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Sammy Berk
@mapman5000
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Antique Map Dealer, VP of the History in Your Hands Foundation, Founder of the Chicago and San Francisco Map Fair
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2018-01-11 16:48
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mapman5000
maps
2019-04-10 15:59
Map, Book and Ephemera Fair to be held at the Newberry Library May 3 - 5, 2019
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art
2018-04-28 22:48
16th Century Bird's Eye View of Venice - A Woodblock Engraving by Braun & Hogenberg
Venetia By: Braun and Hogenberg Date: 1574 (Published) Cologne Dimensions: 13.25 x 18.8 inches (33.7 x 47.8 cm) This striking bird's-eye view of Venice appeared in the first atlas of cities, Civitates
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mapman5000
art
2018-03-16 15:24
A Playful and Highly Informative Map of Carmel, California in 1942 by Jo Mora
Carmel-By-The-Sea By: Joseph Jacinto Mora Date: 1942 (dated) Monterey, CA Dimensions: 18.7 x 24.5 inches (47.5 x 62.25 cm) This is a delightful map of Carmel, California by Jo Mora, a Uruguayan-born American
mapman5000
art
2018-03-14 21:01
A Striking 18th Century Map of Scandinavia with an Elaborate Title Cartouche
Scandinavia complectens Sueciae, Daniae & Norvegiae Regna ex Tabulis Ion. By: Johann Baptiste Homann Date: 1720 (Published) Nuremburg Dimensions: 19 x 22.5 inches (48.3 cm x 57.2 cm) This beautiful
mapman5000
travel
2018-03-13 14:21
One of the Earliest Obtainable Maps to Focus on South America! By: Linschoten, 1596
Delineatio Omnium Orarum Totius Australis Partis Americae, Dictae Peruvianae, a R. de la Plata, Brasiliam, Pariam, & Castellam . . . By: Jan Huygen Van Linschoten Date: 1596 (published) Amsterdam
mapman5000
history
2018-03-12 15:49
Extraordinary Historical Find!!! - WWII Era Japanese Manuscript Map of a Portion of the Island of Peleliu
WWII Era Japanese Manuscript Map of a Portion of the Island of Peleliu By: Japanese origin author unknown Date: 1944 (dated) Date of Recovery Dimensions: 17.75 x 31.25 inches (45 x 79.4 cm) On 24 September
mapman5000
travel
2018-03-09 16:03
More of an Antique Poster with a Map, but we will let this one slide for today.
Holland-America Line: Tomorrow’s Ship Today By: Eppo Doeve Date: 1959 (published) Amsterdam Dimensions: 30.75 x 23.25 inches (78x 52.7 cm) This is an authentic, antique travel poster promoting S.S. Rotterdam
mapman5000
internationalwomensday
2018-03-08 16:48
In Honor of International Women's Day - We Give You Europa, Depicted as a Queen
Europa in de gedaante eener zittende dame. By: Anonymous Date: 1800 (circa) Dimensions: 6.75 x 9.25 inches (17.15 cm x 23.5 cm) This highly unusual map depicts Europe as a satirical female figure whose
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history
2018-03-08 00:24
Early Map of the Eastern U.S. Shows Mohican Villages and the town of New York, I mean New Amsterdam, in New Belgium...
