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Austria - 1886  Click Here    $ 8.95  
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This beautiful map comes from George F. Cram's Unrivaled Family Atlas of the World, published in 1886. THE GEORGE F. CRAM COMPANY, INC.
George Franklin Cram was born on May 28, 1842 and served in the Civil War including Sherman's "march to the sea".

On March 18, 1867 Cram and his uncle, Rufus Blanchard, founded the company of Blanchard & Cram in Evanston, Illinois. The company manufactured and sold maps and atlases.

In March, 1869 George formed the George F. Cram Company and moved the company to Chicago. His company was a supply house for traveling book salesmen.

In October, 1871 After the great Chicago fire, the George F. Cram Company was rebuilt and renamed the Cram Map Depot, which sold maps and atlases.

In 1875 the company started to publish a wide variety of atlases, including the popular 'Unrivaled Atlas of the World' series, which was continuously in print from the 1880's to 1952

In May, 1921 George F. Cram retired and sold his company to one of its largest customers, E.A. Peterson of the National Map Company. The companies were combined at 32 East Georgia Street in Indianapolis.

The National Map Company was started in 1882 and was previously named the Scarborough Company and located in Boston.

George F. Cram died on March 24, 1928, but his company is still in business in Indianapolis.

Click on "click here" for larger, better image. Map size is 14" wide x 11" tall. All of our maps are digitally printed in full color and are authentic historic reproductions from the collection of map collector John Palmer. Keep in mind that all maps are shown on the web in poor quality because that is what the web does. All maps are in beautiful detail! Each map comes in an archivally protective Mylar sleeve. Image may appear to be split or folded. This is not the case and is only a result of scanning in 2 parts. Sorry, we cannot do research for you.



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Germany - 1840  Click Here    $ 8.95  
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This decorative map is a fine example of Henry Tanner, one of America's finest cartographers. It was taken from Tanner's Universal Atlas.

The original map is 10 5/8" x 9 1/4" but this reprint was slightly modified to accommodate our archival page protectors.

Henry Tanner Maps - Henry Schenck Tanner is considered one of America's greatest cartographers of the first part of the nineteenth century.

Henry was born in New York City in 1786. He moved to Philadelphia in 1810 to join his older brother, Benjamin, who was an established engraver trained by Peter Maverick, one of New York City's earliest engravers.

Henry worked as Benjamin's apprentice and engraved for John Melish, one of Philadelphia's earliest cartographers.

In 1816, Henry and Benjamin, joined with John Vallance and Frances Kearny to form the engraving firm of Tanner, Vallence, Kearny and Co.

Henry may have conceived the idea of creating an American Atlas when he worked for Melish. The work was begun in 1819 by the firm of Tanner, Vallence, Kearny and Co. but Henry eventually took over the project.

The first "edition" of Henry Tanner's American Atlas was published in five folios between 1819 and 1823. The first 1819 folio contained no North American maps. The first North American maps appeared in the second folio, which was released in late 1819.

The American Atlas was considered to be "one of the most magnificent atlases ever published of the United States" and was a huge success.

His success inspired Tanner to produce his Universal Atlas. This atlas contained excellent maps of each state, focusing on the transportation network, including roads, railroads and canals. All details are clearly presented, and these include towns, rivers, mountains, political boundaries and the transportation information.

In 1841 Carey and Hart issued an edition of the Tanner Universal Atlas, and later the maps were purchased by Samuel Augustus Mitchell and then Thomas Cowperthwait and Co.

Click on "click here" for larger, better image. Map size is 14" wide x 11" tall. All of our maps are digitally printed in full color and are authentic historic reproductions from the collection of map collector John Palmer. Keep in mind that all maps are shown on the web in poor quality because that is what the web does. All maps are in beautiful detail! Each map comes in an archivally protective Mylar sleeve. Image may appear to be split or folded. This is not the case and is only a result of scanning in 2 parts. Sorry, we cannot do research for you.



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Germany - 1886  Click Here    $ 8.95  
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This beautiful map comes from George F. Cram's Unrivaled Family Atlas of the World, published in 1886.

George Franklin Cram was born on May 28, 1842 and served in the Civil War including Sherman's "march to the sea".

On March 18, 1867 Cram and his uncle, Rufus Blanchard, founded the company of Blanchard & Cram in Evanston, Illinois. The company manufactured and sold maps and atlases.

In March, 1869 George formed the George F. Cram Company and moved the company to Chicago. His company was a supply house for traveling book salesmen.

