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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Mendenhall’s Guide and Road Map of Ohio
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Official United States Tourist Service Map of Idaho – Utah
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Denver Colorado and Vicinity
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Automobile Map of New England Accompanying Interstate Automobile Tourist’s Guide
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The National System of Interstate and Defense Highways
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Section No. 2 Cram’s Highway Map of the Central States Illinois Indiana Michigan Wisconsin And portions of Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Kentucky, and Ohio
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Mileage Map of the Best Roads of Illinois
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Successful Farming’s Wisconsin Auto Road Map
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