Gift guide
Gifts for history buffs
The person who reads the plaque at every battlefield wants the map that was on the table when it happened. These are the ones with the best stories: the first map of the United States printed after the Treaty of Paris, the Mitchell map used to draw the border, the Ratzer plan of British-occupied New York, Blaeu's world in the year of the Atlas Maior. Each ships with its provenance — archive, cartographer, year — printed on the packing slip, which is half the gift.
First Map of the United States, 1784
Mitchell Map of North America, 1755
Ratzer Plan of New York City, 1776
Blaeu World Map, 1664
Ellicott Plan of Washington DC, 1792
Fry-Jefferson Map of Virginia, 1755
Pelham Plan of Boston, 1777
Colton Railroad Map of the United States, 1882
Carta Marina Sea Monster Map, 1572
California as an Island, 1650
Three tips
- Framed 18×24 is the safe size for a study or office wall; go 24×36 over a sofa.
- Add a second map for 10% off — the Mitchell map and the first US map are the natural pair.
- Gift message? Add it at checkout; it prints on the packing slip and no prices are shown.