Beautiful and illuminating maps from around the world, from the oldest examples known to those created around 1950.
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
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)
The Countie Palatine of Lancaster described and divided into hundreds by John Speed (1610)
Inherited map of the baltic sea
Posted 12th Feb 2026u/Worth-Zombie-4475
Inherited map of the Russo-Japanese war
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
No Antarctica!
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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