Archive for November, 2011

  • Battlefield in front of Franklin, Tenn Civil War Battlefield in Franklin, Tennessee (1864) Date: 1864 Author: W E Merrill Dwnld: Full Size (10.41mb) Source: Library of Congress Print Availability: See our Prints Page for more details pff This map isn't part of any series, but we have other maps of the U.S. Civil War that you might want to check out. In honor of the battle's 147th anniversary, I present...0November 30, 2011

    Civil War Battlefield in Franklin, Tennessee (1864)

    Battlefield in front of Franklin, Tenn Civil War Battlefield in Franklin, Tennessee (1864) Date: 1864 Author: W E Merrill Dwnld: Full Size (10.41mb) Source: Library of Congress Print Availability: See our Prints Page for more details pff This map isn't part of any series, but we have other maps of the U.S. Civil War that you might want to check out. In honor of the battle's 147th anniversary, I present...
  • Robinson's aeroplane map of Sydney Robinson's aeroplane map of Sydney (1922) Date: 1922 Author: Robinson Dwnld: Full Size (14.01mb) Source: Library of Congress Print Availability: See our Prints Page for more details pff This map isn't part of any series, but we have other featured maps that you might want to check out. Fun-looking and quite expertly-rendered overhead map of Australia's most populous city: Sydney, NSW [gmap] in 1922. Now I've...2November 29, 2011

    Robinson’s map of Sydney, Australia (1922)

    Robinson's aeroplane map of Sydney Robinson's aeroplane map of Sydney (1922) Date: 1922 Author: Robinson Dwnld: Full Size (14.01mb) Source: Library of Congress Print Availability: See our Prints Page for more details pff This map isn't part of any series, but we have other featured maps that you might want to check out. Fun-looking and quite expertly-rendered overhead map of Australia's most populous city: Sydney, NSW [gmap] in 1922. Now I've...
  • Brooklyn Brooklyn City Railroad Map (1874) Date: 1874 Author: J B Beers and Co Dwnld: Full Size (13.62mb) Source: Library of Congress Print Availability: See our Prints Page for more details pff This map isn't part of any series, but we have other maps of New York City that you might want to check out. A competent and entirely servicable street map of Brooklyn [gmap]. For more map resources and imagery...0November 28, 2011

    Brooklyn City Railroad Map (1874)

    Brooklyn Brooklyn City Railroad Map (1874) Date: 1874 Author: J B Beers and Co Dwnld: Full Size (13.62mb) Source: Library of Congress Print Availability: See our Prints Page for more details pff This map isn't part of any series, but we have other maps of New York City that you might want to check out. A competent and entirely servicable street map of Brooklyn [gmap]. For more map resources and imagery...
  • Plans and sections of the proposed continuation of the Washington Canal from Rock Creek to Little Falls of the Potomac, Washington D.C. Plans for the Washington Canal in Washington D.C. (1802) Date: 1802 Author: Benjamin Latrobe Dwnld: 01 || 02 Source: Library of Congress Print Availability: See our Prints Page for more details pff This map isn't part of any series, but we have other maps of Washington D.C. that...3November 25, 2011

    Plans for the Canal in Washington D.C. (1802)

    Plans and sections of the proposed continuation of the Washington Canal from Rock Creek to Little Falls of the Potomac, Washington D.C. Plans for the Washington Canal in Washington D.C. (1802) Date: 1802 Author: Benjamin Latrobe Dwnld: 01 || 02 Source: Library of Congress Print Availability: See our Prints Page for more details pff This map isn't part of any series, but we have other maps of Washington D.C. that...
  • Des Barres' chart of Plymouth Bay (1770s) Des Barres' chart of Plymouth Bay (1770s) Date: 1770s Author: Joseph Des Barres Dwnld: Full Size (6.5mb) Source: Library of Congress Print Availability: See our Prints Page for more details pff This map isn't part of any series, but we have other maps of Massachusetts that you might want to check out. Happy U.S. Thanksgiving, folks. Here's a map of Plymouth Bay [gmap]; notable...0November 23, 2011

