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Includes charming vignettes of sites around the park.
Big Bend National Park Brewster County, Texas. Fig. 4. Big Bend National Park with principal geologic and topographic features and roads.
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This is a 1962 pictorial map of Big Bend National Park in Brewster County, Texas. Topographic and geologic features are illustrated, including the Chisos Mountains, the Sierra del Carmen, and Mariscal Mountain (in the bend in the Rio Grande River that gives the park its name). The creator uses charming vignettes to emphasize other formations, including The Window, the Mule Ear Peaks, Elephant Tusk Mountain, Burro Mesa, and the Christmas Mountains (which feature Santa). Stylized views mark Santa Elena Canyon, Mariscal Canyon, and Boquillas Canyon. An 'inset' in the lower left features a man 'pointing out' the location of Big Bend National Park. (more details)
A brilliantly colored pictorial map that exudes the feeling of tropical paradise.
The Bahamas.
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This is a 1990 Government of the Commonwealth pictorial broadside poster map of the Bahamas. Vibrantly colored and beautifully illustrated, the poster exudes 'tropical paradise'. Tourists abound, lounging on beaches, snorkeling, scuba diving, and swimming with dolphins, while locals fish and play music. Birds, such as an egret, a hummingbird, and a flock of flamingos are illustrated on some of the islands, while fish fill the sea. Each of the islands is identified, including New Providence, Andros, and Grand Bahama, and cities, and towns are labeled throughout. A smiling sun situated in the upper right is so bright even it is wearing sunglasses! (more details)
Long Island City, New York.
Hunters Point Part of Long Island City.
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A scarce example of Fredrick W. Beers' 1873 map of Hunter's Point (Long Island City), Queens, New York. The map depicts part of what is today Long Island City from Pier Street north as far as Nott Avenue. Among the identified locations are the Long Island Railroad depot, several churches, a school, and Standard Oil's 'store room'. Individual lots are identified. This is probably the finest atlas map of Hunters Point, Queens, to appear in the 19th century. (more details)
Thematic maps on weather and crops.
Map of The World Illustrating the Principal Features of Meteorology. Map of the World Showing the Distributions and Limits of Cultivation of The Principal Plants Useful to Mankind.
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This is one of thematic world map sets from the 1863 edition of Johnson and Ward's New Illustrated Family Atlas. Featuring two maps within a single border, the upper map depicts the world's meteorological patterns and the lower map displays the distributions of important commercial plants around the globe, while focusing on the major cash crops of the time: coffee, tobacco, and cotton. The whole is decorated with the fretwork border common to Johnson's atlas work from 1863 to 1869. (more details)
A little known region mapped.
Tartariae Sinensis mappa Geographica...
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This is a handsome 1749 Homann Heirs map of western China, Mongolia and the extreme southeastern border with Russia. It was produced in order to accompany a German translation of P. Du Halde's 1732 Description de la Chine. As such, it is a faithful copy of J. B. D'Anville's Carte Generale de la Tartarie Chinoise which accompanied Du Halde's original text and the definitive mapping of this little-known and ill-mapped region. D'Anville's map - and Du Halde's data - were derived from Jesuit sources. Jesuits, with the blessing of the Qing Emperor Kangxi, produced at a map of the Chinese Empire's frontiers between 1708 and 1717. (more details)
Illustrates the region's many lakes and its ever expanding road network.
Map of Maine New Hampshire and Vermont.
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This is an 1834 H.F. Sumner pocket map of Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont. Cities and towns throughout identified, along with the ever-growing road network. The region's most well-known lakes, including Lake Winnipesaukee, Moosehead Lake, and Lake Champlain, are wonderfully depicted, as well as its many rivers. Beautiful original color is employed to differentiate between counties. An inset map in the upper left illustrates northern Maine. Statistical tables presenting population data for these three states from 1820 and 1830 are included in the lower right. (more details)
Spectacular view of Korea.
東京日日新聞日露戰爭地圖 / [Tokyo Nichi Nichi Shimbun Japan-Russia War Map].
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This is a very rare 1904 or Meiji 37 bird's-eye view map of Northeast Asia covering Manchuria, Korea, and Japan. The view was distributed by the Japanese news daily Tokyo Nichi Nichi Shimbun. Its modified view style illustrates regional topography as well as major cities and ports relevant to the Russo-Japanese War (1904 - 1905). (more details)
Pivotal War of 1812 naval battle.
Perry's Victory on Lake Erie.
