Cornell University Library Digital Collections
America: Rich in Union
- Title:
- America: Rich in Union
- Alternate Title:
- America: Rich in Union
- Collection:
- Persuasive Cartography: The PJ Mode Collection
- Creator:
- Life Magazine
- Date:
- 1939
- Posted Date:
- 2017-04-14
- ID Number:
- 1275.03
- Collection Number:
- 8548
- File Name:
- PJM_1275_03.jpg
- Style/Period:
- 1920 - 1939
- Subject:
- Between the Wars
Ethnocentrism
- Measurement:
- 1 map 13 x 13; 11 maps 8 x 11; on sheet 36 x 53 (centimeters, height x width)
- Notes:
- See Notes and other information for ID #1275.01. See particularly the map at the upper left hand corner, showing how 26 European states - excluding the Soviet Union! - could all fit geographically into the area of the U.S.
For more than a century, persuasive cartographers seeking to enhance the relative significance of their countries have imposed the outlines of one or more other nations on a map of their own. For other examples in the collection, Search > "relative size".
For further information on the Collector’s Notes and a Feedback/Contact Link, see https://persuasivemaps.library.cornell.edu/content/about-collection-personal-statement and https://persuasivemaps.library.cornell.edu/content/feedback-and-contact
- Source:
- Life Magazine, June 5, 1939, pp. 50-51.
- Cite As:
- P.J. Mode collection of persuasive cartography, #8548. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
- Repository:
- Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
- Archival Collection:
- P.J. Mode collection of persuasive cartography
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
- For important information about copyright and use, see http://persuasivemaps.library.cornell.edu/copyright.
