Dog Map of the World

Around the world with man’s best friend.

The cartographic celebration of man’s canine companion was originally designed by Joseph P. Sims in 1933 and first published in Philadelphia by the J.L. Smith Company. This particular example was issued about a decade later by Simon & Schuster of New York.

The image presents a simplified map of the world that foregoes geographic accuracy and precise national boundaries in favor of regional contributions to the historic development of the pet dog. Small vignettes identify iconic local species, while numbers correspond to the sixty-six illustrations of different breeds found on the border. According to text in the lower left, “Within each breed is shown the Country from which it came, the approximate date of founding of the breed, the maximum height and shoulder and the maximum weight. There is also given the classification group to which each breed belongs.”