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New Map of the Terraqueous Globe - WORLD MAP - CALIFORNIA AS AN ISLAND
New Map of the Terraqueous Globe - WORLD MAP - CALIFORNIA AS AN ISLAND

New Map of the Terraqueous Globe - WORLD MAP - CALIFORNIA AS AN ISLAND

By Edward Wells

Located in Santa Monica, CA

This is the second version of this very attractive, decorative and simplified design, created for the education of Duke William. Shows California as an Island, a portrayal that still...

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Early 1700s Old Masters Antique Maps California

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Engraving

Antique Map of Baja California and parts of Alta California, Arizona and Sonora
Antique Map of Baja California and parts of Alta California, Arizona and Sonora

Antique Map of Baja California and parts of Alta California, Arizona and Sonora

Located in Langweer, NL

Isaac Tirion's map of Baja California is one of the best mid-18th century maps of Southern California, Baja California and parts of Arizona and Sonora.

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Mid-18th Century Antique Maps California

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Paper

1888 California Map – The Golden State’s Railroads, Cities & Counties
1888 California Map – The Golden State’s Railroads, Cities & Counties

1888 California Map – The Golden State’s Railroads, Cities & Counties

Located in Langweer, NL

Antique Map of California – Railroads, Cities & Counties, 1888 This antique engraved map shows California in 1888, at a time of enormous growth and transformation.

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Late 19th Century American Antique Maps California

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Paper

Large Original Antique Map of California, USA, circa 1900
Large Original Antique Map of California, USA, circa 1900

Large Original Antique Map of California, USA, circa 1900

Located in St Annes, Lancashire

Fabulous map of California Original color Engraved and printed by the George F.

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1890s American Antique Maps California

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Paper

Original Antique Map of the Western Part of NEW MEXICO & CALIFORNIA
Original Antique Map of the Western Part of NEW MEXICO & CALIFORNIA

Original Antique Map of the Western Part of NEW MEXICO & CALIFORNIA

Located in Langweer, NL

Title: "Map of the Western Part of NEW MEXICO and CALIFORNIA According to the Latest Discoveries by the Jesuits and Others" Description: This exquisite original Dutch map, titled "...

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1760s Antique Maps California

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Paper

Antique Map of the World with California as an Island, 1788
Antique Map of the World with California as an Island, 1788

Antique Map of the World with California as an Island, 1788

Located in Langweer, NL

At right is a cordiform projection (heart-shaped). At top is a map of the world as known to the ancients. Both the polar and cordiform projections show California as an island.

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1780s Antique Maps California

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Paper

Old Map of the Overland Route to California – Early Exploration Pathways, 1701
Old Map of the Overland Route to California – Early Exploration Pathways, 1701

Old Map of the Overland Route to California – Early Exploration Pathways, 1701

Located in Langweer, NL

Map of the Overland Route to California – 18th Century This 18th-century copperplate map, titled Passage par terre à la Californie, illustrates the overland route to California as r...

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Early 18th Century French Antique Maps California

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Paper

Greenland and California as an Island – Antique Northern Hemisphere Map, ca.1750
Greenland and California as an Island – Antique Northern Hemisphere Map, ca.1750

Greenland and California as an Island – Antique Northern Hemisphere Map, ca.1750

By Isaak Tirion

Located in Langweer, NL

Greenland and California as an Island – Antique Northern Hemisphere Map, ca.1750 Antique map titled 'Nieuwe Kaart van de Noord Pool na de alderlaatste ontdekking int licht gebracht ...

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Mid-18th Century Dutch Antique Maps California

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Paper

California, Alaska and Mexico: 18th Century Hand-Colored Map by de Vaugondy
California, Alaska and Mexico: 18th Century Hand-Colored Map by de Vaugondy

California, Alaska and Mexico: 18th Century Hand-Colored Map by de Vaugondy

By Didier Robert de Vaugondy

Located in Alamo, CA

The larger map shows Mendocino in Northern California, the Bay of San Miguel (present day San Diego) and Cabo de California (Cabo San Lucas) at the southern tip of Baja California, w...

