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Illustrates the Long Island Railroad and Long Island's highway network.
Hammond's New Road Map Long Island.
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This is a 1914 C.S. Hammond double-sided road map of Long Island with eastern Suffolk County on the recto and New York City on the verso. (more details)
The Japanese seize Manchuria!
戰地パノラマ地圖 / [Battlefield Panorama Map].
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This is a rare Komakichi Maeda (前田駒吉) map of the Liaodong Peninsula (辽东半岛) and southern Manchuria, China. The map details Japanese and Russian troop positions around September 15, 1904, during the Russo-Japanese War (1904 - 1905). The table at the top-left provides the distance between cities (Port Arthur, Mukden, Liaoyang, etc.) and towns on or near the frontlines. Many of these names would have been familiar to the Japanese public, which was inundated with information about the war in newspapers and would therefore have been able to use this map as a visual aid to daily war progress updates. The table also gives the distance by sea from Nagasaki to strategic points in Korea and China. The distances are marked by the Japanese unit of measurement ri (里), which is much longer (about 2.44 miles) than the traditional Chinese li, which uses the same character. Although the map does not have a legend, aside from the positions of Japanese and Russian troops and ships as well as the names of cities and villages where they were stationed, it traces roads (red lines) and railways (black and white lines). Notably, it illustrates the route of the all-important China Eastern Railway, namely the southern section connecting Harbin (哈爾濱) to Mukden (or Fengtian 奉天), Dalian (金州) and Port Arthur (旅順口Lüshunkou), one of the main objectives of the war. (more details)
A town in California best known as the 'Zinfandel Capital of the World'.
Lodi, San Joaquin Co., Cal.
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This is a c. 1960s reprint of a c. 1870 bird's eye view of Lodi, California, today known as the 'Zinfandel Capital of the World'. The view illustrates the ever-growing town from the southeast. Streets throughout town are labeled, as are the Central Pacific Railroad and the Mokelumne River. Fifteen locations in and around town are numerically identified and correspond with an index situated on either side of the title, including the school house, the Sargent Hotel, the livery stable, and the Methodist church. The last two places in the index are Mt. Diablo and the Coast Range Mountains, which are depicted in the distance. Twenty views of buildings around town frame the central view and provide illustrations of the Lodi flouring mills, Salem School, the Sargent House (Hotel), the Perkins Photograph Gallery, and eleven private residences, among other locations around town. (more details)
Reporting on the Jesuit Missions in South America.
Le Paraguay, où les R.R.P.P. de la Compagnie de Jesus ont répandu leurs missions.
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This is J. B. B. d'Anville's attractive, detailed map of Paraguay, Uruguay, part of Chile, and northern Argentina based on the reports of Jesuit missionaries, and intended for inclusion in a collection of those reports. It updates D'Avila's 1726 map of the Jesuit Provinces, covering the area now comprising parts of Chile, Paraguay, Bolivia, Peru, Brazil, Uruguay, and Argentina. The rivers of the region are shown in detail and mountains are indicated pictorially. Towns and villages are marked. A key indicates the presence of destroyed missions and villages, and the locations of tribes contacted by the Jesuits. The map's elegant cartouche is surmounted by the Jesuit arms. It should be noted that in the period between the execution of the map in 1733 and the printing of this 1781 edition, the Jesuits had been expelled from South America: from Portuguese territories in 1759 and the Spanish territories in 1767. (more details)
Geologic wall map of Big Bend National Park.
Geologic Map of Big Bend National Park, Brewster County, Texas.
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This is a 1966 Bureau of Economic Geology map of Big Bend National Park, Texas. Thirty-two colors highlight geologic formations throughout the park. Mountain ranges, peaks, canyons, mesas, hills, flats, and other locations are labeled. An inset in the upper left extends the central map to include the northeast portion of the park, which includes part of the Sierra de Carmen and the Santiago Mountains. A map key situated near this inset situates it with regard to the rest of the map. A second inset in the upper left focuses on the Christmas Mountains. A third inset in the lower right details the Mariscal Mine. A small map situating Big Bend National Park within Texas appears just to the left of the Mariscal Mine inset. (more details)
A wonderful road map of Iran highlighting its historic sites, including Persepolis and the Blue Mosque.
