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Earliest lithograph map of New Caledonia and the Loyalty Islands.
Nouvelle Caledonie. Océanique no. 46.
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This is the 1827 Vandermaelen map of New Caledonia, the Loyalty Islands, Erromango, and Tanna. It is the first lithographic map of these islands, and one of the first overall to focus so narrowly on them. It is accompanied by an extensive French text describing Cook's discovery of New Caledonia, the island's mountainous topography, and (with an almost palpable shiver) the cannibalistic propensities of its inhabitants. (more details)
Gateway to Texas
(I No. 2) Preliminary Sketch of Galveston Bay.
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This is a rare, separately issued example of the U.S. Coast Survey's 1851 maritime map, or nautical chart, of Galveston Bay, Texas. It depicts the city and its surrounding waters as Galveston emerged as Texas's primary port, commercial hub, and maritime gateway. (more details)
African-American Creoles in Britain's Atlantic Empire.
[Yoni Expedition Archive].
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A remarkable find, this is an archive of maps, intelligence documents, and correspondence produced by the British War Office and Sir Francis de Winton relating to the 1887 Yoni Expedition in Sierra Leone, which de Winton led. This war had profound implications for the futures of freed African-American slaves settling in Freetown. The British launched this punitive military campaign against the Yoni to protect allied tribes in Sierra Leone's interior. Though a minor colonial conflict, the Yoni Expedition had wider significance as part of the 'Scramble for Africa'. Moreover, it included the British 1st West India Regiment, composed of descendants of enslaved people from Britain's North American colonies, including those who had joined the British during the American Revolution. (more details)
Second published map of Iowa City.
Iowa City and its Environs.
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This rare 1854 J. H. Millar map of Iowa City - considered the second published map of the city - offers an extraordinary portrait of Iowa's first state capital during a period of rapid growth, real estate speculation, and suburban development. Twelve surrounding vignette views by celebrated Iowa artist George Henry Yewell depict churches, civic institutions, prominent residences, Clinton Street, and the State House, making this scarce map an exceptional visual record of mid-19th-century Iowa City. (more details)
Unique record of D-Day.
Operations Overlay. Annex No. 1 to F.O. No. 1. HQ-357th Inf. 28 May 1944. / ADM. OVERLAY. France 1:25000 GSGS-4250. NEPTUNE ANNEX#2 TO FO#1 HQ 357th INF, May 28, 1944. / Annex 3a. Overlay to Accompany Intelligence Annex to FO #1 HQ 357th INF. 28 May 1944.
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This is a collection of three 1944 World War II manuscript map overlays created nine days before the D-Day invasion in Normandy (May 28, 1944), all of which bear the classification BIGOT - TOP SECRET. All three were drawn for the 357th Infantry Regiment, which landed on Utah Beach on June 8, 1944, two days after D-Day. The overlays provide insight into how infantry soldiers prepared and the details these men valued enough to carry into the field. These overlays were found sewn into the collar of a uniform jacket a soldier received in the field. (more details)
Passion for foreign technology.
獨逸國軍艦内郭機械圖 / [Drawing of the Internal Workings of a German Navy Ship].
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A scarce c. 1874 ukiyo-e (more specifically, nishiki-e) triptych depicting lively scenes aboard a German naval ship, prepared by the artist Unsen. It is an example of Japan's flourishing interest in foreign technology and practices in the early Meiji period and specifically represents the special connection between the Prussian-led German Empire and the Empire of Japan. (more details)
West Africa at the Dawn of the Atlantic Age.
Niewe paskaart van de zee kusten van Gunea van Cabo Verde tot Cabo de Bona Esperanca.
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This is Johannes van Keulen's scarce 1696 chart of the west coast of Africa, from Cape Verde to the Cape of Good Hope; here in striking original color. The map captures West Africa at a transitional moment: Atlantic commerce and the slave trade were expanding rapidly, European commercial rivalry was intensifying, and new African powers were emerging that would reshape the region. (more details)
The Silver Mines of Saxony.
Mappa Geographica Circuli Metalliferi Electoratus Saxoniae cum omnibus quae in eo comprehenduntur Praefecturis...
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A spectacular c. 1760 map of Saxony by Matthäus Seutter, engraved by Tobias Conrad Lotter. Brightly colored and richly illustrated, it focuses on the region's important silver mining operations, which were a major source of silver throughout Europe dating back to the Middle Ages. (more details)
Essential French and Indian War Map, Made Relevant to the Revolution.
Partie Orientale du Canada avec la Nouvelle Angleterre, l'Acadie, et la Terre-Neuve.
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This is Paolo and Francesco Santini's 1776 map of eastern Canada, New England, Acadia, and Newfoundland. Produced to satisfy European interest in the events of the American Revolutionary War (1775 - 1783), it drew on the best French mapping of the region produced during the French and Indian War (1754 - 1763). (more details)
Japanification of Taiwan.
帝國大日本新領部 臺灣地圖 / [Map of Taiwan The New Territory of Imperial Japan].
