The New Year is upon us! This is our final dispatch in 2022. We hope it finds you well, full of holiday season joy, and looking forward to even better times in 2023. We wish you a Happy New Year's Day and hope that the turn of the calendar brings you only good things!
It has been our pleasure to help you with all of your antique map, chart, and print needs over the past year. Thank you for trusting us to provide you with delightful and interesting antique items. We hope we will see you again, online or in person, in the New Year!
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STORE-WIDE SALE:
Use code: THANKS2022
Good until the end of 12/31/2022
As always, we shall highlight some exciting new maps below, but you can always visit our Newly Listed Maps section to see everything recent 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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1714 - Motus Planetarum Superiorum
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Here we have a unique antique planetary map by Doppelmayer and published by Homann in 1714. This colorful and dynamic map shows the sun and other planets (Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn) orbiting the Earth, including their retrograde pattern. Don't miss the illustration of the planets personified as putti or cherubs, with Earth at the center and the other planets and the sun seeming to dance around it. |
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1714 - Motus Planetarum Superiorum - Antique Map |
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We have two new pictorial maps, each delightful in its own way. First is the Gastronomic Map of Switzerland, featuring Swiss delicacies, including cheeses, wines, beers, ciders, bread, meat, chocolate, and more, all shown as inviting illustrations, tempting and tantalizing your taste buds. |
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1939 - Carte Gastronomique de la Suisse, Gastronomic Map of Switzerland - Antique Map |
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The second is a map of Cape Cod by F.J. Miller, c. 1950. This handsome map features a decorative border with fishermen, sunbathers, clammers, golfers, lighthouses, Cape Cod houses, lobstermen, sailboats, and more. The map shows towns and villages, with major roads and a few illustrated embellishments, such as the Pilgrim Monument in Provincetown. It maintains its vibrant original red, white, and blue color. A classic map of the Cape! |
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1950 - A Map of Interesting Cape Cod - Antique Map |
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Maps of Caledonia County, Vermont
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Bob's Vermont roots continue to shine through our recent acquisitions, this time in the form of maps from Caledonia County, part of the Northeast Kingdom. These maps from 1875 show property owners and businesses. The collection also includes numerous marvelous pages illustrating local homes, farms, and businesses, for which the owners likely paid an advertising fee. |
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Early Map of the United States |
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This rare and desirable collector's map shows the country at a pivotal time, when France claimed the land of Louisiana west of the Mississippi, Spain held East and West Florida, and Britain had solidified it's hold of Canada. Thirteen states are named with interesting boundaries. Maine appears to be part of New Hampshire and Vermont is part of New York. The western part of the United States is labeled Reserved Country. Many groups of Native American Indians are noted throughout. Gentlewomen in bright gowns flank the title cartouche. Spelling of place names is phonetic and unusual. This map does not appear on the market often!
We are sorry, but this map is not part of the sale.
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1784 - Bowles's New Pocket Map of the United States of America; the British Possessions of Canada, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland with the French and Spanish Territories of Louisiana and Florida, as Settled by The Preliminary Articles of Peace, Signed at Versailles the 20th Jan.y. 1783 - Antique Map |
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Maps of Antiquity | 508-945-1660 | 1409 Main St, Chatham MA | Website
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