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War time Los Angeles.
Discovery and Sightseeing Map Los Angeles City and County for Service Men and Women.
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This is a 1945 All-Year Club of Southern California map of Los Angeles. Created for American servicemen and women during World War II, the map highlights U.S.O. clubs, Y.M.C.A.s, Y.W.C.A.s, and Red Cross facilities. Tourist sites throughout are identified. On the county map, which occupies the recto, sites from Joshua Forest west to the coast are highlighted, including parks, universities, the Rose Bowl (for college football fans), and a chinchilla farm. The smaller map on the recto, which occupies the lower right corner, focuses on the immediate environs of Los Angeles, illustrating the road network. (more details)
Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley.
Palm Springs Map and Guide.
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This is a 1974 Palm Springs Map Guide city plan or map of Palm Springs, California. Created for the 'million-plus visitors [that] flock to this glittering gem in the desert', an incredible amount of detail greets the viewer. Streets throughout the city are labeled, along with parks, golf courses, and country clubs (shaded green). Schools, hotels, the Palm Springs Mall, and government buildings are also identified. The Palm Springs Municipal Airport is illustrated and labeled as well. An inset along the right side details Cathedral City. Street indexes for Palm Springs and Cathedral City are situated along the top border near an inset map of Palm Springs Bikeways. Advertisements for local hotels, country clubs, stores, and real estate agents occupy the rest of the sheet. (more details)
Memorializing Abraham Lincoln not long after his assassination.
Justice, Liberty, Equality.
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This is a c. 1866 E.B. and E.C. Kellogg memorial portrait of President Abraham Lincoln - published shortly after his death. A portrait of the slain president occupies the center and is surrounded by a wreath wrapped with a red, white, and blue ribbon. A dove with an olive branch of peace tops the wreath. The words 'Justice, Liberty, Equality' are inscribed on a second red, white, and blue ribbon on the bottom of the wreath. The text at the bottom of the wreath reads, 'Abraham Lincoln, Sixteenth President of the United States. Born February 12, 1809. Died April 15, 1865.' (more details)
Developing early Brooklyn.
Guide Map of the Borough of Brooklyn, King’s County, New York.
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This richly detailed map of Brooklyn was, in its first 1898 issue, the first map to show Brooklyn as a borough, in the aftermath of the city's annexation by New York City. The Brooklyn Eagle continued to include the map in its almanac as late as 1912 and possibly later, adding detail to the map as time progressed. (more details)
An uncut example of a wonderfully charming pictorial map of North America.
Mapa de America del Norte y Central, Razas y Fauna del Continente.
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A highly unusual c. 1940 Albert Albert Mestre i Moragas pictorial map of North America issued by Chocolates Orthi, Piera Y Brugueras of Tarragona, Spain. This beautiful pictorial map is an uncut sheet of 50 trading cards that were issued inside boxes of Spanish chocolates. Pictorial illustrations of indigenous Native Americans as well as regional fauna appear throughout. Mestre appears to have been largely unfamiliar with North America, placing alligators in the Great Lakes, bison north of the Hudson Bay, and anacondas in Mexico. A smaller sub map details the North Pole with a polar bear at center. Another small map in the upper right corner details the breakdown of cards. The map features an elaborate graphic surround with flags of various North American and Central American nations and the Chocolates Orthi, Piera Y Brugueras banner. (more details)
Vietnamese city plan of Saigon published during the Vietnam War.
Bản Đồ Đô Thành Saigon. [Map of the City of Saigon].
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This is a 1966 Pham Thang city map or plan of Saigon, South Vietnam. The map depicts the city from the border between Saigon and An Lac to Gia Định Province and from Bình Hòa to Bình Hưng. Streets throughout are labeled in Vietnamese, along with parks and rivers, including the Saigon. The city's eight quận, or counties, are numerically identified and shaded different colors to allow for easy differentiation. Villages around the city are identified. An index of streets and other locations across the city is situated along the bottom border and provides the grid location where each place is located. (more details)
Early platting of Michigan.
F Sketch of the Public Surveys in Michigan.
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This is an 1845 General Land Office map of Michigan tracking progress of government surveys in the state. The entire state is divided into townships. Symbols are used to inform on the status of the survey work. For example, work in townships near the Ohio and Indiana border is nearly complete, while surveying in the western portion of the Upper Peninsula had not started. A key explaining the various symbols used to identify survey status appears along the left border. While very little detail is provided apart from the township grid, but Michigan's extensive river network is well illustrated. (more details)
Pivotal Union victory near the end of the American Civil War.
Battle of Five Forks, Va.
