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Geographicus Rare and Antique Maps New Acquisitions
Our online antique map gallery is updated daily. For your enjoyment and consideration, please find below a list of our most recent acquisitions.
We hope you and your loved ones remain both safe and healthy. For now, Geographicus will continue to operate mostly as usual. One change, we are limiting in-office appointments until further notice. There also may be a slight delay in processing some orders, depending upon how governments and other businesses (like FedEx) respond to the coronavirus outbreak While we will continue to ship most orders as they are received, on request we are happy to hold purchases for delayed shipping.
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[Brigadier General Frederick William Henry Walshe Archive]
Unique first person espionage archive of the Great Game.
This is a fascinating, unrecorded archive of secret British Indian Army espionage documentation, dating from first decade of the 20th century, providing the modern reader a unique fly-on-the-wall view of the geopolitical, military, and social history of the frontiers of British India as the Great Game came to a close and as the Great War loomed. PRICE: 25000.00 USD
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Vue Générale de New-York.
New York emerges as the equal of London or Paris!
This is a spectacular 2-color chromolithograph bird's-eye view of New York City by C. Wild, H. Walter, and Lemercier. The work represents New York as it attempted to establish itself as a premier global metropolis, comparable to London and Paris. The view looks south towards New York Harbor from a fictional high-point above Union Square (14th - 18th Sts.). PRICE: 6500.00 USD
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Isometrical Projection of Territory Adjacent to the City of Albany showing the Plans proposed for the Extension of the Albany City Water Works Under Act Chap. 42 Laws of 1868.
Spectacular un-urban view of the utmost peculiarity.
An oddity the likes of which we have never before seen, this is an innovative and stunning c. 1868 chromolithograph perspective bird's-eye view of the hills and waterworks to the southwest of Albany, New York. The view was drawn by the brilliant and ambitious German-American civil engineer Julius Caesar Laass. PRICE: 6000.00 USD
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The Bahama Banks and Gulf of Florida, by Edmund Blunt.
Supplying the Confederacy through the Blockade.
A scarce, detailed, and highly attractive 1847 blueback-style nautical chart or maritime map of Florida and the Bahamas by Edmond Blunt and his sons E. and G. W. Blunt featuring notes and annotations suggestive of use by a Confederate blockade runner. The map offer unique insight into the supply line and trade routes of the Confederacy during the American Civil War. PRICE: 5000.00 USD
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Prosp. der Statt Parys wie solche an ietzo an zusehen.
Bucolic Panorama of Paris and her Countryside.
This is a 1655 Caspar Merian view of Paris, France - a superbly executed view showing that in artistry Caspar was indeed his father's son. The view is oriented to the west-south-west, from a perspective both further from the city and more to the east than the elder Merian's 1638 view. PRICE: 2850.00 USD
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[South Pacific]
South Sea whaling.
A rare 1825 James Norie blueback nautical chart or maritime map of the South Pacific with notations from a whaling voyage undertaken between 1855 and 1856. The chart, a composite of three charts joined by the original owner, covers from Borneo and Australia to South America and The Falkland Islands. PRICE: 2800.00 USD
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Paris Wie wie solche Ao. 1620 im Wessen gestanden.
Beautiful, Historical Perspective View of Paris.
This is a 1655 Caspar Merian bird's eye view of Paris, France. It appeared in Merian's Topographiae Gallae, , published in Frankfurt in 1655. The view is oriented to the north-east, looking up the Seine towards Notre Dame (at center). Boats can be seen plying the river (whose direction of flow is indicated with arrows.) The walled city has 290 of its principal structures numbered to a key which appeared in the text. PRICE: 2100.00 USD
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Carte Réduite de la Partie Septentrionale du Golfe du Mexique Depuis Laguna Madre jusqu'à la Côte de la Floride.
Renewed French interest in the Gulf of Mexico.
This is an 1826 French Dépôt de la Marine nautical chart or maritime map of the Gulf Coast of the United States. The map depicts the coast from the Laguna Madre in modern-day Texas to Saint Joseph Bay (Be. de St. José), near modern-day Panama City, Florida. Limited but finely engraved coastal detail appears throughout. Bays, lakes, and rivers are illustrated, among them Galveston Bay, Lake Pontchartrain, the Mississippi River, and its delta, Mobile Bay, and Pensacola Bay. PRICE: 2000.00 USD
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Parys Ao. 1654.
Beautiful, Minutely Detailed Plan of Paris.
