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Out of stockBetween the 1950s and 1960s, Taiwan presented itself to the world as a modern and vibrant island. One of the most fascinating ways it did so was through visually striking posters and illustrated maps. See Taiwan, published around 1960 by the Government Information Office of the Republic of China, is one of the most iconic examples of this era of tourism communication. Far from the austere traditional maps, this map is a true narrative illustration…
- Dimension: 62 x 92 cm
- Place of publication: Taipei
- Year: 1960
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Out of stockAmazing 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.
- Dimension: 71,5 x 48 cm
- Year: Meiji 22 [1889]
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Rare Pictorial Map of Silicon Valley, highlighting the technology companies that transformed the region into a global epicenter of innovation by the end of the 20th century. Signed at the bottom center by “Johnson,” this large-format poster was published in 1985 in Fremont, California, by City Graphics of America. The map spans several Silicon Valley cities, including Mountain View (now home to Google), Cupertino (headquarters of Apple, then surging with the success of the Macintosh),…
- Dimension: 58 x 90 cm
- Place of publication: Fremont
- Year: 1985
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An attractive miniature map of South America by Thomas Starling from popular Victorian atlas “The Royal Cabinet Atlas, And Universal Compendium Of All Places In The Known World” published by Bull and Churton in London in 1833. The map is accompanied by a page of text giving the latitude and longitude of the major towns.
- Year: 1833
- Dimension: 90 x 145 mm
- Place of publication: London
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An attractive and really uncommon miniature map of the Pacific Islands with an inset of Hawaii. From popular Starling’s Victorian atlas “The Royal Cabinet Atlas, And Universal Compendium Of All Places In The Known World” published by Bull and Churton in London in 1833. The map is accompanied by a page of text giving the latitude and longitude of the major towns.
- Year: 1833
- Dimension: 145 x 90 mm
- Place of publication: London
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Fascinating antique map of the eastern coast of the United States, featuring several intriguing curiosities in its boundaries. Notably, Louisiana appears without a western limit, stretching into what would later become Texas, while its name is rendered in an Italianized form as “Luiciana.” The Mississippi River is depicted in a compressed fashion, seemingly squeezed by other rivers, and Alabama is shown with roughly triple its actual coastline. The map, signed at the lower right by…
- Dimension: 28 x 34 cm
- Place of publication: Genoa
- Year: 1858
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Fascinating chart showing the celestial hemispheres in the Autumn and Spring skies, plus smaller North and South polar projections and the orbits of the Planets with the with the non-existent planet Vulcan orbiting Mercury.
- Dimension: 52 x 74 cm
- Place of publication: Paris
- Year: 1862
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Created in 1960 by the French artist and illustrator François Lesourt, this pictorial world map was commissioned by the airline TAI (Transports Aériens Intercontinentaux) and stands as one of the most refined examples of postwar travel and promotional graphic art. The map presents the globe in a richly decorative composition: the continents, rendered in a bright ochre yellow, emerge from turquoise oceans crossed by red air routes radiating from Europe toward Africa, Asia, and Oceania…
- Dimension: 57 x 80 cm
- Place of publication: Paris
- Year: 1960
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Uncommon brochure with a reduced version of the famous and decorative double hemisphere pictorial map prepared by Luc-Marie Bayle for TAI Transport Aeriens Intercontinentaux. The depliant shows all the routes of the company.
TAI routes are shown in red. The Transport Aeriens Intercontinentaux company began as a charter airline in June 1946 in association with the Messageries Maritime Shipping Company.- Dimension: 41 x 24 cm
- Place of publication: Paris
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Out of stockFirst edition of the decorative double hemisphere pictorial map prepared by Luc-Marie Bayle for TAI Transport Aeriens Intercontinentaux with two decorative compass rose oriented with the north to the upper margin. The hemispheres are surrounded by fun images of various explorers in divers modes of transport a hot air balloon, early and later forms of aeroplanes, rowing boats, sailing ships, galleons, whales and fish. TAI routes are shown in red. The Transport Aeriens Intercontinentaux company began as a charter airline in June 1946 in association with the Messageries Maritime Shipping Company.
- Dimension: 51 x 73 cm
- Place of publication: Paris
- Year: 1948
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Out of stock[sold] Interesting folded pocket map of Tehran drawn by Abbsas Sahab one of the leading Iranian cartographer, published in Tehran in 1958 by A. Sahab Cartographical Drafting. The detailed plan, printed in decorative blue, shows city blocks, major roads, streets, railways, industry, historical, public and educational buildings, parks and agriculture. Includes distance chart, Compass rose, index to places of interest outside Tehran and alpha numeric key to map to hotels, travel agencies, embassies, museums, banks, bookshops etc. At top vignettes with the most interesting buildings. Pictorial cover.
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- Dimension: 67 x 48 cm
- Place of publication: Tehran
- Year: 1958
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Beautiful little map based on Ortelius? famous map of the Holy Land. It is oriented with east at the top and centered on Samaria. From the Mercator Hondius “Atlas Minor” published in Amsterdam in 1648 at Jannsonius with german text on verso. In 1607 Jodocus Hondius published a reduced size version of Mercator’s “Atlas”, itself suitably titled “Atlas Minor”. The maps were copied from those of the great cartographer Mercator of around 1580-90 or were reductions of Hondius’ own maps of 1606. Almos
- Year: 1648
- Dimension: 196 x 134 mm
- Place of publication: Amsterdam
