Accident Toll in U.S.
- Title:
- Accident Toll in U.S.
- Alternate Title:
- Accident Toll in U.S.
- Collection:
- Persuasive Maps: PJ Mode Collection
- Creator:
- Sundberg, Edwin L.
- Date:
- 1946
- Posted Date:
- 2015-08-25
- ID Number:
- 1335.01
- Collection Number:
- 8548
- File Name:
- PJM_1335_01.jpg
- Style/Period:
- 1940 - 1959
- Work Type:
- maps
prints (visual works)
charts (graphic documents) - Materials/Techniques:
- printing
- Subject:
- Pictorial
Disaster/Health/Environment - Measurement:
- 39 x 55 (centimeters, height x width)
- Notes:
- With the end of World War II, accidental deaths in the U.S. suddenly increased, a development that "reverses a downward trend." The leading cause was motor vehicle accidents, not a surprise as returning soldiers took to the roads in greater number (and with an increased tolerance for risk).
The grim reaper adorns the title of the map, and the crosses on each state offer a lesson in persuasive cartography. They add no specific factual information, which is fully conveyed by the death rate numbers and color coding for each state. But it is Sundberg's decision to add the crosses that gives the map the desired impact.
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:
- The Sunday News, November 24, 1946, pp. 8-9.
- 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.