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This is an 1886 Kurz and Allison view of the pivotal Battle of Five Forks during the American Civil War. Union forces, most mounted on horseback, are illustrated charging Confederate lines from the left. Brutal hand to hand combat dominated the foreground, while an inoperable Confederate cannon lies derelict in lower right. Union cavalry stretches to the horizon, charging through a cloud of gunpowder towards the Confederate lines. Other Confederate troops mount a hasty if orderly retreat. (more details)
Fishing New England.
Explorer's Map and Directory of the New England Coast. New London, Connecticut to Passamaquoddy Bay, Canada.
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This is a 1981 David Weaver and Elizabeth Sorenson pictorial fishing map of the coast of New England and Canada. The impressively long map covers from New London, Connecticut to Passamaquoddy Bay, Canada. Areas of dark green shading highlight conservation areas, including state parks and forests, national wildlife refuges, and wildlife management areas. Pictorial illustrations highlight the various types of seagoing boats popular in these seas. Other short texts comment on marine sanctuaries and the environmental conditions. Red symbols identify beaches, lighthouses, and coast guard stations, as well as aquariums, museums, research institutions, and other sites of interest. An extensive index situated along the top border offers additional information about each. Data on recreational fisheries, fishery regulations, red tides, and Atlantic salmon restoration appears along the bottom. (more details)
An ecotourist's paradise.
Philippine Islands. Northwestern Palawan.
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This is a 1944 U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey nautical chart or maritime map of the northwestern coast of Palawan, Philippines - prepared for World War II, but today representing a world renowned ecotourism mecca. The present example represents a special printing published in May 1944 in preparation for the Allied invasion of the Philippines. Coverage extends from Cabuli Island south along the coast to Pagdanan Bay, with peninsulas, bays, and points are illustrated and labeled. Inland topography is defined by contouring with elevations in feet. Depth soundings appear along the coast and as far west as the China Sea, providing essential maritime data. Information concerning tides, abbreviations, and other important data is included below the title in the lower right. (more details)
Popular summer tourism destination near Mount Desert Island.
A Map of Swans Island.
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This is a 1963 Augustus Phillips pictorial map of Swan's Island, Maine. Swan's Island is situated to the left of center with the towns of Swan's Island, Minturn, and Atlantic labeled. Burnt Coat Harbor, Seal Cove, and other coastal features are illustrated and labeled. The region's numerous islands, including Harbor Island, Marshall Island, and the extreme southern portion of Mount Desert Island, are noted. Short texts provide historical context. One states that Colonel James Swan bought the island in 1786, while another impresses that Sieur de la Mothe Cadillac sold enough timber from Swan's Island (then known as 'Brule Cote') to absolve himself from bankruptcy in the eyes of the French Courts. (more details)
F'king Gypsy Moths!
Areas Quarantined for the Gypsy Moth and the Brown-Tail Moth.
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This is a 1934 U.S. Department of Agriculture gypsy moth quarantine map of New England. Colors highlight counties stretching from Maine to Connecticut under quarantine by the Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine. Pink counties are 'generally infested with gypsy moth' per the map and are under strict quarantine regulations regarding commerce dealing with evergreens, other forest products, and stone and quarry products. These commodities can be shipped within the pink zone without being inspected by federal officials, but no where else. Green counties are 'lightly infested with gypsy moth' and can ship these products within the green and pink zones without inspection, but not outside those zones. (more details)
Visit Niagara Falls!
Niagara Falls Canada Fun Finder's Guide.
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This is a 1980 Elke Bzdurreck pictorial map of Niagara Falls, Canada. Niagara Falls (split between Horseshoe Falls and American Falls) appears in the lower right, complete with a Maid of the Mist tour boat not far from the falls. Wonderful illustrations highlight the city's tourist attractions, including the Panasonic Centre (now the Tower Hotel), Marineland, and the Skylon Tower. Other identified sites, including the Burning Springs Wax Museum, the Boris Karloff Wax Museum, and the Serpentarium, are no longer in operation. The Rainbow Bridge, connecting the American and Canadian sides of the Niagara River, is illustrated and labeled. Before the Covid-19 pandemic, Niagara Falls reportedly attracted between eight and twelve million visitors annually. (more details)
Russian mapping of their southeastern frontier.
A Map of the Orenburgh Expedition, with the Russian Frontiers towards Independent Tartary, made in Orenburgh in 1747.
