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Rare Antique Map Gallery specializing in original historic cartography from 1500 - 1920.

Rare Antique Map Gallery specializing in original historic cartography from 1500 - 1920.

Rare Antique Map Gallery specializing in original historic cartography from 1500 - 1920.

  1982 (dated)         1 : 19000000 Description This is a 1982 map of J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy world 'Middle-Earth' by Peter C. Fenlon. Fans of Tolkien will be quick to recognize the northeastern part of the map, generally known as the Westlands, encompassing the main theater of both the Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. The cartography for these areas, from Forodwaith to Umbar and from the western ocean (Belegaer) to the Sea of Rhûn, is drawn directly from the iconic map that accompanied the The Lord of the Rings. Unlike the maps published in Tolkien's famous books, the prese...

  1958 (dated)     Description This is a 1958 Jaro Hess pictorial map of the Land of Make Believe. The map is derived from over 60 nursery rhymes, fairy tales, and children's stories with creative, entertaining, and attractive illustrations. The map emerged at the height of the Great Depression (1929 - 1933) and offered much needed escapism during those brutal times. Among the stories referenced are Little Red Riding Hood, Little Miss Muffet, Little Boy Blue, Jack and the Beanstalk, Old King Cole, Peter Rabbit, The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Hansel and G...