20th Century
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Out of stockLovely Pictorial map of French Riviera centered on Saint-Raphael. Published in 1950 for SACO, société des Auto-Cars de la Corniche d’Or.
- Dimension: 27 x 43 cm
- Year: 1950
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Rare German satirical map published just after the outbreak of the First World War. The nations of Europe are humorously caricatured through crude stereotypes and allegories.
- Dimension: 36 x 50 cm
- Place of publication: Hamburg
- Year: 1914
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Out of stockA lovely vintage poster designed by Otto Nielsen for SAS Scandinavian Airlines System showing the World in beautiful bright colors on dark background. The map is embellished by fine vignettes and the destinations where the SAS operates in elegant gold. Scandinavian Airlines System is the flag carrier of Sweden, Norway, and Denmark, founded in 1946. SAS is the eighth largest airline in Europe and operates 157 aircraft to 123 destinations.
- Dimension: 45 x 75 cm
- Place of publication: Copenhagen
- Year: 1950
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Out of stockA rare very detailed cartoon map of Frankfurt am Main published in Darmstadt in 1954 by Stars UY Stripes. All the historic sites, streets and famous buildings are labeled and many of them are illustrated by lovely vignettes or caricatures (see Beethoven, Goethe, Stolze, Adickes and others). The funny map drawn by Byrel W. Burgess shows also all the Frankfurt greater area with a particular attention to the American presence (schools, hospitals, posts etc.). Chicago it’s curiously drawn in top right corner.
- Dimension: 59,5 x 89 cm
- Place of publication: Darmstadt
- Year: 1954
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Out of stockThe amazing 1957 pictorial map of Sicily designed by Otto M. Muller for Istituto Cartografico Italiano.
- Dimension: 75 x 100 cm
- Place of publication: Rome
- Year: 1957
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Out of stockDeliziosa mappa pittorica edita per scopi promozionali dai laboratori Bouty di Milano che raffigura i prodotti tipici e le prelibatezze culinarie della Sicilia. Disegnata dall’illustratore F. Russo e pubblicata nel 1954 dallo Stabilimento tipografico De Agostini.
- Dimension: 16 x 22,5 cm
- Place of publication: Milan
- Year: 1954
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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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Out of stockColorful folded pictorial map of the solar system showing the the space exploration, created shortly after the Apollo 8 mission, the first crewed spacecraft to leave low Earth orbit and the first to reach the Moon, orbit it, and return. The map is accompanied by a second separate folded sheet describing in detail (with nice design of each ship, information about carrier missiles and space suits, etc.) the most important missions from 1957 – 1968. The very interesting and decorative map shows the trajectories of both manned and unmanned spacecraft, the path of the solar system, Moon orbit, planetary orbits, relative sizes of the planets, satellites and space crafts. Includes colored reference at the lower margin. At least three editions of this map were published, this being an example of the second. The differences between the three editions revolve around the presence of Apollo missions: the first edition was published before the Apollo program began launching missions, while the second includes Apollo 8, the third edition includes the Apollo 11 mission to the Moon.
- Dimension: 84 x 111 cm
- Place of publication: Bern
- Year: 1968
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Out of stockInteresting folding map of Antarctica, one of the most decorative maps published as part of the celebration of the International Geophysical Year (July 1957-December 1958). It shows the whole continent with the natural features drawn in blue and the international bases drawn in red. The decorative pictorial border shows key explorers such as Amundsen, Scott and Shackleton, fundamental equipment for exploration, some of the ships used by various explorers and animals found in and around…
- Dimension: 72 x 47 cm
- Place of publication: London
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Out of stockThe United States of America – A map of 48 States Easy to Read Comprehensive with over 500 Illustrations
More InfoA large illustrated map of the United States designed by Giorgio “Gio” Tavaglione published in Milan at Ricordi Arti Grafiche, 1988. The pictorial map shows 48 States each with its own Great Seal in bright contrasting colors and filled with lovely illustrations of landmarks, natural wonders, local industries, famous buildings, celebrities and animals. Richly decorated by allegorical title cartouche, compass rose, Statue of Liberty and numerous boats, ships and fish in the oceans. Below are…
- Dimension: 66 x 93 cm
- Place of publication: Milan
- Year: 1988
