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About Antique and Vintage Maps

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.


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American Engraved Powder Horns

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]



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David Rumsey Map Collection

David Rumsey Map Collection

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]

U. Texas Map Collection

U. Texas Map Collection

This comprehensive map archive includes maps of the world, individual continents, and the U.S., as well as speciali… [read review or visit site]

Maps: Finding Our Place in the World

Maps: Finding Our Place in the World

This attractively designed microsite from The Field Museum showcases highlights of their map collection, along with… [read review or visit site]

Harvard University Collections

Harvard University Collections

This portal site highlights Harvard's many web accessible collections, featuring everything from photographs to mus… [read review or visit site]

The American Memory Project

The American Memory Project

This amazing Library of Congress site includes about a hundred photo and document collections (see complete list) o… [read review or visit site]

New York Public Library

New York Public Library

The New York Public Library's impressive Digital Gallery offers free access to over 500,000 historical images inclu… [read review or visit site]

Petrol Maps

Petrol Maps

Ian Byrne's virtual glove compartment with almost 2,000 European petrol (gas) and oil company roadmaps. While Ameri… [read review or visit site]

Virtual Museum of Surveying

Virtual Museum of Surveying

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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Florida Louisiana Virginia 1720 J B Homann Original Map$1,125 Ends in 3 hours 7 bids 34 watchers
Early America Map California-as-island By Seutter 1730$789.99 Ends in 19 hours 1 bid 11 watchers
1764 - Bellin - Rare Map Cyprus$450.00 Ends Tuesday 1 bid 8 watchers
Original Civil War Hand Drawn Map Shelbyville Tenn Csa$400.00 Ends Thursday 4 bids 11 watchers
Florida Mexico Caribbean America Map Lotter 1775 #c837$338.00 Ends Monday 17 bids 35 watchers
North & South America Caribbean Map Homann 1720 #c786$316.00 Ends Monday 17 bids 33 watchers
1732 King James Version Holy Bible Fine Engravings/maps$305.00 Ends Thursday 42 bids 27 watchers
1960 Cia Atlas Of Soviet Ussr Russia Admininstr. Maps$299.99 Ends Monday 1 bid 2 watchers
1598 Magini, Old Map Of Cyprus$256.00 Ends Monday 7 bids 13 watchers
1598 Magini, "america" - Great Map Of N & S America.$255.00 Ends Monday 2 bids 16 watchers
New York Virginia New England Col Map Lotter 1775 #c837$255.00 Ends Monday 11 bids 39 watchers
1853-56 Colton's Roll-up Wall Map Of The United States$229.16 Ends Monday 7 bids 11 watchers
Fine Leather Greek Latin Nt Bible 1741 Folding Maps$225.16 Ends in 18 hours 1 bid 3 watchers
Fina Hypower Gasoline Porcelain Pump Plate Oil Can Maps$222.00 Ends Tuesday 12 bids 17 watchers
Jansson Plate Map Southern Italy Neapolitanum Regnum $199.99 Ends Sunday 1 bid 2 watchers
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1788 An Account Of The Pelew Islands George Keate + Map$152.50 Ends in 9 hours 3 bids 11 watchers
1876 Colton Atlas Map Indian Territory Oklahoma Rare$150.00 Ends Monday 1 bid 2 watchers
1796 Morse Denison Map New Hampshire And Vermont$150.00 Ends Monday 1 bid 4 watchers
De Jode Map Of Picardy Savoy France 1593 Rare$149.99 Ends in 19 hours 1 bid 2 watchers
1797 Rare Map State Of Kentucky And Tennessee Govt.$142.50 Ends in 23 hours 3 bids 13 watchers
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Czech Republic 1692 Jaillot Very Large Original Map$100.00 Ends Sunday 1 bid 1 watcher
Asia 1744 Homann Heirs Original Copper Engraved Map$100.00 Ends Monday 1 bid 14 watchers
Savoie France Switzerland 1663 Sanson Original Chart$100.00 Ends Friday 1 bid 2 watchers
Atlas World Maps 1822 Jedidiah Morse Sidney Morse$99.99 Ends in 19 hours 1 bid 14 watchers
1854 Colton's Western Tourist & Emigrant's Guide W Map$99.99 Ends Sunday 6 bids 15 watchers
Braun & Hogenberg Map Of Den Briel Netherlands 1572$99.99 Ends in 19 hours 1 bid 3 watchers
Visscher Map Belgium Luxembourg Brabant 1684$99.99 Ends in 20 hours 1 bid 8 watchers
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1729 Delisle Copper Engr Map Of The Eastern Hemisphere$95.00 Ends Wednesday 1 bid 1 watcher
Original 1876 Atlas Franklin County Ny~20+ Folio Maps$94.95 Ends in 18 hours 1 bid 8 watchers
Antique 1760 Kitchin Map Of The World Rare Framed $90.00 Ends Tuesday 1 bid 8 watchers
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Map Schwabisch Hall 1575 Braun & Hogenberg Germany $86.00 Ends in 19 hours 2 bids 5 watchers
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1757 Decorative Bellin Map Of Hudson's Bay, Canada$79.99 Ends Tuesday 1 bid 4 watchers
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Czech Republic 1720 Homann Original Copper Engraved Map$78.00 Ends Saturday 3 bids 5 watchers
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1760c Desnos Map United States North America Canada$75.00 Ends Tuesday 1 bid 3 watchers
Map Of The Baltick Sea St Petersburg 1739 Baltic Sea$75.00 Ends Tuesday 1 bid 8 watchers
The German Ocean France Denmark 1739 Rapin England$75.00 Ends Tuesday 1 bid 2 watchers
Antique Reno Nevada /washoe County Highway Road Map$75.00 Ends Monday 1 bid 2 watchers
1598 Magini Map Of Sardinia & Sicily$73.00 Ends Sunday 3 bids 22 watchers
1931 Jo Mora Yosemite Park Pictorial Map$71.00 Ends in 21 hours 13 bids 24 watchers
Atlas Of The Heavens Astronomy Star Maps Antonin Becvar$71.00 Ends in 26 mins 11 bids 10 watchers
1621 Fine, Very Elegant Magini Map Of South Italy$71.00 Ends Friday 2 bids 4 watchers
Vintage Linen Fold-out Huron Mountain Club Map - Rare!!$67.57 Ends Tuesday 5 bids 5 watchers

