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Cannibalism in the Amazon.
Corso del Fiume Dell Amazoni.
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This is Vincenzo Maria Coronelli's beautiful and fascinating map of the northern parts of South America, focusing specifically on the Amazon River and the interior of Brazil and Peru. (more details)
One of the classic sieges in all of history and survived by Leo Tolstoy.
Sebastopol, Les Forts du Nord et Leurs Environs. Pour suivre la marche des opérations militaires, dessiné d'après les plans et dessins par ordre des gouvernements français, anglais et russe, etc.
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This is a c. 1855 Auguste Logerot bird's-eye view map of the siege of Sevastopol (Sebastopol) during the Crimean War. Sevastopol, the largest city on the Crimean Peninsula, occupies the foreground and is illustrated in detail. Numerous forts, redoubts, and other fortifications are identified, along with artillery batteries and even a few lighthouses. Russian, British, French, and Ottoman troop positions are colored. The Battle of Inkermann and the fighting at Koughil are directly referenced on the view. (more details)
Trace the course of the longest European river from Wesloma to the Caspian Sea.
Nova and Accurata Wolgae Fluminis, olim Rha dicti, Delineatio.
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This is an impressive 1659 map by Blaeu of the Volga River, Russia, based on the travels of the German diplomat Adam Olearius. The map reveals the Volga in the wake of the Russo-Persian War (1651 - 1653), when it served as an artery of conquest, diplomacy, and trade with Safavid Persia. (more details)
Grand Teton.
A Hysterical Map of the Jackson Hole Country and Grand Teton National Park. Slightly Cockeyed.
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A blend of the comic and the practical, this is a 1948 Jolly Lindgren larger format pictorial map of Jackson Hole and Grand Teton, Wyoming. This is one of the rarer of Lindgren's 'Hysterical' map series, which gained popularity against the grim backdrop of first the Great Depression and World War II. (more details)
Acquaforte Grand Tour map of Florence.
Pianta della Città di Firenze. / Veduta della Città di Firenze Presa da Boboli.
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A striking 1821 Grand Tour map and view of Florence (Firenze), Italy, published in Florence by Angiolo Cappiardi, G. Canacci, and Gaspero Ricci. This map is most unusual as it is etched using the acquaforte technique, a method of printing not commonly associated with maps, but which allows for finely graded tonality and depth. (more details)
Grand Tour Venice.
Nuova Pianta di Venezia. Neuer Plan von Venedig.
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This is a c. 1858 H. F. Münster city plan or map of Venice, Italy, geared toward the Grand Tour set. The map is printed in German and Italian, reflecting the fact that Venice was, at the time, part of the Austrian Empire. (more details)
Eternal City, Evocatively Presented.
Der Statt Rom in aller Welt bekannt Contrafehtung nach jetziger gelegenheit.
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This is Sebastian Münster's lively 1550 bird's-eye view of Rome, Italy, among the earliest roughly contemporaneous depictions of the city. The woodcut presents the walled city with its churches, universities, and palaces, along with classical ruins. Twenty of these structures are keyed to a list at the bottom of the woodcut, but still more, such as triumphal columns, the famed Colosseum, and the city aqueducts, can be recognized. St. Peter's Cathedral and the Papal Palace are marked. (more details)
Gabon, published during WWII.
Gabon.
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This is an intriguing 1943 Jylbert pictorial map of Gabon and Equatorial Guinea. When this map was issued, France was occupied by Nazi Germany. As part of French Equatorial Africa, Gabon was opposed to the collaborationist Vichy Regime and allied with de Gaulle's Free French. (more details)
Beginning of the Oregon Trail.
Neueste Karte von Missouri Nach den bessten Quellen verbessert.
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This is an 1845 Joseph Meyer map of Missouri, published near the height of Oregon-bound migration. Independence, Missouri, a city founded in western Missouri near the Missouri River, acted as the launching point for the Oregon Trail and the Santa Fe Trail, two important wagon routes across the western United States. (more details)
Unobtainable first state of one of the most influential maps of New England ever made.
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.
