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Collectors value antique and vintage maps for their historical and visual appeal. Demand depends on subject (world and U.S. maps are popular), whether a map reflects historic changes, and of course appearance, condition and authenticity (beware of reproductions). Early road maps are also becoming popular, primarily for the graphics on their covers.
The period of the French and Indian War was a map-making era. Since much of the country was not chartered, it… [more]
David Rumsey has put over 15,800 maps online, with a special focus on North and South American images from the 18th… [read review or visit site]
This comprehensive map archive includes maps of the world, individual continents, and the U.S., as well as speciali… [read review or visit site]
This attractively designed microsite from The Field Museum showcases highlights of their map collection, along with… [read review or visit site]
This portal site highlights Harvard's many web accessible collections, featuring everything from photographs to mus… [read review or visit site]
This amazing Library of Congress site includes about a hundred photo and document collections (see complete list) o… [read review or visit site]
The New York Public Library's impressive Digital Gallery offers free access to over 500,000 historical images inclu… [read review or visit site]
Ian Byrne's virtual glove compartment with almost 2,000 European petrol (gas) and oil company roadmaps. While Ameri… [read review or visit site]
This site really measures up: the extensive galleries of surveying-related artifacts include a compass manufacturer… [read review or visit site]
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He and his BFF do seem to think it's a lark to steal valuable antique maps right out from under a little old lady's eyes. And their livelihood seems to be a...Read more
On show are the Qing Dynasty archives, historical books, vintage maps, portraits of Yongzheng, ink paintings and Chinese calligraphy...Read more
The idea of a personally created My Map map is a good one: You can use Google's online map collection to create a route, mark it with signposts,...Read more
Qasimi is an avid map collector, and his $1-million contribution to the university last year (which helped establish the university's chair in global Islam)...Read more
We used this image of an antique map of Wales because we're law-changing, but law-abiding. Source: jiunlimited.com • First up, in case you've missed it (and...Read more
The board also got the company to buy McClendon's antique map collection from him for $12 million. According to Minow, the person who advised McClendon to...Read more
Many map enthusiasts came to Northwest Indiana recently for the Road Map Collectors Association's annual Map Expo at the Jean Shepherd Community Center in...Read more
To start, I used grey silk dupioni to cover the table as well as a runner created out of vintage maps. I photocopied images of vintage maps from a book and...Read more
