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America: Rich in Union

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Title:
America: Rich in Union
Alternate Title:
America: Rich in Union
Collection:
Persuasive Maps: PJ Mode Collection
Creator:
Life Magazine
Date:
1939
Posted Date:
2017-04-14
ID Number:
1275.03
Collection Number:
8548
File Name:
PJM_1275_03.jpg
Style/Period:
1920 - 1939
Subject:
Between the Wars
Ethnocentrism
Measurement:
1 map 13 x 13; 11 maps 8 x 11; on sheet 36 x 53 (centimeters, height x width)
Notes:
See Notes and other information for ID #1275.01. See particularly the map at the upper left hand corner, showing how 26 European states - excluding the Soviet Union! - could all fit geographically into the area of the U.S.

For more than a century, persuasive cartographers seeking to enhance the relative significance of their countries have imposed the outlines of one or more other nations on a map of their own. For other examples in the collection, Search > "relative size".

For further information on the Collector’s Notes and a Feedback/Contact Link, see https://persuasivemaps.library.cornell.edu/content/about-collection-personal-statement and https://persuasivemaps.library.cornell.edu/content/feedback-and-contact
Source:
Life Magazine, June 5, 1939, pp. 50-51.
Cite As:
P.J. Mode collection of persuasive cartography, #8548. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
Archival Collection:
P.J. Mode collection of persuasive cartography
Format:
Image
Rights:
For important information about copyright and use, see http://persuasivemaps.library.cornell.edu/copyright.

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