Chart Map / Of / Manhattan / Showing The New Center / The / Waldorf Astoria / Park Avenue - 49th To 50th - New York

Annand, George

Published by K&E Lithograph; no place; pp.; ; F-; nc/1937, 1937

About this Item

_____A single sheet, 9 x 23.75", printed on both sides and folded to sixths for distribution. _____ The entire verso is devoted to Annand's wonderful pictorial map of the island of Manhattan._____ As with such maps, scattered throughout are small vignettes of (stereo-) typical activities of the various neighborhoods._____ Streets, bridges, important buildings are all located and some are illustrated. _____ The recto has two title panels with a pastel art rendition of entertainment amenities at the hotel spanning both._____ The other four panels feature half-tone photos._____ Two panels contain an oblique birdseye photo of the skyscrapers around the hotel._____ The other two panels are again black & white photos of various ballrooms available. _____" George Annand worked as a "freelance commercial artist for much of his long career, [he] created pictorial maps, designed dust jackets, illustrated books and magazines, and turned out advertisements._____Through much of his work Annand showed a genuine interest in cartography . [His maps] were among the most refined and dignified examples of the genre, well designed and boldly colored" ._____"This pocket-sized, foldout map produced for the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel shows principal sights, shopping districts, churches, and clubs._____Annand liked to use orange as the base color in his maps, an unusual though striking choice" ._____(Picturing America pp. 34-38 & p.128 & plate 53). _____ ._____.

Seller Inventory # R-45616

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Chart Map / Of / Manhattan / Showing The New Center / The / Waldorf Astoria / Park Avenue - 49th To 50th - New York
• Publisher: K&E Lithograph; no place; pp.; ; F-; nc/1937
• Publication Date: 1937
• Binding: No Binding
• Condition: Near Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • .EPHEMERA
  • .Americana
  • .Maps