Gift guide

The Best Old Map Gifts

A personalised old map is the perfect gift for almost every occasion - Christmas, housewarming, first wedding anniversary...
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Why you should give someone an old map

Old maps are perfect gifts. Not sure what to get someone? Just buy them an old map of where they were born, where they live, or where they work.

For that special someone on Valentine's Day or your first "paper anniversary", consider getting a large, personalised old map of where you first met, or where you live today.

For Christmas, consider buying your dad a map of his hometown, with his childhood house marked on the map. Or for a friend, how about a map of their favourite holiday destination?

If you need your gift to arrive by a certain date, please check my delivery info page.

Foolproof gifts

You can't go wrong with one of these old maps. A personalised old or modern map of someone's hometown always goes down well.

If you're looking for something more romantic for Valentine's Day, how about a map of where you first met, got engaged, or married?

Or, how about a horse or dog world map that has been personalised with an illustration of their beloved animal companion?

Personalised Old Map - Make Your Own 1800s and 1900s Ordnance Survey Postcode/Zipcode Street Map
from £79
Personalised Pop Art Map: Screenprint Style Word Art
from £69
Heart Shaped Map: Personalised Old or Modern Map Gift
from £69
Old World Map from 1651 by John Speed - Rare Colour Vintage Wall Art
from £34
Old Dog Map, 1936 - World Atlas Chart of Breeds - Terrier, Bulldog, Pug, German Shepherd, Husky, Retriever, Sheepdog
from £30
Old Horse Map, 1936 - Old World Atlas Chart with Origins of Breeds - Thoroughbred, Mustang, Shire, Polo Pony, Arabian
from £30

Map gifts for discerning dads

Did you know that about 90% of dads love old maps? And the remaining 10% love old maps - they just don't know it yet.

Personalised Old Map - Make Your Own 1800s and 1900s Ordnance Survey Postcode/Zipcode Street Map
from £79
Old London Map - Antique Triptych Framed Wall Art - Greenwood 1830 or Poverty Map 1898
from £270
Old Map of Great Western Railway, 1950 - Pre-Beeching Cuts GWR - Main Lines, South Wales, West Country, Paddington
from £34
Old Map of Vineyards in France "La France Vinicole", 1939 - Bordeaux, Bourgogne, Champagne, Cotes Du Rhone, Bergeracois
from £34
Old Geology & Fossil Map of the British Isles, 1854, by A.K. Johnston and Edward Forbes - UK, Scotland, Ireland, Palaeontology
from £34
Old Map of Scotland Geology by Roderick I. Murchison 1862 - Skye, Shetland, Orkney, Highlands
from £30
Large Old Geological Map of Ireland, 1837 by Richard John Griffith for the Railway Commissioners
from £235
Old Alcohol Bootlegger's Map of the United States, 1926 by McCandlish - Prohibition-Era Comic Map of the US
from £34
Rare Old Geological Map of Texas, 1921 - Eastland County Oil Boom Investment Chart
from £35
Old Map of Scottish Distilleries in 1902 by John Bartholomew - Whiskey, Spirits, Alcohol, Edinburgh, Glasgow
from £75

Map gifts for Londoners

London is probably the most mapped city in the world - and Londoners simply love maps. What a happy coincidence. I have hundreds of London maps, so make sure you check my complete collection for all my borough and postcode maps.

Custom Map of London by Edward Stanford, 1862 - Design & Make Your Own Old Map
from £69
Custom Old Map of London by John Rocque, 1746
from £69
Personalised Old Map - Make Your Own 1800s and 1900s Ordnance Survey Postcode/Zipcode Street Map
from £79
Big Old Map of London by C&J Greenwood, 1830 - Monochrome With Unique Blue Thames
from £305
Complete Large Map of London in 1746 by John Rocque
from £295
Rare Old London Underground Tube Map, 1928 - Covent Garden, Piccadilly Circus, Central & District Line
from £34
Map of London Poverty 1898-9, South Western District, by Charles Booth - Battersea, Clapham, Putney, Wandsworth - SW6, SW15, SW18, SW10, SW11, SW8, SW4
from £34
Old Colour Map of South London in 1891 - Battersea, Chelsea, Oval, Stockwell, Wandsworth - SW3, SW1, SE11, SW8, SW11, SW9, SW4
from £34
Old Birds Eye Map of London in 1892 by Charles Baker & Co - Westminster, City of London, Lambeth, Covent Garden, Marylebone
from £34
Old London Map - Antique Triptych Framed Wall Art - Greenwood 1830 or Poverty Map 1898
from £270

