http://www.geographicus.com Our online antique map gallery is updated daily. For your enjoyment and consideration, please find below a list of our most recent acquisitions. en-us info@geographicus.com (Kevin J Brown) info@geographicus.com (Kevin J Brown) http://www.geographicus.com http://www.geographicus.com/mm5/graphics/00000001/antiquemaprss.gif 144 39 Mon, 19 Oct 2026 10:45:00 +0000 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Italy-rasciotti-1599 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Italy-rasciotti-1599
L'Italia nobilissima provincia della Europa fu nominata con diversi nomi ...

Unrecorded state of a Lafreri-style map of Italy.

16.25 x 21 inches

This is the 1664 second state of Donato Rasciotti's 'Lafreri School' map of Italy, engraved by Giovanni Battista Mazza and reissued in Venice by Stefano Scolari from the plate first published in 1599. It preserves Giacomo Gastaldi's geographical work through Domenico Zenoi's 1567 adaptation, extending the commercial life of a Renaissance image of Italy well into the following century. ]]> Mon, 19 Oct 2026 10:45:00 +0000 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/HongKong-japanesearmy-1937 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/HongKong-japanesearmy-1937
香港近傍圖 / Hong Kong and the New Territories.

Anticipating Black Christmas.

31.25 x 43 inches

This is a December 1937 Imperial Japanese Army map of Hong Kong and the New Territories, marked 'secret' (秘) and published four years before the 1941 Japanese takeover of Hong Kong. Prepared by the Imperial Army's Land Survey Department and issued by the General Staff Headquarters, it records the colony and its mainland approaches during the opening year of the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937 - 1945). ]]> Mon, 19 Oct 2026 10:45:00 +0000 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/CartaMarina-ruscelli-1561-5 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/CartaMarina-ruscelli-1561-5
Carta Marina Nuova Tavola.

Asia and America Conjoined.

7.5 x 9.5 inches

This is a superb example of Girolamo Ruscelli's 1561 map of the world, Carta Marina Nuova Tavola . It was one of three world maps in Ruscelli's edition of Ptolemy: one depicted the ancient world, while two were modern works. This striking work, with its array of rhumb lines, was an enlarged and improved version of Giacomo Gastaldi's 1548 Carta Marina Nova Tabula , sharing with that map an abundance of unusual features. ]]> Mon, 19 Oct 2026 10:45:00 +0000 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/BierWeinDeutschen-hickmann-1897 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/BierWeinDeutschen-hickmann-1897
Prof. A. L. Hickmann’s geogr.-statist. Darstellungen über die Bier- und Wein-Produktion im Deutschen Reiche und in Österreich-Ungarn.

Triumph of data visualization.

27.5 x 36.25 inches

This is Anton Leo Hickmann's c. 1897 colorful chromolithograph statistical map of beer and wine production in the German Empire and Austria-Hungary, published by G. Freytag and Berndt in Vienna. A noted master of the infographic, Hickmann turns the objects of drinking and brewing into instruments of comparison: casks measure trade, towers of barrels rank national output, and elaborate steins compare consumption. ]]> Mon, 19 Oct 2026 10:45:00 +0000 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/MontBlanc-imfeld-1905 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/MontBlanc-imfeld-1905
Le Chaine du Mont-Blanc.

Making Mont Blanc (Relatively) Accesible.

21 x 40 inches

This is a c. 1905 large-format chromolithographed folding map of Mont Blanc and environs on the French-Italian-Swiss border, prepared by Xaver Imfeld. Generally known as 'The Imfeld Map', at the time it was considered the finest map of the mountain, the highest in the Alps, and the surrounding region yet produced. ]]> Mon, 19 Oct 2026 10:45:00 +0000 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/ColoniesAnglaises-longchamps-1776 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/ColoniesAnglaises-longchamps-1776
Carte des Possessions des Colonies Anglaises dans le Continent de L'Amérique Septentrionale et Partie de la Louisiane.

American colonies at the outset of the Revolutionary War.

22.75 x 31.21 inches

This is the 1776 edition of Sebastian G. Longchamps's map of eastern North America, published at the outset of the American Revolutionary War (1775 - 1783) to capitalize on popular French interest in the conflict. The map was first issued in 1756, during the French and Indian War (1754 - 1763), but has here been revived with significant new engraving, additional relevant details, and a new title to illustrate the opening theaters of the American Revolution. ]]> Mon, 19 Oct 2026 10:45:00 +0000 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Tasmania-flinders-1800-2 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Tasmania-flinders-1800-2
Kaart van Basses Straat Tusschen Nieuw Zuid Wales en Van Diemens-Land.

One of the first maps to depict Tasmania as a separate island.

28.75 x 20 inches

This circa 1800 Dutch edition of Matthew Flinders' chart of Bass Strait and Van Diemen's Land records the surveys that helped establish Tasmania's insularity in European cartography and is among the first maps to depict Tasmania as a separate island. Engraved by Cornelis van Baarsel after the chart Aaron Arrowsmith published in 1800, it follows Flinders and George Bass through the strait and around Tasmania in the colonial sloop Norfolk . ]]> Mon, 19 Oct 2026 10:45:00 +0000 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/AntwerpV1V2Attack-unknown-1945 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/AntwerpV1V2Attack-unknown-1945
Antwerp V1 and V2 Attack Fall of Shot on Arrondissement of Antwerp from 7 OCt. 44 to 30 March 45.

V1 and V2 attacks on Antwerp after its Liberation.

50.5 x 38.5 inches

This is a c. 1945 thematic map documenting German V1 flying-bomb and V2 rocket impacts across Antwerp and its surrounding district during the closing months of World War II (1939 - 1945). Its colored impact symbols record the bombardment of a liberated city whose port had become essential to supplying the Allied advance into Germany. ]]> Mon, 19 Oct 2026 10:45:00 +0000 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/MississippiDelta-sartine-1780 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/MississippiDelta-sartine-1780
Carte d'une partie des côtes de la Floride et de la Louisiane: contenant le cours du Mississipi, depuis ses embouchures jusqu'à la Riviere Rouge, l'entrée de la Mobile, et les Baies de Pensacola, de Ste. Rose et de S. Joseph

French Charting the Mississippi Delta during the American Revolution.

