COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Author:
Chase, Ernest Dudley, 1878-1966
Date:
1941
Short Title:
America the Wonderland : A Pictorial Map of the United States
Publisher:
Ernest Dudley Chase
Publisher Location:
Winchester, Mass.
Type:
Separate Map
Obj Height cm:
52
Obj Width cm:
71
Scale 1:
6,500,000
Note:
This is the color version, see also our black and white version. Pictorial map of the United States of America, filled with an abundance of vignettes, illustrating buildings and landmarks, natural resources, scenic highlights and other attractions with explanation notes. Included are the Empire State Building, the Capitol building, the Rose Bowl, various missions and churches, oil wells, factories, buffalo, horses, state capital buildings, and the Alamo. Around the map are several larger inset views with brief descriptions, for example, the Mormon Temple of Salt Lake City, the Lincoln Memorial, Rockerfeller Chapel, Independence Hall, and Yale University. Geographical features include states, major cities, universities, national parks, rivers and lakes. The map is decorated with a red, yellow and black compass rose in the upper right corner; a cartouche flanked by two bald eagles perched on banners; and an Art Deco border with acorn and leaf corners.
Country:
United States
Subject:
Pictorial map
Full Title:
America the Wonderland : A Pictorial Map of the United States. Designed and drawn by Ernest Dudley Chase of Winchester, Massachusetts. Published and copyrighted by Ernest Dudley Chase of Winchester, Mass. 1941.
List No:
8105.000
Publication Author:
Chase, Ernest Dudley, 1878-1966
Pub Date:
1941
Pub Title:
America the Wonderland : A Pictorial Map of the United States. Designed and drawn by Ernest Dudley Chase of Winchester, Massachusetts. Published and copyrighted by Ernest Dudley Chase of Winchester, Mass. 1941.
Pub Note:
See note field above.
Pub List No:
8105.000
Pub Type:
Separate Map
Pub Height cm:
52
Pub Width cm:
71
Image No:
8105000.jp2
Authors:
Chase, Ernest Dudley (1878-1966)
Link To Source
America the Wonderland : A Pictorial Map of the United States
