I designed this coffee mug myself, with an old illustrated map of Charleston from the Library of Congress
I’m known as a photographer, not a designer, but I did indeed design these coffee mugs, using antique maps of my three favorite cities from the LOC.
![Starting the day with my Charleston vintage map coffee mug. I designed this myself, using an 1872 illustrated map of Charleston using public domain art from the Library of Congress](https://icatchshadows.comwp-content/uploads/2019/03/DSC02105-Coffee-in-Charleston-Mug-960x845.jpg)
Charleston map coffee cup, a great gift idea for yourself or anyone who loves Charleston
I love Charleston . . . a lot. I don’t live there, but it’s one of my favorite cities to visit and to photograph. When I discovered this amazing illustrated bird’s eye view of Charleston circa 1872, I wanted to use it in some way to combine my love of travel, my love of coffee, and my love of Charleston.
Buy your Charleston mug here
![Illustrated bird's eye view map of Charleston, circa 1972. The map shows streets, the docks, and sailing ships.](https://icatchshadows.comwp-content/uploads/2019/03/Birds-eye-view-of-Charleston-1872-960x527.jpg)
Printed by the people at Fine Art America, and shipped directly to you
You can buy this mug in 11 oz. or 15 oz. sizes, directly from Fine Art America / Pixels. They will print it for you and ship it directly to you.
![](https://icatchshadows.comwp-content/uploads/2019/03/DSC02093-Charleston-Map-Mug-960x639.jpg)
Buy your Charleston mug here
![](https://icatchshadows.comwp-content/uploads/2019/03/birds-eye-view-of-charleston-1872-keith-dotson.jpg)
Other favorite cities coffee mugs: Nashville and New Orleans
I also designed vintage map coffee cups for my two other fav places, Nashville and New Orleans. You can click below to go to the order page for those mugs.
![Coffee mug featuring an 1880s-era map of Nashville, with the Cumberland River snaking through the city. Click to buy this mug.](https://icatchshadows.comwp-content/uploads/2019/03/map-of-nashville-1880s-keith-dotson.jpg)
![a photograph of a coffee mug printed with a vintage 1880s map of Nashville](https://icatchshadows.comwp-content/uploads/2019/03/DSC02096-Nashville-Vintage-Map-Mug-960x639.jpg)
Buy your Nashville vintage map coffee mug here
![Coffee mug featuring an 1840s-era map of New Orleans. Click to order.](https://icatchshadows.comwp-content/uploads/2019/03/nolamug3D.jpeg)
![This is the 15 oz. New Orleans coffee mug, wrapped with an 1840s map of the city.](https://icatchshadows.comwp-content/uploads/2019/03/DSC02095-NOLA-Vintage-Map-Mug-960x639.jpg)
Click here for your New Orleans coffee mug with the 1840s antique map
Thanks for reading!
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~ Keith
These old maps were downloaded from the website of the Library of Commerce. Due to their age, they are all part of the public domain.