In October, 1871 after the great Chicago fire, the George F. Cram Company was rebuilt and renamed the Cram Map Depot, which old maps and atlases.

In 1875 the company started to publish a wide variety of atlases, including the popular Unrivaled Atlas of the World series, which was continuously in print from the 1880's to 1952.

In May, 1921 George F. Cram retired and sold his company to one of its largest customers, E.A. Peterson of the National Map Company. The companies were combined at 32 East Georgia Street in Indianapolis.

The National Map Company was started in 1882 and was previously named the Scarborough Company and located in Boston.

George F. Cram died on March 24, 1928, but his company is still in business in Indianapolis.

Click on "click here" for larger, better image. Map size is 14" wide x 11" tall. All of our maps are digitally printed in full color and are authentic historic reproductions from the collection of map collector John Palmer. Keep in mind that all maps are shown on the web in poor quality because that is what the web does. All maps are in beautiful detail! Each map comes in an archivally protective Mylar sleeve. Image may appear to be split or folded. This is not the case and is only a result of scanning in 2 parts. Sorry, we cannot do research for you.



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Germany - 1890  Click Here    $ 8.95  
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Click on "click here" for larger, better image. Map size is 14" wide x 11" tall. All of our maps are digitally printed in full color and are authentic historic reproductions from the collection of map collector John Palmer. Keep in mind that all maps are shown on the web in poor quality because that is what the web does. All maps are in beautiful detail! Each map comes in an archivally protective Mylar sleeve. Image may appear to be split or folded. This is not the case and is only a result of scanning in 2 parts. Sorry, we cannot do research for you.



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Germany - Alsace Lorraine - 1892  Click Here    $ 8.95  
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Elsass-Lothringer - This detailed map comes from Meyers Kleiner Hand-Atlas. Mit Benützung des Kartenmaterials aus Meyers Konversations-Lexikon zusammengestellt, published by Julius Meyer in Liepzig, Germany and Wien, (Vienna) Austria in 1892.

It was printed in High German.

The size has been modified to fit our 11" x 14" mylar archival sleeve protectors.

Click on "click here" for larger, better image. Map size is 14" wide x 11" tall. All of our maps are digitally printed in full color and are authentic historic reproductions from the collection of map collector John Palmer. Keep in mind that all maps are shown on the web in poor quality because that is what the web does. All maps are in beautiful detail! Each map comes in an archivally protective Mylar sleeve. Image may appear to be split or folded. This is not the case and is only a result of scanning in 2 parts. Sorry, we cannot do research for you.



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Germany - Baden - 1892  Click Here    $ 8.95  
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This detailed map comes from Meyers Kleiner Hand-Atlas. Mit Benützung des Kartenmaterials aus Meyers Konversations-Lexikon zusammengestellt, published by Julius Meyer in Liepzig, Germany and Wien, (Vienna) Austria in 1892.

It was printed in High German.

The size has been modified to fit our 11" x 14" mylar archival sleeve protectors.

Click on "click here" for larger, better image. Map size is 14" wide x 11" tall. All of our maps are digitally printed in full color and are authentic historic reproductions from the collection of map collector John Palmer. Keep in mind that all maps are shown on the web in poor quality because that is what the web does. All maps are in beautiful detail! Each map comes in an archivally protective Mylar sleeve. Image may appear to be split or folded. This is not the case and is only a result of scanning in 2 parts. Sorry, we cannot do research for you.



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Germany - Bavaria - 1889  Click Here    $ 8.95  
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Bavaria (Bayern) - This detailed color lithograph map comes from the 4th edition of Meyers Konversations-Lexikon. Eine encyklopadie des all gemenien Wissens. (Meyers Conversation Lexicon - An Encyclopedia of General Knowledge), published by Hermann Julius Meyer in Leipzig, Germany and Wein (Vienna) Austria in 1889.

It was printed in High German.

The size has been modified to fit our 11" x 14" mylar archival sleeve protectors.

Click on "click here" for larger, better image. Map size is 14" wide x 11" tall. All of our maps are digitally printed in full color and are authentic historic reproductions from the collection of map collector John Palmer. Keep in mind that all maps are shown on the web in poor quality because that is what the web does. All maps are in beautiful detail! Each map comes in an archivally protective Mylar sleeve. Image may appear to be split or folded. This is not the case and is only a result of scanning in 2 parts. Sorry, we cannot do research for you.



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Germany - Hannover - 1892  Click Here    $ 8.95  
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This detailed map comes from Meyers Kleiner Hand-Atlas. Mit Benützung des Kartenmaterials aus Meyers Konversations-Lexikon zusammengestellt, published by Julius Meyer in Liepzig, Germany and Wien, (Vienna) Austria in 1892.

