{"title":"Maps of America","description":"\u003cspan\u003eGiclée Print Reproductions of Vintage Maps of the United States. This page presents the progression of development and growth of the united states from the early colonial days to 20th century pictorial maps. Though the United States is a young country, it is also a country that is rich with cartographic history.\u003c\/span\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"1720-carte-de-la-nouvelle-france-ou-se-voit-le-cours-des-grandes-rivieres-de-s-laurens-mississippi","title":"1720 Carte de la Nouvelle France...","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.hjbltd.com\/antiquities\/images\/antq\/aq18736a.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCarte de la Nouvelle France ou se voit le cours des Grandes Rivieres de S. Laurens \u0026amp; Mississippi…\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy:\u003c\/strong\u003e Gerard Van Keulen\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1720 (published) Amsterdam\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal Size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 22.5 x 39.25 inches (57.5 x 74.3 cm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a fine print reproduction of a map of an authentic antique map of North America by Gerard Van Keulen. The original map was created by Gerard Van Keulen out of Amsterdam in 1720.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy the late 17th century, the Van Keulen family had solidified themselves as the world’s finest maritime map publishing company. It wasn’t until 1720 that Gerard Van Keulen produced his first non-nautical map, being this large format map of North America comprised of two joined sheets. The reason for this map’s creation was to promote John Law’s Mississippi Company, which became known as one of the great financial bubbles in recorded history. Van Keulen was likely asked to produce this map in an attempt to lure his fellow Dutchmen in as investors. The first state of the map (this example) was produced at the height of the bubble in 1720, which would burst later that year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThroughout the 17th century, the Great King Louie XIV had borrowed gold from his country to build his great palace among other things and by the time he died, the people of France were very poor and wanted their money back. To ease the masses, the government devalued what gold was still held by the people. One day a Scottish economist named John Law who had traveled Europe for nearly two decades came to Paris with a solution to their money problems. Give the people paper money in exchange for their gold which became quite popular throughout the country. However the people were still quite poor and John Law had just what they were looking for, a “get rich quick scheme.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat John Law did was form, Compagnie d'Occident (Company of the West) which sold shares of France’s new territory, Louisiana (named after King Louie XIV). The territory was said to hold great commercial wealth in gold, rubies, diamonds, furs, etc., and everyone in France, nobleman to peasant could invest in shares for themselves. While everyone in France was scrambling for shares and prices rising rapidly, nearly nothing was being done in Louisiana. After all, it was over 800,000 square miles of harsh wilderness dominated by hundreds of Native American tribes speaking various languages. Eventually a combination of heightened share prices and inflation brought the paper money to gold ratio to roughly 5 to 1 and the bubble burst, leaving the people of France poor once again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe map can best be explained as a compilation of detail and elements drawn from De Fer’s rare 1718 map “La France Occidental,” and De l’Ile’s 1703 map “Carte du Canada,” as well as his 1718 “La Louisiana.” While detail is abundant throughout this map, we will first focus on the Gulf Coast and the area of present day Texas. In 1685 Robert Cavelier de La Salle founded a French colony along the Bay of St. Louis noted on the map as Fort Francois. He intended to establish his colony at the mouth of the Mississippi river, but a combination of bad maps and navigational errors landed him approximately 400 miles west of his intended target. The colony lasted only three years and was abandoned due to harsh environmental conditions and hostile Native American’s. Shown in the map are some of La Salle’s routes eastward to the Mississippi. It was on one of these journeys that La Salle and five of his men were killed in a mutiny along the Brazos River.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe map displays incredible detail for its time throughout the La Louisiana as this was the main focus in the map’s production. In the northwest portion of the territory, several Native American tribes are noted as being enemies of the Spanish, the other dominant European power with interests in the area. Along the Mississippi, Fort Prudhome is depicted to be much larger than it actually was which may have been a tactic to embellish the idea of French control over the area. The delineation of the Great Lakes is about as accurate as any map could be for the time and the East Coast is shown with exceptional detail. For the most part both regions resemble De Fer’s maps; however Visscher’s influence can be noted in the depiction of a large Seneca Lac within New York and bordering Pennsylvania. In the lower right, two inserts illustrate a portion of the Gulf Coast and the mouth of the Mississippi River in detail derived from both De Fer’s map of 1718 and Valentin Devin’s earlier manuscript map of the area.