| | Thumbnail | | Creator | Date | Title / Author / Date / Location | Price | | | Description |
| 6467 |  | Details | U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey | |
| USCGS poster for Nautical Charts |
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U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey |
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| LOC:90 |
| $1,250.00 | U-S--Coast-and-Geodetic-Survey | USCGS-poster-for-Nautical-Charts | Surprisingly scarce poster ca 1970s, originally published in 1959, advertising nautical charts sold by the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey in Washington, D. C. A later re-issue published by the National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service. At one time paper copies of the poster were available by order from the NOAA Distribution Branch but after 2013 products have been only available in PDF print-on-demand delivery.
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A map dealer's dream meta-poster!
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WorldCat contains only one record of the re-issued poster, at the University of Maryland. No copies of the original 1959 poster are known to me.
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Selected dates useful for dating U.S. Coast Survey charts:
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<ul style="list-style-type: circle;"></li>
<li>1807 - President Thomas Jefferson establishes Survey of the Coast.</li>
<li>1836 - Survey of the Coast was renamed U.S. Coast Survey. </li>
<li>1878 - U.S. Coast Survey renamed as Coast and Geodetic Survey.</li>
<li>1970 - Coast and Geodetic Survey included within the NOAA and renamed National Geodetic Survey.</li>
<li>2013 - NOAA ends printing of lithographic charts in favor of PDF.</li>
</ul>
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| 453 |  | Details | Theunissen, A. | 1930 |
| Engagez-vous dans la Marine |
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Theunissen, A. |
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| 1930 |
| LOC:0 |
| $650.00 | Theunissen--A- | Engagez-vous-dans-la-Marine | Large, dynamic, post-WWI recruiting poster for the French navy dated to 1930. Depicts a fast patrol boat or destroyer. <BR> </BR>
Lithograph, signed in the plate by A. Theunissen, followed by the symbol of an anchor which is one of the privileges accorded those artists who have been appointed as official "Peintre de la Marine". Theunissen was given that honor in 1925 by the French Minister of Defense in recognition of his artistic work for the French Navy or maritime subjects . Published by Devambez, Paris. 1930. |
| 5107 |  | Details | Clegg, Ernest | 1937 |
| Chart of the Waters between Newport Block Island and Marthas Vineyard |
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Clegg, Ernest |
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| 1937 |
| LOC:88 |
| $155.00 | Clegg--Ernest | Chart-of-the-Waters-between-Newport-Block-Island-and-Marthas-Vineyard | Decorative chart of the waters between Newport, Rhode Island, Block Island, & Marthas Vineyard, Massachusetts for the America's Cup races in 1937, after Ernest Clegg. Contains historical information and boat images for previous America's Cup races. Side panel with an explanation of the chart. Ropework outline. Reduced size, not engraved and printed by Beck.
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Ernest Clegg (1876-1954) was a yachtsman, calligrapher, graphic designer, and cartographer. Among numerous other works, Clegg designed a series of three decorative charts recording the America's Cup Races off Newport, RI in 1930, 1934 and 1937.
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From the August 7, 1937 issue of the Illustrated London News. |
| 5269 |  | Details | Anonymous | 1942 |
| German propaganda poster of Japanese capture of Singapore WWII |
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Anonymous |
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| 1942 |
| LOC:59 |
| $750.00 | Anonymous | German-propaganda-poster-of-Japanese-capture-of-Singapore-WWII | Folding German propaganda poster from WWII related to the fall of Singapore, once thought to be the "Gibraltar of the East", to the Japanese in February 1942. This broadside propaganda poster was produced by the German Army's Department of Wehrmacht Propaganda to mock the British for their failure to protect Singapore from Japanese attack.
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In "Singapura em poder dos japoneses" four views show Japanese soldiers stalking through the jungle and marching in formation with tanks, and Japanese warplanes strafing the airport. Inset map at center shows the supply lines from the Allies to Singapore interrupted or cut (shows scissors) and numerous British and American bases captured throughout the South China Sea , the Philippines, and Malaya.
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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 text related to Singapore and details of the conflict in Asia. Portuguese text.