This is a 1655 Caspar Merian plan, or map of Paris, France. It appeared in Merian's Topographiae Gallae , published in Frankfurt in 1655. The plan is oriented to the south-east, centered on the Île de la Cité and Notre Dame Cathedral. The younger Merian includes in the upper corners the coats-of-arms of Paris and of France. PRICE: 1500.00 USD
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The First Battle Between 'Iron' Ships of War.
American Civil War: First battle of ironclads!
This is an 1862 Henry Bill chromolithograph view of the Battle of Hampton Roads (March 8 - 9, 1862), a naval battle during the American Civil War, renowned as the first naval battle between ironclad ships. The USS Monitor , the Union ironclad, occupies the foreground and bears a U.S. flag on her stern. She fires on the CSS Virginia , the Confederate ironclad, at close range. PRICE: 1500.00 USD
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Sumatra Taprobana.
The first separate map of any Southeast Asian island to be based on actual observation.' - Suarez
This is the seminal 1556 Giovanni Battista Ramusio map of Sumatra, 'the first separate map of any Southeast Asian island to be based on actual observation' (Suarez) and one of the first European maps to focus narrowly on so remote a part of the world. It appeared in Ramusio's i Navigationi et Viaggi , the first collection of explorers' first-hand accounts of their travels. PRICE: 1500.00 USD
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Carte Réduite de la Partie Méridionale du Golfe du Mexique Depuis le Cap Catoche jusqu'à Laguna Madre.
French interest in Mexico waxing.
This is an 1826 Dépôt de la Marine nautical chart or maritime map of the Gulf Coast of Mexico. The chart details the region from the Laguna Madre south to the Yucatan Peninsula. Depth soundings appear haphazardly, disappearing along the stretch of coastline in the Bay of Campeche, except for the Laguna de Términos, underscoring just how poorly this region was mapped in the early 19th century. PRICE: 1500.00 USD
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Cape Cod Barnstable County Mass.
Pictorial map of Cape Cod.
This is a 1937 C. W. Holliday pictorial map of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Cape Cod's maritime history takes center stage. Illustrations of numerous sailing ships, The Mayflower and Northern Light (the clipper ship that connected Boston and San Francisco via Cape Horn), ply the waters surrounding the Cape. A whale, a gigantic 'sacred cod', and flocks of seagulls and geese appear as well. PRICE: 1250.00 USD
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Camp at Framingham. Second Brigade. Mass. Vol. Militia. July 21st to 25th 1885.
Massachusetts Volunteer Militia.
This is an 1885 Albert F. Poole bird's-eye view of Camp Framingham, Massachusetts, a former Massachusetts National Guard camp in Framingham. The view depicts training exercises undertaken by the Second Brigade of the Massachusetts Volunteer Militia. Individual tents are illustrated. They are also numbered and correspond with an index situated along the bottom border. This allows readers know where they or their loved one had spent those five days in July 1885. PRICE: 1250.00 USD
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A slightly cockeyed map of that slightly cockeyed community Hollywood executed by that slightly cockeyed topographer...
The Golden Age of Hollywood.
This is a 1937 John. Groth pictorial map of Hollywood, California. Hollywood's glitz and glamour abound, with movie studios, such as Universal, 20th Century Fox, M.G.M., R.K.O., Warner Brothers, United Artists, Columbia, and Paramount, all vying for the viewer's attention. Radio stations, including N.B.C. and K.N.X., attempt to distract the viewer from the movie studios. Buses full of people travel Hollywood's roads, which are all labeled. PRICE: 1200.00 USD
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КУБА. / CUBA.
Soviet map of Cuba published during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
This is a 1962 Soviet Department of Geodesy and Cartography map of Cuba published the year of the Cuban Missile Crisis - thus one of the few published maps to capture this ephemeral moment from the Soviet perspective. Printed in the Soviet Union and with all text in Russian, a political and topographic map occupies the majority of the sheet. Cities and towns appear throughout the island, including Havana, Matanzas, Cardenas, and Santiago. PRICE: 1000.00 USD
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Map Shewing the Mombasa-Victoria (Uganda) Railway.
'An iron snake will cross from the lake of salt to the lands of the Great Lake.' - ancient Kikuyu prophecy
A rare and significant 1903 War Office 'Scramble for Africa' map illustrating the course of the Mombasa-Victoria Railway. Generally known as the Uganda Railroad, for its destination, the line is marked here running through Kenya from the Indian Ocean, through Nairobi, to the Lake Victoria port of Kisumu, Uganda. The map's coverage extends from the western shores of Lake Victoria to the Indian Ocean and the Tana River, embracing the heart of modern Kenya. PRICE: 950.00 USD
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High Bridge and Farmville.