15.25 x 22.75 inches

This is a 1778 French naval chart of the Mississippi Delta and northern Gulf Coast, issued for the Neptune Americo-Septentrional under the orders of Antoine de Sartine. Compiled from manuscript plans by French navigators and engineers, it combines coastal soundings with a detailed account of the waterways, wetlands, settlements, and forts behind the shore. ]]> Mon, 19 Oct 2026 10:45:00 +0000 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/SyrieLibanGeologique-dubertret-1933 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/SyrieLibanGeologique-dubertret-1933
Carte géologique de la Syrie et du Liban.

Seminal Geological Map of Syria and Lebanon

30.25 x 46.25 inches

This is a 1933 large-format geologic map of the Levant, prepared by Louis Dubertret and colleagues. This map was the first comprehensive, systematic geological synthesis of the northern Levant. Drawing on a wide range of sources, from Ottoman maps to French Army surveys and Dubertret's own pioneering work in rural areas of Syria and Lebanon, it was a seminal map in the geological mapping of the region, including forming a basis for the later exploitation of oil resources. ]]> Mon, 19 Oct 2026 10:45:00 +0000 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/CaliforniaNewMexicoUtah-johnson-1863-2 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/CaliforniaNewMexicoUtah-johnson-1863-2
Johnson's California. Territories of New Mexico and Utah.

Ephemeral Confederate 'Arrizona'.

17.75 x 25.25 inches

This is an 1863 Johnson and Ward map of the American Southwest depicting Confederate Arizona as a horizontal 'Arrizona' extending from California to Texas. Published during the American Civil War (1861 - 1865), it preserves the southern territorial configuration ratified by the Confederacy rather than the western half of New Mexico organized as a United States territory on February 24, 1863. ]]> Mon, 19 Oct 2026 10:45:00 +0000 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Circumnavigation-tokyonichinichi-1939 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Circumnavigation-tokyonichinichi-1939
國威宣揚 世界一周大飛行地図 / [Promoting National Prestige Map of Round-the-World Flight].

Flight around the World on the Brink of War.

30.5 x 41.5 inches

A large 1939 map of the world prepared by the Tokyo Nichi-Nichi Shimbun to celebrate the Nippon , the first Japanese circumnavigational flight. Although a cause for national celebration, the successful flight of the Nippon , intended to promote international peace and goodwill, was overshadowed by the start of World War II (1939 - 1945) in Europe, which caused the plane to divert from its original route. ]]> Mon, 19 Oct 2026 10:45:00 +0000 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Japan-inoue-1893 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Japan-inoue-1893
改正測量皇國明細全圖 / [Complete and Detailed Revised Survey Map of the Empire].

Japan in the midst of social, economic, and geographic transformation.

19 x 41.25 inches

This is an 1893 Inoue Katsugorō folding map of the prefectures of Japan with vignette illustrations. It was issued to publicize administrative reforms adopted several years earlier, which reorganized territories and instituted a new model of local government. Moreover, it provides a comprehensive snapshot of Japan at the height of the Meiji era, including lovely vignette views of famous sites throughout Japan. ]]> Mon, 19 Oct 2026 10:45:00 +0000 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/MapOfMankind-hoffman-1946 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/MapOfMankind-hoffman-1946
Map of Mankind.

Reimagining Race at the Field Museum.

23.5 x 30.5 inches

This is a 1946 Malvina Hoffman and C. S. Hammond map of the world illustrating the 'races of mankind'. The map is surrounded by 77 of Hoffman's bronzes from her Races of Mankind series, created for Chicago's Field Museum. Colors highlight different geographical regions and group the sculptures, associating race with geography. ]]> Mon, 19 Oct 2026 10:45:00 +0000 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/KrakauLand-generalgovt-1942 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/KrakauLand-generalgovt-1942
Kreishauptmannschaft Krakau-Land.

Administrative Map from the Nazi Occupation of Poland

27 x 34 inches

This is a c. 1942 German-Polish administrative map of Krakau-Land, the rural county surrounding Kraków during the Nazi occupation of Poland. Its emphasis on municipal boundaries, administrative offices, and graded roads presents the countryside as a network of jurisdictions and communications rather than a military battlefield. ]]> Mon, 19 Oct 2026 10:45:00 +0000 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/KantoEarthquake-japaneselandsurvey-1923 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/KantoEarthquake-japaneselandsurvey-1923
東京及近縣罹災地一般圖 / [Map of Destroyed Areas in Tokyo and Surrounding Prefectures].

The immediate aftermath of the Great Kanto Earthquake.

34 x 44.5 inches

This stark 1923 map of Tokyo, Yokohama, and the Kanto region, produced by the Imperial Japanese Land Survey Bureau, depicts areas severely damaged or destroyed by the Great Kanto Earthquake and the resulting fires. It was issued shortly after the disaster, as the government struggled to suppress fires, quell social unrest, and assess the widespread damage. ]]> Mon, 19 Oct 2026 10:45:00 +0000 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Japan-tsujimoto-1887 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Japan-tsujimoto-1887
大日本國全圖 / [Complete Map of Japan].

Defining Dai Nippon.

19.5 x 29 inches

This is an 1887 folding pocket map of Japan, edited and published by Tsujimoto Kyūbei. Rich in color and detail, it highlights Imperial Japan's acquisitions and territorial claims in the early Meiji period, including the colonization of Hokkaido, the annexation of Ryukyu, and maximalist (in some cases irredentist) claims to islands disputed between Japan and Russia. ]]> Mon, 19 Oct 2026 10:45:00 +0000 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/PalmDesert-tomson-1946 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/PalmDesert-tomson-1946
Palm Desert Desert Community Riverside County California.

Original planning map of Palm Desert by the city's founder.