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1770s French Antique Maps California

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Paper

Antique Map of America with California as an Island by Homann '1710'
Antique Map of America with California as an Island by Homann '1710'

Antique Map of America with California as an Island by Homann '1710'

Located in Langweer, NL

California as an Island: One of the most distinctive features of this map is the depiction of California as an island.

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Early 18th Century Antique Maps California

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Paper

1847 Antique Map of Mexico, Texas and California by Samuel Augustus Mitchell
1847 Antique Map of Mexico, Texas and California by Samuel Augustus Mitchell

1847 Antique Map of Mexico, Texas and California by Samuel Augustus Mitchell

By Samuel Augustus Mitchell 1

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

The map is considered to be an adaptation of Mitchell's earlier 1846 A New Map of Texas, Oregon, and California.

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1840s American Antique Maps California

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Paper

Antique Map of Part of the United States Including Lower California & Arizona
Antique Map of Part of the United States Including Lower California & Arizona

Antique Map of Part of the United States Including Lower California & Arizona

Located in Langweer, NL

Antique map of part of the United States of America including Lower California, Arizona and part of Mexico.

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Late 19th Century Antique Maps California

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Paper

1873 "Map of the States of California and Nevada" by Chas. Drayton Gibbes
1873 "Map of the States of California and Nevada" by Chas. Drayton Gibbes

1873 "Map of the States of California and Nevada" by Chas. Drayton Gibbes

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

Presented is Warren Holt and Charles Drayton Gibbes' 1873 “Map of California and Nevada.” This map is considered to be one of the finest large-scale maps of California to appear in t...

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1870s American Antique Maps California

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Paper

Rare 1757 Jesuit Map of California and Baja, Dedicated to the King of Spain
Rare 1757 Jesuit Map of California and Baja, Dedicated to the King of Spain

Rare 1757 Jesuit Map of California and Baja, Dedicated to the King of Spain

Located in Langweer, NL

Title: Rare 1757 Jesuit Map of California and Baja, Dedicated to the King of Spain This rare and detailed map, titled *Carte de la Californie Levee par la Société des Jésuites*, wa...

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1750s Antique Maps California

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Paper

Antique Map of North and East Asia, 1751
Antique Map of North and East Asia, 1751

Antique Map of North and East Asia, 1751

Located in Langweer, NL

(Map of the Northern parts and East Asia.) Five maps on one sheet, showing California, Alaska and Siberia, Korea and Japan.

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18th Century French Antique Maps California

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Paper

World Antique Map c.1888 – Rand McNally, Continents & Territories
World Antique Map c.1888 – Rand McNally, Continents & Territories

World Antique Map c.1888 – Rand McNally, Continents & Territories

Located in Langweer, NL

Covering the entire country from the U.S. border in the north to the Yucatán Peninsula in the south, the map includes Baja California, the Gulf of Mexico, and adjacent regions of Tex...

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Late 19th Century American Antique Maps California

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Paper

Nice Sheet of the Sangihe Archipelago in Indonesia & California Island, 1788
Nice Sheet of the Sangihe Archipelago in Indonesia & California Island, 1788

Nice Sheet of the Sangihe Archipelago in Indonesia & California Island, 1788

Located in Langweer, NL

De Eilanden van Sangir Sjauw en Pangasare (..)'. Interesting map that includes a map of the North Pole featuring the island of California with a narrow isthmus near the center of its...

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1780s Antique Maps California

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Paper

Antique Map of the World on Mercator Projection by Anson, 1749
Antique Map of the World on Mercator Projection by Anson, 1749

Antique Map of the World on Mercator Projection by Anson, 1749

Located in Langweer, NL

The map includes California as an Island, an incomplete Australia which connects to New Guinea, no Southern Hemisphere, Northwest passage, no New Zealand and a host of other cartorgr...

