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1964 Pictorial Map MASSACHUSETTS Ernest Dudley Chase Worlds Fair Covered Bridges For Sale
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1964 Pictorial Map MASSACHUSETTS Ernest Dudley Chase Worlds Fair Covered Bridges:
$249.99
Charmingfold-out 1964 pictorial road map of Massachusetts, printed more than 57yearsago. - This map opens up to 21" x34", and the artwork is by Ernest Dudley Chase.
- There are playful views highlighting outdoor activities,such as fishing, golfing, horseback riding, and boating, as well ashistoric sites and scenic attractions.
- Numerous thumbnail illustrations surround the map,including views of Tanglewood, Faneuil Hall, Plymouth Rock, OldIronsides,Sankaty Head Lighthouse, House of the Seven Gables, Old North Church,Bridge ofFlowers, Springfield Armory, Charlemont Covered Bridge, FairbanksHouse, and Chapin Hall.
- On the reverse side of the map there is information forvisitors,including a mileage table, color photographs of Massachusetts'landmarks, list of recreation areas, and directory of covered bridgesin the Commonwealth, along with a color photograph of some rurallandscape with a church steeple.
- The map was published by the MassachusettsDepartment of Commerce for distribution at the Massachusetts Pavilionat the 1964 New YorkWorld's Fair and includes an outline of routes to the Bay State fromthe New York City area.
- Condition: This map is in very goodcondition, bright and clean, with nomarks, rips, or tears. It folds to 5½" x 8½". Please see the scans andfeel free to ask any questions.
- Ernest Dudley Chase (1878-1966), was a graphic artistfrom Winchester,Massachusetts. His work was featured in an exhibition at Pusey Library,Harvard University, in the Spring of 2003, titled "The Pictorial Mapsof Ernest Dudley Chase."
- According to the curators of the exhibit,Chase "designed pictorial maps ranging in scale from his own hometownto global themes of navigation, exploration, communication, and worldpeace. He could be alternately whimsical, didactic, and subtly allusive— often on the same map."
- Chase was also the author of The Romance ofGreeting Cards,a history of the medium published in 1927, with a revised edition in1956.
- His works are prized by collectors, and this wonderfulpictorial map of Massachusettsis an excellent representation of his artistic talent.
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