16 x 20.75 inches

This is a 1946 planning map of Palm Desert, California, by city founder and real estate developer Tommy Tomson. Located in the heart of the Coachella Valley, Palm Desert is one of California's most successful post-war planned communities - here laid out and planned when it existed only as a dream. ]]> Mon, 19 Oct 2026 10:45:00 +0000 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/NorthPole-bowen-1748 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/NorthPole-bowen-1748
Correct draught of the North Pole and of all the countries hitherto discovered, intercepted between the pole and the parallel of 50 degrees.

'the Northwest passage is more than probable.'

15.25 x 17.25 inches

This is a scarce, fascinating map of the North Pole, produced by Emanuel Bowen in 1748. The map is a historical document of a contentious stage in the search for a Northwest Passage. A war of pamphlets and maps was then underway between British politician Arthur Dobbs (a fierce proponent of the existence of a northwest passage issuing from Hudson Bay) and the honorable - but hapless - Captain Christopher Middleton, whose survey of those coastlines proved that no such passage existed there. ]]> Mon, 19 Oct 2026 10:45:00 +0000 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Bombay-pages-1786-3 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Bombay-pages-1786-3
Charte des Theils der Küste von Indien Zwischen Bombay und Surate mit den Wohnörtern an dieser Küste

Unusual map of Bombay / Mumbai.

8.5 x 16 inches

This is the 1786 German edition of Pierre-Marie-François de Pagès' map of the western Indian coast between Bombay (Mumbai) and Surat, newly engraved for the German translation of his Voyages . By combining a coastal chart with a detailed depiction of settlements and cultivated countryside, it situates the British harbor within a predominantly Maratha landscape. A distinctive line identifies Pagès' own route, connecting the geography to the travel narrative it accompanied. ]]> Mon, 19 Oct 2026 10:45:00 +0000 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Macari-thierry-1837 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Macari-thierry-1837
Carte des lacs Macari et Mapa levée à vue. dans la guyane francaise.

Long-running Franco-Brazilian Territorial Dispute.

16 x 20.75 inches

This is a rare c. 1837 map of a portion of Amapá state in northern Brazil, printed by Thierry Frères in Paris. At the time, France and Brazil were locked in a bitter territorial dispute over this sparsely inhabited and heavily forested area. The previous year, France took advantage of a separatist uprising in the Brazilian province of Grão-Pará, which included the area seen here, to stake a claim to the territory and extend the southern border of French Guiana. ]]> Mon, 19 Oct 2026 10:45:00 +0000 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/NearEast-reclus-1883-3 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/NearEast-reclus-1883-3
L'Asie antérieure d'après le texte de la Nouvelle Géographie Universelle et d'autres documents récent.

Middle East by an anarchical anti-authoritarian internationalist.

17.5 x 21.25 inches

This beautifully detailed 1883 map of the Middle East is the work of geographer, anarchist, free union advocate, and nudist Jacques Élisée Reclus, produced in conjunction with fellow anarchist Charles Eugène Perron as part of Reclus's 19-volume Nouvelle Géographie Universelle . Reclus' maps were widely admired for their scientific precision and detail; his atlas was notable for its reflection and support of anti-authoritarian internationalism. ]]> Mon, 19 Oct 2026 10:45:00 +0000 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/RoerRiverCrossingJulich-1104Engr-1945 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/RoerRiverCrossingJulich-1104Engr-1945
Map of the Roer River in Flood Stage Showing River Crossing Sites. Engineer Operational Report Roer River Crossing at Julich.

Building bridges to cross the Roer River into Germany.

18 x 22 inches

This is a 1945 pictorial map of the 1104th Engineer Combat Group's Roer River Crossing at Jülich, Germany. Unlike most World War II route maps, this piece focused on a singular moment - the crossing of the Roer - rather than a longer campaign or deployment. Six illustrated windows connect individual bridges to their construction sites, documenting the engineering work that carried troops and vehicles across the flooded river under German fire. ]]> Mon, 19 Oct 2026 10:45:00 +0000 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/JapanRailroads-travelbureau-1947 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/JapanRailroads-travelbureau-1947
General Map of Railroads in Japan.

Postwar Revival of Japanese Railways

29.25 x 38.25 inches

This is a large-format 1947 map of Japan prepared by the country's Ministry of Transport and printed by the Geographic-Science Laboratory for the Japan Travel Bureau. Issued in the wake of World War II and during the U.S. occupation, the map highlights the country's railway network, which was heavily damaged in the final stages of the war. ]]> Mon, 19 Oct 2026 10:45:00 +0000 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/RomePictorial-pavon-1911 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/RomePictorial-pavon-1911
Roma 50 anniversario della proclamazione del Regno d'Italia con Roma capitale.

The Many Monuments of the Eternal City.

20.75 x 27 inches

This is a rare c. 1911 chromolithographed pictorial bird's-eye view of Rome, Italy, prepared by Oreste Garroni and printed by Pavon. It was published to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the unification of Italy, the culmination of the Risorgimento, as well as the city's co-hosting of the Esposizione nazionale and hosting of the Esposizione internazionale d'arte that same year. More generally, it highlights Rome's remarkable growth and modernization following its designation as national capital. ]]> Mon, 19 Oct 2026 10:45:00 +0000 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/BritainsHope-laexaminer-1940 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/BritainsHope-laexaminer-1940
How Nazi Bombers May Blast Britain's Hope.

A possible Nazi bombardment of England - before the May 1940 invasion of Western Europe.

20 x 16 inches

This is a 1940 Los Angeles Examiner pictorial map of England, Scotland, Wales, and the northern coast of Europe.  Published on March 31, 1940, over a month before the Nazi invasion of Western Europe, the map speculates on a possible Nazi offensive against Britain and what the targets might be. A Closer Look The map depicts the region from Belfast, Ireland, to Norway and from the Orkney Islands to France, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Germany. ]]> Mon, 19 Oct 2026 10:45:00 +0000 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/NouvellePhilippines-bellin-1759 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/NouvellePhilippines-bellin-1759
Carte des Nouvelles Philippines. / Kaart der Nieuwe Philippynsche Eylanden.

