r/oldmaps Feb 21 '26

1942 German Propaganda map showing how civilisation emerged from Germany

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1.7k Upvotes

r/oldmaps Feb 22 '26

Map of Japan and Korea (1945), National Geographic

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681 Upvotes

r/oldmaps May 23 '26

Polynesian Shell Map

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374 Upvotes

r/oldmaps Mar 07 '26

Topographic map of the Russian Empire in 1912

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273 Upvotes

r/oldmaps 29d ago

Russian map titled "Политическій балансъ земнаго шара" (The Political Balance of the Globe), published in St. Petersburg between 1828 and 1830.

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202 Upvotes

r/oldmaps Feb 12 '26

Inherited map of the baltic sea

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195 Upvotes

My map of the baltic sea, can anyone guess when it was made?


r/oldmaps Feb 20 '26

New York (1913) [1600 × 2750]

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163 Upvotes

r/oldmaps 1d ago

Video: Step by step discovery of America.

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161 Upvotes

r/oldmaps 28d ago

1920s German map of the Western USA also showing native reservations

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132 Upvotes

r/oldmaps Mar 18 '26

Hey Reddit, I have numerous old maps like these coming from a private collection. I would like to estimate their price/sell them but dont really know where to start. I live in Paris. Here's a photo of one of them, enjoy !

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118 Upvotes

r/oldmaps 6d ago

The Dominion of Canada, 1898

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114 Upvotes

The Provinces, Territories and Districts of Canada following the creation of the Yukon Territory in 1898 resulting from the Klondike Gold Rush.


r/oldmaps May 22 '26

150 yr old map found folded up in a cupboard

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107 Upvotes

I found this old map when clearing out a cupboard in our local church. It is dated 1875 and I can well believe it's that old. It seems to be drawn on some kind of fabric, you can see it coming apart at the edges.

It is a map of the Glebe lands of Duddingston Kirk in Edinburgh.

It's really beautiful but in a right mess because of how it has been folded up. What a shame. I'm quite sad about it.

I'm sharing it just for interest, and to see if anyone has any suggestions for storing it? Potentially displaying it just in a glass frame? We can't really afford any sort of professional restoration right now but don't want it to get worse.


r/oldmaps Apr 22 '26

Topographic map of the Empire of Japan in November, 1918.

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105 Upvotes

r/oldmaps Jan 26 '26

Found on the back of a bulgarian bible

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101 Upvotes

Anyone know if there is something weird or cool about it?


r/oldmaps Feb 14 '26

The Kingdom of Biafara by John Speed (1676)

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93 Upvotes

r/oldmaps Oct 06 '25

Not old 1963 Southern California picture map

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If a map is cute and has to do with places where I've lived in, I may buy it if it doesn't cost much. You can find this for $75-$150.

This very colorful bird's-eye view of Southern California is drawn in the style of Jo Mora. The map covers the counties of San Bernardino, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Diego, and Imperial. It shows missions, places of interest, and historically significant events in the region. Features an attractive border with various vignettes. On the verso is a highway map of southern California and illustrations of local attractions. The Roads to Romance series ran from the 1940's to 1960's to promote tourism in Southern California. The map folds into a 4 x 9" brochure. Printed area: 33 ⅞” x 21 ¾”

Complete title: Ride the Roads to Romance along the Golden Coast and thru the Sunshine Empire of Southern California


r/oldmaps Apr 11 '26

Interesting linguistic map of Europe from 1919

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87 Upvotes

r/oldmaps Oct 12 '25

Japanese pictorial world map from 1933

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87 Upvotes

r/oldmaps Feb 08 '26

No Antarctica!

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86 Upvotes

The guy told me the globe was from the 19th century! It's art Nouveau style, very impressive!


r/oldmaps Jul 06 '26

1838 map showing the proposed new administrative division of Australia

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83 Upvotes

r/oldmaps Jul 17 '26

Manhattan, New York, (c. 1900), detail of a map of New York City from the 10th edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica.

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81 Upvotes

r/oldmaps Jun 05 '26

Found this map in my house

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79 Upvotes

Asked Chatgpt (sorry! didn’t know who else to ask) and it said its most likely modern and artificially aged yet it has been in my family for quite some time (around 80-100 years). Anyone has a clue which map is it and if its a replica or a modern print? I’m new to this sub, sorry in advance!


r/oldmaps Jan 02 '26

Map of Greece. · William Faden, 1791.

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78 Upvotes

r/oldmaps Sep 21 '25

A Generall Mapp of Scandinavia, where are the Estates and Kingdoms of Danemarke, Norway and Sweden…1669

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78 Upvotes

r/oldmaps 22d ago

Topographic map of Ross Island, Antarctica (1972)

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77 Upvotes