Shopping for Gifts and Yourself: Cartographic Art

Mother and Father’s Days are on the horizon; put aside ideas for an oversize, expensive bag or purse, laptop, messenger or briefcase. We’ve found a good looking, authentic alternative, a cartographic bag based on a favorite city.

WardMaps took their business name from what is often called real estate, plat or neighborhood block maps. They contain detailed information such as property owner names, building street numbers & heights, public infrastructure such as subways, street names & water mains, business names, institution names as well as information on public parks and water ways. Ward maps were published to paying subscribers in bound atlases.

But it’s the map gifts that intrigued us, including those bags we mentioned, journals, serving trays, silk pillows, mugs, placemats and decorative tiles. they also carry Cavallini & Co. products and porcelain city dinnerware.

Recent Acquisitions:

Cram’s Universal Atlas 1894

Andrees Allgemeiner Handatlas … 1899

Guide of The United States 1909

Guide to Northern Italy 1899

Boston Elevated Railway 1899-1915

Atlas of Long Island 1870

Nantucket 1890

Charlestown 1892

Universal Atlas of The World 1900

Cambridge 1935