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Earliest Acquirable Image of Tunis, Tunisia.
[Untitled plan of Tunis and fort of Goleta, Tunisia.]
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Sebastian Münster's woodcut view of Tunis, Tunisia, is the earliest acquirable printed image of that city based on contemporaneous information, resulting from Charles V's 1535 siege of the Tunisian port. (more details)
Very Tall Tales.
America's only folk-lore character Paul Bunyan's pictorial map of the United States Depicting Some of his Deeds and Exploits.
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An amusing c. 1935 pictorial map of the United States by Raymond Dewitt Handy celebrating the folklore of Paul Bunyan. (more details)
Eisenbahnen über alles.
Die schöne Eisenbahnreise.
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A charming c. 1928 Leo Faller pictorial map of Germany highlighting its railways and attractions. (more details)
Tolkien's Middle-Earth!
An Artist's Interpretation of Middle Earth including the Wild Lands - east, south, and north.
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This is a 1982 map of J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy world 'Middle-Earth' by Peter C. Fenlon. Fans of Tolkien will be quick to recognize the northeastern part of the map, generally known as the Westlands, encompassing the main theater of both the Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. The cartography for these areas, from Forodwaith to Umbar and from the western ocean (Belegaer) to the Sea of Rhûn, is drawn directly from the iconic map that accompanied the The Lord of the Rings. (more details)
Brazil's Aviation Pioneer.
Mapa Geográfico Uruguai - Brasil Meridional Oferecido pela Varig Aos Seus Distintos Clientes. / Mapa Geográfico Brasil Norte e Leste Oferecido pela Varig aos seus distintos clientes.
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A colorful 1961 airline route map prepared by Edgar Klettner covering coastal Brazil and Uruguay. It demonstrates the network of Varig, the earliest and one of the most prominent Brazilian airlines. (more details)
Air Link to Latin America.
El Inter Americano.
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A vibrant c. 1984 promotional pictorial view of the Americas, drawn by Rubén Travieso for Eastern Air Lines to advertise their Inter-Americano Service. Aside from general promotional purposes, it was produced to highlight the airline's designation as the official Airline of Miami Carnival. (more details)
Paris' Skyline, Imagined in Venice.
La Città di Parigi Capitale del Regno di Francia.
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This is an attractive 1740 view of Paris engraved in Venice for Giambatista Albrizzi, inspired by Merian's view of the previous century. (more details)
Guide for Maine / New Hampshire outdoorsmen.
Fishing and Hunting Resorts of Maine, Northern New Hampshire, and Part of Canada and the Provinces, Rangeley and Moosehead Lakes as Reached by the Boston and Maine Railroad and Connections.
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This is a map of the lakes and mountains of Maine and New Hampshire, the hunting and fishing lodges serving them, and the railroads allowing access to them from Boston and other coastal cities. It was printed in 1899 as a promotion for the Boston and Maine Railroad. (more details)
Remembering the beauty of a city devastated by World War II.
Plan Monumental du Havre.
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This is a 1948 Blondel la Rougery and Imprimerie Gaillac-Monrocq pictorial map of Le Havre, France. Published within a few years of the end of World War II (1939 - 1945), this map acts more as a summary of all the history that was lost during the war than as a practical guide to getting around the city. (more details)
Comprehensive Guide for Majestic Scenic Spots.
Scenic Map of the Garden of the Gods / Scenic Map of the Pikes Peak Region.
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A charming pictorial 1954 pictorial map of the Garden of the Gods and the Pikes Peak region in Colorado, prepared by Earl Franklin White. (more details)
Africa's Slave Coast.
Partie Occidentale de la Nigritie et de la Haute Guinée par le Sr. Robert de Vaugondy fils de Mr. Robert Géog. du Roi.
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This is a 1749 Didier Robert de Vaugondy map of western Africa. This map combines the names of African kingdoms (or at least French transliterations of them) with those used by Europeans for parts of the region. Between the 15th and 19th centuries, this region of Africa was the locus of the Atlantic Slave Trade, where millions of Africans were kidnapped and sold into slavery in Brazil, the Caribbean, Mexico, and the modern-day United States. (more details)
One of the Earliest Acquirable Views of New York City.
