Old Maps

Beautiful and illuminating maps from around the world, from the oldest examples known to those created around 1950.

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The extent of the range of various wild animals at the beginning of the 20th century

Posted 18th Apr 2026u/Rigolol2021

Utah map from about 1870

Posted 16th Apr 2026u/ylekiot

Rivers that carried the greatest portion (measured in rubles) of the trade in butter (orange) and fish (yellow) in the middle of the 19th century in the Russian Empire.

Posted 15th Apr 2026u/Constant_Plum1273

Australia (New Holland) c. 1692, Paris: sold for £5,814 ($7,797) on April 8 at Dominic Winter (UK) High estimate presale was £2,000. Reported by Rare Book Hub.

Posted 14th Apr 2026u/Hammer_Price

What are these places?

Posted 13th Apr 2026u/RandallQuaid

What is this map and is it worth anything?

Posted 11th Apr 2026u/No_Welcome_1154

Interesting linguistic map of Europe from 1919

Posted 11th Apr 2026u/Rigolol2021

Mapping Russian Empire's quest for naval power in 1806: where shipbuilding oaks grew and how far they traveled to Baltic shipyards

Posted 9th Apr 2026u/Constant_Plum1273

Austria-Hungary (1899)

Posted 8th Apr 2026u/adawkin

Tentative de déchiffrage

Posted 8th Apr 2026u/PouletToast

Cool PNW map I found looking through old papers

Posted 7th Apr 2026u/i-eat-b33s

For those who speak German

Posted 6th Apr 2026u/stonecold228

"A map of the ""the north part of Great Britain called Scotland"" (c. 1726)"

Posted 4th Apr 2026u/Rachel_Prune884

My Uncle's Antique Store has this Antique 1921 World Leaders. But when I look it up it would show a different map with different leaders. and I would like to know why?

Posted 4th Apr 2026u/Charming-Yak7161

Map of East Prussia, 1937

Posted 3rd Apr 2026u/nest00000

Before/after Tabula Itineris et Stationum Israelitarum

Posted 31st Mar 2026u/majestic_marmoset

Update on authenticity of map c. 1636: Valletta Citta Nova di Malta

Posted 30th Mar 2026u/HunterThompsonsentme

I found this map with my grandma’s stuff

Posted 29th Mar 2026u/JadziaRaine92

Please help out an amateur with map authenticity - Valletta Citta Nova di Malta

Posted 29th Mar 2026u/HunterThompsonsentme

Congratulations to the Sea Monster, your champion in the 2026 March Mapness Map Art tournament! Thanks to everyone who participated. If you have an idea for a theme for next year’s March Mapness tournament, let us know in the comments!

Posted 27th Mar 2026u/OldWorldEliane

Found this at a local goodwill, having trouble finding anything similar.

Posted 27th Mar 2026u/Kai-Bowers

help me figure it out

Posted 26th Mar 2026u/Photo_Plastic

1720 North America Geographicus by Dutch cartographer Henri Abraham Chatelain

Posted 25th Mar 2026u/StephenMcGannon

March Mapness ’26 Championship Round: The final fight is Sea Monster vs. Compass Rose. Will you pick the menace of the high seas or the pretty & practical icon that keeps us properly oriented? Let us know your fave—we’ll crown the champ on Friday!

Posted 25th Mar 2026u/OldWorldEliane

Early 1900s South Dakota and Nebraska Map

Posted 24th Mar 2026u/Dear-Mango-3599

March Mapness ’26 Round #3: The second match-up of our semi-finals is the Compass Rose vs. the Sailing Ship. Without them, there would be no Age of Exploration—but which do you prefer? Get your votes in before we tally them up on Tues. 3/24!

Posted 23rd Mar 2026u/OldWorldEliane

Please can someone help age this map.

Posted 23rd Mar 2026u/Blobritto

Africa (1895 🇩🇪 map)

Posted 21st Mar 2026u/adawkin

March Mapness ’26 Round #3: The semi-finals begin with a battle between the notorious Sea Monster and the mighty Wind Head. Let us know your favorite of these icons of map art before we tally the votes on Tuesday, 3/24!