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This is a scarce 1895 map of Taiwan, prepared and published by Sagano Hikotarō. Issued as Japanese forces occupied the island and suppressed resistance in the wake of the First Sino-Japanese War (1894 - 1895), this map marks the rapid Japanification of Taiwan in the first half of the 20th century. (more details)
One year after statehood - Hawaiian edition.
Aloha. A Pictorial Map of the Hawaiian Islands. The United States' Fiftieth State.
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This is a scarce 1960 Ernest Dudley Chase pictorial map of Hawaii, a visually rich and educational celebration of the archipelago a year after statehood. This is one of the scarcer Chase maps, especially as here, in its Hawaiian Magazine Distributors edition. (more details)
Ephemeral WWII mimeograph Route Map following the 318th Infantry Regiment.
Map Route CT 318.
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This is a 1945 mimeographed World War II unit route map of the 318th Infantry Regiment in Europe. It records the regiment's fight across Europe, noting milestones, and includes an operational report of the last days of combat in the European theatre, May 6-7, 1945, on the verso. As a mimeograph, this route map is unusual for the genre and limited by the medium, making it exceptionally ephemeral. (more details)
Crossroads of the Spice Trade.
A New Chart of the North Coast of Java, wherein are described The Roads of Bantam and Batavia, from the Manuscript Draught of the Dutch East India Company.
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A fascinating 1794 Laurie and Whittle nautical chart of northwestern Java, mapping one of the great strategic chokepoints of the spice trade. Extending from Bantam and the Sunda Strait eastward to Batavia (Jakarta), the chart details waters through which the immense wealth of the East Indies flowed. Yet this was more than a navigationally challenging archipelago: for nearly two centuries, it formed an arena of intense commercial and imperial rivalry, where Dutch, British, and Portuguese ambitions collided over access to pepper and the lucrative spice markets of Southeast Asia. Published near the end of the Dutch East India Company's extraordinary two-century existence, the chart captures a landscape transformed by that struggle. (more details)
Hopes for India on the Eve of Partition.
India / India's Economic Future.
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A beautiful c. 1947 Alf Cooke pictorial map of India, produced on the eve of independence and partition. It highlights the goods produced by the Raj and posits a bright future for the subcontinent. (more details)
WWII Propaganda: Bombing Britain.
Die Grosse Englandkarte mit Nordfrankreich, Belgien und Holland.
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This is a 1941 German propaganda map of Great Britain published by Carl Lange Verlag during World War II (1939 - 1945). The map emphasizes British cities bombed by the Luftwaffe and reinforces the powerful German occupation of the entire coast of continental Europe. (more details)
Billionaire's Row When It Was Still Cool.
New York Map-Guide.
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The pinnacle of urban cartographic art - this is the 1962 Bollmann axonometric map of midtown Manhattan, in its first issue. This distinctive view presents the heart of New York City at the stylistic peak of the skyscraper era: over half of the world's skyscrapers standing at the time appear within the bounds of this view. (more details)
Halting the German Advance into Belgium.
Европейская война Взрыв бельгийцами своих плотин и гибель немецких отрядов под Малином / [European War The Belgians exploding their dams and the death of German troops near Malines.]
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A dramatic piece of wartime propaganda, this c. 1914 Russian-language lubok illustration celebrates a rare Belgian victory in the opening phase of World War I (1914 - 1818). It was printed by M. A. Streltsova and was the 7th in a series of such propaganda broadsides titled 'European War.' (more details)
Includes the Republic of Texas.
Carte des États-Unis d'Amérique, du Canada, du Nouveau Brunswick et d'une partie de la Nouvelle Bretagne.
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This is an 1841 Pierre and Alexandre Lapie map of the United States, which is one of the earliest non-American maps to include the Republic of Texas. The map depicts the region from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean and from 'New Britain' (Canada) to Mexico. Ephemeral geographic zones are noted, among them the Northwest Territory and the Arkansas Territory, which included the Indian Territory. The Missouri Territory encompasses all the Midwest and stretches to the Pacific Ocean. The map's color coding suggests that the borders of the United States include British Columbia. American Indian tribes, such as the Pawnee, Blackfeet, Shoshone, and Sioux, are identified. (more details)
From Emigrant Trail to Expressway.
Donner 'U.S. 40' Follow the Route of the Old Donner Trail... Along Famous U.S. Highway 40. Fun Map, Donner Ski Trails for Winter Sports, Road Map for Summer Fun
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This is a c. 1955 George Mathis pictorial map of U.S. Route 40 and environs in California and Nevada. Passing through California's former gold country and near the scenic beauty of Lake Tahoe, the highway's route also had a darker history, following the path taken by the ill-fated Donner Party in 1846-47. (more details)
Northeastern Europe as Known to the Ancients.
Europa Tabula VIII.
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This is the 1561 first Ruscelli edition of Ptolemy's map of the lands in Europe occupied in the 1st and 2nd centuries CE by the Sarmatians, a large Iranian confederation who, during the classical era, were pressing from the steppes north of the Black Sea into what would become Russia, Ukraine, Poland, and Hungary. (more details)