The South Prospect of the City of New York, in America.
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This is a superb example of the 1761 London Magazine edition of the famous Burgis view of New York City, one of the earliest generally acquirable dedicated views of the city. The bustling, nautical view shows the city as viewed from Brooklyn Heights. It illustrates from the battery in the south to the stockade of Wall Street. The East River teems with sailing ships, including three great warships. Fort George, the Exchange, City Hall, and a variety of churches can be seen, along with a shipyard. The Long Island terminus of the ferry across the East River is visible in the foreground. (more details)
From Praha to Chicago.
Mapa Spojených států S. A. s označením českých osad a Republiky Československé.
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A scarce, impressive bilingual (Czech-English) c. 1928 sheet containing two maps, one of the United States and one of Czechoslovakia, prepared by journalist Rudolf Jaromír Pšenka and published in Chicago by the 'Bohemian Daily' Svornost (meaning 'Unity'). The broadsheet map celebrates Czech immigration to the United States. (more details)
Rare map of Nantucket printed in Nantucket!
Historical Map of Nantucket.
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This attractive c. 1886 map is a reduced version of Reverend F. C. Ewers important 1869 map of Nantucket. It was issued to promote the Old Colony Line, the 'Shortest, Quickest, Best, and Only Direct Route between Boston or New York and Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard.' (more details)
One of the earliest lithograph maps. By the brother of Alois Senefelder, lithography's inventor.
Plan de Strasbourg avec tous les établissemens publics renfermés dans l'enceinte des fortifications, réduit par Ch. Rothé sur le plan général dressé en 1821 par Mr. N. J. Villot, architecte de la ville.
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A rare 1823 lithograph map of Strasbourg, France, issued by Clément Senefelder, the brother Alois Senefelder, inventor of lithography. It captures Strasbourg during a time of urban renewal in the wake of the Napoleonic Wars and on the cusp of the Industrial Revolution. This is one of the earliest examples of lithography applied to cartography. (more details)
Connecting Chicago with Marseille.
Fabre Line Marseilles. Mediterranean Great Lakes Services.
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This is a c. 1951 Troy map of the world illustrating Fabre Lines shipping routes. The poster celebrates the launch of the Kolibryn, a specially designed ship built to navigate both the ocean and the St. Lawrence River, thus forging the first direct shipping link between Chicago and the Mediterranean. (more details)
Cuba's Sugar Boom.
Mapa de la Isla de Cuba, para servir a la Geografía publicada por D.P. González...
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A rare 1856 map and chart of Cuba by Rodrigo de Bernardo y Estrada, displaying the coastlines of the main island and surrounding islands. It was produced during Cuba's mid-19th-century sugar boom. (more details)
If the Romans invaded Britain, certainly the Nazis can!
50 Sbarchi in Gran Bretagna.
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This May 1941 Visceglia map of Great Britain and Ireland is WWII Fascist Italian propaganda highlighting successful invasions of the British Isles from Antiquity through the 18th century. This map emerged as the Axis powers were planning a full-scale invasion of the Isles - Operation Sea Lion. With so many successful invasions in the past, the map reads, how can the Axis powers fail? (more details)
Among the first maps of the Anambas Islands.
Plan du Port Clermont-Tonnerre Situé à la Partie Nord-Est des Iles Anambas.
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This is an 1828 Ambroise Tardieu map of the northeastern part of Siantan Island in the Anambas Islands Regency, part of the Riau Archipelago in Indonesia. Bougainville's expedition marks the first European reconnaissance of the Anambas Islands. (more details)
Earliest known view of Bangkok.
View of the City of Bangkok.
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A striking early view of Bangkok, Thailand, issued in 1828 shortly following John Crawfurd's diplomatic mission to the royal courts of Siam. The view looks eastward across the Chao Phraya River towards what is today Bangkok's Chinatown. Chinese riverfront shops line the Chao Phraya. Dusit Maha Prasat, King Rama I's (1737 - 1809) great throne hall, built in 1789, rising in the background. A large Chinese junk occupies the foreground. (more details)