    Happy Thanksgiving – Plymouth Bay (1770s)

    Des Barres' chart of Plymouth Bay (1770s) Des Barres' chart of Plymouth Bay (1770s) Date: 1770s Author: Joseph Des Barres Dwnld: Full Size (6.5mb) Source: Library of Congress Print Availability: See our Prints Page for more details pff This map isn't part of any series, but we have other maps of Massachusetts that you might want to check out. Happy U.S. Thanksgiving, folks. Here's a map of Plymouth Bay [gmap]; notable...
  • With the gracious permission of somethingaboutmaps – [ portfolio || prints || RSS || twitter ] we bring you these three maps of the riverine transport network of the Mississippi divided into "upper", "middle", and "lower" portions. Head over to their site and check out their many maps of other rivers; you won't regret it. Upper Mississippi River Purchase a print from somethingaboutmaps — [download PDF]. Middle Mississippi River Purchase...1November 23, 2011

    the Mississippi River, by Daniel Huffman (2011)

    With the gracious permission of somethingaboutmaps – [ portfolio || prints || RSS || twitter ] we bring you these three maps of the riverine transport network of the Mississippi divided into "upper", "middle", and "lower" portions. Head over to their site and check out their many maps of other rivers; you won't regret it. Upper Mississippi River Purchase a print from somethingaboutmaps — [download PDF]. Middle Mississippi River Purchase...
  • Carta de la Provincia de Quito y de sus adjacentes Map of Quito, Ecuador, and surroundings (1750) Date: 1750 Author: Pedro Maldonado Dwnld: Full Size (20.21mb) Source: Library of Congress Print Availability: See our Prints Page for more details pff This map isn't part of any series, but we have other maps of Ecuador that you might want to check out. Pedro Maldonado's strikingly-detailed map of Quito, Ecuador [gmap] and environs.0November 23, 2011

    Map of Quito, Ecuador, and surroundings (1750)

    Carta de la Provincia de Quito y de sus adjacentes Map of Quito, Ecuador, and surroundings (1750) Date: 1750 Author: Pedro Maldonado Dwnld: Full Size (20.21mb) Source: Library of Congress Print Availability: See our Prints Page for more details pff This map isn't part of any series, but we have other maps of Ecuador that you might want to check out. Pedro Maldonado's strikingly-detailed map of Quito, Ecuador [gmap] and environs.
  • Wellge's Birdseye Map of Niagara Falls (1882) Wellge's Birdseye Map of Niagara Falls (1882) Date: 1882 Author: Henry Wellge Dwnld: Full Size (19.08mb) Source: Library of Congress Print Availability: See our Prints Page for more details pff This map isn't part of any series, but we have other maps of New York that you might want to check out. How awesome is this Henry Wellge birdseye of Niagara Falls? I...0November 22, 2011

    Wellge’s Birdseye Map of Niagara Falls (1882)

    Wellge's Birdseye Map of Niagara Falls (1882) Wellge's Birdseye Map of Niagara Falls (1882) Date: 1882 Author: Henry Wellge Dwnld: Full Size (19.08mb) Source: Library of Congress Print Availability: See our Prints Page for more details pff This map isn't part of any series, but we have other maps of New York that you might want to check out. How awesome is this Henry Wellge birdseye of Niagara Falls? I...
  • La Californie ou Nouvelle Caroline French Map Depicting California as an Island (1720s) Date: 1720 Author: Nicolas de Fer Dwnld: Full Size (11.18mb) Source: Library of Congress Print Availability: See our Prints Page for more details pff This map isn't part of any series, but we have other maps of California that you might want to check out. Another installment of Multi-Map Monday. People love "California as an Island". So...2November 21, 2011

    French Map Showing California as an Island (1720)

