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Chaco, published in Resistencia, the provincial capital.
Guia del Chaco. Mapa del Territorio.
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This is a c. 1920 Juan Mora map of Chaco Province, Argentina. The map depicts the province from Salta Province and Santiago del Estero Province to Formosa Province, Corrientes Province, and the country of Paraguay and from Formosa Province to Santa Fe Province. Land claims throughout the province are labeled with the owner's name, with several tracts referred to as simply 'Colonia…'. Others are identified only by a number, which most likely suggests that this part of the province had not yet been claimed. The railroad, stretching from the border with Santiago del Estero to Resistencia, the provincial capital, is illustrated and labeled with some stations identified as well. (more details)
Canal, road, and railroad network in Arkansas.
Neueste Karte von Arkansas mit seinen Canaelen Strassen und Entfernungen der Hauptpunkte.
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This is an 1845 Joseph Meyer map of Arkansas. The state's road, railroad, and canal network is illustrated in detail, with railroads and canals under construction depicted. Dotted lines separate counties. Cities, towns, and villages are labeled. Indian villages are marked as well, with a Delaware Village appearing just above La Grange. Arkansas's river system is detailed as well, with the Arkansas, Mississippi, and Red rivers all illustrated, along with numerous creeks and streams. Three distance tables situated along the top border provide itineraries and distances from Little Rock to New Orleans, Pittsburg, and Fort Gibson. (more details)
The second earliest acquirable printed view of Lisbon.
Olisiponis oder Lisbonae der Fuernemmen und wegendes gewaltigen Kauffmanns Gewerb so allda getreiben weitbekandten Statt in Spanien wahre abcontrafactur.
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This is an attractive 1598 S. Münster woodcut view of the Portuguese city of Lisbon, one of the earliest acquirable. It displays the famous city, emphasizing the busy wharves of this essential port, and many ships coming and going. This is an example of the earliest Münster edition of this view, which is nevertheless among the last views added to Münster's work. It was printed in the 1598 German edition of Cosmographia, consequently it is one of the scarcest views from this work, having only appeared in its last three editions of 1598, 1614 and 1628. (more details)
Paris the year before the Haussmann renovations.
Nouveau Plan ou Guide de l'Étranger dans Paris.
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This is Auguste Logerot's 1852 pictorial city plan or map of Paris, published on the eve of the Haussmann Renovations. Pictorial illustrations highlight monuments, landmarks, and other important buildings, including the Palais du Louvre, Notre Dame de Paris, the Palais du Luxembourg, the Arc de Triomphe, and the Hotel des Invalides. Paris's celebrated gardens, including the Tuileries, the Champ de Mars, and the Jardin des Plantes are illustrated and labeled. Hand coloring highlights the city's twelve arrondissements. A street index occupies the left and right borders. (more details)
Modernity and national federation.
Map of the South Eastern Tourist District.
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This is a rare 1924 tourist map of New South Wales made by the state's Department of Lands. It focuses on road and rail routes between cities and to popular tourist destinations listed in the title: 'Burrinjuck, Federal Territory, Jenolan, Yarrangobilly and Wombeyan Caves, Mt. Kosciusko and principal fishing streams.' (more details)
Important locations in the lives and careers of Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, William S. Burroughs, and others.
The Beat Generation Map of America.
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This is a 1987 Stan Grant 'Beat Generation' map of the United States. A map of the continental United States occupies the center of the large room illustrated here, with Beat authors and an appreciative crowd seated around the outside of the room. Small 'inset' maps focus on New York City, Berkeley, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. White dots bearing numbers mark locations where Beat writers lived, spent their time, or experienced some other important life event. Among the authors whose lives are chronicled are Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, and William S. Burroughs. Some of the era's great jazz musicians, including Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, and Thelonious Monk, play music for the gathering in the upper left corner. Jack Kerouac performs at top center, reading aloud from an open book on the stool. Allen Ginsberg, William Burroughs, Neal Cassady, and Diane di Prima are seated along the right wall. (more details)
The great age of American mobility!
