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A large, highly detailed wall map of the Adirondacks.
Map of the Adirondack Forest and Adjoining Territory.
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An uncommon large scale 1909 Millins O. Wood and Glenn S. Smith map of the Adirondack mountains of New York. The map depicts the entire Adirondack Mountain region, extending from the St. Lawrence River and Canada to Groversville and Broadalbin, and from Lewis and St. Lawrence counties to Lake George and Lake Champlain. Created by authority of the Forest, Fish and Game Commission, the boundaries of the Adirondack State Park are defined by a bold blue line. Additional color coding designates the state of various lands. Bright red shading identifies Forest Preserve or State Lands, while red and white striped areas mark lands in which the State has an undivided interest or joint ownership. Town boundaries are noted in pink. County boundaries are illustrated by brown lines. The whole is divided into various land patents, purchases, lots, and townships, many of which are labeled. Both conventional and electric railroads are depicted using two different annotations. An inset in the lower left corner is a county and railroad map of northern New York. (more details)
One of the earliest illustrations of a lūʻau.
Scene De Danse Aux Iles Sandwich / [Dance Scene in the Sandwich Islands].
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This c. 1845 chromolithograph Lauvergne view is one of the earliest representations of a Hawaiian lūʻau (luau). Hawaiians dance and feast while a crowd including crewmembers of the French ship La Bonite observe. The view was sketched by Barthélémy Lauvergne, one of the resident artists on the Bonite Expedition (1836 -1837), a French scientific and diplomatic circumnavigation. (more details)
Historic Texas.
Texas for Tourists.
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This is a 1936 Dallas Morning News pictorial tourist map of Texas. Pictorial vignettes and icons represent life in Texas (oil drilling, farming, ranching) along with historical sites and cities. Among these are The Alamo in San Antonio and the dome of the State Capitol in Austin. Houston, Dallas, Fort Worth, and Port Arthur are also marked pictorially. Stars inscribed in circles mark historic capitals of Texas, while other icons mark forts, caves, missions, and battlefields. Red lines highlight major roads throughout the state. An inset in the upper left depicts the Texas Panhandle. 267 locations around the state are labeled numerically and correspond with an index situated in the lower left corner. (more details)
Illustrates the original nine counties established before Kentucky's admission into the Union.
Sesquicentennial of Kentucky 1792 1942 Map Showing the nine Counties formed by Virginia before Kentucky was admitted to the Union June 1, 1792 with their County Seats and present Counties with dates of formation and early stations.
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This is a 1942 Bayless Hardin map of Kentucky to celebrate the state's sesquicentennial, or the 150th anniversary of Kentucky's admission into the Union. The map depicts the state from Missouri to Virginia and West Virginia and from the Ohio River to Tennessee. An unconventional illustration of the state, the nine differently colored counties are those established by Virginia before Kentucky was admitted to the Union. Each of these nine counties is labeled, and the present counties are all illustrated and labeled as well, along with their date of formation. Numerous cities and towns are labeled throughout, including Frankfort, Louisville, and Lexington. Several rivers, streams, and creeks are labeled, as well as forts from the state's frontier days. Two vignettes are included just above the map of Kentucky, one illustrating Fort Boonesboro and the other Constitution Square in Danville. Below the map, an illustration of the 'Kentucky' rifle is included as well. (more details)
Dramatization of ships on the Hawaiian coast during the 'Bonite Expedition.'
Echouage aux Iles Sandwich / [Stranding in the Sandwich Islands].
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This is a c. 1845 chromolithograph Lauvergne view of ships off the Hawaii (Sandwich Islands) coast. The view was sketched by Barthélémy Lauvergne, one of the resident artists on the Bonite Expedition (1836 -1837), a French scientific and diplomatic circumnavigation. (more details)
Home to the University of Notre Dame.
City of South Bend, Indiana.
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This is a 1931 Louis V. Bruggner city plan or map of South Bend, Indiana. The University of Notre Dame's campus appears in the upper right near the title and St. Mary's Academy. Streets are labeled throughout, along with schools, parks, and cemeteries. Black and white dashed lines trace railroads, including the Lake Shore and Michigan Central Railroad, the Grand Trunk and Western Railroad, and the South Bend, St. Joseph, and Southern Railroad. A street index occupies the lower left corner. (more details)
Martha's Vineyard.
Martha's Vineyard.
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This is a 1986 Margot Datz pictorial map of Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. Buildings are illustrated in profile and banners and signs advertise local businesses, including restaurants, hotels, and shops. Specific beaches are identified by name, including Stonewall Beach, South Beach, and Katama Beach. Streets are labeled, along with ponds, bays, harbors, and Nantucket Sound. A title cartouche appears at upper left and includes local folklore regarding the naming of Martha's Vineyard. (more details)
Tianjin at the height of the treaty port era.
Plan of the Foreign Concessions. Tientsin. Drawn for Crow's 'Handbook for China.'
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This is a c. 1913 Carl Crow city map or plan of the foreign concessions in Tianjin (Tientsin), China. The map, which is bisected by the Hai River, depicts the international concession zone, from the Austria-Hungarian concession at left to the Japanese and Belgian concessions at right. (more details)
India on the eve of the Mutiny.
Southern India - including the Presidencies of Bombay and Madras.