    La Californie ou Nouvelle Caroline French Map Depicting California as an Island (1720s) Date: 1720 Author: Nicolas de Fer Dwnld: Full Size (11.18mb) Source: Library of Congress Print Availability: See our Prints Page for more details pff This map isn't part of any series, but we have other maps of California that you might want to check out. Another installment of Multi-Map Monday. People love "California as an Island". So...
  • Indian map of the Upper-Missouri Indian Map of the Upper Missouri River (1801) Date: 1801 Author: J G Kohl Dwnld: Full Size (2.60mb) Source: Library of Congress Print Availability: See our Prints Page for more details pff This map isn't part of any series, but we have other maps of the U.S. Midwest that you might want to check out. Another traced map by noted German geographer and map collector...0November 18, 2011

    Indian Map of the Upper Missouri River (1801)

    Indian map of the Upper-Missouri Indian Map of the Upper Missouri River (1801) Date: 1801 Author: J G Kohl Dwnld: Full Size (2.60mb) Source: Library of Congress Print Availability: See our Prints Page for more details pff This map isn't part of any series, but we have other maps of the U.S. Midwest that you might want to check out. Another traced map by noted German geographer and map collector...
  • Plan of the town of Baltimore and its environs. Dedicated to the citizens of Baltimore. Taken upon the spot by their most humble servant A. P. Folie, French geographer. Folie's Map of Baltimore and Environs (1792) Date: 1792 Author: Folie Dwnld: Full Size (6.52mb) Source: Library of Congress Print Availability: See our Prints Page for more details pff This map isn't part of any series, but we have other maps...1November 17, 2011

    Folie’s Map of Baltimore and Environs (1792)

    Plan of the town of Baltimore and its environs. Dedicated to the citizens of Baltimore. Taken upon the spot by their most humble servant A. P. Folie, French geographer. Folie's Map of Baltimore and Environs (1792) Date: 1792 Author: Folie Dwnld: Full Size (6.52mb) Source: Library of Congress Print Availability: See our Prints Page for more details pff This map isn't part of any series, but we have other maps...
  • Accurater Grundris und Prospect der weltberuhmten Hollandischen Haupt und Handels-Stadt Amsterdam Homann Erben's Accurate Map of Amsterdam (1727) Date: 1727 Author: Homann Erben Dwnld: Full Size (16.55mb) Source: Library of Congress Print Availability: See our Prints Page for more details pff This map isn't part of any series, but we have other maps of Europe that you might want to check out. Homann Erben map of Amsterdam. For more map...0November 16, 2011

    Homann Erben’s Accurate Map of Amsterdam (1727)

    Accurater Grundris und Prospect der weltberuhmten Hollandischen Haupt und Handels-Stadt Amsterdam Homann Erben's Accurate Map of Amsterdam (1727) Date: 1727 Author: Homann Erben Dwnld: Full Size (16.55mb) Source: Library of Congress Print Availability: See our Prints Page for more details pff This map isn't part of any series, but we have other maps of Europe that you might want to check out. Homann Erben map of Amsterdam. For more map...
  • Carta esferica de la costa del Janeiro, que comprende desde las Yslas de Sta. Ana hasta Punta Joatinga Map of the coast of Rio de Janeiro (1780) Date: 1780 Author: J M L Dwnld: Full Size (2.74mb) Source: Library of Congress Print Availability: See our Prints Page for more details pff This map isn't part of any series, but we have other maps of Brazil that you might want to...2November 15, 2011

    Map of the coast of Rio de Janeiro (1780)

    Carta esferica de la costa del Janeiro, que comprende desde las Yslas de Sta. Ana hasta Punta Joatinga Map of the coast of Rio de Janeiro (1780) Date: 1780 Author: J M L Dwnld: Full Size (2.74mb) Source: Library of Congress Print Availability: See our Prints Page for more details pff This map isn't part of any series, but we have other maps of Brazil that you might want to...
  • Missionary Map of Africa Missionary Maps of Africa - Showing Colonial Powers and Transportation (1908) Date: 1908 Author: Wells Missionary Map Co Dwnld: Full size: 01 || 02 Source: Library of Congress Print Availability: See our Prints Page for more details pff This map isn't part of any series, but we have other maps of Africa that you might want to check out. Another Multi-Map Monday. Interesting materials and construction...0November 14, 2011

