Stanfords Stanford's Folio Smaller Railway Map of the United States (1876)

The Stanford's Folio Smaller Railway Map of the United States is from a fascinating series of reproductions from our Edward Stanford Cartographic Collection archive.

National Geographic Gold and Coal Fields of Alaska - Published 1898

The Gold and Coal Fields of Alaska map appeared in National Geographic Magazine in April 1898 during the famous Klondike Gold Rush with the article "Alaska and Its Mineral Resources." This work also includes Canada's Klondike region and much of the Yukon Territory. A beautiful historical map and a must-have for collectors.

National Geographic Boston To Washington Circa 1830 - Published 1830

This historical map is based on plates drafted by Henry Schenk Tanner which cover the Atlantic Coast from Boston to Washington, D.C. Features a variety of historical notes and illustrations. Published in July 1994 as half of a two-map set with "Boston to Washington, Megalopolis."

National Geographic Alaska - Published 1914

Published in February 1914 with the article "The Nation's Undeveloped Resources," the Map of Alaska contains an abundance of details showing the growing human settlement of the region. U.S. public schools for natives, post offices, telegraph stations, mail routes, and mission stations are just some of the many features shown on this map.

National Geographic Alaska - Published 1904

This historic map of Alaska shows the region after the boundary was agreed to with Canada. Published in National Geographic Magazine in 1904 with the article "The Geography of Alaska," this map includes an inset showing areas mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey. A wonderful companion to the Alaska Boundary Tribunal map printed the same year.

National Geographic Alaska - Published 1891

This antique sketch map of Alaska was published in 1891 with the article "The Southern Coast of Alaska." One of several early maps of what would become the 49th state in Union, this work makes a fine companion for the Muir Glacier map of 1892.

National Geographic Alaska - Published 1956

This Alaska map features several detailed insets of such areas as the Inside Passage and the Aleutian Islands. A relative size comparison of Alaska and the United States demonstrates that if the state's westernmost point were superimposed on the California coast, its easternmost point would be on the east coast of South Carolina. Published in June 1956 in the same year that Alaska, then a territory of the United States, ratified its constitution.

National Geographic A Chart showing part of the Coast of NW America Side 1 - Published 1899

A Chart Showing Part of the Coast of NW America (Vancouver's Chart, No. 1) shows half of a chart of the coast of the Alaskan Panhandle and British Columbia including the Prince of Wales Archipelago, New Cornwall, and the Duke of Clarence's Strait. An antique black and white map perfect for framing, this map was published in November 1899 as half of a two-map set with the article "The Alaskan Boundary."

Artokoloro Zatta Map of California and the Western Parts of North America (1776)

1766 map of the the new discoveries in the North Pacific by Italian cartographer Antonio Zatta. Full title: Nuove Scoperte de' Russi al Nord del Mare del sud sí nell' Asia, che nell'America.

Artokoloro Raynal and Bonne Map of Northern United States (1780)

1780 map of the Northern United States by Rigobert Bonne (1727 - 1794), one of the most important cartographers of the late 18th century. Full title: Carte de al Partie Nord des Etats Unis de l'Amérique Septentrionale.

Artokoloro Gilbert Map of the United States (1843)

Map of the United States from the 1843 edition of Gilbert's Modern Atlas. Map title: United States

Artokoloro Colton Map of the United States (1855)

1855 map of the United States published by American mapmakers J.H Colton & Co. Full title: The United States of America.

Artokoloro Andrews Railroad Map of the United States (1852)

1852 map of railroads of the United States by Israel D. Andrews. Full title: Map of the Railroads in the United States in Operation and Progress to accompany a report from the Treasury Department