| | Thumbnail | | Creator | Date | Title / Author / Date / Location | Price | | | Description |
| 8016 |  | Details | Bower, N. E. | 1902 |
| Map of the U.S. Military Reservation, Fort Sill, Oklahoma Territory |
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Bower, N. E. |
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| 1902 |
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| $2,400.00 | Bower--N--E- | Map-of-the-U-S--Military-Reservation--Fort-Sill--Oklahoma-Territory | Unrecorded and important 1902 blueprint map documents the entire U.S. Military Reservation at Fort Sill, Oklahoma Territory, just five years before Oklahoma statehood and one year after the last Indian lands in Oklahoma opened for settlement. Compiled and drawn under the supervision of 2nd Lt. N. E. Bower, Corps of Engineers, the map was prepared for a Board of Officers convened on November 6, 1902 to review and verify the reservation’s boundaries, fences, roads, streams, and terrain. It presents the reservation in three components -- the Original Reservation, the Western Addition, and the Eastern Addition -- with detailed Public Land Survey System grids, contour lines, drainage, and the developed cantonment near Medicine Bluff Creek.<br><br>The first artillery battery arrived at Fort Sill in 1902, marking the beginning of a major shift in the fort's mission. During the 1890s, the post had actually been declining in importance and there was even talk of closing it and giving the land to the Chiricahua Apaches. The arrival of artillery units in 1902 saved the fort from closure and set it on the path to becoming what it's known for today - the home of U.S. Army Field Artillery.
<br><br>This map captures that transition with precision, drawing on General Land Office surveys, U.S. Engineer triangulations, earlier post maps, and contemporary field notes. Today the blueprint stands as an important visual record of the boundaries and landscape of one of the nation’s most significant western military posts, known as the later home of the Field Artillery School and the final residence of the Apache prisoners of war, including Geronimo. |
| 8007 |  | Details | Desrocher, Jack | 1984 |
| Poster San Francisco DNC Wizard of Oz |
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Desrocher, Jack |
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| 1984 |
| LOC: |
| $700.00 | Desrocher--Jack | Poster-San-Francisco-DNC-Wizard-of-Oz | This rare illustrated poster was produced by the San Francisco Examiner to mark the 1984 National Democratic Convention held in San Francisco from July 16–19. It presents the political season as a narrative journey down the Yellow Brick Road, using the visual structure of The Wizard of Oz to depict the sequence of primaries, debates, and key dates leading to the convention. The timeline is printed directly on the road, providing a detailed month-by-month chronology of events from early spring through July.
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At left, the principal Democratic contenders of 1984 appear as Oz characters traveling together toward the convention site. To the right, opposing forces and political obstacles are shown in the manner of Oz antagonists, including a witch figure flying above the path. The Emerald City is reimagined as San Francisco, with identifiable landmarks such as the Transamerica Pyramid, Coit Tower, and the Golden Gate Bridge. A “Welcome to the Emerald City” sign and border of poppies frame the transition from the campaign trail to the convention city<br><br>
The artwork is signed “Desrocher,” identifying the illustrator as Jack Desrocher, a staff artist for the San Francisco Examiner during this period. Posters of this type were typically created as promotional or commemorative items connected with the newspaper’s convention coverage. The piece combines political caricature, timeline documentation, and regional iconography to present a complete visual summary of the 1984 Democratic primary season. |
| 8006 |  | Details | McClintock, John N. | 1892 |
| 1st Edition Topo Survey Map of Lynn Woods Massachusetts |
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McClintock, John N. |
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| 1892 |
| LOC: |
| $2,100.00 | McClintock--John-N- | 1st-Edition-Topo-Survey-Map-of-Lynn-Woods-Massachusetts | ON HOLD<br><br>Rare first-edition topographical survey of Lynn Woods, produced in 1892 when the reservation was first mapped with scientific accuracy. McClintock's survey is the earliest to depict the entire Lynn Woods area with true contour intervals (set here at 10 feet), replacing the hachured and sketch-based plans of the previous decades. The sheet documents carriage roads, footpaths, ponds, hills, and the internal structure of the reservation with the accuracy suited to modern municipal water-supply and forest management at a moment just before creation of the Metropolitan Park Commission.
