One World, One War
- Title:
- One World, One War
- Alternate Title:
- One World, One War
- Collection:
- Persuasive Maps: PJ Mode Collection
- Creator:
- Harrison, Richard Edes
- Date:
- 1942
- Posted Date:
- 2017-04-14
- ID Number:
- 2137.01
- Collection Number:
- 8548
- File Name:
- PJM_2137_01.jpg
- Style/Period:
- 1940 - 1959
- Subject:
- World War II
Unusual Projection - Measurement:
- 54 x 57 on sheet 54 x 68 (centimeters, height x width)
- Notes:
- This is a later version of Harrison's The World Divided (1941); for background information, see ID #1297, ID #2130. However, this version reflects the problems encountered by Germany along its Eastern Front, and therefore shows virtually all of the Soviet Union as among the "Allies." It also includes two text blocks describing logistics and strategy across "The Atlantic Bridge" and "The Pacific Vastness."
Richard Edes Harrison was an American artist whose remarkably innovative maps during World War II and thereafter helped Americans better understand the shrinking world in which they lived. "His techniques defied convention and created a new standard for the look and shape of the world on a map. Harrison designed the maps to be both visually appealing and politically charged, reflecting the urgency of the war while also maintaining an elegant artistic dimension." Schulten 1998, 174. He had been trained in architecture and design rather than as a cartographer, and that background "enabled him to break from convention." Ibid. 175.
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:
- Fortune Magazine, March 1942.
- 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.