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[Singapora, Singapura, Singapour] |
| 6613 |  | Details | British Information Services | 1942 |
| Pictorial WWII era propaganda map Great Britain Natural and Industrial Resources |
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British Information Services |
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| 1942 |
| LOC:400 |
| $2,500.00 | British-Information-Services | Pictorial-WWII-era-propaganda-map-Great-Britain-Natural-and-Industrial-Resources | Large, lithographed poster-sized map: "Great Britain Her Natural & Industrial Resources" published circa 1942, during WWII, by British Information Services. On the verso a printed statement: "Printed in Great Britain." Scarce on the market and quite nicely executed.
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At bottom right the attribution reads: "Distributed by British Information Services, an agency of the British Government, 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York City." British Information Services was formed in 1941 as an office of the British Government with the goal to promote Britain's interests in the United States. Prior to December 1941 the United States had not formally entered into the war in Europe and this map poster was part of the propaganda Britain employed to sway U.S. opinion to its side. |
| 6621 |  | Details | Sundberg, Edwin L. | 1946 |
| India Britains Problem Child Pictorial Coloroto map |
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Sundberg, Edwin L. |
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| 1946 |
| LOC:300 |
| $250.00 | Sundberg--Edwin-L- | India-Britains-Problem-Child-Pictorial-Coloroto-map | Post-WWII pictorial Coloroto (1) or color rotogravure map with India referred to a "Britain's Problem Child", reflecting Britain's colonial presence in India in July, 1946. A legend lists numerous exported products with icons for each including jute, coconut, manganese, copper, linseed, and rubber. Inset map at left shows trade routes from Britain to India via the Suez Canal with British colonies colored in red. Inset pictorial bar chart at right shows the comparative population for each religion in India.
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(1) Coloroto is a trade name for a rotogravure used to print multiple colors. According to Google a rotogravure printing system uses a rotary press with <b>intaglio cylinders</b>, typically running at high speed and used for long print runs of magazines and stamps. (Google Oxford languages dictionary. Online).
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| 6387 |  | Details | Parker, Larry | 1955 |
| Pictorial Map of Martha's Vineyard Island, Massachusetts |
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Parker, Larry |
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| 1955 |
| LOC:87 |
| $750.00 | Parker--Larry | Pictorial-Map-of-Martha-s-Vineyard-Island--Massachusetts | Original, scarce, 1950's Martha's Vineyard Island, Massachusetts pictorial map by Larry Parker. This lithographed tourist map features bright, bold colors, inset pictorial images of island life, and text blocks of historical facts, all hallmarks of a tourist souvenir map. Slight gloss to the paper finish as typical.
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Remarkable condition.
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This 1950's era edition is based on Parker's earlier 1935 black and white map of Martha's Vineyard Island. Not only does the new edition feature vivid lithographed color, several changes were made to the content including below the rope-wrapped bollard where the text "Edgartown Harbor" does not appear directly below the bollard. On this colored edition of Parker's map the area is blank. |
| 451 |  | Details | Decaris, Albert | 1958 |
| Salon de la Marine |
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Decaris, Albert |
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| 1958 |
| LOC:50 |
| $195.00 | Decaris--Albert | Salon-de-la-Marine | Very decorative medium-format original two-color poster shows <strong>Neptune</strong> grasping a trident while cradling a sailing vessel. The poster was produced to promote the Salon de la Marine, held in 1958 at the <strong>Paris Musee de la Marine.</strong> The Salon is an event held at the National Marine Museum in Paris to display maritime art by invited artists and by artists named as "Peintre de la Marine" or official marine painter.
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By <strong>Albert Decaris</strong>, one of France's top engravers in the 20th century. Decaris was honored with the post of the official painter of the Marine Française in 1962. |
| 6685 |  | Details | Clarke, Dorothy Linscott | 1964 |
| Pictorial Map New Hampshire Coast |
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Clarke, Dorothy Linscott |
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| 1964 |
| LOC:68 |
| $950.00 | Clarke--Dorothy-Linscott | Pictorial-Map-New-Hampshire-Coast | Dorothy Linscott Clarke's desirable lithographed 1964 pictorial map of "New Hampshire's Famous Seacoast Region". Only 1 copy in WorldCat. Rare.
