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
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
– 05/03/24 – Capital Book Fair @ The University Club in Washington, D.C.
– 07/12/24 – Minnesota Antiquarian Book Fair @ Hamline University in St. Paul, MN.
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Chicago The Best Location for The World’s Exposition of 1892
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The City of Chicago, Illinois, where the Republican Nominating Convention will meet on May 16, 1860.
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Sketches in the Chicago Parks
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Pictorial Post Cards
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A Special Report – 72 Hours that Rocked Chicago
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Proposed Improvement of Illinois Waterway from Joliet to LaSalle [with report]
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Pictorial Profile of the Illinois Waterway
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Calumet and Chicago Canal and Dock Company Annual Report
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