Published in the April 16, 1887 edition of  The Illustrated London News, the issue included a group of images “bull-whacker” and “mule-skinner”.  Graphic images also include a corpse hanging from…

Arnoldus Montanus (1625 – 1683) produced one of the greatest illustrated books on the Americas De Nieuwe en Onbekende Wereld, 1671.  There were one hundred beautifully engraved plates, views, and…

A very fine map of Louisiana and of northern and western Florida showing the French claims west of the Appalachians. From about 1650 to the middle of the eighteenth century,…

A very detailed map of the city that was issued in 1944 to show “two-way traffic, emergency routes, and alternate routes”. Off-limit areas, which were subsequently added to the printed…

A detailed map of Virginia, Maryland and Delaware providing good topographical features of the region.  Shown are settlements, buildings, roadways, and the Appalachian Mountain range.  Includes an insert in the…

A very detailed engraving, extending the Mississippi and Illinois Rivers in the West and depicting the track of the Ohio River from its confluence with the Mississippi to its headwaters…

This map is centered on South America and includes nearly half of Africa, the southern portion of North America and the West Indies. Ocean currents are depicted and a very…

From Shaffner’s History of the United States, the map depicts the location of British forces and the French fornications of Louisburg during the French and Indian Wars. British forces had…

The map shows the routes of the Hamilton Expedition of 1778 -9 down the Miama and Wabash Rivers. The St. Vincent Boat Expedition and Fort Jefferson are also depicted. The…