{"title":"Folding Maps","description":"This page feature antique folding maps designed for travelers and anyone who needed a map that could be easily carried in a pocket. These maps were often backed with linen and either adhered to hard covers or housed in a clip case for protection from the elements. They are also commonly referred to as pocket maps and case maps.","products":[{"product_id":"11480","title":"1825 Carte Generale de L’Amerique Divisee En Ses Principaux Etats…","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy:\u003c\/strong\u003e Charles Francois Delamarche\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1825 (dated) Paris\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 21.5 x 23.4 inches ( 54.6 x 59.4 cm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis map of the Americas is an interesting depiction of the continents at a time when significant changes were taking place on both. Simon Bolivar and others had been actively liberating South America from Spanish Colonial rule, while North America had witnessed the independence of Mexico and the rush by the US government to explore and claim for themselves the western and northern reaches of the continent. The territory of the Louisiana Purchase, which was finalized in the early 19\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e century, had become part of the United States and had doubled the size of its territory. The Purchase included lands located in fifteen present U.S. states and two Canadian provinces, covering 828,000 square miles and inhabited primarily by indigenous peoples.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe vast territory of Russia in America is depicted, as are the routes and discoveries of both MacKenzie (1789) and Hearne (1771). Lewis \u0026amp; Clarks’s discoveries are annotated, and New Albion, which had been claimed by the English as a result of Sir Francis Drake’s discoveries in the 16\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e century is depicted. To the left of the map is an inset which includes descriptions in French of the various geographic and topographic features of the map including cities, towns, exploratory routes, streams, rivers, lakes, bays, capes and gulfs, islands, mountains, territorial names, etc.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e This folding map on heavy paper is in C condition, but would respond well to restoration which would clean the fold lines, foxing and water staining.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInventory #11480\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New World Cartographic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31512502042685,"sku":"11480","price":375.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0390\/9705\/products\/11480a.jpg?v=1736981449"},{"product_id":"london-beginning-20th-century-baker-1906","title":"1906 London in the Beginning of the 20th Century \/ The Pictorial Plan of London","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy:\u003c\/strong\u003e Chas Baker \u0026amp; Co., Ltd.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1906 (circa) London\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 17 x 30.75 inches (43.2 x 78.11 cm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis fascinating folding pictorial map of London was one of a series dedicated to and featuring the city, depicting it from Kensington Palace to London Docks. With publishing starting in the late 19\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e century by the prestigious publishing house Bartholomew, the first map was called \u003cem\u003eLondon towards the close of the 19\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Century\u003c\/em\u003e, and appeared in 1892.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 1906 edition, called \u003cem\u003eLondon in the Beginning of the 20\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Century\u003c\/em\u003e shows the changes which had taken place within a few years during a period of rapid growth.  From the early 19\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e century to the beginning of the 20\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e, the population of London had grown from 1 million to 6.7 million.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe map is rich in detail and provides much information regarding historical architecture which was still extant in early 20\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e century London.  London’s generous regions of open space, its parks and gardens are all well-defined. The reverse of the map features lovely advertisements from Chas. Baker \u0026amp; Co.’s menswear, with glimpses of the clothing and accessories carried by the company, along with a street map of central London.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe maps were printed by Bartholomew on a frequent basis and usually in vast quantities of up to 30,000 per batch, with a new batch ordered at least once a year and often twice. Beautiful and eye-catching, the map captures and conveys much of the essence of London at the beginning of the 20\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe firm Chas. Baker \u0026amp; Co. was a large and forceful presence in the world of Gentleman’s clothing in late Victorian England. With a head store spanning four buildings in High Holborn and an additional eight other London premises by 1913, they were a dominant feature in men’s clothiers on the vast London landscape.  Innovative and possessing a good eye for aesthetic and design, they used these talents to great advantage in advertising. This striking map bearing their name could be bought in all their stores.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition: \u003c\/strong\u003eMap is in A condition, issued folded, now mostly flat with vibrant colors and no significant tears or holes along fold intersections. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInventory #11619\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New World Cartographic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32058888585277,"sku":"11619","price":375.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0390\/9705\/products\/11619a.jpg?v=1736981255"},{"product_id":"12317","title":"1843 United States","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis authentic antique map of the United States was issued folded into \u003cem\u003ePhelps \u0026amp; Ensign\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eTraveller's Guide through the United States.  \u003c\/em\u003eIn 1838, Phelps \u0026amp; Ensign began to issue a series of \"Traveller's Guides\", which appeared as folding maps and wall maps.  Within the decorative map border, a detailed depiction shows the United States to the first tier of states west of the Mississippi River.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is accompanied by numerous small inset maps of the vicinities of important cities and small regions of the countries, along with a small inset of the southern tip of Florida.  The map proper gives good information on the cities and towns of the U.S., as well as roads between them, with distances indicated.