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This is the rare 1755 first state of Braddock Mead's French and Indian War Era map of New England - one of the most significant and iconic American maps ever produced. It is one of the first large-format regional maps of any part of North America and was the most comprehensively researched and detailed map of contemporary New England. (more details)
Foundational Map of American Colonization.
Nova Virginiae Tabula.
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A beautiful example of Henricus Hondius' 1630 map of the Virginia colony and the Chesapeake Bay. Hondius' map is based upon the foundational 1612 John Smith map of the Virginia colony. Smith's fine survey work, combined with reports from indigenous American Indian tribes and wishful thinking, resulted in one of the most essential maps of America to emerge in the 17th century. Philip D. Burden, the author of The Mapping of North America, considers this map to be 'one of the most important maps of America ever produced and certainly one of the greatest influence.' (more details)
Fit for a Prince.
A New Map of the Terraqueous Globe according to the Ancient Discoveries and most general Divisions of it into Continents and Oceans.
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This is Edward Wells' 1700 map of the world, showing those parts known to classical geographers and those which were more recently revealed during the Age of Discovery. The map was issued for a tragic but popular student atlas - the student for whom it was made, Prince William, died in the year of publication. Nonetheless, the interesting map has much to offer - including the tentative association of America with mythical Atlantis. (more details)
First scientific penetration of Burma.
Map of the Burman Dominions, and Adjacent Countries.
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This is an 1829 John Crawfurd and John Walker map of Burma (Myanmar). The map, considered the first accurate map of this region, was prepared to illustrate John Crawfurd's Embassy to Ava to negotiate with Burmese King Bagyidaw following the First Anglo-Burmese War (1824 - 1826). (more details)
One the earliest obtainable maps of Yosemite!
Map of a portion of the Sierra Nevada adjacent to the Yosemite Valley...
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This is an 1868 edition of Charles Hoffmann and James Gardiner's detailed map of Yosemite Valley, California, and its surroundings, considered one of the earliest obtainable maps of that region. This map represents early government efforts under Frederick Law Olmsted and Josiah Dwight Whitney to map Yosemite as America's first reserved parkland. It offers superb detail, noting El Capitan, Cathedral Peak, Yosemite Fall(s), Half Dome, the Merced and San Joaquin Rivers, Lake Eleanor, a portion of Mono Lake, and much more. (more details)
Rise of coal mining in Colorado.
Geologic Map of Colorado.
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This is a 1913 Russell D. George geologic map of Colorado. The useful map followed a revival in the Colorado mining industry related to the increasing dominance of coal production. (more details)
Growing the New England railroad network.
G. Woolworth Colton's Railroad, Township and Distance Map of New England with adjacent portions of New York, Canada and New Brunswick.
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This is an 1862 George Woolworth and Charles B. Colton railroad pocket map of New England - illustrating a period of brisk industrialization, railroad construction, and democratization of travel. (more details)
War for Japanese women.
支那事變繪とき大地圖 / [Sino-Japanese War and Resources].
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A rare 1939 map of China during the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937 - 1845) issued by Kodansha for Fujin Kurabu, a Japanese women's magazine. The map was issued to propagandize the war effort on the home front. (more details)
Lovecraft inspiration!
January February March. / April May June. / July August September. / October November December.
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This is an 1835 set of maps by Elijah Burritt depicting the night sky throughout the year. Each sheet features the stars and constellations in the night sky over a quarter of the year. On each of the charts, the constellations are drawn in detail and include depictions of the Zodiacal figures the stars were believed to represent. (more details)
Early map of the Alaska coastline.
Carte particuliere de la cote du nord-ouest de l'Amerique...
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This is a beautiful 1786 map of the southern Alaska coastline by the French explorer La Perouse. When drawn, it was the only map of this region not based on the surveys of Captain Cook. (more details)
Detailing the English Channel.
The English Channel.
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This is a rare 1887 Norie and Wilson blueback nautical chart of the English Channel. This massive chart is nearly 7 feet long and contains excellent coastal detail and beautiful insets of ports along the English and French coasts. (more details)