It was printed in High German.

The size has been modified to fit our 11" x 14" mylar archival sleeve protectors.

Click on "click here" for larger, better image. Map size is 14" wide x 11" tall. All of our maps are digitally printed in full color and are authentic historic reproductions from the collection of map collector John Palmer. Keep in mind that all maps are shown on the web in poor quality because that is what the web does. All maps are in beautiful detail! Each map comes in an archivally protective Mylar sleeve. Image may appear to be split or folded. This is not the case and is only a result of scanning in 2 parts. Sorry, we cannot do research for you.



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Germany - Hessen - 1892  Click Here    $ 8.95  
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This detailed map comes from Meyers Kleiner Hand-Atlas. Mit Benützung des Kartenmaterials aus Meyers Konversations-Lexikon zusammengestellt, published by Julius Meyer in Liepzig, Germany and Wien, (Vienna) Austria in 1892.

It was printed in High German.

The size has been modified to fit our 11" x 14" mylar archival sleeve protectors.

Click on "click here" for larger, better image. Map size is 14" wide x 11" tall. All of our maps are digitally printed in full color and are authentic historic reproductions from the collection of map collector John Palmer. Keep in mind that all maps are shown on the web in poor quality because that is what the web does. All maps are in beautiful detail! Each map comes in an archivally protective Mylar sleeve. Image may appear to be split or folded. This is not the case and is only a result of scanning in 2 parts. Sorry, we cannot do research for you.



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Germany - Minor States - 1869  Click Here    $ 8.95  
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This beautifully hand colored map of the Minor States of Germany was published by George Philip and Son in London around 1869.

It was slightly modified in size to accommodate our 11" x 14" mylar archival sleeve protectors.

Click on "click here" for larger, better image. Map size is 14" wide x 11" tall. All of our maps are digitally printed in full color and are authentic historic reproductions from the collection of map collector John Palmer. Keep in mind that all maps are shown on the web in poor quality because that is what the web does. All maps are in beautiful detail! Each map comes in an archivally protective Mylar sleeve. Image may appear to be split or folded. This is not the case and is only a result of scanning in 2 parts. Sorry, we cannot do research for you.



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Germany - Northern 1828  Click Here    $ 8.95  
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This map was produced by the Arrowsmith Map Company in 1828.

Aaron Arrowsmith was born on July 15, 1750 in Durham, England. He moved to London around 1770 and around 1780 found employment with the firm of John Cary, an already established engraver and cartographer.

His 1796 maps of North America and 1807 maps of Scotland are considered his best works. Shortly after 1800 Aarowsmith joined with an American partner, and in 1804 they produced their first atlas.

Arrowsmith's maps were known for their accuracy and were an important resource for planning Lewis and Clark's journey. His reputation as a cartographer and engraver earned him the position of Hydrographer to His Majesty. He was also a founder of the Royal Geographical Society. He died in 1833, but his company was continued by his sons and nephew.

Click on "click here" for larger, better image. Map size is 14" wide x 11" tall. All of our maps are digitally printed in full color and are authentic historic reproductions from the collection of map collector John Palmer. Keep in mind that all maps are shown on the web in poor quality because that is what the web does. All maps are in beautiful detail! Each map comes in an archivally protective Mylar sleeve. Image may appear to be split or folded. This is not the case and is only a result of scanning in 2 parts. Sorry, we cannot do research for you.




Germany - Westfalen, 1897  Click Here    $ 8.95  
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This handsome map comes from the 5th edition of Meyers Konversations-Lexikon. Eine encyklopadie des all gemenien Wissens. (Meyers Conversation Lexicon - An Encyclopedia of General Knowledge), published by Hermann Julius Meyer in Leipzig and Wein (Vienna) Germany in 1897. It was printed in High German.

Because of the large size of the map, it was folded inside the book.

The original size of the map is 12 1/2" x 9 1/2" but this reprint was enlarged to accommodate our archival page protectors.

Click on "click here" for larger, better image. Map size is 11" wide x 14" tall. All of our maps are digitally printed in full color and are authentic historic reproductions from the collection of map collector John Palmer. Keep in mind that all maps are shown on the web in poor quality because that is what the web does. All maps are in beautiful detail! Each map comes in an archivally protective Mylar sleeve. Image may appear to be split or folded. This is not the case and is only a result of scanning in 2 parts. Sorry, we cannot do research for you.



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