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe map has a particular focus on the transportation nexus in the United States.  As it states in the title, the map \"contains the roads, distances, steam boat and canal routes\".  Along each road are indicated the distances between the cities, which would be useful information for the travelers for whom this map was intended.  Such separately issued, folding maps are rare and of considerable historic interest.  This is a fine example.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New World Cartographic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40341068578877,"sku":"12317","price":650.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0390\/9705\/products\/12317a.jpg?v=1736980265"},{"product_id":"12603","title":"1811 General Charte von Teutschland","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBy:\u003c\/strong\u003e F. 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Though dissolved briefly, it was reinstated and remained a unifying force until its dissolution in 1886. This highly detailed map focuses on the province of Upper Hesse, or Oberhessen.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New World Cartographic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40761362972733,"sku":"12606","price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0390\/9705\/files\/12606a.jpg?v=1736979957"},{"product_id":"12607","title":"1860 Karte des Grossherzogthums Hessen Provinz Starkenburg und Rheinhessen","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis linen-backed folding map was created toward the end of the coalition known as the German Confederation. The Confederation was created at the Congress of Vienna in 1815 for the purpose of managing tariffs and economic policies, and consisted of more than thirty German-speaking sovereign states in central Europe. Though dissolved briefly, it was  reinstated and remained a unifying force until its dissolution in 1866. This highly detailed  map focuses on the Provinces of Starkenburg and Rheinhessen.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New World Cartographic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40761397248061,"sku":"12607","price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0390\/9705\/files\/12607a.jpg?v=1736979956"},{"product_id":"tyrol","title":"1802 Tyrol","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions: \u003c\/strong\u003e16 x 22.25 inches (40.6 x 56.5 cm) Each Sheet\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e                      64 x 44.5 inches (162.5 x 56.5 cm) Combined\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA magnificent set of six linen-backed folding maps presenting the broad region of the Tyrol located in the German \/ Italian Alps. The maps are identical in size and each is numbered by plate from 1-6 . They are highly detailed with an extensive legend in the lower left to aide varied content of the map. The rugged terrain is rendered beautifully with hachure and all rivers and lakes are colored blue and stand out amongst the sharp print impression of each map.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTyrol, situated in the Alps of Northern Italy and western Austria, holds a rich historical legacy. 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It features the Principality of Halberstadt, the counties of Wernigerode and Hohenstein, and Quedlinburg in Germany in what is now Saxony-Anholt, where a  Romanesque Abbey still stands. The map depicts the area from Gehrendorf in the north, to Staßfurt and Großberndten in the south, and Wolfenbüttel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is embellished by a large title cartouche set in a mountain scene with putti holding coats of arms at the bottom right and hikers enjoying the view nearby. A legend in a scroll style cartouche is in the upper left. The sites featured in the legend include many places of interest, including churches, villages, royal and noble offices, etc., suggesting the map is an 18\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e century version of a tourist guide. 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The map is noteworthy for being the first plan of Paris to be drawn to large scale (1\/4200) derived from the works and publications of Delagrive and earned Deharme the title of \"Surveyor to the King.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eExamining the Map\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe map centers on the old city of Paris built on Île de la Cité, the island in the river Seine. In the 4th century, it was the site of the fortress of the Roman governor. In 508, the first King of the Franks, Clovis I, established his palace on the island. By the 12th century, it became an important religious center and the home of Notre-Dame cathedral, and the royal chapel of Sainte-Chapelle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs described in the title and distinguished in the map and a reference key at lower right, Paris was divided into twenty districts. The right portion of this key reference symbols for abbeys, barriers, fountains, divisions of neighborhoods, mailboxes, couriers and coaches, among other details. The map itself is intricately detailed, not only in the manner in which is names every street, large and small, but its presentation of the layout of large buildings, courtyards, parks, and farms, down to individual trees and fountains. It is most reminiscent of Turgot's Plan of Paris (1739) or Nolli's Map of Rome (1748). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWelfare Classes of Paris during the mid-18th Century\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy the time of the publication of this map Paris had grown well beyond its humble beginnings but the manner in which it was developed, based on wealth and class, was beginning give rise to social and political tensions of its people. According to Louis-Sébastien Mercier in the Le Tableau de Paris, written in 1783, just six years prior to the French Revolution, There were eight distinct classes in Paris; the princes and great nobles, the Nobles of the Robe, the financiers, the traders and merchants, the artists, the craftsmen, the manual workers, the servants; and the bas people (lower class).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMuch of the lowest classes of residents resided in the narrow and crowded streets of the old city of Paris, which the wealthier classes lived in the outskirts and select wealthy neighborhoods. This concentration of the poor, high taxes, and miserable living conditions would prove to be one of the fundamental factors that would lead to the French Revolution, which began with the Estates General of 1789, and ended with the formation of the French Consulate in November 1799.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eMap State and Present Condition\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAccording to Boutier, this map is known in 10 different states, with this being the rare first state, attributed to Deharme and lacking the addition of a second cartouche in the lower right or the later re-issue imprint of Desnos.