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Sammy Berk

@mapman5000

Antique Map Dealer, VP of the History in Your Hands Foundation, Founder of the Chicago and San Francisco Map Fair

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Sammy Berk
@mapman5000 Apr 10, 2019, 3:59 PM UTC

Map, Book and Ephemera Fair to be held at the Newberry Library May 3 - 5, 2019

https://www.chicagomapfair.com/

8 upvotes 1 replies $0.00
Sammy Berk
@mapman5000 Apr 28, 2018, 10:48 PM UTC

16th Century Bird's Eye View of Venice - A Woodblock Engraving by Braun & Hogenberg

Venetia By: Braun and Hogenberg Date: 1574 (Published) Cologne Dimensions: 13.25 x 18.8 inches (33.7 x 47.8 cm) This striking bird's-eye view of Venice appeared in the first atlas of cities, Civitate…

13 upvotes 5 replies $4.44
Sammy Berk
@mapman5000 Mar 16, 2018, 3:24 PM UTC

A Playful and Highly Informative Map of Carmel, California in 1942 by Jo Mora

Carmel-By-The-Sea By: Joseph Jacinto Mora Date: 1942 (dated) Monterey, CA Dimensions: 18.7 x 24.5 inches (47.5 x 62.25 cm) This is a delightful map of Carmel, California by Jo Mora, a Uruguayan-born…

16 upvotes 4 replies $10.38
Sammy Berk
@mapman5000 Mar 14, 2018, 9:01 PM UTC

A Striking 18th Century Map of Scandinavia with an Elaborate Title Cartouche

Scandinavia complectens Sueciae, Daniae & Norvegiae Regna ex Tabulis Ion. By: Johann Baptiste Homann Date: 1720 (Published) Nuremburg Dimensions: 19 x 22.5 inches (48.3 cm x 57.2 cm) This beautif…

6 upvotes 3 replies $0.00
Sammy Berk
@mapman5000 Mar 13, 2018, 2:21 PM UTC

One of the Earliest Obtainable Maps to Focus on South America! By: Linschoten, 1596

Delineatio Omnium Orarum Totius Australis Partis Americae, Dictae Peruvianae, a R. de la Plata, Brasiliam, Pariam, & Castellam . . . By: Jan Huygen Van Linschoten Date: 1596 (published) Amsterdam…

14 upvotes 1 replies $4.74
Sammy Berk
@mapman5000 Mar 12, 2018, 3:49 PM UTC

Extraordinary Historical Find!!! - WWII Era Japanese Manuscript Map of a Portion of the Island of Peleliu

WWII Era Japanese Manuscript Map of a Portion of the Island of Peleliu By: Japanese origin author unknown Date: 1944 (dated) Date of Recovery Dimensions: 17.75 x 31.25 inches (45 x 79.4 cm) On 24 Sep…

12 upvotes 2 replies $4.70
Sammy Berk
@mapman5000 Mar 9, 2018, 4:03 PM UTC

More of an Antique Poster with a Map, but we will let this one slide for today.

Holland-America Line: Tomorrow’s Ship Today By: Eppo Doeve Date: 1959 (published) Amsterdam Dimensions: 30.75 x 23.25 inches (78x 52.7 cm) This is an authentic, antique travel poster promoting S.S. R…

9 upvotes 5 replies $2.39
Sammy Berk
@mapman5000 Mar 8, 2018, 4:48 PM UTC

In Honor of International Women's Day - We Give You Europa, Depicted as a Queen

Europa in de gedaante eener zittende dame. By: Anonymous Date: 1800 (circa) Dimensions: 6.75 x 9.25 inches (17.15 cm x 23.5 cm) This highly unusual map depicts Europe as a satirical female figure who…

10 upvotes 7 replies $3.26
Sammy Berk
@mapman5000 Mar 8, 2018, 12:24 AM UTC

Early Map of the Eastern U.S. Shows Mohican Villages and the town of New York, I mean New Amsterdam, in New Belgium...

Novi Belgii Novaeque Angliae Nec Non Partis Virginiae Tabula... By: Nicolaus Johannes Visscher Date: 1656 (Published) Amsterdam Dimensions: 18.25 x 21.8 inches (46.4 x 55.4 cm) This important Vissche…

11 upvotes 2 replies $2.38
Sammy Berk
@mapman5000 Mar 6, 2018, 4:51 PM UTC

Pictorial Map of Canada that Celebrates its History, Nature, and Culture by Peter R Furse 1964

Canada By: Peter Reynolds Furse Date: 1964 (Dated) New Brunswick Dimensions: 19 x 25.75 (48.3 x 65.4 cm) This marvelous pictorial map of Canada by Peter Reynolds Furse depicts much of the history of…

12 upvotes 6 replies $4.41