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is undoubtedly a must have map for any high end collection of America maps, particularly with regard to the early mapping of French Louisiana and Texas. As mentioned before, this is an example of the first of two states produced of the map. While the first state has the name Gerard Van Keulen at the bottom of the title cartouche, the second state bears the imprint Chez la Veuve de Jo. Van Keulen \u0026amp; Fils Marchands Libraires, Avec Privilege. 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The map is a later, re-engraving of Delisle’s seminal map by Covens and Mortier published out of Amsterdam circa 1730.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis was a very influential map of the French possession of Louisiana that combined numerous cartographic works of the previous half century and became a landmark of mapping North America, more specifically, the Mississippi River Valley and the Great Lakes Region. This was the first detailed map to show the Gulf region as well as accurately depict the true route of the Mississippi river the various tributaries feeding the mighty river as well as its origins. While the map precedes Jacques Bellin’s map of the Great Lakes by almost 30 years, the two are almost identical in their depiction of Lake Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe map includes the routes of the explorations De Soto, Tonty, Moscoso, Denis, and Cavelier as well as notes the locations of various Native American tribes and French forts. 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The \"Great Oregon Rail Road\" is delineated across the country, along crudely drawn state and territorial boundaries from New York to Oregon City. Territories depicted west of the Mississippi include the Missouri Territory, Indian Territory, the Oregon Territory and Upper California, which is shown under control of the United States before the was came to an end. Texas is shows as the largest it has ever been.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdorning the map are portraits of Cortez, Washington, and Montezuma. 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Its neighbor, Nebraska, occupies the territory which later became Montana, Wyoming and bits of other states. Beneath Nebraska is Kansas, which at that time extended well into territory which now is in the state of Colorado. Oklahoma is labeled simply ‘Indian Territory’.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt the northwest corner of the country we find Washington state, which extended very far south, and which also encompassed the territory of what is now Idaho to the east. Utah appears to be approximately twice its modern size, covering its current boundaries plus much of the area now occupied by Nevada. New Mexico is also approximately twice its modern size, covering its own territory plus that of Arizona. Arizona itself appears as a small sliver of land just below New Mexico. At the time it was called the Confederate Territory of Arizona, as established by the ruthless Confederate General, John R. Baylor. California and Oregon are configured approximately as they appear today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe eastern states are in their current form, and all geophysical features are delineated, including the existing, extensive railroad networks. Also depicted are the proposed railroads, wagon routes and migrant trails in the West. The map is framed by one of Mitchell’s distinctive borders, in this example, the decorative grapevine. 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The map is illustrated with natural features such as mountain ranges, trees, and agricultural products. Flora and fauna of various regions such as a crab in Maryland, a flamingo in Florida, and cacti in the desert Southwest are depicted. Skyscrapers and landmarks such as the Statue of Liberty are shown, along with oil wells in Texas and factories in the East and Midwest.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eAmerica's indigenous peoples along with their tepees are in place. Traditions such as dancing and religious ceremonies of different tribes are painstakingly detailed. \u003c\/span\u003eFarmers, ranchers and cowboys generously populate the map along with their produce. Industrial areas pictorially reflect the industries of the day.\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn Canada a Royal Canadian Mountie is shown with a criminal in tow, and Canada's boreal forests (aka taiga) are clearly depicted, with wildlife included. 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The large twenty sheet map is widely considered to be one of the two most important large format maps concerning the history and geography of North America during the 18th century, a time when Europe’s greatest military powers were in a constant struggle against one another to dominate the new world.