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Vintage and Collectible Antique Map Market Regaining Strength
PR-USA.net (press release), March 20th

Miklian believes that this trend will continue as other regions of the world are beginning to discover an interest in antique maps...Read more

Travel Postcard: 48 hours in Istanbul
Moneycontrol.com, March 20th

of Turkish delight and pastries, while Denizler Kitabevi (Istiklal Caddesi 199/A, +90 212 249 8893) is stocked with antique maps and prints of Istanbul...Read more

View vintage maps for a look into Stamford's past Sunday
Danbury News Times, March 19th

By Scott Gargan, Correspondent In William Henry Holly's 1837 map of the Village of Stamford, a canal meanders north through the southeast end of town before...Read more

Fremont craft fair targets local hipsters
San Jose Mercury News, March 18th

Items for sale will include soap shaped like sushi rolls, aprons made out of recycled fabric and loose-leaf binder dividers made of antique maps...Read more

Antique map dealer from Croxley Green looking for a new home for thousands of ...
Watford Observer, March 17th

By Adam Binnie ยป An antique map dealer from Croxley Green, who owns thousands of original Vanity Fair prints, is looking for a knowledgeable owner to give...Read more

Ascending California
Slowtwitch, March 16th

Adjacent is a section of an antique map of mine, drawn from that period. Note the lack of any specificity attending the High Sierras...Read more

Mad for Matte (Stephens, that is)
Boston Globe, March 16th

We have an antique map of our Somerville neighborhood on one wall and Ork Posters' fun and graphic rendering of Boston (via Grand in Union Square) on...Read more

Modern Warfare 2 'Stimulus Package' costs $15
Game Daily, March 15th

We've read all the available info about the new Modern Warfare 2 map collection "Stimulus Package," but we still didn't have an answer to the big question...Read more

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