About Us

VINTAGE CITY MAPS represents the perfect combination of art, cartography, history, and geography, and celebrates the art and artists of a bygone era. Our extensive and ongoing worldwide research has uncovered maps that few people even knew existed, and until now have not been seen by the public. Our aim is to restore these works of art back as closely as possible to their original look when the artists created them, and at an affordable price.

We have the most extensive collection of restored bird's eye view and panoramic maps available.  Our catalog includes over 6,000 digitally restored maps from all 50 states in the U.S. and from over 100 countries around the world – and we're constantly adding to our collection.  We ship to anywhere in North America and to most countries worldwide.  Our maps come unframed and are shipped to you ready for framing.

Our maps are reproductions of the originals. Original maps easily sell for up to $30,000 depending on condition. These original maps are amazing works of art, but unfortunately over the last 100-500 years they have become torn, faded, creased, discolored, and stained. Many are virtually unrecognizable. Photographic copies of many of these maps in their deteriorated state can be purchased from a variety of internet sites, but Vintage City Maps stands alone as the only source for maps that have been restored and reproduced.  

We go to great lengths to save the integrity of the original maps, and many have been literally brought back from the dead.  We've developed our own special techniques and processes for color-correcting, re-formatting, repairing tears, folds, stains, and enhancing details, while still retaining a special antique look.  Many of the maps had missing sections due to tears and fading, which necessitated researching and then manually drawing in what was originally there. Many of our maps are brought to life as they appear in color for the very first time. These maps are brought to life through the efforts of professional artists and graphic designers in Austin, Texas.  Our maps are not available anywhere else, and we do not sell digital copies. We do not buy or sell original maps.

Our maps are custom printed to order at 600+ dpi high-resolution on archival-quality, thick, smooth matte photo paper with eye-popping clarity.  (The images in our online catalog are low-resolution versions).  These maps show streets, buildings, homes, and shops with remarkable architectural detail. Because each map is custom printed, we can reformat them to just about any size our customers might need.

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Sizes:

Most of our maps come in two or three sizes – small, regular (original) and large.  Our regular-sized maps are typically 24″ high by 36″ or so wide, which is pretty close to the original map size.  Our large maps are typically 36″ high by 54″ or so wide, depending on the format of the original map.  We are in the process of adding a smaller size to most of our maps, typically 24″ high.

If you're ordering a large map (36″ high) please be sure the large size map will work for you as it's quite big and will take up a lot of wall space.  (See photo depicting regular and large size maps).  Also, your map will need to be custom-framed as there are no standard sizes for the larger maps.

Most of our regular sized maps are purposely formatted to fit standard wall frames that can be found at your local retailers, like Michael's, Hobby Lobby, etc. Many of our customers go this route, and many have them custom framed.  The maps have a 2″-3″ printed border so that expensive matting is unnecessary, and they're ready to frame.

Needing a special size?  We can custom print to just about any size – smaller to accommodate a special frame perhaps, or much larger to cover most of a wall. Just let us know what you need and we’ll let you know the size and price.

Note: Our maps are copyrighted and intended for personal use only. Reproduction of our maps in any way is strictly prohibited.

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