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First English reconnaissance of Spanish settlement in California.
Cote Nord-Ouest de L'Amerique Reconnue par le Cape. Vancouver. 1e Partie.
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One of the great navigator George Vancouver's most important and influential maps, this is his 1799 charting of the California coastline roughly from Santo Domingo, Mexico, to San Francisco Bay. Vancouver's exploration of the California coastline was significant, breaking the Spanish wall of silence and producing the first English reconnaissance on Spanish settlement and colonization of the West Coast. Vancouver's mapping of California generated the finest coastal chart of the region to date. (more details)
Comprehending Colonial Hong Kong.
Map of Hong Kong and New Territories.
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A rare and intriguing c. 1930 map of British Hong Kong and associated territories, printed locally by Ye Olde Printerie. (more details)
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The Campus of the University of Texas.
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This is a c. 1945 Hemphill Book Stores humorous pictorial map of the University of Texas, Austin. (more details)
Romanticizing the French Riviera.
Carte Touristique de Cannes et des environs Massiv de L'Estérel.
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A spectacular c. 1920 large-scale chromolithograph map of the French Riviera by Blondel la Rougery. The map, a lavish production meant to highlight the Cannes region for tourists, was issued as part of the Syndicat d'Initiative de Cannes's ongoing and outrageously successful mission to turn the French Riviera into a playground for the elite. Its issue corresponds with the Rivera's, and specifically Cannes', emergence as a mecca for the intelligentsia, hosting Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald, Pablo Picasso, Francis Picabia, and Jean Cocteau, among countless others. (more details)
Free Harbor Fight.
Map of Los Angeles City / Map of Proposed Greater Los Angeles and Vicinity. Showing Railways and Electric Lines radiating from Los Angeles to adjacent Points.
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A scarce 1905 map of Los Angeles by the Commercial Printing House for the Granite Securities Company, with an unusual bird's-eye view of the region on the verso. (more details)
'The cartographic model for the next thirty years' -Kershaw
Carte De L'Isle de Terre-Neuve Dressée-par N. B. Ingenieur au Dépost des Cartes et Plans de la Marine 1744.
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This is the 1744 Bellin map of Newfoundland, a keystone map that set the standard for the mapping of the island for the third quarter of the 18th century. Newfoundland commanded a strategic position at the mouth of the St. Lawrence River, but its importance as a fishery would resonate throughout the century. The map's scope encompasses not only the island but also its position relative to the Labrador coast and the codfish-rich Grand Banks, emphasizing those important points. (more details)
American military life in Frankfurt after WWII.
Sgt. G.I. Crows' Eye View of Frankfurt AM and PM, Germany. Bound to Get You Lost for 50 cents.
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This is a 1954 Byrel 'Lefty' Burgess humorous pictorial map of Frankfurt, Germany, published by Stars and Stripes in Darmstadt, Germany. It is part of a series of curious and rare maps by Burgess that capture American expat military life. (more details)
Winter quarters before the Petersburg campaign.
Winter Quarters of the 2nd Brigade 3d Division 2nd Corps Stony Mountain, VA.
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This is a rare c. 1864 George Hill lithograph view of the 1863 - 64 winter quarters of the 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 2nd Corps at Stony Mountain, Virginia. The view captures an image of American Civil War camp life, with the soldiers' living quarters acting as the image's focal point. (more details)
Finally a slightly convenient way to visit Yosemite National Park.
Arch Rock on Stage Road to Yosemite National Park Reached by Yosemite Valley Railroad.
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This is a 1907 Arthur C. Pillsbury photograph of horse-drawn coaches ferrying visitors from the Yosemite Valley Railroad station at El Portal to Yosemite National Park. The coaches pass through Arch Rock, the park entrance. This photo was taken within months of the Yosemite Valley Railroad's first passenger trip on May 15, 1907. Before the advent of the Yosemite Valley Railroad, visitors to Yosemite had to suffer through 2 days of grueling travel over rutted roads in a cramped stagecoach. The railroad cut the travel time to between 8 and 9 hours and provided relative comfort. (more details)
Alaska near the height of the Klondike Gold Rush.
