Chicago: Rand McNally & Co, 1892. Tabletop globe. 6 inch diameter. 10.75" tall with iron axis and rounded pyramid cap, mounted on a turned wood stand with circular base. 12 lithographed color gores over wood. Oval cartouche in north Pacific. Some general light spotting, some soiling along edges of gores, wear to gores at poles. This educational tabletop globe is one of the earliest globes made by the cartographic publishing company Rand McNally. The firm was part of the burgeoning..... More

Case of 9 maps and 1 projector screen. Oak case with tambour roll top. Case measures 40 x 92 x 10". This original oak case contains 9 oversize school maps dating between approximately 1930 and 1965, as well as one projector screen. The collection was deaccessioned from Cornell University and contains a range of political, commercial and ecological maps. The case has a built-in tambour roll top and is designed to be mounted to the wall. Maps include: "Natural Land-Use..... More

Chicago: Rand McNally, 1903. Map. Color lithograph. Sheet measures 20 3/8" x 27 3/4" This graphic double-page map by Rand McNally & Company depicts Colorado colored by county. Covers the entire state. Throughout, the map notes important towns, rivers, lakes and topographical features. Relief is depicted by hachure. Railways are labeled numerically, corresponding to an index in the upper left listing rail lines. The map is in excellent condition. Folded as issued. Rand McNally is an American publishing company specializing..... More

Dallas: Rand McNally, 1890. Lithograph. 14" x 10.25". Some toning and chips at edges. In very good condition. Page 15 from 'New Family Atlas of the World' (Dallas, 1890). A visually striking diagram showing the populations divided by sex of Russia, the German Empire, France, Austria-Hungary, Great Britain, Italy, Spain, Belgium, Portugal, Sweden, Netherlands, Switzerland, Denmark, Norway, and Greece. More

Rand McNally & Co. Roller map. Includes hanging bracket. Measures 46.25" x 56.5". This charmingly odd map of North America celebrates the entrance of Hawaii and Alaska into the Union by accurately capturing the entire geographical spread of the United States. While the decision to show the continent skewed toward the right results in a large expanse of the Pacific Ocean being rendered, the map capitalizes on this effect by including the paths of many historical voyages, such as those..... More

Chicago: Rand McNally & Co., 1895. Map. Lithograph. Image measures 26 x 19 inches. Page measures 29 x 21.75 inches. This map of Brazil demonstrates the technological advances achieved in cartography by the late 19th century. By pairing large scale and small detail, it is able to provide a wealth of information about the country's political and topographical landscape. Rivers are drawn with every tributary, marshes are distinguished with texture, and the relief of mountains is shown with intricate hachures..... More

Chicago: Rand McNally & Co., 1898. Map. Lithograph. Image measures 26 1/4" x 19 1/4" inches. Double-page map of Montreal, published in 1898 in Rand McNally's Indexed Atlas of the World. Depicts the city with north oriented toward the right margin, extending from St. Henri to Maisonneuve, and east to Mile End and Outremont. Includes St. Helen's Island and Ile Ronde, still two separate islands at the time. Streets, railways, waterways, ferry and steamship lines, proposed wharfs, and parks are..... More

Dallas: Rand McNally, 1890. Lithograph. 14" x 10.25". Some toning and chips at edges. In very good condition. Pages 9 and 10 from 'New Family Atlas of the World' (Dallas, 1890). These three striking diagrams are great examples of advances made in the field of data visualization at the end of the 19th century: Production of Pig Iron in Tons by state from year ended May 31st 1880 and year ended June 30th 1890, a chart showing the number of..... More

Rand McNally & Co., 1892. Case map. Brown cloth with gilt lettering. Color lithograph. Image measures 14" x 20 7/8". This 1892 map by Rand McNally & Company depicts the island of Cuba in incredible detail. Covers the entire country and includes surrounding islands such as Cayman Islands, Florida Keys, and parts of the Bahamas. Throughout, the map notes important towns, railways, rivers, lakes and several other topographical features. From the Indexed Atlas of the World, 1892 edition. Rand McNally..... More

Chicago: Rand McNally & Co., 1896. Map. Color lithograph. Image measures 26" x 19". Greatly detailed double page map of St. Louis. Shows streets (including parts of East St. Louis), parks, railroads and stations, public institutions and waterways. An inset shows the city and its environs, from the Missouri to the Mississippi. A few small tears to left edge. More

Rand McNally. Map. Color lithograph. 22" x 29.5". Showing two small tears at edges, image unaffected. Wide margins. In very good condition. A striking double-page map of South Carolina from 'Indexed Atlas of the World'. Shows counties, towns, major routes, and waterways. Text on verso provides natural, industrial, historical, and institutional context. Also included on verso is a table: "The American Tariff from 1791-1893" and an index to the map. Rand McNally is an American publishing company specializing in maps..... More