Pleasure Map of America.
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Published in a post-World War II America, this c. 1953 M. E. Bush map of the United States promotes tourism around the country. Vignettes highlight national parks, including the Grand Canyon, Yellowstone, and Yosemite, as well as other natural wonders, such as the Badlands, Mackinac Island, and Niagara Falls. Man-made marvels, like Mount Rushmore and Hoover Dam, are also illustrated. Cities make an appearance as well, with the Golden Gate Bridge marking San Francisco, the Capital Building highlighting Washington, D.C., and New York City illustrated by its iconic skyline. The map also details now vanish destinations, like Ellinor Village, the largest family resort in Florida in the 1940s and 1950s. An inset map in the lower left corner details Greyhound's extensive nationwide bus network, allowing an individual with this map to begin planning a dream vacation. (more details)
An early view of the entrance to Howe Caverns.
Howe's Cabe Cobleskill N.Y.
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This is an 1842 William Mather lithograph plate from his Geology of New York, Part I depicting a view of the entrance to Howe's Cave in Cobleskill, New York. A beautiful black and white lithograph, the entrance to the cave is situated in the foreground, with what appears to be stones and beams marking the way in. Trees cover the hillside, creating the image of a wild, untamed wilderness. Today, Howe's Cave is known by another name: Howe Caverns and is located in the town of Howes Cave in Schoharie County. Howe Caverns is the second most visited natural attraction in New York State, following Niagara Falls. (more details)
A Beautifully Engraved map of Lazio and part of Abruzzo, Italy.
Latium nunc Campagna di Roma.
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A beautiful, original color example of Gerard Mercator's map of central Italy, focusing on Rome and the Roman Campagna. The superb engraving is the work of Mercator himself, most notable in the water areas, the elegant strapwork cartouche, and the precise Italic lettering. Forests and mountains are shown pictorially. Towns are illustrated with simple marks, although larger cities are shown as clusters of houses heightened in red color. These of course include Rome, but also Ostia, Alba, Palestrina, Formia, Terracina, and others. Also marked in red, to the east of Rome, is one of the ruined Roman aqueducts. Rivers are pictured in detail. (more details)
17th Century Map of the Emilia-Romagna region.
Ducato di Modena Regio et Carpi Col Dominio della Carfagnana.
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A beautiful, original color example of Willem and Joan Blaeu's map of the Emilia-Romagna region, focusing on the cities of Parma, Regio, and Modena. At the north and east extremes of the map, the cities of Mirandola, Ferrara, and Bologna are pictured as well. The superb copperplate is the product of the house of Blaeu at their height, with its delicately engraved cities, pictorially represented mountains and forests, and meticulously detailed cities, towns, and villages. Among its details is a road, connecting Parma, Regio, and Moden. The other regional maps would continue this road to Piacenza and Bologna, and beyond. Though not named, the course of the road corresponds to the Roman road known as the Via Aemilia. (more details)
An early depiction of Nuʻuanu Pali, the gateway to Honolulu.
Vallée du Pari près Honoloulou, Iles Sandwich.
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This is a rare 1845 lithograph view of Nuʻuanu Pali, a cliff face and mountain pass in at the head of the Nuʻuanu Valley near Honolulu, Hawaii. This historically and culturally important site is depicted here by Théodore Auguste Fisquet, one of the designated ship artists for the Bonite expedition, an 1836 - 1837 French voyage around the world. (more details)
Early railroads in Georgia.
Georgia.
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This is an 1838 Thomas G. Bradford map of Georgia. Numerous cities and towns are labeled, including Savannah, Augusta, Athens, Marietta, and Decatur. Atlanta was not incorporated until 1847. Railroads played an important role in Georgia's history in the late 1830s and 1840s, with several major railroad lines operating within the state. The Central of Georgia Railway operated between Savannah and Macon, the Macon and Western Railroad ran between Decatur (Decatur becomes Atlanta) and Macon, and the Georgia Railroad operated between Athens and Augusta. (more details)
Disseminating knowledge gained during Cook's voyages.