Novi Belgii Novaeque Angliae Nec Non Partis Virginiae Tabula... By: Nicolaus Johannes Visscher Date: 1656 (Published) Amsterdam Dimensions: 18.25 x 21.8 inches (46.4 x 55.4 cm) This important Visscher
mapman5000
travel
2018-03-06 16:51
Pictorial Map of Canada that Celebrates its History, Nature, and Culture by Peter R Furse 1964
Canada By: Peter Reynolds Furse Date: 1964 (Dated) New Brunswick Dimensions: 19 x 25.75 (48.3 x 65.4 cm) This marvelous pictorial map of Canada by Peter Reynolds Furse depicts much of the history of Canada
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travel
2018-03-05 20:54
A Landmark 16th Century World Map by the Guy the Invented the Atlas... Abraham Ortelius
Typus Orbis Terrarum By: Abraham Ortelius Date: 1570 (Published) Antwerp Dimensions: 13.25 x 19.5 inches (33.7 x 49.5 cm) This important map of the world appeared in 1570 in the Theatrum Orbis Terrarum
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travel
2018-02-28 21:20
16th Century Map of Transylvania printed from a Woodcut Engraving by Sebastian Munster
Transsylvania XXI Nova Tabula By: Sebastian Munster Date: 1552 (Published) Basel Dimensions: 12 x 14.75 inches (30.1 cm x 37.5 cm) This marvelous and scarce Munster woodcut is the earliest obtainable map
mapman5000
history
2018-02-27 17:30
Antique Map of the Strait of Gibraltar made just after the Great Spanish Siege of 1727
By: Homann Heirs Date: 1730 (dated) Nuremberg Dimensions: 22.5 x 19 inches (57.2 x 48.25 cm) This is an authentic antique map of the Strait of Gibraltar by Homann Heirs. The map was published out of Nuremberg
mapman5000
travel
2018-02-26 15:58
A Clear Depiction of the Western Frontier of the United States in the Mid-1800s.
Colton’s Map of Kansas, Nebraska, Dakota & Indian Territory By: Joseph Hutchins Colton Date: 1864 (Published) New York Dimensions: 17 x 27 inches (43.2 x 68.6 cm) This scarce Civil War era map of the
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travel
2018-02-22 17:31
17th Century Map of Asia: Includes 9 views of important cities, ethnic carto-figures and geographic fallacies
Asia Noviter Delineata By: Willem Blaeu Date: 1635 (circa) Dimensions: 22 x 16 inches (55.9 x 40.7 cm) This is a great full colored example of Blaeu's decorative map of Asia. The ornamented with 9 views
mapman5000
travel
2018-02-22 00:36
A Unique 19th Century Traveller's Map of Moscow that was Made for French and Russian Visitors
Nouveau Plan de Moscou By: G.L. De Laveau Date: 1824 (published) Paris Dimensions: 23 x 31 inches (53.3 cm x 78.7cm) This lovely rare authentic antique traveler’s folding guide of Moscow by G.L. De Laveau
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travel
2018-02-20 16:52
Iconic Map of the Hawaiian Islands: Produced by the Hawaiian Pineapple Company (Dole) to Promote Industry and Tourism
The Dole Map of the Hawaiian Islands U.S.A… By: Hawaiian Pineapple Company Date: 1937 (dated) San Francisco Dimensions: 17.25 x 35.75 inches (34 cm x 90.8 cm) This is a quite pleasing, decorative map of
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travel
2018-02-19 16:04
18th Century Map of Sicily: Includes the location of a healing sulfur spring, an erupting Mt Etna, and gods of Greek and Roman mythology
Mappa Geographica totius Insulae et Regni Siciliae cura graphio et impen sis Matth. Seutteri, S.C.M.G. August By: Matthias Seutter Date: 1730 (circa) Augsburg Size: 19.75 x 22.75 inches (50.2 cm x 57.8
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ireland
2018-02-16 16:57
Early 17th Century Map of Ireland Depicts the Island with a Unique Orientation
Irlandiae Accurata Descriptio By: Abraham Ortelius /Joannes Baptista Vrientes Date: 1609 (Published) Antwerp Dimensions: 17.25 x 22.5 inches (44 cm x 57 cm) This decorative map is an extraordinary example
mapman5000
science
2018-02-15 17:31
A Fine Representation of Our Geologic Understanding of the United Sates in the Late 19th Century
Geological Map of the United States Compiled by C.H. Hitchcock and W.P. Blake By: United States GPO Date: 1873 (Published) Washington Dimensions: 21.4 x 33.5 (54.4 cm x 85.1 cm) This colorful map of the
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