BlogHide Resteemsmapman5000 (54)in maps • 6 years agoMap, Book and Ephemera Fair to be held at the Newberry Library May 3 - 5, 2019mapman5000 (54)in art • 7 years ago16th Century Bird's Eye View of Venice - A Woodblock Engraving by Braun & HogenbergVenetia 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 in the first atlas…mapman5000 (54)in art • 7 years agoA Playful and Highly Informative Map of Carmel, California in 1942 by Jo MoraCarmel-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, California by Jo…mapman5000 (54)in art • 7 years agoA Striking 18th Century Map of Scandinavia with an Elaborate Title CartoucheScandinavia complectens Sueciae, Daniae & Norvegiae Regna ex Tabulis Ion. By: Johann Baptiste Homann Date: 1720 (Published) Nuremburg Dimensions: 19 x 22.5 inches (48.3 cm x 57.2…mapman5000 (54)in travel • 7 years agoOne of the Earliest Obtainable Maps to Focus on South America! By: Linschoten, 1596Delineatio Omnium Orarum Totius Australis Partis Americae, Dictae Peruvianae, a R. de la Plata, Brasiliam, Pariam, & Castellam . . . By: Jan Huygen Van Linschoten Date: 1596 (published)…mapman5000 (54)in history • 7 years agoExtraordinary Historical Find!!! - WWII Era Japanese Manuscript Map of a Portion of the Island of PeleliuWWII 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 x 31.25 inches (45 x…mapman5000 (54)in travel • 7 years agoMore 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, antique travel…mapman5000 (54)in internationalwomensday • 7 years agoIn Honor of International Women's Day - We Give You Europa, Depicted as a QueenEuropa 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 Europe as a…mapman5000 (54)in history • 7 years agoEarly 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 (46.4 x 55.4 cm)…mapman5000 (54)in travel • 7 years agoPictorial Map of Canada that Celebrates its History, Nature, and Culture by Peter R Furse 1964Canada 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 Reynolds Furse depicts much…mapman5000 (54)in travel • 7 years agoA Landmark 16th Century World Map by the Guy the Invented the Atlas... Abraham OrteliusTypus 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 appeared in 1570 in the…mapman5000 (54)in travel • 7 years ago16th Century Map of Transylvania printed from a Woodcut Engraving by Sebastian MunsterTranssylvania 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 Munster woodcut is the…mapman5000 (54)in history • 7 years agoAntique Map of the Strait of Gibraltar made just after the Great Spanish Siege of 1727By: 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 Homann Heirs. The map was…mapman5000 (54)in travel • 7 years agoA 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 cm) This scarce Civil…mapman5000 (54)in travel • 7 years ago17th Century Map of Asia: Includes 9 views of important cities, ethnic carto-figures and geographic fallaciesAsia 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 decorative map of Asia. The…mapman5000 (54)in travel • 7 years agoA Unique 19th Century Traveller's Map of Moscow that was Made for French and Russian VisitorsNouveau 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’s folding guide of…mapman5000 (54)in travel • 7 years agoIconic Map of the Hawaiian Islands: Produced by the Hawaiian Pineapple Company (Dole) to Promote Industry and TourismThe 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) This is a quite…mapman5000 (54)in travel • 7 years ago18th Century Map of Sicily: Includes the location of a healing sulfur spring, an erupting Mt Etna, and gods of Greek and Roman mythologyMappa 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 Size: 19.75 x 22.75…mapman5000 (54)in ireland • 7 years agoEarly 17th Century Map of Ireland Depicts the Island with a Unique OrientationIrlandiae Accurata Descriptio By: Abraham Ortelius /Joannes Baptista Vrientes Date: 1609 (Published) Antwerp Dimensions: 17.25 x 22.5 inches (44 cm x 57 cm) This decorative map is…mapman5000 (54)in science • 7 years agoA Fine Representation of Our Geologic Understanding of the United Sates in the Late 19th CenturyGeological 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 (54.4 cm x 85.1 cm)…
