COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Short Title:
Booklover's Map of the United States.
Obj Height cm:
52
Obj Width cm:
67
Full Title:
The Booklover's Map of the United States. (insets) The Boston Area. The Chicago Area. The New York Area.
List No:
8577.000
Series No:
1
Pub Date:
1949
Pub Title:
The Booklover's Map of the United States.
Pub Note:
Authors and titles on a map of the United States with vignettes of local scenes corresponding to the books. Portraits of 10 noteworthy authors across the top. Amy Jones was a painter and illustrator. Born in Buffalo, she studied at the Pratt Institute Art School in Brooklyn. In the 1930s, she worked in the WPA artists program, painting murals in post offices. A member of the Society of Illustrators, she worked as an advertising, magazine and book illustrator for Standard Oil of New Jersey, Woman's Day magazine, and the publishing houses Random House, Thomas Y. Crowell, and World Publishing. Her works are in the collections of the Chrysler Museum, the Hudson River Museum, the United States Air Force Museum and the Pepsi Cola corporate collection.
Pub List No:
85773000
Pub Maps:
1
Pub Height cm:
52
Pub Width cm:
67
Image No:
8577000
Publisher Location:
New York
Publisher:
R.R. Bowker Co.
Type:
Separate Map
Country:
United States
Subject:
Pictorial map
Subject:
Literary
Publication Author:
Jones, Amy
Pub Type:
Separate Map
Author:
Jones, Amy
Date:
1949
Booklover's Map of the United States.