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis example is currently housed in a heavy frame. Any serious inquiries should contact us for additional images and options for shipping or removal from its frame.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNOTE:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The map is currently framed, which has made it very difficult to properly photograph without reflection. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAny potential buyers should inquire about condition, additional images of select areas, and options for shipping or removal from frame.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New World Cartographic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40864603373629,"sku":"12645","price":8500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0390\/9705\/files\/paris1.jpg?v=1736979860"},{"product_id":"12654","title":"1840 The Western Tourist and Emigrant's Guide","description":"\u003ch3\u003eGuide through Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Wisconsin \u0026amp; Iowa Showing the township lines of the United States Surveys, Location of Cities, Towns, Villages, Post Hamlets, Canals, Rail and Stage Roads.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a well preserved mid-19th century traveler's map of the United States, still attached to its original book titled \"The Western Tourist and Emigrant's Guide.\" The map and book offer a wealth up up-to-date information on what was once the Northwest Territory and at the time of publication was transforming into the American Midwest. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe map presents the states of Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois and Missouri, with Wisconsin and an oversized Iowa depicted as territories that have yet to be surveyed and settled by Anglo-Americans. Michigan too is only half surveyed with the majority of its population residing south of the 44th parallel. While many counties are surveyed and mapped, several are absent of any town or village and may have only had a handful of settlers if any.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eWisconsin Territory\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn Wisconsin, large potions of land are distinguished under the Chippewa and Menomonie while another section is labeled \u003cem\u003eCarvers Tract\u003c\/em\u003e, which refers to a 10,000 square mile land claim in the upper Mississippi valley that in 1823 was deemed illegitimate by congress, yet still appeared in maps such as this some twenty years later. 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The wars were fought due to the British desire to establish a buffer between themselves in India and the rapidly, ever-expanding Russian Empire. The third of these wars resulted in defeat for the British and the establishment of Afghanistan as a sovereign state. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIssued as a folding map on linen backing, the work is divided into forty sections with outline hand coloring for territorial boundaries. The map covers a broad swathe of territory starting from the Caspian Sea and Niriz, Persia (modern day Iran) at its westernmost points and extending eastward as far as Issik Kul Lake in the northeast, and Delhi in the southeast. Created specifically for military use, the map could scarcely be more highly detailed, and would have been of great value in the field.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA few details include the depiction of sites such as jade quarries, lapis lazuli deposits, and coal mines. 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Internecine strife had taken its toll on the Ottoman Empire more than two centuries before the map was published, and actual control of territories defined as part of the Empire was divided among the most powerful local potentates, ranging from governors and pashas to religious leaders and even mayors of major municipalities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe European territory depicted includes the Balkan Peninsula in great detail, along with  regions to the north and west of it and the Greek islands, and extends eastward to the Danube Estuary on the Black Sea. The Danube serves as the northern border of Ottoman European dominion at the time the map was drawn. To the east and south it includes western Anatolia as far to the east as the island of Rhodos. This section of the map features primarily the coastal cities and ports of the Empire with no details in the interior. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThree inset maps are featured in the lower left of the map, including the city and environs of Constantinople, while another is of the channel of the Dardanelles. Interestingly, the third depicts the environs of ancient Thermopylae - site of the historical battle with the Spartan led Greek forces against the Persian invaders there in 480 BCE. No doubt it is featured due to the Greeks attempting to hold a defensive position in the historically-charged site in 1821 in the early stages of the Greek War of Independence against the Ottoman Empire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe map is known to have been published as early as 1818, just as Greece was beginning to solidate its forces, which would ultimately result in independence in 1829. The Greek War for Independence began in 1821 with the invasion of the Danubian principalities organized primarily by Alexandros Ypsilantis. It ended in 1829 with the signing of the Treaty of Adrianople which saw the Ottomans granting autonomy to Greece. The map shows the serious territorial losses experienced by the Ottoman Empire following its zenith in the mid sixteenth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe territory covered reveals a swathe of Europe much diminished in size, depicting the extent of the Ottoman Empire following nearly two hundred years of decline from its zenith under the remarkable Emperor Süleyman I (known as the Magnificent), who ruled from 1520-1566. Under his rule the empire stretched from the gates of Vienna, Hungary, through all of Greece and its islands, the Crimea and northward towards the Don River. It also included all of Anatolia and as far east as Mesopotamia, including Basra and parts of the Arabian Peninsula. 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Crépy's edition, produced in Paris, incorporates modifications compared to the original, extending its coverage to nearly all of Belgian territory as well as portions of northern France.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe map features a large and elaborate title cartouche with a horse, cannons, and flags bursting from the sea.The extensive title translates contained within to the following...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eMap of the provinces of the Netherlands, including the counties of Flanders, Hainaut, Cambrai, the Duchy of Brabant, parts of the Duchies of Luxembourg, Limbourg, Jülich, the Bishopric of Liège, Boulenois, and the Picardy border. Compiled from the notes of Eugene Henry Fricx and expanded with the latest observations. 