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe map, when joined stands at just over 8 feet tall and 7.5 feet wide and is filled from end to end with the most accurate cartographic information of the time. The cartographic information presented in the map was so impressive that it even earned the endorsement of Dr. Edmund Haley, professor of Astronomy at Oxford. At the time of printing, Halley was the second Royal Astronomer of Britain, succeeding John Flamsteed in 1720. His words appear at in the lower right sheet.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI have seen the abovementioned Map, whish as far as I am Judge, seems to have been laid down with great Accuracy, and to theru the Position of the different Provinces \u0026amp; Islands in that part of the Globe more truly than any yet extant.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e– Edmund Halley\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhen first published, Popple’s map was not a great success. In 1727 he began working with the Board of Trade and Plantations to help settle boundary disputes between British colonists and the French. By 1730, the Board began requesting detailed maps of the region. Popple announced that he had commenced work on this map in 1731 and ultimately completed his work by 1733, however the sales just weren’t there. He sold production rights of the map to Samuel Harding and William H. Toms in 1739, right at the “\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWar of Jenkins’ Ear,\u003c\/em\u003e” formally began. While the origins of the name of the war are interesting, they are not relevant to this map. The conflict dates back to 1731 when a Spanish privateer severed British captain Robert Jenkins's ear as punishment for raiding Spanish ships. As the English wanted retribution for this act, tensions rose between the two powers and conflict over land soon began in present day Georgia. This map is the first map to present the colony of Georgia, which was chartered in London in July of 1732. Soon thereafter\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJames Edward Oglethrope landed in the region with 120 colonists and reported back to England in 1734 with several maps, sea charts, and sketches of the new colony, to which Henry Popple incorporated into his map. The inclusion of the Colony of Georgia did several things. First, is moved the official boundary of the British colonies further south to Florida, which was under Spanish control at the height of the “War of Jenkins’ Ear.” This inclusion of the new colony added an extra layer of protection for the more well-established colonies to the north. Back then the northern colonies were more heavily fortified, so land and distance was a useful advantage in terms of protection and defense for the southern colonies. The inclusion of Georgia also makes Popple’s map the first map to show all of the thirteen colonies that would eventually convene in Philadelphia to sign the Declaration of Independence from Great Britain.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhen one views the monumental work they can be drawn in to the fine detail throughout or observe the map as a whole. Both methods achieve important visual distinctions. As noted by Edmund Halley the map is remarkably detailed and accurate as Popple drew from a wide array of sources, both well established by other map makers and new information from the very people that inhabited North America. Nearly every single town and settlement is accurately located along with the wide array of Native American tribes that dominated the continent at the time of printing.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhat Popple did with the color coding of his map cannot be understated. He made territory claimed by the Dutch Red\/Purple, the Spanish is Yellow, the English Red, Indian lands are Green, and the French lands Blue. Now, when one looks at the map, it can be difficult to find the blue color representing French controlled land. That is because it only appears in thin lines along the southern stretch of the Mississippi and the northern bank of the St. Laurence River, thus by comparison to the British colonies seems miniscule and insignificant. This began a multiple-decade’s long run of maps by both the French and English where the presentation of “their territory” dwarfs that of the other.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThough Henry Popple’s map was presented to the world with little enthusiasm, it is now regarded as an extraordinary achievement and was relentlessly copied by his contemporaries not only in England, but throughout the ever-important trade of European map makers. 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Detroit and the rest of the state of Michigan had a long-standing experience with prohibition as it had passed the Damon Law of 1917, which prohibited the bringing or carrying into the state, or the receipt or possession of any intoxicating liquors. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe map features a wide array of whimsical pictographs, mocking places and cultures throughout the United States with a common theme of beer, wine, and spirits. Nearly every placename is written as a play-on-words such as Chi-Keg-O, Albu-Corky, spo-Can, Vir-GIN-ia, and Port-Land to name a few. The map features a scale of distance in pints, and a compass rose with \"Pints of the Compass\" reading \"Norse,\" \"Souse,\" \"Yeast,\" and \"Wets.