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This map reflects the conservation principles advanced by landscape architect Charles Eliot, who emphasized that sound public decisions must rest on accurate knowledge of the land. As he stated, "We must first know the character of the land if we are to judge wisely concerning its future use." Eliot also pointed to Lynn Woods as an early example of successful municipal action, observing that "Lynn has taken steps which other towns would do well to study." The survey represents that period in regional planning when detailed documentation of terrain, water, and forest formed the basis for long-term preservation efforts.<br><br>Two editions of McClintock's map exist: this original 1892 survey and a second 1910 revised edition updated by Charles A. Lawrence. The later edition shows added carriage roads, wood roads, and footpaths, including routes into areas previously shown as inaccessible, such as "The Island" in Tomlin's Swamp.
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By 1910 a forester's house and an access road near Dog Hill appear, while the Belt Line Railway Station and track at the end of Park Avenue, present in 1892, are gone. These changes illustrate Lynn Woods' shift from a watershed landscape to a more formally managed public reservation.
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The only other recorded example of this map in WorldCat is held by the Harvard Library. Inset map showing the location of Lynn Woods.<br><br> |
| 7999 |  | Details | Landmark Adventures | 1992 |
| Greeville Avenue Dallas Texas Pictorial Map |
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Landmark Adventures |
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| 1992 |
| LOC:130 |
| $500.00 | Landmark-Adventures | Greeville-Avenue-Dallas-Texas-Pictorial-Map | This illustrated pictorial promotional poster map titled “Greenville Avenue: A Landmark Adventure – Dallas, Texas” depicts the full commercial corridor of Greenville Avenue using dense line-art drawings of individual businesses, landmarks, and street features. Drawn by Jack B. Weidner. Copyright Landmark Adventures, 1992-1993.
<br><br>The artwork organizes the avenue vertically, with north at the top, and identifies a large number of local establishments including restaurants, bars, boutiques, clubs, real-estate offices, and service businesses. Notable sites shown include the Doubletree Hotel, Old Town Shopping Center, Ada Art Gallery, Rollins, Corinthian Sailing Club, Pepe’s & Mito’s, The Diner, John’s Café, Flip’s, Nick’s Café, and many others. Corporate sponsors such as the Dallas Cowboys, Pepsi, Coors, RE/MAX, American Airlines, 94.5 The Edge, and Landmark Adventures appear within the composition, indicating commercial support at the time of publication. The map also includes playful vignettes—cars, pedestrians, musicians, hot-air balloons, aircraft, and neighborhood scenes—presented in a visually busy style meant to capture the character of the district.
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Directional labels (Deep Ellum, McKinney Avenue), street names (Ross Avenue), and inset business directories help orient the viewer, while the border incorporates a decorative pattern consistent with late-20th-century pictorial map design. The poster functions as both a promotional guide and a snapshot of Greenville Avenue’s retail environment at the time it was created, documenting a concentration of independent businesses alongside well-known local institutions. As ephemera, it records the commercial identity of one of Dallas’s most recognizable streets and provides a detailed reference to storefronts and neighborhood culture that may no longer exist in the same form today. |
| 7992 |  | Details | Menendez, Anthony E. | 1899 |
| Map of Havana and Vicinity |
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Menendez, Anthony E. |
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| 1899 |
| LOC:86 |
| $250.00 | Menendez--Anthony-E- | Map-of-Havana-and-Vicinity | First edition map of Havana, Cuba and the surrounding area. Copyright 1899. Small inset coastal recognition view of the lighthouse and Morro Castle at the entrance to Havana Harbor opposite la Punta.
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Scarce 1899 tourist map of Havana, Cuba, compiled and published by Anthony E. Menendez as the “Map of the City of Havana and Vicinity,” issued as the 1st Edition. Printed with a full street grid and surrounded by extensive indexes, the map identifies streets, parks, plazas, churches, markets, government offices, public buildings, hospitals, theaters, banks, and railway stations using an alphanumeric reference system. Major military and harbor defenses—including Morro Castle, La Cabaña, and La Punta—appear as engraved vignettes, along with illustrations of key civic structures across the city.