Lee's retreat from Richmond.
This is an 1867 John Weyss and Nathaniel Michler map of the battlefield of High Bridge, Virginia. The map depicts the region from the farmstead of A. Adams to the Parkinson homestead and from the home of H. Burt to Rice's Depot. Numerous homesteads, farmsteads, churches, and mills are identified, along with Farmville and Jamestown (both of which are situated along the Appomattox River), and Rice's Depot. PRICE: 375.00 USD
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Petersburg and Five Forks.
Siege of Petersburg including the Battle of Five Forks, forcing the retreat of the Army of Northern Virginia.
This is an 1867 John Weyss and Nathaniel Michler map of Petersburg and Five Forks, Virginia illustrating the Siege of Petersburg during the American Civil War (1862 - 1865). The map depicts the region from Five Forks to Prince George Court House and from the river road north of the Appomattox River to Malone's Bridge on Rowanty Creek. PRICE: 375.00 USD
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Bermuda Hundred.
Ending the stalemate.
This is an 1867 John Weyss and Nathaniel Michler map of the Bermuda Hundred Campaign during the American Civil War. The map depicts the region from the Dunnson farm to the Jordan's Point Lighthouse on the James River and from Chaffin's Bluff and Drury's (Drewry's) Bluff to the J. Mason farm. PRICE: 375.00 USD
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Map of Romantic Boston Bay and Cape Cod The Land Of Our Pilgrim Forefathers.
A fascinating map celebrating nautical Massachusetts.
A charming 1944 pictorial map of Boston Bay Cape Cod and its towns, created by New England author and historian Edward Rowe Snow. A lover of all things piratical and nautical, Snow names the towns of coastal Massachusetts and Cape Cod with little fanfare, but luxuriates in his depictions of lighthouses, ships, shipwrecks, and whales. PRICE: 350.00 USD
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The Virgin Islands.
Pirate gold and buried treasure.
This is a c. 1960 G. Hoyt serigraph pictorial map of the Virgin Islands. Hoyt's playful map depicts parts of the U.S. Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands, including St. John, Tortola, and Virgin Gorda. The Sir Francis Drake Channel, Salt Island Passage, the Winward Passage, The Narrows, and Pillsbury Sound appear. The overall motif evokes the bygone era of pirates and privateers, sacking ships for their wealth, and then burying it in great chests. PRICE: 350.00 USD
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Москва ПАНОРАМНЫЙ ПЛАН ЦЕНТРАЛЬНОЙ, ЧАСТи ГОРОДА. / Moscow PANORAMIC PLAN OF THE CENTRAL PART OF THE CITY.
Moscow's famous buildings, including the Kremlin and the Bolshoi Theatre, in profile.
This is a 1975 Rabochiy Publishing pictorial city plan or map of Moscow, Russia. Centered on the Kremlin, numerous buildings throughout the city are illustrated in profile. St. Basil's Cathedral, the Bolshoi Theatre, the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, the Kotelnicheskaya Embankment Building, and the State Historical Museum are among these famous sites. PRICE: 275.00 USD
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Birds Eye View of Casco Bay: Portland, Maine and Surroundings.
A Cartographic Historical Digest of Casco Bay.
This is a beautiful 1950 bird’s eye-view map of Casco Bay, Portland, Maine. It is the last edition of the George Walker view of the same title, issued in 1906. The view covers Casco Bay, an inlet of the Gulf of Maine on the southern coast of Maine, from Port Elizabeth and South Portland with Rangeley Lakes and Mount Washington in New Hampshire on the horizon. The city of Portland is beautifully rendered. PRICE: 175.00 USD
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Replacement Camp No. One Malir - Karachi - India.
80 to 100,000 American servicemen and women passed through here on their way home to the U.S. after World War II
This is a 1945 map of Replacement Depot No. One at Camp Malir, Karachi, India, after World War II in the Pacific. Roads throughout the camp are labeled, using names of states, cities, or even some of the Great Lakes. PXs, theaters, dispensaries, pools, American Red Cross clubs, and a beer garden appear as well. These locations underscore the reality that the men using this map simply needed to be entertained before getting on a ship back to the United States. PRICE: 150.00 USD
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