{"title":"Summer 2026","description":"\u003cp\u003eHas it been hot enough for you? We hope this finds you enduring and ready for a shift in temps. Sometimes it's exciting to see records being set, other times it's exhausting.  Here's a quick listing to keep you going.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"u-s-mexico-carte-du-mexique-et-des-pays-limitrophes-situes-au-nord","title":"(U.S. - Mexico) Carte Du Mexique et Des Pays Limitrophes - Situes Au Nord...","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e(U.S. - Mexico) Carte Du Mexique et Des Pays Limitrophes - Situes Au Nord Et A L'Est...\u003c\/strong\u003e, von Humboldt\/Poirson, 1811\u003cbr\u003eAlexander Von Humboldt, the German polymath was the type of genius that arrives once every generation or so, and his impacts were profound in many fields (botany, biology, geology, meterology, etc). In cartography were indebted to him for the conceptual maps of isothermals and botanical maps, but also for his series of foundational maps for early Mexico and U.S. It's hard to imagine a better person to have an overview of Mexican intelligence at the time and help distill that into the best maps of the time for this extended empire. They would also become important references for explorers like Pike and mapmakers such as Arrowsmith. Here his classic map covering from the Connecticut to the upper Midwest, and out to the California coast, and south through the hear of Mexico and into the nearby Caribbean. Wheat #272-5\u003cbr\u003eCondition is very good with some misfolds near the centerfold. Side margins a bit close.  Image size is approximately 17 x 28.5 (inches)  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"von Humboldt","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45376756056246,"sku":null,"price":4000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6486\/1622\/files\/poirsonhumboldt_cartedumexique.jpg?v=1787438501"},{"product_id":"space-mars-mariner-gets-clear-view-of-mars","title":"(Space - Mars) Mariner Gets Clear View Of Mars...,","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMariner Gets Clear View Of Mars..., JPL - A.P.I., 1971\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor a century or so prior, the consensus grown that Mars was inhabited. And many great minds posited methods to signal those in space that intelligent life could also be found on earth. The great mathematician Carl Gauss thought in 1820 that growing a massive right triangle and squares out of wheat and surrounded by pines could make a landmark that could be seen from space. The Viennese astronomer Joseph Johann von Littrow in early 19th century thought digging huge circular trenches in the Sahara desert, filling them kerosene and setting them ablaze at night would be effective to signal space observers. Nikola Tesla in the late 19th century was said to have recorded sounds emitted from Mars, and he too was sure that there was intelligent life. \u003cbr\u003eBut by this time, Mars was understood to be uninhabited, and possibly as lifeless as Earth's moon.  This image from Mariner 9, the US probe that entered Mars orbit for 6 months and photographed the majority of the planet, showed a empty surface dry and scarred. \u003cbr\u003eThis original photo was issued from JPL and prepared by API to run in newspapers as an update to the ongoing space race.\u003cbr\u003eCondition is good though the paper is evenly browned with age. 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Where many of its predecessors would fail, this probe would be the first to successfully enter that atmosphere of another planet. \u003cbr\u003eThis image was supplied by UPI to newspapers to illustrate the advances in the space race.\u003cbr\u003eCondition is very good with some uneven margins. 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Here the Golden State encompasses the entire West coast and includes just about every great feature, whether it is really there or note (\"Pike's Peak\", \"Grand Canyon\", \"Great Smokies\", etc). A classic with very bright color. Condition is good with some old folds and mostly marginal repaired tears, with one on the left reaching about an inch into the image with very minor loss. Image size is approximately 16 x 20.25 (inches)  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Arnold, Oren","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45376775815350,"sku":null,"price":300.