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The plan captures the arrangement of Havana at the turn of the twentieth century during the U.S. military administration following the Spanish–American War. The city’s waterfront, harbor entrance, wharves, and ferry routes are clearly plotted, and the western suburbs and parklands are shown with their developing street patterns. A large inset at lower right depicts the Grand Hotel Pasaje, while advertising across the top margin promotes the “Cuba” brand cigarette, indicating commercial distribution of the map.
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A detailed and visually engaging guide-map from a pivotal moment in Havana’s history, notable for its combination of practical indexing, architectural vignettes, and period promotional material. |
| 7991 |  | Details | Wehrmacht Propaganda Service | 1942 |
| German WWII propaganda poster Japanese capture of Singapore |
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Wehrmacht Propaganda Service |
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| 1942 |
| LOC:130 |
| $450.00 | Wehrmacht-Propaganda-Service | German-WWII-propaganda-poster-Japanese-capture-of-Singapore | Scarce German propaganda poster from World War II produced by the Wehrmacht Propaganda Service following the fall of Singapore in February 1942. Once considered the “Gibraltar of the East,” Singapore’s swift collapse to Japanese forces was seized upon by German propagandists to ridicule Britain’s waning imperial power and the failure of Allied defenses in Asia.
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Titled “Singapura em poder dos japoneses,” the poster presents four scenes of Japanese troops advancing through jungle terrain, tanks on the move, and aircraft strafing the island’s airfields. At the center, a map dramatizes the Allied supply routes to Singapore being severed—depicted with a pair of scissors—and highlights captured British and American bases throughout the South China Sea, the Philippines, and Malaya, symbolizing the Axis narrative of unstoppable Japanese expansion.<br></br>
Only two examples of this poster are found in WorldCat.
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At bottom: "A castello forte britanico na Grande Asia foi desbarratado Churchill e Roosevelt tambem ali perderam a jogo" reflecting the magnitude and impact of the defeat.
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Verso with Portuguese text related to Singapore and details of the conflict in Asia.
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| 7995 |  | Details | Nadon. Paul | 1985 |
| Humorous pictorial map of Breckenridge, Colorado from 1985. |
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Nadon. Paul |
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| 1985 |
| LOC:130 |
| $450.00 | Nadon--Paul | Humorous-pictorial-map-of-Breckenridge--Colorado-from-1985- | This colorful pictorial poster map of Breckenridge, Colorado, created and signed by Paul Nadon, presents a detailed illustrated view of the town’s commercial core and surrounding mountain setting as it was in the mid-1980's. The drawing highlights Main Street and nearby blocks through individually rendered storefronts, lodges, restaurants, ski shops, and local businesses, each shown with distinctive architectural and graphic detail. The map functions as a stylized guide to the businesses of the period while offering a snapshot of Breckenridge during the mid-1980s. Copyright New Sensations, 1985.
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Across the landscape, Nadon incorporates a wide variety of playful elements—skiers descending the slopes, hikers, wildlife, a hot-air balloon, a rainbow, and humorous scenes referencing local recreation. Hand-lettered notes provide bits of local history and commentary, while decorative banners and figures add to the informal, tourist-friendly tone of the piece. Despite the whimsical aesthetic, the arrangement of streets and buildings follows the real alignment of Main Street, Ridge Street, Park Avenue, and French Street.
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Produced at a time when Breckenridge was expanding as a Rocky Mountain ski destination, the map captures the town’s commercial identity at a moment of growth. Its combination of detailed storefront depictions, vibrant illustrations, and personable local character makes it both a practical period guide and a visually engaging souvenir from 1980s Breckenridge.<br><br> |
| 7987 |  | Details | Harrison, John | 1784 |
| A New Chart of the Sandwich Islands including oWhyhee Hawaii |
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Harrison, John |
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| 1784 |
| LOC:130 |
| $1,100.00 | Harrison--John | A-New-Chart-of-the-Sandwich-Islands-including-oWhyhee-Hawaii | Engraved chart of the Hawaiian Islands issued shortly after the publication of the official account of Captain Cook’s third voyage (James King; June, 1784). This chart was published one month later in London by Harrison & Co., on July 1, 1784. It traces the routes of Cook’s ships Resolution and Discovery through the Hawaiian archipelago and highlights “oWhyhee” (Hawaiʻi), where Cook met his death in February 1779.