Posted 20th Mar 2026u/OldWorldEliane

Round 2 of March Mapness ’26 is officially closed! Thanks for voting. Here’s the updated bracket with our final four: the Sea Monster, Wind Head, Compass Rose, and Sailing Ship. What a lineup!

Posted 19th Mar 2026u/OldWorldEliane

Hey Reddit, I have numerous old maps like these coming from a private collection. I would like to estimate their price/sell them but dont really know where to start. I live in Paris. Here's a photo of one of them, enjoy !

Posted 18th Mar 2026u/thefashioninja

March Mapness ’26 Round #2: The final match-up of this round is Sailing Ship vs. Neptune. Neptune may be the God of the Sea, but can he take over as captain of the Sailing Ship? Vote for your favorite of these two icons of map art in the comments before we tally the votes tomorrow!

Posted 18th Mar 2026u/OldWorldEliane

Claes Jansz Visscher World Map Print Edition Question

Posted 17th Mar 2026u/DaddioRetro

What is this map worth?

Posted 17th Mar 2026u/Upper_Blueberry_656

March Mapness ’26 Round #2: The third battle of this round is the Compass Rose vs. the Armillary Sphere. Which would you rather see on a map? Choose your favorite in the comments before we tally votes on Thurs, March 19th!

Posted 17th Mar 2026u/OldWorldEliane

Medieval Map of the Middle East

Posted 16th Mar 2026u/sns-10

March Mapness ’26 Round #2: The second showdown of this round is Putti vs. Wind Head. Do you prefer precious Putti or a heavy gust from the Wind Head? Vote for your pick in the comments before we tally votes on Thurs, March 19th!

Posted 16th Mar 2026u/OldWorldEliane

1950s Dutch edition pictorial map of the United States (USIA / General Drafting) – looking for info on print run and rarity

Posted 15th Mar 2026u/DoctorDouchebagGames

Pre-WWII wall map needing preservation.

Posted 14th Mar 2026u/WinlessInSeattle

help me find which map this is please

Posted 14th Mar 2026u/Leading_Bookkeeper74

March Mapness ’26 Round #2: The round begins with a battle between the Sea Monster and the River God. Will you pick the menace of the high seas or the master of streams? Let us know your favorite in the comments before we tally votes on Thurs, March 19th!

Posted 13th Mar 2026u/OldWorldEliane

Round 1 of March Mapness 2026 has officially closed! Thanks for voting and making this tournament so much fun for us. Here is the updated bracket with all the results. Get ready for Round 2—the first match-up posts tomorrow morning!

Posted 12th Mar 2026u/OldWorldEliane

Late 18th century? HIC ZODIACI XII SUB SIGNIS FELICITER VOLVITUR TERRA

Posted 11th Mar 2026u/x-cattitude

March Mapness ’26 Round #1: Our final face-off is Neptune vs. Lion. Will you pick the god of the seas or the king of the savanna? Vote for your winner in the comments!

Posted 11th Mar 2026u/OldWorldEliane

March Mapness ’26 Round #1: The penultimate match-up of our first round is the Sailing Ship vs. the Surveyor. Do you choose the symbol of adventure and discovery on the high seas or the hard-working figure who maps the terrain? Let us know your pick in the comments!

Posted 10th Mar 2026u/OldWorldEliane

March Mapness ’26 Round #1: The sixth match-up is the Elephant vs. the Armillary Sphere. The Elephant is a favorite symbol on maps of Asia and Africa; the Armillary Sphere adds an astronomical touch to a wide variety of maps. Which do you prefer? Vote in the comments!

Posted 9th Mar 2026u/OldWorldEliane

A fragment of the “new and accurate map of Europe collected from the best authorities...” by Emanuel Bowen published in 1747 in his A Complete System of Geography. The territory between Novhorod-Siverskyi and Tambov is shown as “Little Russia”.

Posted 8th Mar 2026u/StephenMcGannon

Topographic map of the Russian Empire in 1912

Posted 7th Mar 2026u/StephenMcGannon

L'europe divisee en tous ses etats

Posted 6th Mar 2026u/ConfusedBert

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