Amazing pictorial map of the world’s international short wave radio stations, with each continent crammed with imagery. The map was drawn by Walter Eckhard (1903-1982) and published in Eindhoven, 1953 by the radio division of Philips. Superimposed on the map are red circles indicating the locations of dozens of shortwave radio stations. Small drawings throughout represent genre scenes depicting the people, plants and animals. Includes detailed index to the stations on the lower margin and…
A rare and early separately issued plan of Messina published by Matteo Florimi in Siena, 1600 circa. The plan covers the city in its entirety and showing at bottom the coast of Calabria with the city of Reggio on the left. Embellished by rare original colours and many vessels in the sea and harbour. Below a key listing 167 points of interest.
Stupenda grande carta pittorica della Spagna con una inusuale rappresentazione della rete elettrica della nazione attraverso un fitto reticolo di pali e fili che si estende fino al Portogallo. Disegnata da M. Heredero e pubblicata nel 1957 presso Talleres di San Sebastian per la Escuela Normal de Madrid. Lo scopo didattico della mappa è sottolineato dalla presenza di numerose e raffinate vignette che non solo mostrano graficamente gli stereotipi e le caratteristiche di ogni regione e località ma…
Una delle più rare e ambite rappresentazioni pittoriche di New York! Questa iconica e grande veduta prospettica di New York City fu disegnata nel 1950 da Nils Hansell, all’epoca alle dipendenze di IBM come direttore del Journal of Research and Development e pubblicata dallo stesso Hansell presso la litografia Lutz & Sheinkman. La mappa è un vortice di colorate e vivaci immagini che descrivono gli edifici, le attività produttive e di intrattenimento della città americana.…
Interesting pictorial map of Southeast Asia, Oceania, Australia, and the Pacific published by Keiu Hatano in 1944. Centered on Philippines, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea the map extends to Alaska and the entire eastern coasts of the Americas. Below there are two inserts explaining the several vignettes on the map; One of the keys pertains to war and includes symbols representing naval and air force bases, active and sunken ships. Not included within these keys…
colourful large promotional map by Leon Craste designed to promote tourism and commercial development in Cameroon. Published by French Ministry of Overseas in 1950 at Imprimerie A. Karcher. The map shows the area from French West Africa (A.O.F.) and Nigeria to French East Africa and from Lake Chad to Gabon and Spanish Guinea; it is richly decorated by lovely illustrations of African animals (elephants, rhinos, lions, hippos, giraffes etc.) and a native people going about…
Amazing woodblock map in two sheets showing whole Japan oriented with north to the upper right, including its Northernmost islands and those to the south, Okinawa, etc… Includes views of major points of interest, Japanese ports, charts of mountains and rivers, list of prefectures, and legend. Below a little world map in two hemispheres and lovely compass rose in ninja style.
Color pictorial map of the world showing travel Lufthansa’s routes and connections with Lufthansa plane flying over map of the world. Map representing landmarks, major cities, and people. Includes compass rose decorated with Lufthansa logo.
Richly decorated double hemisphere pictorial map of the moon by Michael Ramus issued by New York bank Merrill Lynch as a promotional hand-out to commemorate the first two manned lunar landings in 1969 on 20 July and 19 November, which were achieved by the Apollo 11 and 12 space missions. As the title implies, it combines accurately drawn and labeled maps of lunar craters and seas with whimsical illustrations. At the center is the Saturn V rocket, which launched the Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins into space. At top depiction of three American presidents – Nixon, Johnson, and Kennedy, whose administrations supported space exploration – soaring above the scene upon the back of a n eagle. From the eagle’s beak, a banner unfurls with astronaut Neil Armstrong’s famous phrase, “One small step for a man… one giant leap for mankind.”
The moon is shown in two hemispheres representing the “Far Side” and the “Near Side” with the Apollo 11 and 12 landings illustrated on the “Near Side,” and the “Far Side” making note of the Russian lunar missions. The hemispheres are rendered with accurate topography while the so-called “seas” are filled with mythical sea creatures. Below the hemispheres are illustrations of various achievements in astronomy and flight, including Galileo observing the moon with a telescope and the transatlantic flights of the Wright Brothers and Charles Lindberg, as well as eccentric images, such as Halloween imagery and Romeo and Juliet (likely a reference to Juliet asking Romeo to “swear not by the moon”). A stock ticker tape stretches across the image as a reminder of Merrill Lynch’s investment opportunities.
At bottom two cartouches describe how 1969 will be remembered and what is to be expected in 1970. One of the most interesting and famous Moon pictorial map. Ref: Hornsby (Picturing America) #158
A colourful promotional map of French West Africa by Leon Craste designed to promote tourism and commercial development in French West Africa, which continued to operate as a political federation until 1960. Published by French Ministry of Overseas in 1951. The map shows the area from Atlantic Ocean to Chad and Cameroon and from Algeria to Togo including the colonies of Mauritania, Sudan, Senegal and Ivory Coast and some of the Portuguese territories like Guinea-Bissau, Gambia, Ghana and Nigeria. Illustrations of major cities, agricultural products, natural resources and exotic animals are on display, along with an inset showing French possessions relative to the entire continent.
Spectacular promotional travel poster of Madagascar, by Maurice Tranchant in 1952 and printed by G. Raidot in Paris.
A large pictorial map by J. Choain Audiberti of French Equatorial Africa showing several African countries including Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon, Gabon, Central African Republic and the Belgian Congo. The map is illustrated with lovely vignettes of people, farming, trees, mountains and animals like tigers, camels, horses, antelopes, ostriches, giraffes, elephants. It is completed by ships at sea, cars driving through the desert, planes flying over the map; at bottom a fine cartouche with a traditional African village scene surrounding the larger map of Africa. Published in Paris, 1950
Carta geografica pittorica dell’intera Italia edita come pieghevole per scopi promozionali dall’Aquila raffineria di oli minerali di Trieste che descrive i piatti tipici del Bel Paese per i viaggiatori stranieri. Ai lati legenda con la descrizione in inglese delle prelibatezze culinarie e al verso le caratteristiche e peculiarità delle varie regioni italiane. L’Abruzzo e il Moline ancora come un’unica regione. Stampata presto I.G.D.A di Novara nel 1959.
Stupenda grande carta geografica edita in due fogli da unire orizzontalmente dalla Banque Nationale pour le Commerce et l’Industrie che mostra con un elevato livello di dettaglio e una ricca toponomastica l’intera Francia con un riuscito effetto leggermente prospettico e tridimensionale che permetteva di far risaltare la nazione dal resto della rappresentazione. Basata sui rilevamenti cartografici di Bergelin la mappa, commissionata per arredare gli uffici e le sedi della banca francese, è stampata dalla tipografia litografica Dreager nel 1945. Le città dove erano ubicate le filiali sono rappresentate con il logo della banca rifinito da un elegante oro satinato. Dal punto di vista decorativo la carta è arricchita in alto a destra da una rosa dei venti e nel mare dalla presenza di pesci, animali marini, navi e un grande Nettuno sul suo cocchio trainato da cavalli. In basso a sinistra il grande logo della BNCI: il tutto incorniciato da un bordo geometrico dal gusto art deco.
