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Map, Book and Ephemera Fair to be held at the Newberry Library May 3 - 5, 2019

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16th Century Bird's Eye View of Venice - A Woodblock Engraving by Braun & Hogenberg

Venetia By: Braun and Hogenberg Date: 1574 (Published) Cologne Dimensions: 13.25 x 18.8 inches (33.7 x 47.8 cm) This striking bird's-eye view of Venice appeared...

A Playful and Highly Informative Map of Carmel, California in 1942 by Jo Mora

Carmel-By-The-Sea By: Joseph Jacinto Mora Date: 1942 (dated) Monterey, CA Dimensions: 18.7 x 24.5 inches (47.5 x 62.25 cm) This is a delightful map of Carmel, C...

A Striking 18th Century Map of Scandinavia with an Elaborate Title Cartouche

Scandinavia complectens Sueciae, Daniae & Norvegiae Regna ex Tabulis Ion. By: Johann Baptiste Homann Date: 1720 (Published) Nuremburg Dimensions: 19 x 22.5 inch...

One of the Earliest Obtainable Maps to Focus on South America! By: Linschoten, 1596

Delineatio Omnium Orarum Totius Australis Partis Americae, Dictae Peruvianae, a R. de la Plata, Brasiliam, Pariam, & Castellam . . . By: Jan Huygen Van Linschot...

Extraordinary Historical Find!!! - WWII Era Japanese Manuscript Map of a Portion of the Island of Peleliu

WWII Era Japanese Manuscript Map of a Portion of the Island of Peleliu By: Japanese origin author unknown Date: 1944 (dated) Date of Recovery Dimensions: 17.75 ...

More of an Antique Poster with a Map, but we will let this one slide for today.

Holland-America Line: Tomorrow’s Ship Today By: Eppo Doeve Date: 1959 (published) Amsterdam Dimensions: 30.75 x 23.25 inches (78x 52.7 cm) This is an authentic,...

In Honor of International Women's Day - We Give You Europa, Depicted as a Queen

Europa in de gedaante eener zittende dame. By: Anonymous Date: 1800 (circa) Dimensions: 6.75 x 9.25 inches (17.15 cm x 23.5 cm) This highly unusual map depicts ...

Early Map of the Eastern U.S. Shows Mohican Villages and the town of New York, I mean New Amsterdam, in New Belgium...

Novi Belgii Novaeque Angliae Nec Non Partis Virginiae Tabula... By: Nicolaus Johannes Visscher Date: 1656 (Published) Amsterdam Dimensions: 18.25 x 21.8 inches ...

Pictorial Map of Canada that Celebrates its History, Nature, and Culture by Peter R Furse 1964

Canada By: Peter Reynolds Furse Date: 1964 (Dated) New Brunswick Dimensions: 19 x 25.75 (48.3 x 65.4 cm) This marvelous pictorial map of Canada by Peter Reynold...

A Landmark 16th Century World Map by the Guy the Invented the Atlas... Abraham Ortelius

Typus Orbis Terrarum By: Abraham Ortelius Date: 1570 (Published) Antwerp Dimensions: 13.25 x 19.5 inches (33.7 x 49.5 cm) This important map of the world appear...

16th Century Map of Transylvania printed from a Woodcut Engraving by Sebastian Munster

Transsylvania XXI Nova Tabula By: Sebastian Munster Date: 1552 (Published) Basel Dimensions: 12 x 14.75 inches (30.1 cm x 37.5 cm) This marvelous and scarce Mun...

Antique Map of the Strait of Gibraltar made just after the Great Spanish Siege of 1727

By: Homann Heirs Date: 1730 (dated) Nuremberg Dimensions: 22.5 x 19 inches (57.2 x 48.25 cm) This is an authentic antique map of the Strait of Gibraltar by Homa...

A Clear Depiction of the Western Frontier of the United States in the Mid-1800s.

Colton’s Map of Kansas, Nebraska, Dakota & Indian Territory By: Joseph Hutchins Colton Date: 1864 (Published) New York Dimensions: 17 x 27 inches (43.2 x 68.6 c...

17th Century Map of Asia: Includes 9 views of important cities, ethnic carto-figures and geographic fallacies

Asia Noviter Delineata By: Willem Blaeu Date: 1635 (circa) Dimensions: 22 x 16 inches (55.9 x 40.7 cm) This is a great full colored example of Blaeu's decorativ...

A Unique 19th Century Traveller's Map of Moscow that was Made for French and Russian Visitors

Nouveau Plan de Moscou By: G.L. De Laveau Date: 1824 (published) Paris Dimensions: 23 x 31 inches (53.3 cm x 78.7cm) This lovely rare authentic antique traveler...

Iconic Map of the Hawaiian Islands: Produced by the Hawaiian Pineapple Company (Dole) to Promote Industry and Tourism

The Dole Map of the Hawaiian Islands U.S.A… By: Hawaiian Pineapple Company Date: 1937 (dated) San Francisco Dimensions: 17.25 x 35.75 inches (34 cm x 90.8 cm) T...

18th Century Map of Sicily: Includes the location of a healing sulfur spring, an erupting Mt Etna, and gods of Greek and Roman mythology

Mappa Geographica totius Insulae et Regni Siciliae cura graphio et impen sis Matth. Seutteri, S.C.M.G. August By: Matthias Seutter Date: 1730 (circa) Augsburg S...

Early 17th Century Map of Ireland Depicts the Island with a Unique Orientation

Irlandiae Accurata Descriptio By: Abraham Ortelius /Joannes Baptista Vrientes Date: 1609 (Published) Antwerp Dimensions: 17.25 x 22.5 inches (44 cm x 57 cm) Thi...

A Fine Representation of Our Geologic Understanding of the United Sates in the Late 19th Century

Geological Map of the United States Compiled by C.H. Hitchcock and W.P. Blake By: United States GPO Date: 1873 (Published) Washington Dimensions: 21.4 x 33.5 (5...