Road Map of Iran.
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This is a c. 1970 Aziz Hatami pictorial road map of Iran. The map depicts the region from Iraq to Afghanistan and from the Caucasus, the Caspian Sea, and Turkmenistan to the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. Cities, towns, and villages throughout the country are labeled and connected by varying grades of roads. All roads are illustrated in red, with tarmac roads highlighted by two thick parallel lines connected by crosshatching. Solid, passable dirt roads are marked by two parallel red lines, and third-class roads, which the map advises to use only in dry weather, are marked by a single red line. Dashed lines, signifying tracks and caravan roads, 'should be used sparingly and not at all in winter'. Tehran, the capital of Iran, is marked by two concentric circles, while large red dots signify provincial capitals. Distances between cities are given in miles, and airports, historic sites, and gas stations are also identified. Railways and projected railways are also illustrated, as are Iran's rivers and lakes. The blue dashed lines appear to mark provinces, but there is no clear indication that this is so. The whole is surrounded by photographs of famous sites around Iran, including Persepolis, the Jum'a Mosque in Yazd, the Safavid City in Isfahan, and the Blue Mosque in Tabriz. (more details)
Last year of the Allied occupation of Japan.
A Cartoon Map of Downtown Tokyo or 'What's Where'.
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This is a 1952 Neal cartoon pictorial map of downtown Tokyo during the last year of the Allied occupation. Caricatured figures appear throughout, many of them wearing military hats or helmets (if they represented the military police). Women are illustrated throughout the city as well, since hundreds of thousands of American civilians worked for the occupation forces. Buildings around Tokyo are illustrated and labeled, including the Dai-Ichi building, MacArthur's headquarters, the British Embassy, the Ernie Pyle Theatre, the main PX where American servicemen would have gone to get supplies, and the Diet Building, the seat of the Japanese government. All buildings are included in a list printed on the verso, which explains what services American personnel could find in each. Streets, some with streetcars, are labeled. (more details)
Confusion over the American and Siberian Arctic.
Carte des Parties Nord et Est de l'Asie qui Comprend les Cotes de la Russie Asiatique le Kamschatka, le Iesso, et les Isles du Japon.
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A map of the Northeast Passage, the northeast coasts of Asia, and the American Northwest. The Northeast Passage, much like America's Northwest Passage, was a long sought after sea route through the Arctic that would save European merchantman the expense of rounding Africa in order to access the trade riches of East Asia. This map deals primarily with Asiatic Russia, detailing the Northeast Passage from Norway and Iceland westward as far as Alaska (Anian), Kamchatka, Hokkaido (Yesso), and Japan. Knowledge of this area was, at the time, speculative at best and this is reflected here in the depictions of many unknown islands, misshapen representations of Kamchatka, Japan, Hokkaido (Yesso), and Alaska. Notes Peking (Beijing), Nanking (Nanjing), Corea (Korea), Jedo (Tokyo), and Nangasaki (Nagasaki). (more details)
Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea.
Island Road Map of Hawaii Showing roads, towns and chief scenic attractions.
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This is a c. 1976 Robert's Lehua Tours pictorial road map of Hawaii. Depicting the entirety of the Big Island, pictorial illustrations of Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea immediately draw the eye. Historic lava flows spread out from Mauna Loa, dated by year. Apart from the volcanoes, pictorial vignettes illustrate Hawaiian history, agriculture, industry, and tourist activities. References to missionary activities and Captain Cook's visits appear, along with illustrations of Madame Pele the Fire Goddess and the statue of Kamehameha at Kohala. Golf courses, beaches, airports, and hotels are also identified. (more details)
German edition of one of the most important 19th century maps of the Holy Land.
Karte von Palästina.
