographic vision of an ideal anarchist city. Conceived as the physical setting for Quiroule's revolutionary utopian novel, La Ciudad Anarquista Americana: Obra de Construcción Revolucionaria, the plan translates radical political and social philosophy into a rigorously ordered urban landscape of monumental avenues, communal institutions, gardens, schools, and public gathering places. (more details)
Ephemeral Territories in the American West.
Phelps and Watson's New Map of the United States.
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This is a rare 1860 wall map of the United States published by Phelps and Watson. It presents the territorial configuration of U.S. states and territories on the eve of the U.S. Civil War (1861 - 1865), which would drastically reshape the map. (more details)
Capp's satirical look at East Asian situation at the outbreak of the Korean War.
[Lower Slobbovia].
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The only known example of a c. 1950 Al Capp-inspired map of Korea, China, and Japan, satirizing the Communist Revolution in China and the outbreak of the Korean War. The map illustrates much of East Asia, including all of Japan and Korea, as well as Manchuria, Taiwan, and the eastern parts of communist 'Rad' China. The map employs Capp's satirical kingdom of misfortunates, Lower Slobbovia, to illustrate the deteriorating political situation following the Communist Revolution (1949) and, more specifically, the North Korean invasion of South Korea (1950). (more details)
Foreign Funds and Yuan Shikai's Power Grab
The Chinese Government Five Per Cent. Reorganisation Gold Loan of 1913 for L25,000,000 Sterling.
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This is a 1913 government £20 bond printed by Waterlow and Sons and issued by the new Republic of China to finance the Chinese Reorganization Gold Loan of 1913. It is a relic of an oft-forgotten period of the early Chinese republic, defined by dynamism and optimism but saddled with a host of problems which it struggled to overcome. (more details)