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New Yorker's Idea of the U.S., 1936 [verso]

Title:
New Yorker's Idea of the U.S., 1936 [verso]
Full Title:
A New Yorker's Idea of the United States [verso]
Collection:
Persuasive Maps: PJ Mode Collection
Creator(s):
Wallingford, Daniel K.
Date:
1936
Date posted:
2015-08-25
ID Number:
1254.02
Identifier:
PJM_1254_02.jpg
Subject:
New York City
Satirical
Advertising & Promotion
Ethnocentrism
Extent:
(cm, H x W) 22 x 28
Collector's Notes:
For a general explanation, see Notes for ID #1254.01. The map "is a symbol and a warning" of the "average American's... startling" lack of knowledge - a shortcoming remedied by the new Columbia Encyclopedia.
Note:
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
References:
For full details on references, see http://persuasivemaps.library.cornell.edu/content/references.
Rights:
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About the collection

This is a collection of “persuasive” cartography: maps intended primarily to influence the opinion of the viewer -- to send a message -- rather than to communicate geographic information. The collection reflects a variety of persuasive tools: allegorical, satirical and pictorial mapping; selective inclusion or exclusion; unusual projections, graphics and text; and intentional deception. Maps in the collection address a wide range of messages: religious, political, military, commercial, moral and social.