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Unlike some artists' pictorial maps, Clarke doesn't attempt cheap humor or resort to demeaning stereotypes in her pictograms. The visual theme throughout could be described as old-fashioned Yankee Nautical as Clarke combines selected history and geography with nautical imagery to produce a map that reflects the nautical past and present of New Hampshire's Coast. Nautical symbols Clarke used include:
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<li>Anchor: The anchor is a symbol of stability, security, and hope. It represents the idea of being grounded and rooted, and being able to weather storms and challenges.</li>
<li>Ships wheel: The ship's wheel, also known as the helm, is a symbol of leadership, guidance, and control. It represents the idea of being able to steer a course through difficult waters.
<li>Whale: The whale is a symbol of strength, power, and the natural world. In maritime culture, whales were often seen as formidable creatures that commanded respect and awe.
<li>Sailor: The sailor is a symbol of adventure, courage, and freedom. Sailors were often seen as brave and resourceful individuals who were willing to venture out and face danger and uncertainty.</li>
<li>Rope: A rope can be seen as a symbol of connection, safety, or security, as it is often used to tie ships to docks or to other vessels.</li>
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Other pictorial maps by Dorothy Clarke include:
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<li>A map of Mother-Goose Land. 1933.</li>
<li>A map showing the locations of some of the houses at Strawberry Banke restoration at Portsmouth, N.H. 1965.</li>
<li>Historical picture map of Vermont, "The Green Mountain State." 1939.</li>
<li>A picture map of Noah's Ark for children. Circa 1930.</li>
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| 6678 |  | Details | U.S. Coast Guard | 1972 |
| Coast Guard Poster worldwide locations |
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U.S. Coast Guard |
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| 1972 |
| LOC:86 |
| $145.00 | U-S--Coast-Guard | Coast-Guard-Poster-worldwide-locations | Decorative old-stock promotional poster ca. 1973 (1) with the locations of the U.S. Coast Guard around the world, or at least the western world. Executed with elements of 70's style reflecting the influence of the counter-culture on the arts during that period. With the Coast Guard motto : Semper Paratus or Always Ready.
The map omits any locations in Asia, where during that time period there was a war raging in Vietnam. Reminding the viewer of that overseas duty station was probably not conducive to the CG recruiting effort in '73.
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Legend at bottom lists the activities and programs the U.S. Coast Guard engaged in including:
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<li>Icebreaking</li>
<li>Iceberg Patrol</li>
<li>Fisheries Conservation</li>
<li>Radio Navigation</li>
<li>Port Safety Vessel Traffic System</li>
<li>Search and Rescue</li>
<li>Aids to Navigation</li>
<li>Law Enforcement</li>
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(1) We have dated the map with reference to the planned Omega Station shown on the continent of Australia. Planning for that station was underway as early as 1972 when the Australian Department of Shipping and Transport was making a final site selection decision. The Omega Navigation System was a global radio navigation system that operated from 1971 to 1997. It consisted of eight ground-based stations, including three in Alaska, that transmitted signals in the VLF (Very Low Frequency) range to provide accurate navigation information for ships and aircraft. The Omega Navigation System was eventually replaced by more modern and precise satellite-based navigation systems such as GPS (Global Positioning System)
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Document ID: G-PMR30 |
| 6605 |  | Details | Black Star Liberation Press | 1974 |
| Astrology and Black People Zodiacal Chart |
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Black Star Liberation Press |
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| 1974 |
| LOC:89 |
| $695.00 | Black-Star-Liberation-Press | Astrology-and-Black-People-Zodiacal-Chart | Unrecorded, a bit strange and highly unusual astrological or horoscope poster: "Astrology and Black People" an apparently self-published poster from Berkeley, California in 1974.
<div><img src="/ZoomifyImages/SC_6605/SC_6605_detail.jpg" alt="Title cartouche details for 1974 Astrology and Black People zodiacal chart published by Black Star Liberation Press" width="300" align="center" style="margin: 20px 20px 20px"/>
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The creator's faces, names, astrological sign, and role appear at bottom center in a far-out UFO-style title cartouche: Reggie, layout; Gypsie, astrologer; Detroit, artist; Wayne, details; and Jason, ideas. Black Studies interest.