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One of the most important 19th-century maps of the region, this is the 1866 German edition of the Charles William Meredith van de Velde map of the Holy Land. Created from Van de Velde's surveys, the map depicts from Syria to the Dead Sea and from the Mediterranean Sea to Mount Zalmon (Alsadamus Mons). Per Mapping the Holy Land: The Foundation of a Scientific Cartography of Palestine, Van de Velde's map of Palestine
represented the complete body of Western geographical knowledge on Palestine, critically compiled, verified on-site and completed by his own measurements and his own (physical) experience, including the hardships needed to make a scientific map.Van de Velde effortlessly blends the modern and the ancient. Myriad cities and towns are labeled throughout, including Jerusalem, Hebron, Tyre, Sidon, and Damascus, and inset maps focus on Jerusalem itself and Jerusalem and its environs. Several terrain profiles appear around the sheet as well. One, in the upper left corner above the title, depicts the road from Beirut to Damascus. Another, below the title, illustrates the region from Cap Carmel to the Lake of Tiberias. Several profiles appear along the right border and run one into another, making it difficult to discern exactly where one stops and the next begins at a glance. (more details)
The Sino-Japanese War situation in 1937 in cartoonish detail. Issued for Japanese women – suggestive of the social changes to traditional gender roles brought about by the war.
一目でわかる支那事件と日ソ關係繪地圖 / [The China Incident and Japan-Soviet Relations at a Glance].
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This is a colorful, richly illustrated November 1, 1937 (Showa 12) Ishida Eisuke propaganda manga map of China, Korea, Manchuria, and Japan in the early months of the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937 - 1945). Despite the cartoonish figures, the topic was deadly serious and Ishida was able to include or allude to a great deal of information on military affairs and geopolitics while also conveying the Japanese, or at least the Japanese government's, views on the war. (more details)
The World in Two Hemispheres.
Globus Terrestris: ex probatissimis recentorum Geographorum Observationibus confectus cum Systemate Copernicano atque Tychonico aliisque Phenomenis.
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This is the double-hemisphere world map from Johann Georg Schreiber's Atlas Selectus, a student published from around 1741 until his death. It presents the world in a pre-Cook form. Australia and New Zealand are only shown by their western coasts as per Abel Tazman, and the American Pacific Northwest is shown as an extended unexplored coastline with California attached. The northeastern coast of Asia is shown with the Anadirskoe Sea separating it from North America. These features tend to identify Homann's Planiglobii Terrestris as Schreiber's source - particularly given certain specific textual elements shared by both maps, such as the identification of an uncertain Pacific coastline as 'Terra quam credit Mendana esse Novam Guineam.' ('The land which Mendaña believed was New Guinea') (more details)
Steamships around the world.
Scarborough's Map of the World North America and South America Shewing Countries and their Colonies Principal Transportation Lines etc. / Scarborough's Map of the World Eruope, Asia, Africa and Australia Shewing Countries and their Colonies Principal Transportation Lines etc.
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This is an impressive double sided 1907 map of the world by the London branch of the Scarborough Company. The map is on a single waxed silk sheet which has been printed on both sides: one detailing the Western Hemisphere, including the Americas, and the other detailing the Eastern Hemisphere, including Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia. Particular attention has been paid to the global railroad and steamship network. Rail and steam lines are here highlighted in red overprinting. Each side features a wealth of additional information, ranging from the locations of British and American Consulates, to detailed city indexes, and populations statistics. (more details)
Rare railroad map of Massachusetts.
A. Williams and Co. Railroad and Township Map of Massachusetts.
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This is an 1878 Alexander Williams township and railroad map of Massachusetts. Bold black lines trace railroads throughout Massachusetts, along with Rhode Island and most of Connecticut. Nearly every railroad is labeled, including the Eastern Railroad and the Boston and Maine Railroad. Counties within all three states are shaded for differentiation. Counties are further divided into townships, all of which are labeled with population provided. Thinner black lines mark post roads with distances. Tables containing population and valuation statistics by county for Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island are situated in the lower left, along with a table dedicated to Boston. (more details)
A dreaming Russia attacked by Europe.
