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
January 9 – 11 @ the Chicago Hilton: American Historical Association Annual Meeting
April 17 – 18 @ The Columbia Club in Indianapolis: Indianapolis Rare Book Fair
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Maui Hawaii
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The World Prepared Especially for the National Geographic Magazine
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The World Famous MetLife Representative’s Commemorative Map of the United States
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The Automobile Road Book with Descriptions of Highways
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The Comprehensive Series of Historical-Geographical Maps of the United States
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Map of the River Systems of the United States
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U.S. Signal Service Chart Showing Annual Means of Barometer and Total Movement of Air with Resultants from June 1872 to May 1873
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Map Showing the Proportion of the Colored to the Aggregate Population
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