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This is a c. 1889 Kurz and Allison chromolithograph view of the Battle of Lake Erie during the War of 1812. The view captures the moment when Master Commandant Oliver Hazard Perry (1785 - 1819) transfers his flag from the stricken USS Lawrence to the USS Niagara to continue the battle. Perry is illustrated standing, while members of his crew row the small boat across the lake to the Niagara. Among these men is one black man. He is Cyrus Tiffany, Perry's personal servant, who is said to have accompanied Perry during the transfer to Niagara. The stricken Lawrence appears along the left border, while both American and British ships fire at each other in the background. (more details)
19th century colonialism in the Caribbean.
Arcipelago delle Antille ossia Indie Occidentali. (America.)
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This is an 1850 Benedetto Marzolla Italian map of the Caribbean Sea, or West Indies. Coverage extends from the U.S. Gulf Coast to northern South America. Color coding associates European colonial influence with individual islands. A statistical table, situated in the upper right, provides population and area of each island. Also, it acts as the color key: British colonies (red), Spanish colonies (yellow), and Dutch colonies (green). French and Danish colonies are also marked with shades of red, making differentiation between British, French, and Danish colonies slightly difficult. Italian text appears along the right side and bottom of the map and provides a 'general description' of the region along with more detailed descriptions of Cuba, Haiti, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico. (more details)
The fight for Manchuria.
最新戰局要地精密真圖 / [Most Precise Map of Strategic Points in the Latest War Situation].
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This is a very rare and detailed 1904 Yamada Rikizaburō map of the Liaodong Peninsula during the Russo-Japanese War (1904 - 1905) and highlights the position of Japanese troops in Korea and Manchuria in August 1904. The map is extremely detailed in its inclusion of place names, rail lines, roads, and sea routes, and has significant annotations, namely red dots, shaded areas, and hand-written place names (Anping 安平, near Liaoyang 遼陽) showing Japanese-occupied territory. The table at bottom-center lists the distance between Port Arthur (旅順口 Lüshunkou), at the tip of the Liaodong Peninsula at bottom-left, and various towns and cities near the frontlines. 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. The inset map at bottom-center-right is a map of Eurasia highlighting the route of the Trans-Siberian and China Eastern Railways. The inset map at top-left is a detailed map of Vladivostok, Peter the Great Gulf, and environs. (more details)
Lynn as it transitioned to a resort city.
Lynn, Mass. East View from Near High Rock.
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One of Bachelder's earliest works, this is an 1856 John Badger Bachelder view of Lynn, Massachusetts. Looking east over the city, houses, churches, and factories are illustrated. Eight locations within the view, including the high school and the residence of the 'Hutchinson Family' vocalists, are numerically identified along the bottom border and correspond with a small index situated to the left and right of the title. The city seal appears below the bottom border as well and Bachelder's printed signature is included to the right. (more details)
Legendary dangerous passage between Atlantic and Pacific.
Carte Reduite du Detroit de Magellan Dressee sur les Journaux des Navigateurs.
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This is a beautiful 1753 Bellin map of the Straits of Magellan, South America. It covers the crucial strait located at the southern tip of the South American mainland, just north of Tierra del Fuego. The map extends from Cap des Vierges to Cap de la Victoire, rendering the region in detail, noting the coastlines, capes, harbors, islands and other important topographical features. Since its discovery by the Portuguese circumnavigator Ferdinand Magellin in 1520, this natural channel linked the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans despite the challenge in negotiating its unpredictable winds and currents. Until the construction of the Panama Canal it remained the fastest connection between the two oceans.
The map is simply but elegantly engraved, with rhumb lines in the ocean areas; the one indicating north is marked with a fleur de lis.. Below the title, is a notation crediting the details of the map to a Mr. Labat, engineer accompanying Jacques Gouin de Beauchesne's 1699 voyage to the Pacific (the first French trading expedition to that ocean.) A key is included, identifying nine locations marked on the map. (more details)
The map is simply but elegantly engraved, with rhumb lines in the ocean areas; the one indicating north is marked with a fleur de lis.. Below the title, is a notation crediting the details of the map to a Mr. Labat, engineer accompanying Jacques Gouin de Beauchesne's 1699 voyage to the Pacific (the first French trading expedition to that ocean.) A key is included, identifying nine locations marked on the map. (more details)
'America's Greatest Scenic Asset.'
Portland Oregon Featuring the Columbia River Highway. / America's Greatest Scenic Asset The Columbia River Highway Portland Oregon.
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A striking 1925 southward looking view of the Columbia River and Portland, Oregon. Centered on Portland, the view extends inland along the Columbia River as far as Arlington, and south along the Pacific Coast to Crescent City and Mount Shasta. The Columbia River Highway is highlighted, as is the route south from Portland to Mt. Shasta. Other important mountains and terrain features are illustrated in view form, including Mount Hood, Mount Jefferson, Mount Washington, The Three Sisters, etc. In the lower left, vignette views illustrate exceptional sights and provides sample itineraries. (more details)
Saigon at the height of the Vietnam War.