Il Sogno di Pantagruel.
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This is an 1878 Augusto Grossi political cartoon of Russia as Pantagruel (French literary character and son of a giant) surrounded by nightmarish creatures and hostile figures. (more details)
Rare pictorial map of Manhattan.
[Manhattan].
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This is a c. 1939 Pakay pictorial map of Manhattan, New York City. Manhattan occupies the center of the map and stylized illustrations mark iconic landmarks: the Empire State Building, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Madison Square Garden, the American Museum of Natural History, Washington Arch in Washington Square Park, Grant's Tomb, and Columbia University. New York's world-famous bridges, including the Brooklyn Bridge, George Washington Bridge, and the Williamsburg Bridge, are illustrated as well. Yankee Stadium, the New York Botanical Garden, the Bronx Zoo, and the Navy Yard are identified in the outer boroughs. The 1939 World's Fair in Queens is also illustrated, allowing us to put an approximate date on this piece. A charming poem in the lower right reads,
Here's a map of life's mad patternThe whole is surrounded by a charming 'quilted' border that features illustrations of a Native American chief, a Dutch female settler, Dutch wooden shoes, and a dancer, likely performing at one of Manhattan's many theaters. (more details)
as you'll find it in Manhattan
all crowded in so small a space
but much the same as any place.
Africa as a field of Cold War contention.
АФРИКА. / [Africa].
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This is a c. 1952 Russian Cold War-era wall map of Africa. Dating from the beginning of the age of decolonization, color explain complex colonial claims. Pink marks French territory in West Africa and Madagascar, while green illustrates British territory. Anglo-Egyptian Sudan is filled with green and tan stripes, underlining the 'power-sharing' agreement in then effect. A golden color highlights Portuguese holdings in modern-day Angola and Mozambique. Black dashed lines mark railroads and bright red lines trace highways. (more details)
Cutting off the Confederate 'Breadbasket.
Battle of Opequan or Winchester, VA.
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This is an 1893 Kurz and Allison view of the Third Battle of Winchester or the Battle of Opequon during the American Civil War (1861 - 1865). Union cavalry and infantry carrying American flags charge Confederate lines from the left. Wounded and dead soldiers and horses litter the battlefield while plumes of smoke illustrate artillery and gun fire. Battle lines stretch to the horizon. (more details)
Mt. Fuji for nature lovers.
富士登山と五湖めぐり圖繪 / [Map for Climbing Mt. Fuji and Visiting the Five Lakes].
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This is a beautiful and very rare 1937 Nihon Meisho Zuesha bird's-eye view map of the Five Lakes of Mt. Fuji. It is oriented towards the southwest, looking at the northern face of Mt. Fuji. Whereas other maps of Mt. Fuji are geared towards religious pilgrims or urbanites seeking to relax at local hot springs, this map is aimed at avid hikers and nature lovers. (more details)
An early trek across southeastern Africa from Cape Town to Lake Malawi.
Map showing Route from the Cape of Good Hope across the Zambesi River at Tette to Lake Nyassa in 1884. From the Survey by W. Mantagu Kerr.
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This is an 1886 Henry Sharbau map of modern-day Zimbabwe, Mozambique, and Malawai tracing Walter Montagu Kerr's (1852 - 1888) exploration of the region. A thin red line follows Kerr's peregrinations, with towns and native villages labeled along the route. Major settlements including Gubuluwayo, Tette, Mpemba, Blantyre, and Quillimane near the mouths of the Zambezi River. The Zambezi is prominently illustrated, along with numerous smaller rivers. Marshes, mountain ranges, and other physical features are also noted, although very little detail is present in areas distant from Kerr's path. Red lettering marks tsetse fly territory - a serious danger to early explorers. An inset map in the lower right follows Kerr's route from Cape Town to Gubuluwayo. A profile of the 'section of route from Port Elizabeth to Lake Nyassa and Quillimane' is included below the bottom border. (more details)