\" The \"12 (nautical) Mile Limit\" of the territorial sea in which the U.S. Coast Guard had jurisdiction is delineated in the Pacific and Atlantic by a string of floating kegs or barrels (suggestively containing alcohol). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOther imagery is very indicative of the 1920s. For example, in Florida there are two signs reading \"Real Estate,\" and \"Lots for Sale,\" representing the speculative land boom and real estate bubble that brought about the creation of new cities out of the Everglades, hasty construction of flimsy homes and stores, and numerous failed development projects, which ultimately shaped the future of Florida for decades to come.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Bootlegger's Map of the United States has gone down as one of the \"must-have\" pictorial maps of the 20th century. It has been reproduced several times over by other publishing companies in slightly altered forms and later with color. This example lacking a copyright date suggests that it may be a very early example and possibly a pre-publication or proof state.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eInventory #11969\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Vintage Map Shop, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"15.5 x 24 inches \/ Archival Matte","offer_id":39678959681584,"sku":"11969a","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"15.5 x 24 inches \/ Peel \u0026 Stick Wall Mural","offer_id":39678959714352,"sku":"11969awc","price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"19 x 30 inches \/ Archival Matte","offer_id":39678959747120,"sku":"11969b","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"19 x 30 inches \/ Peel \u0026 Stick Wall Mural","offer_id":39678959779888,"sku":"11969bwc","price":135.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"22 x 34 inches - Original Size \/ Archival Matte","offer_id":39678959812656,"sku":"11969c","price":80.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"22 x 34 inches - Original Size \/ Peel \u0026 Stick Wall Mural","offer_id":39678959845424,"sku":"11969cwc","price":175.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"25.5 x 40 inches \/ Archival Matte","offer_id":39678959878192,"sku":"11969d","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"25.5 x 40 inches \/ Peel \u0026 Stick Wall Mural","offer_id":39678959910960,"sku":"11969dwc","price":225.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"30.5 x 48 inches \/ Archival Matte","offer_id":39678959943728,"sku":"11969e","price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"30.5 x 48 inches \/ Peel \u0026 Stick Wall Mural","offer_id":39678959976496,"sku":"11969ewc","price":300.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"38 x 60 inches \/ Archival Matte","offer_id":39678960009264,"sku":"11969f","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"38 x 60 inches \/ Peel \u0026 Stick Wall Mural","offer_id":39678960042032,"sku":"11969fwc","price":375.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1404\/2135\/products\/11969a_107dc562-fe74-4b78-a304-d9bd528c54cd.jpg?v=1629910949"},{"product_id":"11964","title":"1954 Country Music and Folk Culture Map of the United States","description":"\u003ch4 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCountry Music and Folk Culture Map of the United States\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBy:\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eM. 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Other places noted in the map include the Grand Ole Opry, Geronimo's Camp in southern Arizona, the location of the first rodeo in  1882, Custer's Last Stand, and several Native American reservations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eState lines are delineated, capitols are marked, and major cities such as San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, Miami and New York are noted with hatch marks. Several humorous vignettes can be found throughout the map and a delightful compass rose made of guitars adorns the lower right corner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis is a most unique map, with a lot to discover once one takes the time to dive in and do some research. 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Though none of the information provided will give you the exact whereabouts of these lost riches, it's a good starting point for any quest to find a buried treasure. 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It is loaded with information on fish species and their locations making it the ideal map for any avid fisherman. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis vintage fishing map provides depictions of 88 different varieties of fish, both freshwater (39 fish) and saltwater (45 fish), and places them throughout the map based on where they are most commonly found. From all vrieties of trout, salmon, perch, bass, pike and catfish, to bonefish, wahoo, halibut, amberjack, tarpon, and marlin, this map leaves nothing out for the seasoned angler or novice fisherman.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTables at the bottom and side of the map provide a ledger of fish that can be found in every state, noting the best fishing spots and nearest town for lodging and supplies. There are also 23 small inset map for a wide array of fish species that show where they are most numerous and concentrated. 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