Custom Map Dealer WordPress Theme
Zoomable antique map listings, region browsing and want lists
A buyer looking for an 1870s map of the Arizona Territory wants to see the hand coloring, read the cartouche and check the condition of the centerfold before thinking about price. A custom map dealer WordPress theme from Foxco gives them that look, with high-resolution images they can zoom into, listings organized by region, cartographer and date and description fields for dimensions, coloring and condition notes. Decorators shopping for a wall piece can browse by place, while collectors send a want list for the sheets they're hunting. It's $999 installed and configured and it presents your inventory with the care old paper deserves.
Old maps shown the way collectors want to see them.
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Built for Map Dealers
- 01Zoomable high-resolution map images
- 02Browse by region, cartographer and date
- 03Listing fields for size, coloring and condition
- 04Collector want list form
- 05Framing and conservation services page
- 06Consignment and buying inquiry form
What's included for $999
$999 Installed and configured
- Custom WordPress theme built for your map dealer
- Installed on your hosting
- Set up with your logo, colors and content
- Mobile-first pages that load fast
- Contact and inquiry forms connected
- A walkthrough so your team can edit it
Map Dealer theme questions
Is this a template with my logo on it?
No, it's a custom WordPress theme. We start from our map dealer framework and build it out with your brand, your inventory structure and your specialties, whether that's celestial charts or county atlases.
How long does setup take?
Count on 7-10 days once we have your logo, photos and content. Rush jobs are accepted when our bandwidth allows.
Will the images be sharp enough for collectors?
The theme is built around large, zoomable images so buyers can inspect engraving, color and margins closely. Big scans load in stages to keep pages quick and a deep-zoom viewer for oversized sheets can be added as a custom project.
Can I sell maps online?
Each listing has an inquiry and hold request built in, which suits one-of-a-kind pieces. Full checkout with shipping options for flat and rolled items can be added as a custom project.
That buyer squinting at a centerfold on a phone screen is deciding whether to trust your description. The theme gives them the closest look a website can manage short of a loupe and a good lamp.
Images that hold up to scrutiny
Collectors judge antique maps by details that disappear in small photos: plate marks, original versus later coloring, foxing in the margins and the fine lines of an engraved coastline. Listings open into large zoomable images, with room for a second shot of the verso or a raking-light detail when condition matters to the price.
Browse by place, maker or era
A decorator wants something of Italy for a dining room; a collector wants every edition of a particular Blaeu. The theme sorts inventory by region, cartographer and date, so both find their way without digging through every sheet. Descriptions follow a consistent format covering size, coloring and source, which reads as the work of a dealer who knows the material.
Framing, buying and want lists
Plenty of map sales end with a framing question and plenty of good inventory arrives through a call from an estate. Foxco adds a framing and conservation page, a form for people with maps to sell and a want list for collectors chasing a specific sheet, which turns one-time browsers into people you hear from again.
Old paper presented with care.
Let's get to work.
Contact us today.
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