    Missionary Maps of Africa (1908)

    Missionary Map of Africa Missionary Maps of Africa - Showing Colonial Powers and Transportation (1908) Date: 1908 Author: Wells Missionary Map Co Dwnld: Full size: 01 || 02 Source: Library of Congress Print Availability: See our Prints Page for more details pff This map isn't part of any series, but we have other maps of Africa that you might want to check out. Another Multi-Map Monday. Interesting materials and construction...
  • Charte der vereinigten Königreiche Gros Britanien und Ireland : nach den neuesten Berichtigungen und Astronomischen Ortsbesti mungen Map of the British Isles After Latest Adjustments (1801) Date: 1801 Author: I G A Weidner Dwnld: Full Size (13.70mb) Source: Library of Congress Print Availability: See our Prints Page for more details pff This map isn't part of any series, but we have other maps of the British Isles that you might...1November 11, 2011

    British Isles After Latest Adjustments (1801)

    Charte der vereinigten Königreiche Gros Britanien und Ireland : nach den neuesten Berichtigungen und Astronomischen Ortsbesti mungen Map of the British Isles After Latest Adjustments (1801) Date: 1801 Author: I G A Weidner Dwnld: Full Size (13.70mb) Source: Library of Congress Print Availability: See our Prints Page for more details pff This map isn't part of any series, but we have other maps of the British Isles that you might...
  • Historical map American Expeditionary Force WWI Map of the American Expeditionary Force (1932) Date: 1932 Author: Ezra C Stiles Dwnld: Full Size (11.39mb) Source: Library of Congress Print Availability: See our Prints Page for more details pff This map isn't part of any series, but we have other military maps that you might want to check out. Tomorrow is Armistice Day -- the 94th anniversary of the end of World...3November 10, 2011

    WWI Map of the American Expeditionary Force (1932)

    Historical map American Expeditionary Force WWI Map of the American Expeditionary Force (1932) Date: 1932 Author: Ezra C Stiles Dwnld: Full Size (11.39mb) Source: Library of Congress Print Availability: See our Prints Page for more details pff This map isn't part of any series, but we have other military maps that you might want to check out. Tomorrow is Armistice Day -- the 94th anniversary of the end of World...
  • Survey of the Roads of the United States of America showing Post Roads Survey of the Roads of the U.S. Northeast in 1790 Date: 1961 Author: Christopher Colles Dwnld: Full Size (6.93mb) Source: Rumsey Map Collection Print Availability: See our Prints Page for more details pff This map isn't part of any series, but we have other maps of New England that you might want to check out. A map...0November 9, 2011

    Survey of the Roads of the U.S. Northeast (1790)

    Survey of the Roads of the United States of America showing Post Roads Survey of the Roads of the U.S. Northeast in 1790 Date: 1961 Author: Christopher Colles Dwnld: Full Size (6.93mb) Source: Rumsey Map Collection Print Availability: See our Prints Page for more details pff This map isn't part of any series, but we have other maps of New England that you might want to check out. A map...
  • Buxton & Skinner Stationery Company's "Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St. Louis" (1904) Buxton & Skinner's "Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St. Louis" Date: 1904 Author: Buxton & Skinner Dwnld: Full Size (17.1mb) Source: David Rumsey Map Collection Print Availability: See our Prints Page for more details pff This map isn't part of any series, but we have other maps of Missouri that you might want to check out. The St. Louis Cardinals are...2November 8, 2011

    Buxton and Skinner’s 1904 St Louis World’s Fair

    Buxton & Skinner Stationery Company's "Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St. Louis" (1904) Buxton & Skinner's "Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St. Louis" Date: 1904 Author: Buxton & Skinner Dwnld: Full Size (17.1mb) Source: David Rumsey Map Collection Print Availability: See our Prints Page for more details pff This map isn't part of any series, but we have other maps of Missouri that you might want to check out. The St. Louis Cardinals are...
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