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This fascinating map, engraved by John Gibson in 1753, depicts modern-day southern Russia, along the empire's contentious frontier with the lands of the Kazakh and Oirat tribes. These and other tribes from what the map terms 'Independent Tartary' made regular incursions into Russian territory, and the first part of the 18th century was characterized by Russia's efforts to stem those incursions. Among these efforts was the construction of the Irtysh line, a series of fortifications clearly shown on this map spanning the Volga and the Irtysh Rivers, for much of the distance following the north bank of the Ural, or Yaik river. The map distinguishes between those fortifications already constructed, and those which were yet intended to be built. (more details)
Tourism in occupied Paris?
Plan-Guide Monuments de Paris. Pictorial Plan of Paris. / Plan-Guide des Promenades Autour de Paris. Plan of Paris and Surroundings.
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A striking art deco style c. 1942 map of Paris issued during the World War II German occupation of Paris. The map is printed on both sides. The recto features a classic map of central Paris highlighted in bright red. Following in the monumental style popular for Paris guides from as early as the late 19th century, the map illustrates important touristic sites in profile - in this case in bright blue. The verso features a map of the greater region around Paris, covering from Rouen to Sens, and from Rémalard to Soissons. Like the city plan, important buildings and chateaux are highlighted in bright blue profile. (more details)
The Potomac River during the American Civil War.
Potomac River (in four sheets) Sheet No. 2 From Piney Point to Lower Cedar Point.
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This is an 1862 U.S. Coast Survey nautical chart or maritime map of part of the Potomac River. Separating Maryland and Virginia, the map depicts from Lower Cedar Point to Piney Point. Depth soundings are indicated throughout, including in St. Clement's Bay and Breton's Bay. Points and other coastal features, including the Nomini Cliffs, are labeled. Navigational aids, such as buoys and lights, are illustrated and labeled, along with navigational hazards, including shoals and islands. (more details)
The Red Guard in the Cultural Revolution.
世界革命的中心一北京. [Beijing, the Center of the World Revolution]. / 北京市城区街道图. [Street Map of Beijing].
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This is a 1967 Workers' Congress city plan or map of Beijing, China published at the height the Cultural Revolution. Black text labels streets while red text identifies buildings and landmarks, including the National Stadium, the Palace Museum, the National Assembly Hall, and Beijing Station. A list directly above the map provides the new street names next to the old ones (renaming streets was part of the Cultural Revolution), and a text above the map exhorts the Red Guards to action. A quote from Mao in the upper left (next to his portrait) states, 'You must be concerned about major national affairs and carry out the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution to the end!' (more details)
Allegory of New Deal alphabet agencies.
Financial Irrigation of the United States.
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This is a 1943 LeRoy H. Appleton allegorical map of the distribution of funds from the U.S. Treasury to all the new government agencies created by President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal. The U.S. Treasury sits at center in the background, with money (symbolized by the water) from taxes and government securities 'flowing' into it like water over a waterfall. From there, water travels into the coffers (illustrated as reservoirs) of the Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) and the Reconstruction Finance Corporation (R.F.C.), or through numerous smaller pipes running out of the Treasury. A network of smaller pipes running from the P.W.A. and R.F.C. reservoirs allow some water to flow into the ponds of the smaller alphabet agencies, as all these new government branches became known. The whole is divided roughly in half, with lending agencies occupying the greener side of the map, while spending agencies are located in the barren half. (more details)
Eastern Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth Prior to Partition.
A Map of the Eastern Part of Poland By T. Kitchin Geogr.
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This is an attractive and scarce 1764 map of the eastern half of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, by the British cartographer Thomas Kitchin. It spans from Warsaw in the west to the Dnieper River, including Kiev, in the east; and from the Gulf of Riga in the north to Hungary, Transylvania and Moldavia in the south. Important towns, rivers, roads, cities and some topographic features are noted, with mountains rendered in profile and forests shown pictorially. The swampy areas of Polesia along the Pripyat River are shown in hachure. (more details)
Stunning Cape Ann.
Gloucester and Rockport Mass.
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This is a 1947 Lucas Company map of Gloucester and Rockport, Massachusetts. Depicting from Ipswich Bay south to Eastern Point and from Haskell's Pond east to Gap Head, Gloucester and Rockport are illustrated in detail. Plenty of coastal detail is provided, with coves, necks, bays, and other features all identified. Numerous beaches are labeled as well. Streets are labeled throughout the region, along with ponds, reservoirs, and the Annisquam River. A dashed black and white line traces the route of the Gloucester Branch of the Boston and Maine Railroad. An inset in the lower right corner details Gloucester, providing a much more comprehensive depiction of the town. An alphabetical street guide of Gloucester occupies the left side of the sheet and continues onto the right side where schools, churches, important buildings, and points of interest are listed. A similar street guide to Rockport also occupies the right side and includes a list of schools, churches, and important buildings in town as well. (more details)