COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Author:
Aitchison, Robert T.
Author:
Mentholatum Company
Date:
1941
Short Title:
Louisiana: the Pelican State
Publisher:
Mentholatum Company
Publisher Location:
Wilmington, Delaware
Type:
Separate Map
Obj Height cm:
42
Obj Width cm:
54
Scale 1:
None shown
Note:
Colorful pictorial promotional map of Louisiana, by R.T. Aitchison, published by the The Mentholatum Company. Map includes decorative vignettes illustrating the history and resources and a detailed text history of the state. Showing place names, roads, railroads, Indian settlements, landmarks, industry and county boundaries. Includes the State seal and The State flower. R.T. Aitchison was a Witchita, Kansas illustrator. His collection is housed at Witchita State University and consists of: 35 maps are divided into two series. The first includes 29 maps by Wichita illustrator and artist Robert T. Aitchison produced for the Mentholatum Company. These include state historical maps, and a map of the Holy Land. The second series includes six maps. These additional maps were not part of the Mentholatum Company series and include maps printed by the McCormick-Armstrong Company, a pencil sketch, a map compiled by Aitchison and rendered by Bill Jackson, and Aitchison's final map finished by Bill Jackson.
State/Province:
Louisiana
Subject:
Pictorial map
Subject:
Historical
Full Title:
Louisiana: The Pelican State. The romantic epochs of Louisiana history parade before us in picturesque array ... The Mentholatum Company, Wilmington, Delaware. Copyright 1941 R.T. Aitchison.
List No:
11722.000
Publication Author:
Aitchison, Robert T.
Publication Author:
Mentholatum Company
Pub Date:
1941
Pub Title:
Louisiana: The Pelican State. The romantic epochs of Louisiana history parade before us in picturesque array ... The Mentholatum Company, Wilmington, Delaware. Copyright 1941 R.T. Aitchison.
Pub Note:
See note field above.
Pub List No:
11722.000
Pub Type:
Separate Map
Pub Height cm:
42
Pub Width cm:
54
Image No:
11722000.jp2
Authors:
Aitchison, Robert T.; Mentholatum Company
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Louisiana: the Pelican State