Map of Alaska.
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This 1898 Matthew Hendges map of Alaska captures the region near the height of the Klondike Gold Rush. Frontier gold rushes are an integral part of American history of the 19th century and, even today, capture the imagination of those hoping to strike it rich. (more details)
Proselytizing the Swahili Coast.
Carte de la partie centrale du Zanguebar d'après les Missionnaires de la Con. du St. Esprit et du St. Coeur de Marie.
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A curious missionary map of eastern Africa around Zanzibar and the opposite coast of the mainland, corresponding to the northern coast of Tanzania, printed in 1882 by A. Roux, covering the territory where the Catholic order of the Holy Ghost Fathers operated. (more details)
L.A.'s Ghost Freeways.
Traffic Flow Map Average Weekday 24 Hour Volumes. Preliminary Plate.
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An unusual 1971 infographic map of Los Angeles demonstrating expected daily traffic volume in 1990 prepared by City Traffic Engineer Samuel Taylor. It is notable for including the never-built Laurel Canyon, Beverly Hills, Slauson, and Industrial Freeways. (more details)
Antebellum plantations houses across Louisiana.
Antebellum Homes of Louisiana.
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This is a 1969 Carl Corley and Louisiana Department of Highways pictorial map of Antebellum mansions in Louisiana. (more details)
St. Simons Island!
Historic Map Brunswick Georgia Saint Simons Island Sea Island.
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This is a c. 1948 Virginia and Jack Blanton pictorial tourist map of Brunswick and St. Simons Island, Georgia. The map encapsulates the region's history and appeal as a tourist destination, combining historic information with notes concerning beaches, hotels, and illustrations of outdoor activities. (more details)
Visually spectacular map of the Solar System.
Rand McNally Map of Outer Space.
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This is a 1958 Rand McNally map of the Solar System. (more details)
A growing hotbed of revolutionary activity.
Plano General de la Ciudad de Santiago de Cuba y sus Repartos.
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This is a rare 1939 Luis Martínez Vidaud city plan or map of Santiago de Cuba, Cuba. The map captures the city in the heady days after the 1933 Sergeants' Revolt, but before the Cuban Revolution of 1959. (more details)
Only edition of Mitchell's Wall Map to include the Republic of Texas!
Mitchell's Reference and Distance Map of the United States.
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This is a rare 1844 edition of S. A. Mitchell and J. H. Young's important large-scale wall map of the United States and the only edition to include both the short-lived Republic of Texas and the even more ephemeral Florida Leigh Read County. (more details)
Golden age of Quackery.
What Makes the Ripple of Dimples Around the World? Scotts Emulsion. / Scott's Emulsion The Standard Body Builder for Men Women and Children.
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A dramatic die-cut 1911 chromolithograph advertisement for Scott's Emulsion Cod Fish Oil - one of the few medications from the Golden Age of Quackery that actually worked. (more details)
Tarnished history of California's gold rush.
Map of a Portion of the Gold Mining Region of California.
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A triumph of research, this is a meticulously detailed wall map of the California gold region at the height of the Gold Rush. It was published in 1948 on the centennial of the Gold Rush by researcher Owen C. Joy and the California State Historical Association. Coverage of the 'diggings' extends from the northern portion of the Sierra Valley in Plumas County in the north to Mariposa County in the south. (more details)
Seat of the Civil War around Washington D.C. and the Chesapeake Bay.
The Sea of War. Birds Eye View of Virginia, Maryland, Delaware and the District of Columbia.
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A striking 1861 three-color Schedler/Schaus chromolithograph view/map of the Chesapeake Bay region, including Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, and Washington D.C., shortly after the outbreak of the American Civil War (1861 - 1865). (more details)