From pebbes in the sand to cartography.

9 x 9.25 inches

This is a 1759 Dutch-edition of Jacques-Nicolas Bellin's map of the Caroline Islands, preserving geographical knowledge provided by indigenous Carolinian voyagers who were stranded in the Philippines in 1696. Its conspicuous numbers measure distance and island size in days of sailing, carrying an indigenous maritime understanding of the archipelago into European print. ]]> Mon, 19 Oct 2026 10:45:00 +0000 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/StalingradVolgograd-gugk-1989 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/StalingradVolgograd-gugk-1989
Города - герои Великой Отечественной войны Карты : Волгоград / [Maps of the Hero Cities of the Great Patriotic War : Volgograd]

Commemorating Stalingrad in the Twilight Years of the USSR.

11.25 x 17 inches

This is a 1989 historical map of Volgograd, formerly known as Stalingrad, prepared by the Main Administration of Geodesy and Cartography of the U.S.S.R., better known by the abbreviation of its Russian name as G.U.G.K. It celebrates the costly but heroic Soviet victory over Nazi Germany at the Battle of Stalingrad, the turning point of the war on the Eastern Front and of the entire European theater of World War II (1939-1945). ]]> Tue, 13 Oct 2026 10:45:00 +0000 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Geographia-fries-1535 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Geographia-fries-1535
Claudii Ptrolemaei Alexandrini Geographicae Enarrationis Libri Octo Ex Bilibaldi Pirckeymheri tralatione...

Spreading the Age of Discovery.

16.75 x 11.5 inches

This is Lorenz Fries' expanded version of Ptolemy's Geography : an attractive, complete example of the 1535 issue edited by Michael Villanovus (Servetus). It is a key document of the Discovery Era, containing an array of the earliest disseminated maps of Africa, the Indies and the New World; one of its trio of world maps is the earliest acquirable map to name 'America.' This 1535 Servetus edition is scarce. ]]> Tue, 13 Oct 2026 10:45:00 +0000 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/LaCanada-duval-1664-2 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/LaCanada-duval-1664-2
Le Canada faict par le Sr. de Champlain ou son La Nouelle France, La Nouvelle Angleterre, La Nouvelle Hollande, La Nouvelle Svede, La Virginie…

Champlain's lost map of the Great Lakes, printed in 1664 from his original copperplate: a landmark of exploration whose true origins lay hidden for three centuries.

14 x 21 inches

This is a 1664 Pierre Du Val issue of one of the great maps of North American discovery: Samuel de Champlain's long-lost 1616 map, engraved after his extraordinary journey into the Great Lakes region and first printed in 1653 from Champlain's original copperplate. It preserves the geographical revelations of Champlain's 1615-16 expedition, when travel with Indigenous allies carried him deep into the continental interior and transformed European understanding of the Great Lakes. ]]> Tue, 13 Oct 2026 10:45:00 +0000 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/TerraNova-fries-1522 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/TerraNova-fries-1522
[Tabula terrae novae]

One of the Earliest maps to name America.

11.25 x 16.5 inches

A cartographic landmark, this is Lorenz Fries' edition of the first separate, printed map of America. First printed in 1522, it succeeds and synthesizes Martin Waldseemüller's 1513 Tabula Terre Nove and his 1516 Carta Marina . No improved, acquirable map of this part of the world appeared until Münster's 1540 map of the Americas. ]]> Tue, 13 Oct 2026 10:45:00 +0000 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/EastIndies-derfelden-1842 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/EastIndies-derfelden-1842
Algemene Kaart van Nederlandsch Oostindie...

Greatest 19th century map of the East Indies.

69 x 108 inches

This expansive 1842 8-sheet map of the East Indies, compiled by Gijsbert Franco von Derfelden van Hinderstein, is the largest and most important map of the East Indies produced in the mid-19th century. Compiled from 1820 to 1840, it is the first map to depict the administrative divisions of the Dutch East Indies as the islands progressively came under Dutch administration. The current example is handsomely housed in 9 gilt-stamped leather slipcases. ]]> Tue, 13 Oct 2026 10:45:00 +0000 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/TheatredelaGuerre-briondelatour-1777-2 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/TheatredelaGuerre-briondelatour-1777-2
Carte du Theatre de la Guerre entre les Anglais et Les Americains.

Foundational cartographic document of Saratoga, the Franco-American alliance, and the transformation of the American Revolution into a global war.

30 x 20.5 inches

This is the rare first edition of Louis Brion de la Tour's significant 1777 map of the northern theater of the American Revolutionary War. Published in Paris in the immediate aftermath of the American victory at Saratoga and the surrender of General John Burgoyne's army, it is the first published illustration of the Battle of Saratoga to appear in France. ]]> Tue, 13 Oct 2026 10:45:00 +0000 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Malta-ciantar-1772 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Malta-ciantar-1772
Malta colle sue Citta, Fortificazioni, Terre, Villaggi, Valloni, e Luoghi Alpestri, con le sue Isole adiacenti.

Misunderstood map central to the establishment of Maltese national identity.

16 x 31 inches

This is a seminal and long-misunderstood separate-issue, possibly proof, example of Giovanni Antonio Ciantar's 1772 map of Malta and Gozo. Engraved for Giovanni Antonio Ciantar's Malta Illustrata , this map is significant in the development of Maltese historical identity. It presents the Maltese archipelago as a homeland with an ancient history both separate from and intertwined with the Knights of St. John. ]]> Tue, 13 Oct 2026 10:45:00 +0000 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/NorthAmerica-engel-1764-2 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/NorthAmerica-engel-1764-2
Carte du la Partie Septentrionale et Occidentale de l'Amerique d'apres les relations les plus recentes dresses en 1764 par M.

Engel's 1765 Map of an American West Shaped by Indigenous Knowledge, Exploration, and Myth.

