Published by Fischgrund Pubishing Co., 1931, Vintage Wall Art. Pictorial maps can be very simple, a matter of collecting images to illustrate different places, or extremely sophisticated, requiring a deep understanding of a. Historic Map : Pictorial map of the world. "Loveland, a place where everyone should go Where romance thrives, and Friendships dearer grow." Notes (exhibitions):Įxhibited: "Unconventional Maps: Exploring the Stories of Cartographic Curiosities" organized by the Norman B. From our experience collecting 20th century pictorial maps, MacDonald Gill’s Wonderground Map of London Town (1913) stands out as pivotal in this resurgence: during a rather pedestrian period of map publication it is an outstanding graphic, an oversized explosion of color and humor, harnessed to the goal of publicising a burgeoning popular. Historic Map : Nation's Business Map of The Air, 1929 Pictorial Map - Vintage Wall Art. Leventhal Map CenterĬollection (local): Norman B. The first half of the book covers the history of these maps through the ages, including their. Additionally, many states and areas are given new, and pun-laden names. All the reliable maps of the country have been laid out with Auto - Meters : The Blue Book, White's Route Books, all Canadian maps, Michael's Pictorial. In this project idea, examples of several types of maps are used, from the simplistic to the complex. They can also form a type of Geographical Information System or GIS. The map includes many small cartoonish depictions of moonshiners and bootleggers across the country. Pictorial maps may require a considerable amount of design and creativity as well as skills associated with finding and manipulating images from a variety of sources. This map was created by Edward McCandish in 1926, during the height of Prohibition. Location: Boston Public Library Norman B. This work is about the history and making of pictorial maps. An unusually beautiful pictorial advertising map, by a leading French poster designer specializing in cartographic images. The first map we would like to show is the Bootlegger’s Map of the United States. Even the compass rose was composed of a cluster of hearts pieced by three arrows.Ĭreator: Chase, Ernest Dudley, 1878- Name on Item:ĭesigned and published by Ernest Dudley Chase of Winchester, Massachusetts, U.S.A., collaborating with Stephen York. From its decorative border to conventional map elements, Chase completely committed to the theme of love. Loveland was appropriately portrayed with meticulously drawn and cleverly labeled images. This fictitious map of a heart-shaped place called Loveland merged the sentimentality of greeting cards with standard cartographic conventions. While most used illustrations to highlight geographical information in real places, he also created maps of imaginary places. During his career as a greeting card designer, Chase published approximately fifty pictorial maps, generally displaying a sense of humor.