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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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(like pages from musical sheets and reproductions of vintage maps) in depicting abstract interpretations or more figurative forms of different cultures...Read more
The library has more than 100 publicly accessible computer workstations, 25 group study rooms, map collection with state of the art cartographic and GIS...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
Map collectors meet: The Road Map Collectors Association will meet at the Jean Shepherd Community Center, 3031 Mahoney Drive, from 9 am to noon Saturday...Read more
Geographicus (www.geographicus.com), a dealer in rare and vintage maps, proudly announces the acquisition of a select group of rare lunar maps created to...Read more
One of the tricky things about websites is they always have to start with a single page. And no matter how many buttons or pop-up menus are crammed into...Read more
Bharatbook.com included a new report on "CD Map Collection" into its market report catalogue for reselling. Customer feedback and field research has led us...Read more