The Dole Map of the Hawaiian Islands U.S.A. Being a descriptive portrayal of the history, transportation, industries and geography of the Territory of Hawaii, U.S.A.
- Title:
- The Dole Map of the Hawaiian Islands U.S.A. Being a descriptive portrayal of the history, transportation, industries and geography of the Territory of Hawaii, U.S.A.
- Alternate Title:
- Dole Map of the Hawaiian Islands
- Collection:
- Persuasive Maps: PJ Mode Collection
- Creator:
- Edwards, Parker
- Other Creators:
- Hawaiian Pineapple Co., Ltd.
Independent Pressroom
- Date:
- 1937
- Posted Date:
- 2015-08-25
- ID Number:
- 1260.01
- Collection Number:
- 8548
- File Name:
- PJM_1260_01.jpg
- Style/Period:
- 1920 - 1939
- Subject:
- Advertising & Promotion
Pictorial - Measurement:
- 33 x 90 (centimeters, height x width)
- Notes:
- A bold pictorial map, packed with information about the history, topography, agriculture, industry, customs, travel, sports and entertainment of Hawaii. Images of Hawaiian marine life and flowers fill the margins. Dole advertised this map in mainland publications: "It's easy to imagine yourself in beautiful, exciting Hawaii when you're poring over your copy of this big, colored picture map of the Islands." Readers were encouraged to send 25 cents for a copy. See ID #1262 "Child Life Magazine".
It's not clear that Dole had a direct interest in promoting Hawaiian tourism. However, Dole had suffered major setbacks in the Depression, and Castle & Cooke had gained control of the company in 1932. Dole owned virtually all of the island of Lanai (called "Dole Island of Lanai" on the map), and Castle & Cooke had become not only an agricultural company but a real estate development firm. It's possible that this map was part of a larger hope of expanding tourism, and with it the need for additional hotels and residential properties.
A recent paper by John Wyatt Greenlee analyzes the Dole map as a work of persuasive cartography aimed at a skeptical U.S. Congress considering statehood for the islands. He argues convincingly that the purpose of the map was to reassure mainland Americans of the Territory’s value to the United States and the loyalty of its large non-white population. Greenlee 2015, 132-134.
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- 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.