{"product_id":"maryland-map-1935-pictorial-print-baltimore-annapolis-frederick","title":"Maryland Map 1935 Pictorial Print - Baltimore, Annapolis, Frederick","description":"\u003cp\u003eRuth Taylor White drew this pictorial map of Maryland for Our U.S.A., A Gay Geography, a whimsical cartoon atlas published by Little, Brown, and Company in 1935 with text by Frank J. Taylor, covering all 48 states in fifty-eight full-color illustrated sheets. This sheet appears on page 49 of the atlas, printed in bright lithographed color and packed with small hand-drawn scenes rather than any conventional survey detail, a style built to entertain a Depression-era audience as much as inform it. Maryland is shown here through the lens of its two dominant identities at the time, a maritime state built around the Chesapeake Bay and an increasingly industrial one centered on Baltimore. Ruth Taylor White and Frank Taylor built the atlas as a joint effort, her illustrations paired with his short, wry captions, and the finished sheets sold well enough during the Depression that Little, Brown kept the title in print for several years after its first release.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSailing ships dot the Chesapeake Bay across the map, a direct nod to Maryland's long maritime and oystering heritage. Baltimore is illustrated with buildings and bustling scenes befitting its role as the state's commercial and cultural hub. The Naval Academy at Annapolis is marked with its own small illustration, alongside farming and orchard scenes representing the state's agricultural side away from the coast. Together the sailing ships, Baltimore's skyline, and the Naval Academy sketch a Maryland defined by water, commerce, and the military all at once. A second, smaller Chesapeake town or two is sketched into the bay alongside the main scenes, reinforcing just how much of the state's identity in this atlas is tied to the water rather than any inland feature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA Maryland family with Chesapeake Bay or Baltimore roots will recognize this map's take on the state immediately, and it makes a distinctive gift for anyone who prefers a whimsical, Depression-era view of Maryland to a conventional antique survey. The store's other Maryland editions include Cram's 1878 and 1893 sheets and earlier Morse and Tanner maps, all standard survey-style cartography; this 1935 Little, Brown sheet is the only pictorial, cartoon-style map of the state the collection carries. It's printed unframed and available in a range of sizes to fit whatever wall it's headed for.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TheMapVault","offers":[{"title":"16x20 inch - UNFRAMED","offer_id":58514777538891,"sku":"1511-16x20","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"A2 (42x60cm) - UNFRAMED","offer_id":58514777571659,"sku":"1511-A2","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"18x24 inch - UNFRAMED","offer_id":58514777604427,"sku":"1511-18x24","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"50x70 cm - UNFRAMED","offer_id":58514777637195,"sku":"1511-50x70","price":41.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"A1 (60x84cm) - UNFRAMED","offer_id":58514777669963,"sku":"1511-A1","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"24x32 inch - UNFRAMED","offer_id":58514777702731,"sku":"1511-24x32","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"70x100 cm - UNFRAMED","offer_id":58514777735499,"sku":"1511-70x100","price":68.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"75x100 cm - UNFRAMED","offer_id":58514777768267,"sku":"1511-75x100","price":68.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"A0 (84x119cm) - UNFRAMED","offer_id":58514777801035,"sku":"1511-A0","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0907\/2456\/5323\/files\/SKU1511.jpg?v=1789683739","url":"https:\/\/www.themapvault.com\/en-us\/products\/maryland-map-1935-pictorial-print-baltimore-annapolis-frederick","provider":"TheMapVault","version":"1.0","type":"link"}