20 x 30 inches

This scarce, influential, and often misunderstood map of North America was published in 1765 by Samuel Engel. Engel composed this map to address and reconcile conflicting speculations regarding the American West and North Pacific - specifically the Buache-Delisle-Müller-Bering controversy. He compiled it from primary-source material, ranging from Lahonton's fictional expedition to the factual account of the American Indian voyager Moncacht-Apé. ]]> Tue, 13 Oct 2026 10:45:00 +0000 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/MalayaLandDevAtlas-alexander-1961 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/MalayaLandDevAtlas-alexander-1961
Federation of Malaya Land Development Maps.

Mining and Land Use in the Postcolonial Age.

34 x 31 inches

This is a rare 1961 atlas of land development (i.e., land use) in the newly independent Federation of Malaya, prepared by the Federation's Geological Survey Department under the leadership of Joseph B. Alexander. Focusing on mining and mineral exploitation, the 56 maps provide a remarkably comprehensive overview of the Federation's constituent parts in the years just after independence. ]]> Tue, 13 Oct 2026 10:45:00 +0000 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/JapanKorea-jansson-1636 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/JapanKorea-jansson-1636
Japoniae Nova Descriptio.

Insular Korea, in Striking Original Color.

13.5 x 18 inches

This is a scarce, original-color c. 1636 example of Jan Jansson's map of Japan and Korea. The map follows the model of Luís Teixeira, the 16th-century court cartographer to the King of Spain. It is notable as an early European attempt to use the best available sources (mostly Jesuit) to map Japan and Korea, while tentatively maintaining the latter as an island. A Closer Look The map is based on the work of Luís Teixeira, via Ortelius. ]]> Tue, 13 Oct 2026 10:45:00 +0000 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Anglia-munster-1540 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Anglia-munster-1540
Das kunigreich Engellandt mit dem anstossenden Reich Schottlandt/ so vor zeiten Albion und Britannia han geheissen.

Earliest Accurate England.

10.25 x 13.5 inches

This is Sebastian Münster's scarce woodcut map of England and Scotland and the northern parts of the European world, first added to his Geographia in 1540. It is the first detailed, modern printed map of England. 'This is a new map, substantially in advance of any others printed hitherto'. (Shirley). Although it was later included in his Cosmographia in 1544, it appeared in only 9 of the 34 editions, making it one of Münster's scarcest maps. ]]> Tue, 13 Oct 2026 10:45:00 +0000 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Venezia-teodoroviero-1798 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Venezia-teodoroviero-1798
Nouva Pianta Iconografica dell'Inclita Citta di Venezia.

Venice after the Fall of the Republic.

21 x 30 inches

This is a scarce 1798 separate-issue city plan or map of Venice, Italy, prepared and published by Teodoro Viero. It depicts the city during a difficult period, when it fell under foreign occupation and saw the dissolution of the centuries-old republic. Nevertheless, the city's layout, its close connection with the water, and its grand churches and piazzas remained distinctive and a source of strong local identity. ]]> Tue, 13 Oct 2026 10:45:00 +0000 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/RomeAncient-halma-1704 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/RomeAncient-halma-1704
Antiquae Urbis Romae Imago Accuratiss: ex Vetustis Monumentis...

Bird's-eye reconstruction of ancient Rome in all its imperial glory.

21 x 25 inches

This is a 1704 François Halma bird's-eye view of ancient Rome, based on Pirro Ligorio's influential 1561 reconstruction. Ligorio restores Rome to its ancient glory, with its temples, baths, theaters, circuses, and imperial monuments rising above a dense fabric of streets and houses. Side panels identify 269 monuments and sites, giving the pictorial detail an antiquarian framework. ]]> Tue, 13 Oct 2026 10:45:00 +0000 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/China-seutter-1736 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/China-seutter-1736
Opulentissimum Sinarum imperium juxta recentissimam delineationem in suas provincias disterminatum, cura et sumtibus Matthaei Seutteri, Sac. Caes. et Reg. Cath. Majest. Geogr. August. Vindelic.

Riches of the Orient.

19.5 x 22.5 inches

This is a c. 1736 Matthäus Seutter map of China and Korea presenting the Chinese empire as a source of wealth, geographical knowledge, and maritime commerce. The composition places China's densely mapped interior beside an allegorical celebration of European engagement with the East. A Closer Look The map encompasses China from the northern deserts and Great Wall to Hainan and the Gulf of Tonkin, extending west into Tibet and east across Korea, Taiwan, and western Japan. ]]> Tue, 13 Oct 2026 10:45:00 +0000 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Yokohama-yoshikazu-1862 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Yokohama-yoshikazu-1862
御開港橫濱之圖 / [Map of the Open Port of Yokohama].

Early Expansion of Treaty Port Yokohama.

18.25 x 26.5 inches

This is a c. 1862 ukiyo-e city map or plan of Yokohama, Japan, by Ichikawa Yoshikazu. It depicts the city several years after it opened as a treaty port in 1859, when it was rapidly developing into Japan's main hub of trade and cultural exchange with foreign powers. ]]> Tue, 13 Oct 2026 10:45:00 +0000 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/ChocoColombia-white-1924 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/ChocoColombia-white-1924
Intendencia Nacional del Choco. Plano general de la via Quibdo Negria y de algunas de sus conexiones.

A Planned Interoceanic Route in Colombia's Remote Northwest.

42.25 x 20 inches

This is a c. 1924 map of the Chocó intendencia (now a departamento) in northwest Colombia, prepared by the territory's Anglo-Colombian engineer, Roberto J. White. The map presents an ambitious scheme White laid out to connect north- and south-running rivers in Chocó that empty into the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, respectively, creating an interoceanic route capable of handling heavy cargo. ]]> Tue, 13 Oct 2026 10:45:00 +0000 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Osaka-kawachiyaitamiya-1863 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Osaka-kawachiyaitamiya-1863
改正增補國寶大阪全圖 / [Revised and Supplemented Complete Map of National Treasure Osaka].

Osaka on the Eve of the Meiji Restoration.

