COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Short Title:
Pictorial Map of Kansas.
Obj Height cm:
42
Obj Width cm:
55
Note:
Colorful map with decorative borders that include the Great Seal of the State of Kansas. Map includes pictographs and text relating to the history of Kansas.
Full Title:
(Pictorial Map of Kansas).
List No:
6772.000
Series No:
1
Pub Date:
1936
Pub Title:
Pictorial Map of Kansas.
Pub Note:
Robert T. Aitchison's interests encompassed cartography, history, fine painting and business. After attending the Academy of Fine Art in Chicago he worked for the Chicago Tribune as an illustrator. Later he did cartooning for the San Antonio Express, and started a commercial art studio on the side. Eventually he settled in Wichita, where he established a creative department for the McCormick-Armstrong Company, a printing firm that employed Aitchison for forty years. He made 38 maps in his career. He was very active in the art and book world and an enthusiastic collector. His state historical maps for the Mentholatum Company were widely distributed to schools throughout the United States. The works that Robert T. Aitchison collected can be used for research and enjoyment. This collection at Special Collections in Ablah Library at Wichita State University represents his dearest possessions: old and rare books. The collection includes thirteen incunabula, 115 titles from the sixteenth century, a fine manuscript from the eleventh century, examples of most of the fine early printers and showings from woodcut artists, and many pieces from the early presses in the United States.
Pub List No:
6772.000
Pub Maps:
1
Pub Height cm:
42
Pub Width cm:
55
Image No:
6772000
Publisher Location:
Wichita
Publisher:
Mentholatum Co.
Type:
Separate Map
State/Province:
Kansas
Subject:
Pictorial map
Publication Author:
Aitchison, Robert T. (1887-1964)
Pub Type:
Separate Map
Author:
Aitchison, Robert T. (1887-1964)
Date:
1936
Pictorial Map of Kansas.
