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Title Nouveau Plan Illustré de la Ville de Paris avec le Système complet de ses Fortifications et Forts Détachés, et les Communes de la Banlieue.   1849 (dated)         1 : 13400 Description This is an 1849 Alexandre Vuillemin pictorial city plan or map of Paris, France. Pictorial views highlight Pariss many spectacular monuments, including the Louvre, the Place de la Concorde, the Arc de Triomphe, les Invalides, Notre Dame, and the Panthéon. Streets throughout the cit...

  1840 (dated)         1 : 20000 Description This is an example of David Burrs rare 1840 map of Manhattan, New York City. Burrs map is one of the earliest maps focused specifically on Manhattan to illustrate the entire island. Oriented to the northeast, the map roughly follows the layout and design of the 1811 Commissioners Plan, wherein the geography of the island is sublimated by the citys iconic street grid. Burrs more commercial map also extends the coverage further east and west...

  1945 (dated)         1 : 5000 Description This is a 1945 British army Survey of Egypt city plan or map of Cairo, Egypt made for British use in World War II. Created as a resource for British soldiers stationed in Cairo, the map offers remarkable insights into British military life in Cairo during the War. Color coding defines zones permitted to British personnel and those that were strictly off limits. The white zones at the center of the map highlight where British soldiers could m...

Antique Maps of New York. Gallery of authentic historic and rare maps of New York and New York City from the 17th to the 19th century.

  1973 (undated)         1 : 3000000 Description This is a 1973 Soviet Department of Geodesy and Cartography map of the Philippines. Depicting the entire archipelago and the surrounding ocean, terrain is illustrated with color-coding. Roads and railroads are illustrated and the purple lines demarcate provinces, each of which is numerically identified and corresponds with a table situated in the lower right corner next to the legend. The InsetsThree insets occupy the right third of the...

CollectPondFitch-hutchings-1846 SOLD Title Origin of Steam Navigation. Honor to whom Honor is due. A View of Collect Pond and its Vicinity in the City of New York in 1793.   1846 (dated)     Description This is an extremely scarce 1846 broadside issued by John Hutchings to promote the awareness of John Fitch as a pioneer of steam navigation. This broadside was issued in two formats - one about 50% smaller on this paper - apparently designed as a pamphlet, and this broadside example, on ...

NewYorkCity-magnus-1855-3 One of the most decorative 19th century maps of New York City - here with original full color. $3,000.00 Title New-York City and County Map with Vicinity entire Brooklyn Williamsburgh Jersey City an c. in the 79th Year of Independence of the United States.   1855 (dated)         1 : 33000 Description The rare full color edition of Charles Magnus s extraordinary 1855 broadside map of New York City issued to commemorate the signing of the Declaration of Indepe...

BuzzardsBay-eldridge-1877 $1,950.00 Title Eldridges Chart No. 10. Buzzards Bay, from the United States Coast and George Eldridges Surveys.   1877 (dated)         1 : 55000 Description This is a scarce separately issued 1877 George Eldridge nautical chart or maritime map of Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts. This elegantly produced chart on thick stock depicts from the west coast of Cape Cod and includes New Bedford, Falmouth, Sippican, Wareham, Woods Hole, and Mattapoisett, among other tow...

SanFrancisco-bancroft-1891 $2,200.00 Title Bancrofts Official Guide Map of City and County of San Francisco, Compiled from Official Maps in Surveyors Office.   1891 (dated)         1 : 30000 Description A stunning 1891 example of Bancrofts important city plan or map of San Francisco, California. This map covers the northern top of the San Francisco Peninsula from the Pacific Ocean to San Francisco Bay and as far south as Rancho Canada de Guadeloupe. Bancroft employs shading to dist...

Hainan-direccionhidrografia-1869 $2,500.00 Title Carta de la Costa y Mar de China comprendida entre el Cabo Batangan y el Canal de Formosa con parte de la Isla de Luzon, segun los trabajos mas recientes macionales y estrangeros.   1869 (dated)         1 : 1580000 A rare 1869 Direccion Hidrografía nautical chart or maritime map detailing the China coast and the South China Sea from, roughly, Hong Kong and Macao south to Hue (Vietnam) and Luzon (the Philippines), thus embracing a hig...