27.25 x 39 inches

This is an 1863 large-format woodblock city plan or map of Osaka, Japan, prepared by Kawachiya Tasuke and Itamiya Zenbē. It offers a remarkably detailed overview of the city in the late Tokugawa period, when it was one of Japan's largest and wealthiest cities, second only to Edo (later Tokyo). In this era, Osaka remained a major center of commerce and finance despite heavy damage from an uprising in the 1830s. A Closer Look This map measures 27. ]]> Tue, 13 Oct 2026 10:45:00 +0000 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/AllAmerParaglideBerlinEd-82nd-1945-2 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/AllAmerParaglideBerlinEd-82nd-1945-2
'All American' Paraglide Berlin Edition.

82nd Airborne Division and the Occupation of Berlin.

23.5 x 17.5 inches

This is a World War II 1945 82nd Airborne Division pictorial map of Europe. The map highlights the 82nd's combat experience, with a focus on Berlin and the Division's role in the post-war occupation. A Closer Look Coverage embraces from the English-Scottish border and northern Ireland south to North Africa and from the Atlantic Ocean to Berlin. 82nd Airborne insignia mark training and battle sites. ]]> Tue, 13 Oct 2026 10:45:00 +0000 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/OahuHawaii-freyatanz-1970 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/OahuHawaii-freyatanz-1970
Oahu. / Oahu Souvenir Map Hawaii.

Postwar Tourist Boom in Oahu.

22 x 36 inches

This is a c. 1970 pictorial promotional map of Oahu prepared by Freya Tanz. It was produced at a time when tourism from the U.S. mainland was surging, reorienting Oahu's economy. This shift brought clear economic benefits, but it also raised questions about the commodification of culture and sustainability that remain points of contention on Oahu today. ]]> Tue, 13 Oct 2026 10:45:00 +0000 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/GermanCamps-redcross-1945-3 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/GermanCamps-redcross-1945-3
Location of German Camps and Hospitals Where American Prisoners of War and Civilian Internees Are Held. based on information received to December 31, 1944.

WWII German POW camps holding Americans.

22.25 x 27 inches

This is a poignant 1945 American National Red Cross map locating German camps holding American prisoners of war and civilian internees during the final year of World War II. Camps marked in red give geographical form to the wartime captivity of airmen, soldiers, sailors, merchant mariners, and civilians. ]]> Sun, 04 Oct 2026 10:45:00 +0000 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Itinerario-linschoten-1638 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Itinerario-linschoten-1638
Histoire de la Navigation. / Le Grand Routier de Mer. / Description de l'Amerique.

Revealing Portuguese Secrets of the East.

12.5 x 8.5 inches

This is a beautiful, lavishly illustrated and colored, 1638 French-text edition of one of the most important and influential geographical works: Jan Huygen van Linschoten's Itinerario . More than any other text, Linschoten's assemblage of charts, sailing instructions, and sociological observations revealed - first to the Dutch, then to the rest of Europe - the path to the Spice Islands of the East Indies. ]]> Sun, 04 Oct 2026 10:45:00 +0000 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Tabriz-muhammadreza-1880 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Tabriz-muhammadreza-1880
نقشه دارالسلطنه تبریز / [Map of Dār al-Salṭana (the Royal City) Tabriz].

First printed map of Tabriz.

34.5 x 43 inches

This rare 1880 Persian-language map of Tabriz, Iran, was prepared by engineer Mohammad Reza and military officer Colonel Qarajadāghī at the pioneering Tabriz Darulfunun (Tabriz State School). It is notable not only as one of the few surviving Persian-language maps from the 19th century and as the most detailed map of Tabriz at the time, but also for reflecting the situation of Tabriz and Qajar Iran. ]]> Sun, 04 Oct 2026 10:45:00 +0000 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/TakanawaShinagawaTrain-kunisadaii-1872 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/TakanawaShinagawaTrain-kunisadaii-1872
東京高縄品川口蒸氣車往來之圖 / [View of the Coming and Going of the Steam Train at Tokyo Takanawa - Shinagawa].

Japan's First Railway in the year it was built.

14.75 x 28.5 inches

This is a ukiyo-e triptych drawn by Kunisada II and engraved by Kokaiya Katsugorō in 1872. It depicts Japan's first modern railway, which opened the same year, on its route between Tokyo and Yokohama. The line not only helped revolutionize Japan's economy but also changed basic notions of space and time, setting Japan on a path toward becoming one of the world's premier railway nations. ]]> Sun, 04 Oct 2026 10:45:00 +0000 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/SanSebastian-vincenteordozgoiti-1882 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/SanSebastian-vincenteordozgoiti-1882
Plano de la Ciudad de San Sebastian.

San Sebastián’s past, present, and imagined future.

36.25 x 50.75 inches

This is Adolfo Morales de los Ríos's striking 1882 chromolithographic map of San Sebastián, Spain, printed and published by Vicente Ordozgoiti. Combining the vanished fortified town, the expanding modern city, and ambitious proposals for its future, the map captures San Sebastián amid reinvention. Its architect-cartographer helped shape that transformation: Morales de los Ríos (the mapmaker) and Luis Aladrén designed the Gran Casino, whose construction began in the year this plan appeared. ]]> Sun, 04 Oct 2026 10:45:00 +0000 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/MecklenburghBay-desbarres-1776 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/MecklenburghBay-desbarres-1776
Mecklenburgh Bay.

Site of the enigmatic Treasure of Oak Island.

29 x 41.5 inches

This is the first state of Joseph Frederick Wallet Des Barres's 1776 nautical map of Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia, titled Mecklenburgh Bay . An intricate record of the bay's islands, sheltered harbors, and navigational hazards, the chart includes Oak Island, identified as Gloucester Isle and later famed for its enduring buried-treasure legends. ]]> Sun, 04 Oct 2026 10:45:00 +0000 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Atlantic-jansson-1650 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Atlantic-jansson-1650
Mar del Nort.

Beautifully Engraved Chart of the Atlantic.