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6486\/1622\/files\/arnold_unitedstatesascalifornians.jpg?v=1787441301"},{"product_id":"co-colorados-front-range-mountains-and-so-much-more","title":"(CO) Colorado's Front Range - Mountains... And So Much More","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e(CO) Colorado's Front Range - Mountains... And So Much More. Jame Niehues - Boulder C.V.B., 1991\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn early promotional view that seeks to convey how easy it is to get just about anywhere from Boulder (2 hours to Cheyenne, 45 minutes to Central City...). With Niehues dramatic style, we can see from Steamboat and Grand Junction in the distance, all the way up to Yellowstone, and all of the metro Denver area in the foreground. Notes dozens of towns and placenames and shows the \"Future Denver International Airport\". A colorful and uncommon oversized postcard. Condition is a bit worn with light misfolds. Overall size is approximately 8.75 x 11.75 (inches)  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Niehues, James","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45376777257142,"sku":null,"price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6486\/1622\/files\/niehues_coloradosfrontrange.jpg?v=1787441452"},{"product_id":"d-c-washington-district-of-columbia-our-nations","title":"(D.C.) Washington District Of Columbia - Our Nation's","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e(D.C.) Washington District Of Columbia - Our Nation's, Wilson - Lintner, 1948\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   While it was the seat of power for the nation, it wasn't the dense metropolis it has become. Here a pictorial birdseye view spans from the Pentagon, out to Bethesda and Silver Spring. Notes towns, key buildings, placenames and points of interest. Surrounded with a key for locating everything from Federal Buildings to Clubs. Condition is good with some old misfolds and wear, a few minor repaired tears, but no loss. 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But the video also contained something else, spliced into the middle of their movie, about half way through,  it just abruptly started playing the documentary \"The Gate of Heavenly Peace\", a documentary on the Tienanmen Massacre. It shook their worlds, as they had never heard of the events, and the documentary's impacts on them were irrevocable. It propelled Badiucao into a life in art where he wanted to spotlight the truth and to unveil the Chinese administration that had covered up their horrors so effectively. Keep in mind, these events happened when he was still just a child, but it happened within his lifetime, not centuries prior, but it had already been erased from the contemporary culture of those growing up. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e   We now live in a digital day and age where it can be easier to constrain and edit the historical narrative, distorting reality for millions. As newspapers and printed media continue to vanish, the natural enduring legacy of paper receipts that document arc of human experience are disappearing and only efforts like the folks at the Internet Archive and their peers keep the dynamic records of recent history alive.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e   Here are two extremely scarce printed interviews with people close to the events, just after the crackdown on the Chinese democracy movement by the CCP. These two \"paper reciepts\" keep the truth, loss and intention of the protesters alive, unedited. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChai Ling Describes Tienanmen Square Massacre, Kwang Hwa Publishing Co, Taiwan, June 1989\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e   Here, the testimony of one of the student leaders of the democracy movement, just days after the violent suppression by the government. She had been elected through student commitees and escaped after the crackdown, making it out of Beijing to Hong Kong and then later on to the U.S. where she studied at Princeton. She would be nominated for the Noble Peace prize in 1990. This is a very rare 6 page pamphlet that was meant to give a first person update. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e   In our search for this rarity, we only find one in an Australian library and no other institutions. Condition is very good, near excellent. Overall size is approximately 9 x 4 (inches)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Peking Massacre Reactions of the ROC- Dr. Shaw Yu-ming Fives ROC Position in NBC, NHK Interviews., Tien-sen-hung Printing Co., July 1989\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e    He was an authority on Chinese history, professor and politician in Taiwan. And he was constantly reviewing the growing situation in Beijing, and the horrible fallout in early June. Here, just under a month after the crackdown, he talks about what it means, and what should transpire. Its twenty one pages of a focused interview. Very scarce, with no instances being found in institutional holdings.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e    Condition is very good, near excellent. Overall size is approximately 9 x 4 (inches)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Taiwanese publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45376803012790,"sku":null,"price":280.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6486\/1622\/files\/tienanmen1989.jpg?v=1787442380"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6486\/1622\/collections\/omg_sun.jpg?v=1787443769","url":"https:\/\/oldmapgallery.com\/collections\/summer-2026.oembed","provider":"The Old Map Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}