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Published in conjunction with Russell’s book My Diary North and South (1863), the map charts his journey across the United States during the early years of the American Civil War. It offers a detailed and comprehensive view of the eastern United States, with the author’s route carefully marked in red to provide a visual reference to his travels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe map extends from the northeastern United States, covering states like New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia, to the deep South, including Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana. Major cities, railroads, and waterways are prominently featured, emphasizing the infrastructure that was crucial to Russell's travels. The topography of the region is also delineated, showing the Appalachian Mountains and key rivers such as the Mississippi and Ohio.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRussell’s journey took him through both Union and Confederate territories, providing a firsthand account of the political, social, and military conditions during this pivotal time in American history. The map is a fascinating companion to his narrative book (not present), allowing readers to trace his path as he documented the contrasts between the North and the South.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished in London by Bradbury \u0026amp; Evans, the map serves as both a historical artifact and a geographical guide, offering a snapshot of the United States during one of its most tumultuous periods. 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The finely engraved details include topographical features, rivers, mountain ranges, and county boundaries, with shaded regions denoting government land grants, military reservations, and forested areas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the defining features of this map is the extensive railroad network, particularly the Oregon Railway \u0026amp; Navigation Co. and the Southern Pacific Railroad, which played a vital role in the state's economic and territorial expansion. A bold red line traces the primary railroad routes, underscoring their importance in linking key settlements and promoting migration and trade. The grid-like survey system, based on the Public Land Survey System (PLSS), divides the state into numbered sections, indicating land ownership and division for settlement and agricultural use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe map showcases Oregon’s diverse landscape, from the coastal regions of the west to the mountainous and arid regions of the east. Shaded relief highlights the Cascade Range, while rivers such as the Columbia, Willamette, and Snake Rivers are prominently marked, illustrating their significance as natural transportation routes. Large tracts of reserved land, shaded in blue, signify federal holdings, including military reservations, forest lands, and Native American reservations, reflecting the ongoing development and management of land resources in the late 19th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eJ.K. Gill \u0026amp; Co. and Oregon’s Expansion\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJ.K. Gill \u0026amp; Co., a Portland-based bookseller, map publisher, and stationer, was one of the most notable cartographic firms in the Pacific Northwest during this period. Their maps served as essential tools for settlers, land speculators, and businesses, providing valuable information on transportation, land ownership, and natural resources. 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Features such as Griffith Park, the Arroyo Seco, major boulevards, outlying residential neighborhoods, and industrial zones appear clearly, offering an accurate portrait of Los Angeles as it stood in the mid-1920s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe reverse side contains two remarkable bird’s-eye-view motor maps: a panoramic view of Southern California and a broader regional map of the Pacific Southwest. These perspective-style renderings show highways and motor routes stretching across coastal cities, inland valleys, mountain passes, agricultural regions, and desert highways. The maps integrate topography and road networks in a dramatic visual format that was particularly popular in early automobile-era cartography. 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The surrounding region is shown in notable detail, including Brooklyn, portions of Queens, Hoboken, and Jersey City, underscoring New York’s growing metropolitan reach well before political consolidation. Shorelines, rivers, and islands such as Blackwell’s, Ward’s, and Randall’s Island are carefully rendered, highlighting the central role of waterways in transportation, commerce, and municipal planning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe combination of dense urban mapping and peripheral institutional landscapes captures the uneven pace of development across the city and its neighbors. Its focus on wards, infrastructure, public institutions, and neighboring municipalities reflects the administrative priorities of a rapidly expanding city.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eAbout Valentine’s Manual\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eValentine’s Manual of the Corporation of the City of New York was an annual publication compiled and issued by David Thomas Valentine, beginning in the 1840s. 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The dense medieval street network of the central quarters contrasts with more open areas of villas, orchards, and cultivated land toward the periphery, reflecting the layered growth of the city over centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProminent monuments are carefully rendered in plan view, including the Vatican complex and St. Peter’s Basilica, the Quirinal Palace, the Colosseum, the Pantheon, the Baths of Titus, and the Roman Forum. Ancient walls and gates remain clearly marked, emphasizing Rome’s continued identity as a fortified papal capital. The engraving balances contemporary topography with the enduring imprint of antiquity, revealing how imperial structures and early Christian foundations remained embedded within the nineteenth century city.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eArchitectural Insets and Measured Plans\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlong the margins appear a series of finely engraved architectural plans of notable monuments and ecclesiastical structures. 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Published by Kalmbach Publishing Company, the map synthesizes active lines, abandoned routes, and historic alignments into a single, cohesive view, capturing Colorado’s development through rail transportation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eRailroads and the Mountain Landscape\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe map centers on the Front Range and Denver, where a dense web of rail lines converges before extending westward into the Rocky Mountains and south toward Pueblo and beyond. Major systems including the Denver \u0026amp; Rio Grande Western, Atchison, Topeka \u0026amp; Santa Fe, Union Pacific, and Rock Island are clearly delineated, illustrating the competitive and overlapping nature of rail service in the region. The topography is carefully rendered, with mountain ranges, passes, and river valleys shaping the routes, emphasizing the engineering challenges and strategic importance of these corridors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInset maps and vignette illustrations frame the composition, highlighting key routes, scenic segments, and notable locations. These elements reinforce both the operational complexity of the system and its cultural significance, particularly in the high mountain regions where narrow-gauge lines and steep grades became defining features of Colorado railroading.