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Monumental Sea Chart of the Coast of the Northeastern United States.
The north eastern coast of North America from New York to Cape Canso, including Sable Island.
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This is Edmund Blunt's rare, monumental 1840 nautical chart or map of the northeast United States, extending from New York to Cape Canso in Nova Scotia, and is the most authoritative American chart of these waters available at the time. It provides not only granular detail of the coastline, but also detailed soundings for the crucial sailing lanes from Halifax to Boston. It is a working chart - typically referred to as a 'blueback chart' due to the color of the reinforcing paper it was originally mounted to. Rather than contend with multiple charts, mariners typically preferred large charts composed of several sheets: hence the impressive expanse of the present chart. (more details)
A City of Commerce and Science.
Prospect, Grundris und Gegend der Polnischen vesten Reichs und Handels-Stadt Dantzig und ihrem Werder.
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This is Johann Baptist Homann's map of Gdansk (here in the German 'Dantzig') and its immediate vicinity, first engraved and published about 1716. The east-oriented map portrays not only the walled city of Gdansk, but also the districts immediately to the East: the Gdansk Werder and the Marienburger Werder. (more details)
Created and owned by the Office of Strategic Services - the predecessor of the CIA.
Relief Map of Asia.
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This is a 1942 Office of Strategic Services Map Information Section skeleton map of Asia and bears Office of Strategic Services catalog stamps in two places. (more details)
One of the world's great wildlife parks.
Map of the Royal Nairobi National Park and Environs.
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An attractive 1950 pictorial map of Kenya by Dennis Own Mathews, a surveyor and cartographer who served as the General Manager of the East African Tourist Travel Association. The recto highlights the Royal Nairobi National Park, opened only a few years prior, while the verso (back) records the locations of all Kenyan national parks and reserves. (more details)
Expanding Russian control of Siberia.
A map of some provinces in Siberia, and the borders towards China : being an appendage to the map of Russian Frontiers, as surveyed by the Russians, 1747.
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A wonderfully detailed map of a central portion of Siberia around Tomsk, engraved by John Gibson and published in 1753 in Jonas Hanway's An Historical Account of the British Trade over the Caspian Sea. With Russia's presence being established in the area in the early 17h century, the map reflects the steadily growing presence of Russian soldiers, missionaries, and settlers by the mid-18th century. (more details)
Preparing to witness the transit of Venus.
Vue de l'Isle d'Otahiti et de plusieurs Pirogues.
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An impressive engraving by Robert Benard based on a drawing by Sydney Parkinson, which appeared in the 1774 French translation of the book, An Account of the Voyages…, published the previous year by John Hawkesworth. The view was drawn during the first circumnavigation voyage of Captain James Cook, aboard the H.M.S. Endeavour. (more details)
Largest American pictorial map of China predating World War II.
Picture Map of China. 中國地圖
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This is a striking full-color large-format 1932 pictorial wall map of China illustrated by Frank Randolph Southard. Presenting a romanticized view of China, this is the only large-format pictorial map of China to appear before World War II (1939 - 1945). Coverage embraces China as well as neighboring Korea and parts of Japan. It is surrounded by an elaborate decorative border featuring Chinese iconography as well as views of Chinese life. (more details)
Proof State of a Rare College View.
[Dickinson College.]
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This is a scarce, 1910 Richard Rummell view of Dickinson College, in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. The sepia coloring of this print is consistent with other first editions of Rummell's views. The presence both of the Littig imprint and also Rummell's hand signature reinforces the assessment of this as a first edition. Moreover, the presence of only tracings of the view's title, just discernible in the bottom margin, indicates that it is likely a proof. (more details)
Stunning railroad broadside promoting emigration to Texas.
Maps of the New and Popular St. Louis and Texas Short Line!
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A striking 1878 promotional map broadsheet issued to promote travel on the St. Louis and Texas Short Line. (more details)
One of the oldest buildings in one of America's oldest cities.
Old Warehouse - Dock Square, Boston: Built 1680, Taken down 1860.
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A charming c. 1861 Louis Prang lithograph depicting the 'Old Warehouse' (more popularly known as the 'Old Feather Store', also known as the 'Old Cocked Hat') in downtown Boston, near Faneuil Hall. Built in 1680, the building was among the oldest and sturdiest in Boston until it was demolished in 1860. (more details)
On the eve of Lewis and Clark.