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18th Century Antique Maps California

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Paper

Mexico Antique Railroad Map c.1888 – Cities, States & Land of the Aztecs
Mexico Antique Railroad Map c.1888 – Cities, States & Land of the Aztecs

Mexico Antique Railroad Map c.1888 – Cities, States & Land of the Aztecs

Located in Langweer, NL

Covering the entire country from the U.S. border in the north to the Yucatán Peninsula in the south, the map includes Baja California, the Gulf of Mexico, and adjacent regions of Tex...

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Late 19th Century American Antique Maps California

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Paper

Antique Map of North Europe and East Asia by Vaugondy, circa 1750
Antique Map of North Europe and East Asia by Vaugondy, circa 1750

Antique Map of North Europe and East Asia by Vaugondy, circa 1750

Located in Langweer, NL

Map of the Northern parts and East Asia. Five maps on one sheet, showing California, Alaska and Syberia, Korea and Japan.

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Mid-18th Century French Antique Maps California

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Paper

Antique Map of the World in two Hemispheres by Keizer & de Lat, 1788
Antique Map of the World in two Hemispheres by Keizer & de Lat, 1788

Antique Map of the World in two Hemispheres by Keizer & de Lat, 1788

Located in Langweer, NL

Interesting world map in two hemispheres. California shown as a labeled island with place names and an indented northern coast.

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Late 18th Century Antique Maps California

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Paper

California: 18th Century Hand-colored Map by de Vaugondy
California: 18th Century Hand-colored Map by de Vaugondy

California: 18th Century Hand-colored Map by de Vaugondy

By Didier Robert de Vaugondy

Located in Alamo, CA

The larger map shows Mendocino in Northern California, the Bay of San Miguel (present day San Diego) and Cabo de California (Cabo San Lucas) at the southern tip of Baja California, w...

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1770s Antique Maps California

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Engraving

California, Northern Part. USA Century Atlas state antique vintage map
California, Northern Part. USA Century Atlas state antique vintage map

California, Northern Part. USA Century Atlas state antique vintage map

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

'The Century Atlas. California, Northern Part' Inset maps of 'Yosemite Valley' and 'San Francisco and Vicinity'.

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Early 20th Century Victorian Antique Maps California

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Lithograph

AMERICA
AMERICA

John SpeedAMERICA, 1626-76

$4,250Sale Price|50% Off

AMERICA

By John Speed

Located in Santa Monica, CA

This is the most common version of this important map. One of the earliest maps to show California as an Island and the first in an atlas

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1620s Old Masters Antique Maps California

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Engraving

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Relief Map of California and Nevada
Relief Map of California and Nevada

Relief Map of California and Nevada

Unavailable

H 47.5 in W 34 in

Relief Map of California and Nevada

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Lovely vintage relief map in the original frame. Great sepia colors

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Early 20th Century American Antique Maps California

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Paper, Wood

Carte General du Globe Terrestre
Carte General du Globe Terrestre

Carte General du Globe Terrestre

Located in New York, NY

As typical for all early maps, California is shown as an Island.

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Late 17th Century Realist Antique Maps California

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Engraving

Western Hemisphere Map with California as an Island
Western Hemisphere Map with California as an Island

Western Hemisphere Map with California as an Island

Located in New York, NY

California is depicted as an island off the coast of North America.

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Late 17th Century Realist Antique Maps California

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Engraving

Western Hemisphere Map with California as an Island
Western Hemisphere Map with California as an Island

Western Hemisphere Map with California as an Island

Located in New York, NY

California is depicted as an island off the coast of North America.

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Late 17th Century Realist Antique Maps California

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Engraving

1701 Western Hemisphere Map with California as an Island
1701 Western Hemisphere Map with California as an Island

1701 Western Hemisphere Map with California as an Island

Located in New York, NY

Also interesting are the map's cartographical errors common at that time, most prominently California depicted as an island off the western coast of North America.

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Early 1700s Realist Antique Maps California

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Engraving

California Survey Map in Antique Windowpane Frame, circa 1855

California Survey Map in Antique Windowpane Frame, circa 1855

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

This large and remarkably detailed map delineates the progress of public surveys throughout the state of California.

