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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 is pe… [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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Swann Galleries in New York (www.swanngalleries.com) also sells books, prints and antique maps at auction. Q: Your column had a prediction that wealthy...Read more
Step inside and you come upon original art, hand-painted murals and vintage maps throughout the public rooms and suites. Fifteen suites furnished in...Read more
The design has special rooms for the map collection and a roof-top open air reading terrace. Its furniture currently is being tested in Zumberge to see how...Read more
It will be the necessary next step for Frank Benevento, a map collector who entered the collecting field a decade ago, began to acquire important maps,...Read more
Chesapeake Energy disclosing that it spent $12 million buying its CEO's antique map collection, and Freddie Mac giving its new CFO a $2 million signing...Read more
Chesapeake Energy disclosing that it spent $12 million buying its CEO's antique map collection, and Freddie Mac giving its new CFO a $2 million signing...Read more
In one egregious example, a board used $12.1 million of shareholder money to buy the CEO's antique map collection to display at headquarters!...Read more
MUMBAI: India has lost a slice of its history, from an institution no less than Asiatic Society of Mumbai, founded in 1804 to preserve India's rich...Read more