Kaart van de Vrienden Eilanden / [Map of the Friendly Islands].
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This is a rare c. 1795 Dutch edition of a map of the Friendly Islands (Tonga) prepared by Captain James Cook, based on his voyage to the islands in 1773 - 1774. It was originally published in 1777 in tandem with Cook's account of his voyages, A voyage towards the South pole, and round the world. (more details)
The nadir of China's WWII experience.
廣東香港明細地圖 ; 漢口南昌明細地圖 / [Detailed map of Guangdong and Hong Kong; Detailed map of Hankou and Nanchang].
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This is a pair of maps (front and back of the same sheet) from 1938 covering Guangdong, Hong Kong, and the Central Yangzi Region, including Hankou and Nanchang (now Wuhan), made during the Second Sino-Japanese War (World War II). It was published in King (キング) magazine, a popular general interest monthly. (more details)
Famous residences around Newburyport.
City of Newburyport.
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This is a 1955 Jack Farrell pictorial map of Newburyport, Massachusetts, depicting from Spofford Street and Moseley Pines to Rolef's Lane. Streets are illustrated and labeled throughout. Banners mark Hale House, Central Church, Dexter House, and Old South Church, along with several other locations. Black and white dashed lines trace the Boston and Maine Railroad's route through town. Other dashed lines illustrate city cemeteries. A series of views create the top and bottom border and depict key locations around town, including the Thomas Hale House, the Historical Society, the Swett Illsley House, and the Old South Church. (more details)
A map of Malaya on the eve of independence.
Malay Peninsula.
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This is a 1955 map of the Malay Peninsula and Singapore made by the Survey Department of the Federation of Malaya. It depicts the country on the eve of its independence from Great Britain, which was a relatively smooth transition. (more details)
Two maps of America's imperial acquisitions, soon after the Spanish-American War.
Hawaii.
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Maps of Hawaii and Puerto Rico, published in the 1905 edition of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle Almanac. The maps date to soon after the Spanish-American War, during which both territories were annexed by the United States. (more details)
Surveying for the never-built Haifa-Baghdad railroad.
Motor and Camel Surveys in the North Arabian Desert.
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This is a 1923 A. L. Holt map of Syria and Lebanon as well as parts of Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and Palestine / Israel. Coverage extends from Jerusalem to Baghdad, and from Beirut to Jauf and the Nafud. The map highlights the motor route from Amman to Ramadi, along with other overland routes. Railways connecting Beirut, Damascus, and Amman with points farther south are also noted. (more details)
Gilpin's strange climate theories.
Map of North America delineating the Mountain System and its Details, the Great Calcareous Plain as a Unit, and the continuous encircling Maritime Selvage.
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This is an 1873 William Gilpin geological map of North and Central America. This map is the first map from Gilpin's book Mission of the North American People. A beautifully colored map, two different 'systems' are illustrated: the mountain system in detail and the 'Great Calcareous Plain' as a 'unit'. Thus, no division is illustrated between different regions of the 'Great Calcareous Plain', whereas regional differences in the mountains of North America are depicted with color. Several concentric circles are meant to show 'maritime selvage'. Our research did not provide us with a satisfactory explanation of this phrase. (more details)
One of the most consequential battles of the Second Sino-Japanese War.
漢口戰局全圖 / [Complete Map of the Hankou War Situation].
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This is a 1938 map of the Battle of Wuhan in the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937 - 1945) theater of World War II (1939 - 1945). It was published for the Japanese news daily, the Osaka Mainichi Shimbun. It covers much of central and southern China, particularly near the Yangtze River, in great detail; the battle raged over this area for much of the summer and autumn of 1938, resulting in a pyrrhic Japanese victory. (more details)