Curtis Wright Maps

We can help you find a piece of history, geography, and culture that fits your budget, interest and style.

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

The Chicago Daily News War Book For American Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines

Sep 5, 2025

A 21st-century analysis of a pocket-sized volume published in 1918 by the Chicago Daily News for American soldiers preparing to fight in World War I.

Most Mass Produced Map?

Mar 26, 2025

With over 140 million customers served in 2024 alone, Southwest Airline’s ‘map’ napkin is my best guess for the most mass-produced map of all time.

Remembering Dennis McClendon, aka ‘Mr. Downtown’

Nov 13, 2024

In memory of Dennis McClendon (1957-2024).

A Hand-Book for Overland Expeditions

Sep 12, 2024

A lighthearted examination of The Prairie Traveler, written by Randolph Barnes Marcy and published with the support of the United States War Department in 1859.