A Map of North America, Engraved for Priscilla Wakefield's Excursions.
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An engaging 1806 map of North America published in Priscilla Wakefield's Excursions in North America (London: Darton and Harvey), a work of fiction describing a journey through the continent. It provides a concise summation of contemporary geographic knowledge about the continent, along with some speculative and fanciful elements. (more details)
Atlantic City develops as a beachside tourist resort.
1895 Map of Atlantic City, showing location of hotels, public buildings, railroad depots, prominent residences, churches, school-houses, etc.
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An attractive 1895 city plan or map of Atlantic City by Alfred M. Heston, published in Heston's Hand-book of Atlantic City. It depicts the city as it was becoming a preferred destination for tourists from across the East Coast, offering easy transportation, lovely seaside vistas, and multiple entertainment options. (more details)
Rail and coach routes in New South Wales.
Map of New South Wales Railways Showing Coach and Other Routes From the Various Stations Together with Mileage from Sydney with Diagrams of North Coast, South Coast, and Part of Southern and Western Lines.
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This is an 1895 Department of Lands of New South Wales map of the railways and coach routes of New South Wales, Australia. (more details)
Parkways, turnpikes, motor roads.
Hammond's New Road Map Long Island.
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A highly detailed 1918 C.S. Hammond double-sided road map of Long Island and New York City. It demonstrates the transformation of Long Island from rural farmland and forest to a suburban continuation of the New York metro area, a transformation facilitated by the rapid development of highways. (more details)
Kodiak opens to tourism.
Pictorial Map of Kodiak, Alaska 'Home of the Kodiak Bear' the Largest Carnivorous Animal in the World.
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This is a 1948 Lowell E. Jones pictorial map of Kodiak, Alaska. The map was issued to encourage tourism in the wake of the opening of the Alaska Highway to civilian traffic and the founding of Chilkoot Motorship Lines in Homer, providing public access to Kodiak Island for the first time. (more details)
An American highway with a cult following.
Travel the Three Flags Highway. Canada to Mexico - Direct - Scenic - Historic.
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This is a 1950s Pierre Vittier pictorial map of the Three Flags Highway, also known as U.S. Highway 395. (more details)
The oldest stone castle in Britain?
Chepstow Castle, belonging to His Grace the Duke of Beauford [Beaufort].
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A lovely c. 1707 Johannes Kip view of the town of Chepstow and its namesake castle in Wales. Chepstow Castle is renowned both for its historical significance and the beauty of its surrounding scenery in the Wye Valley. (more details)
Delicious slice of Americana.
Denny's Coffee Shops: The West's Largest Coffee Shop Franchise Chain. We Never Close!
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A playful c. 1962 placemat view of the Western United States, indicating the locations of Denny's Coffee Shops. It was produced during a period of transition for the company, on the eve of even greater national expansion, as both its name and business model changed. (more details)
Mammoth Hot Springs and the immediate vicinity.
Mammoth Hot Springs and Vicinity. Topography Sheet XVIII.
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This is a 1904 Arnold Hague and U.S. Geological Survey topographic map of the spectacular Mammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. The map depicts Mammoth Hot Spring Terraces from Terrace Mountain to Mount Everts. Building over thousands of years and still growing, the Mammoth Terraces constantly change shape and color. The map also features a handful of buildings, including the famous Mammoth Hotel built over the old terrace formation called Hotel Terrace. Contour lines highlight the region's unique topography with elevation noted every 500 feet. A dashed line representing the Continental Divide winds its way through the park, while the red dashed lines mark roads. Creeks, rivers, and lakes are labeled, as are plateaus, gulches, and mountain peaks. (more details)
New York in the mid-19th century.
New-York and Environs, from Williamsburgh.
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This is an 1848 Edgar W. Foreman and Eliphalet M. Brown, Jr. bird's-eye view of New York City. Looking west over the East River and Manhattan from Williamsburg, ships navigating the East River, particularly several side-wheel steamers (one of which is named for Cornelius Vanderbilt) act as focal points. Manhattan's East River wharves, warehouses, and factories are also particularly well illustrated. Ships then pass between Manhattan and Brooklyn (with Brooklyn Heights and the Navy Yard well depicted) and into New York Harbor in the background. New Jersey and Staten Island appear along the horizon. (more details)