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eA Complete Reference and Historical Record\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe verso expands the map’s function into a detailed reference work, listing railroads, stations, and geographic features alongside extensive notes on historic and present-day operations. Abandoned lines, projected routes, and electric and street railway systems are documented, offering a layered understanding of how the network evolved over time. This combination of cartography and textual analysis reflects Westcott’s aim to produce the most complete railroad map of Colorado to date.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIssued for both enthusiasts and scholars, the map serves as a technical guide, historical record, and visual tribute to Colorado’s rail heritage. 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Before this service began, crossing the United States by rail required several days. TAT reduced the journey to approximately forty-eight hours by combining daylight flights aboard Ford Tri-Motor aircraft with overnight travel on Pennsylvania and Santa Fe Railroad trains. The service represented the first practical transcontinental air-passenger network and laid the foundation for what would become Trans World Airlines (TWA) only a year later.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe map itself is far more than a route diagram. Stretching from New York to Los Angeles, it traces the airline's carefully planned network through Columbus, Waynoka, Clovis, Albuquerque, Winslow, Kingman, and other intermediate stops. Along the route are illustrated depictions of natural wonders, cities, universities, industrial centers, and historic landmarks intended to familiarize passengers with the landscapes unfolding below them. Beneath the route is a longitudinal profile showing elevations and distances across the continent, emphasizing both the scale of the journey and the engineering achievement required to conquer it. The result is one of the earliest and most attractive promotional maps produced for commercial aviation in the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eA Landmark of Aviation History\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat makes this map particularly significant is its place within the brief but transformative history of Transcontinental Air Transport. Founded in 1928, TAT operated for only a short period before merging with Western Air Express in 1930 to form Transcontinental \u0026amp; Western Air, later known simply as TWA. The route depicted here was among the most publicized transportation innovations of the late 1920s and was promoted as the future of long-distance travel. Contemporary passengers received maps such as this as souvenirs and travel guides, making surviving examples with their original cloth-covered folders increasingly difficult to locate today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe verso is equally fascinating, showing the airline's extensive weather-observation network. Red symbols identify TAT observers, railroad weather stations, government observers, landing fields, and telegraph connections established to provide pilots with the most current meteorological information available. At a time when radio navigation was primitive and flying was conducted largely by visual reference, this system represented cutting-edge aviation infrastructure. The map therefore captures not only a transportation route but also the operational framework that made early commercial aviation possible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor collectors of aviation history, this is among the most important surviving promotional maps of the pioneering era of commercial flight. 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Produced by the Milton Bradley Company in 1955, it combines a detailed route map with aviation-themed board games and educational content, transforming airline advertising into an engaging family activity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe front side features a large map of American Airlines' network across the United States, Mexico, and southern Canada. Red route lines connect major cities from New York and Boston to Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Mexico City, while illustrated border views showcase destinations and landmarks served by the airline. Integrated into the map are four aviation-themed games, including Flagship Travel, Flagship Fleet, Round Trip, and Happy Landing, all designed around the airline's routes and operations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eHow America's Leading Airline Operates\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe reverse serves as an illustrated guide to mid-century commercial aviation. Alongside a large checkerboard-style game are detailed explanations of American Airlines' fleet, including the DC-7, DC-6, DC-6B, Convair, and DC-6 Airfreighter, aircraft that represented the pinnacle of pre-jet air travel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdditional panels introduce the pilots, flight engineers, dispatchers, meteorologists, and mechanics who kept the airline operating, while diagrams explain navigation systems, weather forecasting, and instrument landings. 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Rather than concentrating solely on military operations, the artist depicts Sarajevo as a functioning city filled with neighborhoods, bridges, churches, mosques, museums, schools, government buildings, and Olympic venues. Surrounding the city is an almost continuous ring of tanks, artillery, trenches, armored vehicles, and military positions, emphasizing the isolation imposed by the siege and the contrast between everyday civilian life and the forces that enclosed it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eThe City of Sarajevo Surrounded\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe map rewards careful study. Pink targeting circles draw attention to important landmarks that are described individually on the verso, allowing readers to connect locations on the map with their accompanying histories. Small explosion symbols identify sites damaged during the conflict, creating a striking visual record of the destruction suffered by Sarajevo's cultural institutions, religious buildings, hospitals, markets, and public spaces. Scattered across the city rather than confined to a single district, the symbols demonstrate how few parts of Sarajevo escaped the violence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe reverse expands upon the map with an illustrated guide containing dozens of entries devoted to individual buildings, neighborhoods, monuments, and public institutions. Each explains the significance of its subject and, in many cases, what happened there during the siege. 