Featured Maps Archive

  • Poole Bros.' Elevated Trains in Chicago in 1897. Elevated Trains in Chicago Date: c.1897 Author: Poole Bros. Dwnld: Full Size (17.5mb) Print Availability: See our Prints Page for more details pff This map isn't part of any series, but we have other Chicago maps that you might want to check out. Poole Bros.'s birdseye map of elevated trains in Chicago [gmap] in 1897. For more maps and images from this period...0December 31, 2012

    Elevated Trains in Chicago (1897)

    Poole Bros.' Elevated Trains in Chicago in 1897. Elevated Trains in Chicago Date: c.1897 Author: Poole Bros. Dwnld: Full Size (17.5mb) Print Availability: See our Prints Page for more details pff This map isn't part of any series, but we have other Chicago maps that you might want to check out. Poole Bros.'s birdseye map of elevated trains in Chicago [gmap] in 1897. For more maps and images from this period...
  • Outline of post-war new world map Gomberg's Outline of post-war new world map (1942) Date: 1942 Author: Maurice Gomberg Dwnld: Full Size (19.89mb) 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 world maps that you might want to check out. Here is the famous Gomberg Map, produced by Maurice Gomberg, of Philadelphia. Mr....1November 28, 2012

    Gomberg’s infamous “New World Order” map (1942)

    Outline of post-war new world map Gomberg's Outline of post-war new world map (1942) Date: 1942 Author: Maurice Gomberg Dwnld: Full Size (19.89mb) 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 world maps that you might want to check out. Here is the famous Gomberg Map, produced by Maurice Gomberg, of Philadelphia. Mr....
  • John Smith's map from “Maps for an emerging nation”. Smith's "Historical Geography" (1888) Date: 1888 Author: John F. Smith Dwnld: Full Size 13.38mb 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 thematic maps that you might want to check out. Gorgeous map by John F. Smith conflating biblical virtues with the history of...0November 15, 2012

    John F. Smith’s anti-slavery map (1888)

    John Smith's map from “Maps for an emerging nation”. Smith's "Historical Geography" (1888) Date: 1888 Author: John F. Smith Dwnld: Full Size 13.38mb 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 thematic maps that you might want to check out. Gorgeous map by John F. Smith conflating biblical virtues with the history of...
  • Le cours du fleuve Missisipi selon les relations les plus modernes Bernard's Map of the Course of the Mississippi River (1737) Date: 1737 Author: Jean-Frédéric Bernard Dwnld: Full Size (5.76mb) 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 Mississippi River that you might want to check out. Here's a real...1November 8, 2012

    Bernard’s Course of the Mississippi (1737)

    Le cours du fleuve Missisipi selon les relations les plus modernes Bernard's Map of the Course of the Mississippi River (1737) Date: 1737 Author: Jean-Frédéric Bernard Dwnld: Full Size (5.76mb) 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 Mississippi River that you might want to check out. Here's a real...
  • Map of the peninsula of Florida and adjacent islands : East Coast Line, the St. Augustine routes and connections. Railroad map of Florida (1893) Date: 1893 Author: Jacksonville, St. Augustine, and Indian River Railway Dwnld: Full Size (12.72mb) 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 Florida that you might want...0September 25, 2012

    Railroad map of Florida (1893)

    Map of the peninsula of Florida and adjacent islands : East Coast Line, the St. Augustine routes and connections. Railroad map of Florida (1893) Date: 1893 Author: Jacksonville, St. Augustine, and Indian River Railway Dwnld: Full Size (12.72mb) 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 Florida that you might want...
  • History of Los Angeles History of Los Angeles (1929) Date: 1929 Author: Gerald A Eddy Dwnld: Full Size (3.14mb) 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. A lively children's map purporting to illustrate the History of Los Angeles, California. For more map...0September 19, 2012

    Eddy’s gorgeous “History of Los Angeles” map (1929)

    History of Los Angeles History of Los Angeles (1929) Date: 1929 Author: Gerald A Eddy Dwnld: Full Size (3.14mb) 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. A lively children's map purporting to illustrate the History of Los Angeles, California. For more map...
  • Civil War Battlefield Collage Civil War Battlefield Collage (1895) Date: 1895 Author: US Govt Print Office Dwnld: Full Size (13.09mb) 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 the U.S. Civil War that you might want to check out. Two collages of U.S. Civil War battlefields, made in the late-19th Century...0August 27, 2012

    Civil War Battlefield Collages (1895)

    Civil War Battlefield Collage Civil War Battlefield Collage (1895) Date: 1895 Author: US Govt Print Office Dwnld: Full Size (13.09mb) 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 the U.S. Civil War that you might want to check out. Two collages of U.S. Civil War battlefields, made in the late-19th Century...
  • The Alaska Line A Good Natured Map of Alaska (1934) Date: 1934 Author: Alaska Steamship Co Dwnld: Full Size (12.10mb) 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 Alaska that you might want to check out. I'd feel a bit pandered-to if this was used as a tool to sell me...0August 24, 2012

    A Good Natured Map of Alaska (1934)

    The Alaska Line A Good Natured Map of Alaska (1934) Date: 1934 Author: Alaska Steamship Co Dwnld: Full Size (12.10mb) 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 Alaska that you might want to check out. I'd feel a bit pandered-to if this was used as a tool to sell me...
  • Authorized map of the Second Byrd Antarctic Expedition Authorized map of the Second Byrd Antarctic Expedition (1934) Date: 1934 Author: General Foods Corp Dwnld: Full Size (7.87mb) 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 Antarctica that you might want to check out. The General Foods Corporation bankrolled this map of...0August 16, 2012

    Map of the Second Byrd Antarctic Expedition (1934)

