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The Historical Research Center at Peddler's Village
Shields, Crests, & Antique Maps
The Historical Research Center at Peddler's Village
Shields, Crests, & Antique Maps
Our Map Department covers the Whole Wide World and is stocked with a finely curated selection of antique Maps & Prints. All originals, no copies or modern reproductions and come with a guarantee of authenticity. These maps and prints are of heirloom quality and will be worthy of ownership for generations to come.
With access to our extensive library and database we provide a wealth of information regarding your Family Name History & Associated Coat of Arms. Our presentations are faithfully reproduced on beautiful parchment scrolls, or hand painted and embroidered, destined to become a treasured family heirloom for generations to come.
"The original design of heraldry is not merely show and pageantry, as some are apt to imagine, but to distinguish persons and families; to represent the heroic achievements of our ancestors, and to perpetuate their memory; to trace the origins of noble and ancient families, and the various steps by which they arrived at greatness" Alexander Nisbe
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