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The cheery (or at least expressionless) faces of the animals shown here forebode the rampant accusations of mistreatment that would surface nearly 50 years later.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlong the top of the map, Mission bay divides the larger-than-life, set-apart universe of Sea World from the real world of San Diego. Guests would cross this divide not via some drab roadway, but by two equally spectacular modes of transport: the Richfield Hydrofoil Boat Ride or the Sky Ride. Once back on dry land, they'd structure their day around sponsored events like the Star Kist Underwater Show, the Royal Crown Seal and Penguin Arena, or the Sparklett's Water Fantasy. Between these shows, guests would pop by  continuous attractions like the Murata Pearl Japanese Village (which doubled as a functioning jewelry store) or Lockheed's Man and the Sea Exhibit all the while encountering conveniently placed gift shops, restaurants, snack bars at every turn. The attractions and amenities are communicated here through simple, vibrant cartoons that both simply navigation and cultivate a whimsical sense of non-reality that makes impulse-spending that much easier.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe piece's verso, more informative than its ornate recto, details pricing of the park's rides, outlines its lost-child policy, and directs guests towards amenities like drinking fountains, telephones, and \"Avis Rent-a-Whale Strollers.\" Stamped beneath this copy is the day's unique itinerary of showtimes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDuring these initial years, since the park was rapidly adding new attractions and sponsors were constantly rotating, Sea World reissued maps like these nearly every season. The towering presence of the PSA Sky Tower dates this edition to no earlier than Fall 1969 while Shamu's modest mid-park pool (to be given a dedicated \"Whale Arena\" in Summer 1971) caps the publication date at 1970.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New World Cartographic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43474058444861,"sku":"13359","price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0390\/9705\/files\/13359a.jpg?v=1786732459"},{"product_id":"glacier-national-park-aeroplane-map-1910","title":"1921-1925 Glacier National Park Aeroplane Map","description":"\u003cp\u003eCapitalizing on the era's fascination with the novelty of air travel, this folding map of Montana's Glacier National Park \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003estylizes itself an \"Aeroplane Map\" rather a standard bird's eye view. With an abstract and lofty verso opposite a recto populated by photographs of gritty, down-to-earth adventures, this map juxtaposes media and perspectives to construct a multi-faceted, rich idea of the park.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eA Closer Look at the Map and Park\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOnly a handful of manmade structures appear across the craggy Continental Divide that this map positions as Glacier National Park's central feature. Hotels, chalets, and the occasional bridge here are dwarfed by the ridges, glaciers, lakes, and mountains that surround them. In its attempt to capture the view one might achieve from an aeroplane, these topographical features are here depicted with an aim towards realism rather readability. Where a technique like hachure would usually be deployed towards rendering the exact elevation of a region legible, that precision is here neglected in favor of the awe-inspiring picturesque. As its purpose was to attract and inform, such precision is reserved for the auto roads, railroads, and walking trails that thread across the piece, features that might actually aid visitors in navigating to and within the park.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs this map was commissioned by Great Northern Railway to drive demand for transport to the region, it features an inset map of the railroad's routes across the upper third of the United States and occasional dips into Canada. Starting in St. Paul, this inset map shows the forking paths one could take from the Twin Cities, through Glacier National Park, to the young and booming West Coast cities of Portland, Seattle, and San Francisco.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eComplementing this awe-inspiring view from above with an idea of what one could actually expect once they arrived at the park, this piece's recto features text and images showing remarkable points within the park, common tourist activities, and wildlife. Entries pay attention to the luxurious \"Great Trees Lodge,\" horseback riding, and cruise tours on St. Mary's Lake. Listed also is a directory of where Great Northern Representatives can be contacted in major cities across the United States and Canada.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eDating the Map\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe believe this edition was published circa 1921–1925. The map depicts Great Northern's developed network of Glacier Park hotels and chalets, including Many Glacier Hotel and Granite Park Chalet, both completed in 1915, while the form of the railroad's distinctive mountain-goat emblem is consistent with branding adopted in the early 1920s. The illustrated touring bus provides another useful clue, as this model began to be replaced in 1925, while the Prince of Wales Hotel, opened in 1927, is notably absent. 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Whether permanently retiring to the city or only dropping in for a week-long reprieve from real life, this map presents a spread of leisure activities diverse enough to occupy even the most restless for years. By highlighting repeatable everyday activities like hunting, golfing, gardening, and picnicking rather than individual sites to visit, Daytona Beach is here depicted more as a space for one to experiment with an alternate, totally leisurely lifestyle rather than an exotic location to visit once and check off their list for good. This offer of infinite escape is subtly communicated even in the bottom margin's depiction of homey bungalows one can imagine themself building a life in rather than large, luxurious resorts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIts recto elaborates on the utopia being sold by the pictorial map. Picturesque photographs of friends and families engaged in the activities shown in illustrations on the reverse prove that the verso's dreamy world is already a reality. A community of like-minded peers is thriving in Daytona Beach and eager for you to join. Complimenting these photographs of smiling, attractive Floridians is copy describing the history and everyday happenings in \"Florida's Year-round Playground.\" Founded by \"those who sought a more pleasant way of life than they had known elsewhere,\" this population of \"the friendliest people in the world\" spend their days in edifying sport, exploration of exotic landscapes, and attendance at 44 church denominations. Split across two multi-panel spreads, the unique formatting of this copy allows the banner to read either \"World Famous Beauty\" or \"World's Most Famous Beach!