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1850s Antique Maps California

Large Original Antique Map of California, USA, C.1900
Large Original Antique Map of California, USA, C.1900

Large Original Antique Map of California, USA, C.1900

Located in St Annes, Lancashire

Fabulous map of California Original color Engraved and printed by the George F.

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1890s American Antique Maps California

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Paper

1865 "Johnson's California, Utah, Nevada, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona" Map
1865 "Johnson's California, Utah, Nevada, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona" Map

1865 "Johnson's California, Utah, Nevada, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona" Map

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

Presented is an original 1865 "Johnson's California, with Territories of Utah, Nevada, Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona” map.

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Mid-19th Century Antique Maps California

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Paper

Antique Map of Mexico, Texas and Upper California by Lapie, 1842
Antique Map of Mexico, Texas and Upper California by Lapie, 1842

Antique Map of Mexico, Texas and Upper California by Lapie, 1842

Located in Langweer, NL

Antique map titled 'Carte des États-Unis du Méxique'. Map of Mexico, Texas and Upper California.

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Mid-19th Century Antique Maps California

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Paper

1573 Ortelius Map: First to Name California, Spanning Tartary to North America
1573 Ortelius Map: First to Name California, Spanning Tartary to North America

1573 Ortelius Map: First to Name California, Spanning Tartary to North America

Located in Langweer, NL

Published around 1573, this map is significant for being the earliest obtainable map that names California and includes the Strait of Anian, thought to represent today's Bering Strai...

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16th Century Antique Maps California

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Paper

1846 Antique Map of Texas, Oregon, California, and Regions Adjoining by Mitchell
1846 Antique Map of Texas, Oregon, California, and Regions Adjoining by Mitchell

1846 Antique Map of Texas, Oregon, California, and Regions Adjoining by Mitchell

By Samuel Augustus Mitchell 1

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

This is a finely colored example of the 1846 version of Mitchell's seminal map of Texas, Oregon Territory, California, and the Transmississippi West.

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1840s American Antique Maps California

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Paper

Antique Whimsical Map of San Diego, California by Jo Mora for Marston Stores
Antique Whimsical Map of San Diego, California by Jo Mora for Marston Stores

Antique Whimsical Map of San Diego, California by Jo Mora for Marston Stores

By Jo Mora, A. Marston & Co.

Located in San Diego, CA

Antique whimsical map of San Diego, California by Jo Mora for Marston Stores, circa 1928.

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Early 20th Century American Antique Maps California

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Paper

1890 "Map of Oregon, Kansas, California, and the Territories" by S. A. Mitchell
1890 "Map of Oregon, Kansas, California, and the Territories" by S. A. Mitchell

1890 "Map of Oregon, Kansas, California, and the Territories" by S. A. Mitchell

By Samuel Augustus Mitchell 1

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

Presented is an 1890 map "Map of Oregon, Kansas, California, and the Territories" by S.

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1890s American Victorian Antique Maps California

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Paper

1870 "Johnson's California, also Utah, Nevada, Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona
1870 "Johnson's California, also Utah, Nevada, Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona

1870 "Johnson's California, also Utah, Nevada, Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

Presented is an original 1870 "Johnson's California, also Utah, Nevada, Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona" map.

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1870s American Victorian Antique Maps California

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Paper

1857 Wall Map of the United States by Fanning, Bridgman & Ensign
1857 Wall Map of the United States by Fanning, Bridgman & Ensign

1857 Wall Map of the United States by Fanning, Bridgman & Ensign

By Thayer, Bridgman and Fanning

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

The gold region in the Sacramento Valley is highlighted in California. The map notes emigrant and exploration routes to the west, including Fremont's Route, The Oregon Trail, and the...

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1850s American Antique Maps California

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Paper

Antique Map of the Eastern and Western Hemisphere by Bodenehr, circa 1720
Antique Map of the Eastern and Western Hemisphere by Bodenehr, circa 1720

Antique Map of the Eastern and Western Hemisphere by Bodenehr, circa 1720

Located in Langweer, NL

The map of the Americas shows California as an Island from the Dutch perspective (with a flat northern coast of California).

