Tour de France Show

It's a race that can be over 2000 miles, takes a better portion of a month, stretches from the Sea to the Alps, and is the largest bicycle race in the world. The Tour De France began in 1903, and continues today with a growing audience. We are excited to offer a show of Tour De France maps in conjunction with our friends at Urbanistic (3215 Lowell in historic Highlands Square) where we will have maps on display from the 1930's up to the 2004. Includes the winning years for such greats as Eddy Merckx, Greg LeMond, and of course Lance Armstrong. Show opens this weekend during the Highlands Fair, and just in time for Father's Day.

The Intersection of Art & Science

For the last twenty years we have spent our time locating and selling antique maps and books. While we specialize in the mapping of the US and specifically the West, we also have a weakness for those maps that give an insight into the culture of the time.

Maps have been described as an intersection of the art and science of the time. It's the latest technology, mixed with that cultures understanding, priority and sense of presentation.

There is a whole genre of maps, called "pictorial" maps that experienced a boom in the early twentieth century, they are just thick with the culture and feel of the time.

We have a bit of a weakness for these kind of things.

Maps such as the things done by the great poster artist Lucien Boucher have a feel and aesthetic rich with a modern sense of French design. (Sorry for the glare)

Or historically, the "Herr Hitler's Map" by Yandley shows a pre-War II propaganda campaign by the Americans against the impending onslaught of Hitler. Done in 1938 it shows the cultural assault of the Nazis and even notes "Concentration Camps" in Austria.