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Hand painted originals available now! Usual wait period is 1 month! Top selling Pacific Northwest and Rocky Mountain maps Favorite Mississippi River Collection Discover! America’s Great River Road: Heritage and Natural History Guidebooks East coast Collection Eastern Florida Western Florida Custom Framing Services Old Time Railroad Stories in three volumes Steamboating on America’s Rivers!
Framing Suggestions to Boost Map Art Sales Keep in mind that our historical maps do best when sold as art pieces rather than academic material. To maximize your profit, you should focus on the artistic qualities of the maps. They will sell much better if the buyers are focused on the decorative potential of the […]
Did you know that before this map Europeans believed that the world was divided into only three parts? They knew a world divided into Europe, Asia, and Africa. This ambitious project served to document and update new geographic knowledge derived from the discoveries of explorers in the late 15th and early 16th centuries, and in […]
Lake Pepin From Voyageur Playground to French Royalty Lake Pepin, otherwise known as, ”the Lake of Tears,” was formed by the delta of the Chippewa River, which flows into the Mississippi, at the southwestern edge of Wisconsin. The lake swells into a widening along the Mississippi River (See figure 1). It’s status as a naturally […]
Map of the Western Hemisphere Say goodbye to the old age and hello to a new era… Jan van der Straet in his title plate engraving from his print series entitled Nova Reperta (New Inventions of Modern Times), designed around the 1850s, echos those words through his striking depiction of an evolving world. Map of […]
BUNDLE AND SAVE More than $25! Limited time offer! A $110 Value! Discover! America’s Great River Road by Pat Middleton The classic best-selling Guide to Heritage and Natural History along the Mississippi River From St. Paul to the Delta in four volumes… “Discover! America’s Great River Road is an indispensable guide for those who enjoy cruising […]
Usually our Minimum order for custom maps is $850! This month we are running a special on our island maps! If you live on an island or love one you can order your own 24×36″ print for $175 even if we don’t have it in stock. In fact….we will make it with you in mind! […]
There are many ways you can increase sales of our hand-painted historical maps without investing a lot of time or money. Utilizing proper lighting is one of the best ways you can attract the attention of your customers. Lighting creates a pleasant atmosphere, and allows your customers to fully appreciate the intricate details of our […]
The Controversy of the World Not Being Flat The idea that all people believed the Earth was flat until the Age of Discovery and Christopher Columbus sailing West is a myth. While some people did believe that the Earth was flat then and even still do today, among educated circles dating as far back as […]
This year at the PLA there was a big emphasis surrounding branding and customization- this is what Great River Arts excels at! Our products are both promotional and interpretive! If you have a special shop that celebrates your area your customer very likely drove some distance to shop with you. They are looking for a […]
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