Happy April! What a wonderful month! All the flowers are suddenly bursting forth and we finally have some sunshine and warm weather. Bob has been busy in the garden and it seems like there are more tourists around every weekend. It is a perfect time to be on the Cape!
Our Guest Rooms are booking up for the summer, so if you plan to visit the Cape, make your plans soon!
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Below, we shall highlight some exciting new maps, but you can always visit our Newly Listed Maps section to see everything from the past month or so. We have a Great Maps - Super Deals category that offers our discounted items. And don't forget that we also have a category specifically for maps under $100!
If you are looking for something specific, we recommend using the search function or the "Filter By" function on the left side above the listings to search within a category.
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An Early Road Map of New England |
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This map was published at an interesting time in the evolution of travel, when the United States was poised to move from carriage and railroad travel as the predominant method of transport to automobile. Railroad travel dominated long-distance travel from 1850 to the early 20th century. Even several decades after its invention in 1884, the car was looked upon as a frivolous toy. Not only were they expensive, but there weren't any roads on which to drive them (carriage roads had ruts from the carriage wheels etc). Despite the initial negative images people had of automobiles, between 1900 and 1915, the number of cars in America jumped from just 8,000 to more than 2 million. Automobiles offered a freedom in travel that trains could not match. This map shows some of the earliest automobile roads, specifically "Direct routes," in red. |
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1909 - Map of the New England States showing State, County & Town Boundaries, Post Offices, Railroad Stations &c. - Antique Map |
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Both of these handsome bird's-eye view maps were published for tourists visiting the area and were given out as folding pamphlets. Note how crammed full of ships the waters around Manhattan are! |
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1879 - The City of New York - Antique Map |
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1918 - Lake George - Antique Map |
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We are pleased to have town maps for two more counties of New York: Otsego and Delaware. These maps show property owners names, business directories, and other interesting information. |
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1869 - Kortright, Delaware Co. NY - Antique Map |
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1868 - Cooperstown, Otsego Township - Antique Map |
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Other NY Counties we have are: |
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Other NY Counties we have that are not yet online but we hope to list soon (please contact us if you are interested in a map of a town from any of these counties): |
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Richmond County - Staten Island
Albany County
Schenectady County
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Fulton County
Montgomery County
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We have a variety of delightful antique prints that have been recently added to the website, including views of cities in California, Oregon, New York, and Connecticut. There are also a few more beautiful botanical prints to fulfill you desire for exquisite color.
There are many more new prints online than we have space for here!
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1840 - South View of Norwich City, Con. - Antique Print |
1848 - View of San Francisco, from the foot of Telegraph Hill - Antique Print |
1870 - Tree gloxinia - Plectopoma Naegelioides Corallinum - Antique Print |
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c. 1860 - Mission of San Diego - Antique Print |
1840 - North Western View of Brooklyn, N.Y., from Near Peck Slip, New York City. - Antique Print |
1850 - Double Tiger Lily- Lilium Tigrinum Flore Pleno - Antique Print |
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We wish we could highlight every newly-added map, chart, and print and give each one its moment in the spotlight, but unfortunately it just isn't possible. Here are a few more noteworthy items you don't want to miss! |
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We are excited to have whales back in stock!
Made using a combination of modern technology and traditional methods, wherein an original is scanned, its likeness is digitally etched onto an engraving plate, then the plate is used to print the image in the traditional way, with a printing press. The print is then hand colored.
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1788 - A New Map of the German Empire, and the Neighbouring States with their Principal Post Roads… - Antique Map |
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We have a large collection of Cape Cod Topo maps, from Provincetown to the Elizabeth Islands! We are beginning to add the to our online database.
1947 - Chatham, Mass. Cape Cod Antique Topographic Map - Antique Map
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1879 - Sketch of El Paso, Texas, and Vicinity; Showing Position of Astronomical Monument of 1878 near Ft. Bliss - Antique Map |
Maps from the 1879 "Annual Report upon the Geographical Surveys of the Territory of the United States West of the 100th Meridian..." |
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Our shop is currently operating on winter hours!
Tuesday - Saturday 10am - 5pm.
We are closed Sundays and Mondays until May 1st.
Or give us a call at: 508-945-1660
If you or your loved-ones need accommodations, send them over to our converted 18th century farmhouse, Chatham Guest Rooms. We have been very well reviewed on TripAdvisor!
Do you need a getaway? Take a Spring trip to Cape Cod and enjoy the nearby bike path!
Planning for summer? Make your bookings early to ensure you get your preferred dates and accommodations! We are getting bookings daily for the summer months.
Book your stay now at Chatham Guest Rooms! The rates are reasonable and you will be staying in the building that is home to Maps of Antiquity! You can pop in to look at maps quite easily during business hours. We rent rooms year 'round!
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Maps of Antiquity | 508-945-1660 | 1409 Main St, Chatham MA | Website
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