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geographicus.com

J. H. Whitney issued a his railroad maps between 1888 and 1890. They are rare and little known, but represent some of the earliest and most important maps of their respective subjects: Salt Lake City, Pueblo, Trinidad, Portland, Seattle, Port Townsend, Astoria, Spokane, Bellingham Bay.

davidrumsey.com

 browse 113,000 maps and images in luna viewer  visit david rumsey map center at stanford library    view maps recently added to online collection    welcome...

uniquemaps.com

Reviews for The Unique Maps Co., which sources, restores and customises rare old maps.

vintage-maps.com

Vintage maps, sea charts, old atlases and town views. We only offer authentic antique maps dating from the 15th to the 18th centuries.

thevintagemapshop.com

Topographical Map of the City of New York. Showing Original Water Courses and Made Land. By: Egbert L. Viele Original Date: 1865 Size of Original: 18.5 x 2.6 inches (47 x 160 cm) This map is a fine print reproduction of one of the scarcest, most important and most enduring maps of New York City ever published. Viele's map covers Manhattan Island in its entirety and details the canals, swamps, rivers, ditches, ponds, meadows, and drainage basins of Manhattan as they existed prior to the city's urban development. The map is so accurate that a version of it is used to this day by architects and contractors who need to ascertain the location of underground rivers and swamps which might destabilize foundations of new construction projects.  The map was twenty years in the making as Viele consulted original sources such as plans, older maps, and surveys in his quest to create a dependable and accurate reference, even consulting the first maps depicting the island as it was when the first Dutch settlers built a fur trading post on the tip of the island. Viele's efforts resulted in this map, a masterpiece of its kind. Please contact us for larger / custom sizes. Inventory #81031

mapsofantiquity.com

Antique maps charts and prints. Original, vintage, rare, historical maps of antiquity. For home décor and gift giving. Countries, states, towns, nautical, celestial, astronomical, comparative, railroad, road, folding, wall maps. Antique prints birds, butterflies, shells, fish, animals, ships, marine, sports, political

sanderusmaps.com

We offer thousands of maps from the 15th to the 18th centuries, of all parts of the world. All antique maps and prints are guaranteed authentic, with a certificate. Original antique maps. Rare maps. Valuable maps. High-quality maps. Visit our website now.

bostonraremaps.com

A lovely example of Willem Blaeu’s summation of European settlement and geographic knowledge of New England and the mid-Atlantic in the first quarter of the 17 th century. This map is based largely on the seminal 1614 manuscript map by the Dutch trader Adrien Block, and was in fact the first full representation of that map in print. Block explored the coast between Cape Cod and what is now New York City, and Block Island bears his name. His map was the first to provide a reasonably accurate depiction of the area, including an insular Manhattan and Long Island. Block and Blaeu were rather less successful in depicting New England, for example including Block Island and Narragansett Bay but omitting Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket, and following Samuel Champlain in locating Lake Champlain too far to the south and east. Blaeu updates Block’s map to show recent European settlements, including “Nieu Pleimouth” (Plymouth), “Nieu Amsterdam,” (New York) and “Fort Orange” (Albany). These and other place names are adopted from two earlier maps—John Smith’s New England (1616) and Johannes de Laet’s Nova Anglia Novum Belgium et Virginia (1630). One of the most charming of these adoptions is “Anglis Tragabigsanda,” reflecting Smith’s original attempt to name Cape Ann after his Turkish mistress. Blaeu’s map is also the most decorative of the region that had been published to date. It is adorned throughout with images of native game, most particularly the beaver that formed a mainstay of the New Netherlands economy. According to Burden, the two vignettes of “Mohawk” villages at upper right are in fact borrowed from de Bry’s engravings depicting the native peoples of Tidewater Virginia. The map was issued unchanged in Latin, German, Dutch and French editions of Blaeu’s atlases between 1635 and 1663. Most examples can be dated, however, by examination of the text on the verso. Per Burden’s Mapping of North America, the French text, page numbering, and signature marks on the verso

nwcartographic.com

French cartographer Nicolas de Fer was born in 1646 in the famous enclave of Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, France, where earlier cartographers included such erudite scholars as Martin Waldseemüller and Matthias Ringmann. Nicolas’ family were deeply entrenched in the cartographic and engraving trades. His father, Antoine de Fer, was known as a notable cartographer and map publisher with his own business based in Paris.  By the age of twelve, Nicolas had already commenced his apprenticeship under the renowned Parisian engraver Louis Spirinx, honing the skills that would later define his illustrious career. By the age of 23, he had produced his first important map, depicting the Canal du Midi. As his career developed, Nicolas himself became renowned as a cartographer, geographer, engraver and publisher. Following his father’s death in June 1673, the family business faced a period of decline under the stewardship of Nicolas's mother, Geneviève. Recognizing the need for revitalization, she entrusted the enterprise to Nicolas in 1687, marking the beginning of the company's resurgence. On assuming control of the family business, de Fer demonstrated exceptional acumen, expanding its portfolio to include town plans, atlases, wall maps, and over 600 sheet maps. His works spanned various regions, notably Europe and North America, with particular emphasis on New Spain, the Low Countries, and areas fortified by the highly  esteemed military engineer Sébastien Le Prestre, Marquis of Vauban, commonly referred to as Vauban. In 1690, his growing reputation earned him the title of official geographer to Louis, Dauphin of France. This accolade was soon complemented by appointments as the official geographer for King Louis XIV of France and King Philip V of Spain. These prestigious positions not only solidified his status but also aligned his cartographic outputs with the political interests of the Bourbons, often serving as instruments of royal propaganda. These relationships not only augment

themaphouse.com

The Map House announced a unique opportunity to see a demonstration of globe making by artist and globe maker Loraine Rutt of The Little Globe Co. on Wednesday 5th December at 54 Beauchamp Place. Loraine Rutt, a trained cartographer, has been making maps from clay for over 25 years. The...