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Published and copyrighted 1974 by Black Star Liberation Press, P.O. Box 3215 Berkeley, California. Verso is blank. |
| 6468 |  | Details | U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey | 1975 |
| USCGS poster for Aeronautical Charts |
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U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey |
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| 1975 |
| LOC:90 |
| $1,250.00 | U-S--Coast-and-Geodetic-Survey | USCGS-poster-for-Aeronautical-Charts | Surprisingly scarce poster ca 1970s, originally published in 1959, advertising aeronautical charts sold by the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey in Washington, D. C. A later re-issue published by the NOAA, National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration, National Ocean Service. At one time paper copies of the poster were available by order from the NOAA Distribution Branch but by 2013 products were only available in PDF or print-on-demand format.
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A map dealer's dream meta-poster!
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WorldCat contains only one record of the poster, at the University of Maryland. No example of the original 1959 poster are known to me.
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Selected dates useful for dating U.S. Coast Survey charts:
<div class="indenttextblocksingle">
<ul style="list-style-type: circle;"></li>
<li>1807 - President Thomas Jefferson establishes Survey of the Coast.</li>
<li>1836 - Survey of the Coast was renamed U.S. Coast Survey. </li>
<li>1878 - U.S. Coast Survey renamed as Coast and Geodetic Survey.</li>
<li>1970 - Coast and Geodetic Survey included within the NOAA and renamed National Geodetic Survey.</li>
<li>2013 - NOAA ends printing of lithographic charts in favor of PDF.</li>
</ul>
</div> |
| 6486 |  | Details | Maslin, John A. | 1985 |
| America's Cup pictorial bird-eye view of Freemantle, Western Australia |
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Maslin, John A. |
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| 1985 |
| LOC:1404 |
| $350.00 | Maslin--John-A- | America-s-Cup-pictorial-bird-eye-view-of-Freemantle--Western-Australia | Attractive oblique pictorial birds-eye view map of the town and harbor of Freemantle, Western Australia. July 1985 edition. Copyrighted and produced by Ausimap, Perth. Cartography by John A. Maslin.
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In addition to Cockburn Sound and Freemantle Harbor the expansive birds-eye view shows Success Harbor, the fishing boat harbor, and the America's Cup harbour at Freemantle.
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Two years before this map was published, and for the first time in 132 years, the America’s Cup was won by a team from other than the USA. That year, in Rhode Island, Australia II, skippered by John Bertrand defeated Dennis O'Conner on the Liberty. In 1987 the America's Cup race was held in Freemantle, Australia where the Stars & Stripes 87 won the series in a four-race sweep. |
| 6481 |  | Details | Anonymous | 1986 |
| Decorative serigraph poster City of San Francisco Ferry |
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Anonymous |
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| 1986 |
| LOC:1404 |
| $180.00 | Anonymous | Decorative-serigraph-poster-City-of-San-Francisco-Ferry | Fine decorative nautical-themed limited-edition silk-screen poster of San Francisco Bay, California and the ferry "City of San Francisco" from the eighth-annual users conference held by Data Design Associates in 1987. Deep rich colors. Signed within (illegible). Number 579 of 700 copies.
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Data Design Associates, Inc., was a Sunnyvale, Calif-based developer of mainframe financial software. |
| 6482 |  | Details | Anonymous | 1986 |
| Decorative serigraph poster San Francisco Bay and Coit Tower |
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Anonymous |
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| 1986 |
| LOC:1404 |
| $175.00 | Anonymous | Decorative-serigraph-poster-San-Francisco-Bay-and-Coit-Tower | Fine decorative nautical-themed limited-edition silk-screen poster of San Francisco Bay, California and Coit Tower from the fifth-annual users conference held by Data Design Associates in 1984. Deep rich colors. Signed within (illegible). Number 472 of 500.
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Data Design Associates, Inc., was a Sunnyvale, Calif-based developer of mainframe financial software. |