Here are some of my old maps. They are mostly pulled from various books in my library.

First is a map of Hannibal's march through Spain, Gaul, the Alps, and on into Italy during the Second Punic War. Printed 1739.

Second is a map of the Environs of Rome during the Kingdom and Republic. Printed circa 1800.

The third is a map of Sicily in what I assume to be the third century BC, as it was taken from a volume of Rollin's Histoire Romaine which recounts the First Punic War. Printed 1740.

Fourth is a map of Greece about the 3rd century BC(?). Printed circa 1800.

Fifth is a map of Asia Minor in Hellenic times. Printed circa 1780s(?).

Sixth is a map of Egypt, Libya and other neighboring regions in Hellenic times. Printed circa 1800.

Seventh is a map of Numidia in the second century BC roughly. Printed circa 1800.

Eighth is a map (unframed) of the Parthian Empire during the first couple centuries AD. Printed 1749.

Particular credit to Christopher Boyd of Clayton's in Whittier, California for the elegant frames. May God rest his soul. The frames for Numidia and Sicily are my personal favorites.

Emil Hollacks Karte der archäologischen Fundstellen in Ostpreußen, 1908.

Mapa stanowisk archeologicznych w Prusach Wschodnich autorstwa Emila Hollacka, 1908.

Карта археологических памятников Восточной Пруссии Эмиля Холлака (Emil Hollack), 1908 год.

Emilio Hollacko archeologinių vietovių Rytų Prūsijoje žemėlapis, 1908 m.

This map of California, painted by Egnazio Danti in 1564 for the Sala delle Carte Geografiche in Palazzo Vecchio, is striking for one precise reason: it represents California correctly as a peninsula, connected to the North American continent.

This is remarkable, because for more than a century - from the late sixteenth century to the mid‑eighteenth - European cartography oscillated between two opposing hypotheses: California as a peninsula, or California as an island separated from the mainland by a vast “Red Sea.”

The confusion stemmed from contradictory Spanish reports, incomplete explorations, and a geography still in the making. Yet in Medicean Florence, Danti chose the correct solution: a peninsula projecting into the Pacific, exactly as it is.

To understand how rare this accuracy was, one only needs to recall one of the most famous examples of the error: Henry Briggs’s 1625 map, which shows California entirely detached from the continent - a vast, alluring island that fueled myths, legends, and geographic speculation for decades.

Danti’s map, by contrast, is a document of extraordinary clarity: an example of how Renaissance cartography could be at once art, science, and intuition. And seen today in the golden light of the Sala delle Carte Geografiche, it reminds us that the world has always been larger than our certainties - but not necessarily larger than our eyes.

Hi - I received these two maps as gifts years ago from my parents and I’m looking to sell them but have no idea what they might be worth. They’re not reproductions, to the best of my knowledge.

The US map is from 1852 (I believe) and from Mitchell’s School and Family Geography.

The world map has no info about maker from what is visible in the frame. Given some of the country names, it seems to be early 1900s/late 1800s.

Both are in very good condition, I’d say. Both have some minor discoloration but nothing significant. And the world map has a crease.

Any info would be greatly appreciated.