r/oldmaps is a subreddit with 56k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses map, old, world, europe, and march mapness.
Beautiful and illuminating maps from around the world, from the oldest examples known to those created around 1950.
Popular Themes in r/oldmaps
#1
Advice Requests
: "Sorting through my late grandfathers extensive collection of reproductions and originals"
10 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Great tool that has helped me"
2 posts
#3
Self-Promotion
: "Soviet map of Israel and Palestine from 1956"
1 post
#4
News
: "German map of Europe right after WW1 with independent Ukraine, Belarus and Caucasus countries"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/oldmaps
#1
Map
: "I visited the Vatican yesterday and it was a nice surprise for a Map nerd like me to find this incredible hallway of old Maps. Theyre all gorgeous."
310 posts
#2
Old
: "Does anyone know what this place labeled as "BELGIAN" on Old maps of Asia could be? Google is super unhelpful"
76 posts
#3
World
: "1762 Map of The World"
34 posts
#4
Europe
: "1920s Czech map of Europe, featuring the short-lived Ukrainian republic"
20 posts
#5
March Mapness
16 posts
#6
America
: "History of north America, ca. 1600 till 1880"
15 posts
#7
Maps
: "Older National Geographic Maps."
14 posts
#8
History
: "A kinda weird looking map of the History of South America, from a 1880s German atlas"
12 posts
#9
California
: "Not old 1963 Southern California picture map"
12 posts
#10
Antique
12 posts
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+7k members(13.9%)
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Last updated: June 9, 2026