17.25 x 21.5 inches

This is Johannes Janssonius's 1650 Mar del Nort , a decorative sea chart of the North Atlantic. Covering from Dutch New Netherland to the Caribbean and the shores of Europe and Africa, the map presents the ocean at the center of an expanding maritime world. Elaborate cartouches, a dense network of rhumb lines, and the phantom islands of Brasil and Buss combine the elegance of Dutch Golden Age engraving with the uncertainties of early oceanic exploration. ]]> Sun, 04 Oct 2026 10:45:00 +0000 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/NouveScoperte-zatta-1776-5 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/NouveScoperte-zatta-1776-5
Nuove Scoperte De'Russi al Nord del Mare del Sud si nell'Asia, che nell'America.

An Ostrich, Elephant, and Alligator walk into the Northwest Passage...

12.5 x 16.5 inches

This is Antonio Zatta's 1776 map of the North Pacific, a richly decorative vision of northwestern America before Cook's surveys transformed European understanding of the region. Extending from Hudson Bay and the Great Lakes westward to Siberia and Japan, it assembles an extraordinary collection of geographical conjectures: de Fonte's Northwest Passage, the Strait of Anian, a supposed Chinese colony, the River of the West, and the legendary lands of Quivira and Teguayo. ]]> Sun, 04 Oct 2026 10:45:00 +0000 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/SilverLakePark-raileyfitzpatrick-1925 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/SilverLakePark-raileyfitzpatrick-1925
Plat of Silver Lake Park.

From 'Amusement Resort' to Campus Extension to Model Suburb.

41.5 x 33.25 inches

This is a 1925 blueprint map of Silver Lake Park, an artificial lake and residential development just outside of Atlanta in today's city of Brookhaven in western DeKalb County. Though not initially successful as a residential development, the land owned by the Silver Lake Park Company has historically been closely tied to Oglethorpe University and newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst, who donated the lake and much of the surrounding land to the university in 1929. ]]> Sun, 04 Oct 2026 10:45:00 +0000 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/NileBasin-surveyofegypt-1949 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/NileBasin-surveyofegypt-1949
...خَرِيطَة حَوْضِ النِّيل / [Map of the Nile Basin…]. / مصلحة المساحة ١٩٤٩ (٣٤٢ / ٤٩) ١٩٤٩ (٤٦٠ / ٤٩) / [Survey Department 1949 (342/49) 1949 (460/49)].

Grandiose Scheme to tame the Nile.

35.25 x 19.75 inches

This 1949 Survey of Egypt hydrological map presents an ambitious vision for harnessing the Nile: Century Storage, as it was known, proposed a coordinated network of reservoirs designed to capture floodwaters in wet years and release them during drought. The grandiose scheme, proposed by British hydrologist Harold Edwin Hurst, promised to transform the Nile's unpredictable flow into a dependable water supply. ]]> Sun, 04 Oct 2026 10:45:00 +0000 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/AfricaPictorial-airfrance-1957-2 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/AfricaPictorial-airfrance-1957-2
Carte Dunlop Itinéraires Air France France Afrique.

Africa takes flight: vibrant 1957 map of Air France routes.

29.75 x 21.5 inches

This colorful 1957 Dunlop pictorial map of Africa, produced for Air France, blends the romance of air travel with a continent-spanning panorama of cities, wildlife, and landmarks. Bold red routes cross ochre landscapes and turquoise seas, connecting France with destinations throughout Africa and the western Indian Ocean. A Closer Look Coverage extends from western Europe and the Mediterranean to the Cape of Good Hope, including Madagascar, Mauritius, and Réunion. ]]> Sun, 04 Oct 2026 10:45:00 +0000 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/PictureMapHolyLand-brown-1928-3 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/PictureMapHolyLand-brown-1928-3
The Picture Map of the Holy Land.

Holy Land: From Exodus to the age of steam.

31.25 x 22 inches

This is Harold Haven Brown's 1928 chromolithograph pictorial map of the Holy Land, combining biblical geography with illustrated cities, ancient trade routes, and modern railways. Coverage encompasses present-day Israel and the Palestinian territories, the Sinai Peninsula, and adjoining parts of Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria. From the Israelites' wanderings to steamships navigating the Suez Canal ot the Hejaz Railway, Brown presents the region as a landscape of overlapping histories. ]]> Sun, 04 Oct 2026 10:45:00 +0000 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/ArabWorld-surveyofegypt-1945 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/ArabWorld-surveyofegypt-1945
خَرِيطَة العَالَم العَرَبِيّ / [Map of the Arab World].

Formation of the Arab League.

23.25 x 24.5 inches

This is a 1945 Arabic-language persuasive map of the Arab World published by the Survey of Egypt. It was created to celebrate the formation of the League of Arab States (Arab League) on March 22, 1945. A key event in the history of Pan-Arabism, the Arab League was closely connected to worsening violence in Palestine. ]]> Sun, 04 Oct 2026 10:45:00 +0000 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Chicago-blanchard-1909-2 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Chicago-blanchard-1909-2
Blanchard's map of Chicago with new street names, steam railroads, street car lines, street numbers and sections.

Reconsidering Chicago's streets.

35.75 x 24 inches

This is a large 1909 folding map of Chicago issued under the Rufus Blanchard imprint, with a supplementary diagram copyrighted by George F. Cram. Published as Chicago introduced its modern house-numbering system, it captures a metropolis working to bring order to decades of rapid expansion. An extensive network of railroads, elevated trains, and streetcar lines links the city's neighborhoods, passenger terminals, industrial districts, and the Union Stock Yards. ]]> Sun, 04 Oct 2026 10:45:00 +0000 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/ArabIslamicWorld-unknown-1930 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/ArabIslamicWorld-unknown-1930
خَرِيطَة العَالَم الإِسْلَامِي وَالعَرَبِي / [Map of the Islamic and Arab World].

Striving for Pan-Arab and Pan-Islamic Unity.

