20th Century Maps

Antique map titled 'Borneo en Belitoeng'. Old map of West Kalimantan, Borneo. This map originates from 'Atlas van Nederlandsch Oost- en West-Indië' by I. Dornseiffen. Artists and...

Vintage lithograph titled 'Vrouwtje van Stavoren'. Lithograph of the Lady of Stavoren, a folk tale from the Netherlands which originated in the 16th century. Published 1946. Arti...

A huge Europe and Asia vintage wall map, circa 1950s. The map is in fair vintage condition and measures 78"W x 73"H". #2863

A wonderful set of Terrestrial and Celestial 12 inch globes by George Philip and Son. Presented on brass inclined plain mounts attached to original turned ebonized wooden bases and uprights with axes secured at the top by brass acorn finials. Unusually, the terrestrial globe has a copyright date shown under the cartouche, 1946. The celestial globe is printed in beige against a dark blue background and shows the constellations and many named stars. Solid lines connect the stars within constellations rather than illustrating them as mythological and other figures.? A cartouche is present that includes the title and maker's address. When looking at the stars from Earth the viewpoint is effectively inside a celestial sphere. The surface of a celestial globe shows the star field as a projection viewed from the outside and is therefore reversed, with the constellations appearing as their mirror images. The terrestrial globe is printed in several colours and comprises of twelve coated lithographic paper gores with polar calottes over a twelve inch card sphere. The age of the globe has been confirmed by the political borders and named cities displayed. The globe is nicely detailed and has a grid network of parallels and meridians. It shows all the continents and countries as they were at the time it was printed and also indicates all the principal steamship routes with distances in nautical miles. The globe also has a printed Analemma - a diagram showing the declination of the Sun for every day in the year and the equation of time. The Analemma therefore shows the position of the Sun in the sky as seen from a fixed location on Earth at the same mean solar time, as the sun's position varies over the course of a year. A cartouche is present that includes the title and maker's address. Dimensions of each globe: 30.5 cm/12 inches (diameter) x 59 cm/23 1/4 inches (max height). George Philip, (1800–1882) was a cartographer and map publisher. He founded George Philip & Sons in 1834 in Liverpool primarily as a bookseller and stationer, but rapidly expanding to become a publisher of primarily maps, atlases and educational works. He had one son, also George (1823–1902), who was admitted to the business in 1848. George senior was born in Huntly, Aberdeenshire and by 1819 he had become assistant to the Liverpool bookseller, William Grapel before going on to start his own business. He used cartographers (such as John Bartholomew the elder, August Petermann, and William Hughes) to produce maps on copper plates. Philip then had these printed and hand-coloured by his women tinters. The business expanded rapidly and by the time he produced his county maps of 1862 he was using machine...

Great map of the South pole. Unframed. Original color. By John Bartholomew and Co. Edinburgh Geographical Institute. Published, circa 1920.   

Antique map of China titled 'Eastern China - Political Map'. Old map of eastern China depicting Kiangsi, Chekiang, Fukien, Kwangtung, Taiwan (Formosa) an...

Vintage map titled 'Antilles'. Original map of the Antilles. Shows the Cayman Islands, Cuba, Hispaniola (subdivided into the nations of the Dominican Republic and Haiti), Jamaica, and Puerto Rico. Also shows the Lesser Antilles...

Great maps of Persia. Unframed. Original color. By John Bartholomew and Co. Edinburgh Geographical Institute. Published, circa 1920. Free shipping.  

Fabulous monochrome map with red outline color Original color By Rand, McNally & Co. Published, circa 1900 Unframed Minor edge tears.

Fine library globe with makers logo from Atlas School Supply Co., Chicago. Hardwood base with rich finish and nice detail. Celestial globe with equ...

Great map of The Pacific Islands Unframed Original color By John Bartholomew and Co. Edinburgh Geographical Institute Published, circa 1...

A massive vintage wall map of the Soviet Union (Sowjetunion) published by Karl Wenschow in Munich, Germany, circa 1950s. The map was distributed by De...

Great map of South Africa Original color. Good condition / repair to a minor edge tear middle bottom Published by Alexander Gross Unframed. ...

Beautiful poster of the Dutch East Indies titled 'Het Verre Oosten'. This poster includes a large map of the East Indies with detailed legend. Below ...

A French map of Paris from the early 20th century, with custom iron frame. Created in Paris during the second quarter of the 20th century, this map of Paris à vol d'oiseau (as the Cr...

Great map of Japan Original color. Good condition Published by Alexander Gross Unframed.

Great map of South East Asia Original color. Good condition Published by Alexander Gross Unframed.

Great map of Spain Original color. Good condition Published by Alexander Gross Unframed.

A very stylish "View of the Center of Paris Taken from the Air" lithograph map published by the Paris Ministry of Tourism, circa early 1950s. The piece measures 27" x 43" and shows...

Good quality world map globe lamp. If you are looking for stylish and beautiful quality item to upgrade your interior (whether at home or in your office) then this Parisian globe...

Great map of The South Eastern States Original color. Good condition Published by Alexander Gross Unframed.

Antique map titled 'Ostindien.' (Map of India with an inset map of East-Bengal.) This attractive original old antique print / plate / map originates from 1885-1907 editions of a famous German encyclopedia: 'Meyers grosses Konversations-Lexikon.', published in Leipzig and Vienna. Meyers Konversations-Lexikon was a major German encyclopedia that existed in various editions from 1839 until 1984, when it merged with the Brockhaus encyclopedia. Several of the plates were also used in Dutch Encyclopedia's like Winkler Prins...