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Based closely on Henry Roberts’ official chart but without the inset of Kealakekua Bay, Harrison’s version was created for a popular audience eager for news of the famous explorer’s final journey.
The map offers one of the earliest separately issued depictions of the Hawaiian Islands, capturing the moment when they first entered European geographic consciousness.
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Printed from a finely engraved copper plate, the chart combines geographic accuracy with contemporary drama, naming each island and noting Cook’s fatal landing. Examples of this edition are far scarcer than those bound in the official voyage atlas, making it a sought-after piece for collectors of Pacific exploration and early Hawaiian cartography.
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| 7984 |  | Details | Howells, Rulon S. | 1961 |
| Map of The Mormon Exodus to the Rocky Mountains |
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Howells, Rulon S. |
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| 1961 |
| LOC: |
| $300.00 | Howells--Rulon-S- | Map-of-The-Mormon-Exodus-to-the-Rocky-Mountains | Scarce mid-20th-century educational wall poster depicts the westward migration of the Mormon pioneers from the eastern United States to the Great Salt Lake Valley. The map traces multiple overland and sea routes—from early settlements in New York, Ohio, and Illinois across Iowa, Nebraska, and Wyoming to Utah—with fine line work and green-toned shading that visually emphasizes the journey’s progression.
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Illustrations along the route show covered wagons, handcarts, and pioneer figures, while smaller vignettes depict scenes such as the Mormon Battalion’s march and seaborne emigrant routes from Europe. At lower left, a narrative block summarizes the migration’s history, noting Brigham Young’s leadership and the founding of the Great Salt Lake settlement in 1847.
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Printed in green and black on white stock, the map carries the imprint: “A Teaching Aid – The Mormon Story – Teaching Aids, Inc., Highland Park, Illinois.” This poster was likely used in classrooms and religious education settings during the 1960s, part of a broader trend toward illustrated historical maps as visual teaching tools. An attractive and informative example of mid-century American educational cartography.
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Published by Bookcraft, Inc, 1961. |
| 8017 |  | Details | Douglass, Richard M. | 1981 |
| Rare Scientology map, the First Theta Map of North America |
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Douglass, Richard M. |
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| 1981 |
| LOC:68 |
| $1,800.00 | Douglass--Richard-M- | Rare-Scientology-map--the-First-Theta-Map-of-North-America | Scarce second-edition (1) hand-colored lithographed pictorial "Theta Map of North America" created by Richard M. Douglass and published by the Friends of the Safe Environment Fund in 1981. Signed and numbered below the plate in pencil. Number 54 of 310. Provenance: the estate of Richard M. Douglass.
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Outer border of the map is filled with names of contributors to the Friends of the Safe Environment Fund. Printed by Aberdeen Road Graphics.
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In the 1970's Scientologists conducted "Operation Snow White", an effort to infiltrate and burglarize government offices, mainly in the United States, including the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Internal Revenue Service, and the Coast Guard, These organizations were considered to be enemies of Scientology. In 1977 the FBI raided Church of Scientology locations in Los Angeles, Hollywood and Washington, D.C. and as a result charged 11 members of Scientology including Mary Sue Hubbard, Cindy Raymond, Gerald Bennett Wolfe, Henning Heldt, Duke Snider, Gregory Willardson, Richard Weigand, Mitchell Herman, Sharon Thomas, Jane Kember, and Mo Budlong. ultimately resulting in jail time for five of the accused. The Friends of the Safe Environment Fund was established to help pay the legal expenses of the accused Scientologists. Signed on the original first monochrome edition by several of the individuals above who were charged by the government (e.g., not manuscript this edition).
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Art and Design by Paul Breeden (Credited with artwork for Ability magazine by L. Ron Hubbard in 1961).
Cartography by Pati Armstrong.
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(1) Only one copy of the colored version of Douglass's Theta Map is found online (Rumsey) and only two copies of the first edition (lacking color) are known to exist. |