10.5 x 15.25 inches

This is a rare, unrecorded c. 1930 Arabic-language map of the Muslim and Arab worlds, produced by an unknown maker. By noting the locations of the world's Arabs and Muslims, the map aimed to inform its audience (likely intellectuals across the mostly colonized Muslim world) and build momentum for growing pan-Arab and pan-Islamic movements that would reach their fruition in the post-World War II period. A Closer Look The map covers all of Africa along with most of Europe and Asia. ]]> Sun, 04 Oct 2026 10:45:00 +0000 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/WilshireDistPlan-laplanningdept-1975 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/WilshireDistPlan-laplanningdept-1975
Citizen Advisory Committee Options Map No. 1. Wilshire District.

Bringing People into the Urban Planning Process.

35 x 47 inches

This is a rare, large-format 1975 urban planning map of the west side of Los Angeles, prepared by the City Planning Department. Among other features, it discusses proposed land use and includes a late representation of the canceled Beverly Hills Freeway. More broadly, it reflects the greater participation of citizens' groups in urban planning following the backlash against interstates ('freeway revolts') in the preceding years. ]]> Sun, 04 Oct 2026 10:45:00 +0000 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Oman-nationalsurvey-1994 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Oman-nationalsurvey-1994
سلطنة عمان / [Sultanate of Oman]. / المجموعة: عمان متنوعة ٠٦, الطبعة: هـ و م ٠٤ / [Series: Oman Miscellaneous 06, Edition: National Survey Authority 04].

Transformation of Oman.

39 x 27 inches

This is a large-format 1994 map of the Sultanate of Oman prepared by the country's National Survey Authority. It depicts the country during a period of rapid change and modernization under Sultan Qaboos, who would go on to lead the Sultanate for 50 years and fundamentally transform it. The map's production reflects these developments, as the National Survey Authority had existed for only a decade when it was issued. ]]> Sun, 04 Oct 2026 10:45:00 +0000 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/WilshireCirculation-laplanningdept-1971 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/WilshireCirculation-laplanningdept-1971
Circulation Map - Wilshire District.

Phantom Freeways through Beverly Hills.

31.75 x 51.25 inches

This is a rare large-format 1971 map of the western portion of Los Angeles, including Beverly Hills, produced by the city's Planning Department. It charts different schemes for solving the thorny, persistent problems of traffic in the area. The map is especially interesting due to its inclusion of three 'phantom freeways,' which were conceived but never built and which would have radically altered the neighborhoods they traversed. ]]> +0000 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/EtatKatanga-dressen-1960_d http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/EtatKatanga-dressen-1960_d




x inches

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La Geografia, con alcuni comenti e aggiunte fattevi da Sebastiano Munstero, con le tavole non solamente antiche and moderne solite di sta(m)parsi, ma altre nuovo aggiuntevi di Jacopo Gastaldo, ridotta in volgare Italiano da Pietro Andrea Mattiolo.

Foundational Work in the History of the Atlas.

7 x 4.5 inches

This is Giacomo Gastaldi's 1548 La Geografia , the first iteration of Ptolemy's foundational ur-atlas to be published in a vernacular. It is the most important proto-atlas to be produced between Martin Waldseemüller's 1513 Ptolemy and Ortelius' 1570 Theatrum . Nordenskiöld hailed it 'the very first atlas of the New World,' citing the work's groundbreaking inclusion of separate maps of the Americas. ]]> Mon, 28 Sep 2026 10:45:00 +0000 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/TypusReligionis-moreau-1763 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/TypusReligionis-moreau-1763
Tipe de la religion. Estampe, du tableau trouvé dans l'église, des ci-devant soi-disans-Jésuites de Billom en Auvergne, l’an 1762. voyez le compte-rendu aux chambres assemblées des collèges de Clermont-Ferrand et Billon le 15 juillet 1763.

Satire and Suppression.

12.25 x 20.25 inches

This extraordinary 1763 engraving emerged from one of the great religious and political controversies of 18th-century France. It reproduces the notorious Tableau de la Religion , a monumental allegorical painting discovered at the Jesuit college in Billom and subsequently seized upon as evidence during the campaign to suppress the Society of Jesus. ]]> Mon, 28 Sep 2026 10:45:00 +0000 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/SableIsland-desbarres-1776 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/SableIsland-desbarres-1776
[Sable Island.]

Charting the Graveyard of the Atlantic.

29.5 x 41.5 inches

This extraordinary 1776 Joseph Frederick Wallet Des Barres navigational map suite devoted to Sable Island combines the first scientifically surveyed chart of the notorious Atlantic hazard with coastal recognition views and detailed sailing instructions. Sable Island haunted North Atlantic navigation for centuries, appearing on European charts since the early age of transatlantic exploration. ]]> Mon, 28 Sep 2026 10:45:00 +0000 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/MorningtonPeninsula-blackalexander-1891 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/MorningtonPeninsula-blackalexander-1891
Contour Map of Mornington Peninsula.

Defending Victoria against rival colonial powers.

30.25 x 39.5 inches

This is a rare 1891 Alexander Black map of the Mornington Peninsula near Melbourne, Australia, prepared for the use of the 'Defence Department of the Colony of Victoria'. It is primarily a topographical map but also offers comprehensive information about the peninsula and its defensive potential - increasingly significant in the face of a proactive German effort to establish a colonial presence in the Pacific. ]]> Mon, 28 Sep 2026 10:45:00 +0000 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/1115EngineerCombatGrp-ledonne-1945-3 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/1115EngineerCombatGrp-ledonne-1945-3
Operations from Omaha Beach to Elbe River.

Building Bridges from Normandy to the Elbe.

27 x 106.25 inches

This monumental 1945 John A. LeDonne route map chronicles the 1115th Engineer Combat Group's advance across Europe during the final year of World War II (1939 - 1945). Among the largest and most elaborate American unit route maps, it follows the 1115th from Normandy through France, Belgium, and Holland and deep into Germany to the Elbe, recording command posts, dates, movements, and an extraordinary 100 bridge-building operations along the way. ]]>