Unusual luminous globe on a large chromed metal base, made in Italy by Ricoscope Editions in Firenze. In perfect condition, except for two very small missing pieces at the junction ...

Great map of Texas and adjacent States Original color. Good condition Published by Alexander Gross Unframed.

Great map of Italy. Original color. Good condition. Published by Alexander Gross. Unframed.

Great map of India Original color. Good condition / repair to some minor damage just above Sri Lanka. Shown in the last image. Published by Alexander Gross Unframed.

Great map of British Columbia Unframed Original color By John Bartholomew and Co. Edinburgh Geographical Institute Published, circa 1920 ...

Great map of The United Kingdom Unframed Original color By John Bartholomew and Co. Edinburgh Geographical Institute Published, circa 1920 Free shipping.    

Great map of Switzerland Original color. Good condition Published by Alexander Gross Unframed.  

Great map of British Island Possessions Original color. Good condition Published by Alexander Gross Unframed.

Vintage etching of 'Deventer-Lubuïnus'. Etching of the Lebuinus church in Deventer, the Netherlands. Published 1978. Artists and Engravers: Signed Maarten Langbroek (1918-1985). Condition: Very good, passepartout/matting included. Please study image carefully. Date: 1978 Overall size: 24 x 30 cm We sell original antique maps to collectors, historians, educators and interior decorators all over the world. Our collection includes a wide range of authentic antique maps...

We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely Antique style pictorial plan map of the globe based on the original by Johnson in 1882 This is a very interesting and decorative pie...

Often attributed to Paul McCobb, because of the same brass tubing that McCobb used in his furniture. Circa 1970s Replogle globe is in very nice condition with raised topography and t...

Vintage map titled 'The Geographical Publishing Company's Premier Map of North Carolina'. Beautiful map of North Carolina. This map originates from Commercial Atlas of the World'. Pu...

Map of the UK in french made for schools from the 20th century.

Three views of the Mining Industry in Malaysia around 1907. 1. Lankshuts at Tronoh, Perak 2. Puddling Machinery, Tambun in Sabah 3. Shaking Machinery at Red Hill This helio...

Cassini terrestrial globe- Roma 1790. Observations of the voyages and new discoveries of Englishman Captain Cook. Along with the 1792 Cassini celestial globe with charts of the heav...

Antique map of Walcheren, part of the province of Zeeland, the Netherlands. Shows the cities of Veere, Middelburg, Vlissingen and others. Source unknown, to be determined. Published ...

Framed Cote De Beaune region wine map from 1972. The print has been removed to clean the glass, the frame has minor damage in places but nothing that de...

Antique map titled 'Belgium and the Netherlands'. Original antique map of Belgium and the Netherlands. Published by W. & A.K. Johnston, circa 1920.

Great maps of The North Pole. Unframed. Original color. By John Bartholomew and Co. Edinburgh Geographical Institute. Published, circa 1920. Free shipp...

Large Globe 50S THE GLOBE IS IN PLASTIC AND THE FOOT IN WOOD. 1950s. IT HAS LIGHT. GOOD CONDITION WITH CENTURIES OF USE. MEASUREMENTS: 110 CM IN HEIGHT AND 60 CM IN DIAMETER good con...

Great map of China. Original color. Good condition. Published by Alexander Gross Unframed.

This is a real unique map made by the famous Rand McNally Company. This rare schoolmap is probably made in the late 1920's. The map of all the ...

Great map of North Island, New Zealand Original color. Good condition / minor foxing to right edge Published by Alexander Gross Unframed.

Great map of Asia Original color. Good condition Published by Alexander Gross Unframed.

Fabulous monochrome map with red outline color Original color By Rand, McNally & Co. Published, circa 1900 Unframed Repairs to minor edge tears.

This pictorial souvenir map focuses on New York City and the site of the 1939 World's Fair. It was drawn by graphic artist George Annand and published by Sinclair Oil...

Antique American Frohse Anatomical pull down chart, by A. J. Nystrom, ,revised and augmented by Max Brodel illustrator... Amazing color, patina, age appropriate wear. dated 1918.. Max (Paul Heinrich) Brödel 1870-1941 Brödel, an illustrator and the first director of the Art as Applied to Medicine program at Johns Hopkins...

Antique map titled 'The West Indies.' A map of the West Indies, the Carribean region. This includes the Greater Antilles (Jamaica, Haiti, Puerto Rico and Cuba) and the Lesser Antille...

Great map of Western Australia with a vignette of Tasmania. Original color. Good condition Published by Alexander Gross Unframed.

Antique map titled 'Carte de la presqu-île du Balcan - Karte der Balkan Halbinsel'. Original antique map of the Balkans including Greece, Turkey, Serbia, Montenegro, Bulgaria and...

Offered here for your consideration is, A fine antique 6-inch terrestrial globe. Additional Details: By C.S. Hammond & Co. The globe likely dates from 1927 to 1930 due to the ...

Antique map titled 'Africa'. Original antique map of Africa. This map originates from the ‘Royal Atlas of Modern Geography’. Published by W. & A....

Exceptional light up floor model globe, by Replogle Globes Inc. The globe is 16 in. in diameter, it features an interior light, and restrain a solid mahogany frame. This example is i...

London AA map.

Framed La Cote De Nuits region wine map from 1972. The print has been removed to clean the glass, the frame has minor damage in places but nothing that detracts from its beauty, if a...

Great maps of the USA in 3 sections Unframed Original color By John Bartholomew and Co. Edinburgh Geographical Institute Published, circa 1920 The measurements given is for just...