Welcome to WardMaps - Celebrating the History of Place!

Since 2004, we have dealt in authentic antique maps from around the world. Our expertise and collection focuses on cartography of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. We also produce fine art reproductions of maps from our collection. We are located in historic Cambridge, Massachusetts, between Harvard and Porter Squares. Browse our collection online or see thousands of maps in person at our retail store.

HOLIDAY ORDER DEADLINES (UPDATED 12/8/2023)
Unframed Maps/Reproductions: Ready to ship out or pick up in 1-2 days
Economy/Non-Archival Framed Maps: Ready to ship out or pick up by 12/20/23
Custom/Archival Framed Maps: Ready to ship out or pick up in 2-3 weeks; Cannot be completed before 12/25/23

Antique Map of the United States
U.S. Maps
Antique maps of U.S. states, counties, cities, neighborhoods.
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Antique Map of the World
International Maps
Antique maps of global places.
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Antique Map of Greater Boston
Map Types
Browse our collection by map type or size.
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Antique Map of Rome, Italy
Our Specialty
City Maps
Hundreds of cities and towns from around the world.
Browse City/Town Maps
Antique Map of Boston's North End 1917
Our Specialty
Neighborhood Maps
Real estate & cadastral maps - focus on northeast U.S.
Neighborhood Maps
MBTA System Route Map 1974
Our Specialty
Transit Maps
Subway, metro, trolley, railroad maps & more!
Browse Transit Maps Browse Railroad Maps
Antique Map of New York City
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New York
State, city, neighborhood maps, covering New York and New York City.
Browse All NY Maps
Antique Map of Medford, Massachusetts
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Massachusetts
Our collection is packed with state, city, county, and neighborhood maps of our home state.
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Antique Map of Boston, Massachusetts 1871
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Boston
Thousands of city and neighborhood maps of Boston, Massachusetts.
Browse Boston Maps

Recently Acquired Celestial Maps Printed in 1863

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Binary Stars 1863
Celestial Refraction, Parallax, Light, and Heat 1863
Comets 1863
Eclipses Sun and Moon 1863
Global Definitions 1863
Greatest Number of Eclipses in One Year 1863
Jupiter & Mars 1863
Lunar Nodes, Eclipses, etc. 1863
Lunar Orbits and Phases 1863
Mars, Asteroids, and Jupiter 1863

What's New? Most recent additions to our online collection:

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Tokyo, Japan 1967: Railway Map of Tokyo and Vicinity
Charles River Public Reservations between Waltham and Craigie Bridge, Massachusetts 1894
Haines Highway 27: Haines Junction, Yukon to Haines, Alaska 1962
Taylor Highway 26: Tetlin Junction, Yukon to Eagle, Alaska 1963
Dawson City Highway, Yukon 25: Stewart Crossing to Dawson City 1963
Mayo Dawson Road, Yukon 24: Pelly Crossing to Mayo 1963
Mayo Dawson Road, Yukon 23: Lake Laberge to Pelly Crossing 1963
Alaska Highway 11: Milepost 1330 to 1422 (Delta Junction, Yukon) 1963
Alaska Highway 09: Milepost 1035 to 1169 (Yukon) 1963
Alaska Highway 08: Milepost 950 to 1035 (Yukon) 1962
Alaska Highway 07: Milepost 850 to 950 (Yukon) 1962
Alaska Highway 06: Milepost 750 to 850 (British Columbia; Yukon) 1962
Alaska Highway 05: Milepost 650 to 750 (British Columbia; Yukon) 1962
Alaska Highway 04: Milepost 525 to 650 (British Columbia; Yukon) 1962
Alaska Highway 03: Milepost 375 to 525 (British Columbia) 1962

Recently Acquired Nautical Charts

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NOAA Illinois 1972: Chicago Harbor
USC&GS Illinois 1947: Chicago Harbor
USCS Bay and Harbor of New York, New York 1874 (Lower Panel Reproduction)
USCS Bay and Harbor of New York, New York 1874 (Upper Panel Reproduction)
USCS Bay and Harbor of New York, New York 1874
USCS Saint George's River and Muscle Ridge Channel, Maine 1873
Boston Harbor, Massachusetts 1857 (Facsimile Published 1976)
Boston Harbor, Massachusetts 1857
U.S. Coast Survey: Monomoy and Nantucket Shoals to Muskeget Channel, Massachusetts 1874 No 11
U.S. Coast Survey: Muskeget Channel to Buzzard's Bay and Entrance to Vineyard Sound, Massachusetts 1874 No 12
U.S. Coast Survey: Entrance of Buzzard's Bay (Massachusetts) to Block Island (Rhode Island) 1860 No 13
USCS Maine Coast from Cape Elizabeth to Wells 1879

Recently Acquired Transit and Railroad Maps

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Tokyo, Japan 1967: Railway Map of Tokyo and Vicinity
Eastern Railroad Line from Boston to the White Mountains, New Hampshire and Mount Desert Island, Maine 1883
White Mountains, New Hampshire 1883
Mount Desert Island, Maine 1883
Eastern Railroad from Cape Ann, Massachusetts, New Hampshire Seacoast, to York, Maine 1883
"The Union Pacific West" United States Circa Mid-20th Century
London Underground 1951 (right side trimmed)
Boston, Massachusetts 1909: Suggested Ultimate Steam Railroad Systems Development
Selected Railroads of the Central and Western United States 1914, June 30

Recently Acquired City and Town Maps

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Lynn, Massachusetts 1920
Boston, Massachusetts 1879 (Hoosac Tunnel Route)
Toronto, Ontario 1907
Campobello Island, New Brunswick, Canada 1883
Oslo, Sweden Circa Mid-20th Century
New York, New York 1895 (Broadway Central Hotel)
Oak Park, Illinois 1973
Canary Islands 1932: Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Canary Islands 1932: Las Palmas & Puerto de la Luz
Lowell, Massachusetts 1912
Boston, Massachusetts 1909: Suggested Ultimate Steam Railroad Systems Development
Boston, Massachusetts 1940s circa (Lucas Maps)

Featured: Wall Maps

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Coos County, New Hampshire Wall Map 1861
Fairfield County, Connecticut Wall Map 1858
France (Physical Geography) 1961
France 1961
Maine Circa early 1930s
Massachusetts 1903 Folding Wall Map
Mexico 1961
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Middlesex County, Massachusetts 1856 Wall Map