United Nations Map of the World
- Title:
- United Nations Map of the World
- Alternate Title:
- United Nations Map of the World
- Collection:
- Persuasive Maps: PJ Mode Collection
- Creator:
- L. G. Bullock
- Other Creators:
- John Bartholomew & Son
- Date:
- 1947
- Posted Date:
- 2015-08-25
- ID Number:
- 2011.01
- Collection Number:
- 8548
- File Name:
- PJM_2011_01.jpg
- Style/Period:
- 1940 - 1959
- Subject:
- Other War & Peace
Pictorial - Measurement:
- 66 x 91 (centimeters, height x width)
- Notes:
- A pictorial map honoring the United Nations, mounted on cloth and intended for schools. The map is in many ways an update of MacDonald Gill's 1942 "Time & Time Map of the Atlantic Charter," ID #2015. The Atlantic Charter is reproduced in full, along with the portion of the U.N. Declaration referring to the Charter. The map bears the names of all 55 member countries of the U.N. as of the end of 1946, with a blank space at the bottom center anticipating the addition of "New Member States." The national emblem of most member countries is shown on the map; those of the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. are the largest. Altogether, "a lavish visual celebration of the establishment of the United Nations." Curtis 2016, 221.
The land and seas are covered with pictorial images honoring historical events, as well as quotations from the Bible and a wide variety of philosophers, writers, political leaders and others (many British). In the left margin are images of everyday life from "Ancient Time" (tools, industry, travel, education politics, religion, etc.), and in the right margin images of the same activities from "Modern Time." In the lower corners are explanations of "The Universe" and "The Planets."
L.G. Bullock was a British civil servant who produced several children's maps in conjunction with Bartholomew. This map has been called "a wonderful example of postwar optimism." (Byers, Tim. "Leslie George Bullock: cartoon maps for children." Unto the Ends of the Earth Blog, June 24, 2014, http://timbryars.tumblr.com/post/89739376810/leslie-george-bullock-cartoon-maps-for-children, accessed January 20, 2015).
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 - 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.