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This is a rare 1851 map of India drawn and engraved by John Rapkin that appeared in Tallis's Illustrated Atlas and Modern History of the World. The map and illustrations reflect the recent Anglo-Sikh War (1845 - 1846) and show the divisions of the Indian subcontinent soon before the 1857 Mutiny and the inception of the Raj. (more details)
Charming tourist map of 'The Sunshine City'.
Pleasure Map of St. Petersburg Florida.
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This is a 1953 Thomas Griffith and Robert McCarthy tourist map of St. Petersburg, Florida. Depicting the entirety of St. Petersburg, the map highlights the main thoroughfares and many points of interest around the city. Among these are the botanical garden, Lakewood Country Club, and the Florida Wild Animal and Reptile Ranch. According to the text along the bottom, studying this piece makes getting around St. Petersburg 'easy'. (more details)
Shop and eat in Vero Beach!
Vero Beach.
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This is a 2014 C.G. Bell loosely cartographical pictorial map of Vero Beach, Florida. Local businesses are featured, including restaurants, hotels, and shops. Other important sites, such as bridges, local healthcare facilities, and the community center, are illustrated as well. The waterfront occupies the foreground, with surfers, boaters, dolphins, sea turtles, manatees, and buried treasure all sharing the space. (more details)
Propaganda for Japan's puppet state of Manchukuo.
Bird's-Eye View of Manchoukuo.
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This is a c. 1938 bird's-eye view of the Japanese puppet state of Manchukuo in Manchuria. This document reflects growing sophistication of propaganda in support of Manchukuo, including English-language propaganda made purely for external consumption. (more details)
Traces mail routes in Jalisco that are delivered on foot, on horseback, by car, and by tram in a region famous for its tequila.
Carta Postal de la Republica Mexicana Estado de Jalisco.
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This is a 1934 General Directorate of Post and Telegraphs map of Jalisco, Mexico. Centered on the major city of Guadalajara, the map's coverage extends to all of Jalisco's unusual shape, from the Pacific to its borders with Guanajuato, Zacatecas, Durango, and Michoacán. Today Jalisco is best known outside of Mexico for the production of tequila, one of the great artisanal sprits. It also has a significant mezcal tradition. But this map is about the mail… (more details)
A Bay in the Nicobars.
Komios (Arrow) Bucht auf Carnicobar / [Komios (Arrow) Bay at Car Nicobar].
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This is a rare 1858 Baron Bernhard von Wüllerstorf-Urbair map of Kimois Bay and the southern part of the island of Car, one of several maps the Indian Ocean drawn by the 1857 - 1859 Novara Expedition. This map includes a brief legend noting longitude, latitude, units of measurement, and conversion. (more details)
A Harbor in the Nicobars.
Nangcovri Hafen / [Nangcovri Harbor].
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This is a rare 1858 Baron Bernhard von Wüllerstorf-Urbair map of Nancowry Harbor, one of several maps the Indian Ocean drawn by the 1857 - 1859 Novara Expedition. This map includes a brief legend noting longitude, latitude, and units of measurement ('Viennese feet'), as well as common elements of maps in this series, such as numbers on the map indicating the hourly speed of the current in stagnant or falling water. (more details)
Shop local in Sarasota.
Sarasota Florida.
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This is a c. 1975 Mountain Group pictorial map of Sarasota, Florida. Advertising businesses throughout Sarasota, buildings across the city face the viewer with large signs proclaiming each business's name. Other locations, including Sarasota High School, Sarasota Memorial Hospital, and Ed Smith Stadium, are also illustrated. Flying above Sarasota, hot air balloons and airplanes towing banners advertise businesses as well. The whole is surrounded by a border created by 'business cards' advertising local companies and bearing their addresses and phone numbers. (more details)
A map of Saigon, made while the city was under siege.
Họa Đồ Saigon Và Vùng Phụ Cận. / [Map of Saigon and its Suburbs.]
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This is a rare 1968 map of Saigon and its suburbs, issued in Saigon at the height of the Tet Offensive, when the city was under siege by Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces. (more details)
One of the earliest acquirable specific maps of Wisconsin.
Sketch of the Public Surveys in Wisconsin Territory.
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This is an 1845 General Land Office map of Wisconsin Territory and one of the earliest acquirable specific maps of Wisconsin. Coverage extends from Fort Snelling in modern-day Minnesota to Green Bay and from the headwaters of the Montreal River to Dubuque in modern-day Iowa. Native American settlements are labeled, along with the Fort Snelling, Dubuque, Prairie Du Chien, and a Mormon settlement along the Mississippi. Numerous lakes are illustrated, along with several rivers, which have falls and lakes along their courses identified as well. (more details)
A map of the West Indies from the first atlas published in the United States.
A Chart of the West Indies From the Latest Marine Charts and Surveys.
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This is a c. 1796 map of the West Indies from Carey's General Atlas, the first atlas published in the new American Republic. (more details)
A Japanese map of the Philippines, soon after it was captured by Japanese forces in WWII.
最新ヒリｼピン全圖 / [Latest Complete Map of the Philippines].
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This is a Colonial Institute of Japan World War II map of the Philippines produced in 1942 (Showa 17), soon after the fall of the islands to the Japanese. It is an artifact of the high tide of Japan's imperial expansion, when its armies seemed invincible. (more details)