Old Maps

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

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March Mapness Round #1: The fifth battle is between the Compass Rose and the Angel of Fame. Will you choose the navigator’s best friend or the divine personification of fame and renown? Let us know in the comments!

Posted 6th Mar 2026u/OldWorldEliane

March Mapness ’26 Round #1: The fourth showdown is the Wind Head vs. the Dragon. Will the classic symbol for directional winds take down the fire-breathing beast? Choose your winner in the comments!

Posted 5th Mar 2026u/OldWorldEliane

March Mapness ’26 Round #1: The third match-up is Putti vs. Mercury. Will you choose the cherubic little figures or the god of trade, commerce, and communication? Let us know in the comments!

Posted 4th Mar 2026u/OldWorldEliane

March Mapness ’26 Round #1: The second match-up is Coat of Arms vs. River God. Will it be the stately heraldic emblem or the symbol of flowing rivers? Vote for your favorite in the comments!

Posted 3rd Mar 2026u/OldWorldEliane

March Mapness ’26 kicks off with Sea Monster vs. Beaver! Can the industrious American beaver take down the menace of the high seas? Let us know your pick in the comments!

Posted 2nd Mar 2026u/OldWorldEliane

John Speed Map of Barkshire

Posted 28th Feb 2026u/discovigilantes

Diego Ribero (1529)

Posted 28th Feb 2026u/StephenMcGannon

The bizarre story of Frisland: How a Venetian "discovery" kept a non-existent island on maps until the late 1600s

Posted 27th Feb 2026u/Many-Philosophy4285

Stone carved table map of the world according to Eratosthenes circa 220 bc

Posted 27th Feb 2026u/CarpePoulet

The Piri Reis Map

Posted 28th Feb 2026u/TheWhiteRabbit4090

Geological map of Jordan, 1911. | Red is igneous rocks; orange is volcanic material/tuff; yellow is Tertiary; green is Cretaceous; blue is Jurassic; purple is Triassic.

Posted 27th Feb 2026u/ZERO_PORTRAIT

March Mapness is back! The theme in 2026 is Map Art. I’ll post the first match-up on Monday, 3/2. Which decorative element has what it takes to win?

Posted 26th Feb 2026u/OldWorldEliane

The German Empire by Julius Reichelt (1690)

Posted 24th Feb 2026u/StephenMcGannon

Orbis Terrarum Nova et Accuratissima Tabula by Nicolaes Visscher, 1658

Posted 24th Feb 2026u/StephenMcGannon

Map of Japan and Korea (1945), National Geographic

Posted 22nd Feb 2026u/StephenMcGannon

1942 German Propaganda map showing how civilisation emerged from Germany

Posted 21st Feb 2026u/Rigolol2021

New York (1913) [1600 × 2750]

Posted 20th Feb 2026u/StephenMcGannon

اناطولى شاهانه سرحد دار الحركتى خريطة سى / Operational Map of the Anatolian Imperial Frontier. | Eastern Anatolia and Armenia, 1905.

Posted 18th Feb 2026u/ZERO_PORTRAIT

The Kingdom of Biafara by John Speed (1676)

Posted 14th Feb 2026u/StephenMcGannon

Wales by John Speed (1610)

Posted 14th Feb 2026u/StephenMcGannon

The Countie Palatine of Lancaster described and divided into hundreds by John Speed (1610)

Posted 14th Feb 2026u/StephenMcGannon

Inherited map of the baltic sea

Posted 12th Feb 2026u/Worth-Zombie-4475

Inherited map of the Russo-Japanese war

Posted 12th Feb 2026u/Worth-Zombie-4475

Justus Perthes Germany Series

Posted 10th Feb 2026u/Belzoni-AintSo

Ancient Palestine (1868 🇩🇪 map)

Posted 10th Feb 2026u/adawkin

German Railroad map 1894

Posted 8th Feb 2026u/sybbb

Posted 8th Feb 2026u/Still_Equipment_968

Got this from my dad. no idea when it was made but I like it.

Posted 7th Feb 2026u/Junior_Screen

BeiJing Map In 1876 -Limingzhi

Posted 6th Feb 2026u/TellOk8676

Colonies of France (1857)

Posted 5th Feb 2026u/adawkin

The Liver of Piacenza (Etruscan) deciphered? as a Map for land and sailing. with all Ancient City locations fitting perfect with constellation of star Taurus and Orion . I need feedback from experts, please. Why patterns are matching ?

Posted 5th Feb 2026u/Gencenomad

A map of the Austrian Netherlands (Belgium and Luxembourg) from the Cedid Atlas

Posted 3rd Feb 2026u/walterdavidemma

Proposed highway map from 1952 of the Washington, DC area

Posted 30th Jan 2026u/AmandaSpaidArt

Vintage map printed in the 1800s of Southeast Asia

Posted 28th Jan 2026u/finland85

Map of the Via Imperii in ca. 1500 AD - one of the main Imperial Roads of the Holy Roman Empire. It ran from Szczecin in Poland to Rome in Italy.

Posted 27th Jan 2026u/Italosvevo1990

Found on the back of a bulgarian bible

Posted 26th Jan 2026u/Slow-Hospital9640

14th Century (known) World Planisphere - National Central Library (Florence, Italy)

Posted 26th Jan 2026u/Italosvevo1990

Scotland - Tallis Illustrated Atlas of the World

Posted 24th Jan 2026u/Agreeable-Ask-8790

Good Roads Atlas of the United States

Posted 18th Jan 2026u/Overkill80

Upcoming auction offering rare maps of the Americas and the World

Posted 16th Jan 2026u/jamesdean3005

Asia (1938 🇩🇪 map)

Posted 15th Jan 2026u/adawkin

Flemish map of Asia (around 1950)

Posted 15th Jan 2026u/Rigolol2021

Willem Janszoon Blaeu’s Map of the Americas (1641-1649) sold for $6,259 on Jan. 3 at Trillium. Reported by Rare Book Hub for auctions ending week Jan. 9, 2026.

Posted 15th Jan 2026u/Hammer_Price

This 1905 cartographic map by the E. Belcher Hyde Map Company shows a section of Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. bounded by the Narrows to the west, 75th street to the south, 68th street to the north, and Ridge Boulevard to the east. Some interesting notes in bullets below:

Posted 13th Jan 2026u/TheWallBreakers2017

Where to find old maps.

Posted 9th Jan 2026u/bootswayne21

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