Curtis Wright Maps
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ABOUT CURTIS WRIGHT MAPS
Curtis Wright Maps is a Chicago area map dealer, specializing in antique maps
The concept of a map can encompass many different meanings, ideas and interpretations. To Curtis Wright, they have always symbolized a mechanism for escape. Maps are an intersection of history, geography and culture that can transport their audience to a different time and a different place.
My Blog
Mapping Change #2 – S.D.U.K. Maps of Lake Michigan
For the second blog of my Mapping Change series, I’m excited to explore four maps of the Upper Midwest created by the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (S.D.U.K.) and published between 1833 and c. 1861.
Maps for ‘The Million.’
‘The Million’ is a term used for the masses of laboring public in Victorian-era Britain. The S.D.U.K. was founded in 1826 and would publish over 200 different maps that provided cheap geographical education to England’s ‘Million.’
A Revelation in Road Guides
It’s no secret that I’m a fan of transportation maps, especially those published during the first...
You Never Know What you Might Find…
It's not uncommon to encounter random odds and ends when looking through old books and atlases....
Fairs & Events
Upcoming Events
– 08/26/2023 – Berwyn Route 66 Car Show
– 09/21/2023 – Chicago Map Society
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12 Inch Terrestrial Globe
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La Franch Comte divisee en Trois Grand Balliages…
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Manual of American Geography Designed to Accompany the New Map of Our Country, Present and Prospective
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How Goes the War? An Estimate of the Present Situation and the Need for Further Effort
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Jackson Hole Country of Wyoming and Grand Teton National Park
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The American Almanac and Repository of Useful Knowledge for the Year 1831
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1960 Areas of Negro Residence [Chicago, Illinois]
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Generalis Totius Imperii Russorum Novissima Tabula
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