{"product_id":"delaware-map-1935-pictorial-print-wilmington-dover-newark","title":"Delaware Map 1935 Pictorial Print - Wilmington, Dover, Newark","description":"\u003cp\u003eRuth Taylor White drew this pictorial map of Delaware 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 23 of the atlas, printed in bright lithographed color and filled 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. Delaware is shown here bordered clearly by Pennsylvania, Maryland, and New Jersey, its small size letting the map cover the entire state in unusually dense detail. 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\u003eWilmington, Dover, and Newark are all marked, with Wilmington shown carrying industrial imagery reflecting its long-standing role as the state's manufacturing hub. The Delaware River and Chesapeake Bay both appear prominently, emphasizing the state's coastal geography. Corn and apple harvest scenes are illustrated across the countryside, a nod to Delaware's farming heritage alongside its industry. Together Wilmington's factories, the two waterways, and the farm imagery sketch a small state balanced between industry, agriculture, and its position between two major bays. A handful of smaller crossroads towns are worked into the illustration as well, each tied to a specific local trade that helped round out the state's economy beyond Wilmington's factories.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA Delaware family with roots in Wilmington or the state's farm country 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 Delaware to a conventional antique survey. The store's other Delaware editions include Morse's 1845 sheet paired with Maryland and Cram's 1878 four-state printing, both 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":58514770166091,"sku":"1526-16x20","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"A2 (42x60cm) - UNFRAMED","offer_id":58514770198859,"sku":"1526-A2","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"18x24 inch - UNFRAMED","offer_id":58514770231627,"sku":"1526-18x24","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"50x70 cm - UNFRAMED","offer_id":58514770264395,"sku":"1526-50x70","price":30.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"A1 (60x84cm) - UNFRAMED","offer_id":58514770297163,"sku":"1526-A1","price":40.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"24x32 inch - UNFRAMED","offer_id":58514770329931,"sku":"1526-24x32","price":40.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"70x100 cm - UNFRAMED","offer_id":58514770362699,"sku":"1526-70x100","price":50.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"75x100 cm - UNFRAMED","offer_id":58514770395467,"sku":"1526-75x100","price":50.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"A0 (84x119cm) - UNFRAMED","offer_id":58514770428235,"sku":"1526-A0","price":55.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0907\/2456\/5323\/files\/SKU1526.jpg?v=1789683720","url":"https:\/\/www.themapvault.com\/products\/delaware-map-1935-pictorial-print-wilmington-dover-newark","provider":"TheMapVault","version":"1.0","type":"link"}