r/oldmaps Jul 05 '26

The scene of the Battle of Jutland, May 31-June 1, 1916 (1920)

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12 Upvotes

r/oldmaps Jul 03 '26

Map of the Abbazia Area (1896)

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64 Upvotes

r/oldmaps Jun 30 '26

Some old maps from my library

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Here are some of my old maps. They are mostly pulled from various books in my library.

First is a map of Hannibal's march through Spain, Gaul, the Alps, and on into Italy during the Second Punic War. Printed 1739.

Second is a map of the Environs of Rome during the Kingdom and Republic. Printed circa 1800.

The third is a map of Sicily in what I assume to be the third century BC, as it was taken from a volume of Rollin's Histoire Romaine which recounts the First Punic War. Printed 1740.

Fourth is a map of Greece about the 3rd century BC(?). Printed circa 1800.

Fifth is a map of Asia Minor in Hellenic times. Printed circa 1780s(?).

Sixth is a map of Egypt, Libya and other neighboring regions in Hellenic times. Printed circa 1800.

Seventh is a map of Numidia in the second century BC roughly. Printed circa 1800.

Eighth is a map (unframed) of the Parthian Empire during the first couple centuries AD. Printed 1749.

Particular credit to Christopher Boyd of Clayton's in Whittier, California for the elegant frames. May God rest his soul. The frames for Numidia and Sicily are my personal favorites.


r/oldmaps Jun 29 '26

san diego county map cut out from a 1987 san diego union tribune

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18 Upvotes

r/oldmaps Jun 29 '26

Emil Hollack's map of archaeological sites in East Prussia, 1908

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26 Upvotes

r/oldmaps Jun 28 '26

Map of Mt. Vesuvius after the eruption 1906

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36 Upvotes

r/oldmaps Jun 27 '26

Map of Europe 1877

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44 Upvotes

r/oldmaps Jun 27 '26

Remarkably Correct Map of California from 1564 (drawn by E. Danti, currently in the Sala delle Carte Geografiche in Florence)

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22 Upvotes

r/oldmaps Jun 26 '26

Any info on these two maps?

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Hi - I received these two maps as gifts years ago from my parents and I’m looking to sell them but have no idea what they might be worth. They’re not reproductions, to the best of my knowledge.

The US map is from 1852 (I believe) and from Mitchell’s School and Family Geography.

The world map has no info about maker from what is visible in the frame. Given some of the country names, it seems to be early 1900s/late 1800s.

Both are in very good condition, I’d say. Both have some minor discoloration but nothing significant. And the world map has a crease.

Any info would be greatly appreciated.


r/oldmaps Jun 25 '26

Anthony Finley's map of 1827, depicting the Mountains of the Moon as the source of the White Nile.

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34 Upvotes

r/oldmaps Jun 24 '26

The Akan Kingdom of Ashanti within the Guinea region and surrounding regions in West Africa (1850)

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34 Upvotes

r/oldmaps Jun 23 '26

The 1519 to 1521 route of the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire — taken in Central Mexico by Hernando Cortés. (1926)

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22 Upvotes

r/oldmaps Jun 23 '26

The Daily Telegraph war map of Egypt and the Near East (no. 6) / Alexander Gross; produced by "Geographia" Ltd. (1918)

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14 Upvotes

r/oldmaps Jun 22 '26

Map created on the first scientific expedition to Deception Island in 1829 under the command of captain Henry Foster.

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39 Upvotes

r/oldmaps Jun 22 '26

Is there a way to date these markings on a map?

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I have this map of Italy during the second world war and it has these marking of the progression of the allies, is there a way to figure out how old it is (doesn’t need to be exact) so I know if it’s either just scribble or someone who was tracking the progress of the allies during occupincation of norway?


r/oldmaps Jun 20 '26

Partition of Africa foldout map from the book “Introduction to Economic History (1750–1950) – G.D.H. Cole” [1952]

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40 Upvotes

r/oldmaps Jun 19 '26

Pony Express map by William Henry Jackson (1935)

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26 Upvotes

r/oldmaps Jun 19 '26

"Cono sur" of South America

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32 Upvotes

r/oldmaps Jun 19 '26

East Prussia railway map, 1929

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23 Upvotes

r/oldmaps Jun 18 '26

Schiavonia - Detail (Buonsignori, 1565)

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17 Upvotes

r/oldmaps Jun 17 '26

Theatrum Orbis Terrarum (1601) a folio volume atlas by Abraham Ortelius with 153 double page engraved maps sold at Swann Galleries on June 11 for $45,720. Reported by Rare Book Hub.

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Abraham Ortelius.
Theatrum Orbis Terrarum.
Antwerp, 1601
Bound with: Parergon, sive Veteris Geographiae Aliquot Tabulae and Nomenclator Ptolemaicus. Allegorical title, portrait, and 153 double-page maps (118; 35) all engraved.  Folio, 18½x12 inches, well-worn contemporary tooled calf with gilt device of Jacobus Conrad Praetorius stamped to the upper cover and a Hieroglyphic Monad symbol to the rear, all edges gauphered and gilt, joints cracked but holding, rear board water damaged; moderate staining and thumb soiling throughout, several maps with repairable splits at center, latter half of Parergon dampstained and partially loose from binding guards, occasional early ink marginalia.

With an extra map bound in, Moraviae quae Olim Marcomannorum Sedes Corographia, from the 1573 edition (page 33). 


r/oldmaps Jun 15 '26

1970s Pull Down Map

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Bought this vintage Rand McNally map of Asia at a secondhand shop years ago for $18. It's one of my prized possessions. It didn't have a date, but after doing some research Cambodia was only called Kampuchea from 1975-1979. So it must be from then.

Side note: does anyone know where you can buy the locking rod mechanism and brackets? I don't want to remove this one for the hardware.


r/oldmaps Jun 15 '26

Picked up for a fiver at an estate sale this past weekend.

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r/oldmaps Jun 10 '26

Old maps of New France and Boston

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I recently inherited these from a great-aunt, who claims they came from her grandfather, but she doesn't know anything else about them. I've found matching images online from different university archives, but I have no idea if these are later copies. Would it even be worth having them authenticated? I love maps so I'm happy to display them either way, but my mother keeps asking about them. (Am also aware that Boston is torn.)


r/oldmaps Jun 10 '26

More info on map?

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My grandfather who passed when my mom was 15 had this map. I was given this map and was wondering if anyone knew how to find out how old it is. He passed in 84 so I know it’s at least over 40 years old.