COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Author:
Yardley, Richard Quincy, 1903-1979
Date:
1935
Short Title:
Being Ye Historical Map of Baltimore County
Publisher:
Richard Q. Yardley
Publisher Location:
Baltimore
Type:
Case Map
Obj Height cm:
48
Obj Width cm:
37
Scale 1:
None shown
Note:
Decorative whimsical pictorial maps of Baltimore and Anne Arundel Counties, Maryland. With the accompanying envelope 42x52; with pasted label "Enclosed is an attractive full color county map by Yardley..." Distributed as a promotional giveaway for the Baltimore Evening Sun. Package includes 2 colorful pictorial maps, filled with drawings of historic sites, incidents and people in various activities, with explanatory notes. Maps include elaborate decorative cartouche and compass rose. Yardley was an American editorial cartoonist. Born in Baltimore, Maryland on March 11, 1903, attended the Friends School and the Maryland Institute. Yardley started as an artist-retoucher in the news department at the Baltimore Evening Sun in 1923 and moved into creating local news and commentary cartoons in 1934, for the Morning Sun.
State/Province:
Maryland
City:
Baltimore County (Md.)
Subject:
Pictorial map
Full Title:
Being Ye Historical Map of Baltimore County. Charted with considerable inaccuracy by Yardley. (with) The Historical Map of Anne Arundel County Founded in 1650. Not drawn to scale, Yardley. (Cover title) Enclosed is an attractive full color county map by Yardley...
List No:
11708.002
Series No:
2
Publication Author:
Yardley, Richard Quincy, 1903-1979
Pub Date:
1935
Pub Title:
Being Ye Historical Map of Baltimore County. Charted with considerable inaccuracy by Yardley. (with) The Historical Map of Anne Arundel County Founded in 1650. Not drawn to scale, Yardley. (Cover title) Enclosed is an attractive full color county map by Yardley...
Pub Note:
See note field above.
Pub List No:
11708.000
Pub Type:
Case Map
Pub Maps:
2
Pub Height cm:
42
Pub Width cm:
52
Image No:
11708002.jp2
Authors:
Yardley, Richard Quincy, 1903-1979
Link To Source
Being Ye Historical Map of Baltimore County