    Authorized map of the Second Byrd Antarctic Expedition Authorized map of the Second Byrd Antarctic Expedition (1934) Date: 1934 Author: General Foods Corp Dwnld: Full Size (7.87mb) 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 Antarctica that you might want to check out. The General Foods Corporation bankrolled this map of...
  • Letts's bird's eye view of the approaches to India Letts's bird's eye view of the approaches to India (1900s) Date: 1900 Author: W H Payne Dwnld: Full Size (14.56mb) 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 India that you might want to check out. In honor of Indian Independence Day....1August 15, 2012

    Letts’s view of approaches to India (1900s)

    Letts's bird's eye view of the approaches to India Letts's bird's eye view of the approaches to India (1900s) Date: 1900 Author: W H Payne Dwnld: Full Size (14.56mb) 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 India that you might want to check out. In honor of Indian Independence Day....
  • Aero view of the Panama Canal, looking southwest, The world's greatest engineering feat to be realized 395 years after first proposed / Copyright, 1912, by Poole Bros., Chicago. Aero view of the Panama Canal (1912) Date: 1912 Author: Poole Bros Dwnld: Full Size (10.38mb) 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...2August 14, 2012

    Happy Birthday, Panama Canal (1912)

    Aero view of the Panama Canal, looking southwest, The world's greatest engineering feat to be realized 395 years after first proposed / Copyright, 1912, by Poole Bros., Chicago. Aero view of the Panama Canal (1912) Date: 1912 Author: Poole Bros Dwnld: Full Size (10.38mb) 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...
  • A survey of Lake Champlain including Crown Point and St. John's Collins' map of Lake Champlain (1765) Date: 1765 Author: John Collins Dwnld: Full Size (11.69mb) 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 England that you might want to check out. John Collins' survey of Lake Champlain [gmap] in 1765....0July 25, 2012

    Collins’ map of Lake Champlain (1765)

    A survey of Lake Champlain including Crown Point and St. John's Collins' map of Lake Champlain (1765) Date: 1765 Author: John Collins Dwnld: Full Size (11.69mb) 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 England that you might want to check out. John Collins' survey of Lake Champlain [gmap] in 1765....
  • Seattle birdseye view of portion of city and vicinity Ed Poland's Birdseye Map of Seattle, Washington in 1925 Date: 1925 Author: Edward C Poland Dwnld: Full Size (13.96mb) 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 Pacific Northwest that you might want to check out. A unique and arresting birdseye...0July 23, 2012

    Poland’s Birdseye Map of Seattle (1925)

    Seattle birdseye view of portion of city and vicinity Ed Poland's Birdseye Map of Seattle, Washington in 1925 Date: 1925 Author: Edward C Poland Dwnld: Full Size (13.96mb) 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 Pacific Northwest that you might want to check out. A unique and arresting birdseye...
  • Motor And Relief Map Of Southern California Motor And Relief Map Of Southern California (1923) Date: 1923 Author: Pac SW Trust and Sav. Bank 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 California that you might want to check out. The latest installment of Multi-Map Monday. Two...0July 20, 2012

    Motorist Maps Of Southern California (1923)

    Motor And Relief Map Of Southern California Motor And Relief Map Of Southern California (1923) Date: 1923 Author: Pac SW Trust and Sav. Bank 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 California that you might want to check out. The latest installment of Multi-Map Monday. Two...
  • History of the Civil War in the United States, 1860-1865 J. Kellick Bathurst, compiler Chart of the History of the Civil War in the U.S. (1897) Date: 1897 Author: Comparative Synoptical Chart Co Dwnld: Full Size (14.79mb) 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...0July 18, 2012

    Chart of the History of the Civil War (1897)

    History of the Civil War in the United States, 1860-1865 J. Kellick Bathurst, compiler Chart of the History of the Civil War in the U.S. (1897) Date: 1897 Author: Comparative Synoptical Chart Co Dwnld: Full Size (14.79mb) 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...
  • Routes of the Interborough Rapid Transit Company. Map of NYC subway routes (1924) Date: 1924 Author: Interborough Rapid Transit Co Dwnld: Full Size (11.89mb) 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. Subway routes of the Interborough Rapid Transit Company in...0July 12, 2012

    Map of NYC subway routes (1924)

    Routes of the Interborough Rapid Transit Company. Map of NYC subway routes (1924) Date: 1924 Author: Interborough Rapid Transit Co Dwnld: Full Size (11.89mb) 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. Subway routes of the Interborough Rapid Transit Company in...
  • Map showing the distribution of slaves in the Southern States Choropleth Map Depicting Slaves in the Southern U.S. (1860) Date: 1860 Author: A von Steinwehr Dwnld: Full Size (8.50mb) 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. South that you might want to check out. In honor of Juneteenth...0June 19, 2012

    Choropleth Map of U.S. Slavery (1860)

    Map showing the distribution of slaves in the Southern States Choropleth Map Depicting Slaves in the Southern U.S. (1860) Date: 1860 Author: A von Steinwehr Dwnld: Full Size (8.50mb) 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. South that you might want to check out. In honor of Juneteenth...
  • Golden Gate International Exposition (1939 World's Fair) Golden Gate International Exposition - 1939 World's Fair - Fire Insurance Map Date: 1940 Author: Sanborn Map Co Dwnld: Full Size (10.46mb) 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 San Francisco that you might want to check out. Sanbourn Fire Map prepared for...0May 30, 2012

    Golden Gate Int’l Exposition, 1939 World’s Fair

    Golden Gate International Exposition (1939 World's Fair) Golden Gate International Exposition - 1939 World's Fair - Fire Insurance Map Date: 1940 Author: Sanborn Map Co Dwnld: Full Size (10.46mb) 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 San Francisco that you might want to check out. Sanbourn Fire Map prepared for...
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