Welcome to WardMaps - Celebrating the History of Place

Since 2004, we have specialized in authentic antique maps from around the world. Our focus is the 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. Browse our collection online or in person at our retail store.

Browse Antique Maps From Around the World:

Antique City and Town Maps
City & Town Maps
Antique Bird's Eye View Maps
Bird's Eye Views
Featured: Public Transit and Railroad Maps
Transit & Rail Maps
Antique Nautical Charts
Nautical Charts
Antique Topographic Maps
Topographic Maps
Europe Classical Map
Classical Maps
Antique U.S. State Maps
U.S. State Maps
Antique Country Maps
Country Maps
Antique Continent Maps
Continent Maps
Antique World and World Hemisphere Maps
World Maps
Antique Comparative Geography Maps and Diagrams
Comparative Geographies
Antique Celestial, Moon, Planet, and Solar System Maps
Celestial Maps

Browse our Boston in Transit Collection (NEW!)

The Book

Nearly 400 years of history in over 600 pages with over 900 images!

The Map

The history of the MBTA's colored lines in one map!

The Collection

Thousands of antique images, drawings, maps, and ephemera!

Browse Beyond Maps!

Elevated Train at North Station in Front of Boston Garden
Photographs
Boston Public Library Front Elevation
Prints
Plan of U.S. Capitol
Architectural Drawings
Nantasket Beach View 1879
Views
All Antique and Vintage Postcard Views
Postcards
Loose Lips Might Sink Ships Poster from WWII
Vintage Posters

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Boston

Boston is where WardMaps came to life in 2004. Since then, we've continued to expand our selection of antique maps and prints of Boston and its neighborhoods.

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New York

We have thousands of antique maps from all parts of the Empire State. Our collection features many hundreds of antique city and neighborhood maps of NYC and all of its boroughs.

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Transit & Railroad

One of our distinct focuses is transit and railroad history. As such, we continuously add to our collection of antique public transportation and railroad maps from around the world.

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

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Ballou's Pictorial 1856: Modes of Transport in India from $14.95
Ballou's Pictorial 1856: Friend Street, Boston, Massachusetts and Commodore Fancis H. Gregory from $14.95
Ballou's Pictorial 1856: Emigrant Voyage from Liverpool, England from $14.95
Ballou's Pictorial 1856: Mercantile Library, Boston, Massachusetts from $14.95
Ballou's Pictorial 1856: Berwick, Maine; Jamaica Plain, Boston, Massachusetts from $14.95
Ballou's Pictorial 1856: Fulton Market, New York, NY from $14.95
Ballou's Pictorial 1856: South Carolina from $14.95
Ballou's Pictorial 1856: Chelsea from East Boston, Massachusetts from $14.95
Ballou's Pictorial 1856: Maryland from $14.95
Ballou's Pictorial 1856: Thousand Islands and River Saint Lawrence, New York and Ontario from $14.95
Ballou's Pictorial 1856: Mrs. Barrow as Minehaha from $14.95
Ballou's Pictorial 1856: Michigan from $14.95
Ballou's Pictorial 1856: Temple of A Thousand Images, Miako, Japan from $14.95
Ballou's Pictorial 1856: State House Addition, Boston, Massachusetts from $14.95
Ballou's Pictorial 1856: Illinois from $14.95
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Recently Added City and Town Maps

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Nazareth, Palestine 1913 from $14.95
Jaffa, Palestine 1913 from $14.95
Damascus, Syria 1913: City Center from $14.95
Damascus, Syria 1913 from $14.95
Beirut, Lebanon 1913 from $14.95
Jerusalem 1913 from $14.95
Jerusalem 1913 with Environs from $14.95
Heinola, Finland 1912 from $10.00
Riga, Latvia 1912 from $14.95
Pyatigorsk and Kislovodsk, Russia 1912 from $14.95
Novgorod, Russia 1912 from $10.00
Baku, Azerbaijan 1912 from $14.95
Warsaw, Poland 1912: Environs from $14.95
Yaroslavl, Russia 1912 from $10.00
Vladivostok, Russia 1912 from $14.95

Recently Added Neighborhood Maps

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Saint Petersburg, Russia 1912: Pavlovsk Palace from $10.00
Saint Petersburg, Russia 1912: Peterhof Palace from $10.00
Moscow, Russia 1912: The Kremlin from $14.95
South Station Tracks and Signals, Boston, Massachusetts, 1905 from $14.95
Copps Hill Wharf with Molasses Tank, Boston, Massachusetts 1916 from $14.95
Manhattan, New York 1916 Plate 054 from $14.95
Manhattan, New York 1916 Plate 052 from $14.95
Manhattan, New York 1916 Plate 051 from $14.95
Manhattan, New York 1916 Plate 050 from $14.95
Manhattan, New York 1916 Plate 049 from $14.95
Mapping Boston, Massachusetts' Northern Railroad Depots 1874 from $14.95
BTD Report 1929 Plate 13: Mattapan Station, Dorchester, Massachusetts from $14.95
Boston Terminal Co. Site of South Station, Boston, Massachusetts 1899 from $14.95
Manhattan, New York 1916 Plate 048 from $14.95
Manhattan, New York 1916 Plate 046 from $14.95