Map gifts for history geeks

Do you know someone who already owns a few maps? Or maybe they're always telling you about how civilisation peaked during the Roman Empire? Then pick one of these maps.

Old Roman Empire World Map From 266BC to 305AD by Perthes & Kampen, 1889 - Rare Map of Byzantine, West and East Roman Empire & Roads
from £34
Old Roman Empire World Map From 400 AD - Giant Huge Rare Vintage Map of Byzantine
from £40
Old Map of The Silk Road, 1640 by Willem Blaeu & The Unique Maps Co.
from £34
Old Flat Earth World Map, 1892, by Alexander Gleason - Rare Patented Polar Azimuthal Projection
from £34
Old Shipping Lanes World Map, 1873 by Berghaus - Giant Atlas Chart - Sea Transport, Railroads, Harbours, Steamers
from £75
Highways Of Empire: Old British Empire World Map, 1933, by Max Gill - Colonies, Commonwealth, Shipping Routes
from £34
Old Map of the Napoleonic First French Empire by Charles Dyonnet in 1864 - Historic European Chart
from £59
Rare Old Map of Rome, Italy by Nolli & Piranesi, 1748 - Vatican, St Peter's Basilica, Trevi Fountain, Colosseum
from £34
Big Old Map of Paris, France by Bretez & Turgot in 1734 - Notre Dame, Sainte-Chapelle, Île de la Cité, Bastille
from £75
Old British Empire World Map, 1886 - Queen Victoria Jubilee Wall Chart by the "Graphic"
from £34

Map gifts for globetrotters

And finally, a selection of old maps for people who people who are always booking their next far-flung holiday or citybreak.

Personalised Old Map - Make Your Own 1800s and 1900s Ordnance Survey Postcode/Zipcode Street Map
from £79
Personalised Route Map: Custom Road Trip or Hiking Map
from £95
Old World Map by Edward Stanford, 1898 - Masterpiece Vintage Atlas Wall Chart
from £59
Old Seven Wonders of the World Atlas Map, 1939 - Ancient and Modern - Pyramids, Empire State, Stonehenge
from £34
Old Mercator Map of the World in 1931 by Ernest Dudley Chase - Mythical Monsters, Pyramids, Landmarks
from £34
Old Map of Lake District, 1851 by Tallis & Rapkin - Cumbria, Westmorland, Lancashire, Windermere, Lakeland
from £34
Rare Old Map of Iceland by Ortelius, 1603 - Reykjavik, Keflavik, Volcanoes, Mountains, Fjords, Glaciers, Sea Monsters
from £34
Old World Map, 1876 - "A Tour of the World" from Le Monde - 19th Century Exploration, History, Colonialism
from £59
Old Gastronomic Map of France in 1932 by Alain Bourguignon - French Food, Michelin, Champagne, Bordeaux, Butter, Cheese, etc.
from £45
Old Air France Zodiac World Map, 1939 by Lucien Boucher - Historical Aircraft Route Celestial Wall Chart
from £34

Still looking for inspiration? Check out my complete map collection, or just start searching below!

Personalisation & customisation

When you buy a map from The Unique Maps Co., you have the option of making it truly unique with my personalisation and customisation services.

I can make you a custom map centred on a specific house. I take real old maps, restore them, cut them up, and join them together again to make a map just for you.

Or I can personalise a map to add a message, or mark a house, or add the logo of your dad's favourite football team.

Take a look at the example below. You can slide it back and forth to see the personalisation.