Detail View: David Rumsey Historical Map Collection: Louisiana: the Pelican State
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Author:
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Aitchison, Robert T.
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Author:
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Mentholatum Company
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Date:
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1941
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Short Title:
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Louisiana: the Pelican State
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Publisher:
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Mentholatum Company
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Publisher Location:
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Wilmington, Delaware
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Type:
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Separate Map
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Obj Height cm:
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42
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Obj Width cm:
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54
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Scale 1:
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None shown
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Note:
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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.
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State/Province:
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Louisiana
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Subject:
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Pictorial map
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Subject:
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Historical
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Full Title:
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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.
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List No:
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11722.000
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Publication Author:
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Aitchison, Robert T.
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Publication Author:
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Mentholatum Company
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Pub Date:
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1941
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Pub Title:
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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.
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Pub Note:
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See note field above.
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Pub List No:
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11722.000
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Pub Type:
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Separate Map
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Pub Height cm:
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42
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Pub Width cm:
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54
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Image No:
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11722000.jp2
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Authors:
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Aitchison, Robert T.; Mentholatum Company
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