Recently Added Country Maps

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Syria (and Lebanon) 1913 from $14.95
Palestine 1913 from $14.95
Russia 1912 from $14.95
Southern Finland 1912 from $14.95
Tourist Map of Korea 1968 (Side B) from $14.95
Tourist Map of Korea 1968 (Side A) from $14.95
West Germany to West Berlin Connections Circa 1960s-70s from $14.95
Ireland 1952 Ordinance Survey from $14.95
Luxembourg Circa Mid-20th Century from $14.95
Belgian Congo (DR Congo) Geological Map 1931 from $14.95
Georgia (Country) 1928 from $10.00
United States 1956: Union Pacific Railroad from $14.95
United States 1974: Rock Island Railroad Lines from $14.95
United States 1957: Atchison, Topeka, & Santa Fe Railway System from $14.95
Argentina 1907: Railroad Map from $14.95

Recently Added Regional Maps

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Palestine 1913: Jerusalem - Hebron - Dead Sea Region from $14.95
Beirut, Lebanon Region 1913 from $14.95
Gulf of Alexandretta, Turkey 1913 from $14.95
Heinola, Finland 1912 from $10.00
Riga, Latvia 1912 from $14.95
Russia 1912: South Siberia and Turkestan from $14.95
Riga Region, Latvia 1912 from $10.00
Southern Crimea, Ukraine 1912 from $14.95
Saint Petersburg Region, Russia 1912 from $14.95
Mouth of the Volga River, Russia 1912 from $10.00
Middle Volga River, Russia 1912 from $10.00
Lower Volga River, Russia 1912 from $10.00
Caucasus, Georgia, and Ossetia 1912 from $14.95
Feodosiya and Sudak, Ukraine 1912 from $10.00
Caucasus 1912: Western Part from $14.95

Recently Added Transit and Railroad Maps

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MBTA Red Line South Shore Schedule Card 1971 (Side B) from $14.95
Boston MTA Rapid Transit System Pamphlet 1957 (Map) from $14.95
South Station Tracks and Signals, Boston, Massachusetts, 1905 from $14.95
RTC Report 1892: Proposed Elevated Railroad etc., Boston, Massachusetts from $14.95
RTC Report 1892: Route Proposed by Commissioner, Boston, Massachusetts from $14.95
MBTA Folding Pocket Rapid Transit Map 1989 (Side B) from $14.95
MBTA Folding Pocket Rapid Transit Map 1989 (Side A) from $14.95
MBTA Folding Pocket Rapid Transit Map 1985 (Side A) from $14.95
MBTA Folding Pocket Rapid Transit Map 1985 (Side B) from $14.95
MBTA Folding Pocket Rapid Transit Map 1982 (Side B) from $14.95
MBTA Folding Pocket Rapid Transit Map 1982 (Side A) from $14.95
Suspension Railway from East Boston to Lynn, Massachusetts 1835 from $14.95
Granite Railway, Quincy, Massachusetts 1934 from $14.95
Boston & Maine Railroad Lands in Cambridge, Somerville, and Boston, Massachusetts 1921 from $14.95
Park Street Car House, Dorchester, Massachusetts 1920 from $14.95

Recently Added Prints and Photographs

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Ballou's Pictorial 1856: Modes of Transport in India from $14.95
Ballou's Pictorial 1856: Friend Street, Boston, Massachusetts and Commodore Fancis H. Gregory from $14.95
Ballou's Pictorial 1856: Emigrant Voyage from Liverpool, England from $14.95
Ballou's Pictorial 1856: Mercantile Library, Boston, Massachusetts from $14.95
Ballou's Pictorial 1856: Berwick, Maine; Jamaica Plain, Boston, Massachusetts from $14.95
Ballou's Pictorial 1856: Fulton Market, New York, NY from $14.95
Ballou's Pictorial 1856: South Carolina from $14.95
Ballou's Pictorial 1856: Chelsea from East Boston, Massachusetts from $14.95
Ballou's Pictorial 1856: Maryland from $14.95
Ballou's Pictorial 1856: Thousand Islands and River Saint Lawrence, New York and Ontario from $14.95
Ballou's Pictorial 1856: Mrs. Barrow as Minehaha from $14.95
Ballou's Pictorial 1856: Michigan from $14.95
Ballou's Pictorial 1856: Temple of A Thousand Images, Miako, Japan from $14.95
Ballou's Pictorial 1856: State House Addition, Boston, Massachusetts from $14.95
Ballou's Pictorial 1856: Illinois from $14.95

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