\" depending on how the reader has unfolded the map.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eAn Incomplete Invitation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe brochure sells belonging to an audience it never needs to specify, because in 1950s Florida the specification was the law. 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By the time this map was drawn the sport was already what Daytona signified to the rest of the country, and the chamber of commerce plainly decided that was not the thing to sell. The renowned spectacle is here reduced to rural pastime. 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Occasional comments and recommendations add personality while openly acknowledging that the map simplifies the city to make it easier for visitors to navigate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eExploring the Rest of the City\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThree additional maps appear on the opposite side: a complete street map of Manhattan, a closer view of the Financial District, and a diagram of the subway system connecting Manhattan with Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx. The Financial District receives much the same treatment as Midtown, identifying important streets and destinations while the broader Manhattan map sacrifices detail to show the entire borough. Familiar landmarks, including the Statue of Liberty, appear alongside practical transportation information, while comments such as “The Bronx Zoo is the world's largest and best” continue the guide's conversational tone. 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In mapping the surroundings of the building, it cuts through irrelevant noise to highlight the office building's primary selling point: proximity to power. All buildings housing power players that tenants of the Trinity Building could conveniently meet with or even bump into on the street are here named. Those outside the world of finance, however, are deemed irrelevant and not worth naming (barring, oddly, the New York Aquarium). Grey-shading buildings mark private institutions such as Chase National Bank, US Steel, and J.P. Morgan Co. while orange-shading is reserved for non-leasable space as the Federal Reserve, New York Stock Exchange, and again, oddly highlighted, the aquarium. 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Always has been, always will be.\" The city is painted as a financial nexus whose reliable draw of talent and capital since its founding in 1638 makes Lower Manhattan \"the most stable district in the world.\" Access to these resources and inclusion in the district's social networks are what makes \"the prestige of a New York address [an] asset no firm can afford to disregard.\" The region's draw also comes in part from the sheer density of development and population—a point made in the map's boasting of the 24,000,00 square feet of office space that the region houses and the 668,000 employees who daily commute there.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThough the copy mostly sells the Trinity Buildings on the prestige of the Financial District, its scope occasionally narrows to the buildings themselves. Careful never to disparage their neighbors or paint themselves as the best in the neighborhood, the copy merely prides the Trinity Buildings on upholding the high standards set by their peers. 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The brochure sold Lower Manhattan on being the one district that does not change, and illustrated the argument with a street plan that had perhaps twenty-five years left.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New World Cartographic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43477375647805,"sku":"13364","price":275.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0390\/9705\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_a1ba904f-cc91-4e05-a25c-00579373df5d.jpg?v=1788887908"},{"product_id":"13365","title":"1958 Missouri's Lake of the Ozarks","description":"\u003cp\u003eA spectacular midcentury bird's eye view of the Lake of the Ozarks, created to sell the newly booming resort region as one of the Midwest's great vacation playgrounds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe enormous lake spreads across the foreground while roads lead outward toward Kansas City and St. Louis. Resorts, towns, highways, golf courses, marinas, and other attractions are identified throughout, while a photographic panorama across the top promotes boating, fishing, swimming, horseback riding, Bagnell Dam, the Missouri State Capitol, and other pleasures of an Ozarks vacation. The map was published by the Lake of the Ozarks Association, the organization responsible for promoting tourism and commerce around the rapidly developing lake.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe reverse transforms the piece into an extraordinary directory of the lake's postwar tourist economy. A schematic map is surrounded by advertisements for scores of resorts, fishing camps, restaurants, marinas, cottages, nightclubs, real estate agencies, and other businesses. Union Electric promotes Bagnell Dam, while the Missouri Pacific advertises bargain fares to the lake. 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Numbered circles correspond to detailed descriptions on the reverse, while separate lists identify ski towns, ski jumps, airports operating during the winter season, and member clubs of the U.S. Eastern Amateur Ski Association.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe reverse, titled New Hampshire Skiing, provides an extraordinary directory of the state's skiing landscape, describing individual trails with their length, width, vertical drop, difficulty, and access. Among the destinations are Mount Washington, Cannon Mountain, Franconia, Pinkham Notch, Mount Moosilauke, Mount Sunapee, and numerous trails maintained by local outing clubs and the Civilian Conservation Corps. The map appeared during a formative period in American skiing, when New Hampshire's mountains were being transformed from destinations primarily for hikers and mountaineers into organized winter recreation centers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEspecially interesting is the map's connection to the Civilian Conservation Corps, whose crews constructed and improved numerous ski trails throughout New Hampshire during the 1930s. 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Issued by the Hotel Nacional de Cuba to attract the attention of Americans with disposal income, it essentially paints the city as a Caribbean playground.