A Cartograph of Southern California
Scarce pictorial souvenir celebrating aviation milestones in Southern California.
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Description
Displaying the iconic cartographic style of the well-known pictorial artist Ruth Taylor White, this folding souvenir map is one of her scarcest works. It was published in Los Angeles in 1929 by the Western Air Express in celebration of its third anniversary operating in Southern California.
The image is focused on the region between San Diego and Santa Barbara and notes the routes taken by Western Express planes, including the air travel time. Charming vignettes highlight local industry, history, geography, and recreational opportunities; with numerous oil derricks scattered throughout.
A large Ford Tri-Motor, nicknamed the ‘Tin Goose’ and the workhouse of the Western Express fleet, can be seen flying high above the card; which features pre-printed text on the verso encouraging tourism to Southern California. “You are now but a day or so from California – you can fly out and have almost your entire vacation to spend by the Pacific.”
Includes the original mailing envelope, postmarked April 17th, 1929 (the date of the anniversary), which appropriately features a five-cent airmail stamp.
Source: Rumsey 8253.003; Imago Mundi Vol. 69 (2017)
Map Details
Publication Date: 1929
Author: Ruth Taylor White
Sheet Width (in): 10.4
Sheet Height (in): 7.2
Condition: A-
Condition Description: Die-cut map/postcard with original mailing envelope. Evenly toned throughout the image and creasing in the corners and along the vertical fold line. Good to very good overall.
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