Đô - Thành Saigon. / Citadel of Saigon. / Bản đồ đường sá Việt Nam. / Road Map of Vietnam.
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This is a 1968 Vietnam War Era Esso city plan or map of Saigon, Vietnam. The map was issued to promote Esso gas with Esso symbols marking stations throughout. Streets are labeled in Vietnamese and an alphabetic street index appears outside the left and right borders. 147 locations are numerically identified and correspond with an index below the bottom border. A road map of South Vietnam occupies the verso. Tere are inset maps of Huế, Đã Nẵng, Nha Trang, Đàlạt, Cấn Thơ, and Phú Quốc. (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 beautifully engraved educational map of France.
Regni Galliae seu Franciae et Navarrae Tabula Geographica in usum Elementorum Geographiae Schaziano rum accomodata Per Homannianos Heredes 1741. / Carte de France dressee par Guillaume de L'Isle et accommodee par les Heritiers d'Homann a l'instruction de la Jeunesse Norimb. 1741.
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A beautifully detailed 1741 Homann Heirs map of France, specially engraved for inclusion in Johann Schatz's school atlas. Depicting the Kingdoms of France and Navarre, along with parts of Italy, Switzerland, Spain, and Germany, the map offers excellent detail, illustrating fortified cities, villages, roads, bridges, forests, and castles. Topography is illustrated pictorially. (more details)
Curious Japanese communications map of North America.
修訂世界大地圖見本 / [Sample Revised World Map].
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This is a rare c. 1920 Japanese map of the United States, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central America. The map is undated, and likely dates from the early twentieth century. It prominently features rail and shipping lines, undersea telegraph lines, geographical features (including 火山), major urban areas, and important rail junctions like Ogden, Utah (オグデン). Given the prominence of infrastructure, this map would possibly have been used for governmental purposes, such as in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. (more details)
The Bund and the International Settlement.
Plan of the Foreign Settlements Shanghai. Drawn for Crow's 'Handbook for China'.
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This is a c. 1921 Carl Crow city plan or map of part of the International Settlement in Shanghai, China. With the Huangpu River and the world-famous Shanghai Bund near the bottom border, the map depicts part of the British and French concessions. Streets are labeled throughout, along with the public recreation ground, several churches and cathedrals, hotels, the customs house, and the Shanghai Club. The British Consulate is identified as are the French municipal offices and the French Consulate. (more details)
Driving in L.A. - good luck with the traffic!
Metropolitan Los Angeles and Freeway System. / Automobile Road Map of Metropolitan Los Angeles. / Freeway System Los Angeles and Vicinity.
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This is a 1970 Automobile Club of Southern California map of Los Angeles and vicinity, depicting from the Santa Susana and San Gabriel mountains south to Long Beach and Santa Ana. Los Angeles appears near center. Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Pasadena, Glendale, Burbank, Van Nuys, Manhattan Beach, Redondo Beach, and Anaheim rank among the identified cities. Red printed 'stamps' mark Automobile Club of Southern California offices, while red stippling and bold red lettering identify parks. Highways and freeways are illustrated in red, while other roads are in black. An index occupies the right side of the sheet and lists Automobile Club of Southern California offices; cities and towns; streets; mountains, peaks, canyons, and points; and points of interest among numerous other locations. A map of the freeway system of Los Angeles and vicinity is printed on the verso. An inset of downtown Los Angeles and its freeway system is situated along the top border on the verso. (more details)
Planning the WWII Japanese invasion of British Malaya.
マレー半岛及スマトラシンガポール要圖 / [Malay Peninsula and Sumatra Singapore]
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This is a rare 1941 map of the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and Singapore, including portions of Thailand, British Burma, and French Indochina, printed in Taiwan for the Information (Intelligence) Department of the colonial Taiwan Governor's Office in Taipei. It was produced on November 30, 1941, less than two weeks before the Japanese invasion of British Malaya that coincided with the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7 (December 8 local time). Along with British Malaya and Singapore, the Dutch East Indies (Indonesia), the Philippines, and several other Western colonial possessions were invaded on or shortly after December 8. In the years and decades before this invasion, Taiwan had become an important node of information on 'South Seas' (Nanyō) Affairs, and served as a staging area for the invasion, including an intelligence gathering. The map includes two insets, one at top-right of the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere (大東亜共栄圏) with Taiwan at the center and the area represented here shaded in red, and one at bottom-left of Singapore (シンガバール港). (more details)