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe piece’s verso maps a Havana populated by country clubs, casinos, boxing rings, airports and historic sites—everything a tourist might need to make their way in and around the city. The foremost orientation towards tourism held by Havana’s city planners here trickles to the city’s cartographic depiction. Few markers of infrastructure that reflect the presence of Cubans living and working in the area to support this tourism are to be seen; in fact, the map is hardly legible to non-English speakers. Though Spanish is used to flavor the map’s cartouche and Havana is occasionally spelled “Habana” as an authenticity signal, all other text is in English. What’s more, the map’s orientation is neither North nor South but is somewhat South by Southeast—a direction likely chosen for its aesthetic affordances. Rather than a legend telling the viewer how to read the map, instructions of how to reach Havana from New York, Florida, New Orleans, and Baltimore fill an empty space in its upper-left corner. Ironically, the map’s color scheme employs a vibrant red for its borders and cartouche—an almost identical hue of red to that used as shorthand for the existential threat of communism that would become synonymous with the island nation in years to come.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThough the majority of the map’s recto advertises the Hotel Nacional de Havana and a night club called Bajo la Luna, nearly half of its space is dedicated to a directory of “Things to Do” and “Sights to See.” Offerings on the island are diverse: opera, yacht racing, polo and jai alai one day, private beaches, a tour of a Spanish castle, and a movie the next—amusing, novel ways to spend time and money seem endless here. Evident only to the especially thorough reader though is a “Rural Atmosphere” section buttoning up the list’s end that briefly enumerates the country’s outlying provinces and major industries.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThe pitch this map makes was shaped by a law that had just been repealed. American tourism to Cuba had been built during Prohibition, when Havana was the nearest wet city to the eastern United States, reachable by ferry from Key West and, after 1927, by Pan American's first scheduled international air service. For thirteen years the island's principal draw could go without saying. 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Bison, elk, deer, and other wildlife fill the landscape, while the Days of '76, Gold Discovery Days, and regional rodeos emphasize the area's carefully cultivated mixture of Western history, scenery, and outdoor recreation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eSelling the American West\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe reverse makes the map's promotional purpose even clearer. Beneath the headline “Why Not Have a Real Vacation this Year in the Mountainous Black Hills of South Dakota,” photographs advertise Mount Rushmore as a “Shrine of Democracy,” alongside Sheridan Lake, the Needles, Sylvan Lake Lodge, Spearfish Canyon, the Badlands, buffalo herds, and horseback riding. Issued as automobile ownership and improved highways were transforming American vacations, the map helped promote the Black Hills as an accessible destination for motorists and families.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeneath this cheerful tourist imagery lies a more complicated history. The Black Hills are sacred to the Lakota, whose rights to the region were recognized by the 1868 Treaty of Fort Laramie before the discovery of gold led to an influx of miners and eventual federal seizure of the land. Pyle's map instead presents the region through Western adventure and tourism, with Native people appearing primarily through stereotyped imagery. The contrast makes the map an interesting record of how the history and identity of the Black Hills were being presented to American tourists during the first half of the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New World Cartographic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43477429125181,"sku":"13369","price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0390\/9705\/files\/13369a_Pictorial_Map_Black_Hills.jpg?v=1788215248"},{"product_id":"13370","title":"1930 Richman Brothers Co. 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Richman Brothers was then a major Cleveland based clothing manufacturer and retailer known for selling directly from its factories and eliminating the “middleman's profit.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eMotoring and Menswear in the 1930s\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe surrounding advertising is nearly as interesting as the map. Richman Brothers announces 54 stores in 50 cities, with individual locations listed along both sides and an illustration of its enormous Cleveland factory at upper right. The reverse becomes a miniature menswear catalog, illustrating suits, tuxedos and topcoats alongside an explanation of how the company could sell its clothing for a uniform $22.50. Richman was already distributing road maps as promotional material by 1928, and the company continued the series into the early 1930s; a bibliographic study specifically records a Richman Brothers official road map issued by Rand McNally in 1931.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished just months after the 1929 stock market crash, the map captures an interesting intersection of two increasingly important parts of American consumer culture: affordable ready made clothing and automobile tourism. 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Sawyer, its central map traces the route through Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, Richmond, Norfolk, Wilmington, Charleston, Savannah, Jacksonville, and Miami. The highway belonged to the earlier era of named auto trails, but following the introduction of the federal numbered highway system in 1926, much of this corridor became associated with U.S. Route 1, one of America's best-known long-distance highways. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMore than a road map, the sheet is a colorful advertisement for travel along the Atlantic coast. Photographs and text highlight Plymouth Rock, Fort McHenry, Cape Henry Lighthouse, Norfolk's waterfront, Virginia Beach, historic churches, bridges, beaches, and other attractions awaiting motorists along the route. A broad panorama of Wilmington Beach adorns the upper border, while swimmers and beach scenes emphasize the recreational appeal of the southern coast. 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Major streets snake across the city between instantly recognizable landmarks including Buckingham Palace, the Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey, St. Paul's Cathedral, the Tower of London, British Museum, Albert Hall, and King's Cross and St. Pancras stations. Hyde Park and the city's other green spaces provide welcome breaks in a landscape crowded with buildings, buses, pedestrians, shops, monuments, and humorous observations of London life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe map was clearly designed with the visitor in mind. London's Underground stations are prominently marked, while inset maps at the upper corners locate the city's theatres and cinemas, reflecting the importance of the West End and motion pictures to London entertainment during the 1930s. Small captions point travelers toward everything from the changing of the guard and Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens to Fleet Street, Covent Garden, Petticoat Lane, Soho, and the shops of Oxford Street. 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