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Early 18th Century Antique Maps California

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Paper

Florida and Virginia: A 17th Century Hand-colored Map by Hondius after Mercator
Florida and Virginia: A 17th Century Hand-colored Map by Hondius after Mercator

Florida and Virginia: A 17th Century Hand-colored Map by Hondius after Mercator

By Gerard Mercator

Located in Alamo, CA

In 1589, Hondius produced a famous map of present-day northern California, which Drake named New Albion.

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Early 17th Century Dutch Antique Maps California

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Paper

Rare Print of Archduke Charles of Austria Showing California as an Island, 1704
Rare Print of Archduke Charles of Austria Showing California as an Island, 1704

Rare Print of Archduke Charles of Austria Showing California as an Island, 1704

Located in Langweer, NL

Allegorical portrait of the Archduke Charles of Austria (calling himself the Spanish king Charles III) as Roman general, 1704. In the foreground near Neptune, Africa and Asia carry a...

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Early 1700s Antique Maps California

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Paper

A NEW MAP OF THE WORLD from the Latest Observations.
A NEW MAP OF THE WORLD from the Latest Observations.

A NEW MAP OF THE WORLD from the Latest Observations.

By John Senex

Located in New York, NY

A fine British produced double hemisphere world map. On this map, California is shown as an island on the main double hemisphere map and shown as a peninsula in the two smaller proje...

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18th Century Other Art Style Antique Maps California

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Watercolor, Engraving

America Septentrionalis by Carroli Allard (1648-1709) Copper Plate Engraving
America Septentrionalis by Carroli Allard (1648-1709) Copper Plate Engraving

America Septentrionalis by Carroli Allard (1648-1709) Copper Plate Engraving

Located in San Francisco, CA

"Recentissuma Novi Orbis Sive Americae Septentrionale et Meriodionalis" A hand-colored copper plate engraving of North and South America by Carel Allard depicting recent discoveries...

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Late 17th Century Dutch Antique Maps California

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Paper

Mid-Century Framed "Baja California" Map, c.1967
Mid-Century Framed "Baja California" Map, c.1967

Mid-Century Framed "Baja California" Map, c.1967

Located in San Francisco, CA

About An original mid-century framed map of Baja California. Creator: The Arhur H.

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Early 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Antique Maps California

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Paper, Wood

"San Francisco, Upper California” 1851 Antique Map of San Francisco
"San Francisco, Upper California” 1851 Antique Map of San Francisco

"San Francisco, Upper California” 1851 Antique Map of San Francisco

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

This is a pictorial lettersheet view of the city and harbor of San Francisco. This lithograph was printed on grey wove paper, across a double sheet, by famed lithographers Britton & ...

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1850s American Antique Maps California

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Paper

"San Francisco, Upper California” 1851 Antique Map of San Francisco
"San Francisco, Upper California” 1851 Antique Map of San Francisco

"San Francisco, Upper California” 1851 Antique Map of San Francisco

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

This is a pictorial lettersheet view of the city and harbor of San Francisco. This lithograph was printed on grey wove paper, across a double sheet, by famed lithographers Britton & ...

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1850s American Antique Maps California

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Paper

La Californie ou Nouvelle Caroline, Teatro De Los Trabajos Apostolicos...
La Californie ou Nouvelle Caroline, Teatro De Los Trabajos Apostolicos...

La Californie ou Nouvelle Caroline, Teatro De Los Trabajos Apostolicos...

By Nicolas de Fer

Located in New York, NY

This important and sought-after map provides detail of the towns and regions of the American Southwest and is the biggest large-scale regional map produced which depicts California a...

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Early 18th Century Other Art Style Antique Maps California

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Engraving

The Yosemite by John Muir, First Edition, in Original Boards, 1912
The Yosemite by John Muir, First Edition, in Original Boards, 1912

The Yosemite by John Muir, First Edition, in Original Boards, 1912

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

Sylvester Surveyed in 1893-94, 1896, 1898-99, and 1905...Edition of April 1910," "Travel-Guide Map of the Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, California...After Topographic Map ...

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1910s American Arts and Crafts Antique Maps California

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Fabric, Paper

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