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Did you ever look at a map without learning something?
- Title:
- Did you ever look at a map without learning something?
- Alternate Title:
- Did you ever look at a map without learning something?
- Collection:
- Persuasive Cartography: The PJ Mode Collection
- Creator:
- Rand McNally & Co.
- Date:
- 1924
- Posted Date:
- 2017-04-14
- ID Number:
- 2218.01
- Collection Number:
- 8548
- File Name:
- PJM_2218_01.jpg
- Style/Period:
- 1920 - 1939
- Subject:
- Advertising & Promotion
- Measurement:
- 26 x 17 (centimeters, height x width)
- Notes:
- The power of maps as a means of persuasion derives from the presumption that they are true. This advertisement from Rand McNally demonstrates the point. "As a background for culture and a basis for business judgment, a set of Rand McNally Maps is of paramount importance . . . . and invariably accurate." Maps can be counted on to provide the "learning" one needs.
For another example of the presumption, from 300 years ago, see ID #1016, "Thus Men Go Safely” (1714). See also ID #2408, "Everything is on the map! You need only look." (1926).
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:
- National Geographic, [month? unknown] 1924
- 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.
